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Why Republicans won the election Taylor Tougaw @ttougaw

Supporters of DACA are seen lining the plaza and holding signs in support of undocumented peoples during a DACA rally on Monday.

Undocumented student rally draws crowd of hundreds PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN

By Austin Fleskes @MrPacMan80

A DACA support rally, put on

by Colorado State University’s Dreamers United, drew in hundreds of CSU students and faculty to the plaza Monday, Nov. 14.

DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is an American immigration policy created

by President Barack Obama in 2012. The executive action gives certain rights to those who are undocumented and brought to

the United States as children.

Students who file with DACA are given an American drivers license, a social security number, and a United States work permit. Those who wish to educate themselves and go to a university receive in-state tuition.

The rally started with a speech from Brithany Gutierrez, a sophomore Ethnic Studies Major. Gutierrez said that the rally was not a political debate, and that they were not there to protest one side or the other. Rather,

she said, the demonstration was a time to bring light to undocumented CSU students.

Gutierrez was one among many people who witnessed the “Free Speech Wall” that was constructed on campus in early October in support of then Republican candidate Donald Trump.

Gutierrez explained that she, among a few others, cried at the sight of the wall and what it represented.

“That’s when I realized so many people don’t realize there

are so many undocumented students,” Gutierrez said to the crowd.

She continued to explain that there is a large group of CSU students who are undocumented and are being helped by DACA, and that the community should support and accept them.

“We call ourselves dreamers, but we’re the ones who don’t sleep,” Gutierrez said to finish her speech.

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If you are like me, your social media has exploded with hate and vitriol towards the new president-elect, Donald Trump. The hatred spewed towards ‘white men’ and Republicans in general is enough to make you want to delete Facebook for four years.

This widespread discontent is the result of one man, as if he is the one with the power to change what many people think is going to change. But here is what all of the social media keyboard warriors are forgetting: Trump did not just win. The Republican party won. In an election where literally the entire political system was up for grabs, the Republican party took every single branch of government. This does not just happen by accident.

These votes are a cry -- no, a scream -- by rural, conservative voters for help. A lot of people think that the vote for Trump was a vote against a certain group of people, mainly minorities and LGBT people. This may be, in a very small sense, true.

This vote was definitely a protest vote. But this vote was not just against something. It was also for something. The conservative way of life is disappearing, and it is taking with it a massive swath of the country. If you do not listen to this scream, then you truly do not care about this nation.

Google search a picture of the 2016 electoral map by county. Once you do, you will see that our election map looks like someone gave a toddler a red paint brush and a bottle of Adderall. The vast, overwhelming landmass of America voted Republican. “But Taylor, Hillary won the popular vote, idiot!” I know this. The reason Hillary still lost the election is because Democrats are so intensely smashed together into the cities in America that they live in see ELECTION on page 6 >>

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Following a dominant season-opening performance against Omaha, Colorado State senior guard Ellen Nystrom has been named the Mountain West Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.

Nystrom showed spectators why she was named 2016-2017 MW Preseason Women’s Basketball Player of the year. She scored 22 points against Omaha in the opening round of the Preseason WNIT. The Swedish scoring threat also shot well from the floor, going 8-for-14 from the field (57.1 percent).

The 2015-2016 MW Women’s Basketball Player of the Year was impressive from all angles of the game against Omaha.

She finished the game with six assists and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line. Nystrom was much more careful with the ball against Omaha than she was in the exhibition contest against Pueblo. After turning the ball over four times in the exhibition, she only turned the ball over once against Omaha.

To cap off her impressive night, the 6-foot 1-inch guard notched a career-high three offensive rebounds. She had five total rebounds in the game.

This marks the second time Nystrom has been given the MW Player of the Week honor. Her first time doing so was on March 6, 2016, after scoring 13 against Air Force and 16 against Fresno State.

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece gives pro-life speech on campus

By Tony Villalobos May @TonyTheGnarly

Alveda King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece, presented a prolife speech at the Lory Student Center to a crowd of about 100 late Monday night.

Students for Life, a pro-life student organization, hosted the event.

Alveda King spoke about her upbringing and how it shaped her views against abortion today.

She presented her pro-life stances to a large crowd of CSU students and community members in the LSC ballroom as she spoke about her life as a black woman growing up in a religious home.

Alveda King began her presentation by asking her audience to place a hand over their heart, and sing “How Great Thou Art” before speaking about her upbringing as a Baptist with her family, including her uncle and grandfather, Martin Luther King Sr. “People believe that being pro-life (means) only caring about the baby,” Alveda King said. “That cannot be farther from the truth. We care about the mother and the elderly too.”

Alveda King said that Planned Parenthood told her parents to consider an abortion following her conception. Her father disagreed, and MLK Sr. claimed that he had seen the unborn child in a dream years prior, and described King to her parents.

“That’s my granddaughter!”

King Sr. had said, according to Alveda King.

Alveda King’s parents decided against the abortion and later she was born into the family as the oldest child.

Alveda King claimed that Planned Parenthood was focusing on population control in the Black community. She spoke on how Planned Parenthood approached the community claiming to help, but said they offered sterilization as a form of population control.

Alveda King opposes the funding of Planned Parenthood by the government.

Despite her pro-life stance now, she did not always take that position. King said that for a time, she was “radical prochoice” before returning to her pro-life beliefs.

Dr. Alevada King, niece of Martin Luther King Jr, presents on being pro-life and how her life has shaped her view point. PHOTO BY TONY VILLALOBOS MAY COLLEGIAN

“A woman has a right to her body,” Alveda King said. “But, that is not her body. What about the baby?”

During this time Alveda King had two abortions secretely, and later had one miscarriage. She said that her miscarriage was a direct result of her abortions, and that the abortions had left her body damaged.

Following her first divorce Alveda King became pregnant again and considered aborting the child. The father of the child asked to save the child, and Alveda King’s grandfather had a similar reaction.

Alveda King believes that her uncle would not have condoned abortion, and that was the way her family was raised.

Alveda King has been giving pro-life speeches since 1983, and has 40 scheduled for 2016, and 30 scheduled for 2017.

“Some (of my) testimonies are hard, some are easy,” Alveda King said. “Sometimes it feels like it was yesterday.”

King marched and was jailed in the ‘60s, like much of her family, and said that Planned Parenthood was trying to restrain the Black population at the time.

King said that her experiences of receiving one of her abortions from Planned Parenthood

left her with health problems and almost forced her to receive surgery, and left many women in poor mental health.

>> STUDENTS from page 1 Terrance Bishop, a biomedical and chemical engineering senior, left his message to the crowd short and sweet.

“We hear you and we love you,” Bishop said.

Following Bishop were several other students, all of which either shared a story or experience of their own or stated that they cared and loved for all undocumented students on campus.

Daniela Pineda Soracá, the Associated Students of Colorado State University student body president, was one of the many to come forward and share her experience. She said that when she became the student body president she received hateful messages on social media because she was undocumented as a child. Soracá is a permanent resident of the U.S. and on a path towards U.S. citizenship. She said as a child she feared losing her freedom – something that she says many current DACA students fear.

“Abortion is not health care,” Alveda King said. “We didn’t have it right.”

King took questions from

“Many don’t have to wake up fearing it is their last day in the U.S.,” Soracá said.

Soracá said that the demonstration was important for the CSU and Colorado community because it showcased how many students have lived in the shadows, and that those students are the opposite of what the media may portray them as. The student body president said that if any student wants support, they can personally reach out to her if they need someone to talk to.

Many of those who did not speak stood in the crowd sporting signs of support for undocumented students.

Haley Dallas, a third year resource economics and natural resource management student, held a sign that read “White Supremacy is Terrorism,” and explained that her reason for being there was for intersectionality. As a member of the Queer community, she said that she felt that she had to stand with people of all kinds of otherness.

the audience, and spoke briefly on Roe v. Wade, the presidential election and the Black Lives Matter movement.

“We need to make abortions unthinkable,” Alveda King said.

“We (have to) change the heart first. Overturning Roe v. Wade will not make it illegal right away, but it will be a start.”

In response to a question about the election, Alveda King said to focus on the stances the candidates take.

“I supported (Trump), but I did not endorse him,” Alveda King said. “I have never seen anything like this election before.”

Alveda King was asked by an audience member about her position on the Black Lives Matter movement.

“Yeah, Black Lives Matter because John 3:16 matters,” Alveda King said. “I have never agreed with killing police … But, fighting over skin color is just so superficial.”

King encouraged her audience to become involved with Students For Life. She also sold her book “King Rules” following the presentation.

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

“I need to stand with my undocumented friends,” Dallas said. “My issues are connected to everyone else’s issues.”

Other students came to support the CSU community.

“It’s great to see a campus come together and bring a cohesive community to CSU,” said Jake Aglietti, a third year communications student.

Aside from students, Colorado Sen. John Kefala was present and spoke to the crowd.

Kefala encouraged students, both documented and undocumented, to do their best to stay engaged, as well as to reach out to one another and affirm one another’s feelings.

“Believe me, you have friends and allies in the state, and we have your back as best we can,” Kefala said.

Gutierrez brought the rally to a close by asking the crowd to stand silently with their fists in the air as a sign of solidarity for undocumented students.

Austin Fleskes can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Fort Collins’ holiday lights expected to cost $115,000

By Hailey Deaver

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The holiday lights illuminating the streets of Fort Collins are expected to cost around $115,000 this year.

The lights are a Fort Collins tradition that started in 2007.

The lights remain lit from Nov. 4 to Feb. 14.

The Downtown Business Association, Downtown Development Authority and the City of Fort Collins split up the cost to pay for the lights.

The DBA contributed $35,000 to the lights and raised some extra in order to host the lighting ceremony event. The DBA raised their money from sponsorships from Blue Ocean Enterprises, Cosner Financial Group, Eye Center of Northern Colorado, First National Bank and Blue Federal Credit Union.

This year, the DDA contributed $35,000 to the lights. Derek Getto, the programs administrator, said the project was estimated to cost around $105,000 for the city.

The city of Fort Collins also contributed $35,000. An additional $10,000 from the City of Fort Collins was contributed to cover any damage costs that may come up.

The city begins to hang the lights 6 - 8 weeks before the initial lighting ceremony. The city of Fort Collins has a contract with Swingle Lawn, Tree and Landscape Care, which is an independent contractor that hangs the lights for the city.

The cost of the community lighting display is expected to be similar to that of 2015.

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68,500 LED lights used last year The Downtown Lighting Ceremony occured Nov. 4 at the Oak Street Plaza in Old Town, Fort Collins. PHOTO BY BROOKE BUCHAN COLLEGIAN

Last year in 2015 the lighting display used 68,500 LED lights.

It cost $115,000 to keep the lights on from dusk to dawn for over 100 days.

In 2015, the Downtown Business Association provided a $40,000 sponsorship which lowered the cost to $75,000 for the city. With about 155,400 residents, it cost about $0.65 for each resident for the entire season.

The lighting ceremony takes place every year and the city uses low-energy and sustainable lights.

All of the lights that are strung up are LED bulbs. LED stands for light-emitting diode. This means that the lights specifically direct light in one direction unlike fluorescent bulbs that emit heat and

light in all directions. This makes LED lights more energy efficient and sustainable compared to other light bulbs.

“I think by going from traditional incandescent to LED lights that is showing a significant commitment to reducing the use of electricity,” said Mike Brunkhardt, the supervisor of the Parks Division. “That goes in line with our mission here at the city to try and provide top quality services with the least impact on the environment and the use of resources.”

The Downtown Business Association put the lighting ceremony together this year.

The ceremony took place on Nov. 4. The University Center for the Arts’ Chorus previewed

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some songs that will be in the holiday showcase, and there was also a saxophone quartet and a brass quartet.

The event began at 5:30 p.m. and the lights were “unveiled” at 6:30 p.m. Mary’s Mountain Cookies provided refreshments and Kilwin’s Chocolate handed out fudge to members of the community.

The lights illuminate the trees on Walnut Avenue, Mountain Avenue, Pine Street, Linden Street and inside Old Town Square and Oak Street Plaza.

The lights can also be seen on College Avenue and from Laporte Avenue to Magnolia Street.

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

Sen. John Kefalas hosts community discussion on homelessness

By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98

Colorado State Sen. John Kefalas hosted a community discussion about homelessness at the Lory Student Center on Monday night.

The event was dialogue-based and part of SLiCE’s homelessness awareness month.

The purpose of the event was to allow members of the community and students to discuss homelessness.

Kefalas talked about his personal experience with a homeless man sleeping on the steps at the state Capitol building one February. Kefalas said he was unsure how to help the man who was asleep beneath a blanket with a torn, overflowing plastic bag at his side.

“I was unsure what to do and went back to my office to con-

duct my work before returning to the Capitol for a committee meeting,” Kefalas said. “Heading back, I saw the man was still under the blanket … Meanwhile, a Colorado state patrolman came along and tapped the man on the foot, who awoke startled and bewildered, only to be informed he had to move on.”

Kefalas said the scenario reminded him of the issue of homelessness and how the experience made him feel.

“I felt anguished and I often feel anguish when I’m not really sure what to do,” Kefalas said.

“We have work to do, because it is wrong, morally and economically, when people are sleeping on sidewalks, working families are paying more than half their paycheck for their rent or mortgage, and persons on fixed incomes are being pushed out of

mobile home communities.”

Kefalas’ dialogue-based discussion included opinions from CSU students and members of the community, who were encouraged by the senator to challenge regulations and laws for those impacted by homelessness.

Gina Johnson Spoden, one of the founders of homelessness awareness month, said the issue is important for CSU students to learn about because very few people realize it is an issue.

“Educating the people is so very important,” Johnson Spoden said. “So many people don’t know anything, and a lot of them don’t even care to know, so holding an event where you have a very intimate conversation with a state senator is extremely important because it’s all about educating the public.”

Johnson Spoden also encouraged students to reflect on what issues they care about the most and educate themselves on those issues before choosing to act.

“It’s really hard to go out and try to convince someone else to do something when you don’t even know really where you stand, or you don’t know much about it in the first place,” Johnson Spoden said.

Johnson Spoden said the most important part the event was people having conversations with one another about the issue of homelessness because it allowed audience members to listen to each other’s opinions.

“In this room, we were having conversation, and you see conversations going around all around campus, but people aren’t listening to each oth-

er,” Johnson Spoden said. “All they’re doing is talking because they’re so passionate … But, I think where people are really lacking right now is listening to one another. That’s where progress is going to be made is listening, not just talking.”

Kefalas also encouraged the audience to attend two events occurring Dec. 3. On the morning of Dec. 3, the Catholic Charities Mission will hold their Mission to Hope Community Walk to raise awareness about homelessness and act as a fundraiser for the Murphy Center. On the same evening, teenagers from the Plymouth Congregational Church will sleep outside for the night to raise money and awareness for the Homelessness Prevention Initiative.

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

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Ways that you, yes you, contribute to deforestaion Alexandra Stettner @alexstetts

On a college campus our consumption of resources is clear to see, between all the paper that is used, coffee cups, cars on campus, meat consumption, broken sprinklers that leak water, the to-go food packaging for all the food we eat; the list goes on.

Something that we do not see every day is the impact of this consumption of resources.

We do not see rivers and lakes at their lowest levels, or clearcut forests that provide all the paper products we use, or the land that has been cleared for livestock grazing to feed our meat addiction. And, if we cannot look at the destruction resulting from our paper products or meat consumption, this is because we outsource this environmental degradation.

Deforestation, the act of cutting down forest cover for the land to be utilized for other uses, is not so much an issue of the Northern Hemisphere but one of the southern nations where we have steadily cut back the forests in these regions to feed our addictions in the United States and other industrial and post-in-

dustrial countries. An estimated 18 million acres of forest are lost each year.

There is no denying the importance of forests ecologically. Tropical forests, like the ones being cut down, are hubs of biodiversity, but they also serve as carbon sinks, as all the plants in forests can absorb carbon and release oxygen in photosynthesis. As we continue to emit more carbon into the environment we overload the natural carbon cycle the ecosystems are accustomed to, and they cannot absorb all the extra carbon in the atmosphere. You can imagine how much more carbon is floating in the atmosphere when we cut down some of the most important carbon sinks.

There is a lot of damage that has been done and there is a lot of recovering that the ecosystems have to do, but there are important first steps that we can take to lower our impact on these forests.

1. Cut down your meat consumption.

I have said this before, and I will say it again-- consumption of meat is incredibly degrading to the environment. Not only is there a huge amount of water used to sustain these animals, but also an incredible amount of land. We need a lot of land to house livestock, but we also need land to grow the food that

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we feed them with If we cut out the animal aspect of this and focus on turning these lands into plant-based growth, there will be far less of a need to clear more forest.

2. Pay attention to what you purchase.

Something that has become really prevalent the past few years is the power of the market.

When consumers make sustainable choices in products, the private sector adjusts to meet the demands of the consumers.

Buy things that are Rainforest Alliance Certified (it’s the green frog on the packaging!), especially with things like palm oil, any wood product, soy, and if you continue to choose to eat meat, that too.

3. Try to use less paper.

I know in college we are pretty much required to use paper, but if you find yourself printing out a lot of things, or throwing away scratch paper a lot, see if you can’t find an alternative.

Tons of things can be pulled up on our phones or computers now (like tickets, grocery lists, bills, etc.), so try to utilize some of those online resources. If you use half a sheet of paper, keep a stack of paper at home that you can use for scratch, or origami.

Just reuse it.

4. Support indigenous people in these regions.

Much of the land that is used for deforestation actually

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belongs to indigenous tribes and groups. You should support these folks regardless of deforestation, but protecting these groups and their lands simultaneously protects forests. Not to mention, there is a lot to learn from these indigenous people and their sustainable way of life.

See? It is possible as a student at Colorado State University to take the initia-

tive and do what you can to protect forests. But it is imperative that you do not forget after reading this article to make sustainable choices.

Force yourself to incorporate these things into your life, and you will find they fit more naturally, and you will feel a lot better than before.

Alexandra Stettner can be reached at opinion@collegian. com

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>> ELECTION from page 1 world. Suburban America has literally no clue about how the ‘other side’ lives. Liberals live in a city, where their policies and intentions feed off of one another and eventually grow into a massive snow globe that completely shuts off influence from the rest of the country. This is what creates the ‘us vs. them mentality.’

It is easy for some to say that rural folk are equally as oblivious to the lives of more urban people, but this is absolutely false. Think about where our pop culture comes from. Want to be a singer or an actor? I bet your local bar or tavern in Montana is going to help you get there. Where is your favorite movie actor from? I bet it isn’t Wyoming.

Meanwhile, Hillary’s campaign tried to use these pop media icons to sell the election to those plebeians living out in the sticks. If Miley Cyrus goes knocking on doors for Hillary, that means I should vote for her, right? Wrong. These pop icons aren’t role models to everyone, but especially not people like Miley Cyrus and Madonna, who are seen as everything that’s wrong with modern pop culture.

Even aside from the massive influx of pop culture, career and industry opportunities are extremely limited outside of the city.

If you want to be a doctor for your local community, either move to a city hospital, or wait for your current doctor to literally die. Cities can keep up with a loss of workers.

Smaller, more rural areas simply can’t.

Take Kentucky, for example.

Kentucky used to be the heart of coal mining country. Now, its Appalachian area is one of the most destitute and unemployed areas in the entire country. We’re talking almost 50% unemployment and communities that don’t have running water or electricity. But who cares, right? They’re just dumb, inbred hillbillies.

These are the people that are screaming for help.

Again, its easy to say that inner cities are also struggling with this.

Except that they’re not. Almost the entirety of the recession recovery went smack dab right into the cities. If you look at a map of where businesses opened coming out of the recession years, its almost entirely in large cities. With little in the way of jobs, economic help, or cultural relevance, many of these people either leave entirely, or fall into another, much worse category.

The suicide rate among adults and teens in rural areas doubles compared to suburban areas. Let me say this again for emphasis: The suicide rate doubles in rural areas. The hopelessness in areas of the country is so soul crushing that the suicide and drug rates bloom exponentially. In fact, according to an article in The Atlantic titled “Why Are so Many Middle-Aged Americans Dying?, they write that “In seven southern states—West Virginia, Mississippi, Oklahoma,

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Yet these are the people that need help. These are the ones that have been completely forgotten.

I don’t mean to make these people all seem like inbred, poor,subsistence-living people. The vast majority are middle-class workers that send their kids to school and go to work in a factory. The problem for them is that their factory jobs are fleeing the country at a rate

that’s unprecedented, and the core values that their communities hold are eroding faster than the ozone layer. For them, watching the direction America is going is like being buried in sand up to your neck and watching the high tide roll in.

The worst part about this is that these people aren’t allowed to complain about it. In his article “How Half of America Lost its F**king Mind,” David Wong sums this up more eloquently than I can ever hope to do. I highly recommend giving it a read, but to sum it up, conservatives are upset because their jobs are fleeing the country and soldiers are dying to suicide bombers while liberals sit in their ivory tower complaining about which bathroom people can piss in and telling them that gluten causes cancer.

As I said before, the conservative way of life, and literally its peo-

ple, are dying. Rural conservatism is generally founded on the values of faith, hard work, and independence. In their eyes, these things are all disappearing. Everyone -- the media, the polls, the elites shouting form their ivory tower -- told them that Trump wouldn’t win. They said he couldn’t do it.

And thus, 60 million people walked right out their front door to prove them wrong.

While many people have said that Trump is a reaction vote to spite liberals, you aren’t wrong.

These people are tired of being called privileged racists. But this vote was so much more than that.

You cannot forget that it wasn’t just Trump that won, but the entirety of the Republican party. It wasn’t just against the condescension of the left, it was also a vote for something. It was a vote for help. A vote to turn things back to the way they

used to be. As much as you want all those Trump voters to be racists, they have better things to vote for.

They want to know if their values and morals will be saved. They want to know if jobs will come back and keep their town from drying up into nonexistence. They want to have hope, and it isn’t the Democrats that are going to give that to them.

This needs to be a wake-up call to everyone protesting his election.

There are people out there that not only aren’t being helped, but aren’t even being acknowledged.

You now have two options: You can stick your head in the sand and pretend that all Trump supporters are racist a**holes, or you can open your ears and listen to people that desperately want to be heard.

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

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Success for CSU offense not translating into wins

By Chad Deutschman @ChadDeutschman

The numbers are there for Colorado State, the wins are not.

The Colorado State (5-5, 3-3 Mountain West) offense has outgained their opponents in seven of ten possible games. Despite the advantage, the win column has not seen the benefits.

Look no further than the 4946 loss to Air Force, where the Rams outgained the Falcons 559 yards to 534. Or at the 38-17 loss to Wyoming in week five, where CSU outgained Wyoming 481 yards to 434.

Rams on a Roll 373 yards @ Boise State 467 yards @ UNLV 494 yards vs. Fresno State 559 yards @ Air Force The yardage difference in the two losses where CSU outgained their opponent is not the most

drastic, but it remains an area where they consistently out perform the competition without seeing rewards.

The three times CSU failed to outgain the opponent came in weeks one, four and seven.

In week one Colorado won the yardage battle 578 to 225. In week four it was Minnesota with 417 yards to CSU’s 369, and week seven Boise State ran their way to a 444-373 advantage. CSU lost all three of those games.

But according to head coach Mike Bobo, yardage does not tell the whole story, rather, the little things do.

“A lot of the time people look at yards and say, ‘hey, if you outgain somebody, you’re supposed to win,’ but it’s the little things within a football game,” Bobo said. “It’s finishing drives, it’s being efficient on third down, it’s when you have an opportunity to get a touchdown rather than a field goal, you score a touchdown. It’s not necessarily total yards.”

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Colorado State quarterback Nick Stevens threw for a career-high 374 yards in the Rams’ 49-46 loss to Air Force.

PHOTO BY KEEGAN POPE COLLEGIAN

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Air Force loss proves officials need to modify targeting call in college game Saturday night’s loss to Air Force was a bitter pill to swallow for Colorado State football fans.

Nick Stevens was brilliant under center and had the team won, Nov. 12, 2016 would have been remembered as one of the better quarterback performances in school history. Unfortunately for the Rams, that was not the case and heartbreak will be fresh in our chests.

The loss to the Falcons cuts deep for a variety of reasons, including yet another questionable performance from the officiating crew. Before we dive into this, I would like to premise that the Rams cannot pin the loss solely on the officiating crew.

When you give up 485 yards on the ground the likelihood of winning any matchup is slim

to none, but especially with a team like Air Force. The Falcons had a game plan and executed it to perfection.

That being said, even with the defensive woes the Rams were in position to come away with a victory Saturday night and the blown no-call on the late hit on Stevens had a huge effect on the outcome.

Up three with just under 2:00 remaining in the first half, Stevens escaped the pocket and made a poor decision by trying to force the ball into tight coverage, resulting in an interception for the Academy. However, Stevens was subsequently blown up by Air Force linebacker Grant Ross, which was initially ruled as targeting on the field.

The only issue? The play was clearly not targeting and should have been ruled as roughing the passer, but once the officials went to the review and realized that the initial ruling was incorrect, it was already too late. Roughing the passer is not a penalty that can be called from review, so the result of the play was an inter-

ception that stood, a quarterback that got lit up a full two seconds after releasing the ball and a Falcons defense that got away with a cheap shot on Stevens.

Two plays later Air Force RB Tim McVey rushed the ball 15 yards into the end zone, giving the Falcons a four-point halftime lead. CSU would go on to lose the game by a field goal, the Rams eighth loss to their in-state rival in the past decade.

As stated before, most of the blame in this loss can be placed on the Rams themselves for not executing defensively and failing to stop the triple-option attack that Troy Calhoun seems to have perfected over the years. Air Force played a brilliant football game offensively, but the reality is their defense was just as suspect as the Green and Gold’s.

Would they still have won that game without the late score that resulted from the blown call? It is impossible to say with any certainty, but the Rams did outscore the Falcons 22-21 in the second half, so without that late

>> SUCCESS from page 7 tion to finish off drives in the red zone, the Rams are among the nation’s best. Ranking 10th in the country, CSU has scored points on 38 of 41 red zone possessions and went an unblemished 5-for-5 in the loss to Air Force.

The red zone efficiency has been constant all season. One little thing that hasn’t for CSU is third-down efficiency.

Through the first seven games of the season CSU converted 35 of 104 third down attempts (33 percent). In the team’s last three games, they converted 25 of 42 attempts (59 percent). On the season, the Rams rank 56th in the nation in third down efficiency converting

41 percent of attempts.

“We’ve done really well in the red zone when we get down there of getting touchdowns and getting points,” Bobo said.

“We’ve been relatively poor on third-down, except the last three games. What has happened the last three games is we’ve had yards, but now we’ve got more points because we’ve been more efficient on third-down. There are always little battles within a game that you’ve got to win, and we haven’t done that consistently enough.”

While the team’s overall third-down efficiency may leave some to be desired, there is no questioning the improvement the offense has exhibited in recent weeks. Operating at a cool

496-yards per game over the past month, CSU’s offense is thriving even if the record doesn’t exactly reflect that.

A lot of the credit deserves to go to the offensive coaching staff, according to Bobo.

“I really think our coaches have done an outstanding job of getting our guys week to week,” he said. “I told the offensive staff yesterday that, in my however many years I’ve been coaching, it’s probably the least amount of missed assignments that I’ve ever been a part of, and that’s a credit to those guys getting them ready to play every week with a bunch of different guys.”

Along with his coaching staff, Bobo credited redshirt junior quarterback Nick Stevens for the

Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

first half touchdown, CSU likely wins this ballgame.

Missed calls and the human-element of officiating will likely always be somewhat of a

factor, especially in a conference like the Mountain West.

Yes, I went there, but if the officials are going to make mistakes and have replay at their disposal, then why not rule every late hit as a personal foul and then review if the hit should be classified as targeting. That way we can avoid what occurred Saturday night, where the hit did deserve to be called as a personal foul but does not necessarily deserve an ejection.

The concept of targeting was implemented to improve player safety and I applaud the NCAA for looking to better ensure the health of student-athletes, but the officials have absolutely no clue on how to effectively call the penalty. Every week, commentators and fans are left scratching their heads, trying to figure out what exactly constitutes as targeting versus a personal foul and the Ram faithful learned it the hard way Saturday night.

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

offensive success.

“I would credit Nick Stevens,” Bobo said. “He’s done a really nice job. Last year, when we went our little run and started playing pretty good offensively, it was heavy run. It was basically we’re going to take the ball out of Nick’s hands and we’re going to try to win the ballgame running the football and punt and playing defense. I didn’t want to do that this year…we couldn’t be one-dimensional (this year), and to that we had to put the ball in Nick’s hands and he’s done a nice job of playing extremely well. And he’s going to have to play really well against good teams down the stretch for us to have a chance.”

Since returning as the starter, Stevens has completed 71 per-

cent of passes for 1,040 yards and eight touchdowns with just one interception. Stevens and the offense will go up against a New Mexico (7-3, 5-1 MW) defense this week that offensive coordinator Will Friend said is among the top units the Rams will face this season.

“They have a lot of team speed, they bring pressure, they cover, they can get to the quarterback without bringing pressure, they have good defensive lineman, so we have to be at our best this week,” Friend said.

Colorado State and New Mexico will kickoff Nov. 19 at 8:15 p.m. MT for the final game at Hughes Stadium.

Chad Deutschman can be reached at sports@collegian.com

“The Rams were in position to come away with a victory Saturday night and the blown no-call on the late hit on Stevens had a huge effect on the outcome.”

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Stevens stands tall in Air Force defeat FOOTBALL

Eric Wolf @Eric_Wolf5

On Saturday night there were not too many constants in Colorado State’s 49-46 loss to Air Force in a game that featured enough rushing yards, lead changes, officiating head scratchers and momentum swings to last an entire season.

Yes, Michael Gallup was a constant. His crucial fourth quarter fumble all but sealed the loss for the Rams, but if it was not for Gallup and his career high 13 catches for a career best 213 yards, the Rams are not even in this football game.

But the other constant comes in the form of reemerging quarterback Nick Stevens. Yes, he too had a crucial turnover that led to a Falcon touchdown right before the half, but if Stevens

does not play the way he did on Saturday the losing deficit would have been much more than three points.

“I thought Nick Stevens played awesome,” Bobo said. “I thought he showed tremendous poise. I thought he threw the ball extremely accurately. I thought he made plays under duress a couple times...it was probably the best game he has played in his career.”

Best game he has played in his career is no overstatement.

Stevens finished with a career high 374 yards on an efficient 2229 passing to go along with two touchdowns.

And after the game Bobo said that he thought his offense was really coming into it’s own.

A huge part of that has to come from the consistent and, quite frankly, stellar play out of the quarterback position in the last 13 quarters of football for the Rams.

“He made play after play tonight,” Bobo said. “He would like

to have that one play back (the interception)... but we were able to overcome. We had a chance to tie or win the game at the end and a lot of that has to do with Nick Steven’s play tonight.”

Steven’s pick was his first turnover since his two interception performance week one in the Rocky Mountain Showdown.

Like in that game he made a poor decision on Saturday night, but it was one poor decision in a game filled with decisions that repeatedly pulled the Rams back into the game.

And plenty of controversy went into that interception as Stevens took a hit that was initially ruled as targeting and then waived off, but at the very least should have been ruled roughing the passer, and the interception would not have stood.

But the pick did stand and though Stevens was hobbled by the hit, he stood tall. As far as if he thought any penalty should have been called on that play, Stevens said he is not a ref and he

is not going to complain about it.

It was that kind of presence Stevens showed that made him stand out on Saturday. He took a lot of hits from the pressure defense that Air Force is, and he repeatedly stood in the pocket and delivered the ball exactly where it needed to be.

No play was as pretty as his 38-yard dime to Olabisi Johnson that set the Rams up at the Falcon two-yard-line halfway through the third quarter. On the play Stevens had a free-blitzer in his face, but he stood in the pocket and delivered and one play later the Rams grabbed a 38-35 lead.

The image of Stevens standing in the pocket and dictating an offense through his arm stands in sharp contrast to that week one game against Colorado when Stevens and the offense looked completely overwhelmed early and often.

But now, Stevens is a different quarterback and this is a different offense.

When Stevens was asked if the offense was hitting a stride at this point in the season he said, “absolutely, I think that we have really started clicking on offense.

The only thing that can slow us down is ourselves and I think that’s apparent tonight.”

That is the lesson Stevens is taking from the loss, and anyone else paying attention should be taking that one too.

He struggled in his first start back under center against Boise State four weeks ago but from the fourth quarter of that game on, Stevens has been lights out, and with that, so has the CSU offense.

The Rams may have lost on Saturday, but that offense is rolling. With two games left on the schedule and one win necessary to clinch a bowl berth, CSU’s postseason hopes hang on the balance of Steven’s right arm.

After week one, who could have imagined that?

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

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CSU overcomes poor shooting to beat New Mexico State BASKETBALL

By Eddie Herz @Eddie_Herz

Colorado State had no rhythm shooting the ball against New Mexico State in their season opener Sunday, but when the final buzzer sounded, the Rams managed to come out on top 64-61.

CSU shot a lowly 26 percent from the field in the first half,and went on to shoot better in the second half, but only made 33.3 percent from the field in the contest. Last season, the Rams shot 42.5 percent from the field.

“We need to get in transition and make some easy baskets,” head coach Larry Eustachy said. “Antwan (Scott) is not here, we don’t have that deadly shooter.”

New Mexico State jumped out to an early 19-8 lead in the first half. CSU was able to claw their way back into the game with solid shooting at the free throw line, making 25 of 31 free throw attempts, good for 80.6 percent. The Rams shot 71.8 percent from the stripe last year.

In his first official game with the Rams, junior college transfer Braden Koelliker stepped up to lead in the absence of Gian Clavell, who remains suspended indefinitely following a false imprisonment arrest on Nov. 9.

Koelliker was the high scorer in the game, scoring 21 points, going 13-of-15 from the line, while also grabbing nine rebounds.

Though he looked awfully comfortable at the free throw line this was not a role he often took while playing for Snow College last season. At Snow Koelliker converted 72 percent of his free-throws, however only averaged 4.2 attempts per game. In his 30 games for Snow, the most

Braden Koelliker (33) looks to pass during the Rams’ 64-61 win over New Mexico State. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

free throws he attempted in a single game was 10.

“I think (the game) was a night that was different for everyone,” Koelliker said. “Everyone had to take on roles that they’ve never had to before. I’m just grateful that I practiced my free throws these last couple of practices.”

Going into the locker room at halftime CSU was 1-for11 from three point range.

Shooting 9 percent from behind the arc poses a problem for any team, but for a team

that shot 36.4 percent from three last season, it is an issue CSU may not be accustomed to handling.

Instead of attempting to heat up from long range in the second half, the Rams essentially stopped shooting threes in the final 20 minutes, going 0-for-3 in the second half.

“We’ll take a W any way we can get a W,” Koelliker said. “I think that’s how it was (against New Mexico State). We recognized that we could get to the rack and draw fouls. That’s what

we took advantage of.”

The Rams were fully aware that they were ice-cold shooting the ball after the first half. As a result, they emphasized taking less jumpers and more high-percentage shots for the remainder of the contest.

“We just made getting to the rim an emphasis at halftime,” junior forward Che Bob said.

Though the 27 fouls the Rams drew in the game was a significant contributor to their victory, head coach Larry Eustachy was not pleased with the

referees blowing the whistle so frequently.

“There were too many fouls called,” Eustachy said. “That’s what they do at this time of year as we all know. It eliminated Emmanuel (Omogbo), it eliminated some of their guys. It was frustrating for both coaches but we knew it was coming.”

Colorado State will tip-off Wednesday Nov. 16, against Fort Lewis in Moby Arena at 7:00 p.m. MT. Eddie Herz can be reached at sports@collegian.com

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Head Saxophonist for CSU’s marching band balances his passions

By Maddie Wright @maddierwright

In college it is easy for us to try and fit ourselves into boxes and try to find a label to define us no matter how many passions we happen to fit. Third year political science senior and saxophone section leader Trenton Robinson refuses to be put into one single category.

He is studying political science at CSU and holds a very strong passion for it; a passion that he has had for a long time.

He cites Barack Obama’s campaign and presidency as the main source for this passion.

“My parents were always politically involved, they always got me to follow what was going on and I listened to (Obama) speak and I listened to him talk and the message he put out about hope and making a better tomorrow for everyone,” Robinson said. “It just gave me a passion for actually making a change within the government.”

We all witnessed the chaos of this last election, but Robinson

was right on the front line. He worked for a marijuana conglomerate in Pueblo county to reject a ballot measure that would have banned growing recreational marijuana in the county. Additionally he worked here on campus for the presidential election.

“I did digital stuff for the CSU democrats on campus,” Robinson said. “So I wasn’t the one annoying you on campus, I was the one annoying you on Facebook,” But on the other side Robinson has also been playing the saxophone since sixth grade, joining both the marching band and jazz band in high school.

“I realized I was kinda good at it and I wasn’t very good at sports so I might as well throw myself into something extracurricular,” Robinson said. “I just fell in love with it, it became this way for me to not worry about other stuff.”

Currently, Robinson is a saxophone section leader for CSU’s marching band.

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Colorado State University’s Trenten Robinson poses for a portrait with his saxophone at the field where the marching band practices. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN

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UCA’s ‘It Could Be Anything’ concert showcases contemporary music and silent films

By Mckenzie Moore @mkenziemoore172

On Nov. 13, the New Music Ensemble at Colorado State University performed four pieces of unusual music from modern or very recent composers. The show was sold out and had a growing waiting list of students hoping to see the talented group of performers. Wesley Ferreira and Andrew Jacobson conducted the concert.

The program for the concert reads: “‘It Could be Anything’ New Music Ensemble is about collaboration. Each member is an active contributor. Composers collaborate with performers for synergistic creation.

The ensemble engages with the community to achieve cultural relevance. Guest artists and composers are invited to participate for the incorporating of new ideas and vigor. What happens when this group comes together to combine its energy, talent and vision? It Could Be Anything.”

The musicians rotated for each of the four pieces. For the first, a slow-motion movie played out as strings, percussion and woodwinds played a simple melody to accompany the film.

Their music gave life and emotion to the otherwise silent video and allowed the story to take on meaning. Without the simple and beautiful music behind it, the movie would have confused audience members, with it, the story became powerful. The 2004 “New Year’s Harmattan”

by Robin Cox showcased each instrument and created an atmosphere of strange mystique to parallel the short film.

The 1924 “Chôros No. 7” by Heiter Villa-Lobos, who lived from 1887 until 1959, presented a piece that varied in tempo and combined strings and woodwinds for a discordant, minor sound. Multiple moving parts and counter-melodies, with a low, sustained harmony in the percussion, kept the piece interesting before resolving into a major key. The tempo kicked back up and all the instruments burst into a flurry of runs and rapid melody lines to conclude the piece.

The next piece featured a

The New Music Ensemble prepares to play their second piece of the concert. PHOTO BY MCKENZIE MOORE COLLEGIAN

larger combination of piano, percussion, woodwinds and brass. The disconnected and discordant instrument parts created an unusual and unique sound. The brass muted and unmuted at various points in the music to fit with the aesthetic the piece provided. The piano performed solos at certain points in the music as well, and the pairing of a strong percussion foundation with dynamic fluctuation made the 1976 “Black Topaz” by Joan Tower a fascinating piece to listen to.

It also gave the students taking music appreciation at CSU who attended the concert a new perspective on a unique but rarely-played genre of music.

The final piece accompanied an abridged version of the

silent film “Metropolis,” with the disconnected and syncopated rhythmic patterns of the 1975 Worker’s Union by Louis Andriessen. The musicians stayed in time with the film to bring its black-and-white story to life, as the music itself sounded like the noises one might hear in the factory from the movie. The performers played traditional instruments alongside unexpected ones, such as bowls of varied sizes sitting on a plank of wood. All the performers stopped their music in precise, perfect time with the movie immediately going black, leaving the Organ Recital Hall in darkness and resounding silence.

Mckenzie Moore can be reached at news@collegian.com

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How much ‘Harry Potter’ is too much?

By Chapman Croskell @Nescwick

Today: Nov. 14 Returned Study Abroad Student Panel 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., LSC 322 Celebrate International Education Week by hearing stories from abroad with our Returned Study Abroad Student Panel.

Peace Corps General Information Meeting 5: 00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Laurel Hall Join CSU’s Peace Corps Representative and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers to learn helpful strategies for applying and hear about the realities and logistics of service.

Tomorrow: Nov. 15 International Student Panel: Perspectives On Education Systems 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., LSC 300 Celebrate International Education Week by learning about Perspectives in Education Systems with our International Student Panel.

3D Printing Scanning Training November 16, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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With “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” coming to theaters this week it begs the question: is there too much “Harry Potter” in the world?

Many college-aged students were a part of the generation who grew up with “Harry Potter.” The first books came out in the late ‘90s, and by the time the movies started premiering in the early ‘00s, the story of the boy wizard was entrancing readers, both young and old. Fans lined up for midnight releases of both novels and films, with the final movie in the series bringing in 1.342 billion dollars.

In addition to the story of Harry himself, the franchise has launched a theme park, an interactive studios tour, a play and most recently, a new film series.

It was announced that “Fantastic Beasts” will be the start of a new 5-part movie franchise, and it was revealed at the premiere that the next film will feature Albus Dumbledore, with the actor not revealed as of yet, as well as Gellert Grindelwald, played

by Johnny Depp. J.K. Rowling, author of the series, defended the choice after fans expressed mixed feelings over the role.

However, fans are not only having mixed feelings about

Depp’s casting. The announcement of a new series, alongside negative reviews of last summer’s play, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” have left fans wondering when “Harry Potter” will finally nuke the fridge.

According to Urban Dictionary, the phrase “nuke the fridge” means “the moment in a film series that is so incredible that it lessens the excitement of subsequent scenes that rely on more understated action or suspense, and it becomes apparent that a certain installment is not as good as previous installments, due to ridiculous or low quality storylines, events or characters.”

The phrase comes from a scene in the latest “Indiana Jones” film, and it can be applied to many famous movies. With the original “Harry Potter” holding so dear in the hearts of many, fans are left to wonder what heights the new films will have to go to in order to keep audiences interested. The major fear is the “Star Wars” effect: that without proper handling, new films will end up detracting from the original series rather than adding to it.

On the other hand, many are excited to simply have more content from the wizarding world. Although the problems of

“Cursed Child” may be due to the fact that the story of Harry himself should be over, the new settings, characters and stories of the series starting with “Fantastic Beasts” might be just what the wizarding world needs. Fans have been loving the new content on Pottermore, and beyond discovering one’s house or patronus, the novels left plenty of information out that J.K. Rowling is happy to give to readers long after the books ended.

“Fantastic Beasts” also delves into the wizarding world in America, something that American fans are more than happy to hear about. Although the film is set in the ‘20s, it is nice to see more about witches and wizards in the U.S., and fans are hoping that the new film franchise establishes more about the world that we have yet to see.

Is there too much “Harry Potter”? Considering that this is the series that ushered in literacy around the world and enchanted an entire generation for over a decade, fans are happy for the content to keep coming, as long as it is not about Harry Potter’s family anymore.

Chapman W. Croskell can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

CSU snowboarding team builds skills on and off the slopes

By Maddie Wright @maddierwright

Winter is coming and with winter comes hot chocolate, snowball fights, sledding and, of course, snowboarding. The CSU snowboarding team is gearing up and starting to take to the slopes.

We are yet to have our first snow in Fort Collins, but that is not slowing the team down one bit. This year they have nearly 70 members and have been doing things as a team to prepare for the season.

“We’ve had a few team events like going to Fly High in September and waxing and turning our boards together as well as having some unofficial team practices at (Arapahoe Basin) the past two Sundays,” said Snowboard Team President Travis Prall.

The Snowboard Team is a group of individuals who love snowboarding and love to get together to do it. One of the best things that comes with being a part of the team is the relationships that form. When asked about what keeps them coming back to the team, the first re-

sponse was a unanimous “the friends!” “(My favorite part is) hanging out with the team on and off the mountain because we do a lot of off mountain activities as well,” said Junior Megan Walsh.

While the official title of the group is The Snowboard Team, they are a student organization.

The teams spends the majority of its time in the mountains just having fun snowboarding and learning from the coaches. That said, they do compete occasionally.

“Last year we did this edit reel from Red Bull that was throughout a bunch of different colleges and went head to head.

You’d put out a themed edit that Red Bull would pick the theme of and then it was just based off votes. We won class clown,” said club member Nick Dawkins.

Aside from entertaining video competitions, there are legitimate snowboarding competitions that individuals from the team can choose to participate in.

“If there’s a competition we’ll support anyone on the team

that wants to,” Prall said. “I personally did my first competition last year and hope to do more this year.”

Another unique attribute to the team is sponsorship they are able to generate and how it is actively growing with help of their sponsor coordinator officer, Claire Eppley. Snowboard team sponsors include Red Bull, Winter Park, Woodward, CandyGrind, Technique, Fly High and Union Snowboard Bindings.

These sponsors enable the team to get discounted gear, access to a few free events and good deals at certain resorts.

“I’m stoked to see what this year has to offer especially with the new opportunities brought to the team through our sponsors,” Prall said.

Not only is snowboarding a good option for having a good time and making friends, it also provides life lessons and messages that can apply to any aspect of one’s life.

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>> SAXOPHONE from page 11 all of the people and all of the stuff we do,” Robinson said. “It’s been easily the best decision I made in college.”

In terms of picking a career and favoring political science over a music degree, Robinson quotes his high school band director as a source of guidance. “(He) told us that to study music you have to treat your instrument like it’s your job, so a writer should be able to write for eight hours a day, a computer scientist must be able to work on computers for eight hours a day, a musician has to be able to play their instrument for eight hours a day,” Robinson said. “And I love my saxophone...I just couldn’t see myself devoting my entire life to music.”

So why both? Why continue to learn and practice both of these almost polar opposite things? For Robinson the overarching messages and lessons of both can intertwine and, as unlikely as it might sound, practicing the saxophone can lead to a better political career.

“Honestly, one of the big-

>> SNOWBOARDING from page 13 more you learn,” Schaiterer said.

Those who are a part of the team enjoy the club because they get to share their hobby, make friends and have fun on and off the slopes.

“I love snowboarding, especially terrain park, and wanted to meet people here at CSU with similar interests, especially coming from out of state not knowing many people,” Prall said.

It is a great opportunity for those who do not have consistent transportation or just want to improve their snowboarding skills.

“Not having a car, I got rides to the mountain and had professional coaches to help me progress my skills in the park,” Prall said.

Similar to all other clubs, it is something that can make or break your college experience, it offers a lot of amusement to help with the stress.

“Sophomore year I (was not on the team) and that was probably my biggest regret of college,” said Junior Jana Orzech.

The members of this particular team have a very strong sense of pride and connection.

“I think we’re a lot closer than most clubs,” said Junior Caroline Klusza To add on to that point, the

gest takeaways I’ve been able to have for both of them is that my saxophone has presented me with so many opportunities for leadership and fostering myself to be as good of a person as I possibly can be,” Robinson said. “So having those skills fostered within music makes my life going into the actual academic, professional world a lot easier.”

For other students with multiple passions who are having a hard time trying to do it all Robinson offers simple, strong advice.

“If you know your limits you can do whatever you think you want to do,” Robinson said.

But ultimately, with two strong passions, there comes a time when a decision must be made.

“As I’ve studied and sorta engorged myself with academia itself, I have to devote myself to my major and my future career,” Robinson said. “I give as much time as I possibly can to my saxophone, but honestly it’s one of those things where I know one is gonna

take me further in life than the other will.”

For the future after he graduates, he is planning on taking his GRE to get his MA in political science through CSU; but his music is a different story.

“As far as music goes, I don’t know how it’s gonna transition….I’m never gonna completely get rid of it,” Robinson said. “I’m at that bad point in your life where you have to grow up and make decisions.”

Lastly, in response to the recent source of social media debate, the 2016 presidential election, Robinson wants to remind us to show love and even goesas fas as to paraphrase Martin Luther King Jr. “I just feel like (showing love) is something people are having a hard time with,” Robinson said. “I’ve had to tell people on Facebook multiple times like hate doesn’t drive out hate, only love can do that.”

Maddie Wright can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(11/15/16). Schedule and budget thoughtfully. Professional chaos over springtime leads to a delightful new phase in a romantic relationship. Follow a road that feeds your spirit, intellect and heart.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 9

— Your cleverness with communications proves useful. In a disagreement, take a walk outside.

Keep the peace, and wait until things settle down.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 9 — You can make good money with steady action despite chaos or obstacles. Things probably won’t look as expected. Brilliant opportunities leap out.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 9 — Go for what you really want, rather than settling. Test the limits. A friend helps you make a connection. Synchronicity shines.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 5 — Transitions and changes require adaptation. Take time to deeply rest. Rely on people you love. Lean on each other. Lucky moments surprise like silver rain.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 8 — Navigate breakdowns with teamwork. Stand outside a controversy. Listen to what others want, and address it directly.

Strengthen the group’s infrastructure.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 8 — Go for a professional opportunity, even if it doesn’t look the way you planned. Keep long-term goals in mind.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 7 — The answer is elusive. You’re on the edge of a discovery. Beware contradictions and trite solutions. Gossip and trickery can backfire. Stick to trusted roads.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 9 — Revise financial priorities with your partner. Balance old responsibilities with new. Avoid stirring up jealousies. Draw upon hidden resources.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 8 — Compromise on strategy with a strong leader. Stick to practical objectives. Listen patiently, and work out a puzzle together. Take care of each other.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 9 — Whistle while you work, and prioritize health. Savor time outdoors and (or) moving your body. Don’t get rattled by temporary confusion.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 7 — A new phase begins, in a matter of the heart. Expect disagreement. Inspire others by your example. Stay in communication, for best results.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 8 — Turn your attention homeward. Come up with useful solutions. You can get what you need. Talk your idea over with family before buying.

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club is not seen as a “duty” or “responsibility” but rather an outlet for enjoyment.

“Our meetings are like an excuse to hang out,” Walsh said.

It is easy to join the team as long as you can snowboard at least a little bit. It is a way to continue snowboarding in college when you may not otherwise be able to. The trips are a very important and fun part of the team experience.

“I never knew any of the team members and I just randomly went to one of the trips to Park City and that’s how I met them all,” said Senior Morgan Schaiterer.

People are still actively asking to join the team and the membership is continuously growing.

Maddie Wright can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

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