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Goodbye ESPN, hello Fox: What the new TV deal means for CSU Newly signed TV deal comes with major changes for conference teams and payouts.
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lation here or there isn’t, but until that’s decided, I think the (rezoning) vote can be called into question, and I just don’t like that.” All three accused councilmembers denied having conflicts of interest that would require them to recuse from voting on Hughes land development matters.
Early this month, the Mountain West Conference announced a new media rights deal split between the television networks Fox and CBS. The deal has numerous implications for the conference as a whole and our Colorado State Rams; here’s what the agreement means for CSU and the MW. The six-year, $270 million deal will be put into effect July 1, 2020. Aside from the major increase in money paid to each school, the largest difference between the new agreement and the former deal is that Mountain West football/basketball games will no longer be aired on ESPN. Games will now be broadcasted on Fox proper, Fox Sports 1, CBS proper and CBSSN. Additional online streaming can be found on the CBS All Access streaming network. Both Fox/FS1 and CBS will air up to 23 football games and 32 men’s basketball games.
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About 40 residents line up to speak to City Council about the Hughes rezoning on Nov. 5, 2019. In 2018, Colorado State University petitioned for the annexation of the Hughes Stadium land to the City of Fort Collins. The rezoning of the Hughes property will determine the density of the housing development that will be built. PHOTO BY SAMANTHA YE THE COLLEGIAN
Hughes rezoning delayed over ethics complaint for 2nd time in 1 year By Samantha Ye @samxye4
Editor’s Note: Complainant Rory Heath is a chair of the Orange Cord Board, the alumni organization for Rocky Mountain Student Media. The final hearing to rezone the Hughes Stadium land has been delayed again to address an ethics complaint against three mem-
bers of Fort Collins City Council. The postponement comes two months after Council delayed the same hearing for the same reason. Resident Rory Heath filed an ethics complaint against Mayor Wade Troxell, Mayor Pro Tem Kristin Stephens and Councilmember Ken Summers at 3 p.m. on Jan. 21, the same day Council was slated to discuss the Hughes rezoning.
Heath’s complaint requests the three members recuse themselves from the Hughes rezoning process and that remediation is taken for their past involvement. To address the complaint, Council voted to push the rezoning discussion to March 17. “It’s not out of desire to postpone the issue,” Stephens said. “It’s really out of desire to make sure there either is an ethics vio-
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Meet the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative team part 1 By Joey Wagner, Noah Pasley & Isaiah Denning @CSUCollegian
With the sleepy start to the spring semester, many students may have forgotten about President Joyce McConnell’s plans for the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative. Announced last fall after a series of bias-related incidents at Colorado State University, the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative is a team of faculty members led by Blanche Hughes, vice president for Student Affairs. The team is charged with reviewing and implementing proposals from the community to prevent bias-related incidents and create a more inclusive environment at CSU for marginalized communities. Meet the rest of the team next week. Mary Ontiveros Mary Ontiveros, vice president for Diversity, has been associated with CSU for 50 years, having initially started her undergrad with CSU in the physics department before an eventual shift toward psycholo-
gy and then administration. As a student, Ontiveros served as vice president for student government before she began working for CSU in 1974, she said. Since then, she has served in many roles including vice president in the division of enrollment, special assistant to the president of CSU-Pueblo and, most recently, vice president for Diversity since 2010. Ontiveros said that working on issues of diversity has been a career-long endeavor for her, and it has been “incredibly rewarding” to continue that work. “I had a mentor who once told me that one advantage of being born Latinx is being born with a cause,” Ontiveros said. “That cause is to address issues of inequity in marginalized communities.” Ontiveros said that the RBEI’s purpose is to “enhance what has already been done,” pointing to cultural centers in the Lory Student Center and the Principles of Community as examples of CSU working to address concerns of diversity. Albert Bimper Jr. Albert Bimper Jr. is an associate professor in the ethnic
studies department, the assistant vice president of Student Athlete Support Services, director of the sport management program and senior associate athletics director. In his associate professor position, he teaches foundations of sport management, racial representations of Black athletes and inclusive sports organizations. Bimper held a past position as an assistant professor in CSU’s ethnic studies department, was an assistant professor in the department of student affairs at Kansas State University and has played football professionally for the Indianapolis Colts. He earned his B.S. in health and exercise science, his M.S. in sport psychology and his Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in cultural studies, according to his profile on the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative “meet the team” page. He has been published in the Journal of Black Psychology; the Journal of College Student Development; the Journal of Sport and Social Issues; Race, Ethnicity and Education; and
Quest, according to his profile. In his role in the RBEI, Bimper said he hopes to foster “critical and intentional thought that may translate to establishing efforts that produce sustainable change for the better.” “(The initiative is) important to me because I believe discovering how to better address such matters is central to discovering how we, as a CSU community, gain a better understanding of how to face many of the most complex of issues that permeate society on local, national and global levels,” Bimper said. Laura Jensen Laura Jensen is Colorado State University’s vice provost for Planning and Effectiveness. Jensen has been at CSU since 2008 and possesses extensive collegiate experience after working for the Office of Institutional Research at Front Range Community College. Jensen also worked for the University of Colorado conducting clinical drug trials on repeat offenders of the correctional system. Jensen’s experiences have afforded her a unique outlook on race, bias and equity, she
said. “These experiences made it very clear to me how inequitable access to healthcare, education and employment opportunities can negatively (and cyclically) impact individuals and communities,” she said. Jensen today holds oversight of institutional research and data support for executive leadership at CSU, while also being heavily involved in the student success initiatives aimed at supporting students in undergrad and boosting graduation rates. Jensen will use her expertise in the RBEI as a team leader that will review various proposals and aid in implementing the proposals that are eventually selected for funding. Jensen said she believes she was chosen for RBEI leadership “because of my demonstrated passion for informing decision-making focused on equity and student achievement.” Diana Prieto Diana Prieto is the associate vice president for Human Capital at CSU.
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Hughes >> from page 1 Background The zoning of the Hughes land will decide what kind of housing development the company Lennar can build on the land. The development design cannot pragmatically move forward until the zoning is decided. At the first rezone hearing, Council voted for a part Residential Foothills, part Low Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood zoning to allow about 550 housing units on the 165-acre land, according to City documents. This is a lower density than Lennar’s initial proposal of 600-700 homes but still higher than what most residents who have been speaking at Council requested. Council already delayed finalizing this discussion once at the Nov. 19, 2019, meeting, when residents Mary Grant and Nick Frey filed an ethics complaint against Stephens and Troxell. The first complaint accused Stephens and Troxell of having personal and financial conflicts of interest in the Hughes development because they both work at Colorado State University. Stephens is a graduate coordinator in the department of statistics. Troxell is an associate professor in the mechanical engineering department and director of RamLab. Both have disclosed their status as CSU employees during Council’s Hughes rezoning discussions. The complainants said the two councilmembers should have recused themselves from voting on the first Hughes rezoning, where both members voted to approve the LMN zoning.
“There’s definitely new ground to cover.” RORY HEATH RESIDENT WHO FILED ETHICS COMPLAINT
Frey later filed an additional complaint against Troxell, regarding how the National Board of Realtors Fund spent about $40,000 to support Troxell’s 2017 re-election, according to The Coloradoan. On Dec. 16, 2019, the Ethics Review Board, composed of the other five councilmembers, decided the complaints did not meet the municipal standards of a personal or financial conflict of interest to require further action. What now? The new complaint filed by Heath makes many of the same allegations against Stephens and Troxell but also refers to
A City of Fort Collins sign stands on the Hughes Stadium land. Rezoning will determine the density of the housing development that will be built there. PHOTO BY ADDIE KUETTNER THE COLLEGIAN
state statutes. One part he highlights says “A local government official … shall not … (perform) an official act directly and substantially affecting to its economic benefit a business or other undertaking in which he either has a substantial financial interest or is engaged as counsel, consultant, representative or agent.” “I’m seeking to address things that were not actually addressed or were diverted from the public conversation (and) the ethics review the first time around, specifically the addressing of state statutes,” Heath said. “There’s definitely new ground to cover.” Troxell and Stephens said the new complaint seems to be the same arguments the Board already cleared them of but in different language. Heath’s complaint also states Summers should recuse himself because he holds a lobbying service, KGS Consulting. Heath said Summers’ website is a “billboard for ‘pay for play’” politics. Summers said he started the business before he ran for Council and has not had any clients ever. He said the complaint is “bogus, frivolous and
has no factual base whatsoever.” While Heath is not affiliated with the leading advocacy group, Planning Action to Transform Hughes Sustainably, he said they may share some of the same concerns about Hughes. Heath said he is troubled over how Council voted in opposition to the dozens of public commenters and resident letters asking for open space or RF zoning. “This is a very special part of Fort Collins’ identity, and it deserves to have each member of the City have say in it, instead of trusting Council to address their wishes,” Heath said. Delayed again Council voted 5-2 to move the rezoning discussion to March 17 to give the Ethics Review Board time to review the validity of the complaint. Stephens, in particular, said for the sake of legitimizing the final rezoning vote, the ethics issue should be resolved before the hearing. “There have been a lot of attacks on my character, and I would like to have that resolved before I vote,” Stephens said. “It may not resolve everybody’s feelings about me, but I would
be more comfortable voting knowing people had a chance to air their grievances.” Troxell and Summers voted against the postponement. “The complaint is nothing substantive, and it is without merit, and I don’t think it deserves the postponement of the hearing tonight,” Troxell said.
“Folks, the reality is, we need to take action on this sometime.” KEN SUMMERS FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCILMEMBER
Council could have voted on the rezoning and reviewed the ethics complaint later, City Attorney Carrie Daggett said, but that could complicate the voting outcome if the complaint is later found valid. Some councilmembers expressed trepidation about what this second delay could mean for finalizing the rezoning. The current precedent means the discussion could be delayed again and again by ethics complaints. As such, Council asked
Daggett to help brainstorm possibilities for discussion about the ethics complaint and recusal process. Heath said he doesn’t know if he would file another complaint if his current one is dismissed. He said he does not find the ethics review process itself to be fair since the Board is composed of other councilmembers, subject to the same pitfalls, who are evaluating their peers. “No one on the Board is impartial,” Heath said. It has been six months since Council voted to take the unprecedented move of rezoning the Hughes land themselves before a formal development is proposed. This postponement will extend the process to at least eight months. Councilmembers and Heath said the complaint was not part of any delay tactic. “Folks, the reality is, we need to take action on this sometime,” Summers said. “At some point, we’re just going to have to deal with the issue, listen to those additional pieces of evidence and comments … and get on with business.” Samantha Ye can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Team >> from page 3 She is a leader for the Office of Equal Opportunity, Human Resources, Training & Organizational Development and Ombuds, according to her profile on the RBEI webpage. She joined CSU 10 years ago as the director of the Office of Equal Opportunity, according to her profile. Before beginning her work at CSU, she served as the director of the Office of Institutional Equity at Purdue University for 13.5 years. She took this position after graduating from law school and worked on complaints of discrimination and harassment, Prieto said. Over two decades of her work have been dedicated to eliminating discrimination, harassment and bias. Her role in the RBEI is to assist in leadership, drawing from her experience with and passion for implementing equity. “My hope and expectation is that the work of the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative will be broad and deep, imparting knowledge, raising awareness, reducing barriers and creating opportunities while building a community with a common focus on comprehensive equity and inclusion for all University members,” Prieto said. Rick Miranda Rick Miranda is serving his last semester as provost for CSU on the RBEI. As provost, all of the eight colleges report to his position, as well as the libraries, the graduate school and many other academic units. Miranda also serves as the executive vice president for the University.
“I believe discovering how to better address such matters is central to discovering how we, as a CSU community, gain a better understanding of how to face many of the most complex of issues that permeate society on local, national and global levels.” ALBERT BIMPER JR. RBEI MEMBER
While his term as provost is ending, the work doesn’t stop there for Miranda. In an email to The Collegian, Miranda said he is in his 38th year at CSU since starting as an assistant professor in mathematics. Still a professor in that department, Miranda has also served as chair for the department of mathematics and as dean for the College of Natural Sciences in the past.
Vice President for Diversity Mary Ontiveros speaks about issues regarding diversity on campus and the positive changes that the University hopes to make Oct. 16, 2019, in the Lory Student Center Theatre. PHOTO BY RYAN SCHMIDT THE COLLEGIAN
Most recently, he joined the executive team for the RBEI. “We all have seen examples of bias in our careers, and many of us have experienced it first hand,” Miranda said in the email. “That is both unfortunate and gives us a good perspective on what we might want to work on.” According to the email, the RBEI is going to encompass a set of “concrete” steps that CSU can take to address stresses related to incidents of bias on our campus. “We are not alone in experiencing such things here, but we are determined to improve our campus climate — and culture,” Miranda said. “The primary missions of education, research and engagement cannot be fulfilled without having that culture here. We hope that this RBE Initiative will uncover some concrete strategies that we can employ to allow CSU to be a model for higher ed.” Ryan Barone Ryan Barone is the assistant vice president for Student Success and an assistant professor in the School of Education at CSU. He received his M.S. from CSU in student affairs in higher education. He then worked at what is now the Women and Gender Advocacy Center focusing on “sexual assault prevention and student engagement around men and masculinities,” Barone said.
After leaving this job, he worked at a larger land-grant university whose mission, he said, did not align with CSU’s mission of “access and excellence” and instead focused more on external rankings. He returned to CSU in 2017. Over the course of his career, Barone has worked at six institutions of higher education in a multitude of areas such as Campus Activities, Housing and Residential Life, Women’s Centers, First-Year Experience, Fraternity and Sorority Life and Academic Advising, according to the RBEI webpage. Barone said that through his experience connecting students and academic affairs, he hopes to bring “a broad lens of analysis focused on the transformation of educational cultures, both in and outside of classrooms, in the service of equity and social justice.” “This initiative is important to me because I care deeply about those directly impacted by racism, white privilege and white supremacy as a direct result of their racial identity and because I think that when white people are socialized to uphold racism, it functions to restrict us from experiencing equitable and socially just relationships, institutions and systems,” Barone said. Joey Wagner, Noah Pasley and Isaiah Denning can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Vice Provost for Planning and Effectiveness Laura Jensen speaks to participants of the Strategic Plan Forum Feb. 26, 2019. PHOTO BY COLLIN SHEPHERD THE COLLEGIAN
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5 important ASCSU moments from the fall semester By Charlotte Lang @chartrickwrites
Throughout the fall semester of 2019, the Associated Students of Colorado State University met each week to discuss campus issues and legislation meant to benefit the University. As a “government by the students for the students, based upon the principles of equality and inclusivity for all,” as stated in the ASCSU constitution, the senate spent various meetings during the semester discussing bills and resolutions focused on responding to instances of discrimination and prejudice, both on campus and within their chambers. The senate also discussed new projects and plans for the 2019-20 academic year. Here are five important moments in senate from the 2019 fall semester. 1. Senate response to blackface/ hate speech incident Early in the fall semester, an image of CSU students in blackface spread across the University, leading students to call for a response. The ASCSU senate chambers became a prominent place for this discussion as senators, students, community members and others filled the meeting in hopes of making a change. During the first meeting after the event, Chief of Staff Melissa Quesada said the most important thing ASCSU can do is educate the student body on inclusivity and the implications of such actions. This statement was followed by a discussion about what ASCSU has or has not done to educate the student body, as well as conversations about the hostility of the blackface incident. More memorably, in a later meeting with hundreds of people in the gallery denouncing the blackface photo, the senate passed two resolutions condemning and holding people accountable for their hate speech. CSU students weren’t alone in the meeting. Many students from other universities and schools traveled to attend. Community members and University staff and faculty, such as University President Joyce McConnell, were also present. The meeting in which these resolutions were passed lasted past midnight, making it the longest senate meeting of the semester. 2. Support for the Jewish community In September, students reported drawings of a swastika found in Aggie Village. As a result, members of many Jewish
Colorado State University biomedical and electrical engineering senior Janaye Matthews speaks at the Associated Students of Colorado State University senate session Sept. 18, 2019, during a discussion of the blackface image that was circulating on social media. PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN THE COLLEGIAN
organizations, concerned students and community members attended a senate meeting in hopes of addressing this incident and other feelings of anti-Semitism on campus. During this meeting, the senate discussed and passed two pieces of legislation meant to support the University’s Jewish community. ASCSU President Ben Amundson, who authored a resolution calling for unity against anti-Semitism, had said the swastika and hatred behind it is “not part of our University” and “not a part of our community.” The bill passed during this meeting approved funding for Holocaust Awareness Week. Both pieces of legislation passed with a unanimous vote from the senate. In the meeting, Amundson spoke about hopes to create new inclusion and diversity projects as a result of issues such as this occurring on campus. Deputy Chief of Staff Zach Simon had echoed this, saying the legislation from this meeting was the first step in a long list of things ASCSU was working on. 3. Women and Gender Advocacy
Center opposes reproductive health resolution In early October, the senate moved for a resolution regarding reproductive health to be taken off the floor as a result of opposition from the WGAC and claims about misinformation given to students about the legislation. In the meeting, Senator Alex Benitez made the motion to remove the resolution due to signature endorsements from students and senators occurring under false pretenses. Students whose names were on the resolution attended the meeting to explain that they were not told the full details of the legislation, and they were not informed that their names would be placed among the endorsements. The resolution, authored by Senator Lauren Flores and students Maggie Sayers and Veronica Morin, asked for the WGAC to put out an equal amount of information about adoption and crisis pregnancy organizations as abortion organizations. Concerned students and representatives for the WGAC attended the meeting to speak out against factual errors and
misinformation within the resolution. The resolution was ultimately removed from the floor, meaning it was removed entirely from the senate agenda. 4. Black ASCSU senator removed for Justin Trudeau blackface costume For Halloween, various senators attended the weekly meeting in costumes. Senator Koby Peters attended dressed as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in blackface, as Trudeau had recently been exposed for wearing blackface. The senate voted for Peters to be removed from the meeting as a result of his costume’s offense toward many of the senators and his poor representation of the college he was senator for. In a later response about the incident, Peters said he had been hoping to create a conversation around Trudeau’s reelection despite the blackface. He also said he believed the students in the college he represents — the College of Engineering — would agree with the intent of the costume. “This was, of course, controversial, but it’s necessary in or-
der to kick-start a movement,” Peters said in his response. A tweet with a video of Peters in costume gained popularity online. Most responses voiced anger with the costume, but others pointed out Peters’ identity as a Black man and discussed whether or not this meant he could wear this costume. 5. Future building projects Throughout the fall, the senate spoke about goals and projects for the upcoming semester. One of the more recent announcements was the report about future building renovations. Amundson presented possible projects for various buildings around campus. A primary focus for these projects is the Clark building. Amundson also spoke about hopes for a new building for biomedical students. Though nothing had been confirmed at the time, Amundson said these are projects the University Facilities Fee Advisory Board was interested in looking at for the future. Charlotte Lang can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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2010: Colorado on brink of higher education funding crisis By Ravyn Cullor @RCullor99
As the spring semester got into swing a decade ago, the U.S. economy was slowly recovering from the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression, but the Colorado higher education system was on the brink of a funding crisis nearly 30 years in the making. According to a three-part series by The Collegian, the beginning of 2010 saw a mad dash to find a funding solution for increasing higher education prices and decreasing state taxes, as federal stimulus was set to expire in 2011.
“Unless we get some relief next spring, it’s gonna be a very difficult year for higher education, I’m afraid.” RANDY FISCHER STATE REP. D-FORT COLLINS
The passage of three pieces of legislation in the 1980s and ‘90s, the Gallagher Amendment, the Arveschoug-Bird Amendment and the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, seriously restricted how much the state could collect in taxes that went to supporting many public services, namely K-12 education, according to the article. When the Great Recession hit in 2007, the state of Colorado found
serious funding shortages that had to be resolved in order to balance the state budget. According to the article, the state went after the two services that didn’t have protected funding increases. “When revenues are limited, … what are you gonna do?” said John Straayer, retired Colorado State University political science professor. “Well, there are two areas that aren’t protected; transportation’s not protected. Higher ed is not protected.” The article called the repeated temporary fixes for budgetary shortfalls a “butterfly bandage on a gaping wound.” As of early 2010, the state had to find a long-term solution or see rising tuition and the fall of some colleges and universities, according to the article. CSU itself saw large budget cuts to keep up with declining funding, including the closure of a maintenance department that oversaw lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Between 2000 and 2010, CSU saw its tuition double from $2,408 to $4,822, according to the article. In the two years before the article, Colorado had cut higher education funding 9%, according to Grapevine, an organization cited in the series. To make up for the University’s budget shortfalls, redundant programs were eliminated, and employees were asked to work more hours for the same pay while accommodating a growing student population. Universities like CSU consid-
Colorado State University Administration Building off The Oval on campus. PHOTO BY GREGORY JAMES THE COLLEGIAN
ered privatizing to avoid a $2 billion state budget shortfall but ultimately found the idea unattainable, according to the article. As colleges and universities across the state fought to streamline their budgets, the state announced budget cut after budget cut. To keep up with the coming cuts, CSU Facilities Management let go of 50 employees in 2010, according to the article.
Without a solution, colleges and universities feared not knowing where funding would come from. “Unless we get some relief next spring, it’s gonna be a very difficult year for higher education, I’m afraid,” said state Rep. Randy Fischer, D-Fort Collins. Top university officials had more faith, including former CSU System Chancellor Joe Blake, who said “We’re not back in the back of
the cave waiting for sunlight.” As of today, CSU’s base tuition for a 15-credit student sits at $6,123.20. Colorado sits among the highest rankings for public university in-state tuition costs and in five-year increases in tuition and fees for public universities, according to the College Board. Ravyn Cullor can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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As cannabis sales steady, sellers remain challenged by how they market online By Vyla Carter @The_CUI
Editors note: This article was originally published in The CU Independent, the student media publication at the University of Colorado Boulder. The Collegian is now partnering with student media outlets across the state to share content from other student writers and photographers. The cannabis boom of the last several years in Colorado seems to be at its end, with a more steady market and increased regulations. Marijuana sales have jumped from last year, but are not hitting the record-high of 2015. As cannabis professionals work towards success, they continue to face an ever-present challenge: how do they reach their customers? Lisa Buffo asked herself this question when she became chief marketing officer at one cannabis company. “In that job … I realized how hard it was to market cannabis,” Buffo said. “It’s federally illegal, so
technically we’re still selling drugs in the eyes of the federal government.” Buffo, who prior to her marketing position worked as a trimmer at a grow house, said the industry faces a unique challenge when it comes to advertising. Struggling with the restrictions, Buffo began holding informal meetings in the Denver area where cannabis marketers would talk about what they’ve learned about promoting in the industry. Meetings became regular, with Buffo charging people $10. Before long, marketers from California were reaching out to her about starting their own chapters. Today, Buffo’s group of over 150 people is known as the Cannabis Marketing Association (CMA), an industry trade group that helps cannabis companies navigate marketing as well as provide educational events, research and opportunities to network in the cannabis industry. According to CMA, all social media marketing mediums are governed by federal law and be-
cause cannabis is federally illegal, all forms of paid cannabis advertising on social media are considered a violation of advertising policies. “We’ve had to do everything grassroots,” Buffo said. “It’s like pre-internet marketing.” Many cannabis professionals still rely heavily on their social media presence. “Being able to work with individuals that know the space as much as I do … that can help with strategy (and) has been super useful,” said Rodolfo Ramirez, a member of CMA and former vice president of the WeGrow app, a program that teaches people how to grow cannabis at home. “It’s really building that community around something that doesn’t exist and that’s like what I really love about it,” said Skye Downie, a CMA intern and senior at the University of Colorado Boulder. For companies, social media remains pivotal. “Instagram is a dance. We have tons of rules about what words we
use and what images we post that my digital marketing coordinator must follow to keep us from getting shut down again,” said Jesse Burns, director of marketing at the cannabis edible company Sweet Grass Kitchen. Instead of using social media to promote a product, it is more focused on cannabis culture, said Burns, who feels it adds authenticity to the company’s relationship with its customers. “Out of restriction truly comes (the) opportunity to be creative, be innovative with your messages and find other ways to advertise and market your company that fits within those rules,” Burns said. Despite having to navigate a strict marketing landscape, cannabis sellers seem to be maintaining success as the industry matures. According to the Colorado Department of Revenue, since recreational marijuana was legalized in 2014 there have been over $7.5 billion in sales. Between January and October of 2019, $1.4 billion was made through marijuana sales
in Colorado, on track to beat sales from the previous years. Still, the average market rate is below its all-time high of $2,007 per pound in early 2015, coming in at $1,316 per pound at the end of 2019, according to The Denver Post. One upside to digital regulations is that it saves small cannabis companies money on advertising. For some users, they say seeing a product promoted does little to sway them. “I stick with the same brand usually. Because I know I have a good high and like that high,” said Eloise Mortiz, a cannabis consumer. Buffo hopes social media and marketing regulations can change. As more states and countries move towards legalizing marijuana, Buffo is looking to advise the federal government in the United States on new regulations and standards. The The CU Independent staff writer Vyla Carter can be reached at vyla.carter@colorado.edu.
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Grades aren’t the most important thing Local incel calls for white history month in January 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. As many of us at Colorado State University know, college is a lot. There is so much pressure to go to all the events, make all the friends and, most of all, get the best possible grades. With so much money on the line for this education, it can become hard to see the forest for the trees. However, grades shouldn’t be our only signpost for success, as success at college can look like a lot of different things. It all depends on the paths in life we want to follow. If you are destined for an Ivy League law school or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology then, yeah, your grades might be your most important measure of success. If you’re not sure what you want to do, then just getting a degree opens a lot of doors. As the old saying goes, “C’s get degrees.” It’s also important to remember that “succeeding” at college doesn’t define you. Focus on the positive parts of your life, and grow yourself out from there rather than
wilting on the negative vines. School is only this chapter of your life, and most of us are still in the beginning chapters of this book. Beyond grades, there is networking as a sign of college success. There’s gaining experience as well. Some people find their passions, and some people build a support system of friends that will last a lifetime. With so many ways to make this time worthwhile, we shouldn’t let our grade point average steal all our focus.
“Focus on the positive parts of your life, and grow yourself out from there rather than wilting on the negative vines.” They say it’s not about what you know, but who you know. As published in The Washington Post, 70% of jobs are found through networking — not through job advertisements. College is a great place to build that network. Look at any of CSU’s large career fairs and other events. Clubs are good ways to meet professionals in your field, and after college, alumni organizations can be a great place to meet people in your field who graduated years before. Not to mention you also have the invaluable connections you’ll make with fellow
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students in class. That lab partner of yours might help get you a job someday or just help you move apartments. If class isn’t your thing but you found work at an organization or business you’re passionate about, then that’s great experience and moves your life in the right direction. If none of that is happening for you but you found out you love to help others through volunteer work and you want to work for nonprofits, then that’s a success too. Maybe you just made some solid friends, and together you’ll get to graduation — that’s more than enough. College is really hard, and it can feel like a four, five or 10 year long marathon. It’s also stupidly expensive, so the stress of not wanting to waste this time can be intense. It’s important for students to remember that just getting through can be a challenge, so if you can, you should call that a success. It’s also important to remember that if you can’t get through and you drop out, you’re still golden because life is so much bigger than school. Believe in yourself, look at where you’re winning and use that area of success to build more. Grades are just one measure, and you are so much more than one measure. Fynn Bailey can be reached at letters@collegian.com.
By Ethan Vassar @ethan_vassar
Editor’s Note: This is a satire piece from The Collegian’s opinion section. Real names and the events surrounding them may be used in fictitious/semi-fictitious ways. Those who do not read the editor’s notes are subject to being offended. FORT COLLINS – 2020 is already almost one-twelfth over, and February is rapidly approaching. February is Black History Month: a celebration of African American culture and heritage, as well as a reminder of the past that serves to educate youths. The very existence of a month of history dedicated to one particular ethnicity suggests that there are others, and yet there are none. The question “When is white history month?” is always raised during this time of year but almost always facetiously. However, for the few that don’t find this question rhetorical, January is perfect for a white history month. The idea of dedicating the first month of the year to white history originated from a local Fort Collins man — Hunter Bedford. “February is one of the toughest months for white incels like me,” Bedford explained. “Not only are we reminded that there’s no white history month, but we have to deal with all the Valentine’s Day sh*t, despite not having a girlfriend when we deserve one.” The idea to make January dedicated to white history is a big hit around white nationalist, bigoted and incel communities. The idea has become so popular that many communities around the nation are putting together their own festivities. Obviously, celebrations dif-
fer from place to place, but Natural Light and unseasoned foods have been present in all celebrations thus far. Although a concrete plan for what a white history month would consist of and celebrate isn’t clear, Bedford has a rough idea. “I guess Black History Month is all about celebrating the accomplishments of Black people and stuff that wasn’t taught in school, so white history month should be the same,” he said. After all, with how dominant white people have been in the world, there are a myriad of accomplishments that can be celebrated. Spain’s conquest and decimation of the many Native populations that used to call South America home is an obvious choice. One can’t forget the film “Birth of a Nation,” which resurrected the Ku Klux Klan, either. The possibilities are endless. As far as things not taught in school, Ronald Reagan’s racist call to Richard Nixon could be worth mentioning. Or we could talk about how white people are mainly to blame for air pollution. Past president Lyndon B. Johnson’s obsession with his penis is another instance of white history that should not be left out of the history books. All these and more are parts of history no white person should forget. Some might argue that the other 11 months of the year are white history months, considering the way we’re taught history. However, Bedford claims there is still much to learn, as seen above. A white history month is still very much up in the air, and President Donald Trump has yet to comment on the matter. We at The Collegian will keep you updated. Ethan Vassar can be reached at letters@collegian.com.
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Opinion | Thursday, January 23, 2020
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An attack on impeachment is an attack on our Constitution Abby Vander Graaff @abbym_vq
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. Googling President Donald Trump’s impeachment confusingly brings up a Michael Bloomberg ad, but it also brings up some articles that can cause unpleasant emotions for a lot of us. With arguments about a fair trial being flung every which way, the maneuvering from both sides reveals the starkly political nature of the whole ordeal. It seems our impeachment processes have lost justice — if they ever had it in the first place. It seems that today some politicians cite the Constitution not with the intent of upholding it, but merely for its use as a cultural touchstone and as an appeal to emotion. Many of these politicians have lost sight of the fact that attacking the impeachment process is an attack on our Constitution. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly stated that he would coordinate the impeachment proceedings with the White House — the equivalent of a juror coordinating their verdict with a defendant. Meanwhile, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi withheld the House’s articles of impeachment in an effort to influence the Senate’s decision on whether or not to bring witnesses and new information to the trial.
Article 2, Section 4 of the Constitution, which handles impeachment, states only that “The president, vice president and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” This minimal passage has left us with nothing more than debates between parties and confusion over the entire process, which brings up major concerns over whether or not our government is able to uphold the Constitution how it was intended to be. Alexander Hamilton predicted this quagmire in Federalist Paper number 65, where he discusses the complexities of a process as polarizing as impeachment. “There will always be the greatest danger that the decision will be regulated more by the comparative strength of parties than by the real demonstrations of innocence or guilt,” he wrote. Even Hamilton recognized that the convention believed U.S. senators to be those who “will be least hasty in condemning that opinion (of their party), and will be most inclined to allow due weight to the arguments which may be supposed to have produced it.” Our executive branch, McConnell and, in turn, our Senate are failing us. Through the president’s administration refusing to cooperate with Congress and McConnell prejudging a trial in which he is supposed to be an impartial juror, our government has demonstrated a complete disregard for the Constitution. Beyond the events of the impeachment, there are other govern-
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mental failings, including lack of voter representation, gridlock and filibustering, all of which seem to reduce our democratic liberties. We also have losses of abortion rights, spreading fake news on Facebook and pollution, just to name a few issues. A group of young American elites, some who owned slaves and all who were white men, wrote our Constitution. This group was made up of scholars, generals and inventors. And we’ve lived with the consequences. The Three-Fifths Compromise enabled the human rights atrocities of slavery to continue for 78 more years. Women didn’t get the right to vote until 1920. In many ways, the framers of the Constitution wove the issues of their time into our national fabric, so we still can’t escape them today. But the framers also gave us hopeful words, the potential for amendments and the chance to be better. Many people see the Constitution as the fabric of who we are as Americans. We feel that it binds our inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, as outlined in the Declaration of Independence. If representatives of our government exempt themselves from its simplest guidelines, what and who can we look to for the future? In a time of anger, polarization and flying accusations, we must learn how to block out the noise. We need to rebuild our country into a true democracy. Perhaps the best place to start is by reinterpreting its foundation. Abby Vander Graaff can be reached at letters@collegian.com.
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Sports | Thursday, January 23, 2020
TV Deal >> from page 1 The potential impact of the new media deal on both CSU and the Mountain West Conference is seen through three areas of analysis. The first is the financial benefit for each member of the conference. Under the previous media rights deal, each member of the Mountain West Conference (aside from Hawaii and Boise State) was being paid $1.1 million annually. This figure will now increase to $4.09 million per year under the new agreement. While the substantial increase in funding is something to be excited about, it is important to note that $4.09 million per university is nearly 80% less than what Power Five conference universities make and nearly 40% less than what fellow Group of Five conference universities from the American Athletic Conference make. Hawaii has a separate media rights deal with local island media outlets and therefore is subject to different payouts than other conference members. Boise State, on the other hand, has contractual permission to negotiate independent media deals regarding their home football games and has done so with Fox. It is important to note that this media agreement is the last in which Boise will be awarded this luxury given that the only reason they were given this ability was to ensure that they stayed with the Mountain West rather than leaving for the Big East. The ending of Boise State’s ability to negotiate their own media deals for home football games could potentially trigger the biggest effect of the new media rights deal: Boise State’s exit from the Mountain West Conference. A potential Boise State exit would be bittersweet for CSU and the rest of the Mountain West Conference in the sense that the conference would lose its biggest national “attraction,” but it would also open the doors for a more competitive conference, specifically in the Mountain West division. In fact, in the time CSU and Boise State have been in the Mountain West Conference, our beloved Rams have never beaten the Broncos on the gridiron, with the current head-to-head record sitting at an abysmal 0-9. Taking this unfortunate history into account, CSU can undoubtedly benefit from a Boise State exit. The final area affected by the new media deal is the kickoff/tipoff times of football and basketball games throughout their respective seasons. This is a particularly contentious area
The Colorado State University football team runs out onto the field before the opening home game against Western Illinois at Canvas Stadium Sept. 7, 2019. PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS THE COLLEGIAN
of discussion between the University directors and the media outlets due to time zone discrepancies caused by the number of West Coast teams in the conference. The media outlets would prefer late start times for both football and basketball games to ensure maximum viewer potential, but late start times could decrease the number of fans filling up the stadiums here. In an effort to compromise, the two parties decided that no football game will have a kickoff later than 8 p.m. However, basketball tipoff times may still be as late as 9 p.m. An additional agreement made regarding kickoff times determined there will be 10 Friday night games aired between the two networks. Holistically, the new media rights deal is undoubtedly an upgrade from the previous agreement, but it is also clear that the Mountain West still has a long way to go if they hope to reach the level of other conferences around the country. As far as potential ramifications such as a Boise State exit, all the rest of the conference can do is sit back and wait. Ethan Lee can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
Colorado State University basketball player Nico Carvacho blocks Boise State during the first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament March 13, 2019, in Las Vegas. COLLEGIAN FILE PHOTO
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Sports | Thursday, January 23, 2020
BASKETBALL
Roddy and the Rams basketball team dominate again By Bailey Bassett @baileybassett_
It’s still cold in Fort Collins, but the Colorado State men’s basketball team is on fire. During their Wednesday night matchup, the Rams may have had a little extra inspiration. The conference matchup played host to the Coaches vs. Cancer night, in which the names on the back of the jerseys honored cancer survivors. The Rams took on Fresno State and won decisively, 8668 against the Bulldogs. The Rams’ win streak is extended to five with Wednesday’s dominant performance at Moby Arena, and David Roddy was once again the big story of this game. Roddy was unstoppable, with 18 first-half points and 26 total, surpassing his career-high. Since being inserted into the starting lineup, Roddy grows as a player with each passing game. As a player that has been dominant in the paint all season, Roddy is clearly becoming more confident in his shot. He was 2-2 from deep, both shots which came early in the game. Roddy probably could have had more points if Fresno State didn’t start double-teaming him. But Roddy adapted by enabling his teammates to score. Roddy looked to kick the ball out to the open man in the second half. He finished with three assists and eight rebounds, an outstanding performance. Since joining the starting lineup, Roddy has scored at least 12 points in the past six games. The CSU season has started to look more and more optimistic, and that lineup change may be looked back at as the turning point in the year. “He is so unique, and you look at him and he is just a real matchup nightmare for people,” head coach Niko Medved said. “You can see tonight his shot is getting more comfortable, and he really works hard on it.” The Rams have really started to find their 3-point stroke lately. In the historic performance against New Mexico where CSU had a program-record 19 3-pointers, the Rams followed up with another brilliant shooting spree. Adam Thistlewood, Kendle Moore and Kris Martin all contributed to Roddy and Isaiah Stevens’ big days from behind the arc to increase the total to nine threes for the day. Stevens had four 3-pointers of his own and showed a will-
Isaiah Stevens (4) pushes past several defenders and makes a layup during the Colorado State versus Fresno State game. PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS THE COLLEGIAN
ingness to pull up from anywhere at any time. His quick release can really help spread the floor for this team, which will only enhance Roddy and Nico Carvacho’s dominance down low. Hyron Edwards had arguably his best game of the season against the Bulldogs. He provided a huge spark off the bench with nine points and three steals. Edwards was super energetic all game and looked incredibly fast and explosive, especially in the open court. He had an arguable dunk of the year in transition, a play where he was able to demonstrate some of the highest bounces on the team. Edwards also had a leaping steal that drew a foul; he dove after a loose ball on another play in order to retain offensive possession. In a game highlighted by the young guns, you wouldn’t expect the senior to be the glue for the team this game. It wasn’t until Edwards entered the game that the Rams were able to pull away. “His energy is incredible — he is a little Energizer Bunny,”
Thistlewood said. “He has so much grit on defense for us, and he just takes our defense to a whole new level, and we feed off of that.” This season has been filled with surprises. From Stevens being a day-one starter to the emergence of Roddy, this team continues to impress the doubters. Star center Carvacho, who led the team statistically last year and led the nation in rebounds, had a lowly three points and four rebounds for his standards. However, it appears that Carvacho and the rest of this program have bought into this system. Anyone can thrive on any given night, and everyone is willing to sacrifice for the betterment of the team. The Rams look to extend their winning streak to six games on Saturday as they travel to Utah State. This Rams team is one of the most exciting teams in years, and they have the mindset to continue their excellence. Bailey Bassett can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
David Roddy (21) passes the ball to Adam Thistlewood (31) during the Colorado State home game against Fresno State. CSU won 86-68. PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS THE COLLEGIAN
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CSU women’s tennis to battle the Buffaloes in Boulder By Tyler Meguire @TMeguire
The Colorado State women’s tennis team will travel to Boulder this Friday to face off against the University of Colorado Boulder at 2 p.m. This will mark the second match of their spring campaign. Previously, CSU lost its opening duel to the University of Gonzaga 4-3. Coach Jarod Camerota had some solid advice and reflection for the team. “We need to continue to play good doubles and continue to compete hard,” Camerota said. “We also need to continue to believe. Each player can really see what their patterns are that work for them, and they can keep doing them over and over and feel comfortable doing them under pressure in a match situation.” CSU’s impressive pairings in Stella Cliffe/Emily Luetschwager and Priscilla Palermo/Alyssa Grijalva were very successful against Gonzaga. Luetschwager won out the No. 2 singles against Haruna Tsuruta 6-3 and 7-5 (her 10th of the year). Palermo picked up victories at No. 3 6-3 and 6-3 against Kate Ketels (her ninth
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Colorado State University tennis player Alyssa Grijalva prepares for the ball to be served during a doubles match against the University of Colorado Boulder March 16, 2019. PHOTO BY MATT BEGEMAN THE COLLEGIAN
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Arts & Culture | Thursday, January 23, 2020
MUSIC
A spring semester playlist to cure your winter blues By Lauryn Bolz & Elena Waldman @CSUCollegian
Starting off the spring semester can be hard. It’s dark, it’s overwhelming and the cold air seems to tingle with the slow energy that accompanies the return to campus. Although it can be difficult to break the routine of sleeping all day to get up for early classes, the coming of spring can also bring feelings of new hope and life as the sun begins to creep up earlier in the morning, and green starts to reappear in the trees. Whatever feelings the new semester brings for you, the best way to cope can be finding some new music to listen to while you’re studying, walking to your new classes or showing off your taste to new friends. Here is a diverse collection of tunes to spice up your semester. “Good News” - Mac Miller The death of Mac Miller in 2018 sent shock waves through culture, and the rap industry suffered a huge hit losing such a unique and ever-changing voice so early in his career. Miller had so much to offer in terms of providing an alternative to the bland and homogenous rap artists that exist today, which is why his latest album released posthumously on Jan. 17, “Circles,” is all the more meaningful and heart-wrenching. Though there are several classics on the album that will outlast most of Spotify’s “Rap Caviar” lineup, “Good News” is a track that hits especially close to home, reminding Miller fans why the late artist was so necessary. Keeping Miller’s untimely death in mind, some of the lyrics in “Good News” cut straight through your soul. When Miller sings “Why does everybody need me to stay?” it may very well bring you to tears thinking of all the stages of life Miller has walked us through in his career — from the middle school days jamming to “Party on Fifth Ave.” to being cramped in a dorm room listening to “Dang! (feat. Anderson .Paak)” while trying to figure out how to smoke weed without the RA finding out. The slow reverb of “Good News” may make you emotional, or perhaps it will bring back some good memories, but either way, it’s a necessary listen for this semester. “Only Child” - Tierra Whack Since her first visual album, “Whack World,” released in 2018, Tierra Whack has established herself as one of the most experimental influences on rap. In “Only Child,” Whack distributes a more vocal-heavy track, which we’ve seen a handful of
Colorado State University student Jared Stratton listens to music inside the Lory Student Center Jan. 22. In 2019, Stratton listened to nearly 740 hours of music according to Spotify. He listens to music as much as he can, especially while walking between classes, driving or taking the bus. PHOTO BY SKYLER PRADHAN THE COLLEGIAN
times from her on tracks like “Hungry Hippo” and “Pretty Ugly.” “Only Child” is lyrically relatable and centers around the artist passing judgment toward a person with “only child syndrome,” a term used to describe people who are self-centered. To her credit, the lyrics accurately describe the tendencies of people with only child syndrome, which is increasingly more bothersome to deal with in adulthood. When the artist laments to the suspected love interest, she says “Might not really care … until you’re gonna need my help.” As a listener, it’s easy to share her annoyance at people who are immature and needy. “Bloodless” - Andrew Bird To say the least, the first days of 2020 were turbulent. Threats of war and tyranny greeted us as we waltzed blindly into the new decade, pushing feelings of doubt, mistrust and fear on our New Year’s celebrations.
Leave it to our favorite Americana mastermind to deliver a ballad that both accepts the cards we’ve been dealt and provides new hope for our current political dilemma. Included in Andrew Bird’s politically charged and humorous 2019 compilation, “My Finest Work Yet,” “Bloodless” includes quick, snarky lyrics that contain undertones of positive dissociation. Passages like “I know it’s hard to be an optimist when you trust least the ones who claim to have the answers” and “Well the best lack all conviction, and the worst keep sharpening their claws” resonate strongly with a lot of students feeling helpless in the face of their situation, but the soft, jazz-like beat carries a feeling of melancholic calm. While a lot of talk about politics can seem isolating, songs like this one can bring a sense of understanding. “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” - Caroline Polachek
More often than not, the tracks that circle through Spotify’s “anti pop” playlist feel more like revamped pop music than they do “anti pop” per se. Caroline Polachek, on the other hand, feels like an artist that exists specifically to embody this genre. Polachek’s “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” feels like a detached commentary on pop music, like if Poppy and Grimes had a test tube baby. The vocals are heightened with an almost robotic-sounding reverb, which makes the track both futuristic and fresh. “Say So” - Doja Cat Perhaps you aren’t excited about the upcoming semester and the long nights of work that will surely come along with it. If that’s the case, you might want to try lightening the mood with a funky track from Doja’s last album, “Hot Pink,” released in early November. Doja has always been known for her slightly vulgar lyrics and zany attitude, and “Say So” is no dif-
ferent. It’s a little different than her rap-heavy songs, but it’s definitely a great song to jam out to on the way to class to get your day started. “Make It Better” - Anderson .Paak, Smokey Robinson As we slowly ascend (or descend, depending how you look at it) into spring, the chains of cuffing season are no longer holding many people back. For some people, that might mean freedom, but for others, there’s a brief period of heartbreak to get through before smelling the flowers. In “Make It Better,” Anderson .Paak contemplates getting back into a relationship while also noting how much the two have separated over time. Anderson .Paak’s rich R&B vocals paired with a beautiful violin tune make this track a perfect match for a relaxing evening or even for a calm study session. Lauryn Bolz and Elena Waldman can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
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CULTURE & COMMUNITY
4 Fort Collins restaurants to cure cottonmouth By Elena Waldman @WaldmanElena
Editor’s Note: The Collegian does not condone or promote the illegal consumption of marijuana for individuals under 21 years old. As far as college town activities go, getting stoned and going out to restaurants is pretty underrated. Perhaps this is because turning 21 opens the doors, literally and figuratively, to freely enjoying mixed drinks at bars or craft beer at the many Fort Collins breweries. These drunken nights out become the norm, so we forget the simple satisfaction of a good meal consumed in the best possible state to consume a meal — appropriately high. Not every restaurant passes the stoner (or rather stoned person) test. After all, the quality of the food is not the only factor considered when it comes to rating a restaurant, just like cinematography is not the only factor considered when rating a movie. Here, I will employ three different metrics that seem to be of consequence to the average stoner: quality of taste, ambiance and portion sizes. Here are four of the best restaurants to visit while stoned. 1. The classic option: Cheba Hut There are few ways to convince a stoner to choose dining in instead of taking out, but if there is a place to do it, it’s Cheba Hut. Cheba Hut was practically made for stoners. With sandwich options like “kush” and “dank,” vegetarian options represented with a weed leaf and fountain drinks referred to as “cottonmouth cures,” this restaurant is especially on the nose about catering to a weed-friendly audience. Ambiance: Again, you can’t get anymore “stoners welcome” than Cheba Hut. What works about the Hut’s ambiance is that if you’re under the influence of weed, you’re likely in good company. It’s worth noting that Cheba Hut is also open until 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, and with chill music and friendly staff, it’s a great choice for some late night munchies. 10/10 Quality of taste: If there’s one thing stoners love, it’s mixing a bunch of random foods together in an attempt to create a somewhat edible dish. Whether or not that actually works for people is unknown, but Cheba Hut has seemingly nailed it. Their experimental subs combine just the right amount of unique flavors without being too overwhelming. If you’re a picky eater, this may not appeal
The Gold Leaf Collective is a vegan restaurant located in midtown Fort Collins at 120 W. Laurel St. PHOTO BY BROOKE BUCHAN THE COLLEGIAN
to you, but there are plenty of other options that are equally satisfying. 7/10 Portion sizes: Cheba Hut subs come in three sizes: the 4-inch “nug,” 8-inch “pinner” and 12inch “blunt.” If these portion sizes don’t satisfy your appetite, their generously-sized desserts or sides might do the trick. 8/10 2. To spice things up: Saigon Grill Saigon Grill may not come to many people’s minds in terms of “stoner food,” but if you have a craving for good Asian food, it’s the best option in Fort Collins. Ambiance: As opposed to some of the busier atmospheres you’ll find in many Old Town restaurants, Saigon Grill has more of a calm, relaxing vibe. If packed restaurants are a little too overwhelming, the friendly staff at Saigon may be a breath of fresh air. 7/10 Quality of taste: There’s something for everyone, even the pickiest of eaters, at Saigon Grill. Some of the top-rated
menu items include pork egg rolls and sesame chicken, but the considerable menu includes pho, pad thai, fried rice and plenty of other items to choose from. 9/10 Portion sizes: While most of the entrees don’t ring up higher than $13, they are easily enough to feed at least two people. The best way to enjoy Saigon’s menu is to get a group together and share some of their most popular entrees — especially if you’re an indecisive foodie. 10/10 3. To satisfy a strong sweet tooth: Mary’s Mountain Cookies Maybe you’re the type of stoner to get a sweet tooth. If that’s the case, look no further than Mary’s Mountain Cookies. Of course, Mary’s isn’t a restaurant as much as it is a bakery, but their hearty desserts are sure to satisfy sweet cravings. Ambiance: The friendly staff at Mary’s Mountain Cookies makes it a no-brainer for a latenight snack, and the mouth-watering smell of freshly baked cookies will surely get rid of your cottonmouth.
8/10 Quality of taste: These sweet treats are no joke. Foodies can choose between the classic cookie flavors or be more adventurous with some of their alternating flavors, like their coffee chocolate chip and cream cheese brownie. If your cravings are especially enhanced under certain substances, you can also opt for an ice cream sandwich. Mary’s has gluten-free options as well. 10/10 Portion sizes: These cookies pack a flavorful punch, so while they aren’t necessarily the size of your face, they are decadent enough to be shared (depending on how much you like to snack while stoned). 10/10 4. The vegan option: The Gold Leaf Collective Vegans rarely get an entire menu to choose from, much less one that doesn’t taste like a slightly stranger version of the food it is trying to mimic. The Gold Leaf’s menu offers plenty of junk food for vegans who want to swap their regular quinoa and tofu for some more
hearty fried buffalo “wings.” Ambiance: The Gold Leaf is a quaint space with tasteful, rustic decor and a homey feel. It’s more intimate than some of the other options, so it might not be the place to bring a large group of stoners, but it is perfect for a chill night out. 10/10 Quality of taste: If you’re a lover of all things meat and cheese, The Gold Leaf Collective might not be for you, but their all-vegan menu offers some pretty promising alternatives. The Gold Leaf is an especially great spot for vegan breakfast lovers, as they serve breakfast all day (the pancakes are a personal favorite). 9/10 Portion sizes: The Gold Leaf doesn’t go overboard with portions, which is great for those stoners who make themselves sick eating an entire pint of ice cream. Still, they are pretty hearty portions, so you won’t leave feeling hungry. 7/10 Elena Waldman can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.
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Arts & Culture | Thursday, January 23, 2020
CULTURE & COMMUNITY
4 tips for avoiding academic burnout By Ty Davis @TyDavisACW
Winter break has come and gone, and it’s time to get back to your early morning classes and late night scrambles to finish assignments. Even though you may be refreshed and ready to start the second round of the school year, it’s important to remember to stay present and mindful in order to avoid the ever-dreaded burnout. Psychology Today defines burnout as “a state of chronic stress that leads to: physical and emotional exhaustion, cynicism and detachment and feelings of ineffectiveness and lack of accomplishment.” According to the article, burnout is common among high achievers, making college campuses a petri dish for this kind of behavior. Luckily, it is possible to get through college without facing academic burnout. Here are a few crucial tips to remember before diving headfirst into your schoolwork again. 1. Take breaks You hear time and time again about the importance of taking breaks. This is for a good reason because, in the long run, it’s a fundamental truth. As much as it seems counter-productive to take a break when your workload keeps getting bigger, you don’t have infinite energy. If you don’t take breaks, you’re going to burn out before you even have a chance to tackle the harder stuff later in the semester when you really need that energy. In the end, taking regular breaks will help not only keep you focused, but also will help you stay motivated for longer. 2. Get help when you need it Trying to balance everything in your life is no small feat, and unfortunately, no one has a one-size-fitsall method that will fix everyone’s life. We all need some help figuring things out, especially our work-life balance.
Colorado State University student uses schedule in Canvas to plan out assignments for the semester. COLLEGIAN FILE PHOTO
If you’re not careful, one bad week can easily turn into two bad weeks and so on. While we want to think of ourselves as capable, sometimes the best thing you can do is set your hang-ups aside and ask your professors or advisers for help when you need it so you can get things done. Colorado State University also offers a variety of resources to help get you back on track. The Institute for Learning and Teaching, or TILT, offers tutoring sessions, academic workshops and a relaxing, light-filled study space open for all students. The Student Disability Center is located within the TILT building, and it offers more specific accommodations for students. They can arrange help with service animals, physical accommodations or a space outside of the lecture hall to take exams. 3. Go easy on yourself College is hard enough as it is, but when you add on extracurriculars, work, relationships and all the new struggles of adulthood, it’s amazing that everyone isn’t crying from exhaustion at their college graduation. As much as we want to prove ourselves, sometimes the
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
(01/23/20) ARIES (March 21-April 19) You are not always the most practical, but today empirical problems are seeming more interesting to solve. Solve those while you are still focused. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You may feel inclined to take three steps back. Look at all you have done. Look at all of the people you have inspired. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your head is often in the clouds, so take some time to appreciate your materiality, your corporeality.
That is the most astounding thing of all– you exist. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Think about who you’re thankful for and thank them in person. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Things are fitting nicely in the lines that you are drawing. Be bold and erase them a bit. Let the different parts of your life blend. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Everything is sparkling and new. Don’t run away now. Fall into your new life. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Read over your old journals or look at old photos. It’s not about understanding, it’s about
best thing you can do is not take on any more than you already have. College is hard, and there’s no reason to stress yourself out by taking on more than you can handle. Take a moment to look at all you’re doing, and realize that you already have enough to do without adding one more responsibility. 4. Assess the situation, break it down and make a plan When the workload just keeps getting bigger as the semester goes on, the more it seems impossible to do everything and keep up. Eventually, you become more stressed thinking about how stressful everything is rather than doing the assignments. In times like this, it’s best to just take a step back and look at the situation for what it really is. Instead of looking at the list of things you need to do, break it down into smaller, more manageable tasks that you can understand. Then make a plan that involves doing a small amount of each assignment every day rather than working in long sessions. Start working on it before you even give your brain time to think about how stressful the assignment is. Ty Davis can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
becoming strange to yourself again. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You’re thinking about how you speak to others. Are you too gentle and soft? Never. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You have the mental capacity right now to step it up. No one will ever live up to their fullest potential, but you have the chance to accomplish more than you ever thought you could. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Doors that would not normally open up for you are hanging off of their hinges today. Follow these opportunities while you can. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Take time to reflect and let the reality of the day soak into your skin. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Allow peace to wash over you in your moments of greatest stress. There is always calm to be found.
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Arts & Culture | Thursday, January 23, 2020
ENTERTAINMENT
‘Marriage Story’s’ realism is bare to the bone By Cameron Markuson @The_CUI
Editors Note: This article was originally published in The Independent, the student media publication at CU Boulder. The Collegian is now partnering with student media outlets across the state to share content from other student writers and photographers. Noah Baumbach’s latest movie, “Marriage Story,” feels vaguely familiar for the well-seasoned director. With films like “The Squid and the Whale,” “The Meyerowitz Stories” and “While We’re Young,” “Marriage Story” is about an artistic, coastal, erudite family dealing with some sort of emotional difficulty: this time it’s divorce. Baumbach’s films tend to be about an undeniably personal subject matter. After graduating from Vassar College with a BA in English, he made a movie about floundering college graduates. When he aged into his forties, he made a movie about getting older. Now that he’s gone through a divorce, we’ve got “Marriage
Story.” In a recent interview with The New York Times, he mentioned that he thinks there is a distinction between “autobiographical” and “personal,” the former being a sort of direct recreation of life, and the latter being a way of making art that incorporates some autobiographical details, but is not “one-to-one.” This approach to movies— making them personal but not completely autobiographical— may be what makes Baumbach’s work feel so genuine and emotional. “Marriage Story” follows Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) and Charlie (Adam Driver) as they navigate a bicoastal separation and eventual divorce. Charlie is an acclaimed avant-garde theater director whose play is about to open on Broadway in New York, and Nicole is an actress (formerly in Charlie’s plays) who lands a leading role on a pilot in LA and decides to move to pursue a new, more fulfilling life. Their divorce is precipitated by a multitude of different disagreements and resentments; Charlie is domineering both creatively and per-
sonally, Nicole has a hard time feeling certain about what it is she wants. The plot of the story does a great job of validating both sides, as the viewer finds themself caught between signs of a messy divorce, siding with Charlie, then Nicole, then Charlie, then Nicole. Even though there seems to be a slight slant in Charlie’s direction, due to him getting more solo screen time and Baumbach’s own inevitable perspective in writing the film, the viewer can easily choose for themselves when considering the plot as a whole. It is hard to find a weak point throughout all aspects of the film: the script is incisive, melancholic and funny all at once. The characters in a Baumbach movie often seem to be talking only to themselves, but here, Charlie and Nicole’s lives are so intertwined that they’re forced to untangle themselves, and the results are not pretty. “Marriage Story” isn’t as funny as some other Baumbach films, but there are recurring jokes that lighten the mood every once in a while— like his incessant teasing of Los
Angeles (“The space!”). The performances feel like they’ve been lived in, and not just Driver’s and Johansson’s, but Laura Dern, Alan Alda and Ray Liotta’s portrayals of divorce lawyers each work perfectly in their own right. The cinematography isn’t particularly experimental or interesting, but it does what it has to in order to serve the movie’s emotional intent. Scenes like the knock-down-drag-out shouting match (which ends in Charlie telling Nicole he wishes she was dead and then proceeding to weep on the floor) are filmed and blocked in a way that allows the viewer to feel like they’re experiencing these awful, soul-crushingly sad moments along with the characters. Baumbach uses repetition to his advantage throughout the film, juxtaposing pre-separation joyfulness with lonesome post-divorce isolation. The way that previously seen events are brought up in the courtroom scene shows how vicious and hurtful a divorce can be; these two people don’t want to be together anymore, but in order
to separate, it’s as if they must learn to hate each other. There’s a sort of realism here that might be traumatic for people who have experienced something similar, but this speaks to the power that realistic art can have. There are two musical numbers from Stephen Sondheim musicals at the end of the film: Johansson sings “You Could Drive a Person Crazy” and Driver sings “Being Alive.” Lyrics include lines like “Somebody pull me up short / And put me through hell / And give me support / For being alive” and serve as emotional centerpieces not just for “Marriage Story” but for much of Baumbach’s work in general. His films are about feelings that are nearly ubiquitous in contemporary America. They’re about people being alive, struggling to figure out how, why and if they love each other. “Marriage Story” is available for streaming on Netflix as well as in select theaters. Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Cameron Markuson at cameron.markuson@colorado.edu.
ENTERTAINMENT
Saoirse Ronan joins Academy history as second-youngest four-time nominee By Claire-Lauren Schultz @duclarion
Editors Note: This article was originally published in DU Clarion, the student media publication at Denver University. The Collegian is now partnering with student media outlets across the state to share content from other student writers and photographers. Saoirse Ronan, the 25-yearold actor, earned her fourth Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role, playing Director Greta Gerwig’s Jo March in “Little Women” (2019). She is the youngest four-time nominee in history, second to Jennifer Lawrence who was only four months younger when she received her fourth nomination for “Joy.”
The adapted film, “Little Women,” was breathed to life by Gerwig – director of the Golden Globe’s Best Film in 2018, “Lady Bird,” as well — who led Ronan to nominations in both features. The film unties the suffocating binds that women were prescribed in nineteenthcentury life through the actress’s steadfast physicality. It examines what it meant to be a refined woman in society, a true artist and what it was like when the concept of marriage was essentially viewed as an economic proposal. Greatly drawing upon the book “Little Women” and its author, Louisa May Alcott, Ronan playfully and pointedly portrays Jo’s strong-headedness and artistic ambition whilst she
begrudgingly comes into womanhood. The roots of Jo’s character stayed true to Alcott, even quoting the writer in one scene. In an 1861 journal, she wrote marriage is “very sweet and pretty, but I’d rather be a free spinster and paddle my own canoe.” Ronan’s questioning of virtuosity and reason to follow a predetermined path were main threads in “Lady Bird” as well. The film is set in an unromantic Sacramento and follows free-spirited Lady Bird, a Catholic high school classmate not to be reckoned with. Ronan, in all her tousled troubles of teenage girlhood, seemed not to be acting but flawlessly exhibiting what it is to be a girl ‘coming of age’ untethered from stereotypes or
hollow drama. Beyond headstrong Jo March and Lady Bird, Ronan has played fierce lead female roles since she was 12, such as writer-aspiring Briony Tallis in “Atonement,” which landed her first Oscar nomination, at age 13, for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role. Writer of the film, Ian McEwan, called her 2007 performance “remarkable”: “She gives us thought processes right onscreen, even before she speaks, and conveys so much with her eyes.” Beyond what The Academy has honored, the actor has shared the ruthlessly fierce life of Mary, Queen of Scots, vying for her country and religion in “Mary Queen of Scots,” she waded through the waters of
consummation of marriage after a life of sexual abuse in the 1962 period piece “On Chesil Beach.” She even played a New York hitwoman in “Violet & Daisy,” where she was disguised as a righteous pizza delivery nun, asking essential questions of friendship amidst a paid assassination job. Ronan has already taken home a Best Actress Golden Globe for her role as Jo March and has now left a mark in Oscar history, no matter who takes home the award next month. The nominations for the 92nd annual Academy Awards were announced Jan. 13 and are set to take place Feb. 9 at the Dolby Theatre, airing on ABC. Claire-Lauren Schultz can be reached on Twitter @DUClarion.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
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