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City ‘frees the nipple,’ strikes topless ban Unanimous decision follows ruling by federal court
By Samantha Ye @samxye4
The Colorado State University lagoon is undergoing a large renovation project that includes a complete relandscaping of the entire area . It is planned to be done during the summer of 2020. PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS COLLEGIAN
CSU’s lagoon renovation hopes to add character to the West Lawn By Ceci Taylor @cecelia_twt
Colorado State University geese are getting a stomping ground upgrade in the form of a new lagoon. As many students may have noticed, CSU’s lagoon, located on the West Lawn of campus, has been undergoing renovations. David Hansen, the University
landscape architect, said the lagoon has been needing an upgrade for quite some time. “The lagoon was originally constructed in the ‘60s with the Student Center,” Hansen said. “It had only been renovated one other time since that original installation, and there were a lot of issues with it.” Hansen said the old lagoon leaked quite a bit and needed to
be updated from a general maintenance perspective. The original lagoon was almost an acre in size, and Hansen said the renovation will reduce the body of water by half. This will give students, faculty and visitors more space on the West Lawn and will be a more maintainable solution. “From an evaporation and sustainability standpoint, having
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that much water just sitting isn’t a very sustainable practice,” Hansen said. “We wanted to scale the size of the water down, and in doing that we’ve created an entirely new system that will more or less have a wetland component to it. The water will be circulated through the pond, cleaning the water from any pollutants.”
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Fort Collins will remove their defunct women-only topless ban in adherence with the U.S. District Court’s decision, finalizing the end of a several hundred thousand dollar legal battle. City Council unanimously approved cutting the language from their public nudity ordinance that forbade women over 10 years old from exposing their nipples and breasts in a public or publicly visible space. Privately owned spaces such as churches, schools and businesses can still ask people to leave if they are topless and call the police to report trespassing. “The revisions simply mean City police can no longer issue citations for women going topless,” City Attorney Carrie Daggett said. The ban has been unenforceable since 2017, when the City lost the ordinance to a lawsuit filed against it. “It became clear to me that (the court case) wasn’t going to go where we wanted it to go and would continue to cost the city
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ASCSU Senate discusses summer achievements, future projects By Charlotte Lang @chartrickwrites
The Associated Students of Colorado State University focused on the year ahead in their first Senate meeting of the 2019-20 year. President Ben Amundson and Vice President Alex Farias took time to inform the Senate about their goals for the upcoming year. The Senate also elected and ratified officers for the Internal Affairs Committee, Board of Student Organization Funding, Supreme Court and Executive Branch. Summer projects Amundson presented a variety of accomplishments ASCSU had achieved over the summer. “I am really privileged with the cabinet I have been given because, holy cow, they have done a whole lot, even over the summer, to really make some accomplishments for ASCSU on your behalf,” Amundson said. “I really appreciate that, so please don’t hesitate to hold us accountable.” Some projects include a community garden with the College of Agriculture, developments in recycling, new scholarship programs and international days planned for international students. Amundson said the community garden will provide produce for
food insecurity programs around the University. “It really is a good program and a good way for us to serve and give back to students,” Amundson said. One of the bigger goals Amundson presented was growing first year student interest in ASCSU.
“I just want to let you know that we’re willing to work and grow even more.” BEN AMUNDSON ASCSU PRESIDENT
“One of our big priorities is getting more first year students involved in ASCSU,” Amundson said. “We have almost 500 people signed up for more information. That’s almost one-tenth of the freshmen class. That’s a huge accomplishment.” Goals and announcements Amundson also discussed plans for the year. Amundson said that, in upcoming weeks, the Senate can expect to discuss ideas such as renting out graduation caps and gowns to students who can’t afford it. “I had some heartbreaking
emails last year from students who could not walk at graduation because they did not have caps and gowns,” Amundson said. “We want to see how we can fix that.” Another upcoming project is student organization safety funding. This project will focus on creating avenues for student organizations to pay for security for high profile events, Amundson said. Amundson ended his presentation by highlighting the growth he and other members have been through. “We want to show that we have grown as people,” Amundson said. “I just want to let you know that we’re willing to work and grow even more.” Vice President Farias also gave a few announcements for the upcoming weeks, namely the Student Fee Review Board. Farias said the board looks at 19 fee-funded areas and $68.3 million in student fees and asked for applications to be sent to her by Sept. 12. Internal Affairs Committee Chair election With a 17-12-1 vote, the Senate elected Senator Tristan Reyez into the Internal Affairs Committee Chair position. Reyez ran against Connor Cheadle, who is the senator for the College of the Liberal Arts and re-
Associated Students of Colorado State University President Ben Amundson gives an executive report to recap the growth of ASCSU through the summer and future goals to the ASCSU Senate Sept. 4. PHOTO BY COLIN SHEPERD COLLEGIAN
cently rewrote the ASCSU Constitution. Reyez, senator for the College of Health and Human Sciences, said that he was running because he believed passionately in the organization and wants to improve internal organization and accountability. Reyez also said he wants to see more outreach to the diversity offices and other colleges. “I definitely want to see more outreach to the colleges and make
sure we’re filling seats,” Reyez said. Diversity was also something Reyez said he wanted to see more of in the Senate. “Diversity, in my opinion, is not just bringing people to the table; it’s listening to their voice,” Reyez said. Officers of the Board of Student Organization Funding, Supreme Court and Executive Branch were ratified following the election. Charlotte Lang can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Lagoon >> from page 1 Hansen said that before the renovations, the lagoon had no circulation system, so the water wasn’t clean. Tony Flores, project manager, said that although the size of the pond will be reduced, it will be a general improvement in the end. “We’re making it a better place,” Flores said. “It’ll be a little smaller, but it needed an upgrade; it has been deteriorating stuff underground on campus.” Flores said that phase one, which involved raising the sidewalk near Braiden Hall, has already been completed, and phase two will begin after football season. “In phase two, we will begin working on the lagoon and trying to provide better drainage in that area,” Flores said. Hansen also said that once the lagoon is complete, the entire West Lawn will also be renovated. “We’ve had problems in this area in the past,” Hansen said. “The lawn becomes very wet, and it’s been hard for the Student Center to hold programs and events on the lawn, so hopefully we will be improving that situation as well.” The West Lawn construction will begin in November and last until June 2020, Hansen said. There will be a new construction fence around the entire West Lawn, and the bike path that leads over the bridge will be closed. “We are going to be adding a soft surface trail around the lagoon, so like a crushed granite that will loop the entire body of water,” Hansen said. “There will also be sandstone boulders along the edge so you can actually sit and put your feet in the water.” According to Hansen, there will be more vegetation planted around the lagoon to add more life to the edge and to provide more shade for warmer days. “Before, it used to have a concrete curb and just grass,” Hansen said. “Now, it’s going to have an entirely different feel and character.” Hansen said that conversations around whether or not the lagoon should be replaced began circulating last year. “We got a lot of feedback from faculty, staff and some students who said that this was one spot they really remembered as they did campus tours,” Hansen said. “They felt that it was something that needed to be preserved in some manner. That led to us preserving it and making it a more appealing environment.” Ceci Taylor can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Lagoon renovation conceptual rendering poster displayed on the fence surrounding the ongoing construction on Sept. 4. PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN COLLEGIAN
Students walk past the lagoon prior to its renovation. The new landscaping features of the lagoon are expected to be completed in the summer of 2020. PHOTO BY BROOKE BUCHAN COLLEGIAN
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Ban >> from page 1 large amounts of money,” Councilmember Ross Cunniff said. “We did our best; it didn’t work, so we should simplify.” The ruling will be finalized through a second hearing upon which the language will officially be removed from City code. History The City ordinance was originally challenged in May 2016 by two women as part of the national Free the Nipple movement, according to the Coloradoan. Samantha Six and Brittany Hoagland argued that the female-only section of the ordinance violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the free speech clause of the First Amendment. The City argued that the ordinance maintained public order and protected children. In the first outcome of the
lawsuit, the Federal District Court placed an injunction on the ordinance in March 2017. Women have been free to go topless in Fort Collins since. The federal judge said the City did not provide any “meaningful evidence” to support their arguments, according to the Coloradoan. He also criticized the law for perpetuating the stereotype that “female breasts are primarily objects of sexual desire whereas male breasts are not.” The City lost under similar reasoning at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Going forward In May 2019, the Council voted 4-3 not to appeal the case to the Supreme Court of the United States, according to the Coloradoan. The City has spent $120,000 on defense and negotiated a $202,000 payment to cover the plaintiffs’ legal fees, according to Daggett, as reported by the Coloradoan. During the May meeting, Councilmember Ken Summers pointed out that because the
District Court decision applies to multiple states — Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Kansas, Utah and Oklahoma — taking it to the SCOTUS would result in a definitive decision for everyone.
“We lost in court, and we have a settlement here that was agreeable, maybe not to a lot of people, but this is what we have here today.” KRISTEN STEPHENS MAYOR PRO TEM
Summers brought up this concern again on Tuesday, as did Mayor Wade Troxell and Councilmember Susan Gutowsky, who had both voted to continue the fight. “This is (the) unsettled law of the land,” Troxell said, referring to two other federal court cases that ruled in favor
of female-specific topless bans. “It needs to be defined at the Supreme Court level, but that’s not where we are at tonight.” At City Council Of the nine residents who spoke at the meeting, eight spoke against the revision. One resident said she works at a high school and is trying to keep the girls dressed modestly and that legalizing female toplessness sends a bad message. Multiple men compared women going topless with pornography and one said he considered it “sexual harassment against me.” A Colorado law against indecent exposure still prohibits exposure of genitalia with the intention of sexual arousal. While some supporters of Free the Nipple have said it was unlikely women would start going topless just because it was legal, former Councilmember Ray Martinez said he saw topless women at Tour De Fat, the costumed bike festival celebrating beer culture. Although councilmembers acknowledged and at times
agreed with the concerns of residents, they unanimously voted to strike the unenforceable law. “We lost in court, and we have a settlement here that was agreeable, maybe not to a lot of people, but this is what we have here today,” Mayor Pro Tem Kristin Stephens said. More at Council Ben Amundson, president of the Associated Students of Colorado State University, spoke to the Council about the administration’s priorities during the public comment portion. Amundson said the student government would like to collaborate with the City on communicating with students about electric scooter safety, municipal broadband and housing capacity regulations like U+2. The Council also reopened the possibility of a resolution to reaffirm trust with the immigrant community in light of the treatment migrants are facing on the U.S. border. Samantha Ye can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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CSU breaks ground on new Johnson Family Equine Hospital By Dorina Vida @simply_she_
You could lead a horse to water, or you could lead them to Colorado State University’s new equine horse hospital. CSU broke ground on Aug. 6 for the new Johnson Family Equine Hospital, to replace the University’s current equine hospital. “(The new hospital) is to update and replace the current equine hospital that was built in the mid ‘70s,” Chris Kawack, director of Equine Clinical Services, wrote in an email to The Collegian. “This includes updates in equipment and spacing to optimize patient care.” This new space will allow for an expansion of services and will supply space for staff to utilize new and innovative techniques, Kawack wrote. “The new hospital will strengthen the University’s ability to provide exceptional services that improve the physical and emotional well-being of more than 6,637 patients per year,” Tim Hackett, interim associate dean of the Veterinary Health System at CSU, wrote in a statement to The Collegian. The hospital will provide services in surgery, field services, sports medics, dentistry, cardiac care and rehabilitation, among a variety of others, Kawack wrote. The current equine hospital also provides medical training on campus for over 500 veterinary students. “Just like a human hospital,
Spanky, an Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies horse at Colorado State University, stands in a pasture at sunset in November 2017. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN
we address all aspects of medical care,” Kawack wrote. “On any given day, we can be working on anything from a 2,000 pound Clydesdale to a newborn miniature foal. The hospital provides for all services.” In 2008, CSU’s equine hospital recognized the need for more space, Kawack wrote. That’s when
planning for the new hospital began. Construction is projected to begin in October of this year, with completion anticipated in the spring or summer of 2020. “In addition to providing both primary and specialized care to the Fort Collins horse industry, it is a resource for general care information,” Kawack wrote. “We saw
that this summer with the need to monitor for, and inform the community about, Vesicular Stomatitis in horses. The outbreak was significant, and specialists in the University provided medical consultation on the problem.” The groundbreaking ceremony included Kawack, CSU System Chancellor Tony Frank, CSU
President Joyce McConnell and two representatives of the Johnson Family Foundation, according to SOURCE. “Construction of this building will add to the growing programs around equine health,” Kawack wrote. Dorina Vida can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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State Forest Service to provide $1 million for wildfire prevention By Corbin Reiter @CorbinReiter
Trees aren’t the only thing in the forest the Colorado State Forest Service is trying to protect. Their dollars are helping residents too. The Colorado State Forest Service recently announced that applications for around $1 million in grants had opened with the intent of funding projects mitigating wildfire risk near urban areas, wrote Ryan Lockwood, communications manager for the CSFS. “The competitive grant program is designed to reduce risk to people and property in the wildland-urban interface and support long-term ecological restoration,” Lockwood wrote. Diana Selby, program leader for the Forest Restoration and Wildfire Risk Mitigation Program, said in an email to The Collegian that money was provided to the CSFS by the state of Colorado through the passage of a new House bill. The money provided by the government amounts to around $1 million of funding to be administered by the CSFS to projects targeting non-federal lands, Lockwood wrote. Many Coloradans live in such areas, and by reducing wildfire damage risk, the residents of the area and the forest benefit, Lockwood wrote. The money from the Forest Restoration and Wildfire Risk
Mitigation Grant Program is meant to support community-level action across the entire state in order to minimize damage to people, property and infrastructure within the wildlands-urban interface, Selby wrote. Funding has been organized into a competitive grant program that will issue money to applicants that have a strategic plan for wildlife and water table protection. These funds are meant to assist with efforts that benefit a substantial number of people and are not meant to benefit just one landowner, Selby wrote.
“The competitive grant program is designed to reduce risk to people and property in the wildland-urban interface and support long-term ecological restoration.” RYAN LOCKWOOD COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER FOR THE CSFS
Grant selection will favor proposals that are implemented strategically across land ownership boundaries, are conducted within a priority area of Colorado and include forest treatments that
A burnt section of trees near the bottom of the Poudre Canyon, Sept. 1. The Colorado State Forest Service announced that a grant program to help mitigate wildfire risk near urban areas. PHOTO BY RYAN SCHMIDT COLLEGIAN
result in the protection of water supplies, Lockwood wrote. Within this grant cycle, applicants can be awarded up to $250,000 but are required to match at least 50% of project costs, Selby wrote. “The CSFS serves thousands of private landowners and hundreds of communities in Colorado
each year to help reduce wildfire risk, address tree insect and disease concerns, protect water supplies and meet other forest management objectives,” Selby wrote. Wildfires are natural and inevitable, but fires tend to be more destructive in areas where the forest is unhealthy, unmanaged or unnaturally dense, Lockwood
wrote. “The CSFS encourages forest stewardship across all land ownerships in Colorado to reduce wildfire risk to protect watersheds and people and improve forest health and resilience,” Selby wrote. Corbin Reiter can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Twitter’s self-care culture promotes toxic behavior Twitter allows for diff erent trends to start, grow and cultivate among its users. Many people latch on to these trends without a second thought — including the more specific phenomenon of individual and social self-care practices. Two columnists discuss the question: Does Twitter promote a toxic self-care culture?
Twitter’s self-care culture is toxic Katrina Leibee @KatrinaLeibee
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. At face value, self-care makes a lot of sense. As a generation, we have navigated what it means to put our needs before the wants of others and separated actual self-care from just doing a face mask. Recently, I have discovered a whole side of Twitter that takes self-care to an extreme and to a point where it is becoming toxic. This culture that Twitter has enabled preaches the idea that if people and relationships are not “serving you,” you should cut them off without any explanation. There are clear flaws in this mentality. The hashtag “toxicpeople” on Twitter is a prime example of something that should not be taken at face value. The trend is to preach walking away from relationships and people that don’t serve you. Instead of resolving issues with others and practicing communication, the trend is to cut people off if they aren’t adding something positive to your life. The hashtag itself provides the idea that we can label a person as toxic to begin with. How easy would life be if we could label people as good or bad, toxic or healthy and decide who needs to go and who gets to stay? It’s definitely not that simple. There are some people that can be unhealthy for you or drain more from you than you can handle, but that doesn’t necessarily make them toxic. That might just mean that relationship isn’t right for you, or that person needs to grow out of some behaviors before they can consistently be in your life. While my colleague Madison Thompson agrees that we don’t owe anybody any explanation, if it’s necessary to remove someone from your life, it’s human decency to explain your reason for leaving the relationship. Unless the situation or relationship is dangerous, any relationship you have deserves closure. If you don’t feel you owe it to the other person, you at least owe it to yourself.
Twitter’s self-care culture is not toxic
Relationships are a good thing, but they also require time, patience and Madison lots of nurturing. People in your life Thompson are not always there to serve a positive role — maybe they are there because @Madisongoeswest they need that from you. If we only kept people around when they were at their best and adding positivity to our lives, chances are we’d all be pretty lonely. Editor’s Note: All opinion section content Our society has recently embraced reflects the views of the individual author a very individualistic way of life. Social only and does not represent a stance taken media says that our main priorities by The Collegian or its editorial board. should always put ourselves first. Generation Z is arguably the generaThis also seems like a bit of a flawed tion most open and aware of the burden mindset. Again, relationships take atof mental illness. The internet gives us a tention and commitment. A partner medium to discuss coping strategies and likely will not be put into your life by other aspects of mental health. Becomthe universe and require only minimal ing more aware of mental health makes effort for the relationship to work. It’s us more understanding with ourselves human nature to want companionship, and therefore with each other. and it’s okay to prioritize a relationship Twitter’s self-care culbefore other things in your ture is not a bad thing belife. cause people need a place Your version of selfto exchange ideas over the care may actually be URBAN DICTIONARY best way to take care of spending time with a partthemselves. It’s up to indiDEFINITION ner and dedicating time to vidual users to discern the your relationship. It’s pos■ According to Urban best course of action for sible to love someone else Dictionary, cancel culture is: their relationships, even while you are still working “When someone is called if that means thinking on yourself. they’re better off ending a out on social media for There is the idea that relationship. something they did, or for you cannot love anyone People use Twitter to else without completean opinion, in the present express their opinions. Any ly loving yourself first. or past that turns society social media platform can However, sometimes reagainst them.” be used for this, but Twitlationships help us get to ter seems to have a special a better place of self-love. community when it comes Giving and accepting love to self-care, to the point with ourselves and other where many will encourage you to cut people is an individualistic process that people off for any reason you deem fit. cannot be generalized by anybody else The people in question are those or through any social media platform. whose first response is to cut others out It’s easy enough to customize what of their life before they think to mend comes across our Twitter or Instagram the relationship. It’s easier than setting feed. If you’re not into self-care, you boundaries and telling people how you don’t have to see this kind of content feel, until it isn’t anymore. Everyone has on your social media platforms. Howto walk their own path and discover that ever, this doesn’t change the fact that it for themselves. is an entire culture that reaches young Those who engage in these behavpeople who are especially susceptible iors are not doing so because of Twitto this kind of content. Although my ter, but rather they were already in a colleague Thompson disagrees, Twitter mindset where they were susceptible does actively enable this content and to that kind of behavior. These people allows it to grow. already have trouble having healthy reIt is not a healthy mindset to cut lationships and use self-care and “cancel off relationships that are not always culture” as a means to reinforce their serving you.” That is not always how behavior, instead of going deeper and relationships are going to be. They go developing their own self-awareness. through ups and downs that have to be Twitter is just the reinforcement they worked through, and more times than use to defend this behavior. not we at least owe people the decency Gen Z equates self-care with selfof a conversation. love. By default, if you love yourself, then Katrina Leibee can be reached at you won’t engage with people who do letters@collegian.com.
you harm, which enables cancel culture. It’s okay to take time away from social media or close relationships to focus on yourself. However, it becomes worrisome when you begin breaking commitments and dismissing people you care about in the name of your own self-care. You don’t owe anyone anything, and you should do what’s best for you. But maybe you should ask yourself why it’s so much easier to disconnect from people you care about, rather than putting in the effort to reconcile before giving up. Much of this practice also involves harboring negative or unresolved feelings that can linger for a long time. More than ever before, people are investing in self-care necessities. Millennials spend more on self-care products than any other generation. A lot of it really comes down to who you follow and what sort of media you consume. You can’t always control what you see. Don’t be afraid to use the block button. The French philosopher Michel Foucault argued that the ancient Greeks saw self-care as integral to democracy: self-care was a necessary part of care for others. It made you a better, more honest citizen. My colleague Katrina Leibee says Twitter cultivates a toxic culture of selfcare by putting you and your own personal convictions before the relationship. This might be true in some cases, but again, I think it depends on which sort of media you follow. People who were already prone to engaging in that behavior are likely to reinforce it by following accounts who support their motives. If you can’t forgive other people, how can you forgive yourself when you make a mistake? Cutting people off in and of itself is not toxic. Someone who’s been emotionally abused by a partner for years deserves to move on with peace and clarity on their own terms. What makes it toxic is acting out as a means to get attention from that person, which is just a way to satisfy your ego’s need to attach to the things that bring you pain and cause you distress. When you’ve been operating on that frequency for a long time, it’s difficult to break the cycle. If you can’t take care of yourself and give attention to the relationship you have with yourself, how can you have successful relationships with others? Connection to others is a necessity, and it starts with yourself. Madison Thompson can be reached at letters@collegian.com.
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It’s absurd to say that celebrities shouldn’t get political Renee Ziel @reneezwrites
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. Former Colorado State University President Tony Frank was known among Rams for sending lengthy and politically infused emails. Given that CSU is a public university, Frank was tactfully unapologetic in expressing his views on certain matters such as inclusivity. The 2016 United States presidential election in particular aroused the emotions of many people in the realm of politics — and also gave way to stark political polarization. With such a societal phenomenon growing more evident with time, celebrities and public figures take to social media
more often to contribute to the discussion. Celebrities should use their platform for whatever they deem necessary. However, how the public at large views it is a different story. Still, celebrities have the ability to put a loud voice where the significantly less famous typically can’t. It’s for this reason that their voices are integral, even when their views may not align with ours. A prominent example would be actor Leonardo DiCaprio, perhaps best known for his role in “Titanic.” He frequently takes to social media, interviews and speeches to make his environmental activism known. He created the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, that, according to its website, is dedicated to climate resiliency and protecting wildlife and ecosystems. Other examples include “Harry Potter” actress Emma Watson, who is a U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador and advocate for gender equality
and education. The frontman of rock band U2, Bono, is the co-founder of joint organizations ONE and (RED) that campaigns against poverty and the AIDS crisis. “Avengers” star Mark Ruffalo has long been politically active, going so far as to campaign for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in 2016.
“The most important aspect to the advocacy of those in a spotlight is the fact that they are human too.” Kanye West is well-known for making his opinions known, such as when he criticized George W. Bush for not supporting black people and when he recently supported the conservative Donald Trump. There are more personalities who make their thoughts
known in more subtle ways, such as actor Mark Hamill, who posts memes and various commentary on his Instagram. Musicians also frequently perform at political events. For example, country musician Toby Keith performed at Trump’s inauguration. The list goes on and on. These are the things that receive criticism in some form of the statement “celebrities shouldn’t get political.” One such comment was seen on DiCaprio’s social media, despite the fact that his biography tells of his activism. The real question we should be asking is why celebrities should not get political. The most important aspect to the advocacy of those in a spotlight is the fact that they are human too. People are allowed to state their political views and do so readily, whether or not they are educated enough to make an informed opinion. This sentiment must be extended to public figures as well.
It’s also important to acknowledge the vast influence that famous people can have on others. While there may be some bad opinions, there will also be educated opinions that are important. Some celebrities may be putting influence where it shouldn’t be, such as with downright immoral views. It can be further argued that a public figure has a duty to make the world a better place with their platform, such as in the previous examples of creating charitable organizations. The debate continues on whether or not celebrities should be able to speak on political issues, but they have a platform and wealth to use. So long as they are mindful of what they say and are careful to remain well-informed, they should by all means use it. Renee Ziel can be reached at letters@collegian.com.
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Opinion | Thursday, September 5, 2019
COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST
Society has unrealistic sexual expectations for penises Shay Rego @shay_rego
Editor’s Note: The views expressed in the following column are those of the writer only and do not necessarily represent the views of The Collegian or its editorial board. Movies, pornography and literature have worked together to form an unrealistic ideology of what a good sexual experience entails. More accurately, media has taught us to have certain ex-
pectations on what sexual organs should and shouldn’t look like, how they should and shouldn’t smell and even how they should and shouldn’t function. Understanding the unrealistic depictions of sexual organs is crucial for college students who may be having sex for the first time or using this experience to expand their sexual repertoire. Let’s explore the sexual expectation of the penis versus the reality of the penis. The penis has high expectations as a sexual organ based on how it has been perpetuated through visual and written pornography. Looks, smells and functions are the three main factors to explore. Movies glamorize sex in general to be a beautiful masterpiece of two bodies. Sex on screen seems like it should be easy, fun and clean, which couldn’t be further from the truth. Sex is sweaty, messy and often
times not the cleanest experience. Sex can be complicated both physically and emotionally, making it not a seamless work of art. Society should not view movie sex as an accurate expectation of what sex is really like, period. Due to all these porno actors who take medications to increase the performance and size of their penis to unrealistic heights, the penis has now obtained the reputation of needing to be both long and girthy to be pleasurable. It’s also expected that the penis must look pretty, which in this case, means being circumcised. The reality is the penis can come in all shapes and sizes. There is no one size fits all. It’s really all about how one uses their penis to create pleasure for their partner and actually has very little to do with genuine size being the sole cause for the pleasure. For the most part, the idea that a penis has to look a certain way or be a certain
Daily Horoscope Alisa Otte
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY
(09/05/19). Review the past and invent future dreams. Reach a career turning point this spring, before flirtations grow more passionate. Listen to your heart, and do what it says. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 7 — If you step outside of your comfort zone, you’ll learn how little you actually know. This is good. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 5 —You are moving in the right direction, even though it doesn’t feel like it. Don’t be afraid that you’re a little lost now. Allow yourself to mourn. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 3 — There will be some afternoons where your room will fill with golden sunlight and you’ll realize that you’re still in bed.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 9 —
Be proud of everything you have already accomplished. Be proud of your achievements from when you were eight. Now keep going. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 6 — You are on the brink of something transcendent, but you are still in the valley of bewilderment. Stop grasping for understanding and instead close your eyes. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 7 — Open that drawer that you’ve been avoiding. Inside you’ll find that part of you that’s been looking for connection. It’s terrifying and astounding. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 2 — You’re exhausted and that’s okay. Take yourself shopping tomorrow, then nap afterwards. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 4 — Weeks go by and all you want to do is rest. Never let experience pass you by. You won’t be in this place
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forever.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21) — 3 — You know how to get through this even if your heart is hurting. Draw from that place inside of you that knows how to heal, and you’ll find yourself wanting to go dancing soon. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 9 — Go after what you want if you believe that you deserve it. Listen to your conscience for the green light. It is most likely glowing. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 10 — Following your self-reflection, a beautiful new relationship will present itself to you. Take it and run with it. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 3 — Everything might be spinning around you and you are getting dizzy. Look for peace in a body of water. Everything in you is longing for it.
size to give pleasure is a myth. Movies, and again pornos, show people going down, around and near penises with no fear. Perhaps they are trying to give the impression that the penis, and sex in general, doesn’t give off a smell. Be forewarned: there is definitely a smell. However, just because there’s a smell doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing. It just means we are human, and this is the reality. The human body sweats everywhere; there is sweat around the penis and definitely the ballsack. Unless your partner showers directly before any sexual encounter every single time, there’s a high chance that the penis can smell a little ripe, and that is normal. The last big one here is function. Porn portrays the penis to be this sexual organ that is always rock hard and ready to go with the capability of spewing a gallon of cum half a mile across the room.
This couldn’t be any more unrealistic. Some penises may have difficulty getting hard, some might have difficulty staying hard and some might not carry a very large load. None of this makes the penis broken; it just means it’s something you’ll have to understand and work through with your partner. It is completely normal and OK for younger people to have erectile dysfunction, and people shouldn’t be shamed for how their body naturally functions. Don’t let media fool you into believing how a penis should look or perform. Just because your partner’s penis doesn’t look like the ones you see on the silver screen doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with it. Every penis is different, and it’s toxic to believe there is one holy grail standard that every penis should imitate. Shay Rego can be reached at letters@collegian.com.
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Remembering you had a quiz as you walk into class.
Getting a 3/5 on a quiz for a reading you didn’t do.
People in language classes who already speak the language.
People in language classes who give you all the answers.
People with giant banners on The Plaza.
Spending an hour playing with an Amazon Echo.
People on The Plaza.
Catching up with one of your favorite professors.
Bug bites.
Getting free leftover cupcakes at Sweet Sinsations.
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Sports | Thursday, September 5, 2019
VOLLEYBALL
Colorado State volleyball prepares for Fight in the Fort By Tyler Meguire @TMeguire
Colorado State University women’s volleyball is headed to the Lone Star State to participate in the Fight in the Fort tournament on Friday and Saturday. The Rams will take on the Florida Atlantic Owls in their first match on Friday. Florida Atlantic University is coming into the tournament with a 2-0 record after dominating in the FAU Invitational. The Owls beat Grambling State 3-0 and Stetson University 3-1, 25-16, 25-20 and 25-17. The Owls lost the first set 20-25 but were not discouraged and came back to win three straight sets. Massiel Matos and Sydney Nemtuda lead the Owls in kills with 20. Matos led the Owls in kills last season with 369 and in service aces (.44/set). CSU will have to shut down the senior hitter if they hope to top the Owls. CSU will battle against Texas Christian University in their second match. TCU is sitting at a winning streak of three after the Cowtown Classic last weekend. The Horned Frogs finished the weekend winning nine sets and only losing one. TCU came away with a convincing 3-0 sweep against High
Point University in their first game and continued to dominate. Sweeping the next match 3-0 against Lipscomb University, The Horned Frogs won set one 25-16, set two 25-19 and set three 25-19. In the next match against Villanova, it was more of the same. TCU won sets one, three and four, but only by a narrow margin. After the weekend, Audrey Nalls leads TCU in kills with 35. Irem Ucar leads the team in assists with 54, Dani Dennison leads TCU with 21 digs and Afedo Manyang leads in blocks with 13.0. The biggest challenge the Rams will face over the weekend is No. 22 Florida State. FSU lost to No. 5 Wisconsin 0-3, losing 15-25, 22-25 and 23-25. However, the Seminoles bounced back and upset No. 3 Minnesota with a sweep 3-0, winning 25-17, 26-24 and 25-21. The Rams are coming off a 2-1 home stand and are ready to improve on two dominant performances. CSU beat Chicago State University 3-0, Oklahoma University 3-0 and lost to California 1-3. Besides No. 22 Florida State, the Rams will have an advantage over both FAU and TCU heading to Fort Worth. Playing the University of California and the University of Okla-
Paulina Hougaard-Jensen (11), Alexa Roumeliotis (8), Olivia Nicholson (3), Katie Oleksak (22) and Brooke Hudson (4) celebrate after scoring against the Sooners. Colorado State University defeated Oklahoma University winning three sets to zero. PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS COLLEGIAN
homa will work in the Rams’ favor, as the programs are stronger competition compared to Lipscomb, Stetson and Grambling State. Breana Runnels leads the Rams in kills with 34 and Alexa Roumeliotis leads the team in digs with
34. Katie Oleksak is the team’s prominent setter with 88 assists — next closest is Roumeliotis with 10. Kirstie Hillyer leads CSU with nine total blocks. CSU looks to head down to Texas and show what Colorado is made
of. Look for them to come out of the weekend with a winning record and hopefully take down a nationally ranked team. Tyler Meguire can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
FOOTBALL
Preview: Colorado State football vs. Western Illinois By Tyler Meguire @TMeguire
You can’t change the past — you can only learn from it and better yourself. That is exactly what Colorado State football has to do following their latest loss in the Rocky Mountain Showdown. Colorado State football vs. Western Illinois The Rams will take on Western Illinois University on Saturday at Canvas Stadium. Look for CSU to come out strong in this game. Yes, CSU lost by 21 points in the Showdown, but don’t let that fool you. Offensively and defensively, the Rams looked like a team that can improve on 2018’s 3-9 record. The Western Illinois Leathernecks are coming off a 17-26 loss against North Alabama on Saturday. The Leathernecks did not do much offensively, as their quarterback Connor Sampson threw for 183 yards, completed 18/30 passes and one interception. Western Illinois finished with a record of 5-6 last season and has had to deal with losses at their key positions. Defensive tackle Khalen Saunders departed for the NFL at the end of last season, being drafted in the third round by the Kansas City Chiefs. Yet their defense will figure to
be a strong suit for the team. Last season, the Leatherneck defense allowed only 328 yards per game and came up with 15 fumbles and 14 interceptions. For CSU, the Rams offense showed promise as quarterback Collin Hill threw for 374 yards, going 31/47 with three touchdowns and two interceptions. These are great numbers from a guy who has barely seen the field due to injury. Hill looked comfortable in the pocket, airing out some deep throws throughout the game. One of his interceptions was from a deep throw to the end zone where the University of Colorado corner made a great play on the ball. CSU’s receiving core, along with Hill, has that big-play ability that can stretch the defense out and break down their scheme. Warren Jackson’s longest reception was 29 yards. Dante Wright had a 39-yard touchdown reception and a 42-yard run to the end zone on fourth and 2. Running back Marvin Kinsey Jr. added a 31-yard reception as well. CSU is projected to beat Western Illinois on Saturday in what should be a much-needed confidence booster for Coach Mike Bobo and the rest of the squad. However, Western Illinois and Illinois State are part of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. In case you
Running back Marvin Kinsey Jr. flies into the end zone for Colorado State University’s first touchdown of the game against the University of Wyoming on Oct. 26. COLLEGIAN FILE PHOTO
don’t remember remember, CSU was embarrassed by Illinois State last year by losing 35-19 at Canvas Stadium. Where CSU needs to improve based on the Showdown The biggest reason CSU lost in the Showdown was that they turned the ball over four times and were unable to cause any turnovers.
CSU did not sack CU’s quarterback Steven Montez once, allowing him to feel comfortable and able to make plays. The Rams’ defense needs to apply more pressure on the QB and create some turnovers if they want to win. WIU quarterback, Sampson, is in his first year as a starter. CSU will need to exploit his inexperience, as
he’s only played a total of 10 games in the past two seasons. CSU showed great potential in their offensive attack, and if the defense improves, they will come out strong and ready to redeem themselves with a win on Saturday. Tyler Meguire can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
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FOOTBALL
Must see games at Canvas Stadium for 2019-20 football season By Ryan Loberger @Lobergerryan
This is the first edition of our must see games for Colorado State University’s Athletics department, with a focus on the football team. Although the Rocky Mountain Showdown didn’t go CSU’s way, there are still plenty of games that fans should make the trek to Canvas Stadium for. Vs. University of Toledo on Sept. 21 The Rams will play host to the Rockets in their fourth game of the season. This game will serve as an Orange Out game for the Rams. CSU will return to Fort Collins after traveling to the University of Arkansas to take on the Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in week three. Toledo, a member of the Mid-American Conference, is coming off a 7-6 season finishing tied for second in the MAC West. Similar to the Rams in week one of the season, Toledo suffered a second-half collapse in a 38-24 road loss to the University of Kentucky. The Rockets’ offense looked strong in the first half, moving the ball downfield at will. CSU should be the favorite heading into this game, but Toledo Head Coach Jason Candle will have the Rockets ready to play as they have a bye week this week and will host Murray State before traveling to Fort Collins. Vs. San Diego State University on Oct. 5 If week one for the Aztecs was any indication of how their team is doing, then homecoming week will
end with a Rams victory. The San Diego State University team started last season strong, roaring out of the gate to a 6-1 record before losing four of their last five regular-season games, coupled with a blowout loss to Ohio in their bowl game. The Aztecs started the season with a measly 6-0 win at home over Weber State. CSU won the last meeting back on Nov. 26, 2016, at SDSU by a score of 63-31, scoring 42 points in the first half. Collin Hill and the Rams offense should be able to let it fly on the Aztec defense as their secondary lacks constancy. However, the San Diego D-line is the strongest piece of the defense and has been stingy when it comes to allowing rushing yards. If the Rams can establish the run game, then they’ll have a great chance to put up points on the board and get ahead early. Vs. University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Nov. 2 The all important State Pride game will be played against the Rebels, and yes, those beautiful Colorado themed uniforms will be back. Entering this season, Rebels Coach Tony Sanchez, similar to CSU Head Coach Mike Bobo, was expected to elevate the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ program in 2018. Nevertheless, the team sunk to a 4-8 record overall and a 2-6 conference record. Both Bobo and Sanchez are expected to get wins this season as pressure mounts from underwhelming 2018 seasons. UNLV possesses a solid front on both the
Colorado State University football fans show their pride at the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Aug. 31. PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN COLLEGIAN
defensive and offensive line and will have junior signal-caller Armani Rogers back healthy. Rogers is one of the most electric rushing QBs in college football. UNLV has big holes at the receiver position. If the Rams can limit the run game and get a strong showing from their secondary, CSU should be able to outscore the Rebels. Vs. Boise State on Nov. 29 The game against the Broncos will serve as family day for the last game of the season. The Rams have never beat Boise State, going 0-8 all
time. The powerhouse of the Mountain West entered this season without a clear number one quarterback. The Broncos marched into Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida, and beat Florida State 36-31. Freshman QB Hank Bachmeier led the Boise State comeback, throwing for 407 yards, going 30/51, while junior running back Robert Mahone carried the ball 24 times for 142 yards and two scores. Boise returned all five starters
on their O-line. The CSU defense will have to get to the quarterback early and often. The closest CSU has come to beating Boise was in 2017 when CSU suffered a heartbreaking 5952 overtime loss. CSU led Boise 17-35 going into halftime, only to collapse in the last half. For the Rams and Bobo, regardless of how the season goes, winning this game would be a huge accomplishment for the program. Ryan Loberger can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
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Arts & Culture | Thursday, September 5, 2019
MUSIC
Lana Del Rey returns to the familiar in latest album By Matt Campbell @mcampnh
Lana Del Rey’s music has presented itself in a carefully cultivated aesthetic that has worked for the better part of a decade. Her 2012 debut “Born to Die” saw a young and ambitious Del Rey (born Elizabeth Grant) presenting an album that was sultry and difficult to ignore that seemed straight out of a 1960s domestic fantasy with a dry martini in hand. Her passionate and often intense sound soon became her trademark as she moved into her sophomore album “Ultraviolence” and follow-up “Honeymoon.” Her signature brand of seamlessly blended jazz, ballad and pop music became her calling card. Her influence allowed her to collaborate with artists such as The Weeknd and A$AP Rocky on her pop-influenced fourth album, “Lust for Life.”
OVERALL RATING ■ Best Tracks:
“Mariner’s Apartment Complex,” “Doin’ Time” ■ Worst Tracks: “hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but I have it” ■ Rating: 5.5/10 Now on her fifth studio album, Del Rey presents a record that traces back to the sound that has proven to define her by playing it safe with vocal and instrumental experimentation. Despite seeming to be the logical next step in her career, “Norman f*cking Rockwell” is a sweet and slow record that finds itself crumbling under the fact that
really, it’s just another Del Rey album. If Del Rey has always been your thing, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll really like this record. Overall, Del Rey isn’t doing anything totally out of the question or unexpected on this album. “Norman f*cking Rockwell” opens with its title track, a slow piano ballad that is an intimate song to all of the men that have served temporary satisfaction to the singer-songwriter. This song gives way to the folk inspired three chord “Mariners Apartment Complex” that drives as though both feet are on the gas and brakes, building up to a chorus that is reminiscent of Illinois-era Sufjan Stevens. “Venice Bitch,” clocking in at a triumphant nine minutes and 37 seconds, is a sine wave of a song that fluctuates between dramatic choruses, subdued verses and compelling synthesized instrumental breaks, all under softly finger-picked classical guitar serving as the song’s foundation. Perhaps the highlight of the album is Del Rey’s cover of Sublime’s “Doin’ Time.” This song is a decidedly faithful cover that compliments the original very well with its pop-inflected instrumentals and its close embrace of “Born to Die” era Del Rey. Del Rey’s sultry voice is fitting for the arrangement and subject matter; an apathetic partner who knows their significant other is “spreading (their) love.” “How to Disappear” is a slow yet driving waltz that flows into “California,” a song that adheres more to the traditional Del Rey aesthetic. “Happiness is a Butterfly” is another slow and intimate ballad that allows Del Rey’s world-weary lyrics to shine over piano and swelling violins. “Norman f*cking Rockwell” ends on “hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have – but I have it,” a near a capella closer whose instrumental arrangements give way to Del Rey’s triumphant and personal vocal delivery. With exception to the lyrical content of the album, “Norman f*cking Rockwell” is almost ex-
Lana Del Ray performs at KROQ’s Weenie Roast in Carson, California, on May 20, 2017.
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actly what you’d expect from a Del Rey album. The instrumentation is dramatic, while the vocal delivery is cavernous and compliments the structure of the songs very well. The issue with Del Rey’s sound is the apathetic vocal delivery that has now become an archetype for her music. At the beginning of her career, Del Rey’s sound cut through mainstream radio and straight to the Crosley turntable of nearly every high school aged girl who desperately longed for some pop music that was maybe a little darker.
As her career has advanced, Del Rey has abandoned the most blatant aspects of that aesthetic yet still peppers in aspects of this weird aesthetic that now, in a state of advanced maturity and executed in different contexts, is mistaken as profound songwriting. Del Rey will surely be called one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Her signature brand of sugar baby pop has had a profound impact on many of the artists dominating the pop charts today, and her sound is as nostalgic as it is novel. Neverthe-
less, “Norman f*cking Rockwell” is a shining example of an artist sitting comfortably within their established sound.
MORE INFORMATION ■ “Norman f*cking Rockwell”
can be streamed on Spotify and Apple Music.
Matt Campbell can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
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MESSY HAIR DAY COVER-UP
Dealing with 2nd, 3rd, 4th, even 5th-day-old hair? Go for a cute baseball cap. They aren’t just for dads and can actually make any disheveled look appear more put-together.
BACK TO SCHOOL
LOOKING CUTE AND STAYING COMFORTABLE IN CLASS
Welcome back Rams! The summer days of 2019 are officially behind us and fall semester is in full swing. In elementary, middle and maybe even high school, a new school year always meant a shopping spree for ‘back-to-school’ outfits to refresh last year’s wardrobe. There was nothing like showing up on the first day with a trendy new outfit. In college, the excitement of new school clothing dissipates. College fashion is all about being comfortable and wearing that “I really didn’t try today” kind of look. However, that doesn’t mean dressing like a slob is the only option. There are many ways to look cute and stay comfortable that require minimal effort. Here are 5 tips on how to look put-together in your day-today college life:
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SHOES CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
An easy way to make any comfy outfit cute is by what you put on your feet. Instead of going with your typical gym shoes, try trendier sneakers like Adidas Falcons. Whether you’re wearing leggings or jeans, it’ll instantly elevate any look.
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TAILGATE LOOKBOOK It’s football season Rams! That also means there will be tailgates upon tailgates happening on campus for the next couple months. If you’re tired of wearing the same old ripped up t-shirt and jeans every year, we got you.
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THE “JUST CAME FROM THE GYM” LOOK
Even if you don’t workout, you can still rock the post-gym look. High-waisted leggings, sports bras and cropped tank tops are flattering and comfortable. They’re great staples to have even if your only workout of the day is walking or biking to class.
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THE CLASSIC GRAPHIC TEE
Oversized t-shirts are the way to reach ultimate comfiness. But instead of going for your typical college tee, make it edgier with a funky graphic tee. It’ll completely change the look without sacrificing that “just rolled out of bed” feeling.
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Arts & Culture | Thursday, September 5, 2019
CULTURE & COMMUNITY
Isadora Stowe’s installation “Anamnesis” in the Curfman Gallery in the Lory Student Center on Sept. 3, 2019. PHOTO BY MATT TACKETT COLLEGIAN
Isadora Stowe speaks to advanced drawing students about her installation in the Curfman Gallery. PHOTO BY MATT TACKETT COLLEGIAN
Students of an advanced drawing class look at Isadora Stowe’s “Anamnesis” installation. PHOTO BY MATT TACKETT COLLEGIAN
Interdisciplinary liberal arts senior Sabrynne Buchholz interacts with the installation “Anamnesis” by shining an ultraviolet flashlight to reveal other features of the art. PHOTO BY MATT TACKETT COLLEGIAN
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CULTURE AND COMMUNITY
Isadora Stowe transforms Curfman Gallery into dreamy biome By Lauryn Bolz @LaurynBolz
Isadora Stowe’s introspective installation “Anamnesis” converged art, science and psychology in a beautiful representation of the human mind. The 2019 summer gallery that had captured the wonder of students throughout its showing closed out with a talk with the artist on Sept. 3. Inspired by the physical and psychological environments in her home state of New Mexico, Stowe’s wide array of interests and experiences in different fields culminated in the creation of the exhibition. Stowe combined her background in cultural anthropology with her fascination with memory and string theory to assemble her groundbreaking installation at the Curfman Gallery. “I love this idea of repetition and memory and how we con-
struct our own worlds based off of ideas we have,” Stowe said. “I wanted to create an installation bathed in this light that can be interacted with.” The installation mixed the traditional medium of painting with unique shaped canvases and experimentation with digital art. The majority of the gallery was arranged with more than 100 different sized canvases and representational objects, with one corner featuring a digital piece of black and white images fluctuating in size and shape. “I really enjoy how Stowe uses imagery in her work that exists in a state of transition like the butterfly or moth, the house and a variety of different vegetation,” said Lauren Faherty, a graduate assistant in the Lory Arts Program. “By using this imagery as a narrative, Stowe examines the construction of one’s identity through creating an immersive environ-
ment which actively inserts the viewer into the work.” To enhance Stowe’s pastel paintings, she utilized pools of brightly colored light to cast radiating shadows across the walls and cause some of the paint on the canvases to glow. The integration of fine art and digital technologies made for a unique gallery experience. “A lot of it is trying to rebel against my painting department,” Stowe said. “There were so many rules. I’ve always felt that I’ve had so many varied interests, and paint is one of those things where you can start to explore different aspects of it in different kinds of ways.” According to graduate painting student Zane White, digital art such as Stowe’s may be the future for all fine art. “It’s hard to predict where the art world is going because we have every tool at our fingertips,” White said. “We have at our disposal all of these digi-
tal technologies, and I think we should be using them.” “Anamnesis” drew in assorted students to witness this successful conversion of mediums in the Curfman gallery in the Lory Student Center.
“With each show I’ve tried to experiment and push myself in places I haven’t before.” ISODORA STOWE ARTIST
“The students have loved this exhibit,” Faherty said. “Stowe completely transformed the gallery into a totally different environment. It feels so dreamlike in the gallery that many students have been coming in and hanging out on the benches with friends, which we love to see.”
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The excited reactions from the wide variety of students who entered the dreamlike gallery stressed the importance of the integration of art into academic institutions. “Sometimes you hear people saying that they aren’t sure how to look at or talk about art,” Faherty said. “We hope that by giving students access to a variety of galleries in the Student Center, (we) can break those barriers down and create an open and inviting environment for students to experience art.” As for Stowe, the multimedia artist will continue to expand the bounds of traditional art in her upcoming galleries. For her next exhibition in Chile, she will be projecting images onto casted glass. “With each show, I’ve tried to experiment and push myself in places I haven’t before,” Stowe said. Lauryn Bolz can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
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BROCKHAMPTON stays stagnant on ‘GINGER’ By Elena Waldman @WaldmanElena
Self-proclaimed boy band BROCKHAMPTON has consistently released music since their debut, “ALL-AMERICAN TRASH,” in 2016. From then until their most recent release “GINGER,” they’ve dropped their most memorable work, the SATURATION series, followed by the less acclaimed IRIDESCENCE in 2018. The group’s consistency is noteworthy, especially when R&B listeners are nearly pulling their hair out for Beyonce and Frank Ocean to come out with new music. However, as the over-saturation of new and fleeting artists has indicated, the constant influx of new music doesn’t necessarily mean it is good or refined. If Kanye has taught us anything with the success of “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” versus the abomination “Ye,” it’s that perfectionism in artistry is a much better thing than constantly reaching for something new. Luckily, BROCKHAMPTON has enough youth and energy to put out decent work. They’ve established themselves as talented in their own right, so they won’t be disappearing any time soon. That said, the group hasn’t shown many signs of evolving in “GINGER.” It’s still experimental, just like every other BROCKHAMPTON album, but it lacks a certain maturity or indication that the band will go in a different artistic direction. For example, they still insist on putting all song titles in caps which seems to be an attempt to establish themselves as unique. The first track, “HALO,” has a nice acoustic and showcases Matt Champion’s lyrical talent. This track captures the desperation of mental illness that is
difficult to capture musically, especially with different artists that each have their own respective struggles. Their lamentations about mental health struggles seem to culminate in each of them talking about relieving pain with weed, which I must admit isn’t revolutionary in the slightest. Former pop-star Ryan Beatty is featured on “SUGAR,” which seems like a surprising turn for BROCKHAMPTON, but Beatty’s vocals fit appropriately with the acoustics. This track is a slower R&B song but sounds too much like Khalid for me to enjoy it. “BOY BYE” features an inexplicable sound that almost sounds like chords from a banjo. This track wholly exemplifies BROCKHAMPTON’s notion for experimentation and just how perfect their sound is when they do mess around with different styles. Juxtaposed with the previous track, it proves that when the group attempts to fit into what’s trending, it ultimately makes them sound worse. “HEAVEN BELONGS TO YOU” has a trippy, eerie ring to it, which fits well with the overall theme of the album. Some of the lyrics are a little corny (“there’s war in my head like the Middle East”), but overall, it’s not a bad track. “ST. PERCY” follows suit with a cerebral tune while BROCKHAMPTON relives their respective upbringings and subsequent accumulation of wealth.
OVERALL RATING ■ Rating:
6.5/10
■ Best Tracks:
BOY BYE, GINGER
■ Worst Tracks:
SUGAR, I BEEN BORN AGAIN
“IF YOU PRAY RIGHT” has a trumpet accompanying the beat, which was likely meant to be interesting and experimental, but comes off more as goofy. “DEARLY DEPARTED”
BROCKHAMPTON performs on July 5, 2018. NICOLAS PADOVANI VIA FLICKR
reminds me of why Kevin Abstract is one of the most talented voices in R&B today, lyrically and vocally. The artist recounts the loss of friends, both physically and emotionally. “I BEEN BORN AGAIN” is surprisingly cliche for BROCKHAMPTON, given the group is seemingly bragging about being rich. If the lyrics were as clever as BROCKHAMPTON is capable of writing, it may be excusable, but “Money on my mind, couple hunnids at a time” isn’t anything impressive. The titular track, “GINGER,” starts out with Mother Earth’s Plantasia-esque chords, which sound like a mix of techno and R&B. This is the most promising track of the album because it explores a theme that is often talked about today but very seldom written about,
which is that it’s important to reach out to friends, especially if they are going through hard times. “BIG BOY” is an angry heartbreak song, which I haven’t heard much of since Taylor Swift was in her heyday. “LOVE ME FOR LIFE” is really thematically sporadic, and it’s really difficult to understand what BROCKHAMPTON was going for with this track. I’m unsure if it’s about psychedelics, breakups, smoking weed or all the above. Merlyn Wood’s loud, squeaky voice also sounds awful on this track given how smooth the instrumentals are. “VICTOR ROBERTS” has really nice piano chords that make Victor Roberts sound like he’s doing spoken word poetry rather than rapping. It doesn’t exactly fit thematically into the
album, but it is a smooth way to wrap it all up. The biggest disappointment of “GINGER” is that it doesn’t flow lyrically or sonically — it’s all over the place. Luckily, BROCKHAMPTON isn’t going anywhere, and the young group has more than enough time to figure themselves out before moving onto their next project.
NOW STREAMING ■ “GINGER” can be streamed on
Spotify and Apple Music.
Elena Waldman can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
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