Vol 126, no 20, september 8 2016

Volume 126, No. 20

Thursday, September 8, 2016

A&C

Atlanta Review PAGE 10

Unused blue emergency lights cost University about $5,000 annually

ENTERPRISE

Farmers Market PAGE 15

A vibrant blue emergency station is shown on Tuesday night near the Yates Hall. The devices are infrequently used.

PHOTO BY MICHAEL BERG COLLEGIAN

By Rachel Telljohn @racheltelljohn

CSU’s blue light emergency call boxes are available for use on campus, but the devices are infrequently used or unseen by students.

In the last ten years, a blue light emergency call box has only been used once for an emergency call, according to CSU Police Department records.

CSUPD does not track non-emergency calls on the devices, but they are often malfunctions or hang-ups unaffiliated with an emergency, Dell Rae Ciaravola, CSU risk and public safety communications manager wrote in an email to the Collegian.

The “blue lights” are emergency telephones located across campus, easily identifiable by a

blue light from their tops. When the button is pushed, the device automatically calls 911.

There are 64 blue lights across campus, and it costs roughly $5,000 annually to maintain the system, according to Director of Academic Computing and Networking Services Scott Baily.

When the blue lights fail, they are serviced by CSU Telecommunications, Baily wrote in an email to the Collegian.

Locations of the lights include near the University Center of the Arts building across from College Avenue, near the MAX across from Prospect Road and at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

On the CSU campus, there is not currently talk of removing the blue light system, Dell Rae Ciaravola, the risk and public

safety communications manager for CSU, wrote in an email to the Collegian. “(The blue lights on CSU’s campus are) still in operation and serviced as needed,” CSU Police Chief Scott Harris wrote in an email to the Collegian.

“There are no discussions to remove them.”

Austin Colter, a sophomore zoology major, said that he knows what the CSU blue lights are and that he feels they are important to have on campus.

However, when asked if he could name a location of a blue light, he paused to ask, “Is it still there?” before answering that he knew of one by the CSU Recreation Center.

According to an online article from the Daily Camera from 2014, CU Boulder’s student

government pushed to remove their blue lights. The argument was that the cellphone now does what the blue light does, or did.

As of December 2015, CU Boulder campus police issued a statement explaining the removal of the blue light system. Most of the calls the police department received through the system were prank calls or hang-up calls. The CU police department reported receiving 90 percent of emergency calls via cell phone, according to an article published on CU’s website.

However, the CSU student government has not looked into removing the blue light system on campus.

Chrissy Vessa, Deputy Chief of Staff for the Associated Students of Colorado State see LIGHTS on page 5 >>

THE

STRIP Other things we literally never use: Textbooks & syllabuses Bike locks, because apparently bikes are the #1 most stolen thing on campus Checking out video games and consoles in the basement of the LSC

2 Thursday, September 8, 2016 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian

collegian.com

FORT COLLINS FOCUS

OFF THE OVAL

Construction Update: upper levels of South College Parking Garage open

By Veronica Baas @vcbaas

Local artist Melinda Rondano works on a watercolor painting at the Downtown Artery in Old Town Fort Collins. PHOTO BY NEALL DENMAN COLLEGIAN

Sarah Ross Blogs Editor

ollegian

Follow @CSUCollegian on Twitter

.com

Q: What drew you to student media?

A: I sought it out. I found out about Student Media at Ram Orientation and asked about their opportunities. I was a Biology major who loved to write, and I wanted to have an excuse to stick with it, even with my more rigorous classes weighing me down. I was told the blogs would be perfect for me and that my passions would be fully expressed there.

This job even led me to add a second major, rounding out my academic career with two majors, Biology and Journalism, and a minor, Creative Writing.

Q: What are your favorite hobbies?

A: I like to read and write, although my true hobby is being busy, which means I don’t have time to read or write often. That’s why I picked this career, to both read and write because I get paid to do so. On my rare off-time moments, I like to go around town, be with friends, and explore new places and things. I do really enjoy sustainability (really anything, shopping, eating, living, etc.), biking or longboarding, driving around, picnics, long walks, or a good movie or book with good people. I like the simple things in life.

Q: What is something unusual about you?

A: I dress very girly, in mostly dresses and skirts, but I grew up shooting guns, riding horses, and working at summer camps. I can dress up with the best of them and roll in the mud with the rest of them.

I’m also obsessed with office supplies. I have two planners, and my room is the most organized place you’ve ever been. Although the amount of organization/cleanliness directly correlates to how stressed I am, so if I have a messy room, it’s time for an intervention.

Lory Student Center Box 13 Fort Collins, CO 80523

EDITORIAL STAFF | 970-491-7513

This publication is not an official publication of Colorado State University, but is published by an independent corporation using the name ‘The Rocky Mountain Collegian’ pursuant to a license granted by CSU. The Rocky Mountain Collegian is a 6,500-circulation student-run newspaper intended as a public forum. It publishes four days a week during the regular fall and spring semesters. During the last eight weeks of summer Collegian distribution drops to 3,500 and is published weekly. During the first four weeks of summer the Collegian does not publish.

Corrections may be submitted to the editor in chief and will be printed as necessary on page two. The Collegian is a complimentary publication for the Fort Collins community. The first copy is free. Additional copies are 25 cents each. Letters to the editor should be sent to letters@collegian.com.

Erik Petrovich | Editor-in-Chief editor@collegian.com Julia Rentsch | Managing Editor editor@collegian.com Hannah Ditzenberger | Engagement Editor editor@collegian.com Chapman Croskell | Social Media Editor socialmedia@collegian.com Erin Douglas | News Editor news@collegian.com Seth Bodine | News Editor news@collegian.com

Like CSUCollegian on Facebook

Follow CSU Collegian on Instagram

Follow CSU Collegian on Snapchat

Taylor Tougaw | Opinion Editor letters@collegian.com Chad Deutschman | Sports Editor sports@collegian.com Randi Mattox | A&C Editor entertainment@collegian.com Sarah Ross | Blogs Editor blogs@collegian.com Michelle Fredrickson | Enterprise Editor blogs@collegian.com Jonathan Garbett | Design Editor design@collegian.com Natalie Dyer | Photo Editor photo@collegian.com

The South College Parking Garage is now open and ready to serve the CSU community.

Located on the corner of Pitkin Street and College Avenue, the four-story building will increase parking on the east side of campus by 650 spaces.

Initially, only the bottom half of the garage was open. Now that the canopy rooftop is complete, the full building is in use. The roof is solar-panel ready, in line with the University’s sustainability goals, but these panels have not yet been installed.

Dave Bradford, the director of parking and transportation services at CSU, said he is excited see the building put to use.

“It’s a beautiful garage,” Bradford said. “We’re glad it’s open and we’re looking for more people to use it as they find out about it.”

Students will navigate through the garage by using a color-coded light system that allows drivers easy access to available spaces.

The light system could save time for students and staff heading to class and decrease the carbon emissions being released by drivers circling the garage.

There are six charging ports for electric vehicles, bringing the total on campus to 24. Bradford said he is confident these ports will be put to good use.

“I know there is at least one electric vehicle I see on campus regularly,” Bradford said. “In the Lake Street garage we have four stations that are used every day.”

Permits to park in this garage are available for purchase, and there also are pay-per-hour spots see PARKING on page 4 >>

Douglas Hawkins | Infographics design@collegian.com

ADVISING STAFF

Jim Rodenbush | Student Media Adviser Kim Blumhardt | Advertising Manager Cale Rogers | CTV Adviser Hannah Copeland | KCSU Adviser

KEY PHONE NUMBERS

Distribution | 970-491-1774 Classifieds | 970-491-1683 Display Advertising | 970-491-7467 or 970-491-6834

NEWS Thursday, September 8, 2016

3

Party-related tickets in campus west double compared to 2015

By Savannah Hoag @sav_hoag

Fort Collins Police Department wrote over 28 party-related tickets in campus west neighborhoods during the first weekend of the fall semester, over twice as many compared to last year.

There were only 10 tickets issued in the district during the first weekend of the fall 2015 semester. The tickets were also issued for the same charges in the same districts.

Fort Collins is divided into 10 districts, with Colorado State University directly in between multiple districts. The tickets issued from August 26-

28 were mainly given to people residing in districts 3 and 5, which range from Overland Trail to Horsetooth Road.

On August 27, Fort Collins PD posted a tweet regarding the issuance of multiple tickets by Neighborhood Enforcement Officers in the campus west area due to party-related activity.

The tickets cited were underage possession of alcohol, nuisance gathering, noise violation and open containers.

NET officers are designed to develop a supportive community between citizens and Police Services. Each NET is assigned to a district of Fort Collins and is made up seven po-

lice officers, a crime prevention specialist and one sergeant.

CSU Off-Campus Life lists a variety of ways to “party smart,� including party packs, which are free activities that hosts can use to entertain their guests without receiving multiple noise complaints.

Fort Collins PD and the CSU Police Department worked together in 2009 to create a way for students to host safe parties.

Now, students are encouraged to register their Friday and Saturday parties as a way to avoid major party related fines.

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

Three men arrested for first degree murder of Fort Collins man

By Allec Brust @Brustyyy

Three men from Cincinnati were charged in Ilinois for first degree murder by Vermilion County on Sept 7. The men arrested were involved in a missing

person case from the Fort Collins area.

On Monday, Sept. 5, three warrants by the Court of Larimer County were issued for the arrest of Michael Gresham, Lawrence Greggs and Joshua Baker. The men were previously in custody

of Vermillion Country, Illinois since they were arrested on August 27 for traffic violations.

The warrants were issued after an investigation into the disappearance of Fort Collins resident 20-year-old Devon Smeltz.

Smeltz was reported missing on

Erica Greenfield, a former CSU student, plays a round of beer pong to celebrate finishing her first week of classes.

PHOTO BY ABBIE PARR COLLEGIAN

August 26. His body was later found on Sept. 3 along U.S. Highway 34 in Morgan County.

According to the Coloradoan, none of the men have a criminal history in Colorado.

The case is still under in-

vestigation. More information can be found on the Fort Collins police website www.fcgov.com/ news.

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

4

NEWS Thursday, September 8, 2016

Minimal social host citations issued by police since April, city focuses on education

By Erin Krigner @littleekrig

City Council passed a social host ordinance last April, but since passed, Fort Collins police have issued very few citations for policy violations.

The ordinance had strong support by the Fort Collins city council and was adopted to cite hosts of parties where underage drinking or consumption of marijuana occurs. The purpose of the ordinance is to decrease the consumption of marijuana and underage drinking.

Police can arrive at a residence and issue citations without nuisance or noise complaints, and will issue a citation even if the host did not know that guests were under 21 years of age.

Citations do not go on to a permanent record because they fall under civil violations.

“The social host ordinance is an alternative to writing a nuisance or noise ticket,” Fort Collins Police Lieutenant Jeremy Yonce said. “Without (the) social host (ordinance) they would have been in a lot more trouble.”

On the first offense, a social host ordinance violation

is $100 dollars as opposed to a noise ticket, which costs $300, or a nuisance ticket, which costs $500.

The newly adopted policy has been enforced by Fort Collins Police, but with how recently the social host ordinance was passed, they have worked to educate students about the law. Fort Collins Police talked about the ordinance during their community welcome event in August.

The enforcement of the new ordinance has been extremely minimal, especially over the first two weeks of the semester. It is a less severe option for when police are already dealing with parties and a noise or nuisance tickets, Yonce said.

“If we write a social host ordinance there is probable cause for others alternative,” Yonce said.

Many students living off campus do not agree with the new ordinance and do not understand the intention behind a new citation.

“They (the city) are not going to be able to stop partying and might as well not give $300 tickets every weekend,” said Gabe Yamartino, a Human Dimensions of Natural Resources

Minimal social host citations have been issued this year. PHOTO BY NATHAN KAPLAN COLLEGIAN

sophomore.

In addition to helping register parties for noise violations, the Off-Campus Life office at CSU has been informing hosts of the new law.

Kim Pemberton, a junior english major, thinks it may dis-

courage people from having parties, but is conflicted about the enforcement.

“I don’t want people to get in trouble for the actions of others,” said Pemberton in regards to hosts getting cited for people under 21 drinking on their proper-

All businesses and multi-family complexes to have recycling by 2020, City Council decides

By Tony Villalobos May @TonyTheGnary

Fort Collins should expect to see a boost in recycling, following a City Council meeting Tuesday.

City Council unanimously approved several revisions to the city’s Community Recycling Ordinace with little discussion.

All businesses and multi-family complexes in the city will have recycling services available to them by 2020, and trash-hauling companies will be allowed to charge for the service.

The topic was initially brought up at a City Council work session on June 28, but was shelved until September 6.

While haulers will be able to use a surcharge on family’s monthly bills based on business expenses, single-family resident customers will be of-

fered curb side recycling with no normal additional cost.

Haulers will not be required to charge a surcharge, though it would likely run around $3 to $4, depending on the market.

The City Council decision was the result of over a year of discussions between city staff, community members and local haulers in the city’s goal of generating no waste by 2030, according an article by the Coloradoan.

A 100 percent increase in hauler charges is expected to encourage residents to throw away less trash. Previously, the city mandated $13 a month to pick up a small trash container, a $26 for a medium size and a $39 charge for a large container.

The city plans on educating the public on recycling.

The update also requires haulers to provide optional, seasonal yard trimmings ser-

COLLEGIAN FILE PHOTO.

vices to single-family homes for an addition charge by April 2017.

The update also means that Fort Collins residents are now paying for recycling, regardless if they use it.

Fort Collins’ Road to Zero

Waste plan projects that 75 percent of waste materials will be diverted from landfills by 2020 and 90 percent by 2025.

Collegian reporter Tony Villalobos May can be reached online at news@collegian.com

ty. “I understand why it is about the safety of people drinking underage, but there is not a way to know how old everyone is at a party.”

Collegian reporter Erin Krigger can be reached at news@collegian.com

>> PARKING from page 2 available. Drivers who use the pay-per-hour spaces can download Way-to-Park, an app connected to the garage that will allow them to pay quickly by card.

Dylan Schellsmidt, a senior at CSU studying construction management, has troubleshooted his parking problems differently every year.

“Freshman year I long-boarded around, sophomore year I rode the bus, so I didn’t have to park,” Schellsmidt said. “Last year, I parked in the LSC parking lot which was awful. (It was) hard to find a spot and super expensive.”

According to the project plan the structure cost $37.5 million to build, which nets $33,748 per space.

Steven Osika, senior art major, has struggled to find parking spaces at CSU since his freshman year.

“Well, parking while living in the dorms didn’t really exist due to the amount of students,” Osaka said. “Parking near Parmelee or Corbett specifically was a nightmare everyday no matter what time it was.”

Collegian reporter Veronica Baas can be reached at news@ collegian.com.

NEWS Thursday, September 8, 2016

5

New Era Colorado and ASCSU to partner in voter registration efforts

By Gabriel Go An amended version of Resolution 4603, which would establish an agreement between voter registration group New Era Colorado and the Associated Students of Colorado State University, was approved with by a 13-1-2 vote Wednesday night.

The amended resolution was still met with opposition from some members of the senate.

Senator Juan Caro made the only dissenting vote towards the resolution.

Caro is also a member of the Conservative Interest Group, a self-created group of like-minded conservative individuals within ASCSU. “I don’t agree with this partnership… I don’t find it necessary that we have to partner up with New Era, especially after seeing so much dissent from the conservative groups on campus,” Caro said on the floor of the senate Wednesday night.

Despite the opposition, the resolution was favored by a large majority of the senate body.

Senator Duane Hansen, who also chaired the external committee which amended the resolution, expressed his support for the partnership.

“Most citizens in this country have one responsibility (and) one duty: that is to vote,” Hansen said on the floor. “I think (the partnership) is enabling students to do that one thing that’s required, or asked of them, as citizens of this country.”

Allegations towards New Era Colorado’s nonpartisan status were the primary cause of opposition towards the partnership. Last week, Caro questioned whether New Era Colorado had received $300,000 in donations in exchange for advocating on behalf of liberal policies, as well as receiving a total of $45,000 in grants from the Gill Foundation, a Denver-based LGBTQ advocacy group.

The Collegian confirmed that the Gill Foundation had donated $20,000 in 2011 and $25,000 in 2012 to New Era Colorado’s c(3) organization, the New Era Colo-

rado Foundation.

However, according to New Era Colorado Executive Director Lizzy Stephan, the c(3) nonprofit is allowed to accept donations from groups, as long as they do not advocate for a political policy or candidate based on the donations.

“Our fundraising is like any other charitable organization,” Stephan wrote in an email to the Collegian. “We get funding from a diverse group of individual donors, grants, foundations and some local businesses.”

The Collegian has yet to review IRS documents released by New Era Colorado with regards to the $300,000 the nonprofit allegedly received.

The New Era Colorado Foundation, which engages in voter registration on campus, is a 501c(3) organization under the IRS. A 501 c(3) organization is tax-exempt, and cannot engage in activities related to the advocacy for or opposition of political issues or candidates running for political office.

It was because of these claims that ASCSU’s external committee made amendments to Resolution 4603 at 12 p.m.

Wednesday to address potential partisanship and accountability of the organization.

In light of challenges to New Era Colorado’s status as a non-partisan organization, the new resolution strictly limits New Era Colorado operations to voter registration drives on campus.

The original resolution allowed for New Era Colorado to engage in educating voters in candidates and their platforms.

According to the resolution, members of New Era Colorado and trained members of ASCSU engaging in voter registration are also required to distinguish themselves as members of their respective organizations by wearing related materials.

A sunset clause was added to the resolution, which will end the partnership between New Era Colorado and ASCSU on 11:59 p.m. Oct. 17, 2016.

An incident report form was also created by the Director of

>> LIGHTS from page 1 University, wrote in an email that the University Issues Committee did a light audit on campus last year to investigate the location of outdoor lights and to see if they worked or not. This audit did not look at blue lights specifically. She wrote that students have not come to ASCSU with concerns regarding the blue light system, nor has there been any student input on the system at this time.

CSUPD and Facilities Man-

agement conduct an exterior lighting survey once a year, according to the 2015 Safety Report from CSUPD. The survey also examines facility safety and security.

“I’ve never personally used (the blue lights), but I think they are a good option if, for example, you didn’t have a phone,”said Tanner Rohnke, junior applied computer sciences major. “I wonder if I would actually remember them in an emergency situation.”

Rachel Telljohn can be reached at news@collegian.com.

@rGabrielGo

Governmental Affairs Josh Williams for concerned students and faculty in order to hold both ASCSU and New Era Colorado accountable for any incidents of partisanship.

The incident form, which

requires a description of the incident and of the person interacted with, can be requested by email. It can then be submitted to ASCSU’s front desk or emailed back to the same email address.

“We will make sure that if

there is anything going on on behalf of ASCSU or by members of New Era Colorado, we will move to address it as fast as we possibly can,” Williams said.

Gabriel Go can be reached at news@collegian.com.

6

SPORTS Thursday, September 8, 2016

Cizmic, Hougaard-Jensen bring international influence to CSU volleyball

By Michael Roley @michael_roley

Waffles and muffins for breakfast are about as common in America as fireworks on the Fourth of July.

But in Denmark? Not so much.

“Your breakfast is really sweet,” said Paulina HougaardJensen, freshman middle blocker in her first year with the CSU volleyball team after moving to the United States from Denmark. “It’s almost like cakes for breakfast. We eat waffles but not for breakfast, it’s more like a dessert.”

Cizmic and HougaardJensen are both in unique situations as the two Europeanborn volleyball players on the CSU volleyball team.

And then there’s country music.

“It’s weird, and I don’t know what to think about it,” said Sanja Cizmic, a junior outside hitter from Croatia.

“It doesn’t get me,” Hougaard-Jensen said with a laugh.

“You know (how) you want to dance when you listen to music?

I just don’t get that from (country) of music. It’s just there in the background.”

Cizmic and Hougaard-Jensen are both in unique situations as the two European-born volleyball players on the CSU volleyball team. They chose to travel across the Atlantic Ocean to attend school in America and play college volleyball at the highest level, in one of the nation’s most consistent programs.

With that, in addition to the normal acclamation to college life, and a different primary language, there are many new things and adjustments to get used to culturally. From the unique and possibly unhealthy choice of

breakfast foods to exclusively American-themed music, it can be a lot to take in.

And more notably, the mindset of the people differ. America is a fairly fast-paced society.

People speed on the interstate to get to work, and the drive-thru is often more popular than the dining rooms at restaurants.

“The mentality of the people is different,” Cizmic said. “We’re really laid back, especially where I’m from in my city. You wake up and go to a coffee shop on the beach and you’re there for three hours just talking. Here it’s like ‘Coffee to-go, run to class, do this, do that.’”

Then there is the distance factor. Being away from home for any college student is not easy, especially at first. Homesickness is practically inevitable, but it can be even more so when your family is halfway across the globe.

“My senior year I switched club teams and went seven hours away from home,” Cizmic said. “I already kind of lived my senior year of high school by myself. That made the transition easier, but it was still really hard being six months from seeing my family because I (am) super close to them, especially my brother, (so) not being able to speak my own language and to not see anyone (was really hard). Skype and Facetime are great, but it’s still not the same.”

Prior to joining the Rams, both Hougaard-Jensen and Cizmic gained valuable experience playing in their home countries. HougaardJensen spent time playing on the Danish national team as well as the under-20 team, where she was named the top middle blocker in the Danish Volleyliga in 2015-2016. Cizmic played for the Croatian junior team, and took second in 2013 at the Junior Volleyball World Championships.

The experience of playing for these teams proved to be good preparation for playing college volleyball in the states. They traveled often, played competitive matches against talented players, and got the chance to play with and against players much older than them. Hougaard-Jensen played with three teammates in Denmark who went on to play for the same Wisconsin team that played in front of a Moby Arena volleyball record of 7,018 fans in 2014, before eventually

advancing to the round of eight in the NCAA tournament. As a high school sophomore, Cizmic had two teammates over the age of 30.

“They played with older players,” Head Coach Tom Hilbert said. “That helps when they come back here and play with players their own age. They travel a lot, they have to be thrown together with a new group of players and learn how to play with different people. They have to learn different personalities; It’s all very valuable.”

One of Hougaard-Jensen’s fondest memories came as a member of the Danish national team, when two years ago

they played a match against Turkey. The same Turkey team that played in the 2012 London Olympics.

“It was my first time on the national team,” Hougaard-Jensen said. “I was 18 and it was just a huge experience to get to play against some of the biggest stars in the world.”

Recruiting players internationally is not the easiest of tasks. Hilbert usually hears about a prospect through a trusted source and then goes into an evaluation process. Hilbert usually gets one chance to evaluate players overseas in-person. The potential players must be strong academically and be well-versed

Sanja Cizmic serves a ball against NDSU. PHOTO BY ELLIOT JERGE COLLEGIAN

in the English language. It can sometimes be a hit-or-miss. But with Cizmic and Hougaard-Jensen, he might just have hit it out of the park.

“It really is pretty cool,” Hilbert said. “I think Sanja is one of the kindest people I have ever met and Paulina is too. These kids want to come here, generally come for the right reasons, they want to meet new friends and expand their horizons a little bit. It (has) been great for our program with both of them, they’re both cool people and they’ve taught our players a lot about the world.”

Michael Roley can be reached at sports@collegian.com

SPORTS Thursday, September 8, 2016

7

CSU defense looks to respond against UTSA

By Eric Wolf @Eric_Wolf5

To say that the Colorado State defense has to rebound from their performance on Friday night during the Rocky Mountain Showdown would be an understatement.

For much of the night on Friday, the Colorado Buffaloes moved at will against the Ram defense to the tune of 44 points and 578 yards of offense.

This week brings the University of Texas-San Antonio into Hughes stadium. The expectation from the CSU coaches and players is that the Roadrunners will come in looking to employ plenty of concepts that CU ran so well against the CSU defense Friday night.

“You know that if something has hurt you, offenses are gonna see it,” CSU head coach Mike Bobo said. “They are going to put it in the gameplan and you have to have an answer for it.”

“I know they are watching that CU film right now thinking, ‘Oh they couldn’t stop it this past week and we are gonna try and do it again,’” added Defensive lineman Jakob Buys.

As far as how long Buys expects UTSA to run those concepts against the CSU defense, “Until we stop it,” he said.

UTSA certainly has the tools in place to run a fast-paced offense like the one that dismantled the Rams in week-one.

Senior running back Jarveon Williams returns fresh off a 1,000-yard campaign a season ago, and quarterback Dalton Sturm has the ability to hurt a defense with his arm or legs.

“This week is definitely going to be about the fundamentals,” safety Jake Schlager said. “He’s a good quarterback. He can throw the ball and he can definitely run the ball. (He is) a really good dual-threat quarterback and it just comes down to fundamentals.”

Return to the basics was a common theme from the defensive staff and players as they look to rebound off of Friday’s performance. They believe they hurt themselves as much as CU hurt them. If they want to stop UTSA, they have to fix themselves first.

“You have to correct your mistakes and your alignment, and then you have to get ready for what they (UTSA) have

Jakob Buys celebrates a sack during the Rocky Mountain Showdown. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

shown on tape,” Bobo said. “At the end of the day, you still have base rules, base alignments and base assignments, rules we have been working on since the first

day of camp. We have to get off blocks, we have to get pressure and we have to win one-on-one battles.”

CU killed the Rams on the

boundary last week: partly due to missed assignments and partly due to timid play. And when the Buffaloes gashed the defense on see DEFENSE on page 9 >>

8

SPORTS Thursday, September 8, 2016

Colorado State junior Michael Stack has UFC aspirations

By Eddie Herz @Eddie_Herz

Colorado State junior Michael Stack is making noise and quickly climbing up the ranks of amateur MMA fighting in the Sparta Combat League.

The Colorado native and CSU student began his career in front of friends and family last February at the Grizzly Rose in Denver. He showcased a dominant performance against David Jackson that was over in just a couple of minutes.

“Right when I got in the cage I was like it’s go time,” Stack said.

“I knocked him out in the first round, about two minutes and 30 seconds into the fight.”

Since his debut victory, Stack has competed on one other occasion. On June 25 he faced tougher competition against Austin David, but the results were the same. The 22-year-old Stack won his second SCL fight by second-round knockout.

“Austin David was definitely tough,” Stack said. “That guy could take a punch and he actually trained with the former 155 pound champion of the league I’m in.”

Those following Stack’s uprising said they believed he was a legitimate contender for the Sparta Combat League title after the fight.

Stack’s father, Steve Stack, said that once he saw the sec-

ond fight he knew his son was on to something.

“When we went and saw his first fight I knew he was going to be great at it,” Steve Stack said.

“But it was that second fight that I realized he really has a shot at doing something big.”

On November 12th, Stack will square up with Donnie Bonini for the lightweight 155 pound title. Bonini enters the fight with a lot of experience, having won his last two fights with an overall amateur MMA record of 5-4. However, Stack’s coach, Ryan Schultz, loves his fighter’s chances.

“In that first fight Michael walked out screaming, ‘This is awesome,’” Schultz said. “When you see a guy who loves that terrifying moment before a fight, that’s special. He’s training hard and is ready to go. It’s going to take a special person to knock Michael Stack out.”

Stack’s fire and competitive edge did not begin when he first put the gloves on. Stack believes his driven mindset and nevergive-up attitude began when he was a little kid.

“When I was a kid my dad always told me to not let people push me around,” he said. “He told me to not be a bully, but also to never back down if someone gives me a hard time. I’ve kind of always had to deal with that because people always wanted to see STACK on page 9 >>

Michael Stack in the cage during one of his fights. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL STACK

SPORTS Thursday, September 8, 2016

>> DEFENSE from page 7 Buffaloes gashed the defense on the ground, it was usually because a defensive lineman gave up their gap.

In short, the defense as a whole needs to be more aggressive while maintaining discipline. One came without the other far too often on Friday night.

The first step to fixing the defense might be returning to the basics, but defensive coordinator Marty English is also searching for playmakers.

Unhappy with his cornerback play, English said that Kevin Nutt Jr has an excellent chance to start this week, while young safety Demontrie Taylor will see a bigger role after he showed an aggressive playing style last game.

English was particularly disappointed with the play out of his linebacker group. Sure linebacker Kevin Davis recorded a career-high 19 tackles, but injured linebacker Deonte Clyburn was quick to step up in a defensive meeting and say that it was unacceptable that one player should have to do that much because his teammates are not producing.

This week, English is moving Patrick Elsenbast into the

middle linebacker spot to see if he can come in and compete with Josh Watson and earn a spot in the rotation. English needs somebody to step up and produce besides Davis.

At the end of the day, English needs his defense to correct their fundamental mistakes and correct them fast, especially with a

In short, the defense as a whole needs to be more aggressive while maintaining discipline. team coming to town aiming to exploit them just like CU did. If the Rams can’t learn from last Friday’s performance, they will find themselves in a very undesirable hole come Saturday evening.

“There’s probably a lot more pressure now, zero and two is absolutely something you don’t want to do,” linebacker Kevin Davis said. “So there is pressure for us as a younger group (and) as a defense to really step up and make stops this week.”

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

>> STACK from page 8 mess with me as a kid.”

In high school, Stack was a second-team All-Conference middle linebacker at Arvada West High School. He weighed only 140 pounds at the time, but his dad says that never held him back.

“In football he was always a little bit smaller than everybody else but had the heart of the biggest guy on the team,” Steve Stack said. “I think being undersized really motivated him to succeed.”

Stack was also an exceptional wrestler in high school who barely missed making state his senior year. By the time his tenure as an athlete at Arvada West High School concluded, the school’s athletic department created an award in his honor.

“The award is for outstanding achievement, and now they give it out every year,” Steve Stack said. “It’s for someone who never quits, never stops, just keeps going.”

The end of the road for Stack, ideally, is not holding the Sparta League belt. Though well respected, Sparta could be described as a minor league to the UFC. Since there are a number of amateur and lower professional leagues that exist, there is a lot of luck and randomness involved in being discovered by the UFC. But

9

Michael Stack fighter profile. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL STACK.

it appears Stack is on the right track.

“I definitely see him making the UFC,” coach Shultz said. “The sky’s the limit with his career.

Assuming he stays out of trouble outside of the gym, I think everyone is going to know his name in the fighting world someday.”

For Stack, there is nothing more he wants in the world than to not only make it to the UFC,

but to be crowned a champion in it.

“I don’t like hurting people, but I want to be the best,” Stack said. “I want to be the best in the world and I think that MMA is the best sport in the world. The goal is to be a UFC champion, and I’m doing this because I’m going to be a champion someday.”

Eddie Herz can be reached by email at sports@collegian.com.

10

ARTS & CULTURE Thursday, September 8, 2016

Chatting with Chapman: Traveling abroad is not for everyone

By Chapman Croskell @Nescwick

Everyone remembers that writing prompt from elementary school, right?

There would always be that one kid who blew everyone away with his glamorous stories of travelling and lounging by the

I spent the first month or so of the summer traveling around Europe. beach, making your summer of napping all day seem pretty lame by comparison.

Well, allow me to be that kid.

Although, I hope to offer a point along with it all.

I spent the first month or so of the summer traveling around Europe. The trip was to study abroad, and I went to five European countries to study media and communication. Long story short, it was an amazing experience.

But, do I think that studying abroad is something for everyone? No. I hear from so many people who are heartbroken because they don’t have the money or time to travel the world in college, and I just want to say that some of those feelings are unnecessary.

I absolutely learned a lot from my time abroad, but I also learn a lot in my daily classes here at CSU. Honestly, the focus of my trip was really not the academic side of education, and that is part of the reason that I believe studying abroad is not for everyone.

I got a lot out of my trip. I learned a lot about how to travel and more intimate sides of cultures that I had no idea about from my time in social studies classes. But, all of that was so great simply because I want to see TRAVELING on page 14 >>

Canals in Ghent, Belgium. PHOTO BY CHAPMAN CROSKELL COLLEGIAN

First episode of “Atlanta” provides high hopes for the new series

By Ave Martin @CSUCollegian

On Sept. 6, one of the Renaissance men of modern-era music, Donald Glover (also known by his rap alter-ego/pseudonym, Childish Gambino) made his return to the silver screen for the first time since his role as Troy in the fan favorite comedy series, “Community.”

Glover serves as writer, executive producer, creator and star of the new Hiro Murai-directed FX series simply titled “Atlanta,” a show that he describes as “Twin Peaks with rappers.” In Atlanta, Glover strives to shine a light on hip-hop and African American culture, as well as the many unknown facets of the two cultures within Georgia’s capital city.

The hype-train has been slowly chugging along since the series was first green-lighted by

The hype-train has been slowly chugging along since the series was first greenlighted by FX in 2015.

FX in 2015. The momentum recently reached full velocity once the show’s terse and enigmatic trailers began to appear on YouTube and during the NBA Finals throughout the summer. The ads took a more artistic and conceptual approach rather than directly revealing the show’s premise to the audience.

Led by the Tame Impala track, “New Person, Same Old Mistakes,” Glover and his costars, Brian Henry and Lakeith Stanfield, walk forward through the city’s streets as everything around them moves backward.

I’m sure the true meaning of the odd commercials is left to the interpretation of the audience, but if you ask me, the people moving backward are the rest of pop-culture, and Glover’s progressive thinking and innovation pushes far beyond any expectations or limitations. Perhaps I’m reading too deep into this; either way, Atlanta is and will be an amazing show to watch - the series premiere was a clear indication of this.

Though TV guides and Wikipedia merely describe Atlanta as a series that follows the main characters, Earnest “Earn” see ATLANTA on page 14 >>

PHOTO COURTESY OF DECIDER.COM.

collegian.com

The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Thursday, September 8, 2016

11

12 Thursday, September 8, 2016 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Thursday, September 8, 2016

13

14

ARTS & CULTURE Thursday, September 8, 2016

Garbanzo Express offers a healthy lunchtime alternative

By Connor DeBlieck @CDeBlieck

Many CSU students eat lunch in the food court of the LSC at popular restaurants like Taco Bell, Panda Express and Carl’s Jr. But, this semester, Garbanzo Express is offering students a healthier lunchtime option.

While most people think that healthy eating is expensive, Garbanzo Express was reasonably priced. My dish, which came with a drink and a side, cost less than $12.

The layout of Garbanzo Express is identical to Spoons and Subway where you select the entree and move down the line from there. You can select from a pita bread sandwich, a salad, a plate, a burrito or a flatbread sandwich.

Upon selecting your entree, you get to decide what protein you want. You can choose from

>> ATLANTA from page 10 Marks (portrayed by Glover), his cousin Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles, (portrayed by Brian Tyree Henry) and his philosophical right-hand man Darius (portrayed by Lakeith Stanfield) attempting to make an impact in the Atlanta rap game, the show’s premise definitely holds more than meets the eye.

The series does indeed follow the journey of Earn, a young, broke, African American man in his 20s with hopes of a better future for himself, his estranged girlfriend, Vanessa/Van (played

by Zazie Beetz) and their baby

PHOTO BY CONNOR DEBLIECK COLLEGIAN

chicken, steak or falafel. Then you a get to choose from a selection of fillings, such as original hummus, seasonal hummus, romaine lettuce, tomato cucumber salad, baba ganoush, rice, red cabbage and tabbouleh. Finally, you choose your sauce. Some of their most popular sauces are tzatziki, red chili, cilantro sauce and tahini.

I ordered a plate with falafel, romain lettuce, humus, tabbouleh, tomato cucumber salad, rice and tzatziki sauce.

I only had two complaints

Atlanta most definitely is not a show created to soley entertain.

daughter. Upon discovery that his cousin Alfred, known by

about my meal. The falafel lacked flavor. I would have wanted it to have more seasoning. And, the tabbouleh had a little too much mint which overpowered the other flavors.

I particularly liked the rice.

Although most rices are bland, this rice had good seasoning and a unique flavor. I also loved the tzatziki sauce. It complimented the dish really well. Because the sauce is yogurt based, it added a creamy consistency to the dish.

While most people think that healthy eating is expensive, Garbanzo Express was reasonably priced. My dish, which came with a drink and a side, cost less than $12. And, plates are the most expensive items on their menu.

For those who have not tried Mediterranean cuisine or are looking for a healthy restaurant in the LSC, Garbanzo Express is a delicious starting point.

Connor DeBlieck can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

“Paper Boi” is embarking on a rap career, Earn decides to offer to become Paper Boi’s manager, hoping to achieve success for the both of them. It is what lies between the lines of Atlanta that take it beyond any description.

Similar to that of Aziz Ansari’s critically acclaimed Master of None, Atlanta tackles the difficult subjects and conflicts surrounding love, gun violence, racism and socioeconomic status that millennials commonly face, all while maintaining comedic irony and organic, hilarious wit.

How Atlanta differs from other shows, however, is the much more random, pessimistic, eerie and surreal tone that is evidently felt throughout the two premiere episodes, which would explain why Glover would compare his work to the cult classic crime-drama series Twin Peaks.

It is the funny, confusing and seemingly out of place scenes, such as Earn’s peculiar bus ride in which a man in a suit angrily offers him a Nutella sandwich, contrasted with the intense, serious scenes that target the flaws in the legal sys-

>> TRAVELING from page 10 grow up to be a travel writer.

So, for me the money to go was worth it. However, without trying to make assumptions about my former trip-mates, I don’t think everyone gets enough out of studying abroad to make the price close to acceptable.

Traveling can be difficult, especially for those who have never traveled before. To expect that anyone could get the most out of a trip when they’re already dealing with anxiety from being away from home is absurd, and I think that’s an additional cost that people don’t factor in when considering a study abroad.

Also, traveling really is expensive. While I was extremely fortunate to be able to go on my trip without too much trouble financially, I have to recognize the privilege that allowed me to do that and that others don’t have the same opportunities that I have. For some, paying for school is difficult enough without the thought of travel expenses.

A lot of the experience I gained while traveling was from being thrown into new cultures, and I personally think that’s something that can be done without paying for a plane ticket to Europe and staying in a hotel in Paris. America alone is chock full of so many cultural elements that I find it discouraging to believe that touristing around Europe is the only way to appreciate a culture.

At the end of the day, I will always encourage my friends to travel, if they think that they can get the worth of the trip out of what they learn. I simply don’t think that anyone should feel bad for not being able to travel for financial or other reasons.

Also, sorry to all of my friends for the abundance of posts on social media about my trip. I’ve got family to please, you know?

Chapman Croskell can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

tem that really keep the show intriguing. Some scenes are out of chronological order as well, which requires the viewer to try and make sense of what they’re watching.

Atlanta most definitely is not a show created to solely entertain. For every time I laughed, I would also ponder.

There are plenty of unanswered questions I have about the first 120 minutes of the series, which is a good thing - it means that I’ll surely be tuning in for the next few weeks.

Ave Martin can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

ENTERPRISE Thursday, September 8, 2016

Longest-serving farmers market vendor has seen town, market evolve

By Michelle Fredrickson @CSUCollegian

A seasoned vendor at the Larimer County Farmers Market in Fort Collins, Barbie Lytle has watched the market grow for 27 years.

Lytle sells farm-fresh fruit at the market. She works for C&R Farms, a family-run fruit orchard best known for quality stone fruit including peaches, cherries, and apples, which has sold to the Larimer County Farmers Market for about 27 years. Owned by Clare and Rob

PHOTO COURTESY OF C & R FARMS.

Talbott, C and R farms is one of the longest standing vendors at the farmers market according to the Colorado State University Extension for Larimer County.

Lytle initially got involved with C&R Farms when they bought the land they own today.

She has been involved in markets in towns along the Front Range including Denver, Colorado Springs and Wyoming. She continues to sell at nine markets per week.

C&R Farms is active in the community. In the past 25 years,

C&R have provided tree-ripened fruit to Rotary Clubs, schools, the Knights of Columbus and other organizations as a fundraiser to help local communities.

Located in Palisade, Colorado, C&R Farms has sold its fruit to retailers, wholesalers and organizations for the past 30 years and has been a vendor at the Larimer County Farmers Market for much of that time.

Starting in 1975, The Larimer County Farmers Market is the oldest farmers market in see MARKET on page 16 >>

15

16

ENTERPRISE Thursday, September 8, 2016

>> MARKET from page 15 Northern Colorado. Colorado State University Master Gardeners in Larimer County volunteer their time to run the market in Old Town Fort Collins.

The market is held on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon at the Larimer County courthouse located on 200 S. Oak St., Fort Collins. At the market, customers can ask master gardeners questions and learn about food safety, preparation and preservation on site. Local vendors grow and produce all of the products offered at the market.

The market is dog friendly and features live music.

When C&R Farms first came to sell at the market The Master Gardner’s ran the market on a much smaller scale, Lytle said.

“Two men would stand in a driveway and direct you around the corner,” Lytle said. “One volunteer would blow a whistle at 8 a.m. and then customers could enter to buy. A whistle also ended the market.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF C & R FARMS.

The market has grown since then to include more vendors and caters to more of the Fort Collins population.

“Today it takes a full staff of volunteers and directors to run the market, as it has changed so much in philosophy and vendor numbers,” Lytle said. “These people work hard!”

The demographics of the customers as well as the taste of those customers have also changed over time, Lytle said.

“Over the years, and with some changes in the market location, the crowds have changed,” Lytle said. “The market used to see many more middle aged to older folk but again, there are more markets around Fort Collins now.”

Now, many young families visit the market. Its appeal extends beyond just a place to buy food. It is a destination for bikes, coffee and leisure. It is lots of fun because it has “a laid back atmosphere in a downtown kind of way,” Lytle said.

C&R Farms have been consistent vendors for the Larimer County Farmers Market over the years.

“We keep coming back because it is a nicely coordinated and well-run market, with lots of nice folks who have been faithful customers over the years,” Lytle said.

The Larimer County Farmers Market is a good location for the sale of local products and is a popular place to go for the locals.

“The Larimer County Farmers’ Market is a good place to sell product,” Lytle said. “It is a popular spot to spend a Saturday morning buying food and socializing.”

Over the years, Lytle has met and built relationships with customers and fellow vendors at the farmers market.

“I have met many wonderful people over the years, watched children grow up and have children of their own, “Lytle said.

“All of us who work together as a

team at market have maintained many friendships with customers and fellow vendors through the years. I look forward to seeing familiar faces each market day.”

Lytle believes that people sell at farmers markets to bring attention to quality product.

The concept of a farmers market reaches beyond just the buying and selling between the vendor and the customer. The sale can benefit the local economy as well as the minds of the vendor and the customer.

“Customers buy, try and come back for more,” Lytle said.

“The consumer is top priority and farmers markets are the best way to safely obtain fresh, tasty and healthy food directly from the farmer or producer.”

Vendors sell a wide range of products including fresh fruit and vegetables, breads and pastries, honey and cheese, value added products, meat and poultry, flowers and herbs and handmade apparel by various

artists at the Larimer County Farmers Market.

Aside from the products, the customers at the market buy something that does not require money. Vendors sell and customers buy a peace of mind according to Lytle. This peace of mind comes from “knowing that you are selling to appreciative and educated consumers.”

According to Lytle, this peace of mind extends to the customer as well when they are supporting local farmers and producers in “obtaining the finest, freshest and healthiest from the best of the best.”

C&R Farms, represented by Lytle has been a faithful vendor at the Larimer County Farmers’ Market for over 20 years. Due to their long-standing time at the market, they have unique insights about the growth of the market and the market’s impact on vendors and the community of Fort Collins.

Michelle Fredrickson can be reached at blogs@collegian.com

collegian.com

The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Thursday, September 8, 2016

17

18

OPINION Thursday, September 8, 2016

CSU needs a balance between academics and athletics Alexandra Stettner @alexstetts

If you saw even just a part of the Rocky Mountain Showdown this weekend, you would have been a little (or maybe very) disappointed with the results. It wasn’t CSU’s proudest moment, and it certainly was more difficult to swallow the loss since it was against our rivals down in Boulder.

It’s just one loss in our whole season, made more bitter by losing to Buffs. But the game and the dramatic loss begs the question, why is football so important anyway?

Besides being fun to go to games and the community it creates for students, the argument can be made that a strong college football program brings in benefits to the rest of the school.

This could include increased enrollment, and generally more money to create research opportunities and hire more qualified faculty, which can increase a program’s size and reputation.

These are important things for a growing university like Colorado State.

So football is important, but is it worth millions of dollars in salaries? And is it worth it when some professors work under high job uncertainty and for much less than the coaching staff ?

According to Mike Bobo’s contract, while his personal salary is less than the previous coach, Jim McElwain, the salary pool for the entire coaching staff is $300,000 more than previously. Additionally, Bobo’s record has been substantially lower than McElwain’s. Even considering this is only his second season as a head coach, this is a large chunk of funds for an under-performing faculty member. And it’s important to remember, students pay salaries.

Clearly, this is not a black and white issue. There are many factors that need to be considered, but for CSU, a university that prides itself on research and the academic support each student receives despite our size, it is important to not lose that aspect to football. There needs to be a balance. Currently, it feels like the university is pumping so much into football with a new stadium and heavy salaries for

program faculty.

There are new research buildings being constructed, but those are long overdue for the university’s size. Not to mention, we have a stadium in a great location that could have been renovated and put to use.

Building a brand new stadium in a tight location does not follow CSU’s commitment to sustainability, and sets a precedence for future “exceptions” to be made for the football program.

As for salaries, there is no way to expect CSU to radically increase every professor’s salary, however, there should not be a wild gap between football coaching staff and the professors we interact with every day.

This is not a black and white issue. There are many factors that need to be considered, but for CSU, a university that prides itself on research and the academic support each student receives despite our size, it is important to not lose that aspect to football.

Our professors and teaching assistants are the ones who are providing us with and education and the tools that we will use in our future careers. At the end of the day, we are paying tuition to be more prepared for the work environment, and I’m not sure if football is going to help us get there.

Part of the reason I chose to attend CSU instead of a private school in the city was because of the sports teams. College sports and events like the Rocky Mountain Showdown are nonetheless part of the college experience, and there’s no denying the fun in that. Another reason I chose CSU was because of the focus on students and helping them achieve success no matter what.

This university has an incredible balance between college sports and the academics, losing that balance would be losing a part of CSU. Alexandra Stettner can be reached at opinion@collegian. com

Chaffetz: The College Opportunity

By Taylor Chaffetz @taychainzzz

Answer these questions truthfully: are you the best person you could be today? Are you becoming a better person every day? Are you working as hard as you could be toward your goals?

As college students, the majority of us can honestly answer these questions with a big “no.” We have just begun our young adult lives, and there is so much we have not experienced. The “real-world” our parents always warned us about has not yet come. Most of us don’t have careers, families, or life-long homes.

College is the first stepping-stone to that “real world”. Let’s get one thing straight: the “real world” is scary. It is scary to think about not getting a job after college.

It is scary to think about paying rent on your own dime. It is scary to leave your parent’s “nest” once and for all.

Believe it or not, the whole concept of college is based on ensuring that the “scare factor” of the future is limited. I believe a common perception among college students is the exact opposite. College is the enemy. We are forced to go to classes because our parents are paying for them and we will suffer the consequences if we don’t. Our professors overload us with work just for fun. The university forces us to take common core classes

Crime in Fort Collins.

that have nothing to do with our major.

Well, I’m here to tell you that perception is ignorant and childish. College is an opportunity to acquire a skill set that will get you a job so you can pay rent and provide for your family. Not only that, you learn how to live on your own, how to manage money, how to manage your time, and how to build relationships—all in the absence of your parents. The

Believe it or not, the whole concept of college is based on ensuring that the “scare factor” of the future is limited.

And I believe a common perception among college students is the exact opposite.

value of these skills goes far beyond college.

But, here’s the catch…because doesn’t every thing has to come with a catch, right?

The benefits of college only work if you do. And this is hard, considering most of us enter college and are basical-

NOPE DOPE

The new iPhone has no headphone jack.

You can’t charge your phone and listen to music at the same time.

Garrett Grayson, a former CSU quarterback, was cut from the Saints.

ly chickens with our heads cut off. We all run around with this newfound independence… we can eat as much food as we want, we can stay up as late as we want, and we can decide what we want to do when we want to do it.

And that’s the most challenging part about college. It is hard to find the discipline to stay in and finish a paper while your friends go out. It is hard to motivate yourself to go to your 8 a.m. when you have no one encouraging you to do so. It is hard to have the courage to walk into your professor’s office and talk about your grade. But that’s the truth about college. It tests your self-motivation.

So, I encourage every single one of you this year to make the most of your college opportunity. College is a special time when we can kick-start our lives for the better. We can define the type of person we want to be.

We can surround ourselves with people who make us better. We can work hard in the classroom so that we have the opportunity to succeed in our future careers. We can make relationships with our professors who will help us in the future. And, most of all, we can start moving toward the answer “yes”.

Taylor Chaffetz can be reached at opinion@collegian. com

It’s the time of year when Freshmen stop wearing their lanyards. Good for them. They’re learning.

Third parties actually stand a chance this year. Good for them. They’re learning.

Chimpanzees have entered the stone age, according to the BBC. Good for them. They’re learning.

collegian.com

The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Thursday, September 8, 2016

19

csu volleyball LISTEN TO THE ACTION

LIVE ON

LISTEN ONLINE AT KCSUFM.COM

& KCSUFM.COM

SEPT 8 AT 7PM VS WICHITA STATE SEPT 9 AT 7PM VS TEXAS CSU WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL BROADCASTS ON 90.5FM KCSU, SPONSORED BY:

20

BLOGS Thursday, September 8, 2016

The Non-Traditional Student: The serious vs. the carefree

By Ashley Haberman @CSUCollegian

One thing that I have found to be a consistent factor at University is that the life of a non-traditional student can be much more serious than that of the traditional student.

The National Center for Education Statistics defines non-traditional students as meeting one of seven characteristics: delayed enrollment into post secondary education, attends college parttime, works full time, is financially independent for financial aid purposes, has dependents other than a spouse, is a single

parent or does not have a high school diploma.

Looking at these seven distinguishing factors, the life of the non-traditional student is full of much more than classes, homework, and parties, and there are evident reasons why.

In one of my ethnic studies classes, I sit next to Mary, a seventy-two-year-old retired theatre teacher who sits in on the classes for fun. Besides Mary, I am the oldest student there.

The rest of the class is mostly compiled of traditional twenty-one and under students.

Whispered jokes, talking, and

a constant need for repeated information have so far been consistent trends of class interruption.

“Honey, you are ready for the Master’s program,” Mary said to me, honestly understanding that my want to learn was being taking for granted by others. In my opinion, it’s the lack of freedom and experience outside of school that causes this less-than-serious atmosphere in the classroom.

Leaving high school at seventeen to pursue a more carefree side of life, I received my G.E.D at eighteen and have no regrets. I am a firm believer in

taking the time to explore the world and to find yourself outside of school. It’s hard to know who you are or what you want to do with the rest of your life when you’re young and finally free from the rules of parental authority. It’s important to be granted this freedom in order to be able to approach school and life in a more serious manner, which is why it should be a more accepted lifestyle option after high school. There is no better time than the early twenties for this less serious mindset.

I give experiencing life and exploring the world before

starting college a lot of credit for my current dedication and love for school. At the same time, in no way do I look down upon the less serious approach that some students have; it’s their right as young adults.

However, starting a school career too soon can be damaging to the college experience for some, especially if they haven’t explored the rest of the world first. This inexperience makes the gap between the traditional and non-traditional much harder to bridge.

Collegian writer Ashley Haberman can be reached at blogs@collegian.com.

Backyard Travel: Devil’s Backbone

By Katelyn Mitchell @mitch_kate_1

Colorado is one of those places where there are a million things to do pretty much anywhere you go, and Devil’s Backbone doesn’t let that reputation down.

Devil’s Backbone Open Space, directly west of Loveland, is only a half an hour drive from Fort Collins and is well worth the trip. When the park opened in 1998, they only had 6.1 acres of open space. Incredibly, the ridge property has grown and now runs all the way up from Loveland to Horsetooth, racking up to 2,198.3 acres according to the latest estimates from Larimer County.

Besides the hiking trails, the actual geological features are just mind blowing. Larimer Country has made it their mission to preserve the odd configuration of rocks so that they remain intact for generations to come.

The Keyhole is the noticeable gap that has eroded away within the ridge. It’s a great photo-op for budding photographers and also makes for a great place to have a picnic.

Devil’s Backbone is also home to both wildlife habitats and a rare-plant community.

All the trails are achievable for most hikers, ranging from easy to difficult. Larimer Country has created a map including all the lengths and difficulties of

each trail.

The Devil’s Backbone Trail is the first one that you come to at the trail head. It is about a seven-mile round trip, rated at an easy to moderate difficulty.

About three-quarters of a mile in, there is the Wild Loop Trail. This trail takes you right up next to the ridge and The Keyhole. The little detour is only about a quarter of a mile longer. Fair warning, the Wild Loop Trail is closed in the spring due to the nesting of the ravens.

Four miles in from the trail head is the Blue Sky Trail, which has just recently opened for the park. From here, you can turn around and stay on the Devil’s Backbone Trail, or you can actually hike all the way up from Loveland to Horsetooth. Along this major trail are loops such as The Hunter Loop and Laughing Horse Loop, both of which are under a mile long. There is also the Indian Summer Trail, which is a two-mile trail all in itself. If you continue all the way up, The Blue Sky Trail will continue to lead you all the to Horsetooth.

The total hike from the trail head to Horsetooth is a little over 15 miles one way.

Not only is Devil’s Backbone a great place for hikers, bikers, horseback riders and even dirt bikers, but family trips with the dog are more than encouraged.

It truly is a trail for all.

Be sure to be prepared when hiking at any time. Bring lots of water and proper attire includ-

The Keyhole, Devil’s Backbone. PHOTO BY SKYE WIEDOW COLLEGIAN

ing shoes and snacks that match your needs, which can vary due to the length of the hike. Also, beware of snakes and other

wildlife near the trail.

All in all , Devil’s Backbone is just one of the many places that can show us how incredible na-

ture truly is, and it’s right in your own backyard. So go adventure!!

Katelyn Mitchell can be reached at blogs@collegian.com

collegian.com

The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Thursday, September 8, 2016

21

Longmont parents arrested after malnourished son, 17, hospitalized at 88

By Amelia Arvesen

Daily Times-Call, Longmont, Colo.

The parents of a blind and

autistic 17-year-old from Longmont are being accused of child abuse and severe neglect after their 88-pound son was hospi-

talized in such poor health that a doctor likened him to a “concentration camp” survivor.

David and Vanessa Hall, both

52, were arrested by Longmont police late Tuesday on suspicion of felony child abuse and negligent serious bodily injury to an at-risk person.

They are scheduled to make their first court appearance this afternoon at the Boulder County Jail, where they are being held.

“Colorado law not only makes the protection of children a top priority, but it imposes heightened duties on persons in a position of trust with regard to caring for a child -- and that includes parents,” Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett said.

Garnett said he expects to file charges early next week, after a deeper investigation of the family’s background.

He said the boy, who is not being identified because of his age, is doing better than when he was found, but he could not discuss specifics due to medical privacy.

According to an arrest-warrant affidavit, David Hall brought his son to Longmont United Hospital last week, saying he believed the teen lost consciousness in the shower as a result of having the flu.

David Hall said he believed his son lost about 15 pounds over two days and was much thinner than normal. He said he noticed his son being progressively less active over the past few weeks.

Doctors determined the teenage boy was suffering from severe malnutrition, hypovole-

mic shock, a stage 3 sacral pressure sore and kidney failure, according to the affidavit. He lacked seven basic vitamins and minerals, a condition which the team of doctors said they have never observed.

The boy’s condition was described by a doctor “as being consistent with someone who would have been in a concentration camp for several years,” according to the arrest affidavit, and he would need at least four weeks of intensive medical intervention followed by six months of closely monitored nutritional care before he would be at an appropriate weight.

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 17-year-old boys, depending on their height and stature, should weigh between 110 pounds and 200 pounds.

A Longmont detective who visited the boy in the hospital said he looked younger than his actual age, was pale with dark, sunken eyes and had little to no muscle tone.

According to information provided by the boy’s parents included in the arrest affidavit, he had not been seen by a physician in the past eight years, nor had he received dental care, in-home assistance or any formal schooling aside from special education class when he was 5.

The Halls told police they first became aware of their son’s autism and blindness when he see NEGLECT on page 22 >>

CLASSIFIEDS www.collegian.com 970-491-1683

FOR SALE

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Legal student for legal research 3 Trek Bicycles Deadline to submit the2day prior to publication. typing. years school required 2 men’s: 1 hybrid & 1 classified carbon ads is 4pm To place anbike, ad calland 970-491-1683 “Classifieds’ at Collegian.com. contact email bnssnedeker@ frame road 1 women’s or click msn.com. $10/hr. mountain bike. 1 full set of men’s Callaway golf clubs & hand cart.

All in good condition. jackh@ colostate.edu or 970-484-5714

CLASSIFIEDS

A-1 antiques and furniture 108 Pinon St. 970-224-4869.

Admin Assistant Directs incoming phone calls. And planning, assigning and reviewing the work of technical and clerical employees performing general or specialized activities: resume and salary to: r.wisham@aol.com

www.collegian.com Thursday college970-491-1683 night at La Luz FOOD

$5 pint margarita and 2 for $5 big tacos.

Deadline to submit classified ads is 4pm the day prior to publication.

To place an ad call 970-491-1683 or click “Classifieds’ at Collegian.com.

22 Thursday, September 8, 2016 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian >> NEGLECT from page 21 was 5 years old.

The parents told police their son was a “picky eater” who has subsisted on seven to eight sodas a day and up to 500 calories worth of cheesy cracker-type snacks, as well as yogurt, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit.

For his bathroom needs, the teen had been using a jug next to his bed in the Halls’ house in the 500 block of 15th Avenue in Longmont, according to police.

A search of the house Aug. 31 revealed old medical records documenting the boy weighing 90 pounds when he was 8 years old -- two pounds more than when weighed when he was found last week.

About eight years ago, the family moved from Georgia to Longmont to be closer to Vanessa Hall’s family. David Hall has worked as a shuttle/taxi driver, and Vanessa Hall was her son’s primary caretaker, according to the arrest warrant.

In the pod of mobile homes off 15th Avenue, two neighbors commented Wednesday about the family who lives behind the high, wooden-slatted fence.

Alma Rubio, who lives two doors down from the Halls and answered her door, said she did not know them very well because they kept to themselves.

She said she believes one of their family members lives next

to her.

“I was about to go ask her what’s going on because I see the little boy,” Rubio said. “I know he’s not normal because of the way they talk to him. I don’t get too much involved with them.

He’s always inside. They never have him outside. Sometimes he’s in the fence outside.”

Rubio said from the few times she had seen their son, she thought he was about 8 or 10. She said she has lived in the community for about a year, and she said she thought the Halls were recently trying to sell their home.

Bud Burrows, who has lived in the house next to the Halls for more than four years and was outside Wednesday, said he was shocked when they told him last week they were being investigated.

“They just told us he had been sick because when he fell down or whatever ... they went to the hospital,” he said. “They had the ambulance and fire truck out here. It was like 1 o’clock in the morning last week. We didn’t really say anything to them because we didn’t really know it was them at first.”

Burrows said from what he knew, he believed the Halls took care of their son, who he thought looked about 14 years old. He said he thought the boy was home-schooled.

“I haven’t seen (their son) in a little bit,” Burrows said. “He generally stays inside most of

collegian.com the time. He would come out into the yard, messing around back there and you could hear him back there. But for the most part, he stayed inside.”

He said he had been inside the Halls’ home before to fix their swamp cooler but otherwise didn’t know them very well.

Two other neighbors in the immediate area did not answer their doors Wednesday.

Longmont Police Sgt. Matt Cage said the Halls turned themselves in to the Boulder County Jail late Tuesday. He said the case was assigned to their department on Aug. 30, when they began their investigation.

“Due to the serious nature of the case as well as the charges and the age of the victim, we’re unable to provide any specific details of the case,” Cage said.

David Hall told a Longmont detective he did not believe his son’s food choices were the best, but he and his wife did not know what else to do.

When asked why they had not reached out for assistance, neither parent could supply an answer, according to the affidavit.

A Boulder County Housing and Human Services intake case worker told police that David Hall did not seem to understand the grave condition of his son’s health and was more concerned with how hospitalization would affect his Social Security payments.

Briefs from McClatchy Tribune

Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(09/08/16). A breakthrough in your relationship with money allows for new levels of prosperity. Change directions with a collaboration. Revelations and realizations over springtime lead to blooming partnership phase.

Lead from your heart.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 7 — Get out and be free. Slip the bonds of your favorite chair and taste something new. Avoid emotional spending. Draw strength from your roots. Find beauty and drink it in.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 8 — Put up provisions for the future. Harvest and bank away summer growth for winter. Work together with a partner and share the proceeds. It’s more fun, too.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 6 — Listen to another view.

Negotiate your way through some minor adjustments with your partner. Tune up your own personal space. Cultivate peace and it rubs off on someone else.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 8 — Work demands more attention today and tomorrow. Keep your healthy routines, despite temptation to blow them off. Recharge batteries after a long day with exercise, good food and rest.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 7 — Practice your arts, sports and enthusiasms. Get into the flow.

Strengthen your infrastructure. Use the best tools you can

afford. Mental and physical discipline pay off.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 6 — Home and family take center stage now. Finish a delicate job before going out. An elder comes up with a perfect answer.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 8 — Express passion, whether in words, notes or brushstrokes.

Push up against a creative wall.

Discipline allows for advancement. Flow like water, in the direction of least resistance.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 7 — Make deals and fulfill them.

Don’t stir up jealousies or lose what you’ve got to get more.

Scrutinize nebulous aspects.

Check facts before posting.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 7 — You’re especially strong and creative. Notice the emotional mood of the situation.

Empathy and compassion provide peace. Take practical actions and have patience with the rest.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 5 — Make plans for upcoming events and trips. Keep your budget. Study your destinations.

Consider where you’ve been and where you’re going.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 — Networking with your friends and community creates new opportunities. Share resources and information.

Gather with people you admire.

Passions may run high.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 8 — New information threatens old assumptions. Get reassurance from a partner. Prepare for an upcoming test with discipline to win. Get team support if necessary.

COLLEGIAN.COM Thursday, September 8, 2016

23

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

Across 1 The 1% in 1% milk 4 Court activity 9 Baseball’s “Georgia Peach” 13 Common refreshment 15 TV comic Kovacs 16 Campers’ gathering place 17 Bill “Bojangles” Robinson’s forte 19 Actress Lena 20 Amazon’s biz 21 Really dug 23 One may be tipped 24 Translate, in a way 26 Landscaper’s contraption 28 Chef’s creation 31 Heavenly figure 33 Cadillac compact 36 Soup bean 38 Cookout spot 39 Roman landmark graphically portrayed by this puzzle’s circles 43 Big fight 44 Elegant molding 45 Collecting Soc. Sec. 46 Claim in a tissue ad 48 Not us 51 Brand in a B-52 cocktail

53 Jerks 57 Promise 58 One rooting for the Niners, briefly 61 Open, in a way 62 “Iliad” warrior 64 Chaucer narrative told by Huberd, with “The” 66 Trim 67 “__ Doone” 68 Museum contents 69 Produced with effort, with “out” 70 English assignment 71 Transitory passion Down 1 Destined 2 Striped stone 3 Rapper __ Shakur 4 Coop occupant 5 Sea predator 6 “Will do!”

7 Cone makers 8 Smooth transitions 9 One who might be a CPA 10 Winter warmer 11 Holmes accessory

ME IRL TYLER BENKE

APARTMENTVILLE BEN GOWEN

12 Like a crowbar 14 “I’m outta here” 18 Six-time Emmy winner 22 Chums, slangily 25 First name in jazz 27 “Well, shoot” 29 Chinese: Pref.

30 Buddy 32 Colbert, for one 33 Devices with security cameras 34 TV cop with a Tootsie Pop 35 Mindful of one’s own needs 37 As __: grouped together 40 MacFarlane of “Family Guy” 41 Juicing discards 42 “If she did play false, the fault was __”: Shak.

47 Dust __ 49 Work 50 Figure of veneration 52 Fluffed-up dos 54 Winter accessory 55 Island near Sicily 56 Clip 57 Enjoy an e-cig 59 Pretensions 60 Family nickname 63 Struck (out) 65 Slight manifestation, as of hope

OPEN

EVERYDAY 11A-2:30A

•Slices •Calzones •Whole Pizzas •Breadsticks •Salads

FREE

DELIVERY 970-482-FAST

Yesterday’s solution

(3278)

1401 W. Elizabeth St • Ft. Collins • Pick-Up or Delivery

SUDOKU Yesterday’s solution

24 Thursday, September 8, 2016 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian

collegian.com

BIG GAME SAVINGS! Beer

1107 City Park Ave.

Mon. - Thurs. 9 a.m. - Midnight Fri. & Sat. 8 a.m. - Midnight Sun. 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.

(970) 484-1107

750ml Tequila

18pk-12oz cans

Sapphire..........$32.99 Miller Lite........................$13.99 Bombay 1.75L Gin 18pk-12oz cans

Joel Gott Cabernet

750ml Chardonnay .............$11.99

Korbel Sparkling

Walker Red.....$29.99 750ml Brut, X-Dry, Cuvee ... $10.99 Rolling Rock....................$17.99 Johnnie 1.75L Scotch 30pk-12oz cans Menage A Trois Wines 750ml Keystone Light, Ice........$14.99 Woodford Reserve .... $28.99 Cab, Midnight, Silk, P Noir.........$9.99 750ml Bourbon

JW Dundee

30pk-12oz cans Honey Brown Lager...................$13.99

Fat Sunshine, FatTire, Tire, Snap Shot, Ranger, Snap Ranger, Slow Shot, Ride, Sunshine, Abbey, Trippel, 1554, Pumpkick 1554, Blue Paddle, Trippel, .......$7.99 $7.99 Citradelic, Imperial Pumpkick...................

Rampant IPA.......... $8.69

Wine

Bud, Bud Light...............$15.99 Maker’s Mark ............. $42.99 Naked Grape Box Wines 1.75L Bourbon 20pk-12oz cans 3.0L All Types ................... $14.99 Coors, Coors Light.........$13.99 Patron Silver .............. $33.99

30pk-12oz cans

Craft Beer 6pk-12oz btlsof the Month New Belgium Brewing 6pk-12oz btls 6pk-12oz btls

Liquor

Firestone Walker...........$13.99 Variety 12pk-12oz cans

Kahlua Liqeur ............. $24.99

Red, White, Rose, Varietals.......$7.99

Fireball Whiskey .........$21.99

750ml All Types ..........................$8.99

Sauza Tequila ...............$19.99

1.5L All Types ...................... $9.99

750ml Black, Honey, Fire

1.5L All Types ...................... $7.99

1.75L

750ml New Zealand ............. $8.99

1.75L Coffee

1.75L Hot Cinnimon

Clos du Bois Wines Barefoot Wines

1.75 Silver, Gold Left Hand Brewing........$12.99 Sailor Jerry Rum .........$19.99 Beringer WInes 1.5L All Types ...................... $8.99 Rampant Imperial IPA... $8.49 Variety 12pk-12oz btls 1.75L Spiced Goose Island IPA............$11.99 Jack Daniel’s ........... ....$17.99 Concha Y Toro Wines 12pk-12oz cans Import Beer of the Month

6pk-12oz btls

Dry Dock Brewing...........$7.99 Smirnoff Vodka....... ...$17.99 Apricot Blonde, Sour, Porter

Heineken, Light

6pk-12oz cans

6pk-12oz btls

6pk-12oz btls........ $7.59

Sierra Nevada Brewing

Pale, Otra Vez, Torpedo, KellerWeis 6pk-12oz btls .....................$7.99

Kegs 1/2 Barrels

Corona, Light................$18.99

Bud, Bud Light.......................$99.99 Coors, Coors Light................$93.99 Miller Lite...............................$89.99 Pabst Blue Ribbon................$79.99 Keystone Light......................$69.99 Miller High Life......................$69.99 Odell Brewing.......................$119.99 New Belgium.........................$115.99

18pk-12oz btls

Not Your Father’s

12pk-12oz btls Variety Pack........................$15.99

Woodchuck Cider

12pk-12oz btls Cluster Chuck Variety..........$12.99

Kegs 1/4 Barrels

Kegs 1/6 Barrels New Belgium.............................$43.99 Fat Tire, Sun, Snap, Citradelic, and many more...

GO RAMS!

750ml X-Dry, Brut...................... $7.99

Seagram’s V O.............$17.99 Santa Julia Organic Wines 1.75L Cruzan Rum ................$16.99 1.75L White, Gold

Disaronno Amaretto ..$16.99 750ml

Hornitos Tequila .........$15.99 750ml Reposado, Plata 750ml Whiskey

Craft Cave Feature of the Week!

Odell Brewing.........................$69.99 Odell IPA, St Lupulin.............$82.99

Evan William’s Black...$19.99 Cristalino Sparkling 1.75L Bourbon

Guiness Draught...........$10.99 Bushmill’s Irish ...........$14.99 8pk-16oz cans

Snowbank Brewing

Cranknbrew, Colorado Red

$5.99 22oz btls

Starborough Sauv Blanc

Blue Chair Rums .........$14.99 750ml

Seagram’s Gin .............$13.99 1.75L Regular, Lime

Platinum Vodka ..........$12.99 1.75L

McCormick Vodka ......$10.99 1.75L

Canadian LTD ................$8.99 1.75L Canadian

Mon. - Thurs. 9 a.m. - Midnight | Fri. & Sat. 8 a.m. - Midnight | Sun. 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.

1107 City Park Ave. |campuswestliquors.com | @campuswliquors

Prices Good Thru 09/12/16

750ml Cab, Malb, Tempr ....... $6.99