Vol 126 no 22 september 13 2016

NEWS Volume 126, No. 22

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

SPORTS

Women in engineering

The Future of our QB

Department reduces gender gap

Should Hill take the spot?

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Godspeed Records: Putting the Fort Collins hip-hop and rap scene on the map

By Zara DeGroot @zaradegroot

Rob Hale, Tyler Monson and Mark Franklin were in the middle of discussing their hip-hop heroes as they lounge in Hale’s apartment on the south side of Fort Collins.

“Do you think Mac (Miller) was our inspiration?” Hale asked.

Manson responded, “Yeah, I don’t like to it admit it, though.

Isn’t he great, dude?”

“F*ck yeah dude, he’s great,” Franklin added.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TYLER MONSON.

Aside from idolizing Mac Miller, Hale, 21, Monson, 21, and Franklin, 20, share something else in common -- they are all hip-hop artists and producers.

The room they are hanging out in doubles as a recording studio with computers, microphones and speakers in the corner. They’ve spent the afternoon together hanging out, recording verses and mixing them on a digital audio workstation.

Monson, Hale and Franklin have been rapping and releasing music for the past four years.

Monson and Hale got their start

at Erwin Middle School in Loveland when they began recording verses on their phones for fun, and Franklin joined the squad a few years later when he was introduced to Monson through a mutual friend.

Monson, who previously used the name Starving Youth, now uses the moniker Day Surreal. Hale goes as Bobby Nero, and Franklin as Mark Collins.

They each have their own original sound that, mixed together, creates an authentic and unique rap/hip-hop style.

These past four years have

been prolific for the trio as they’ve collaborated with each other to produce music. Monson and Hale opened for The Based God at The Aggie Theater this summer, and they have maintained a good following with some of their tracks and albums getting hundreds of downloads within the first week of their releases, according to Monson.

However, this summer they realized something had to change in the way they operated as artists and as a team. Monson refers to it as a wake-up call.

“I think the biggest thing

that woke me up was when we released our latest project (The Flight Brothers),” Monson said.

“I checked the downloads, and it only had five downloads the first day. I was like, literally nobody cares. I’m not good enough.

We’re not doing this right.”

Monson knew the group had to take action. The result? Godspeed Records — an indie record company located in Fort Collins created by Monson, Hale and Franklin.

“Godspeed is going to be dope because Godspeed is going to be see GODSPEED on page 6 >>

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FORToberfest to ring in the fall season

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Fort Collins and Germany don’t usually have that much in common, but during October amazing brews and appreciation for music are an exception. What is usually celebrated as a traditional fall festival in Germany, Fort Collins will be hosting a mock-Oktoberfest called FORToberfest on Sept. 17.

Sponsored by Bohemian Foundation’s Music Programs and the Downtown Business Association, FORToberfest will combine Fort Collins’ rich musical taste and brewing talents to celebrate the city’s culture with what its citizen’s love most: bikes, beers and bands.

With summer ending, this is the perfect opportunity to attend one more festival. Most festivals in Fort Collins bring multiple live music performances, and FORToberfest will be no different with more than six bands hitting the stage.

One particularly unique band being showcased is Mama Lenny & The Remedy which can only be described as bringing “a high energy, bold fusion soul, funk, rock, blues, and a hint of disco,” according to the band’s website.

Special guests also include Taylor Scott, who is an acclaimed funk guitarists, and Ryan Kirkpatrick, who recorded with members from the bands of famous musicians like Jack Johnson and Jason Mraz.

Multiple brews will be available for those who are over 21, and customizable taster trays will be offered as well. A wide variety of specialty fall beers will be up for tasting. While many beers are making their seasonal comebacks, one of the most acclaimed beers, New Belgium Brewing Company’s Pumpkick, will be making an appearance.

FORToberfest will begin at 11 a.m. in Old Town.

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NEWS Tuesday, September 13, 2016

CSU works to close gender gap in engineering department

By Nataleah Small @nataleahjoy

Historically, the engineering field has been male dominated.

Dr. Susan James, the department head of mechanical engineering, said the field has an “unwelcoming culture ... and white male norm,” perpetuated by implicit bias and sexism.

But, CSU is making efforts to close the gender gaps in the engineering department.

As of spring 2016, 24.6 percent of full-time engineering students at CSU identified as female, according to CSU institutional research. Five years ago, 20 percent identified as female.

This fall semester, 45 percent of the students enrolled in the biomedical engineering program identify as women.

David McLean, Dean of the College of Engineering, said the increase can be attributed to focused recruitment efforts made by the University.

These recruitment efforts include STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) high school outreach programs, the addition of a biomedical engineering major and support groups on campus.

“Women are told at a young age that they can’t do math,” said Odessa Noriega, a sophomore electrical and computer engineering major. “Or, it is seen as less feminine to do math or science.”

Andrew Warnock is the Department Head and research scientist for the Education and Outreach Center in the College of Natural Sciences. Along with his colleagues, Warnock hosts a variety of educational outreach programs for K-12 students: The State Science and Engineering Fair, SCITREK, a summer program for students, STEM Fridays, Truinfo, an after school mentoring program for highneeds students and the Girls in STEM program.

Warnock uses these programs to teach young people about STEM fields. Warnock said he focuses on “[teaching] the teachers how to do hands on science,” and bringing more females and students from diverse backgrounds into the sciences.

Warnock’s passion is teaching students about science. By showing children how to solve problems in new ways, he said he helps them gain a greater appreciation for the discipline.

“Sharing the joy of discovery with kids is the payoff … seeing

their eyes light up when they finally understand something,” Warnock said.

Although little data has been collected on the direct correlation between participation in these programs and future enrollment at CSU, Warnock said they have gained popularity in recent years.

In another effort to recruit more females and students from diverse backgrounds into engineering, the college introduced its biomedical engineering undergraduate dual-degree program five years ago. In order to earn this degree, students are required to enroll in a secondary engineering major: electrical, chemical and biological, or mechanical. Carnegie Mellon is the only other university in the U.S. that has a similar program.

McLean said that due to the dual-degree program’s rigor and broad scope, the students are in high demand when they graduate from the program.

Overall, this program has been quite successful in recruiting more women into engineering, McLean said.

Stephanie Higgins, a senior mechanical engineering major is the president of the Society of Woman Engineers.

Higgins said she has heard jokes relating to the number of women in engineering classes many times throughout her academic career.

“This is what I’m interested in, so I’m doing it because I want to do it. I’m there for the coursework, not the people ... there is no hindrance by being female.”

STEPHANIE HIGGINS SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT

“It really doesn’t bother me,” Higgins said. “This is what I’m interested in, so I’m doing it because I want to do it. I’m there for the coursework, not the people ... there is no hindrance by being female.”

Higgins emphasized that it is important to (bring more) women in(to) the field of engineering see GENDER on page 4 >>

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ENGINEERING GENDER GAP: 2016

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2,440 TOTAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS 1779 MALE 1,424

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75.4% 24.6%

20% 355 FEMALE INFOGRAPHIC BY DOUGLAS HAWKINS COLLEGIAN

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NEWS Tuesday, September 13, 2016

CSU Professor works with NASA, U.S. Army to improve teams

By Jessie Trudell Is being a team player something that can be taught? According to Associate Professor Travis Maynard of Colorado State University’s College of Business, the answer is most definitely yes and it is a skill worth developing.

“It’s certainly a skill that you can learn and take with you,” Maynard said. “Teams are so prevalent in most fields and are used to some extent in most careers.”

Maynard is currently involved in a project with NASA regarding the adaptation of teams.

Maynard and his colleagues created a literature review for NASA that aimed to understand what it is about teams in general that enables some to adapt and some to struggle when faced with obstacles.

“NASA is interested in adaptation because they’re shooting to send a team to Mars,” Maynard said. “With the communication lag that exists between Earth and Mars, it can take over 25 minutes total to completely circulate a message. What we’re trying to do is give their teams that are going to Mars more experience, more training, team development and team building so they can be more adaptable on their own and less reliant on ground control.”

Maynard and his team are starting a project in November with saturation dive teams that work on oil platforms to observe some of the impacts of strict confinement on the effectiveness of teams. The dive teams generally consist of six to nine people that perform underwater repairs on oil infrastructures and live in a pressurized chamber for roughly 28 days. These chambers are roughly the size of an average professor’s office.

“The dive teams are a nice context to study what a trip to Mars will look like because it’s isolated, confined, and it’s a life

or death type of situation with a challenging endeavor in a fairly high-risk environment,” Maynard said. “It’s a good context to study what NASA is interested in in terms of their team dynamics because we’ll look at team adaptation and team resilience to understand much more about these situations.”

Maynard is also involved with the U.S. Army to create a diagnostic tool so that the leaders of army units can quickly assess the levels of resilience of their teams.

“What is the level of hardiness of the team? Are they able to bounce back?” Maynard said.

“There are all of these interruptions that happen and there are some teams that are able to overcome the problems and some that are not. The military is also interested in these topics so it’s very convenient that I get to do research that also benefits others.”

Maynard said the benefits of conducting such research extend further than professionals sharing data and results.

“There are practical ramifications from working with teams in healthcare, NASA and the military,” Maynard said. “They’ll perform better. Overcoming challenges in the military can help save lives and succeed on missions, and helping hospitals can lead to performing better surgeries and having a positive impact on society.”

Maynard has worked with a variety of organizations and people, including consulting teams, financial auditing teams, state police officer teams, military air traffic control teams and global supply chain teams on how to improve effectiveness and efficiency within their groups.

In addition, Maynard has coached and trained surgical teams in operating rooms and labor delivery rooms, and conducted research in other contexts such as major league baseball teams and referee teams for

Portuguese professional soccer leagues.

“We go into the situations and see what’s going well and what isn’t in terms of teamwork,” Maynard said. “We look at communication and leadership, create a training program to help improve efficiency and teamwork, and then we roll out the program and monitor its impact.”

Maynard obtained his current position as an associate professor in CSU’s College of Business after intensive business experiences both globally and domestically. After receiving an MBA in organizational behavior

from the University of Denver and a PhD in the same field from the University of Connecticut, Maynard says he started thinking more seriously about becoming a professor in order to study and focus in on teams.

“When I was graduating from the University of Connecticut, I was fortunate enough that CSU had an opening to teach a class about teams in the management department,” Maynard said. “It was sort of fortuitous that as I was graduating, CSU was looking to offer a course that I eventually developed the syllabi and content for.”

Maynard expressed his ex-

citement about his ability to make a difference through conducting team-related research and teaching a class to some of the next generation of teams and leaders.

“I like doing research where I can see some real practical and visible impact, because having an impact on an organization can have a true impact on society,” Maynard said. “That’s what I truly enjoy. If you can make an impact with your research, I think that’s more valuable, more impactful for me, more engaging for me.”

Jessie Trudell can be reached at news@collegian.com.

>> GENDER from page 3 because it is such a broad field.

“You can do anything with it,” Higgins said.

The Society of Women Engineers is a student organization that provides academic, social and career support to female engineering students. The objective of the society is to connect female students with other females in the College of Engineering, provide scholarship and job opportunities and aid members with their professional development.

The SWE accepts both male and female identifying students with an interest in advocating for women.

The SWE offers members the opportunity to attend a national engineering conference every October. At the conference, SWE members network with professionals in their field and seek internships and full-time work positions. Last year, six out of the 12 CSU SWE members that attended the conference were offered internships or jobs, Higgins said.

SWE also works with middle and high school-aged females by hosting community events. Last year, SWE held a 10-week course for girls interested in engineering. Higgins stated that the program helped empower students and get them excited about engineering. She said that girls who were timid during the beginning of the program were ready to “jump in” by the last week.

McLean said bringing more females into the fold has increased the diversity within the

department.

“Diversity of perspectives and experiences help us to come up with better solutions than we have in the past,” McLean said.

Both McLean and Warnock said that diversity helps the field come up with better solutions to complex engineering problems.

“Getting more diversity is what we need to solve the world’s problems today,” Warnock said. “We’re not going to do it in the traditional way with one scientist in a lab coat in a

lab working independently. We have multidisciplinary teams now trying to solve scientific problems and engineering problems.”

James said biases, sexism and prejudice will not disappear overnight, and that it will take time to close the gender gap.

“We have made progress, but we still want to do better. We have more work to do,” McLean said.

Nataleah Small can be reached at news@collegian. com.

@JessieTrudell

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NEWS Tuesday, September 13, 2016

First-time home buyers class to occur tonight

By Karissa Miller @KarissaMiller17

CSU and Off Campus Life are hosting the first of three informational sessions about buying a home tonight at the Lory Student Center.

The class will be held every Tuesday for the next three weeks in the Lory Student Center, rooms 372-374, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The three-week course costs

TOPICS OF THE COURSE INCLUDE: finding the right realtor why real estate is a good investment appraisals and inspections Conventional, FHA, VA and other loan down payment financing credit ratings and credit scoring the process to buy a home $15 for CSU students and $20 for non-students.

According to the course description, the classes will provide

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education to anyone interested in purchasing a home in the near future.

Agent Lance Volmer with RE/MAX Advanced Inc., will host the session. Volmer has taught first-time home buyers at local colleges for over 12 years and, according to his website’s biography, he tries to take the intimidation out of home buying.

Volmer specializes in the resale of homes, condos and town homes. According to his website, Volmer reassures parents about their college student purchasing their first home.

Volmer also gives presentations on home buying in college parent sessions over the summers.

For more information about the home-buying course or how to get in contact with Lance Volmer, Off Campus Life can be emailed at ocl@colostate.edu or called at 970-491-2248.

To register and pay for the class go to http://www. ocl.colostate.edu/first-timehomebuyer-class.

Karissa Miller can be reached at news@collegian.com

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NEWS Tuesday, September 13, 2016

CSU professors hope to break ground in microbiology through virus research

By Allec Brust @Brustyyy

Two researchers at Colorado State University were given a $1.2 million grant to better understand how viruses hijack cells.

Brian Munsky, an assistant professor in chemical and biological engineering, and Tim Stasevich, assistant professor in biochemistry and molecular biology, have only been at Colorado State University for two years. However, after realizing a similarity in research goals in 2014, the duo dove head first into a research project.

Along with a team of graduate students, they will analyze translation and frame shifting within a single RNA molecule in real time. The project is titled

“Multiplexed Real-Time Quantification of RNA to Protein Translation in Live Cells.”

Although frame shifting is the starting block for the project, studying RNA translation in general will open doors to understanding other signals and processes at the molecular level, Stasevich said.

“This has never been done before, it’s like when Galileo invented the telescope. Who would have predicted that he would look up and see the moons of Jupiter?” Stasevich said. “Our new tool is like that, we have the ability to see things that have never been seen before, we don’t know exactly what will come from it.”

The grant was given by W. M. Keck Foundation, which has provided seven grants to CSU

scientists in the last 15 years. According to SOURCE, the Keck Foundation grant also provides for the establishment of the W.M. Keck Gene Imaging Lab and the W.M. Keck High Performance Computing Cluster. Both of these facilities will be of central importance to the success of Stasevich and Munsky’s project.

Stasevich said one of the main processes the team will look at is frame shifting, or shifting one letter within an RNA chain. A virus has a small genome, or a small set of genes, so it has devised a way to hijack molecules and create two proteins.

“Imagine you read a sentence from left to right, but then you switch one letter. The sentence will no longer make sense.”

Stasevich said. “This is not the

Coast, Atlanta, Houston, etc.

If we work, us three can make something special.”

Although the music scene in Fort Collins is lively and boisterous, with at least one local show happening somewhere around town at all times, Fort Collins’ rap/hip-hop scene operates differently. Instead of booking an evening at a local venue like many bands can do, rappers and hip-hop artists wanting a place to perform are required to sell a certain amount of tickets for the venue in order to get a spot, according to Monson.

“All the promoters want is your money in the hip-hop scene,” Monson said. “It’s so different than the band scene. They could care less about if your music has a message, if you’re good, if you work hard. It’s all about ‘How many tickets can you sell?

How many people you can get into the door that are going to buy drinks at my bar?’ The hiphop scenes revolves around money.”

This is exactly what Godspeed Records is wanting to change. They hold the vision of creating quality music and working with humility.

“Humility is the biggest thing for me in music,” Hale said. “You shouldn’t have to tell someone that you’re a dope rapper. They should know because of what you’ve been doing.”

The word “godspeed” means a prosperous journey or an expression of good wishes to someone who is starting a journey.

Franklin heard the word one day and it stuck with him. He shared it with the others, and it became the name of their team.

“One, it’s a badass word, and two, the meaning behind it is beautiful because it’s the best farewell you could ever say to somebody,” Franklin said. “Godspeed Records: this is it, this is the new beginning.”

Zara Degroot can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

case with viruses, they have figured out how to switch one letter in RNA, and still make a new sentence.”

While Stasevich, an experimentalist, developed the technique to analyze the cellular process, Munksy is the computational half of the project, applying statistics to the seemingly random processes within RNA molecules.

“Usually, you would have to wait a long period of time after the protein is created before they can actually see it and observe it,” said Munsky, “Tim developed

a technique to see that protein right as it’s being created, in real time.”

Kenneth Lyon, a third year graduate student studying biochemistry and working on the project, said the advances that will come from the project are anything but boring.

“Its exciting,” Lyon said. “It may not seem like it, but RNA is exciting, and to add to that, what we are doing has never been done.”

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>> GODSPEED from page 1 us,” Franklin said. “Godspeed is Mark Collins, Bobby Nero and Day Surreal.”

According to Monson, the company will serve as the foundation for himself, Hale and Franklin. This is where they will make music individually and collaboratively.

“All the years and years of work, and all the teams and other people I’ve worked with has been building up to it being just us three,” Monson said. “This is supposed to be the squad. This is the fam.”

Together the trio is determined to put Colorado — Fort Collins in particular — on the national hip-hop and rap map.

“There’s no sound established for Fort Collins hip-hop,” Monson said. “I want Godspeed to be the beginning for artists all over the country to be like, ‘Oh that sounds like Colorado/Fort Collins rap.’ When you hear (rap) from New York you can tell (it) is from New York. This is West

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OPINION Tuesday, September 13, 2016

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Stop using the word ‘tolerance.’

It is dead and we all killed it.

Taylor Tougaw @TTougaw

Tolerance used to be a nice little word until we all killed it. It’s the people who call themselves the most tolerant that usually are the furthest thing from that.

Let me paint you a little mental picture of what I saw on campus in the measly two hours I was there on Friday. First, a Bernie Sanders supporter with a man bun was walking around campus passing out flyers shouting “help stop Trump!” At his booth in the plaza was a pinata of Donald Trump. For those that don’t know what you do with pinatas, you generally smash them really hard with a bat until their insides fall out. These are generally reserved for four year old’s birthday parties or, it seems, Bernie Sanders supporters. Can you imagine the outrage if someone had a Hillary Clinton pinata, or God forbid, a Barack Obama Pinata? But I guess since Trump is an old rich white guy that makes it okay.

I then witnessed one of your stereotypical white male campus preachers shouting down the sidewalk, only to be confronted by some kid with long hair and a Hillary Clinton button on his satchel. Satchel kid starts yelling at the preacher, who in turn yells back. And you know what they were both yelling at each other?

They both were quite literally saying “Why cant you just accept

me. Why cant we just love one another!”

Which brings me to the crux of this hilarious problem. Progressives love to yell that they are the most tolerant people in the world, unless you’re a white Christian male. Conservatives love to say that they just want to leave everyone alone, unless you’re gay, having sex, smoking weed, etc. Neither side is tolerant by any means.

As I left school for that day, a crowd had gathered around campus preacher man. There was some girl in the middle of the crowd with headphones on, dancing in an absolutely cringe worthy fashion in front of the man about six inches away from his face in obvious protest. I find this hilarious not only because people think that you can protest someone who clearly doesn’t listen to reason, but also because the Christian preachers get shut down in the name of tolerance.

I wonder who would protest if there was a Muslim rally on campus. Probably a lot less people than protest the Christians.

Even if there were a protest, do you think the majority of students would encircle the protester and clap and cheer them on? Again, doubtful. But you can do it to the Christians because... tolerance?

The media sure doesn’t help either. Did you watch the Comedy Central roast of Rob Lowe?

If you did, you’ll know that Lowe didn’t get roasted at all. Instead, the attention got diverted to Ann Coulter, a conservative female political and social com-

mentator. 2016 is supposed to be the year of women’s rights and women’s progress. Unless you’re a conservative woman, that is, and then its okay to say things like “Ann Coulter is one of the most hateful, ignorant, hatchet faced bitches alive, but its not too late to change Ann. You could kill yourself” which is one of the many statements thrown her way by ‘tolerant’ people.

It gets better! Now at California State University Los Angeles, black students get to enroll in black only dorms in the name of progress. Didn’t we

fight against the same thing in the sixties? Oh and my personal favorite, courtesy of the Huffington Post, one of the most ‘tolerant’ ‘news’ organizations online, who posted an article called If You Don’t Vote Democrat This November, Then F*ck You. Just to rag on both sides, a conservative pastor recently said at a high school stadium full of people that those who kneel for the national anthem should be shot, which is ironic coming from the people that supposedly want to leave everyone else alone.

At this point, I’m sure many people are expecting me to say something cheesy, like “why cant we all get along?” or “It’s up to us to fix it!” Well, I’m not going to say that because nobody cares and lets be real, that’s usually a load of crap.

Tolerance used to mean actually being tolerant of viewpoints that you legitimately disagreed with. Now it just means that whoever can shout “I’m the most tolerant” the loudest wins.

Taylor Tougaw can be reached at opinion@collegian. com.

NOPE DOPE Getting a parking ticket after you’ve been there for only two minutes!

Ratcheting up the passion, according to yesterday’s horoscopes.

Forced updates. I’m just trying to finish a paper before class, Windows 10!

Kim Jong-Un banned sarcasm. That’s so dope…

Presidential ads are only gonna get worse from here on out All the Razor scooters that are on campus these days…

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SPORTS Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Collin Hill is the QB of the future, but when does the future start?

By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

Coming into the season it was unclear who would be the Rams starting quarterback, but most assumed it would either be Faton Bauta or Nick Stevens.

Stevens was ultimately named the starter for the Rocky Mountain Showdown, but after struggling immensely, he was pulled week-one and has not seen the field since.

Bauta was then given a chance to lead the offense in week-two against UTSA, but was replaced by true freshman Collin Hill in the fourth quarter.

Head coach Mike Bobo had spoken highly of the young quarterback since he arrived on campus last winter, but Hill was expected to redshirt this fall with two veteran quarterbacks on the roster. Instead, Bobo threw him into the mix when Bauta struggled to complete a pass for most of the afternoon.

In limited action, Hill went 2-6 for 26 yards, including an 11-yard strike to sophomore wide receiver Olabisi Johnson on his first career pass attempt. Obviously we did not get an extended look at Hill, but in those few snaps, the Rams fans got the first taste of the apparent future of Colorado State football.

Head coach Mike Bobo had spoken highly of the young quarterback since he arrived on campus last winter.

After going to Hill in just the second week of the season, the obvious question is should Bobo commit the rest of the season to Hill? The obvious

Freshman Collin Hill replaced Bauta as quarterback in the fourth quarter versus UTSA. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS. COLLEGIAN

answer would be yes, now that redshirting him will be out of the question, but the situation is not so black and white.

On one hand, the coaching staff would like to develop their young quarterback, especially with redshirting out the window. On the other hand, committing to a true freshman as quarterback would certainly change the outlook of the season.

Committing to Hill in 2016 would mean a few things. It essentially would be a sign that Bobo no longer has faith in Bauta or Stevens as starters and would rather prepare for the future, essentially deeming 2016 a rebuilding year.

Bauta would still probably see the field in running packages, which is something Bobo referenced after the win over the Road Runners last Saturday, but the focus would be on

developing Hill as a passer.

Expectations for Bobo’s Rams were high heading into year-two of the former Georgia offensive coordinator’s tenure at CSU, but fans would definitely have to be more realistic with their hopes for the season if a true freshman is under center.

A fourth-straight bowl appearance may become less likely in 2016, but the optimism for 2017 would be high.

Starting Hill moving forward would also mean that Stevens likely would not see the playing field in a Colorado State uniform again. As a redshirt junior, Stevens is set to graduate this year and would be eligible to transfer without sitting out for the 2017 season.

If Hill surpasses him full-time in 2016, it would be shocking to see Stevens stick around for next year.

At the time being, it does

not look like the coaching staff has much faith in Stevens or Bauta as a legitimate passing threat, so rolling with Hill very well might be the best option for the future of the program.

Stevens has been a class-act throughout this tough situation, but at some point, you have seen everything you can from a player.

If Bobo really believed Stevens was going to be the guy this year, it would have been No. 7 coming in relief of Bauta instead of No. 15. It took nearly half of last season, before Bobo committed to Stevens as a starter in the first place. Bobo pulled the California native after just one half in 2016. Does that seem like a situation where the coach is truly content with his QB? Quarterback play has been downright miserable through the first two weeks of the sea-

son and honestly there have not been any indications that it will get better with Stevens or Bauta under center. Bauta and Stevens are a combined 1237 on the season, and once the competition picks up, you cannot win games with that type of production.

Maybe it is jumping the gun a little bit, but after not being able to complete a pass for essentially two-straight weeks, CSU has nothing to lose and everything to gain by starting Hill.

At some point, it is time to accept the fact that the ceiling for this team may not be as high as expected coming into the season. If that is the case, then prepare for the future and be better off in 2017-19 because of it.

Justin Michael can be reached at sports@collegian. com

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CSU win over UTSA shows what they do well, what they need to improve

By Eric Wolf @Eric_Wolf5

The Colorado State Rams got their first victory on Saturday with a 23-14 win over the University of Texas-San Antonio. It was not a pretty win by any means, but the team will take it after the way this season opened up.

It was a much more confident CSU team that took the field on Saturday, especially the defense, but it was also a game that left a lot to be desired.

The Good: Let’s start with this inexperienced Ram defense. Week one saw this team torched by Sefo Liufau and the Colorado Buffaloes, but when the team needed them to step up on Saturday, they did, and then some.

The Rams shut down UTSA on all seven of their seven second-half possessions. With the anemic Ram offensive performance, particularly in the second half, this win rode squarely on the backs of the defense.

After UTSA scored a first drive touchdown, the defense settled in and held the Roadrunners to only 174 yards for the rest of the contest. The Rams’ front stuffed the UTSA rushing attack to the tune of negative-one rushing yards, and also sacked UTSA quarterback Dalton Sturm six times in the game, five of which came in the second half alone.

Kevin Davis was again brilliant, following up his 19 tackle performance last week by recording three sacks to go along with six tackles on Saturday.

Field flipper and extend-

ed weapon of the defense, All-American punter Hayden Hunt, also had a big week for the Rams. Hunt’s seven punts on Saturday traveled 46.7 yards on average, and he downed five of them inside the UTSA 20-yardline. For his performance, Hunt was named the Ray Guy punter of the week in Division-I college football.

The Bad: Bobo said it best after the game when he bluntly stated that this team is inept at throwing the football right now.

Bauta finished the game 6-17 for 82 yards, and freshman Collin Hill, whom Bobo inserted simply to try and complete a pass went 2-6 for 26 yards. Combine that with last week’s combined quarterback performance, and it’s plain to see the root of this teams struggles so far as they are completing only 32.5 percent of their passes.

The Rams did race out to a 20-14 halftime lead, largely thanks to 193 yards on the ground in the first half as Dalyn Dawkins, Izzy Matthews and Faton Bauta finally showed some of the potential of this highly touted running game. But the offense shut down after halftime, as UTSA loaded the box and Dawkins sat out with a tight hamstring. The team gained only 61 yards in the second half.

The rushing performance certainly could have fit into the “good” portion, but the offense needs to show more consistency before further judgments are made.

Now what: It was not a perfect perfor-

mance for the defense. For the second game in a row, the defense allowed a first drive touchdown, and they gave up ten receptions of ten-yards or further, but it was a promising performance from this young defense.

Junior defensive lineman Jakob Buys said that the defense started coming together as a unit in the second half, and the win gave the group plenty of confidence going forward. Confidence is good, and if this team can continue to put pressure on the quarterback and play aggressive defense, they should be able to make up for some of their other shortcomings on that side of the ball. Size being one of them.

As far as the starting quarterback and passing game outlook, Mike Bobo said it best at Monday’s game week press conference, “The bottom line is we can’t run our full compliment of offense with anybody right now.”

Moving forward, this team needs to establish some sort of threatening attack in the passing game. It does not have to be pretty, but the offense has to find a way to move the ball and take pressure off of the defense. If the Rams want to run the ball like they did in the first half on Saturday, they have to find a way to move the ball through the air so that teams can not continue to focus on shutting down the run so heavily.

If they can’t do that, a lot of the remaining games this season will take the form of the one on Saturday.

Eric Wolf can be reached at sports@collegian.com

Today: Sept. 13 Concert: James Rester playing the Horn 6pm-8pm in Organ Recital Hall at the UCA Orchestral horn player will be performing traditional pieces a long with new contemporary works.

An Evening with Jim Furnish 5pm-7pm at Avogadro’s Number (605 S. Mason St) Free viewing of the film “Seeing the Forest” followed by a discussion panel regarding the Oregon Siuslaw National Forest and the adoption of the Northwest Forest Plan.

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CSU defense carries Rams against UTSA, look to keep momentum heading into matchup with UNC

By Eric Wolf @Eric_Wolf5

In week one, the Colorado State Rams defense did not do much of anything to help the team in their Showdown with the University of Colorado Buffaloes.

In week-two, the Rams defense was called on to do everything in the team’s 23-14 win over the University of TexasSan Antonio.

“Defensively, I thought we played a heck of the game,” said safety Jake Schlager. “We came up with a bunch of big time stops and just picked up the slack for the offense in the second half.

I couldn’t be more proud of this group.”

It was a concerted confident effort out of this young Rams defense, a week after getting embarrassed in the Rocky Mountain Showdown.

“I was extra proud of our defense,” coach Mike Bobo said.

“Last week we couldn’t slow CU down, and to come out today and not worry about last week all they were focused was on today (and) each assignment. Even when we give up a first down we bowed our neck and we continued to play hard.”

“This week we didn’t panic at all. We went back and talked it over and kept moving forward.”

KEVIN DAVIS CSU LINEBACKER

This game started out much like the Showdown did, as UTSA marched down the field and scored a touchdown on their opening drive as quarterback Dalton Sturm stung the Rams on four third-down completions.

But, the defense’s response to a game-opening touchdown from the opposing team was much different this week than it was last week.

“This week we didn’t panic at all. We went back and talked it over and kept moving forward,” linebacker Kevin Davis said.

Colorado State University’s Kevin Davis (33) tackles University of Texas San Antonio’s Isiah Cowan (15) during the game against the University of Texas San Antonio on Saturday afternoon at Hughes Stadium. CSU beat the Roadrunners 23-14. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI. COLLEGIAN

Bobo said that he saw his defenders playing much more active, swarming to the ball and beating the Roadrunners at the point of attack, all of which were missing against CU. “(I’m) super excited, it was a complete turnaround from last week,” Davis said. “Guys were excited, guys were trying to get to the ball, guys were doing their assignments, so it was exciting.”

Bobo said that the team tried to help out its undersized defensive line by being active with the guys up front and supporting them with plenty of run blitzes.

The results are evident.

The much more active defensive line and supporting linebackers completely shut down the UTSA rushing attack holding them to negative 1 yards rushing for the game.

And the defense finished with six sacks for the game, five of which came in the second half when all of the pressure was on the defense.

For a team that has been

searching for some pass rush since fall camp started, it had to be an encouraging performance.

“In the second half, the D-line turned it up a notch,” Safety Jake Schlager said. “Coach English did a heck of the job calling the defense for the second half. We mixed it up brought some more pressures.”

CSU led the game 20-14 at halftime, and the offense did not give the defense much leeway by only scoring three points in the second half, but in the end it did not matter as the CSU defense shut out UTSA after halftime.

Senior linebacker Kevin Davis had three sacks on his own in the game to go along with six tackles and a forced fumble.

Linebacker Evan Colorito and defensive lineman Jakob Buys each recorded a sack, while Watson and safety Justin Sweet were credited with half sacks.

As a whole, it was a lockdown defensive performance in the second half, which included two big fourth-down stops on the

only second half drives where UTSA had any sort of success moving the ball after halftime.

The Rams held UTSA to 73 total yards in the second half, twelve more than CSU’s own offense put up. The game was solely on the defense, and they responded accordingly.

“In that second half, everyone was relying on the defense to keep getting stops,” Buys said. “The people out there were like hey, the defense has got this, even us. Nobody was doubting anybody out there it was a real confidence booster for everybody.”

It was not a perfect game from the defense to be sure, they struggled to get off the field on third down in the first half and they allowed too many big passing plays, but when it mattered, the defense locked it down and carried the Rams to a win.

Looking forward to a matchup in week-three against the University of Northern Colorado, the defense will be needed.

While it may be against weaker competition, UNC comes into the game averaging almost 56 points per game.

The Bears starting quarterback, Jacob Knipp, went down with an apparent shoulder injury in week-two, but backup Kyle Sloter came in to lead UNC to a 55-52 victory over Abeline Christian.

Sloter threw for 408 yards and six touchdowns on the day.

Not only have the Bears seen success through the air this season, but also on the ground.

Headlined by running back Trae Like, who scampered for 136 yards last week, UNC rushed for 272 yards against ACU. Two weeks into the season, UNC is averaging 574 yards of total offense per game.

The CSU defense has a lot of positives to build upon, but the UNC attack is nothing to scoff at.

It will take another strong performance by the Rams’ defense to slow down the Bears.

Eric Wolf can be reached at sports@collegian.com

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Alec Reviews Music: This Wild Life’s new album is perfect for getting over a breakup

By Alec Erickson @CTV_ACE The punk rock duo This Wild Life, proved to everyone with their first album that interstices of melodies and sweeping vocals could be enough to carry an entire record. Finally, the band has released their highly anticipated sophomore album called “Low Tides,” which incorporates more elements than the band’s previous works, making this one of their biggest endeavors to date.

The Long Beach-based band consist of only two members: Kevin Jordan on vocals and guitar and Anthony Del Grosso on guitar. The band formed originally as a full pop punk band in late 2010 but then shifted to become an acoustic duo.

“Low Tides” is a 10-track record that clocks out at around 37 minutes long. From beginning to end, the album is structured in a way that resembles the main theme, taking the listener on an emotional rollercoaster.

The band’s signature sound of two guitars is still present with “Low Tides,” but there are also more elements. The band uses the electric guitar, drums, trumpets and horns to provide more depth and rhythm to the album.

The incorporation of more instruments is especially evident in “Let Go.” This track is a perfect example of how much the band has grown. “Let Go” is one of the most musically diverse tracks off the entire record.

While the band has incorporated some new things that work really well in this album, their classic sound that fans have come to know and love is still present in songs like “Pull Me Out” and “Fall Down.”

Lyrically, “Low Tides” is about moving on. There are a lot of songs about regret, and many lyrics involve questions of loneliness, but the overall theme at play is letting go. It’s present in a lot of tracks like “Fade,” “Pull Me Out” and even the aptly named “Let Go.” “Low Tides” is one of the best break-

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Although there is a lot to connect with on an emotional level, it can get to be too much at some times. There are only so many ways you can convey the idea of moving on, and “Low Tides” touches on just about every single one of those ways. It doesn’t detract from the overall record, but it is enough to make it noticeable.

Final Score: 4/5 With “Low Tides,” This Wild Life has provided a really powerful and emotional album.

While the whole idea of letting go can get old and stale at some points, the duo has managed to provide one of the more relatable albums in the punk rock genre. Whether you are in the

middle of a breakup or have been through one recently, this record is a must have for you. It is honestly surprising to see a band experiment and not completely change their sound at the same time. This Wild Life has created something very unique.

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Twelve unspoken rules of the gym

By Zoe Jennings @CSUCollegian

Twelve etiquette rules you should follow when at the gym: 1. Clean your sweaty machine. Nobody wants to sit in a puddle of your sweat when they sit down to use the rowing machine. If your skin sticks to the seat, possibly even making a noise, this is a sign to you that you need to walk over to one of the 12 billion stations around the gym, grab a rag, spray the rag with the spray bottle and wipe down your gross seat.

2. Don’t hit on people whenthey are in the zone. Some tell-tale signs that someone is “in the zone” are if they have headphones in, they look super intense or if they are, in fact, in the act of exercising. If you must hit on someone, be aware of your timing. This may ultimately lead to a better outcome for you.

3. Don’t take people’s weights. If someone is obviously using the weights nearest to them but they may be taking a break, don’t steal the weights from them.

4. Get a combination lock.

It is a frustrating experience to keep opening lockers that are seemingly unoccupied because they don’t have a combination lock on them only to find that they are full of stuff.

5. Don’t linger. Most people

don’t want an audience watching them when they work out, nor do they want to feel rushed. Don’t hover around someone who is using a machine you wish to use. Try using another machine or getting a drink of water while you wait.

6. Put your weights back.

Don’t leave your free weights scattered across the gym. If you pick weights from the rack, it only makes sense to put them back. You wouldn’t want someone to lift too much or too little because weights are missing.

7. Wear deodorant but not heavy cologne or perfume. There are two ends of the spectrum at the gym: the unhygienic and the excessively hygienic. There is no need to drench yourself in perfume. An application of deodorant should suffice.

8. If there’s a lull in your work out, offer to spot someone else. If you find yourself needing a break but not wanting to stand still, offer to spot someone that is working out alone at the gym. This is a nice thing to do; you might make a friend or stop an injury.

9. Don’t make weird loud noises. I understand working out is hard, but it makes others around you uncomfortable when people make overly exuberant sex grunts as they work out.

11. Stop taking gym selfies.

It’s best to know the proper gym etiquette before heading to the CSU Recreation Center.

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The gym mirrors are there so that people can visualize and correct their form. The mirrors are not there for people to take selfies. It is distracting and, frankly, it’s an odd location for

pictures anyways. Nobody cares that you work out.

12. Lift only what you can so you don’t drop the weights.

The sound of weights hitting the floor is startling. If you have to

hurl the weight at the floor when you’re done with it, maybe you’re lifting too much.

Zoe Jennings can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

‘Sully’ nails the landing with $35.5 million opening weekend “Sully,” the tale of hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger, who successfully landed an Airbus 320 in the Hudson River in 2009, reached great heights at the box office and left two Sony Pictures films, new release “When the Bough Breaks” and two-time box office champ “Don’t Breathe,” in its wake.

Directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks as Capt.

Sullenberger, the film scored an estimated $35.5 million through Sunday, dwarfing original projections that saw the film earning $25 million in its opening weekend.

“When we look at this weekend that is generally pretty soft for adult dramas, this is extremely noteworthy,” said Jeff Goldstein, head of distribution for Warner Bros. “The film is such a patriotic story of heroism. It’s just a feel-good story.”

The film appeared to benefit from its star power, with data firm comScore reporting that 39 percent of surveyed audience members attended the film be-

cause of Hanks and 20 percent because of Eastwood.

Those same audiences seem to have left the theater happy, with polling firm reporting moviegoers giving the film an A and 83 percent of Rotten Tomatoes critics reviewing the film positively.

But the best days at the box office may be yet to come for “Sully,” thanks to its appeal to older audiences.

“With adult dramas, it’s not about opening day,” said Goldstein. “It’s not about opening weekend. Adults don’t rush out on release day, but they’re going to come see it.”

That’s good news for a film where 80 percent of the audience was over the age of 35, according to Warner Bros.

Opening in second place with $15 million is Screen Gems’ “When the Bough Breaks,” a thriller centered around an infertile couple and their psychotic surrogate battling for control of their family.

Starring Morris Chestnut,

Regina Hall and Jaz Sinclair, the film underperformed _ original estimates predicted a $20 million opening.

Still, the studio is impressed with the film’s performance.

“For ‘When the Bough Breaks’ to gross $15 million on a picture that cost $10 million to make, it’s a really nice success for us,” said Rory Bruer, Sony’s distribution chief.

Screen Gems’ “Don’t Breathe” was finally dislodged from the top spot at the box office, where it spent its first two weeks of release. The horror-thriller landed in third place with an estimated $8.2 million, bringing its domestic numbers to $66.8 million, an impressive haul for a film with a $9.9 million production budget.

“From the beginning we knew we had a film that people were going to like a lot,” said Bruer. “I will say, when you consider the normal multiplier on a horror thriller, this goes way beyond the norms.”

Warner Bros.’ “Suicide Squad” landed in fourth place this weekend, bringing in an estimated $5.6 million in its sixth week of release. The North American total for the superhero saga is $307.4 million.

After a summer full of the adventures of talking animals with “Finding Dory,” “The Secret Life of Pets,” to say nothing of “The Jungle Book,” Lionsgate’s animated “The Wild Life,” depicting the story of Robinson Crusoe with talking animals, scored a disappointing $3.4 million in its opening weekend to round out the top 5 at the box office.

“Kubo and the Two Strings,” from Focus Features and Laika Animation Studios, earned an estimated $3.2 million and sixth place.

Disney’s family-friendly fare “Pete’s Dragon” landed in seventh place this weekend, bringing in an estimated $2.9 million, a number that takes the film to over $100 million earned worldwide.

STX Entertainment’s “Bad Moms” fell to eighth at the box office but still earned an estimated $2.8 million and raising the film’s domestic earnings to over $107 million.

Lionsgate’s modern western “Hell or High Water,” starring Chris Pine and Jeff Bridges, brought in an estimated $2.6 million for ninth place.

Sony’s “Sausage Party” rounded out the top 10, bringing in an estimated $2.3 million and raising its domestic take to $93.2 million.

Another notable release from the weekend includes Relativity’s horror film “The Disappointments Room,” starring Kate Beckinsale, which brought in an estimated $1.4 million.

Next week, “Sully” will be navigating in some crowded box office airspace with Universal’s “Bridget Jones’s Baby,” Lionsgate’s “Blair Witch” and Open Road’s “Snowden” all joining the fray.

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BLOGS Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Collegian Culinary Critique: Tropical Taste at the Island Grill

By Capelli D’angelo @Capelli_Dangelo

The Island Grill is a festive restaurant based on Baja and Caribbean themes. The restaurant, located in Scotch Pines Village off of South Lemay Avenue and Drake Road near Sprouts, seems to be focused on being a bar, with dim lighting throughout the restaurant and most of the real estate being taken up by the bar section. Inside is a fun tropical atmosphere with seating that looks like it was handmade, beach items put around the restaurant as decor, a tank with exotic fish and some really cool murals painted on the walls.

To start, I ordered the Kokomo Shrimp appetizer, which is a coconut battered shrimp platter served with hot and sour sauce. The batter was crispy and light in texture while also maintaining a buttery and sweet taste. The shrimp itself was juicy and topped with crispy coconut shavings. The hot and sour sauce that came with it was just a little on the spicy side. Overall, this appetizer was delicious.

I ended up waiting a while to get my entree due to the waitstaff being a bit inattentive.

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I ordered a new item, The Tsunami sandwich, with sweet potato fries as the side. The sweet potato fries were crispy, yet medium-soft in the middle, and a little salty. They were alright as sweet potato fries go, but I thought they could have used a bit more seasoning.

The sandwich had turkey slices smothered in a spicy barbecue sauce, which was countered by a thick pineapple ring that provided a sweet taste. It was topped with a lime cilantro coleslaw that added zest as well as cheddar cheese and bacon, which added a grilled flavor.

All of this was on a grilled Focaccia bun. There was nothing greasy or fatty in the sandwich, but it was quite messy with the

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barbecue and coleslaw. The sandwich was pretty good, but it didn’t quite resonate with me as much as the Kokomo shrimp did.

I waited a while again to order dessert and to get my check.

The wait staff did not seem to be in a hurry, despite the place being almost deserted.

For dessert, I ordered the Caramel Mango Crisp, which was made up of mango chunks and ice cream on top of crispy cinnamon strips, all of which was topped with whipped cream and caramel. The mango chunks were really gelatinous, which made it weirdly inauthentic, as if the mango came from a can or had been soaked in syrup. The cinnamon strips were crispy and had a lot of cinnamon, which was good. The ice cream and caramel tasted like the standard, store-bought staples, but they were good on the cinnamon strips. I think that this dish would be better without the mango, although it might be good if the mango actually tasted more like the fruit and less like the jello.

Overall, the food is decently good and the interior decoration is interesting and eye-catching.

However, the prices are too high for the quality of food provided, and the service was terrible considering there was almost no one there.

I don’t think I’ll plan on returning to the Island Grill anytime soon.

Scorecard: Food: 4 stars Atmosphere: 3 stars Service: 2.5 stars Price: 2 stars Total Score: 2.87 stars Capelli D’angelo can be reached at blogs@collegian.com

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 8 — Friends are a big help over the next few days. Multiple perspectives can see further.

You’re earning your pay. Enjoy the company.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 6 — Take action to further professional goals. Keep costs down, and plug a leak. Get some extra exercise. Make long-range plans.

There’s more work coming in.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 7 — Don’t rely on a financially unstable source. Stand up for yourself. Avoid knee-jerk reactions. Develop the plot of your story. Investigate possibilities and explore the potential.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 7 — Pay shared bills and manage accounts. Communication is key. Accept a generous offer.

Arrange connections in advance.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 7 — Listen to what your partner has to say. Offer your perspective and time for what they’re managing. Contribute how you can.

Romance is a possibility.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 8 — Conditions are unsettled.

Keep talking, and you eventually reach an agreement. Hear and be heard. Haste makes waste.

Anticipate resistance, and compromise to manage a big job.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 7 — Balance work with family time.

Communication provides workability. Keep your word. Get your partner’s approval before making team decisions. Postpone what you can to participate with family gatherings.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 5 — Pay attention to family matters. Replenish reserves and handle a home improvement task. Consider the long term, and purchase for durable quality.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 7 — Invest in creative work that you love. Sweat equity counts for a lot. Practice your skills, and adopt the style of someone you respect. Learn a fun game.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 8 — Work to manifest your dream in concrete reality.

There’s profitable work available. Keep doing what’s working.

A great assignment develops.

Keep your clients satisfied.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 — Things are getting interesting. This is for your own good, so don’t complain. Truth can be stranger than fiction. Collaboration is a good idea. Make creative plans together.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 5 — Find a peaceful spot to escape for a while. Read, review and make plans. Soak in the scenery, and slow down the tempo.

Recharge and restore with introspection and warm water.

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Across 1 Oodles and oodles 6 Airport idlers 10 Poetic foot 14 Kemper of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” 15 Wintry coating 16 Tennis court surface 17 Work with a loom 18 How some sloganed T-shirts should be washed 20 Toddler’s taboo 21 Ocho minus cinco 22 More than rotund 23 Baltic Sea capital 25 RC or Pepsi 27 1998 Bullock/Kidman film involving witchcraft 33 Metal-rich deposits 34 Chicken chow __ 35 Catch 37 Dollar competitor 38 High in the sky 40 Flag Day month 41 Maiden name intro 42 Clicker’s target 43 Not at all excited 44 Going to the grocery store, the bank, etc.

48 Word on a shoppe sign

49 Data set average 50 “Gone With the Wind” family name 53 Uno card 55 Knight’s weapon 59 Unsportsmanlike behavior 61 Divided island of Southeast Asia 62 Twistable cookie 63 Ritz-Carlton rival 64 Scent 65 Chestnut horse 66 “And away __!”

67 Some speeches open with them ... as do this puzzle’s four longest entries Down 1 Mended using stitches, with “up” 2 Elizabeth Taylor role, informally 3 Economist Greenspan 4 Acts like Elizabeth Taylor?

5 “Understand?”

6 Former French president Jacques 7 Top-notch 8 Symbol for the lower piano music part 9 __ Lanka 10 Swelling reducer 11 Medicinal houseplant

12 Rodent in a German lab 13 Data unit 19 Ken or Daria of financial journalism 21 __ Friday’s 24 “__ all good” 26 Leave out 27 Word after floor or flight 28 Mars explorer 29 “So long!” along the Seine 30 In the middle of 31 Preserve, as ashes 32 Did some wickerwork 36 Hotel count 38 Corrosive liquid 39 In need of a friend 40 Surrealist painter from Barcelona 42 Subsurface woodwork decoration 43 Bikini top 45 Big name in antivirus software 46 Estevez of “The Breakfast Club” 47 Hollywood agent 50 Scent 51 “Big Hero 6” hero 52 Neck of the woods 54 Classic arcade game Donkey __ 56 Every which way 57 Obedience school command 58 Historic periods Yesterday’s solution

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60 Comics punch sound 61 __ Mahal

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