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Monday, November 7, 2016

CSU volleyball makes statement on racial inequality

By Austin White @ajwrules44

SHUTOUT!

CSU blanks Fresno State 37-0 for first shutout since 1997

CSU runningback Izzy Matthews and other players celebrate their shutout win against Fresno State after the game.

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By Eric Wolf @Eric_Wolf5

Not since a 63-0 win over the University of Hawaii on Oct. 4, 1997 had the Colorado State Rams held an opponent scoreless over an entire football game.

That all changed on Saturday when the Rams shut down and shut out the Fresno State Bulldogs en route to a 37-0 victory at Hughes Stadium.

Though CSU has flirted with shutouts this season, playing four shutout halves heading into Saturday’s game, for the first time this season, the defense put two halves together.

“I knew it had been for awhile,” safety Jake Schlager said of the shutout streak.

“We had gotten shutouts

in halves and quarters and what not, but to come out and play all four quarters and have a shutout, that speaks for itself and speaks a lot about this team.”

The Bulldogs had not done a lot of things right up to Saturday’s matchup with the Colorado State Rams, but they had shown the ability to move the ball, especially through the air. On Saturday, the CSU defense kept that Bulldog offense almost completely lifeless and listless.

“I can’t say enough about our football team today and how they played, especially our defense,” coach Mike Bobo said. “A shutout is unbelievable. I think that’s six halves of football this year when we have played shutout football. In today’s time

of football it’s hard to shut people out.”

In a dominant first half defensive performance, reminiscent of the Rams effort on that side of the ball in their last game against UNLV when CSU lead 35-0 at half. Fresno State went three-and-out on their first three possessions, and It took the bulldogs until 11:45 left in the second quarter to gain their first first-down of the game.

Unlike against UNLV when the Rams gave up 23 second-half points, there would be no post-half letdown this time around.

“There was no excuse to come not out feeling good, feeling fresh and hot,” Schlager said about the defense’s mindset going into

the second half. “We emphasized that we needed to start quick and we did exactly that. In previous games we have that shutout in the first half and you come out and give up a big play on the first drive and everything kind of starts to settle down.”

The shutout was completely a collective effort.

Plenty of Rams made plays when they had the chance to make them. Like freshman Arjay Jean, who picked up 1.5 sacks on the day and put consistent pressure on fresno quarterback Zach Kline, or linebacker Deshon Mayes who set the defensive tone with a clutch fourth-down forcing tackle on Fresno’s first drive of the game. see SHUTOUT on page 12 >>

The Colorado State volleyball team is tired, and not because of their draining fiveset victory over New Mexico.

They are tired of seeing a country divided by issues surrounding race, which they vocalized during their match Saturday against the Lobos by making posters to hold during the national anthem.

A couple of the signs read, “If I love you, I have to make you conscious of things you do not see,” and “There comes a time when silence is betrayal.”

Other signs honored the 50th anniversary of the Selma March on Nov. 5 of 1965, where Martin Luther King Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference marched round the clock for three days from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama, in an effort to secure rights for black voters.

“When we turn on the television or even look at our latest Facebook feed, we are constantly bombarded with incidents that reflect the brokenness of this country,” senior Cassidy Denny said after the match. “We can no longer accept that random incidents leading to deaths of people of color are isolated and surely not random.”

The entire team attended the post-game press conference as an act of solidarity, and an effort to spark a conversation surrounding the issue. Denny read a statement that the team put together about the issues facing African-Americans today.

“Today the CSU volleyball team would like to take a moment to reflect upon the social injustices happening in today’s society,” Denny read. “This moment isn’t for us to talk about this volleyball or perpetuate a pity-party on any particular person or community, but for us to talk more about more prominent issues in society that are real for people in this country whose voices have been rendered silent.”

Denny has been a vocal advocate for the issue both in person and on social media.

She has been at the forefront of CSU athletes trying to speak out about racial inequality. A meeting in Moby Arena two weeks ago dis see VOLLEYBALL on page 12 >>

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Students and instructors evacuated Yates Hall Thursday night after smelling gas in the classrooms.

Risk and Public Safety Communications Manager Dell Rae Ciaravola said the Colorado State University Police Department responded to a report that the smell of gas was present in the building.

Jenna Taylor, a freshman Health and Exercise Science major, said the instructor of her biology lab class believed a student accidentally bumped into one of the gas levers.

“We were sitting in our biology lab class and started smelling gas,” Taylor said.

“Our lab instructor thought someone had just bumped one of the gas levers, but then all the lab rooms were smelling it.”

Taylor said all the students were evacuated around 6:20 p.m. and waited outside the Yates building for 40 minutes until firefighters told them it was safe to go back inside.

Jerilyn Laws, a freshman Health and Exercise Science major, said students were still uninformed about what the cause of the smell was after the lab ended.

“They don’t know (what happened) yet,” Laws said.

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Ciaravola said Poudre Fire Authority found no evidence of a gas leak after checking the building. Students were allowed to re-enter the building after Poudre Fire Authority searched for the leak. According to Ciaravola, there were no reports of an ambulance present.

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Student volunteers help out Fort Collins community at annual Fall Clean Up

By Allec Brust @Brustyyy

Colorado State University students trimmed bushes and raked leaves over the weekend as part Off-Campus Life’s annual Fall Clean Up. The event aims to help Fort Collins community members with yard work and other tasks they are unable to do themselves.

Fall Cleanup started in 2005 with 50 student volunteers. In 2015, volunteers had grown to over 1,200, according to the off campus life website.

The goal of the event is to get students out in the community to help the elderly or physically impaired. On Saturday, students trimmed bushes, raked leaves and did yard work. Students also picked up bags of leaves the next day.

Volunteers are comprised of students, staff, faith based organizations and other CSU affiliated groups.

Residents being helped by the students were happy to have students who were eager to help out. Gladys Ellerman, a resident

in one of the communities that was helping to supervise the activities, believes it’s a mutual benefit between students and the community.

“Students will someday have a home and have to do (these tasks),” Ellerman said. “For us, it is a blessing because a lot of us cannot do it. It’s a mutual admiration.”

Student Mackie Copp believes Fall Cleanup is a great time for college kids to realize how much more there is to Fort Collins.

“It’s nice to get outside the circle of Fort Collins and realize how many people support CSU,” Copp said. “They are here for us all year, so it’s time for us to be there for them.”

Many volunteer opportunities are available at CSU throughout the year in addition to Fall Clean Up. CSUnity, alternative spring break and Project Homeless Connect are all events centered around helping the community that will take place later in the academic year.

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

(TOP) Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority members Margret Doody and Maddie Kuzik pick up leaves and place them in garbage bags during Fall Clean Up on Saturday.

(BOTTOM) Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority members help each other while cleaning windows during Fall Clean Up on November 5.

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NEWS Monday, November 7, 2016

Bill Clinton rallies crowd of 2,500 to vote at New Belgium Brewery

By Allec Brust @Brustyyy

Former President Bill Clinton spoke to roughly 2,500 Hillary Clinton supporters at a “Get Out the Vote” rally in Fort Collins Friday.

The outdoor rally was hosted

by New Belgium Brewery.

Crowds cheered in agreement at Clinton’s opening words for his “Get Out the Vote” rally.

“This has been kind of a crazy election, would you agree with that?” Clinton asked.

The former president made a stop in Fort Collins after stopping in Pueblo and Denver earlier in the day to discuss Hillary Clinton’s policies as well to encourage voter participation.

Across the street from the outdoor venue, around 10 Trump supporters and a group of 20 anti-Dakota Access Pipeline protesters yelled and held signs.

A small plane circled overhead with the words ‘Go Trump’ on the wings.

Devin Parker, a Dakota Access Pipeline protester, said those protesting were interested in communicating the importance of the DAPL decision.

“We are hoping that (Hillary Clinton) will put a stop to the pipeline,” Parker said. “If she is elected, she will be responsible.”

The former president began the rally by talking about the

mission the government needs to pursue.

“We must maximize the promise and minimize the problems of the world we live in,” Clinton said.

Clinton went on to discuss numerous points of Hillary Clinton’s policy agenda. One prominent topic discussed throughout the rally was economic changes.

Clinton put emphasis on the importance of a ‘bottom up’ economy, small businesses, developing a ‘main street’ economy, and steps towards new loan plans for college students. Although he discussed the economy and money allocation widely, all points described the importance of addressing and fixing infrastructure within society.

Although Clinton discussed infrastructure as a whole, the job force and small businesses were also major themes during the rally.

“This is a country that works best when everyone has experienced the middle class, when the middle class means something, and when the poor have an honorable way to to move up,” Clinton said.

The subject of the second half of the rally shifted to education. Clinton touched on the agenda for loan refinancing and making college affordable to all students. He also spoke on social issues that have been prom-

Representative Jared Polis introduces former president Bill Clinton for a Hillary Clinton rallly at New Belgium on Nov. 4. PHOTO BY LUKE WALKER COLLEGIAN

inent the past couple of years such as police brutality and healthcare.

“What we need to recognize is the fact that there are viable people in our community in homes that cannot support them who do not have access to comprehensive health treatment,” Clinton said. “We need a

minimal healthcare system.”

Although Hillary Clinton’s future presidency plans were thoroughly discussed, the point of the rally was to encourage people to vote since the elections are only four days away.

He ended his speech by telling the crowd to ignore the negative comments and ‘poison’ that has

been present throughout the campaign.

“If you haven’t voted, vote,” Clinton said. “If you have voted, get someone else to the polls.

These next four days, don’t give up and get anybody to vote.”

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

Darryl Glenn campaigns on CSU stump before election, urges students to vote

By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98

Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Darryl Glenn, speaks in the Plaza on Friday, November 4th. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN

Darryl Glenn, the Colorado Republican nominee for the United States Senate, spoke on the stump about voting in the Lory Student Center Plaza Friday afternoon.

Glenn visited the campus to speak to students about the importance of voting during this election season and about his conservative values.

“I am personally here to ask you for your vote, and if you’ve already voted, go out and find some more people to turn in their ballots,” Glenn said. “This is the most important election of your lifetime.”

Glenn previously did an interview with CTV News in September at a Republican event in

Elbert County, Colorado, where he discussed his conservative policies and views.

Glenn said he visited the Colorado State University campus because he felt it was crucial for young voters to have the opportunity to meet with someone running for an official government position.

“I think it’s important for us to get out there and talk to everybody that’s interested in this election,” Glenn said. “I believe you deserve an opportunity to meet somebody who wants to be your next senator.”

Fort Collins City Council members Ray Martinez and Gino Campana were also in attendance to introduce Glenn to a crowd of nearly 60 people.

“I want somebody representing us in Washington that under-

stands (Fort Collins issues), that is not going to forget us and bring our issues forward there and put laws into effect,” Campana said.

“I want to be able to pick up my phone and text or call our next senator and say, ‘Here’s what’s happening in Fort Collins. What are you going to do about it?’”

Glenn discussed the importance of having a member in the U.S. Senate who accurately represents the people of their state.

“If you go look at my background and history, when we tell you were going to do something, we’re going to do it,” Glenn said to the crowd. “Your generation is in charge. You should have a say in what’s going on.”

Glenn said he feels very confident competing against the Democratic nominee for Senate, see GLENN on page 12 >>

NEWS Monday, November 7, 2016

FBI report probably halts Trump surge but comes too late for big Clinton boost

By David Lightman, Anita Kumar and David Goldstein Washington Bureau

FBI Director James Comey’s November surprise Sunday likely halted any late surge

by Donald Trump, but it’s also highly likely it came too late to provide much help to Hillary Clinton.

“Comey’s most recent update is likely too little, too late to blunt the bulk of damage to the Clinton campaign in most swing states,” said Jason Husser, director of the Elon University Poll in North Carolina, one of the nation’s key battlegrounds.

More than 41 million people have already voted nationwide, according to data complied by the U.S. Elections Project. In North Carolina, 44 percent of registered voters have already cast ballots, and similar heavy turnouts have been reported in other pivotal states.

At this point, the Comey news “will likely only impact the decisions of the largely undecided voters who both follow news very closely and have yet to early vote. This is a very small group,” Husser said.

Comey jolted the presidential race Sunday for the second time in 10 days when he told congressional leaders that the FBI stands by its position against recommending charges against Clinton in connection with her private email server.

The chief political impact is likely to be stopping Trump’s momentum. The Republicans will have a difficult time pivoting and making Comey a villain again, said Spencer Kimball, adviser to the Emerson College Polling Society in Boston, which surveys several battleground states.

“Trump will have difficulty spinning this as a positive for his campaign,” Kimball said.

Trump had charged a “rigged system” after Comey’s original recommendation that Clinton not be charged. Then after Comey announced Oct. 28 that the FBI was taking “additional investigative steps” involving the emails, Trump said Comey had “guts.”

Momentum was building against Clinton, as conservative commentators and websites then suggested that indictments were possible. The benefit she received earlier last month when multiple women accused Trump of sexual assault after the release of a decade-old video in which he bragged about grop-

ing women nearly evaporated.

Republicans vowed to keep pushing the idea that Clinton can’t be trusted. “The FBI’s findings from its criminal investigation of Hillary Clinton’s secret email server were a damning and unprecedented indictment of her judgment,” said party Chairman Reince Priebus. “The FBI found evidence Clinton broke the law, that she placed highly classified national security information at risk and repeatedly lied to the American people about her reckless conduct.”

He knows Clinton is dogged by an image fixed in voters’ minds long ago. A total of 83 percent told the McClatchy-Marist Poll released Friday that Clinton did something wrong. Fifty-one percent said she did something illegal and 32 percent saying she something unethical but not illegal. Just 14 percent said she’s done nothing wrong.

Comey’s initial announcement reshaped the race, and Republicans analysts Sunday were wary that Clinton had time to gain significantly.

“Millions of voters have cast their ballots in the interim, and this latest letter can’t turn that around,” said GOP pollster Neil Newhouse.

Democratic pollster Mark Mellman called Comey’s letter “welcome news,” but said the Sunday announcement “remains a classic instance of ‘ too little too late.’”

Trump supporters waiting to see him in Loudon County, Virginia, were both furious at Comey and skeptical that the FBI had actually read the emails. The news only solidified their belief that Clinton and the federal government are corrupt.

They were standing outside chanting “Lock her up” more than three hours before Trump was scheduled to arrive. “He’s spineless, gutless,” Jimmy Lewis, a Loudon county business owner, said of Comey. “I think somebody probably got to him.

You don’t open up 650,000 emails and not find anything new.”

“We have seen Director Comey’s latest letter to the Hill,” Clinton campaign spokeswoman Jennifer Palmieri said.

“We are glad to see that he has found, as we were confident that he would, that he has confirmed the conclusion that he reached in July, and we’re glad that this matter is resolved.”

Brief from Tribune News Service.

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Native American activist to speak on racism, cultural appropriation Thursday

By MQ Borocz @MQBorocz22

Scholar, writer, blogger and activist Adrienne Keene will speak at Colorado State University about indigenous peoples in social media, responding to racism on college campuses and cultural appropriation.

She will be speaking at the Lory Student Center in Ballroom D on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. as part of Native American Heritage month. The event is free and doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Keene is a member of the Cherokee Nation and has dedicated herself to changing the way people view Native American cultures.

Adrienne Keene holds a Ph.D. in culture, communities and education from the Harvard Graduate School of Edu-

cation. She is an assistant professor in the American studies department at Brown University. Her studies include college access for Native American students and representations of native peoples in popular culture.

“Cultural appropriation is not about a simple ‘borrowing’ of cultural elements or an equal cultural exchange — it’s a much more insidious, harmful act that reinforces existing systems of power,” Keene said in a New York Times article.

According to Keene, when items from Native American cultures are used by non-native popular culture, their meanings becomes erased and disrespected. An example are headdresses, which in Native American cultures, have to be

earned and given to well-respected and trusted leaders.

She believes the headdresses have become a cheap commodity. “(The) headdress has been ‘borrowed’ so many times and in so many ways that its original power and sacred meaning have been all but lost to the non-native public,” Keene said in the article.

Keene is also the author of the website nativeappropriations.com, which is a forum for discussing cultural representations of Native peoples, including stereotypes, cultural appropriation, news, activism and more according to the website description. She was nominated for the Women’s Media Center Social Media Award in 2011 and has been featured in many

Michael Bennet speaks to supporters and possible constituents of his in the Plaza on Thursday, November 3rd.

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mainstream media outlets.

In 2012, Keene wrote an open letter to newly admitted Native American college students. In her letter, she talked about how students face judgement about whether or not they get admitted because of their intellectual capability, or because they are native. She told them they were qualified for school and that college is a way to give back to native communities.

Keene presents at colleges, universities and conferences all over the United States. She was the keynote speaker at the 2015 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education.

Native American Heritage Month at CSU also contains numerous other events throughout the month.

The Duhesa art gallery opening reception, called #Handsoffmyheritage, will occur from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 at the LSC. The gallery will feature 10 Native American artists who address native cultural appropriation.

On Nov. 30, the 24th annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society’s Pow Wow will be occurring throughout the day in the LSC grand ballrooms. It is an effort to increase awareness of native cultures at CSU. For a full list of events and more information visit the CSU Native American Cultural Center’s website at www.nacc.colostate.edu.

Collegian reporter MQ Borocz can be reached at news@ collegian.com.

Michael Bennet campaigns on CSU campus

By Stuart Smith @notstuartsmith

Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) was on the plaza Thursday to talk to students and encourage them to vote.

“I am underscoring how important it is for people to vote... at the Presidential level and in the Senate race and other races as well,” he said. “CSU, the student body, it really could make a difference in the outcome of the election in Colorado.”

Along with the issues that he wants to work on if re-elected, such as education, health care, immigration, veteran’s rights and national security. Bennet wants to help lead the Senate out of the dysfunction its in that has led to Congress currently having a 15 percent approval rating.

Known for working across the aisle, Bennet said that he hopes to continue doing so in order to move legislation that is important to the country and to Colorado.

The Republican nominee for Bennet’s seat, Darryl Glenn, has the opposite stance, having said that he is tired of Republicans complaining and wanting to reach across the aisle.

“It’s exactly the opposite of my approach, and I don’t think that’s the right way to represent

Colorado,” Bennet said of his opponent’s style.

The rally attracted a crowd of about 60 people. The Larimer County Democrats hosted a booth to hand out campaign stickers and make campaign t shirts.

Several protesters were also in attendance, wearing Donald Trump shirts and holding up signs that said “Darryl Glenn for Colorado.” While Bennet was being interviewed by CTV, the protesters stood with supporters, hoping to be picked up by the camera. Bennet supporters held ‘Bennet for Colorado’ signs behind the interview.

Darryl Glenn, the Republican Senate nominee for Colorado, will be on campus on Friday to speak to students about the upcoming election.

The race between Bennet and Glenn will conclude on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8. Ballots can be dropped off in the Lory Student Center Ballroom between the following times: Monday, Nov. 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Collegian reporter Stuart Smith can be reached at news@ collegian.com.

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Basketball is the future of American sports

By Mack Beaulieu @CSUCollegian

With the Fall Classic wrapping up in epic fashion this past week and the NFL in another debate on player safety, particularly Cam Newton’s, it is time to face an inconvenient truth. Basketball is the sport of our future.

Think about it; we just staged a world series battle that can’t be topped. It was a series of epic proportions. The Cubs had not won in 108 years and the Indians are in a 69-year drought as of

Wednesday night. It was a beautiful series, and Game 7 was one of the best baseball games I’ve ever seen, returning a 25.2 Nielsen rating. Even so, some basketball games have scored higher, like LeBron’s return to Miami which earned a 25.4 rating. That was the most interesting game baseball is likely to produce again.

There’s no nationally interesting World Series left. Everyone knew the Cubs curse, but without that 108 years, interest in even the Cubs will be gone.

False idols and narrow media coverage have ruined this election season Allec Brust @Brustyyy

If you haven’t heard, the latest news to plague the reality TV show that is our presidential election was delivered by no one other than Madonna.

The queen of pop was introducing Amy Schumer at her comedy event at Madison Square Garden when she told attendees she would give them a blow job if they would vote for Hillary Clinton.

I respect that Madonna can say and do what she wishes with her body, but where do we draw the line in bringing these shenanigans into politics? This story has popped up more on my Facebook timeline than any real election news. Why do we as a country care so much about flat out stupid things?

Why do we care about what Madonna said? First of all, she is literally Madonna. Did we expect anything less from someone with such a gaudy reputation?

Second, just because she said something doesn’t mean it has anything to do with feminism, women’s empowerment, or Hillary Clinton. What she said was a stupid throwaway line used to gain popularity off of the election. The fact that people are blowing up about it (yes, pun intended) is absolutely absurd.

Madonna is no feminist icon, she is no voice for the Clinton campaign, and her statement should be the last thing people are worried about in this election. Of course she’s not going to give a blow job to everyone who votes for Hillary Clinton.

I don’t care about Madonna or what she did, I really don’t.

What I do care about is the popularity of news that is so un-correlated to the election. The uneducated voter is more likely to care about the hot gossip surrounding the election then they are the policies discussed.

This is not the first time entertainment TV has made its way into the election, stealing headlines while more important news is shoved aside. Lets not forget when Miley Cyrus went door-knocking for Hilary Clinton, or when Jay-Z said the N-word multiple times at a Hillary Clinton concert-- none of which had to do with the campaign.

Madonna’s outburst also had absolutely nothing to do with Clinton’s campaign, yet the uneducated feminist calls her an icon? She is nothing more than a walking publicity stunt.

The election is tomorrow. We are still worried about the personality, jargon and appearance of the candidates and campaign, which is so unrelated to the election process. In what has been one of the most unconventional elections of all time, it’s time to step back into the traditional footsteps of politics and stop listening to what the media deems as most important.

It is out of individual discernment that we must distance ourselves.

It shouldn’t be that hard to discern politically correct content from useless information and false representation by the media.

She is no female empowerment icon. She is no model for the Clinton campaign. The “Madonna-like” instances that plague this election have made a fool of us all.

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

Like one bartender put it to me this weekend,“It’s going to be like 2004 with the Red Sox, everyone will go crazy, and then nobody cares.” The point is undeniable, 2007 and 2013 were just ho-hum championships for the Red Sox, except for Sox fans like myself.

Around the early 2000’s, people seemed to start realizing that football was what the U.S. preferred most. Youth football participation, however, is now on the decline. Participation went

down about 830,000 from 2010 to now. That represents 27 percent of the three million participants there were in 2010. High school participation is down a much less drastic 2.5%, but some small schools have cut their programs all together in relation to injury concerns.

“If 10 percent of mothers in this country would begin to perceive football as a dangerous sport, that is the end of football,” is what an NFL doctor famously

told Dr. Bennet Omalu, the man who discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Even if ratings are high right now for the NFL, if people come to adopt Bennet’s word as gospel, then it’s inevitable that the quality and participation at higher levels will go down. If 14 was the standard starting age, then that’s at least eight years of a head start other sports will have to own a

see BASKETBALL on page 12 >

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OPINION Monday, November 7, 2016

An ode to the campus megaphone man: What would we do without you?

Today: Nov. 7 Why Black Lives Matter 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., LSC Ballroom A Come be apart of an important nation wide conversation led by Jumoke Emery discussing why BLACK LIVES MATTER and the negative implications of All Lives Matter. The presentation will be from 12 - 1 p.m. and then there will be an open question and answer portion from 1 - 2 p.m.

Native American Heritage Month Event: Open House hosted by NACC North Star Peer Mentors 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., LSC

Tomorrow: Nov. 8 Native American Heritage Month Event: CSU Dining Halls Native American Heritage Month Lunch Specials 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., On Campus Dining Halls Please join us at the CSU Dining Halls on campus to celebrate foods Indigenous to the Americas. Each dining hall will feature a Native American inspired dish to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. This year’s dish will feature a butternut squash pumpkin bisque.

This Week: Native American Heritage Month Keynote Speaker featuring Dr. Adrienne Keene

Taylor Tougaw @TTougaw

Please note that this article contains sarcasm.

I would like to take this moment to call out one of our campus heroes: The megaphone-holding, Bernie-worshiping, man-bun wearing dude screaming about voting.

The first time I saw you, you were carrying around a Donald Trump pinata with a rope hanging around the neck. At this moment, I knew you were the hero we needed. I tried to confront you about it and ask why you thought that was okay, but all you could manage was to tuck your tail between your legs and whimper away, nary giving me a word in retort. It was then that I learned that not only were you tolerant and righteous in your beliefs, but I realized you also had a spine to back them up!

Just yesterday, I had a meeting with my professor at

the very tippy-top of Clark B. As I was walking there, I thought to myself “Gee, I haven’t voted yet. I hope someone incessantly shouts at me, telling me how to vote while I’m in a meeting with my professor.”

Lo and behold, my wish came true; for the entire hour that I was in his office, I heard you through your megaphone loud and clear: “If you don’t vote today, you’ll never get to vote again!”

“If Donald Trump gets elected, the world will burn up and die!”

(At least, that’s what I heard.)

Maybe the fact that your megaphone is covered with ‘I’m with her’ stickers distorts what people hear coming out of it, but who knows. Thankfully, every professor that has an office anywhere near you heard your message at least once-- or 75 times.

I just wish people had more classes in the day so they can hear your incessant blabbering.

Most people only have to hear you in between every. single. one. of their classes, but this clearly isn’t enough-- people should have to listen to you even

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while they’re in class! I’m so glad that you don’t have any classes of your own, because then who would be out yelling at people to vote?

I also want to congratulate you on your voter intimidation tactics. As I was standing by your supposedly neutral booth, somebody came up and asked you where to drop ballots off.

You replied “If you aren’t with Hillary, I can’t help you.” It was everything I could do to not applaud you right then and there.

Again, a phenomenal response.

Way to keep those opposing viewpoints in check. After all, you didn’t shout at people to vote for hours and hours just to have them actually go vote, did you?

When Hillary wins, you should pat yourself on the back long and hard. After all, you pretty much single-handedly swayed Colorado in her direction.

So, keep that man-bun tight and those jeans awkwardly rolled up at the bottoms. Don’t let anyone tell you to stop, because no one can do you better than you, boo.

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

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Deutschman: Nick Stevens is back to leading the Rams on and off the field Chad Deutschman @ChadDeutschman

Colorado State is one win away from a bowl game for the fourth straight year. A lot of that has to do with Nick Stevens.

Stevens threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns on 1823 passing in Saturday’s 37-0 romping over Fresno State. He got the offense rolling early, ending drives with points in all but two possessions before being replaced by Faton Bauta, when the game was out of hand late in the third quarter.

“I think it was definitely efficient for me, this game,” Stevens said. “I’m happy again to have no turnovers… I made a couple of mistakes, but for the most part it was pretty good. I did

a good job taking care of the ball, and that’s the biggest thing.”

In the three games since returning to the starting role, Stevens is completing 68 percent of his passes for 663 yards and six touchdowns. The most impressive part? No turnovers.

Stevens has this CSU football team playing the best it has all season and run an offense that has averaged 39.5 points the past two games, all while not turning the ball over.

Coming back from a benching and performing the way he has epitomizes the character that is under the helmet.

On a list of things responsible for the way the team has played since the second half against Utah State, Stevens’ leadership belongs at the top.

“I’ve seen Nick grow in the leadership role of holding guys accountable,” Head Coach Mike Bobo said after Saturday’s win over Fresno State. “At certain

times this past week I can hear him call a guy out for what he’s supposed to do, or call Michael Gallup out, (saying) that’s not what I’m expecting here, this what I want. That’s what you’ve got to have. It’s got to come from the players and Nick’s doing a great job of that.”

Stevens was handed the keys to the offense to start the season and quickly drove it into a ditch. Fast-forward eight weeks, and it’s like week one never happened. Credit No. 7 for that.

Stevens looks and acts like a different quarterback than week one. The games against Boise State and UNLV were glimpses of a different Stevens, the Fresno State game proved it.

The numbers for Stevens don’t jump off the page. He isn’t throwing for 400 yards and five touchdowns every game, but what he is doing has been effective and just what CSU needed.

“He’s the one dishing

the ball, he’s the one telling everyone where to go, and like today there was one route I had and I had clearly ran the wrong route and he jumped on me real quick and after that we didn’t have anymore mess-ups,” wide receiver Michael Gallup said on Stevens’ leadership. “It is good to know that he is back there almost being a coach on the field.”

Having to sit out for four games was the best thing to that could have happened for Stevens this season.

He used that time to re-invent his role on the team. No longer is he just the quarterback; he is now the unquestioned leader holding people accountable, making sure things get done the way they need to.

“Not playing gave me the opportunity to kind of take over a different role and that kind of carried over,” Stevens said.

“Some of the stuff I was doing

at that point, corrections and stuff like that, holding people accountable to when I got back out on the field, I think it’s helped out a lot.”

Bobo has said it all year: Leadership needs to come from the players and not the coach.

Since returning as the starter, Stevens has accepted that role.

“You better be ready when you come to the ball park to play us because we’re going to be a physical brand,” Bobo said. “And then it all goes through Nick Stevens… he’s done a great job of that the last two weeks.”

Nick Stevens is not a flashy player. He won’t dazzle you with incredible arm strength. He won’t make your jaw drop with athleticism. He doesn’t need to.

What Nick Stevens needs to be for Colorado State is exactly what he is, a leader.

Collegian sports editor Chad Deutschman can be reached at sports@collegian.com

Rapids eliminate Galaxy from MLS playoffs in a shootout

By Kevin Baxter Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Galaxy didn’t so much lose Sunday as they were beaten.

Physically, mentally and emotionally, the Galaxy’s season seemed to come to an end before their playoff series with the Colorado Rapids did. And fittingly it was a series that ended in the most frustrating way possible, with the Rapids winning Sunday’s game, 1-0, then taking the series on penalty kicks when the Galaxy missed three of their four tries.

Combined, the two results send Colorado on to the MLS Western Conference finals while the Galaxy are left to contemplate an uncertain future.

“Penalties are a lottery,” said Robbie Keane, the Galaxy’s fifth shooter, who never got to the penalty spot. “We’ve seen over the years it doesn’t matter how good you are, how good of a player you are, how good of a team you are. Once it comes to penalties it’s different.”

Added Landon Donovan: “PKs are always hard to watch.

And it’s a hard way to lose.”

However, the Galaxy have only themselves to blame for

the fact that their season came down to that. After winning the opening game of the two-leg playoff, 1-0, and with aggregate goals determining the winner, they needed only a tie Sunday to advance.

In 120 minutes, including a 30-minute overtime, they managed just one shot on goal. So when the Rapids countered with a first-half strike from Shkelzen Gashi, a left-footed shot from 40 yards that knuckled off the left goalpost and ricocheted into the net, it allowed Colorado to hold serve and force extra time, then penalty kicks.

It was, Donovan said, “probably a one-in-a-hundred-thousand-type of shot.”

Added Captain Jelle Van Damme: “Out of the blue. Out of nowhere.”

It left the Galaxy with a huge hill to climb against a team that hadn’t lost at home, allowing just seven goals in 18 games in its mile-high stadium this season.

And things quickly went downhill from there.

Donovan had to come out at halftime with a hamstring strain.

Van Damme, the team’s hulking center back, twisted a knee late in the second half and had to be helped off the field before returning. Keane, a second-half

sub, pulled a groin early in overtime yet had to stay on because the Galaxy had no substitutions left.

So they limped into the shootout, which Steven Gerrard _ going first in place of Keane _ burying his attempt.

The Galaxy wouldn’t find the back of the net again, however, with Giovani dos Santos air-mailing his shot over the crossbar before Colorado keeper Tim Howard stopped consecutive shots by Ashley Cole and Jeff Larentowicz.

For his part, Galaxy keeper Brian Rowe barely got a hand on penalty shots from the Rapids’ trio of Kevin Doyle, Sebastian Le Toux and Marco Pappa, sending the Rapids, a last-place team a year ago, off to the conference finals for the first time since 2010.

Van Damme, meanwhile, hobbled off in tears.

“It’s hard to accept,” he said.

“I wanted to go all the way and it ends here. I will need a few more days to accept it and to move on.”

His team will need to find a way to move on as well. Van Damme is signed for next season but Donovan and Keane, whose contracts are up, may have played their final game for

Los Angeles Galaxy forward Robbie Rogers (14) and Colorado Rapids forward Dominique Badji (14) fight for a lose ball in the first half of a MLS Western Conference semifinal leg one game on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016 at the StubHub Center, in Carson, Calif. PHOTO BY GARY CORONADO LOS ANGELES TIMES

the team. Ditto Gerrard, who finished a frustrating and injury-riddled season with a strong game Sunday.

“I’ll be playing next year.

Somewhere,” Keane said.

“Whether it’s here or somewhere

else, I’ll 100 percent be playing.”

Donovan demurred.

“This is not the time to talk about that,” he said softly.

“It was a tough way to lose.

That’s all there is to it.”

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12 Monday, November 7, 2016 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian >> VOLLEYBALL from page 1 cussed athlete activism and social justice, and is where Denny and freshman teammate Jessica Jackson were moved to personally continue the discussion in a positive manner.

This meeting was hosted

by Albert Bimper, the senior associate athletic director for diversity at CSU, and started a team conversation around the issue. Denny said that prior to the meeting, conversation surrounding issues of racial inequality amongst the team were sparse.

But, after six or seven of Denny’s teammates attended the meeting, several players have approached her and Jackson to ask them about what it is like being black in this country, and asking what they can do to help.

“For me, I knew what was happening in society, and I knew what was happening in the nation, but the meeting helped me figure out ways that we can do something about it,” Jackson said. “Before that, Colin Kaepernick took a knee, he made statements to the media and the news press, but we wanted to do something that was beneficial, that could help people.”

The team said they recognize that, as athletes, they have a special platform they can use to send out this message because of the media attention they get, and because of what they were able to learn from that meeting.

“Our big thing with the signs and this speech is to just start the conversation, and bring awareness” Denny said.

“Get something started.”

A conversation is what the team believes is needed to start moving in a direction towards change. They hope that their team conversations can reach out to the CSU community and push people towards having conversations of their own.

“We are asking you, as people who have continued to support our volleyball team, to commit yourself to supporting the person behind the jersey and their everyday struggles on this campus and in this town,” Denny said. “It starts with one person. If one person does it, then 10 people will do it, then 100 people will do it, and eventually conversations will turn into actions, which will turn into change.”

Austin White can be reached by email at sports@collegian.com.

>> SHUTOUT from page 1 For Kline, who came in for starter Chason Virgil after the Bulldog’s first drive, it was a tough day in the pocket.

CSU’s young secondary played lights out for much of the game, as Kline was often left searching for an open target as the pocket collapsed around him. In that pocket, Kline never looked comfortable. He was under duress early and often, as the CSU defensive front camped out in the Fresno backfield. The Rams finished the game with five sacks, 10 tackles-for-loss and six quarterback hurries.

The defense had to bow their neck three different times in the second half as the Bulldogs threatened the shutout, but the Rams came up with

three different fourth-down stops throughout the half to maintain the goose egg.

The second fourth-down stop came with Fresno facing fourth-and-four from the CSU 41 in the fourth quarter, when cornerback and former wide receiver Jordon Vaden caught his first pass of the year for CSU, when he picked off Kline to end the drive.

The final attempt came on Fresno’s last drive of the game, when roughing the passer and pass interference penalties helped move the ball all the way down to the CSU 10-yard line. But a Toby McBride sack backed up the Bulldogs, and three stops later, the shutout was sealed.

The sealing effort came mostly from second and third

string players who played high snap counts in the second half with CSU holding the big lead.

“It was great that we got some young guys in there defensively who haven’t played a lot and to go out there and play,” Bobo said. “For them to get the shutout, not our starters, says a lot about our coaching staff getting everybody ready to play.”

Schlager admitted that he got a little nervous with the backups out on the field and the Bulldogs driving, but in the end, he had faith in his guys to finish what the starters began.

“It was good to see that they were able to bow their necks and stop them on fourth down,” Schlager said. “That was awesome.”

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

>> BASKETBALL from page 7 kid’s attention.

So, if baseball is withering away (and it is) and football comes to be seen as too dangerous, what does that leave us?

Hockey? Hockey is just as dangerous and definitely not going up in popularity. Soccer? Come on, this is the United States.

The one great ‘American’ sport that may not only survive, but thrive, in our future is basketball. Depending on what website you see, basketball is currently the second, third or ninth most popular sport in the world.

Let’s be clear, there’s no way its ninth. The comprehensiveness of the first two analyses seems to soar past that of the third.

Rationally speaking, it’s implausible that basketball is ninth. Basketball has more professional leagues than any other sport and that number is

growing faster than any others.

There are leagues in the U.S., China, France, Turkey, Israel, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Australia, the Philippines, Brazil, and Italy, and that’s leaving out quite a few. It’s the closest thing to a global sport outside of soccer. This brings a potential for drama, unmatched by other traditionally American sports.

This, along with our constantly speeding landscape, is why basketball will overtake baseball and even football eventually, because literally and figuratively it fits better.

We are becoming a more urban and globalized as a world.

Baseball’s speed is ultimately what’s doomed it; and in our hyper-sensitive culture, football is just a sitting duck waiting to be cast off as barbaric. The best teams in basketball move

the ball quickly and injury isn’t nearly as much a concern, especially when it comes to the brain. Plus, basketball can be played almost anywhere, which makes it especially adaptable to urbanization.

Losing either baseball or football completely would be a shame, but you can take solace in the fact that basketball somewhat combines the finesse of baseball and the physical domination factor of football. There will always be players more blessed by raw athleticism, but a skilled player can come in most any form in basketball. The point we’re at in the year is like where we are in our own sport’s history; baseball is going out with a bang, football is leaning just towards the better part of its tenure, and basketball is just heating up.

Mack Beaulieu can be reached at opinion@collegian.com.

Cassidy Denny rallyies her teammates prior to their game against Wichita State University earlier this season. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

>> GLENN from page 4 Michael Bennet, who visited the CSU campus the Thursday afternoon before Glenn’s appearance.

“I think that what people are really frustrated about is they want more of a say in what their official is doing,” Glenn said. “They want that official to come back and get feedback on what they’re doing, and that’s one of the big weaknesses I believe that Mr. Bennet has.”

Glenn said if he is elected, he will look to change policies surrounding the Affordable Care Act and energy usage in Colorado, two issues he feels

are important to Colorado.

“People are very angry and frustrated about (the Affordable Care Act) so we need to have a system that encourages more competition,” Glenn said. “(And then) all forms of energy, I think, are important to Colorado, but we need to allow the market to kind of dictate that versus having the government pick winners and losers because we’re losing sight of who has to pay the bill, and we can’t do that because the people are struggling out there.”

Collegian reporter Haley Candelario can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Downtown Lighting Ceremony illuminates Old Town for the holidays

By Camila Nadalet @CSUCollegian

The uncharacteristically warm fall Colorado has been experiencing this year made Friday night the perfect evening for the Annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony that occurs in Oak Street Plaza in Old Town Fort Collins. The event takes place every year in the beginning of November to kick off the start of the holiday season. Thousands of lights were spread across seven blocks of Old Town, illuminating its streets and adding to its beauty.

Hundreds of people gather for this ceremony every year. It is a community-wide event that attracts people of all ages. There were children running around and playing games, adults standing around chatting, couples enjoying a beautiful date night and even students having a night out with friends. Despite the differences within the crowd,

everyone has one thing in common: they were all radiating a positive energy.

The general feeling in the air was cheerful. Joy filled the plaza as everyone stood around engaging in conversation with one another and enjoying complimentary hot chocolate fudge from Kilwin’s Chocolate and cookies from Mary’s Mountain Cookies.

The ceremonial festivities were kick-started by CSU’s University Center for the Arts Choir. They gave the crowd a preview of their holiday music.

The festive tone set by the choir was followed by saxophone and brass quartets. Both groups gave heart-warming performances that added to the serenity of the night.

After the brass quartet finished up their set, the moment that everyone came to witness was finally about to happen.

There was great anticipation

for the lights to be flicked on, it was an especially exciting time for those who have never been to this well-known ceremony before.

“It’s really special to see so many people coming together for this one event. I love the holidays and I remember Fort Collins last year with all the gorgeous lights, so I am very excited to see them turned on,” said Sarah Supplee, a first-time attendee of the event.

First-timers are not the only ones who anticipate and love the moment the lights are turned on.

When asked what her favorite part of the ceremony is, third-time attendee Gayle Brakefield responded “when they turn the lights on actually, so I hope it gets dark fast.”

When the time came, the event coordinator got up on the steps of the Fort Collins Museum of Art introduced members of the Downtown Business Association and Downtown Development Authority, some

Oak Street Plaza was illuminated with thousands of LED lights this past weekend. PHOTO BY SARAH EHRLICH COLLEGIAN

of whom addressed the crowd briefly, and then the countdown began.

The lights were flicked on at the end of the countdown, and the mood changed from being simply positive and cheerful to charmed and magical. As soon as the darkness became illuminated by the lights that ran up the trunks of the trees and into their branches, there was a brief moment of silence and awe from the crowd. After that brief pause, however, the crowd began to cheer and their faces were lit up almost as brightly as the lights.

Cameron Lalor, the volunteer staffing coordinator for the lighting ceremony, commented on how extraordinary this moment is for everyone, saying that “it brings the community together and it kicks off the holiday season in a uniquely Fort Collins style.”

However, the festivities were not limited to the Lighting Ceremony, nor did they end once the

lights were turned on. Carriage rides were being offered for five dollars throughout the night, different retail shops around town were giving previews of their holiday items, allowing people to get a head start on holiday shopping, and art galleries in Old Town were opening their doors for anyone who wished to walk around and have a look at all the beautiful art in Fort Collins.

The Fort Collins Annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony was a beautiful event put on by the city. Its community-based environment and positive atmosphere are a few of the many things that make this event so special. For members of the community, whether they have been around for a short or long while, this ceremony is looked at as one of the many things that makes Fort Collins so great.

Camila Nadalet can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

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UCA’s ‘Die Fledermaus’ operetta is historically hilarious

By McKenzie Moore @CSUCollegian

The University Center for the Arts presented “Die Fledermaus,” an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II, this weekend. It began its opening night on Thursday, Nov. 3, performing for a huge audience in Griffin Concert Hall with a versatile and beautiful set on stage. The show lasted approximately two hours and featured a wide assortment of opera songs to fit the mood of each scene. An orchestra also accompanied the plot and singers, hidden below the stage.

A press release from the University Center for the Arts reads, “It is New Year’s Eve in 1899 Vienna, and a man stands outside an apartment serenading the love of his life. She, however, is married to another man who flirts often with other women. An elegant masked ball is being hosted this very night, setting the perfect scene for people to spy, uncover truths, reconnect with old flames, and maybe even get thrown in jail. We do not want to give too much away, as

this is certainly an opera you will want to see unfold before your own eyes.”

The singers of the opera had incredible vocal ranges that demonstrated extreme control; a skill only acquired through years of practice and vocal training. When large groups sang together, they harmonized perfectly with each other and the orchestra.

In addition to unmatched musical skill that captured the audience’s attention, the plot of the opera presented a complex comedy that developed with the music and caused the hall to burst into laughter over and over.

Buckets were thrown on heads, enemies were threatened with wooden stools and far too much champagne was drunk.

Two casts performed the opera, one for Nov. 3 and 5 and the other for Nov. 4 and 6. Many additional members made up the chorus and orchestra, while even more worked backstage as crew members and designers.

The opera’s program notes describe the background of the opera. Karl Haffner and Richard Genee wrote the libretto based

off of “Le Reveillon,” a French play. They translated the plot to German and changed many character names in addition to fixing a few minor plot issues.

When they gave the libretto to Johann Strauss II to compose, he loved the plot so much that he shut himself away and composed the entire opera in 42 days. The opera premiered at the Theatre an der Wien in April 1874 and served as a happy reminder of more carefree times, as it occurred the year after a stock market crash that elicited an economic depression.

Now, over a hundred years later, “Die Fledermaus” continues to be performed across the country. Its dry humor and farce-like drama holds the audience’s attention while the musical complexity allows for actors and musicians to develop and showcase their skills. Colorado State University put on a highly entertaining opening night for both campus and community.

“Die Fledermaus” ran from Nov. 3-5.

McKenzie Moore can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(11/07/16). Acknowledge ground taken toward fulfilling dreams and visions, and plan for what’s missing. True your course by 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 — Watch your feet. Missteps could be costly. Avoid something that doesn’t smell right. Suspicions get confirmed. Choose what’s best for family. Coordinate efforts. Teamwork pays off.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 7 — Your work is under scrutiny.

Work with someone who sees your blind spot. Follow rules carefully. Research the fine print.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 7 — Slow to navigate a roadblock.

Make sure your reservations are in order. Resist the temptation to impulsively dash off. Get your ducks in a row.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 6 — Changes necessitate budget revisions. In a conflict between love and money, collaborate with a partner to find solutions. Establish guidelines and controls.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 7 — Listen to your partner’s suggestions. They see something that you don’t. Get persuaded to a new view, and share what you’re learning. It could get romantic.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 8 — Nurture your health with good

food, exercise and rest. There’s plenty of work, and it will go easier after recharging batteries.

Trust your own good sense.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 6 — Slow down and enjoy the view.

Avoid mistakes by clarifying instructions. Take a break, and go play. Celebrate and have fun with people you love.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 6 — Pay attention to household matters. Clean, organize and beautify your space. Rediscover something of value you hid in a “safe place.” Enjoy family time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 7 — Take charge of a project. Communication unlocks doors that seemed permanently stuck. Talk with your team.

Listen and put in corrections.

Remain open to new ideas.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 9 — Get cooking, and customers flock to your kitchen. Your past work speaks well for you.

Use the grapevine to find connections. Positivity persuades.

Pay bills with gratitude.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 9 — Prepare to launch a personal project. Friends help you see farther. Share and invite them into your game. Turn objections into agreement through gentle persuasion.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 5 — You’ve been under pressure with deadlines. Don’t take on any new challenges yet. Decrease stress with rest, loving pets, peace and exercise. Envision your plan.

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Across 1 Encircled by 5 Note from the boss 9 Strolls through the shallows 14 Calf-length skirt 15 Words while anteing 16 Make a speech 17 High school infatuation 19 Wash lightly 20 Slowpoke in a shell 21 Worker’s allowance for illness 23 Tide table term 26 U.K. flying squad 27 Detriment to air quality 30 A few hours for doing whatever 36 Prune, as a branch 37 Colombian metropolis 38 Capital of Morocco 39 Not a close game, a headline for which may include the end of 17-, 30-, 46- or 63-Across 43 Runway gait 44 Taunting remark 45 Bobby of hockey 46 Rich coffee lightener 49 “The __ the limit!”

50 One hovering around the flowers

51 Future atty.’s exam 53 Ground beef dish 58 Coffeehouse flavor 62 Quarterback’s “Snap the ball at the second ‘hut’” 63 One of two Senate “enforcers” 66 Tall story?

67 Ohio border lake 68 Roof overhang 69 Place for road trip luggage 70 Amount owed 71 Scott who sued for his freedom Down 1 Lbs. and oz., e.g.

2 Personal bearing 3 Bit of brainwork 4 “Fine” eating experience 5 Former Russian space station 6 Grounded Aussie bird 7 “Swing and a __, strike one” 8 Available for the job 9 Company employees, as a group 10 Like the Mojave 11 “The X-Files” agent Scully 12 Crafts website 13 Experiences with one’s eyes 18 MLB’s Indians, on scoreboards

22 Litter box user 24 Slightly 25 Paperwork accumulation 27 Walk through puddles 28 __ Carlo 29 Met performance 31 Gnatlike insect 32 Kit__: candy bar 33 Former Apple laptop 34 Comedy’s Cable Guy 35 Galactic distances: Abbr.

37 Urban distance unit 40 Toyota RAV4, e.g.

41 Lab vessel 42 PCs, originally 47 Top corp. officer 48 Gathered from the field 49 Stuck in a hold 52 Acker of “Person of Interest” 53 Castle protector 54 __’acte 55 Westernmost Aleutian island 56 Jacob or Esau 57 Taxi meter figure 59 Scorch 60 50-Across home 61 Made fun of 64 Make fun of 65 Vietnamese New Year Yesterday’s solution

SUDOKU Yesterday’s solution

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Aggie Discount Liquor 429 Canyon Ave. 482-1968

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