Vol 126 no 56 november 9, 2016

NEWS

Vandalism on the Plaza Clinton supporters cause damage on campus

SPORTS, A&C

Election escape

Find all your non-election coverage PAGES 10 - 15

TRUMP CARD Volume 126, No. 56

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

PAGE 6

Republican nominee upsets Hillary Clinton to become president-elect

By Nataleah Small @nataleahjoy

In a historic race filled with controversies and unprecedented events, Donald Trump won the 2016 Presidential election, as of 12:37 a.m. Wednesday morning.

At the time of press, Trump had received 276 electoral votes according to the Associated Press Wednesday morning. AP called the election around 12:35 a.m. when results from Wisconsin were projected, pushing him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win.

Trump lost to Clinton in Colorado, only winning 44 percent of the popular vote. He won the key swing states of Florida, Ohio, and North Carolina. He lost in the key states of New York, California, and Illinois.

CNN had not yet called the election, waiting on results from Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Maine early Wednesday.

At 12:15 a.m., Hillary Clinton declared that she would not speak about the results of the election, and shortly after, Trump announced that he would take the stage at the Republican watch party in downtown Manhattan.

Trump’s win is significant as an established businessman and a non-traditional politician. At 70 years old, he is the oldest individual to be elected president.

He will be the only president to take office without any prior experience in elected office.

During the election season, his campaign was surrounded

Trump supporter Tommy Horton of Orlando reacts as Fox News announces Florida is to close to call at the Republican Party of Seminole County, Fla. Election Watch event in Altamonte Springs Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 near Orlando. PHOTO BY JOE BURBANK ORLANDO SENTINEL

by many controversies including sexual assault scandals and reports of tax evasion. His win was also unprecedented given the fact that Clinton was the projected winner by several news outlets.

The night of the election, the Associated Students of Colorado State University hosted an election watch party at the Lory Student Center. The party began in the Lory Student Center theater

and then moved to the ASCSU Senate Chamber after 10 p.m. Although the majority of students who attended the party left after the event changed venues, 31 students stayed to watch for another hour.

As news of Trump’s mounting success was broadcasted throughout the evening, Democratic voters expressed their shock and disbelief as Republican voters vocally expressed

their happiness as Trump won state after state.

Olivia Hernandez, undeclared freshman and Clinton supporter expressed her shock when she learned that Trump was close to winning the election.

“I didn’t think it was going to go this way,” Hernandez said.

Lindsey Adler, biology major and Clinton supporter also expressed her discontent.

“I am feeling disappointed and sad … I was shocked,” Adler said.

Patrick Byers, undeclared student and Trump supporter, also expressed his disbelief about the unprecedented nature of this election.

“I think this is a disgrace... these two candidates are playing this thing like a popularity contest in high school,” Byers said.

“There is so much diversity between them, they’re not supporting the values of the American people. They are literally stabbing at each other for popularity … this is not holding the values of the American people.”

Alexis Swenson, business major and Clinton supporter said that regardless of the results of the election, it is best to treat all Americans with respect.

“If anything, this election teaches us that it’s important to be kind to one another,” Swenson said. “We have to work hard for what we want in life and we have to be kind and help one another out. No matter what happens with the results of this election it’s necessary to keep that in mind and to know that we’re all Americans and we love this country.”

Liam Aubrey, business major and Trump supporter expressed his thoughts about what a Trump presidency might look like.

“I don’t really know what to expect, honestly,” Aubrey said.

“I think it’s going to be different, and that’s what I want … It’s not politics as usual in Washington.”

As the election came to a close, Aubrey expressed his see PRESIDENT on page 3 >>

2

COLLEGIAN.COM Wednesday, November 9, 2016

FORT COLLINS FOCUS

OFF THE OVAL

Senate candidate Darryl Glenn campaigns at CSU on election day

By Hailey Deaver @autumn_hail

Supporters of Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton plaster a car with pro-Hillary and “get out the vote” signs on the plaza Nov. 8.

PHOTO BY NATHAN KAPLAN COLLEGIAN

Courtney Fromm Blogger

ollegian

Follow @CSUCollegian on Twitter

.com

Q: What drew you to student media?

A: I started in media here at CSU when I had to become a volunteer for CTV for my minor credit. After volunteering for one semester I fell in-love with the program and decided to pick up the journalism major and stay another semester. I then auditioned for an anchor position and now I am both producing and anchoring the RamLife Entertainment show.

Q: What are your favorite hobbies?

A: I run every day so I would consider that a hobby. But I love to do anything outside and anything around animals. I also enjoy being by myself.

Q: What is something unusual about you?

A: I have my own profile on IMDB from a webseries I was casted in. I am dog obsessed, sometimes I wonder if I am part dog.

Like CSUCollegian on Facebook

Follow CSU Collegian on Instagram

Q: Spirit animal?

A: Dog or duck.

Q: Best joke you know?

A: I’m not very good at jokes, but if you ask me to tell you a story I bet that will be funny.

m

tai oun n Co

ll

roc ky

ian eg

125 Celebrating

years

1891

2016

Lory Student Center Box 13 Fort Collins, CO 80523

EDITORIAL STAFF | 970-491-7513

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

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

Julia Rentsch | Editor-in-Chief editor@collegian.com Keegan Pope | Managing Editor editor@collegian.com Chapman Croskell | Social Media Editor socialmedia@collegian.com Erin Douglas | News Editor news@collegian.com Seth Bodine | News Editor news@collegian.com Taylor Tougaw | Opinion Editor letters@collegian.com Chad Deutschman | Sports Editor sports@collegian.com

Follow CSU Collegian on Snapchat

Randi Mattox | A&C Editor entertainment@collegian.com Sarah Ross | Blogs Editor blogs@collegian.com Michelle Fredrickson | Enterprise Editor blogs@collegian.com Jonathan Garbett | Design Editor design@collegian.com Natalie Dyer | Photo Editor photo@collegian.com Douglas Hawkins | Infographics design@collegian.com Mikaela Rodenbaugh | Webmaster webmaster@collegian.com

Darryl Glenn, the Republican candidate for Senate, visited the Colorado State University campus to encourage more students to vote for the second time in the past week.

Glenn visited the University of Colorado Boulder campus before coming to CSU. He was surrounded by many of his supporters near the stump on the Lory Plaza.

On election day, Glenn said he wants to make sure that millennials use their right and they vote in the election.

He visited campus to help push for everyone to vote in the election.

“The momentum is on our side,” Glenn said about the amount of ballots being submitted for the past few weeks.

Glenn thinks the millennial generation is extremely important for this election.

“I think a lot of people are really interested in making a difference and that’s why we’re here” Glenn said. “Especially your generation, I think it’s extremely important that you vote because a lot of people take you for granted, and I think that’s wrong. You’re the next leaders.”

Glenn mentioned his two daughters and how he hopes they understand the importance of the millennial generation and the value of their votes.

Glenn wants to get the votes from the people and make it clear that everyone should express their right to vote.

“Well number one, we want to win,” Glenn said.

“That’s extremely important.

But, number two, I’m looking at tomorrow and the challenge of being able to bring people together and remember that so many people have fought and died for the right to be able to vote.”

Hailey Deaver can be reached at news@collegian. com.

ADVISING STAFF

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

KEY PHONE NUMBERS

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

NEWS Wednesday, November 9, 2016

3

Plaza campaigners talk motives during 2016 election

By Stuart Smith

For months now, there have been Presidential campaign workers in the plaza every Monday through Friday. After all of the commotion on the plaza on Monday and Tuesday, the Collegian interviewed some of the students that have made their presence known there each day.

Campus Conservatives: Emily Faulkner and Juan Caro are members of the Conservative Interest Group of Colorado, and are both supporters of Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Collegian: What are you doing here today?

Juan Caro: “I’m making sure the Republican voice is heard.

It’s hard to be a Republican. The reason I’ve been so loud lately is because when you walk around campus, when you wear your “Make America Great Again” hat, you get dirty looks, you get shoved, you get insults, and no one wants that so we see that the Republican voice is being suppressed, and I can’t do that anymore so we got two huge signs and we’re getting loud.”

Emily Faulkner: “We’re out here campaigning for Trump.

It’s election day, it’s very important people get out there and vote. A lot of people think that their votes don’t count, but they definitely do. We have a very left-leaning campus, and I think it’s really important that the right-wing conservatives, we get our chance and our voice. It’s really hard to have a say on this campus when you’re not a liberal or left-leaning so we’re just trying to be out here representing Trump and the conservative

movement, supporting Darryl Glenn for US Senate.”

Collegian: Any response to the clash between Trump and Clinton supporters on the plaza?

Caro: “They were giving their points, we were giving our points, I think that’s fair. I thought that it was actually kind of fun, and I’ve shaken their hands today, and we’ve said, ‘whatever happens, we’re all still Rams, we’re all still friends, we’re all still Americans.

And, you know, it’s good, we’re creating dialogue... They hear their side, they hear our side, and they’re finally hearing both sides.

Before, it was just one side, now we’re giving people the opportunity to hear the right, to hear the conservatives, and it’s great.”

Faulkner: “I would say the left is just a little bit more obnoxious.

They have crazy music playing, I could hear it all the way from the oval. But, the Trump supporters, we weren’t yelling at the Hillary supporters, we were just saying, ‘Hey get out and vote, go vote Trump.’ We were talking about Benghazi a little bit. It wasn’t directed at them, just trying to let people understand the issues and understand what’s at stake for this election. It was a little bit crazy yesterday, it’s been a little bit crazy today, with the Hillary supporters vandalizing the campus last night and this morning. We had Trump signs out that were vandalized, that were ripped up...

It was just really disappointing because what’s beautiful about this country is that we have our freedom of speech, and they’re taking that away from us.”

Campus Liberals: Charlie Lowell and Wendy Griesan are two college Democrats who have been campaigning for Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on the

>> PRESIDENT from page 1 happiness with Trump’s lead by saying, “This is unprecedented.

Justin Piefer, agricultural science major, said that he is glad that Trump is a businessman instead of a politician.

“If we look back over the past 20 years, the presidents we’ve had have all been politicians and I can turn back and say it hasn’t been that great,” Piefer said. “But, I think that finally having a businessman might be able to help with that...but I think he’s going to do a lot better job with the economy...and maybe start a change and a shift in how we think.”

Early on in the night, when Trump began to pull ahead in the polls, Piefer said that he was hopeful that Trump would win the election.

At the democratic watch par-

ty hosted at the Marriott, James Thompson, chair of Larimer County Democratic Party, talked about what a Trump presidency would mean to the election.

“We ... have to really go back to thinking who we are as American people, as citizens and really try to figure out where we went wrong and what we can do to, frankly, move beyond it,” Thompson said.

At the republican watch party hosted at the Fort Collins Senior Center, Bob Morain, chair of Republicans of Larimer county, expressed his thoughts on a Trump presidency.

“I think it means there’s a Republican coalition that can begin refocusing on individuals liberties, protection of property and so forth, defending a nation from enemies. ” Morain said.

@notstuartsmith

plaza every day.

Jack Kennedy, the person who has campaigned for the past month with a megaphone, declined to be interviewed, saying he wants to maintain his mysterious presence on campus.

Collegian: What are you doing out here today?

Wendy Griesan: “We are getting the vote out, we are raising public awareness about how important it is to vote, and we are supporting our candidate, our lovely Madam President, Hillary.

And, we were just trying to show those bigots who we are.”

Collegian: Why do you support Clinton?

Griesan: “Because she’s fighting for equal rights for everyone, and she’s fighting for a more progressive future that is not based on hate or Islamophobia or sexism or just straight-up racism.”

Charlie Lowell: “I was a big Bernie supporter, but because Hillary and Bernie were able to work so closely together, there’s no other choice but to support Hillary. She has fantastic experience and she’s gonna make a kick-ass President, and I’m really excited to see the kind of stuff that she’s going to do, as well as the liberal agenda.”

Collegian: Any response to the clash between Trump and Clinton supporters on the plaza?

Lowell: “Michelle Obama said it best, they go low, we go high, and that’s what we’ve been do-

Juan Caro speaks on the LSC plaza for Donald Trump during election day. PHOTO BY TONY VILLALOBOS MAY COLLEGIAN

ing. You know, we’ve had Trump people come up to us and get in our faces, and be aggressive, try to goad us, but for the most part we’ve just ignored them, and it’s worked out pretty well. If they’re

trying to get under you skin it means you’re doing something right.”

Stuart Smith can be reached at news@collegian.com

4

NEWS Wednesday, November 9, 2016

LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS *Amendment T:

A majority of Colorado voters voted against an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the removal of the exception to the prohibition of slavery and involuntary servitude when used as punishment for persons duly convicted of a crime, as of 10:45 p.m.

Tuesday.

Amendment U:

There will not be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning an exemption from property taxation for a possessory interest in real property. The amendment would have only applied if the actual value of the interest is less than or equal to $6,000.

Amendment 69:

Taxes will not be increased by $25 billion annually in the first fiscal year by an amendment to the Colorado constitution establishing a health care payment system to fund health care for all individuals whose primary residence is in Colorado.

Proposition 107:

Colorado voted to recreate a presidential primary election in which unaffiliated electors may vote without declaring an affiliation with a political party. The primary will be held before the end of March in each presidential election year.

*Proposition 108:

A majority of Colorado voted to allow unaffiliated electors to vote in primary elections of a political party without declaring an affiliation, as of 10:45 p.m. Tuesday. The proposition also allows a political party in specific circumstances to select all of its candidates by assembly or convention instead of by primary election.

Ballot Issue 1A:

Taxes will not be increased in order to construct, maintain and operate a treatment and detox facility for mental health, substance abuse and alcohol abuse.

Ballot Issue 3C:

Poudre school district R-1 debt will be increased by up to $375 million with a maximum repayment cost of up to $629 million. District taxes will be increased by up to $34.9 million annually for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, equipping, and furnishing district buildings.

Ballot Issue 5F:

Poudre River Library district will keep all revenues from the 3 million property tax levy approved by voters in 2006. The district will continue to collect and spend the tax revenue at the approved 3 million rate authorized in 2006.

Jared Polis (D)

Representative to the 115th United States Congress District 2

Michael Bennet (D) United States Senator

Amendment 70:

Colorado will increase the minimum wage to $9.30 per hour this January. Then, there will be annual increases of $0.90 each Jan. 1 until it reaches $12 per hour effective January 2020 and annually adjusting it after for cost-of-living increases.

Amendment 71:

There will be an amendment to the Colorado constitution making it more difficult to amend the Colorado constitution.

Amendment 72:

There will not be an increase in tobacco taxes. The amendment would have increased tobacco and cigarette tax revenue by $315.7 million.

Proposition 106:

Permits any mentally capable adult who is terminally ill and has a medical prognosis of death within six months to receive a prescription from a wiling licensed physician for medication to bring about death.

Ballot Issue 1B:

Without increasing taxes, the citizens of Larimer County Colorado re-establish Larimer County’s right to provide telecommunication services restricted since 2005 by Title 29, Article 27 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

Alec Garnett (D)

State Representative District 2

Ballot Issue 200:

Beth McCann (D)

Ballot Issue 2A:

Steve Johnson (R)

Ballot Issue 3B:

Tom Donnelly (R)

Taxes will not be increased to establish a Larimer Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.

The city may keep and spend all revenues related to the “Keep Fort Collins Great” sales and use tax city voters approved in 2010.

Poudre School District R-1 taxes will increase by up to $8 million annually for the payment of district operating costs.

These may include operating costs for new buildings, school staff, school materials, equipment, technology and financial support to existing schools for growth.

District Attorney 2nd Judicial District

Commissioner District 2

Commissioner District 3

NEWS Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Colorado universal healthcare fails

By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98

Amendment 69, the statewide ballot initiative for universal healthcare for Colorado residents, did not pass.

There will be no change to the current Colorado healthcare system. Nearly 80 percent of Colorado residents voted against the amendment.

The initiative, known as ColoradoCare, would have provided universal healthcare to residents of Colorado by collecting a premium based on the resident’s income, regardless of the resident’s financial circumstance.

The premium would have been generated partially through a supplementary 10 percent income tax collected by the state. A third of the tax would have been

paid by employees, and the remaining two-thirds would have been paid by the employer.

A ten percent tax would have been placed on non-payroll income, but it would not have impacted revenue from the Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Most income sources, such as salaries, wages and tips, Social Security benefits, and annuities not authorized for the Colorado pension/ annuity subtraction, would have implemented a premium tax.

Additionally, a 10 percent tax would be placed on non-payroll income, exempting revenue from the Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights. A premium tax would also be implemented to most income sources, from salaries, wages and tips, to any Social Security benefits, pension payments and annuities that are not

authorized for the Colorado pension-annuity subtraction.

In a previous interview with the Collegian, John Straayer of the Colorado State University Political Science department predicted that Amendment 69 would not pass.

“The taxpayers in Colorado on tax issues… for the last several decades have just voted ‘no, no, no,’” Straayer said. “They don’t want to pay… Do they want to vote ‘yes’ for something (that’s) $25 billion? I don’t think so. So, I think that the price tag is a problem.”

Erica Jesse, a senior English major, said why she did not want the amendment to pass.

“I’m not the biggest fan of the taxing part of it because (it cost) $25 billion for taxing purposes,” Jesse said. “I’m not the biggest fan of the ten percent income

tax. That’s just a lot of money out of American people’s pockets that they could use.”

John Russell, a 2012 graduate of the CSU History department, supported Amendment 69, but said he would not be upset if it did not pass. Russell said he currently pays $230 a month for private healthcare, so the initiative would have relieved the financial burden.

“I (would have felt) a sense of financial relief because I currently pay $230 a month for private health care,” Russell said. “For me, it was a financial decision to vote ‘yes’… I think the economy is going well enough that it’s not undoable to pay $230 a month, (but) it would (have saved) me so much more.”

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

Colorado approves assisted suicide proposition by huge margin

By Tatiana ParafiniukTalesnick @TatianaSophiaPT

Proposition 106, also know as also known as Colorado End of Life Options Act or Initiative 145 passed with significant support.

The measure enables terminally ill patients to take life-ending medication when prescribed by a doctor. It passed through the legislature last April to receive a spot on the ballot.

The proposition passed with 65 percent support as of 10 p.m.

Tuesday. At this time, 2 million votes in the state were counted.

Similar measures have been passed in four other states. Colorado’s measure would require patients to be mentally com-

petent, have six months or less to live and be approved by two physicians. The patient is also required to give two oral requests separated by fifteen days and a provide a written request passing standards set forth in the bill.

On Colorado State University’s campus, many students voted for the proposition.

Freshman psychology major Rahma Jama shared that she voted for the measure. According to Jama, a patient’s decision to end their life comes down to consideration and personal choice.

“I think that when life gives more pain than progress and prosperity they have the right to that decision,” Jama said.

Other students decided to

vote for the measure in the name of humanity.

“Why should anyone have to be put through a lengthy and painful death that there’s no therapy for? That’s my question,” said Jeremy Sarnechy, senior microbiology major. “I don’t think there’s a good answer and the only person that’s going to tell you, ‘You don’t have the right to die,’ is someone that has a religious bias.”

The students’ sentiments echoed those of a national organization based in Colorado, Compassion & Choices, which raised $4.8 million for the proposition.

Although many students expressed agreement with the measure, some find 106 to be an

overreach.

“I voted no because I believe that everyone should have the right to live as long as they’re supposed to, and make sure that they take care of their own life even if they are deathly ill,” said Michaela Dietrich, a freshman human development and family studies major. “I think that God will choose their time to go.”

Like Dietrich, groups such as the Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado Christian University and Focus on the Family, opposed the measure. Theses groups all donated to the “No Assisted Suicide Campaign.”

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

Colorado votes to increase minimum wage, path to $12 an hour

By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98

Amendment 70, the statewide ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage to $12, passed following the results of the 2016 election.

Nearly 55 percent of Colorado residents voted for the amendment.

Minimum wage in Colorado is currently $8.31 per hour. The initiative will raise the current minimum wage $0.90 until it reaches $12 an hour.

The minimum wage would be raised to $9.30 in 2017, $10.20 in 2018, $11.10 in 2019, and

$12.00 in 2020. Following 2020, annual adjustments to the minimum wage would be made to account for increases in the cost of living, according to Ballotpedia.

Ryan Box, a freshman history major, supported Amendment 70.

“I voted for it, and I’m happy it passed because hopefully it will produce better pay and minimum wage will go up,” Box said. “The reason why I voted for it was, in (sociology) class we learned how it’s been tested before, and the exponential increase you’d expect from corporations, from raising the minimum wage, has not been

reflected on a similar time graph to this amendment, so I voted for it.”

Vishwal Shah, a graduate student in computer information systems, said if he would have supported the proposition if he was able to vote.

Shah is an international student from India. He said that wage should be proportionate to the cost of necessities.

“If you’re getting paid that is not meeting the necessities, then the minimum wage should be increased,” Shah said.

Freshman English major Jarion Hamm did not support the initiative.

“I don’t want them to raise the minimum wage like that, only because of the affect of everything else,” Hamm said.

Colorado State University, prior to the results, considered how the amendment would affect costs to the University.

Board members at the annual Board of Governors meeting discussed cost projections of Amendment 70.

Increasing the minimum wage would cost the University nearly $689,278 for the 2,738 CSU employees working below the minimum wage.

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

5

This summer’s Campaign campaign Timeline highlights: 2016 continued from page X

June 15, 2016

Jill Stein reaches the necessary number of delegates for the Green nomination, becomes presumptive nominee.

July 5, 2016

After an investigation of at least 33,000 of Hillary Clinton's emails, FBI director said that the candidate had shown “extreme recklessness” regarding the misuse of her personal email server, nonetheless, Comey said that “no reasonable prosecutor” would bring charges against her.

July 12, 2016

After having lost the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton for Presidency.

July 15, 2016

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump announces Indiana governor Mike Pence as vice presidential running mate July 18, 2016 Melania Trump plagiarizes First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech during a keynote presentation.

July 21, 2016 Donald Trump formally accepts Republican nomination

6

NEWS Wednesday, November 9, 2016

CSU campus vandalized by Clinton supporters morning of Election Day

By Rachel Telljohn @racheltelljohn

Colorado State University woke up to vandalism on central campus the morning of Election Day. Stickers that read “I’m With Her” were plastered on the windows of the Lory Student Center, outside the offices of the Associated Students of Colorado State University, and chalk advertising Darryl Glenn on campus was covered with “HRC” in red spray paint.

A number of flyers were strewn across campus that read “Today is the day where the pussy grabs back.” The phrase was also spray painted on the plaza. The flyers had a picture of a cat on them, according to several Trump supporters who were on campus in the early morning.

The spray paint and the stickers had been removed as early as 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday according to several sources.

Students campaigning for

Hillary Clinton on the plaza Tuesday said they were not aware of the incidents, and did not make a comment.

Joshua Williams, officer of governmental affairs for ASCSU, said he believed the stickers on the ASCSU windows were placed

by Hillary Clinton supporters, but that it was unclear if the vandalism was associated with the Clinton campaign or the Democratic Party.

Williams did not want to point blame at a specific party or group. He said it does not make sense to throw a party under the bus as the election draws to a close.

“We just wanted to get (the stickers) down as quickly as possibly,” Williams said.

Williams worked with LSC Facilities in order to remove the stickers.

The involved parties responsible for the vandalism were independent actors, according to Colorado Press Secretary for the Hillary for America campaign,

Meredith Thatcher.

“The (organizers) for the Clinton campaign would never do that,” Thatcher said.

Conservative students on campus for Election Day were concerned about their own freedom of speech after witnessing the vandalism on campus.

“The vandalism is absolutely deplorable,” said Juan Caro, chair of the conservative interest group, a local coalition of libertarians and republicans.

“We want people to express who they’re voting for, but when our signs are being ripped up, when our students are walking around with hats getting spit on and pushed, we start seeing oppression of speech … That’s only going to make us louder.”

Republican political strategist, Joe Santaniello, who worked on Ben Carson’s youth outreach, in addition to other campaign outreach, explained why conservatives were out in force on campus Tuesday following the vandalism.

Several instances of spray paint across the plaza were found Tuesday morning of election day. The spray paint was removed by CSU employees by 9 a.m. PHOTO BY EMILY FAULKNER COLLEGIAN

“(When) we belittle people and try to influence people’s opinions through fear at the voting location, it’s really unacceptable,” Santaniello said. “We really need to take a stand against that. Whether you’re democrat, republican, libertarian or green party, take a stand ... Vandalism and destruction of property is unacceptable and we are here taking a stand against that. No

one should feel intimidated by another party in voting.”

Students rallied on the plaza and outside of the LSC throughout Election Day for both presidential candidates, as students made their way to the LSC to cast their votes. No evidence of vandalism remained after 9 a.m.

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

Results by state, Presidential Election 2016

Donald Trump was declared the winner just after midnight Wednesday (MST).

Blue states were won by Hillary Clinton; red were won by Donald Trump. Grey stood uncalled at midnight.

WA 12 OR 7 CA

MT 3

ID 4 NV 6

55

3

UT

CO

6

10

KS 6 OK 7

NM 5

WI 10

IA 6

NE 4

9

ME 4

MN

SD 3

WY

AZ 11

AK

ND 3

TX 38

3

INFOGRAPHIC BY JILLIAN MARCUS COLLEGIAN

IL

MO 10 AR 6 LA 8

20

MI 16 IN 11

29 OH 18

KY 8 11 TN

MS AL 9 6

PA 20 WV VA 5 13 NC 15

GA 16

SC 9

FL 29

NY

11

MA

4

RI

7

CT

14

NJ

3

DE

10

MD

3

DC

3

VT

4

NH

4

HI

OPINION Wednesday, November 9, 2016

7

Kennedy: Congratulations, Mike Pence Sean Kennedy @seanskenn

I would like to extend my definitely sincere congratulations to Mike Pence on winning the election to become the next President of our United States!

It was a long, hard fight that no one expected that you’d win, but you persevered through doubt, public outcry over your homophobia, and general moral decency to finally do it.

You should be applauded for making it this far! Casting aside concern for women, minorities and non-heterosexuals is no easy task, and with this considerable grit and resolve, I’m sure you’ll do wonderful things for our country.

You’ll make it great! After

all, America was no greater than it was 70 years ago. Business was no greater than when it was unburdened by pesky regulations to keep the environment clean or ensure that products were safe for customers. Home life was no greater than when men could just have women do all the stuff they

Casting aside concern for women, minorities and nonheterosexuals is no easy task, and with this considerable grit and resolve, I’m sure you’ll do wonderful things for our country.

didn’t want to do. Social life was no greater than when we didn’t have to pay to attention to black people and before the Democrats invented homosexuality to slow the birth of big, strong, Republican baby boys.

Washington doesn’t want to admit this greatness, but I’ve seen you fighting for these values for years, Mike, fighting for us because you know that’s what we’ve wanted in our hearts all along. You wouldn’t ally yourself with a man so morally reprehensible that even you shiver just to gain political power. You wouldn’t deny your own convictions on how a man should treat women or other people just to get a little closer to the top. We know you’re better than that.

You recognize that America is the world after all, and that we don’t need to acknowledge anyone else on it. Because when we do what is best for whites (excuse me, best or

Classifieds find a job sell old gadgets send secret messages to friends buy a car find roomates

970.491.1683

www.collegian.com

right), we let the world know how confident we are in this greatness, or, superiority of ours!

So thank you, Mike Pence, for being a confident representative of our true American val-

will make America great (you know what I mean...) again!

You know, once that other guy is impeached.

Sean Kennedy can be reached at opinion@collegian. com

Bigfoot

from Sierra Nevada

$7.99 4pk btls

Aggie Discount Liquor 429 Canyon Ave. 482-1968

ues and a champion of liberty for the people that matter! I am totally certain that you are the man for the job and that you

8

OPINION Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Thanks, Obama.

Allec Brust @brustyyy

It is going to be hard for me to see Obama leave office. Personally, it didn’t matter which candidate was ultimately elected; none of them compare to Barack Hussein Obama.Think what you may about him, Obama’s presidency produced many beneficial changes. Here are some of the

most prominent changes that can be attributed to the Obama presidency: Legalizing same sex marriage: This was a major success in American history. Years from now we will look back on the legalization of same sex marriage as we look at the Civil Rights Movement today. Same sex marriage was a huge step in the right direction for equality.

In an ever changing society constantly struggling over equality and freedom and Obama made a great move with same sex

marriage.

Ending the war in Iraq: This speaks for itself. Obama withdrew the troops and had the last round come home on Dec. 18, 2011.

Healthcare: Whether you support the Affordable Care Act or not, Obama created a universal health insurance plan while 5 presidents before him failed to do so. It has helped over 10 million people afford insurance.

Killing Osama Bin Laden: Although the death of Bin

Laden should be attributed to the soldiers and team who planned and ultimately killed him, Obama is commander and chief of the armed forces. He ultimately was in charge of the decision.

Improving Schools:

Obama should be a moral model for all presidents to come.

When it comes to the US education system, Obama has made strides. In his time as president he has helped encourage schools to strive for excellence through reforms and initiatives such as Race to the Top, making STEM teaching a priority, lowering the cost of higher education, and setting new nutrition standards alongside Michelle Obama. The US education system was in need of repair after the Bush administration and

Obama has made considerable changes since.

Breaking the Racial Barrier Although a more abstract accomplishment, Obama changed the world by becoming the first black president. It cannot be argued that our government does not racially mirror the US population. Obama being president is a step in the right direction for equal representation in government for minorities.

A Scandal Free Presidency Obama should be a moral model for all presidents to come.

He was the first president in decades to go his entire presidency without the word “scandal” being associated with his name. Obama always presented himself as an excellent father, supportive wife, and morally good person overall. In terms of personality and public image, Obama was a poster child for great presidents.

These were only 7 of the major accomplishments Obama had in his time as president. I for one, will be devastated to see him go. Others may not be so down about him leaving the oval office, but not me. If I have one thing to say after the Obama era and this crazy election come to an end, it is this: Thanks Obama.

Allec Brust can be reached at opinion@collegian.com

OPINION Wednesday, November 9, 2016

9

The verbal war on the Plaza was inevitable Stuart Smith @notstuartsmith

In case you didn’t notice, there was essentially an all-out verbal war between liberals and conservatives on campus Monday. Perhaps it was inevitable, but that doesn’t make it any more enjoyable.

The college Democrats have had their tent set up for months now, and we’ve gotten used to it. It’s been annoying, but we’ve found ways to get around it. Whether you cut through Clark A like I have, opted to walk all the way around the library or Clark, or just walked right past them while doing your best not to make eye contact, we’ve all strayed away from them.

Then, last month, conservatives on campus built a “free speech” wall. While he said that it wasn’t meant to anger people, organizer Juan Caro was open about that it was in response to the daily presence

of the Democrats. Even if it wasn’t meant to incite anger, that is exactly what it did.

On Monday, all of the tension that had been built up between these two groups reached a peak.

The day started off with just the Democrats being on campus, and the man-bun guy that we now know all too well using his abnormally loud megaphone to broadcast to us for the millionth time that we can vote in the LSC. A new weapon, however, was a golf cart plastered in Clinton posters with a giant gay pride flag waving off the back, blasting music. They drove it straight through the plaza, seemingly ignorant to the fact that hundreds of students were walking there, trying to get to class. I even saw them drive it as far away as the Engineering building, still blasting music with that majestic and enormous flag. They also parked a mid-size SUV, also covered with Clinton posters, right in the plaza, where people couldn’t ignore it even if they tried, because it was directly in the path that everyone takes to get to class. Doesn’t really

NOPE DOPE Many people are sad today, as Donald Trump is our new president.

No more political ads.

YOU SHOULD HAVE VOTED!

Voter fraud. #PartyFoul

√ √ The world didn’t end last night.

Trump and Clinton supporters yelling at each other on the Plaza.

The people who dressed up in red, white and blue today. #Merica

make you want to vote for their candidate, does it?

They weren’t alone in this.

These candidates opened up a problem and discussion that won’t be solved with a simple vote. We’re going to have to do a lot more in order to fix this.

Conservatives quickly joined them in the plaza, taking over the stump, and making just as loud of a ruckus.

They parked a Jeep covered in Trump posters right next to the stump, and set up tables so they could hand out as many Trump posters as they could.

There was also a girl with her own megaphone, yelling at the passersby about how horrible Clinton is, how Trump would “make America great again,” and all that bullshit. Again, not the best way to get someone to vote for Presidential candidate you want.

As I said before, this could very well have been inevitable.

We’ve nominated possibly the two worst candidates in American history for President. Trump has the highest disapproval rating of any candidate in history, which would be debilitating, except for that Clinton has the second highest disapproval of any candidate in history. We’re left with two choices that are both disapproved of by over half of the country.

One is like any other politician, except that most politicians are at least somewhat adept at covering up their corruption, and the other is a reality star who can’t shut his mouth, and doesn’t care what

he says. In fact, he’s so bad at not making an ass of himself that his campaign banned him from Twitter.

This perfect pairing showed just how great it is during the Presidential debates, two of which I had the honor of covering. All three of their debates devolved into shouting matches without the shouting, with both candidates seeming to struggle to hold themselves back from going off on the other. Both candidates have directly attacked each other on Twitter, an app well known for its insightful and intelligent debate.

So while the battle on the plaza was obnoxious and exasperating, it shouldn’t be surprising. This is where we’ve taken our country. This is what we’re stuck with. I don’t think that it’s going to end with the election. These candidates opened up a problem and discussion that won’t be solved with a simple vote. We’re going to have to do a lot more in order to fix this.

Stuart Smith here can be reached at opinion@collegian. com

10

SPORTS Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Young lineman growing in CSU defense

By Eric Wolf @Eric_Wolf5

In Colorado State’s 37-0 victory over Fresno State this past Saturday, plenty of defensive reserves were called on to play significant second-half snaps and preserve the shutout.

The reserves may not have played a huge role in Saturday’s win, but many of those contributors who stepped up in the second-half have done what they have done all year.

Nowhere is this more evident than along the defensive front, where freshman Arjay Jean and Toby McBride and redshirt freshman Richard King combined for 8 tackles and three sacks during the game.

The young lineman made a statement on Saturday, but they have all stepped over the course of this season up to fill a position in need heading into this season.

“If you can play more defensive lineman and you keep a fresh fast guy, against most of the time, an inferior athlete in an offensive lineman, your

chances of being successful go up,” coach Mike Bobo said during Monday’s game week press conference.

Going into this year, that concept stood in question.

Nothing was set in stone along the defensive line. A clear rotation was not set, and depth was a concern.

With the emergence of the trio of freshman through this season, that rotation got deeper, and the defensive line got better.

“I think it’s huge,” defensive coordinator Marty English said of the development of the youth on the defensive line.”I think they kind of have been coming along. Do we want to have had to play maybe Toby (McBride) as much as we have as early as we have? I don’t know, but he’s earned it.

If they want to go out and work and they want to earn it, they are going to get their chance.

That’s period, that’s it.”

“For them to be able to come in and really help us in certain situations, it has been really good,” defensive lineman Jakob Buys said.

None of the younger de-

fensive lineman, or maybe any defensive lineman has had as much as an impact this season as McBride, the 6-foot 3-inch 245 pound three-time state wrestling champion out of Fort Morgan high school.

McBride leads the defen-

With the emergence of the trio of freshman through this season, that rotation got deeper, and the defensive line got better. sive line in tackles, tackles for loss and is tied for the team lead in sacks with three.

He is undersized, but Bobo said he makes up for it by being a technician, something that comes with his wrestling background. It’s also what gives him the toughness and fire that English likes.

“We knew it right when he got here,” defensive lineman Jakob Buys said about when he thought McBride might have an impact this season. “Just seeing his build, it was like, this kid can grow into something.”

McBride may be one of the leaders on the defensive line, but King and Jean have played just as valuable as roles, and should continue to progress as the year goes on.

King, who has six tackles and a sack this year, has been inolved in the rotation since week one, and Jean has slowly seen his snaps climb over the course of the season. His pass rushing potential showed fully on Saturday, as the freshman finished with 1.5 sacks, and it very easily could have been more.

“I think the progression of Arjay, you have been seeing him play more snaps a little bit every game and some of the games have allowed us to do that,” English said. “It’s still important to get those guys in critical situations and let them learn, let them grow.”

King, McBride and Jean

made their way onto the field by competing and making their impact in practice, but it’s translated well over to the real field. That game experience is only going to make the individuals, and the group, better over time.

For a group that is still not significantly deep, and loses multiple contributing seniors after this season, the freshman’s development over this season has already helped lay the foundation for the years to come.

“It really helps because right now they are still learning the basics and how to do everything,” Buys said. “For them to come in right now just will help them in the future. They get to know the speed of the game, and that’s something they were not used to when they got here. You can see it with Toby, the game has slowed down for him. (With) Arjay, its starting to get there. He has not played as much as Toby, but the game is getting there.”

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

The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Wednesday, November 9, 2016

11

12

SPORTS Wednesday, November 9, 2016

CSU knocks off Regis 75-60 in exhibition

By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

The Colorado State men’s basketball team started the 201617 season off with a 75-60 exhibition victory over Regis University at Moby Arena Tuesday night.

Although the exhibition will not count towards the standings this season, Rams head coach Larry Eustachy explained the importance of starting the season with a victory.

“I thought it was 50-50, that we would beat that team going into tonight” Eustachy said. “We wanted to find a way to win the game and start setting a precedent on keeping this home court advantage and we knew we had our hands full, so I thought it was a great start.”

Despite coming away with a victory, it was an up and down night for the Rams offensively, as the team struggled mightily to keep possession of the basketball, recording 17 turnovers.

Even with these struggles, the Rams managed to shoot 47.2 percent from the field and saw a lot of success in the post. Following the game, Eustachy raved about the performance from his big men and even admitted that they surprised him a little bit as well.

“I learned that the ball should go inside first, because we have great passers in Nico (Carvacho) and Braden (Koelliker)” Eustachy said. “I knew that we

were not the shooting team that we were last year, so we need to get the ball inside, whether it is with the dribble or to the post and throw out of it. We made some great plays with passes off the post for dunks and layups.”

Down low, Emmanuel Omogbo was a dominant force as he led the Rams in total scoring with 16 points and falling just shy of a double-double with nine boards.

Omogbo displayed excellent touch, finding ways to get to the rim and score all evening. More importantly, Omogbo was able to draw fouls and hit his free throws, finishing 6-6 from the line.

“He had two silly fouls that kept him out, but is mature enough to be accountable for himself right now,” Eustachy said. “He took over in parts of the game, particularly with getting fouled and making free throws.”

In his return to the court, senior guard Gian Clavell was everywhere for the Rams, especially early. Playing healthy for the first time since he transferred to CSU in 2014, Clavell reminded the hometown faithful what the Puerto Rican guard is capable of, nearly recording a double-double in the first-half alone (10 points, 8 rebounds) and finishing the evening with 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Following his first game back, Clavell joked about playing through nerves and not wanting to disappoint the hometown

Senior guard Gian Clavell had 13 points and 12 rebounds in CSU’s 75-60 exhibition win over Regis Nov. 8.

PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

fans.

“No matter how tough my emotions were, I had to control myself. I do not even know how I will be when it is a sold out game,” Clavell said.

The Rams will return to the court Sunday Nov. 13, when they host New Mexico State in the official home opener at Moby Arena.

Justin Michael can be reached by email at sports@ collegian.com.

CLASSIFIEDS www.collegian.com 970-491-1683

FOR SALE

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Thursday Night (COLLEGE Volleyball coaches needed for Deadline to Luz submit theand dayjunior prior to publication.

NIGHT) at La $5 classified pint MAR-ads is 4pm youth players, $10 to To place and an ad2 call 970-491-1683 “Classifieds’ at Collegian.com.

GARITA for $5 BIG TACOS.or click $13/hr., depending on expe-

rience. Call Legacy Volleyball Academy: 970-223-6563.

FOR RENT

Roommate Wanted Across Street From CSU Private Bedroom/Bath in 2 Bedroom/2 Bath apartment. W/D, AC, covered parking, cats ok. $590 per month per room. Text 970599-4935.

Across Street From CSU 2 Bedroom/2 Bath, 3 Bedroom/3 Bath. W/D, AC, covered parking, cats ok. $1180-1800 per month.

Text 970-599-4935.

Rewarding opportunities available working with individuals with developmental/cognitive disabilities!

Part-Time & Full-Time Direct Support Providers needed for our Adult Care Services & Children’s Extensive Services

CLASSIFIEDS

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, Gender/Minority/Veterans/Disabled Call Human Resources at 970226- 2345 or see our website for details: www.foothillsgateway.org

www.collegian.com Classifieds 970-491-1683 find a job sell old gadgets send secret messages to friends buy a car find roomates

970.491.1683

www.collegian.com

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

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

ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Tuesday’s best tweets

By Maegan Garcia @maeganngarcia

After a long, messy and sometimes downright weird election, everything has finally come to an end. With opportunities to bash on the opposing candidate or show undying support for the other coming to an end, election night may have produced some of the best material to come out of social media this year. People could not wait to chime in.

The biggest trend seen among Twitter users was extreme nervousness and anxiety.

Elizabeth Voted @Elizasoul80

Just threw up out of anxiety over this election and I’m pretty sure I heard the entire world not understandingly.

Some people tried to relieve this anxiety by tweeting things to reassure people that things will be okay. But, no matter what, people were still on the edges of their seats, biting their nails as the polling centers closed and

election results began to pour in.

Christopher Hayes @chrislhayes

Feels like a combination of Christmas Eve and the day before major, possibly life-threatening surgery.

Jenny Slate @jennyslate

People in other countries were just as tuned in to the election coverage as Americans were.

With an election as crazy and unpredictable as this one has been, everyone wants to stick around to see how things play out.

Jarrod Alonge @JarrodAlonge

Everyone that doesn’t live in the US right now

5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., LSC Ballroom C & D Join us for the Technology Networking Event to meet employers and learn about technology-related career paths, internships and full-time opportunities.

Another common trend to be mentioned in tweets throughout the election coverage was how big of a disaster the 2016 election has been.

@JoshMarvine

The iPhone doesn’t have a headphone jack but the Galaxy literally explodes’ is a perfect metaphor for this election.

Tomorrow: Nov. 10 Native American Heritage Month Keynote Speaker featuring Dr. Adrienne Keene Hopefully, your election night was slightly better than that of some of the people who tweeted tonight.

Maegan Garcia can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

Serious reasons why Trump should have lost

By Miranda Moses @mirandasrad

Beyonce did not vote for him.

Beyonce, Jay-Z and Chance The Rapper came out with a Tidal video encouraging people to vote and showing clips of their endorsement for Hillary Clinton. We know at this point that we cannot trust Jay-Z, but the Queen Bee herself had spoken. With the help of Chance, the Queen used her all powerful Yonce holyness to bless Hillary via that video, ensuring her presidency. Trump’s fate was forever sealed after that day, the light of girl power burning his skin and making it a tad more orange than before.

He does not eat the crust of his pizza.

First of all, why? Second of all, how dare you. Trump scrapes the toppings off of pizzas and eats them with a knife and fork.

This is so messed up that I can’t even take it. Forget foreign policy. Everyone knows one of the core values of America is the consumption of pizza. Why even

eat the pizza if you’re no into the bread? That’s literally what a pizza is: bread and cheese. If you can’t accept pizza, America can’t accept you.

He does not drink his own vodka.

Trump launched his own brand of vodka in 2007 that was not successful, and the production halted in 2011. This is perhaps because the businessman claims to have absolutely no history of drinking alcohol.

While this may be true, how can I trust this alcohol sir. How do you know it won’t make my tongue hate me? Why would you put me at risk of this?

I could not find any website that would confirm that he has a dog.

If he has a dog, why is it so hidden? Why hide the status of your dog-having? If he doesn’t have a dog, come on, dude. Ted Cruz, Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush all have had dogs. Even Chris Christie has goldfish.

He was on an episode of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.”

Donald Trump made a cam-

Today: Nov. 9 Technology Networking Event

I guess my election prediction is that I will have diarrhea&trauma from this for the rest of my life, but that’s just my personal poll

Josh Marvine

13

eo on one of many millennial’s favorite childhood TV shows, though Sabrina, or Melissa Joan Hart, came out in support of third party Gary Johnson in September. If the witches aren’t on your side, there’s no chance.

I bet he can’t rap Nicki Minaj’s verse in ‘Monster.’

This is important. Why? It just feels important.

He can’t pull off a pant suit like Hillary. Pant suits have become the epitome of power, thanks to Hillary doing the whip in them and keeping hot sauce in her bag (swag). Unfortunately, Trump never set foot outside in a pants suit during this emotional rollercoaster of election season, a decision that quite possibly cost him the race. Even if he had made this vital fashion decision, it is likely that he would not have worked it as well as Hillary due to his 6’3 stature that he keeps telling us about. It’s okay, Trump.

I don’t look good in pant suits either.

Miranda Moses can be reached at news@collegian.com

7:00 - 8:00 p.m., LSC Ballroom D Dr. Adrienne Keene (Cherokee Nation) is a Native scholar, writer, blogger, and activist, and is passionate about reframing how the world sees contemporary Native cultures. She is the creator and author of Native Appropriations, a blog discussing cultural appropriation and stereotypes of Native peoples in fashion, film, music, and other forms of pop culture. Dr. Keene will be give a lecture on Native Appropriations, Indigenous Social Media, and Responding to Racism on college campuses.

Overcoming Procrastination 6:00 p.m. - 6:50 p.m., TILT Understand why you procrastinate and learn strategies for changing those habits. Sponsored by the Academic Advancement Center.

This Week: Collegian 125th Anniversary Celebration and Concert November 11, 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m., Fort Collins Music District

Guest Lecture: The Migrant Text in the Age of Xenophobia November 11, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., LSC 328 - 330

Upcoming Events: Music: Virtuoso Series Concert, Faculty Chamber Music November 15, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall

CSU Ultimate Tailgate Competition November 19, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., RamTown

14

ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, November 9, 2016

‘Hacksaw Ridge’ displays Mel Gibson’s skillful directing

By Sam Perrine @brickzor

Mel Gibson brings the story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who received the Medal of Honor for carrying 75 men to safety during Okinawa, to life in a bloody and epic fashion in “Hacksaw Ridge.” Prior to the films release, Gibson’s return was one of the more talked about bits of Hollywood news this year.

The release of “Hacksaw Ridge” marks Gibson’s first directorial role since Apocalypto in 2006.

Though the film opens in media res, the first sequence only betrays a hint of the violence to come. Gibson instead turns the films focus to Doss’s early life with a special emphasis on his pacifist views. This juxtaposition of Doss as a man of peace colliding with the brutal and unforgiving violence of the world around him is an overarching theme that Gibson has historically utilized well in “The Passion of the Christ.” Doss’s pacifist values are spurred on by a nearly fatal fight with his brother and the constant presence of his alcoholic WWI veteran father portrayed by an excellent and subtle Hugo Weaving. Skip forward 15 years, and a mostly grown up Doss meets Dorothy, a nurse at the local hospital. Their courtship is reminiscent of “Braveheart” and its romance sub plot, that is to say, it is highly idealized and very cliche. The dialogue between Doss and Dorothy often dips into eye-rolling levels of corniness, and it is a black mark on an otherwise well-crafted film.

Despite the objections of his father, Doss joins the army shortly after his brother. Soon afterwards, Doss ships out basic training, and the film and writing soon begin to pick up. Right away, we are introduced to the men Doss will train and later serve with. The men are a large collection of seemingly every war movie character cliche Gibson could find. There’s the loud but helpful man from Boston, the confident Italian, the silent and competitive one, the cocky one, the intelligent one and so on. The squad is soon addressed by the troop’s commander, Sergeant Howell played by Vince Vaughn. Vaughn does his best to channel R. Lee Emery’s iconic performance from Full Metal Jacket, though it is clear he is not all that comfortable with the role in these scenes. By the end of basic training, Vaughn has settled into the role, and delivers a stellar performance, especially during the war sequences. Sam Worthington also delivers a wonderfully subtle performance as Captain Glover, though he really comes into his own during the battle sequences as well.

After a conflict with command in which he refused to hold a gun, command has Doss thrown in jail and almost court martialed. He is saved at the last minute by his father in a moment of redemption. Following this, Doss and company are shipped out to Okinawa where they are assigned to take Hacksaw Ridge in order to ultimately secure the island.

During the buildup before

the big battle, Gibson takes great care in the lead up to the big fight. Gibson skillfully builds tension, fear and apprehension on the road to Hacksaw Ridge.

As the company gets ever closer to the battlefield, the tension is palpable. During this sequence, the length is just right and builds a sufficient amount of dread without dragging its narrative feet.

The film truly kicks off as the first bullet flies in the fight for Hacksaw Ridge. The extended war sequence is a terrifying cacophony of blood, spilled guts, intestines, gunfire and confusion all fine tuned via excellent direction and editing. The battle is at once chaotic, yet easy to keep track of. The terror is present, but the spectacle is present as well. The action is quick, brutal, intense and visceral.

The sequences never lose sight of important characters for too long, allowing audiences to keep track of the narrative without losing out on the horrors and chaos of war. Gibson does not shy away from the horrors of war, and Hacksaw Ridge is no exception.

Should you watch it?: Yes “Hacksaw Ridge” suffers from pacing issues and an awkward and cliche narrative in its first half, but it opens up in its second half into a masterfully crafted war drama. With excellent performances from the cast and front man Andrew Garfield, Gibson’s return to cinema is well worth the cost of admission.

Sam Perrine can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(11/09/16). Retrospection feeds invention. The funding is available, if you go for it.

Shifting professional circumstances over springtime come before a romantic relationship blossoms. Grow what you love.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 5

— Peaceful introspection suits your mood. An idealist needs to be held to the facts. All is not as it appears. Let family know if plans change.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 7 — Friends are very helpful.

Your influence is spreading.

Pour energy into your work.

Move forward boldly, with confidence.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 6 — Professional challenges engage you. Dig into a research project and get out into the field over the next six weeks, with Mars in Aquarius.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 8 — Love gives you strength.

Don’t count on money that hasn’t come in yet. Revise the budget to grow your investments and business.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 8 — Venture into unfamiliar territory. Get farther with a partner over the next six weeks, with Mars in Aquarius. Collaborate for funding.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 7

— A challenge at work has your focus. Imagine perfection.

Consult a good strategist. Dispel illusions to reveal practical solutions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 8 — Cultivate love. Find passion in your work and focus on that.

Treat your physical body with healthy nutrition and exercise.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 7 — Someone nearby is looking good. You’re gaining confidence. Put in extra effort.

Quick action gets results.

Clean house and prepare something luscious.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 7 — Household responsibilities and upgrades require physical action. Efforts today pay long dividends. Figure out how you want things, and make it happen.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 8 — There’s money to be made if you go for it. Get promises in writing. Draw upon hidden resources, and play that ace up your sleeve.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 — Available profits require disciplined action toward tangible goals. Keep it cool.

Gentle, steady pressure works the trick. A friend shows you how.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 8 — You’re getting stronger, ready to make improvements.

Write down a dream, and consider what possible realizations might look like.

FREE

•Slices •Calzones •Salads •Whole Pizzas •Breadsticks

DELIVERY 970-482-FAST (3278)

OPEN EVERYDAY 11A-2:30A KCSUFM.COM

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

COLLEGIAN.COM Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

Across 1 Welcomed at the door 6 “Shame on you!”

9 German trick-taking card game 13 St. Teresa’s town 14 Use as a source 15 Egg on 16 Shade lighter than jade 18 Reckless act instigator 19 Witty Bombeck 20 Euros replaced them 21 Buffoons 22 Target Field, e.g.

24 Nowhere near cool 26 N.L. mascot whose head is a large baseball 28 Cracks up 31 Finnish telecommunications company 34 Lindsay of “Freaky Friday” (2003) 36 Bud’s partner 37 Exclude from the list 38 Shrewd ... and a phonetic hint to this puzzle’s four longest answers 39 Creatures of habit?

40 Like Mars, visually 41 Storybook elephant

42 Sneaks a look 43 Points of view 45 Sleeping giant 47 Actors memorize them 49 Riddle-ending question 53 Chew out 55 “Now it makes sense” 57 One-named supermodel 58 __ Scotia 59 London co-creator of the International Plant Names Index 61 Meryl’s “it’s Complicated” co-star 62 Chevy subcompact 63 Pasta tubes 64 Skip a turn 65 Headed up 66 Infuriated with

10 Super-strong adhesive brand 11 Soil-related prefix 12 Pro shop bagful 14 Forensics facility 17 Feeling blue 21 Cereal component 23 Nest egg letters 25 Big name in facial scrubs 27 Forum robes 29 Traffic alert 30 Puzzle (out) 31 Screenwriter Ephron 32 It may be a bad sign 33 Extreme care 35 “Fasten your seatbelts” 38 Violin protector 39 “Swell suggestion!”

41 Calisthenics movement 42 After-school org.

44 Shrubs with lavender blooms 46 Perlman of “Cheers” 48 Colander cousin 50 Change, as a motion 51 Old Testament food 52 Illustrator’s close-up 53 Easy-peasy task 54 Picnic soft drink 56 Neighbor of Nor. 59 __ Kan pet foods 60 Tach reading

HAROLD O’CONNOR NOVEMBER10,11,12, 2016

ARTIST TALK NOVEMBER 10, 2016 THURSDAY 5:30-6:30PM VISUAL ARTS BUILDING F101

SURFACE EMBELLISHEMENT DEMONSTRATION NOVEMBER 11, 2016 FRIDAY 10 AM- 4PM VISUAL ARTS BUILDING ROOM E102

CRITIQUE WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 12,2016 SATURDAY 10 AM -4PM VISUAL ARTS BUILDING, ROOM E102

Yesterday’s solution

SUDOKU Yesterday’s solution

Down 1 Sushi bar brews 2 Prevent 3 Bedrock wife 4 Words starting a confession 5 Lawmaker’s rejection 6 22-Across level 7 Energetic mount 8 He’s a doll 9 Numbers game

ME IRL TYLER BENKE

BREWSTER ROCKIT TIM RICKARD

Keystone Light

$13.99 30pk cans

Aggie Discount Liquor 429 Canyon Ave. 482-1968

15

16 Wednesday, November 9, 2016 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian

BENEFIT CONC FOR THE ROCKERT BY KCSU COLLEGIAN’S Y MOUNTAIN ANNIVERSARY125TH

The Music D 639 SOUTH istrict COLLEGE AVE

PA OST PARAD IS N

E TEER

D THE VELVE

at the musi

Friday, Nov c district DOORS OPEN ember 11 7:00-8:15 DJ AT 6:30PM 8:30-9:15 TH SETS 9:15-9:45 DJ E VELVETEERS 9:45-10:45 P Set 2 OST PARADIS E

FOR MORE IN AND TICKETS FO V ISIT: THEMUSICDIS TRICT.OR

G/EVENTS

S

$15 21 AND OVER (INCLUDES 2 DRIN K TICKETS) $8 CSU STUDENTS 21 AND OVER (INCLUDES 2 DRIN K TICKETS) $5 21 AND UNDER FREE FOR VETERAN S, ACTIV

MILITARY AND ROT E C MEMBERS WITH ID