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On the Bright Side: Tour de Fat rides through Fort Collins

By Tony Villalobos @TonyTheGnarly

18 percent of students at the University utilize counseling services. PHOTO BY NATALIE DYER. COLLEGIAN

Rocky Mountain beat-down, CU wins 44-7

By Chad Deutschman @ChadDeutschman

It was 60 minutes of agony for Colorado State, as Friday night’s Rocky Mountain Showdown quickly turned into a one-sided affair.

On their way to a 44-7 victory, the Buffaloes scored touchdowns three out of the first four times they touched the ball, sparking empty seats to appear in the CSU fan section just as soon as it filled up.

Who the starting quarterback would be for the Rams was answered, as redshirt junior Nick Stevens took the field first.

Stevens would go on to finish the game an abysmal 6-20 for 31 yards and two interceptions for a 23.0 QBR and be replaced by graduate transfer Faton Bauta

late in the 3rd quarter.

Bauta finished the game six for nine, throwing for 32 yards and one touchdown.

“That wasn’t our best showing,” Stevens said. “This wasn’t the team you’ll have to se the rest of the season, unfortunately it was tonight. We just have to come back, rebound, and try to get a win next week.”

The young CSU defense was quickly overwhelmed by the CU offense, particularly by junior running back Phillip Lindsay and senior quarterback Sefo Liufau. “(CU) was very well prepared, they were very well coached, they were ready to play this game and we were not,” CSU head coach Mike Bobo said. “It starts with me, I didn’t have this team ready to play.”

The Rams opened up with six straight three-and-outs on the offensive end. The opposite can be said for CU, as the Buffs jumped out to a 31-0 lead by half and the rout was on.

The bleeding slowed down in the second half, but CU was still able to move the ball with relative ease.

After seeing the deficit extend to 37-0 from two field goals

by CU kicker Diego Gonzalez to start the second half, graduate transfer Faton Bauta entered the game in place of Nick Stevens. Bauta led the Rams on a 10 play, 65-yard drive, capping it off with a 5-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Marcus Wilson, finally giving Ram fans something to cheer about as CSU put up their first points of the game (37-7). see BEATDOWN on page 8 >>

This weekend marked the 17th annual Tour de Fat in Fort Collins. The event, hosted by New Belgium Brewery, brought the town a costumed bike parade, music and of course, beer.

This year’s event started off with the annual bicycle parade, which featured hundreds of participants in various costumes along the parade route. The parade started at Meldrum Street before working its way to City Park and eventually looping back for the festivities. Participants wore costumes that represented a large variety of characters including Mario and Luigi, Donald Trump, superheroes and many more.

“I love all the well done costumes,” said recent CSU graduate Lilly Bolder. “Even the ones that are thrown together are well done.”

In addition to the bike parade, this year’s Tour de fat featured a Slow Ride competition on the main performance stage in which contestants competed to be the last one to the finish line.

Tour de Fat also hosted a game show titled The Bike Is Right! where contestants competed to win a new 2016 New Belgium bike, a large photo stand and the chance to participate in New Belgium Brewery’s car-for-bike swap.

Tour de Fat and its focus on biking was inspired New Belgium Brewery’s dedication to fostering a bike community.

“Bike riding will make you feel good and get you involved with the community,” said Tour de Fat impresario Matteo Kowl. “It is a metaphor and an inspiration. After 12 years, I still feel inspired by it and try to get other people on it.” see TOUR on page 11 >>

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Cans Around the Oval celebrates 30th year

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The 30th annual Cans Around the Oval will officially begin this week in the ASCSU senate chambers on Wednesday, Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Students and staff will partner with the surrounding Fort Collins community to collect donations and raise awareness surrounding issues of hunger in Fort Collins and Larimer County.

Student organizations need to register by Wednesday, Sept. 7 in order to participate and pick up can-collecting supplies. Organizations will be competing against each other to see who can collect the most food to donate.

Students wishing to participate do not need to be part of a registered student group on campus.

Cans and monetary donations will be collected.

One dollar donated is equivalent to 5 pounds of food.

CANStruction, which is an opportunity for students to build structures out of collected cans, will take place on the Plaza on Oct. 5, 2016.

According to the Larimer County Food Bank website, Cans is the county’s largest single-day food drive. Collection day this year will take place Oct. 12, 2016 on the Oval at Colorado State University.

The CSU tradition began in 1986 when the SLiCE office accepted a proposal from a journalism student and contacted the Larimer County Food Bank. Sandy Bowden, the director at the time, was the first to name the event Cans Around the Oval, according to the event’s website. In its inaugural year, the amount of cans collected could only line a fourth of the CSU Oval, but the intent behind the idea and the tradition remained.

According to a SOURCE article, 47,470 pounds of food and $46,743 were collected and donated in 2014.

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In memory: Paul Lucian Wedgewood

By Katie Linenberger

Paul Lucian Wedgewood, a Colorado State University student and Marine veteran, took his own life at age 25 August 23.

Like many other veterans, Paul suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He was being treated for PTSD, with support from family and friends.

Paul loved to swim, bike, skateboard, play football, read and play video games, according to an article in SOURCE. Although an injury prevented Paul from swimming competitively, he turned to football as his new competitive sport.

Paul joined the Marines after graduating high school and served from 2009 to 2013. According to SOURCE, he felt that the Marines were the toughest and was proud to be fighting with them.

In honor of his sacrifices for serving in the United States military, he received many awards including the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (USS Peleliu), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the NATO Medal ISAF Afghanistan.

Paul is survived by his par-

ents, John and Helen Wedgwood, and his brother, Adam Wedgewood. Other survivors include grandparents, Horst “Dutch” and Antonia Clos of Apache Junction, Arizona, and grandmother Mary “Fran” Wedgewood of Chicago, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Gordon “Wedge” Wedgewood.

Before Paul’s passing, he was working at CSU in the Facilities Management department, according to SOURCE. A memorial service for Paul was held Sept. 2 at Veterans Plaza in the Spring Canyon Park in Fort Collins.

Wedgewood’s family would like to raise awareness of veterans who may have traumas from serving in the military, and is asking for donations to various organizations provide resources to veterans with PTSD. Organizations include Elder Heart, Semper Fi Fund, Speak Up and Beaux Mettler Foundation.

A Gofundme campaign has raised $1,445 in 11 days to support Paul’s family. The campaign aims to raise $10 thousand.

A memory page for Paul can be found on allveterans.com to send condolences.

Katie Linenberger can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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CSU websites receive update to promote University

By Savannah Hoag @sav_hoag

Colorado State University’s websites have been redesigned after almost five years.

The Department of External Relations first decided to revamp CSU’s main homepage as a way to further develop the university’s brand as a whole. They then worked closely with the Web Communications team to develop an entirely new homepage.

“It was time for a wholesale change all around the board to (show) where our brand is moving to as a university,” said Elias Martinez, Creative Director and Assistant Vice President for Brand Strategy. “We wanted to use the website as a story for telling our brand.”

According to Lauren Kroll, web designer and CSU alumna, the importance of the “State Your Purpose,” video on the homepage for a majority of the summer is a critical marketing tool. The website currently displays pictures of cheerful students returning back to campus for the beginning of the semester. “(We were) really showcasing students to capture that all around feeling of what it’s like

to be in Fort Collins,” Kroll said.

“We used it as a marketing tool, and we thought it was a really great place to show what Fort Collins is about.”

One of the first concerns immediately thought of when designing the new websites were how they translate from mobile devices to desktop devices. According to Martinez, mobile users are one of the largest groups of people who access the website, so having a solid mobile website was important in the redesigning

process.

“One of the shifts was that the website was getting pretty dated,” said Chris Weller, CSU web designer and developer.

“We had a separate website for desktop and mobile users, and the mobile excluded some information. The websites were merged and created to adapt to most devices.”

CSU web developers have also designed the new website to be accessible to every person, regardless of disability or not.

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They continue to change and adapt the website to promote easier accessibility so everyone will be able to view the same information.

“We are in a continuing ongoing accessibility and responsiveness,” Weller said. “Disabled users can access the same information and same things on a better-adapted website.”

Among the websites redesigned are Admissions, Source and green.colostate.edu, which is an initiative supporting sustain-

able living. The web communications team on campus also works with different colleges in designing their own websites.

“People looking to learn more about the university use the website as their first stop,” Martinez said. “We manage web communications for the university, and we’ve been involved in the refresh on green. colostate.edu, the state of sustainability.”

The redesign took about 9 to 12 months and was done entirely

by CSU web designers. The Department of External Relations contains teams of people skilled in the fields of marketing to video production.

“What we’ve done here at CSU is we’ve built internally a full-service marketing and advertising agency,” Martinez said.

“It’s everything from print to web, and we’re really dedicated to branding and positioning the university as a whole.”

Martinez is hopeful about the development of CSU’s brand in the future.

“It’s a wonderful school and a great place where interesting and powerful things are happening,” Martinez said.

Savannah Hoag can be reached online at news@collegian.com.

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CSU discontinues “Trombone Suicide” marching band tradition

By Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick @TatianaSophiaPT

The Colorado State University Marching Band will suspend the routine popularly know as the “trombone suicides,” according to University officials.

In the routine, trombone players line up shoulder-to-shoulder and alternate swinging their instrument and ducking.

“The marching band faculty and the director of the school of music, theater and dance had reviewed some concerns about the safety of students in the band routine known as Trombone No. 5,” said Gary Ozzello, CSU executive director for community outreach and engagement.

The review ended in suspension.

A few years ago the name of the routine officially changed to Trombone No. 5 to be more appropriate, but the performance has been a marching band tradition since 1995.

Current members of the marching band said they were unable to comment because of a

contract restriction.

However, some student fans said they find the change unnecessary.

“If someone got hurt, that’s the risk you run,” said Jose Diaz, sophomore business marketing major. “They should just keep doing it anyway. It’s tradition at this point and everyone else does it.”

Senior English Linguistic major Austin McKenzie said he found the suspension to be unwarranted.

“If you screw up and hurt someone, that’s kind of a lack of skill, just like cheerleading or football,” McKenzie said.

Members of the University would not confirm a specific instance that led to the suspension.

Ozzello said the marching band’s top priority was safety of their players.

“We’re always cognizant of any and all safety concerns and continually review anything related to our program to address any issues,” Ozzello said.

Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick can be reached at news@ collegian.com.

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“Starwood Fire” ablaze in Larimer County

By Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick @TatianaSophiaPT

A 300-acre wildfire near the Colorado and Wyoming border is about 10 percent contained as of Sunday night, according to the Larimer County Sheriff ’s Office.

There have not been any reports of damage or injuries, but approximately 30 structures are endangered by the fire, according to a Larimer County Sheriff press release.

On Sunday, the Larimer County Sheriff ’s Office received reports of smoke east of 1000 North County Road 59 and north of 80C (Cherokee Park Road).

On arrival, personnel from Livermore Fire Protection District, United States Forest Service and Larimer County Sheriff ’s Office Emergency Services located a wildfire that had devel-

oped into the Type 3 blaze “Starwood Fire.”

Dry fuels and 25 mph winds are making containment difficult. The Larimer County Sheriff ’s Office issued voluntary evacuations for the area Sunday.

Over 120 personnel were on the ground fighting the fire Monday, according to the Larimer County Sheriff ’s Office Facebook page.

Twelve agencies are currently aiding in control efforts, including the United States Forest Service, the Poudre Fire Authority, the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control and the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority.

Follow @LarimerSheriff on Twitter for more information regarding the Starwood Fire.

Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick can be reached at news@ collegian.com.

Poudre Fire Authority assisted on the containment of the Starwood Fire in north Larimer County.

PHOTO COURTESY OF POUDRE FIRE AUTHORITY.

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Olympic figure skater campaigns for Clinton on campus Thursday

By Savannah Hoag @sav_hoag

Olympic gold medalist figure skater Michelle Kwan was on campus campaigning for Hillary Clinton on Thursday.

Kwan said she is raising voter awareness for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign on college campuses across Colorado.

The five-time world champion figure skater said she has been traveling around the state to register students to vote, update student’s voter information and help students understand the importance of their vote in the upcoming presidential election.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Colorado’s largest age group of voters is 18 to 44.

“There are 68 more days until the election,” Kwan said.

“There is so much at stake and that is why it’s important to make sure your vote counts and is heard.”

Kwan is no stranger to Colorado. After her Olympic career, she attended school at the University of Denver where she went on to get a degree in international studies. She then earned a Masters degree in foreign policy.

“I have a connection to Colorado,” Kwan said. “After I finished my Olympic career I moved to Colorado.”

CSU, the University of Denver and the University of Colorado Boulder were among the schools Kwan stopped at to campaign for Clinton.

Students helped coordinate

Michelle Kwan speaks with students outside the LSC during her visit to campus while campaigning for Hillary Clinton.

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the Olympic athlete’s visit to campus.

“I am here campaigning for Hillary Clinton ... to make sure that there is attention and awareness that the stakes are high in this election,” Kwan said.

Kwan encouraged students to get involved in the political

process this election season.

“For the folks that want to volunteer, there are so many offices across the state where you can help and get involved,” Kwan said.

This is not Kwan’s first time working in politics. She was named a United States public di-

plomacy envoy in 2006. Kwan’s time as a public diplomacy envoy for the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs led her to places like Singapore where she taught youth figure skating and worked with government officials.

“I had to opportunity, and

honor, to work for Secretary Clinton while she was Secretary of State,” Kwan said. “She is the most qualified candidate in history, and really we need someone with that background.”

Savannah Hoag can be reached online at news@collegian.com.

Weekly Crime Update

By Allec Brust @Brustyyy

Monday, August 29: Body found in ditch near College Avenue At 9 a.m. on August 29, a man was found dead in a ditch just off of College Avenue, about a mile and a half north of campus. The body was seen laying in James Ames ditch next to Woodlawn drive.

Police arrived on the scene shortly after it was reported and the incident is still under investigation.

The name of victim and cause of death has not yet been

released. The police do not suspect foul play at this time.

Thursday, Sept. 1: Motorcyclist dies after colliding with road sign A female motorcyclist died Thursday after colliding with a road sign due to high speed.

Just after midnight, police were notified of a collision at the intersection of Timberline road and Mountain Vista Drive. The driver of a Yamaha motorcycle had been traveling at high speeds when she did not stop at a stop sign and then collided with a sign off the north side of the road.

The driver was transported

to Medical Center of the Rockies with critical injuries where she later died. Her name will be released upon notifying the family.

The incident is under investigation. The intersection at Timberline Road and Mountain Vista Drive is now open.

Saturday Sept. 3: Man arrested after on-foot pursuit, attempting to take taser, sticking paramedic with needle A transient man was arrested for four counts of felony second-degree assault after causing a disturbance at a Fort Collins shop Saturday afternoon near Harmony Road.

At 3:30 p.m., officers responded to a call after Anthony Gaona allegedly became “verbally abusive” towards one of the employees. According to the report, Gaona went into the store and asked for a lighter, and the employee said they did not have one.

When officers arrived they found Gaona sitting by a creek behind the shop. The officers and man engaged in a quick on-foot pursuit. When the officers contacted the suspect, he reportedly tried to take the officers’ taser.

Gaona was reportedly under the influence of a substance.

Gaona was then transported by ambulance and reportedly spat on an officer’s face and stuck an EMS paramedic with a needle.

Gaona faces charges of four counts of felony second-degree assault as well as one count of disorderly conduct.

Gaona was also charged with a single — and rarely cited — count of disorderly conduct for the use of offensive language.

Bond for this case is set at $10,000 and Gaona will be due in court next Thursday.

Allec Brust can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Faton Bauta named CSU starting QB

By Chad Deutschman @ChadDeutschman

Faton Bauta will start as quarterback against the University of Texas San Antonio, Colorado State head coach Mike Bobo announced Monday.

Bauta, a graduate transfer from the University of Georgia, came in for redshirt junior Nick Stevens during CSU’s 44-7 loss to CU this past Friday. Bauta went 6-9 for 32 yards, including a 5 –yard touchdown to sophomore Marcus Wilson.

“Faton Bauta will start this week at quarterback,” Bobo said. “Nick [Stevens] didn’t play particularly well.

I didn’t think we gave Nick a lot of help, offensively, but at the end of the day we still turned the ball over and failed to make some routine plays.”

Stevens performed well enough last year to earn a spot on the All-Mountain West second team, but struggled in the team’s first game this season, completing 6 of 20 pass attempts for 31 yards while

throwing two interceptions and losing a fumble.

Bauta’s start on Saturday against UTSA will be the second of his career. In his only previous start at Georgia, Bauta completed 15 of 33 pass attempts for 154 yards and four interceptions in a 27-3 loss to the University of Florida.

The reasoning behind the switch from Stevens to Bauta is that the team needed some more energy on the offensive side and Bauta can do things with his legs while the offense gets settled in, according to Bobo.

“We’ve addressed it with Nick and Faton, and Faton is going to start,” Bobo said. “He gave us a little bit more energy.

The game was out of hand but his (Bauta’s) ability to make plays with his legs, until we can all get on the same page offensively, will help us.”

Colorado State will take on UTSA at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

10 at Hughes Stadium for their first home game of the season.

Collegian Sports Editor Chad Deutschman can be reached by email at sports@collegian.com

CSU quarterback Faton Bauta throws the ball at the Rocky Mountain Showdown Sept. 2, 2016. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

CSU offense leaves Showdown with more questions than it came with

By Chad Deutschman @ChadDeutschman

The Colorado State Rams’ offense walked into the Rocky Mountain Showdown without an official starting quarterback, but with plenty of confidence.

By the time the game ended, CSU left flattened and with a re-opened quarterback competition, all courtesy of a 44-7 beatdown by rival Colorado.

Nick Stevens walked onto the field as the Rams’ starter, but after three listless drives for the offense, Faton Bauta stepped in at quarterback. On the third play of Bauta’s first drive, he threw a pass that hit the ground five yards in front of intended target Dalton Fackrell. It was that kind of night for the offense.

It took the team into the second quarter to get a first down, and the offense only managed 10 yards on 15 plays in the first quarter.

“I know it took us quite a few drives to even get a first down on offense and it just went downhill from there. It definitely was not

our best showing,” quarterback Nick Stevens said.

Stevens finished the night 6-20 for 31 yards and two interceptions. He also lost a fumble on a strip-sack by CU outside linebacker Jimmie Gilbert.

Bauta, who officially took over for Stevens in the third quarter, went 6-9 through the air, and hit sophomore wide receiver Marcus Wilson for a fiveyard touchdown, scoring the team’s only points.

The Buffaloes’ defense gave the Rams’ offense fits all night.

The team came into the game feeling confident, but reality struck fast when the team failed to tally over 100 yards in any quarter.

“It was absolutely not what we were looking for,” Stevens said. “I think it was disappointing because I really, really think we felt good about the offseason.

We put in really good from January up until now and we really didn’t execute like we have all year.”

Colorado State will not deny a poor performance on their end,

but they will also acknowledge when they flat out get beat.

“It hurts, it does hurt. But the truth is Colorado is a great football team,” Bauta said. “Very stout on both offense and defense. They came out to play today, we didn’t. It’s as simple as that. They executed their offense very well, we didn’t execute ours very well. That’s what it comes down to. That’s football.”

The Rams’ offense came out and got repeatedly hit in the mouth. The offense had six three-and-outs in the first half alone, as Colorado was prepared for anything the Rams could throw at them.

“They were ready. They came out hot,” CSU head coach Mike Bobo said. “We were unable to do anything to slow it down. It’s one of those things where it’s embarrassing. We totally embarrassed our name. But there is only one way to go; we’ve got to go back to work. We’ll be talking about a lot of things, but the bottom line is we got our tails whipped tonight.

We realize that and we have to look deep down within each oth-

Mike Bobo rustles his hat after a play during the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Sept. 2, 2016. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

er as coach and player and figure out a plan to move forward in eight days.”

Colorado State may have had a plan coming into the game about what their offense would look like. With the exception of Dalyn Dawkins, who had 14 carries for 88 yards, the offensive approach will look different in week two. It has to.

The Rams are re-evaluating their offensive approach as they begin prepping for a home matchup against the University of Texas San Antonio on Sept.

10.

Chad Deutschman can be reached by email at sports@ collegian.com.

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CSU defense undone by CU’s early attack

By Eric Wolf @Eric_Wolf5

The Colorado Buffaloes came out fast in the Rocky Mountain Showdown and the Colorado State defense had no answer.

From the very first play of the game, the Buffs offense put the Rams on their heels, and before the stands even began to fill up, CU had already put three touchdowns on the board.

Coach Bobo expected the buffaloes to run some up-tempo offense, but CSU did not look ready for the high-speed attack the Buffs employed at the start of the game.

“It was extremely fast tonight, we couldn’t settle down defensively,” coach Mike Bobo said. “We couldn’t get them into third downs and when you are a no-huddle team and you are getting first downs on first and second down, it allows you to go a lot faster.”

“We kind of talked about it during the week that they do have that tempo every once in awhile,” linebacker Kevin Davis said. “(We) just got to line up, get the signal and play.”

But the Rams were not able to line up, get the signal, or make plays when CU went fast to open the game. It was a tempo that coach Mike Bobo and the players said they prepared for, but CU’s speed and efficiency stunned the Rams early.

Davis said that some of the mistakes could be attributed to the inexperience on the defense, but at the end of the day, they just had a bad day.

CSU often looked out of position in the early parts of the game, and they struggled to counter CU’s stretch-the-field horizontal play calling. The Rams defense did not have the speed to contain the Buffaloes, who controlled the boundary for much of the first half.

On CU’s second touchdown of the game, CSU cornerback Tyree Simmons was left on an island against two CU receivers and Liufau took advantage, hitting Devin Ross for a 17-yard touchdown on a screen pass.

It was the kind of miscue that marked the first half for the Rams.

“Defensively, the thing I was disappointed with (was) we weren’t getting lined up, we weren’t getting off blocks. They

did a great job blocking on the perimeter,” Bobo said.

Colorado’s offensive line consistently pushed CSU’s defensive line off of the ball as the game opened up, and running back Phillip Lindsay gashed the Rams early, running for 66 yards on 11 carries in the first quarter alone. Lindsay’s production opened up the field for Sefo Liufau who capitalized on big plays throughout the first half.

Liufau hit Shay Fields, who badly beat Simmons, for a sixty-yard ball in the first quarter, and connected with Bryce Bobo for a 46 yard gain late in the half.

Both plays led to one-yard touchdown runs by Lindsay.

For much of the game, what CU wanted on offense, they got it.

And when CU scored, they scored fast. All of CU’s four touchdown drives in the first half came in three minutes or less.

Three of them lasted shorter than two minutes. It was a quick hitting, efficient CU attack, and it took far too long for the Rams to respond.

By the time CU stepped off of the Gas at halftime, CSU allowed 374 yards and 16 first downs.

CU’s effectiveness on first and second down in the first half killed the Rams on defense.

The Buffs only faced three third downs in the first quarter and converted two of them. The Rams could not get CU out of any sort of rhythm in the first half.

“That was unacceptable, the way the defense played, the first half especially. We slowed it down a little bit in the second half, but the first half, that was unacceptable,” Davis said.

The defense did slow down the game in the second half, and only gave up thirteen more points, but by halftime, it was too little, too late.

The early assault at the start of the game was too much for this young defense, and this young team to overcome.

“We have been practicing it all week, and we were ready for it, but we weren’t at the level to just play with them today,” defensive lineman Jakob Buys said. “They just got the best of us today. We weren’t really completely prepared to be able to run against that high of a tempo.”

Collegian Sports Reporter Eric Wolf can be reached by email at sports@collegian.com.

CSU’s Demontrie Taylor grabs onto CU-Boulder’s Jay Macintyre during the Rocky Mountain Showdown on September 2nd, 2016. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHOWDOWN STATS:

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44 28 578 318 260 4-35 2 34:36

Score 1st Downs Total Yards Passing Rushing Penalties Turnovers Possessions

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>> BEATDOWN from page 1 Senior quarterback Sefo Liufau proved too much for the Rams young defense to handle. Liufau finished the game with 318 yards, 248 of which came in the first half where CU out gained CSU 364 yards to 79, and one touchdown.

Junior running back Phillip Lindsay also gave the Rams trouble, as he rushed for 96 yards on 20 carries and two touchdowns.

Colorado dominated an inexperienced Colorado State team from start to finish, leaving the 88th Rocky Mountain Showdown victorious by the largest margin of victory since 1956, 44-7.

“I’m terribly disappointed and embarrassed by the showing of our football team tonight,” Bobo said.

Chad Deutschman can be reached by email at sports@collegian.com.

SPORTS Tuesday, September 6, 2016

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CSU volleyball drops first matches of season, swept by UCSB

By Michael Roley

Colorado State volleyball suffered their first two losses of the young season while playing in a weekend tournament in Santa Barbara, California, this past weekend, resulting in the team no longer holding a national rank for the first time in 47 weeks.

The Rams played a total of three games over the weekend, finishing 1-2.

CSU kicked off the tournament with a 3-1 win (25-23, 2025, 25-19, 25-18) over Baylor on Friday. The Rams were led by junior Sanja Cizmic, who registered 18 kills on 31 swings to hit .484. Redshirt freshman Kirstie Hillyer buried 13 kills and Jasmine Hanna had nine.

Freshman setter Katie Oleksak broke the 40 plus assist mark again with 43 to go along with nine digs. As a team, CSU hit .298 for the match while Baylor hit .229. The Rams held the Bears to a .111 hitting percentage in the match-clinching fourth set and recorded 10 total blocks.

Saturday saw the Rams get handed their first two losses of the year. In the first game, they lost a close five-set thriller to Pittsburgh. CSU raced out in the first set, dominating

the Panthers 25-12. CSU had an unbelievable .889 in that first set, converting 16 of 18 attacks. Pitt would rally to take the next two sets before the Rams evened the match with a 25-22 victory in the fourth set. Pitt then closed the deal in the fifth by a score of 15-11 to hand CSU their first loss of the season.

Olivia Nicholson paced CSU offensively with 15 kills.

Cizmic contributed 14 more and Alexandra Poletto was highly efficient with 13 kills on 17 attempts.

CSU then got swept 3-0 (2225, 23-25, 20-25) by the tournament hosts, UC Santa Barbara in the nightcap of Saturday’s doubleheader. The Rams struggled offensively, hitting only .162 for the match and had 11 costly service errors.

Hanna led with 11 kills and libero Cassidy Denny contributed 18 digs. The Gauchos received a huge offensive performance from Lindsey Ruddins, who had 16 kills.

The win over CSU was the third consecutive sweep of the tournament for UC Santa Barbara. On Friday, the Gauchos swept CSU Bakersfield and Baylor on their home floor.

They played the match

Amanda Young hits the ball during the game versus North Dakota State University on August 26th, 2016.

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against UC Santa Barbara without starting middle blocker Alexandra Poletto, who was being evaluated for concussion symptoms, head coach Tom Hilbert said after

the game.

The Rams will have several days off before welcoming Wichita State to Moby Arena on Thursday at 7 p.m and the No. 3 team in the country, Texas, on

Friday for the Rams Volleyball Classic.

Collegian sports reporter Michael Roley can be reached by email at sports@collegian.com

Colorado State soccer falls 3-0 to No. 25 Northwestern

By Colton Strickler @coltonstrickler

Colorado State soccer embarked on a Big-12 challenge over the weekend as they took on Iowa and Northwestern.

Colorado State’s (2-4-0) first weekend away from Colorado wasn’t so kind to the Rams, who lost 4-1 to Iowa on Friday and then wrapped up their weekend on the road Sunday with a 3-0 loss to the No. 25 Northwestern Wildcats.

Sunday’s first half was a rough one for the Rams, who found themselves down not only on the scoreboard but on the field as well. Senior captain Amy Eckert and freshman midfielder Alex Lanning both went down with injuries before halftime.

Northwestern (5-0-0) came

out firing early, recording their first shot of the match just 15 seconds in. The Wildcats kept the shots coming, heading into the half outshooting the Rams 11-1 and a 1-0 lead following Brenna Lovera’s goal in the 16th minute.

Shots proved hard to come by for the Rams, who went 46 minutes between their first and second shots of the match and ultimately ended up being outshot 19-3. Sophomore Beth Plentl accounted for two of the Rams’ three shots.

“Tactically we did the right things, but we were unable to get ahold of the game possession-wise,” Rams’ head coach Bill Hempen said following the loss. “In the second half, we were a more determined team and probably could have drawn a PK. With the momentum in our favor, we began to get more

control of the game.”

The Rams goalkeeper carousel spun around once again this weekend, with both freshman Natalie Dierickx and redshirt freshman Sydney Hall seeing time in net. Dierickx got the start on Friday and made nine saves in one half of work before being replaced by Hall. According to CSU Soccer, Dierickx’s nine saves in a single match are the third most in program history.

Dierickx and Hall each allowed two goals in the 4-1 loss.

Hall got the nod on Sunday, stopping seven of Northwestern’s 10 shots on goal. Hall kept the Rams in the game up until Northwestern’s second goal that came during the 73rd minute.

“When we gave up the second goal late, it was deflating to the team, which led to the third

Maddi Rodriguez dribbles the ball down the field at the game versus UNC on August 28th, 2016. PHOTO BY RYAN ARB COLLEGIAN

goal shortly after,” Hempen said.

The Rams will look to bounce back from the tough weekend on Friday when they take on Portland State in Portland. Friday’s match marks the final weekend of non-conference play for the Rams,

who will close out their non-conference schedule on Sunday at The Lagoon against Omaha.

Collegian Assistant Sports Editor Colton Stickler can be reached by email at sports@collegian.com

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ARTS & CULTURE Tuesday, September 6, 2016

The best costumes from Tour de Fat

By Stephen Mackey @stephmackey34

Tour de Fat is a long-standing tradition in Fort Collins and is celebrated by the entire community. Those who participate dress up in a variety of costumes and bike around town while enjoying beers from New Belgium Brewery. Those who do not participate in the biking and drinking engage in the popular activity of people watching and drinking.

And, with the creative costumes displayed by participants, there is plenty to see. Here are some of the best costumes from this year’s Tour de Fat: 1. Mario Kart The first group of riders sported costumes from the fan-favorite video game “Mario Kart.” James Price dressed as Yoshi; Chris Johnson dressed as Luigi; Joe Ashbee was Bowser; David Himmelein came as Mario; Mellisa Summers dressed as Toad; and Jason Berry and Kelley James came as Wario and Lakitu. The friends all rode together and looked great doing it.

2. Enchanted Unicorn The next costume was really more of an art piece. Faith Johnson, Nadia Neff and Sam Cranshaw refurbished a statue of a horse, decorated it as a unicorn and then mounted it onto a cart that was towed by a bike. All of the friends said they participated in the construction of the unicorn, but that they credited Cranshaw with figuring out the logistics. The group spent a total of 100 hours on the project.

3. Bob Ross Joe Linnehan came dressed as art sensation Bob Ross. He didn’t really have much to say.

His only comment was “Happy trees.”

4. The Legend of Zelda Jon Edicola and Amy Van Hove both came as Link from the video game “ The Legend of Zelda.” They said this was their first

Tour de Fat, and they were very happy with the experience.

5. The Incredibles The Devine family came as the beloved family of super heroes from the movie “The Incredibles.” The family all wore replicas of the red suits designed for the Parr family in the movie.

6. Robin and Poison Ivy Tanner Lanndon and Lilly Bolduc came as Robin and Poison Ivy from the Batman franchise. Lanndon explained that he was not just any Robin; he specifically dressed as Dick Greyson’s Robin. Bolduc came as Poison Ivy. Although she has lived in Fort Collins for five years, Bolduc said this was her first time actually participating in Tour de Fat. 7. PokeBalls Sisters Nichole and Michelle Kahle and their friends Megan McGinn and Michelle Arnold all dressed as PokeBalls. They were excited to be featured as one of the best dressed groups at Tour de Fat. One of them commented, “At least someone appreciates it,” in reference to their costumes.

8. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders Teachers Dylan Ford and Mason Magagana decided to go for a more political route, riding as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Ford commented, “Make Tour de Fat great again,” and Magagana said, “Just not Trump, anyone but Trump.”

9. “Alice in Wonderland” Emmy Cochran and friends Shaun Harrington and Lizzy Harrington came as Alice, the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat from “Alice and Wonderland.” They said they have been coming to Tour de Fat for eight years in a row, and this year, they won the dance competition.

Stephen Mackey can be reached at news@collegian.com

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CSU Smash Club attracts over 200 members in its first year

By Connor DeBlieck @CDeBlieck1995

It all started with a group of friends meeting in the basement of a dorm hall to play video games. At the beginning of the 2015 fall semester, nearly one year ago, one of those friends decided to transform his love for gaming into a student club called CSU Smash Club.

Created by CSU student Makoto Gamblin, the CSU Smash Club is now a group of about 200 video game enthusiasts who

meet on campus to compete against each other in the wildly popular video game franchise Super Smash Brothers.

Super Smash Brothers is a famous Nintendo game that takes characters from many popular franchises like The Legend of Zelda, Mario Brothers, Metroid and Pokemon and puts them against each other in battle.

The CSU Smash Club meets once a week in the Behavioral Sciences Building and once a month in the Lory Student Center to play against one another

in an attempt claim the ultimate reward of being the best player in the club.

Since then the club originated, the membership has grown from about 20 people to over 200. Due to this increase, Gamblin sought aid from his two friends, John Eskin and Adam Jacobini, to help organize and structure events.

“The drive for people participating in our club is due to their motivation to be the best and to be ranked,” Gamblin said.

When players partake in

tournaments, they have the opportunity to be ranked in the system according to their performance.

“Ranking serves as a visible representation of being the best,” Gamblin said.

CSU Smash Club participant Josh Horner has been a member of the club since the spring 2016 semester. He said he loves the competitive nature and spirit behind the game that brings players together.

Gamblin said casual players are welcome to attend CSU

Smash Club, but he warns that the competitive players who are members of CSU Smash Club are on a “whole new level.”

Horner is one of the more competitive CSU Smash Club members. Previously ranking ninth in the city of Fort Collins, he is expecting to rank seventh this season.

For more information about the CSU Smash Club, visit their Facebook page. They will also be at the CSU Club Fair on Sept. 7.

Connor DeBlieck can be reached at news@collegian.com

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CSU student makes waves in LSC with new art exhibit

By Alaysha Powell @alaysha_powell

Colorado State University’s campus features multiple attention-grabbing pieces of artwork like the giant Campbell’s soup statue outside the Center for the Arts and the “Newton’s Corner” by the Behavioral Sciences Building. The most recent addition to CSU’s art displays is an exhibit by CSU student Jackson Aldern called “RIGHTEOUS.” “RIGHTEOUS” is located in the basement of the Lory Student Center in the space commonly referred to as the Hallery.

Aldern said he chose the name “RIGHTEOUS” for its subjective meaning.

“I’m intrigued by the duality of that word and its application in the real world,” Aldern said. “There are several different pieces of work that feature a variety of images to captivate the viewer.”

Aldern said his goal for the exhibit is for it to spark conversation.

“Whether you consider yourself an art person or not, I doubt you would find a shortage of stuff to talk about,” Aldern said.

Aldern said he wants viewers to interpret their own

>> TOUR from page 1 Aside from bicycle-focused events, Tour de Fat featured over a dozen music artists including The Kolars, Ben Sollee, SPUTNIK, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, ATOMGA, Write Minded, Brent Cowles and The Delta Spirits.

And, as this was an event hosted by New Belgium Brewery, a wide variety of beers were sold and drinking was one of the main festivities.

“We have great beer, and Fat Tire was the beer that got a lot of people into a new world of flavor,” Kowl said.

Various objects and toys that adults and kids alike could enjoy were scattered around Old Town and there were plenty of food vendors for people to enjoy. Tour de Fat had a little something for everyone.

Each Tour de Fat requires over 500 volunteers to run it, which does not include the employees at

meaning of the exhibit.

“I strongly encourage the viewer to feel the work on their own terms,” Aldern said.

“Think about it. Let it marinate a little bit. Then, any takeaway message can be constructed individually.”

Aldern said the exhibit was inspired by his transition into adulthood.

“I came to CSU not at all prepared for really any part of adult life, so the works have a lot to do with my time spent adjusting to change,” Aldern said.

Aldern said the process he went through to create the pieces was mostly spontaneous and experimental.

“I like solving problems in my work,” Aldern said. “For example, how to use crochet on a canvas or how to draw a person smoking a dollar sign. When I find my solution to that problem, I move on.”

Aldern said he spent two all nighters in his garage working on one of his favorite pieces, “RIGHTEOUS,” which shares its name with the exhibit.

“It was an extremely meditative experience for me,” Aldern said. “It was more so than other works because of the complete isolation in which it was created.”

Although “RIGHTEOUS” was one of his favorites, Aldern

New Belgium Brewery.

Despite the need for “a tong of port-a-potties and water,” Kowl said, “I can’t complain, it’s a good way to make a living.”

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said he has a complex relationship with all of the pieces in the exhibit.

“Many of them were given life under peculiar circumstances,” Aldern said, While this art gallery is a collection of his paintings, Aldern said he has experience in other fields of art as well.

“I’m much more than a painter,” Aldern said. “Sculpture is a familiar realm for me, and I work as a graphic designer. I also write and play drums in a band.”

Aldern said he does not have specific plans for after college but that he could not imagine a future in which he was not creating art.

“For now, I’m just refining my practice and keeping an open mind,” Aldern said.

There will be an opening ceremony for “RIGHTEOUS” today at 4 p.m. in the basement of the LSC where the exhibit is located.

All of the pieces in “RIGHTEOUS” are available for purchase, and 20 percent of Aldern’s profits will be donated to a local charity or non-profit organization of the patron’s choosing.

To view more of Aldern’s artwork, go to seeja.crevado.com.

Alaysha Powell can be reached online at entertainment@ collegian.com.

was threatened with rain this year, that did not keep guests from drinking and having a good time.

Tony Villalobos May can be reached online at entertainment@collegian.com.

Dressed up community members pose for a photo during the annual Tour de Fat on September 3rd, 2016. PHOTO BY TONY

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In the downstairs of the LSC by the CSU Bookstore, you will find many of Jackson Aldern’s artwork. PHOTO BY CJ JOHNSON COLLEGIAN

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OPINION Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Maffeo: Check your privilege Micah Maffeo

I love arguing and discourse; when done correctly, it’s like sex.

Only instead of two individuals coming together to conjoin their bodies, they conjoin minds.

When done properly it is a pleasurable experience where participants use past experience and knowledge to impress and inform each other. Both parties then walk away with new information for the next encounter and can feel the overall experience was worthwhile and a betterment of their existence.

Unfortunately, many people think that both great sex and a great argument are achieved by being as loud and aggressive as possible. Which leaves my intellect as satisfied as if I were to imagine sleeping with a forgetful narcoleptic. Most of the time would be her falling asleep except for the snippets when she’s awake and is calling me Jimmy. I’m sorry to my nonmale audience for not having a more inclusive analogy, but I can only speak from what I know— and all I know is that my name is not Jimmy.

To the point: A few months ago I had one of those disappointing arguments that left me wanting. Just when the conversation got some forward traction and became enjoyable it was suddenly over—like a “quickie.”

I can’t really remember the details of who, about what, or where we were arguing; all I can remember is how it ended.

My dialectic partner muttered, “check your privilege” then scurried away before I had the chance to understand or react to what just happened.

Check my privilege? What is my privilege and how does that correlate to the discussion’s topic? I’m being rude because of my background? If so, how? Why are you running away before I can ask these questions?!?

I was distraught and confused so I got onto Google to hopefully get my questions answered or at least a little insight. What I found was mostly a bunch of satire about the phrase “check your privilege,” but I did find an article on Everyday Feminism, by Sam Dylan Finch,

which helpfully explained what the whole thing is about.

The gist of it is that when someone says “check your privilege,” they are pointing out you may have an “unearned advantage, in comparison to other people – by no fault of [your] own, but rather, because of prejudice” to put it in Sam’s words. Sam points out that the individual who uses the phrase is not trying to make the discussion personal or saying that you haven’t had to struggle.

They simply are trying to help you and, according to Sam, “It’s actually a compliment, because they’re assuming that you can rise to the occasion and that you’re capable of demonstrating the kind of empathy that’s needed.” What you are not supposed to do is defend yourself or ask for them to educate you.

I said to myself, I see what you mean Sam, but I have to respond by using some more of your words: while “your intentions might be good or neutral, your impact was not.” The intention is good and I really believe in that; the point is to intrinsically take stock of yourself and have empathy for those who are different from you with consideration that some differences have disadvantages.

So, my rebuttal comes in three parts: Sam’s article, the overall “check your privilege” philosophy, and that philosophy’s inevitable abuse.

The claim that the remark is not personal, or that one hasn’t struggled, is generally going to be at least partially false. In order for an individual to say “check your privilege” they must first assume another’s privilege.

This in itself is prejudiced, not empathetic, and hypocritical— considering the point of calling someone out is because they are being prejudiced and they lack empathy. Then, when they imply that their ignorance stems from that assumption of privilege and who they are just adds insult to the injury. Although it may be true, it doesn’t remove the hypocrisy from the process. Next, they assume that their disadvantages are sufficient to make them righteous enough to put another person in check. Sam says himself that he once invalidated someone’s suffering because he failed to recognize that their struggles were not the same. So, one would have to assign values to the different struggles they

don’t share to conclude that they are more disparaged—and thus win the “check your privilege” bingo. This will lead to the abuse which will be covered later, but the bottom line is to assume is all too often to make an ass out of you and me (ass-u-me).

To not defend yourself nor ask questions is essential in Sam’s rhetoric. But making claims and forming rebuttals or defenses to claims is to converse!

Requiring the other side not to respond is not discourse, and that person should thus make a better argument to survive a rebuttal or should stop participating in conversations with other people. Sam states that to defend yourself is to change

The “check your privilege” philosophy is not as effective as it should be because its focus is on the catchy oneliner. the topic of the conversation. It doesn’t, because the topic is still how one’s privilege made them ignorant or not empathetic; the topic of the conversation was actually changed when “check your privilege” was interjected.

The other half of arguing, discourse, and conversations in general is two parties exchanging information to convey understanding. How is that supposed to happen if questions are not allowed to be asked? Claims should have supporting details, and if not then the opposing side should be able to ask for them. If you claim I’m ignorant, and then I ask how, the response, “it’s not my job to educate you, don’t ask questions” is not a supporting detail and totally unhelpful.

However, the response, “you’re ignorant because you’re white, male, and middle class” is a

supporting detail that may allow me to do self-refection, which is the whole idea of this process in the first place.

The “check your privilege” philosophy is not as effective as it should be because its focus is on the catchy one-liner.

Having a go-to catch phrase shouldn’t be a priority over the message behind it. We can turn to rhetoric to fix this; it was good enough for the ancient Greeks so it’s good enough for us. Although witty, “check your privilege” is far inferior to the use of proper rhetoric, which will make a better delivery. An example would be, “I get where you are coming from with your stance on police, but as someone who has to worry about racial profiling, I and others like me might not share your view.”

With one sentence the same objective of “check your privilege” is achieved; their privilege was identified, ignorance was addressed, and supporting details were given. No need to change the subject, it was delivered in a less abrasive form, and some mutual understanding was made. Sometimes short is not sweet.

Lastly, the line “check your privilege” is ripe with the opportunity to be abused. Due to the inability to map out or assign values to privileges and disadvantages, it is an easy trump card that could be used by all. Privileges and disadvantages are also very relative. In a comparison of what it is to be privileged between two CSU students—where one has to work their hands to nubs and the other has a whole mouthful

of silver spoons—there might seem to be a vast difference; but compared to a child soldier in Uganda, a war refugee in Syria, or a girl trying to get an education under Taliban rule, that difference is minuscule.

Micah Maffeo can be reached at opinion@collegian.com

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OPINION Tuesday, September 6, 2016

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Tougaw: When did modern art get so bad?

Taylor Tougaw

Art used to be the pinnacle by which we measured human success. Not any more. I truly believe that modern art is really, really bad.

Now, I know what you’re thinking: probably something along the lines of, “You can’t just say art is bad, art’s beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It’s different for everybody based on their interpretation of it.” You would be completely correct in saying that. Everyone is allowed to have their own opinion and interpretation about art. My interpretation is that it is awful.

Now that that’s out of the way, let’s move forward. When I say the word ‘art,’ for most people it conjures up images of beautiful masterpieces: the Mona Lisa, David, Starry Night, etc. These works of art, however, have not occurred in the last 100 years. In fact, most pieces that we would consider ‘masterpieces,’ or at least ones well known by the public, have not occurred

in the last 100 years. Did we just get really stupid in the last millennium and forget how to paint? Something tells me we haven’t forgotten how to draw beautiful mountains, starry skies, and furious thunderstorms. If I had to guess, we just stopped caring.

Artists used to aspire to produce the most aesthetically pleasing, soul-stirring pieces of their time. Think about Michelangelo’s ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, or the statue of David.

These took years upon years to make and feature some of the most iconic statements known to man. David, showing the true, aesthetically perfect form of the human body is known as the absolute pinnacle of sculpture.

The Sistine Chapel also depicts beautiful, awe-inspiring images of human religion that brought churchgoers to their knees.

Images and subjects of art used to be impressive, profound, and above all, respectable. It could be religious, historical, or mythological. Think of the Dying Gaul or Napoleon on his majestic White Horse. Now compare those pieces with Petra, the pissing police officer. Seriously, Google it on your phone. Petra is a silicone, ultra-realistic statue

of a German policewoman in riot gear, squatting and taking a piss on the floor. That is what we call high art now.

It seems that art is no longer about pleasing the people, but as a form of self expression. And more often than not, it seems to me, that form of self expression is used for terrible shock value and crass political statements.

Take a look at a piece entitled “Artist’s Shit.” It’s literally feces put in a tin can and sold north of $150,000. How about “Piss Christ,” which is a crucifix in a jar of urine that sold for $15,000.

These aren’t works of art; they are political statements.

Obviously, this represents the worst and often unnoticed side of modern art, but more of the commonly accepted ‘art’ also falls under this category.

How often do you see a scribbly, chaotic painting on the wall, that literally looks like it was drawn by a four-year-old, going for thousands of dollars?

If you don’t know what I mean, you can either go look at (some of) the art up on the walls in the Lory Student Center, or you can just Google search Peinture (Le Chien) by Joan Miro, which sold for $2.2 million, to see what I mean.

It seems like art students are being trained to think this way.

In a video for Prager University, artist and illustrator Robert Florczak tells us that at the beginning of every art class he teaches, he tells his students to analyze a painting. This painting looks remarkably like chaotic brush strokes with no real purpose. Only after his students call it ‘bold’ and ‘daring’ does he reveal that the painting is actually just a close up of his dirty painting smock.

This rebellion against the ‘old’ and stuffy isn’t new. The impressionists, a term some may remember from art class in high school, rebelled against the stan-

dard of their day as well in the late 19th century. However, these impressionists still maintained a level of beauty and poise in their art. Some of these impressionists include Monet and Degas. If you look at their art, I think you’ll notice a big difference between their ‘rebellion’ and today’s.

They painted beautiful pictures of dancers, bridges, flowers, and happy people. These weren’t shock value political statements, but rather beautiful pieces that, while still rebellious, maintained a certain level of dignity; something lacking today.

Taylor Tougaw can be reached at opinion@collegian. com

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Protests on campus are a sign of progress

By Barry Glassner and Morton Schapiro

Show of hands: You work side-by-side with people who are much poorer or wealthier than you _ and you share your living space with someone from a religion, race, nation or sexual orientation other than your own.

We suspect few adults have their hands in the air. The vast majority of Americans live and work primarily with people much like themselves.

The clearest exception to this demographic homogeneity occurs in academe. It wasn’t long ago that students at our nation’s colleges and universities were predominately white, male and from affluent families. Today, only 44 percent of college students are men, and 52 percent are white. Fully 39 percent of undergraduates come from families with incomes low enough to qualify for Pell Grants. Especially notable, the most selective schools _ those with applicant pools large enough to fill their classes many times over _ have transformed their student bodies, going from among the least diverse to among the most.

In light of all that, no one should be surprised that student unrest has rocked campus after campus over the past year.

What began at the University of Missouri quickly spread across the country. Whether public or private, large or small, urban or rural, few were immune.

Were diversity and inclusion easy, other sectors of society might have already succeeded at it. Apartment buildings and suburban enclaves, corporate work teams and boardrooms, the U.S. House and Sen-

ate _ all would be appreciably more diverse.

The young adults moving onto college campuses over the coming weeks arrive from communities and K-12 systems that are largely segregated by race and by income; they may graduate into jobs and neighborhoods that remain so as well.

But while on campus, a daughter of a hedge fund parent may share a room with the daughter of a migrant worker; a straight Republican may room with a gay Bernie Sanders supporter.

Everyone is here, and everyone lives together, if not in perfect harmony. Still, for four precious years they share classrooms, bathrooms and, for most, an abiding affection for their future alma mater.

They are part of an ambitious experiment in diverse populations living together.

Unlike experiments in medicine or engineering, however, there is little empirical research to guide anyone and no controlling for conditions. On the contrary, the participants have no interest in being controlled or viewed as subjects.

If this academic year is anything like the last, some students will proclaim loudly what a terrible job college administrations are doing to create an inclusive community and will demand change. Others will work with faculty and administrators to advance diversity and facilitate better mutual understanding. Some will do both.

Still others will quietly decline to participate by self-segregating or even dropping out.

As college presidents ourselves, of course it is our preference that students collaborate with faculty and administra-

tors rather than occupy offices, shut themselves off from fellow students with whom they disagree, or leave school. But we recognize and accept that these students are coming of age in a time of political, social and economic turbulence unseen in a generation. This year’s presidential election rhetoric only makes things more volatile.

We have less patience with pundits and politicians who opine from gated communities and segregated offices about campus incidents that, for all their notoriety, are utterly unrepresentative of the main points of tension on campuses.

For every student who complained about inauthentic ethnic food in the cafeteria, to cite one well-publicized example, exponentially more Asian and Asian-American students endured insults and snubs based on jealousy, stereotypes or outright hatred. Likewise, for every example of students demanding safe places or trigger warnings so as to avoid material they consider offensive or upsetting, innumerable LGBT students and students of color found themselves in situations where they were affronted or physically threatened.

Social experiments often fail, as any baby boomer who joined a commune in the 1960s can attest. But the efforts currently underway on college campuses to enact the American ideals of opportunity, diversity and unity are noble, and the participants deserve respect for trying to achieve them.

The surprise isn’t that there’s friction on campus these days, but how well this unique experiment actually works.

Briefs from McClatchy Tribune

NOPE DOPE Working on Labor Day

The CU Dependent spelling our name wrong in one of their articles

The words “Sko Buffs.”

Having Labor Day off

Dem leaves, they be changin’

We only have a 4-day school week

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Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(09/06/16). Renovate or remodel. Communication and compromise help you navigate partnership changes later this month. Springtime contemplation and planning leads to passionate collaboration. Focus on love to grow it.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) —5 — Love is your guide. Collaborate to manage family finances.

Organize your shopping list, and don’t go to the store hungry.

Adapt to shifting circumstances.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) —8 — Work together with a partner to go further. Edit each other’s work. Pay off bills before spending on treats. Prioritize the future you’ve invented together.

Invest in your own dreams.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) —8 — The pace quickens as new demands land in your inbox, on top of previous ones. Delegate to perfectionists. Form creative partnerships and discuss future options. Share the work.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) —8 — Invite someone over to play. Be open to a new option for making money. Accept a challenge. Upgrade your equipment, and put your talent to work.

Practice your arts.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) —7 — Do a home project yourself and save.

Rearrange things to suit what’s coming ahead. Tend your garden and space with love. You’re gaining points with somebody

you admire.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —7 —

Choose words carefully. Explore different means of expression, too, like movement, sound and visual images. Edit down to the very best. Take more time to whittle for simplicity.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) —7 — Work out the numbers before you agree to a deal. Ensure making at least your minimum. New data supports your intention.

You’re forced to be practical.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —7 — Take time for yourself.

Keep a low profile, enjoying your favorite indulgences. Things make perfect sense. It’s a good time to sell.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) —5 — Consider an excellent, innovative idea. A new opportunity or vision enchants. Personal exertion feels great. Think over options while you move your body. Go with your heart.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —8 — Connect with friends and pull some strings for a shared goal. It’s not about glory; it’s about supporting someone. Accept advice while making your own decisions. Relax and listen.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —8 — Your status is on the rise. Keep your objective in mind. An opportunity is within reach. Go for it, without worry. Enjoy yourself while waiting for a decision.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) —8 — Studies, travel and adventure carry you off to new experiences, cultures and ways of thinking.

Past accomplishments speak well for you. Get a deal in writing. Family comes first.

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