Vol 126 no 60 november 16, 2016

Volume 126, No. 60

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

NEWS

Construction begins on Shields underpass, closes parking spaces PAGE 3 OPINION

CSU offense growing under confident Stevens

This election shows how weak Americans are PAGE 6 A&C

Lincoln Center to present “Beauty and the Beast” PAGE 10

Colorado State quarterback Nick Stevens drops back to pass during the Rams’ 49-46 loss to Air Force Saturday. PHOTO BY KEEGAN POPE COLLEGIAN

By Eric Wolf @Eric_Wolf5

Compared to this time last year, or even 10 weeks ago, a few things are clear about the Colorado State offense, it is a better offense, and it is being led by a better Nick Stevens.

For the way this offense has performed in the last four games, in which CSU has averaged 473.2 yards per game, Coach Mike Bobo put a lot of the credit on his junior quarterback.

Last year at this time, the Rams were a run-first team, and when the team went undefeated in the month of November, it was largely because of the run game.

“It was basically we are going to take the ball out of Nick’s hands and we are going to basically try to win the game running the football,” Bobo said of last season’s offensive mindset.

But that was last year’s mindset. This year, Bobo wanted something different.

“I felt we needed to be balanced if we wanted to be explosive and have a chance to win games,” Bobo said. “We couldn’t be one dimensional. In order to do that we had to put the ball in Nick’s hands and he’s doing an outstanding job.”

“I have a lot more trust in the quarterback to be honest,” Bobo said after Tuesday’s practice. “I just talked to him coming off the field about last year’s run and (that) there was not a lot of trust in him. He did a great job in the run game, but we were limited a little bit in the passing game.

Now there is trust because I see him trusting what he is seeing and trusting his throws.”

With the ball in his hands, Steven’s execution has allowed

this offense to be what Bobo envisioned. In the last four games, the team has averaged 213.2 yards per game on the ground and 260 through the air.

Since taking over as the starter against Boise State, Stevens has completed over 70 percent of his passes for 260 yards per game with eight touchdowns and just one interception.

He is a much more effective quarterback, and it has been a much more effective offense.

“I have come along way from where I was at this point last year and also from where I was at the first game compared to now,” Stevens said. “I think I have gotten a lot better week in and week out and that has definitely helped allow (Bobo) to call more plays and more shots and put the ball in the air a little bit more.”

“I think you see it in his lower

body, in his footwork,” Bobo said about what has made Stevens a better player this time around. “A lot of times there is more velocity on his ball because he his committed to the throws and your commitment to the throw is being on balance and driving off your back foot. To me you see it because there is not any uncertainty.”

Bobo said that he sees a much more fundamentally sound Stevens this year, and that’s what has allowed Steven’s confidence in his own abilities to grow.

Out of everything he has seen Steven’s be able to do this season, Bobo singled out a third quarter play on Saturday as one of his best throws of the season. Stevens avoided an Air Force blitz and hit receiver Olabisi Johnson 38 yards downfield.

“He made their ‘sam’ linebacker miss by taking his drop,

stepping up, and being firm, where before, I might see him kind of crumble back there,” Bobo said. “But he put his foot in the ground, stepped up, kept focused down the field, and threw the long pass to Bisi (Johnson).”

It’s those kinds of plays that Stevens’ is making this year that Bobo did not see consistently out of his quarterback last season.

“That gives me confidence as well,” Stevens said about what it means for Bobo to have that trust in him. “(Bobo) has talked to me about how he is happy that we are at a point right now where we are a lot better than we were at this point last year. It says (something) about the whole offense, not just myself. It’s a credit to everybody in that locker room on our side of the ball.” see OFFENSE on page 9 >>

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Larimer County police were called in response to a 911 call from a woman claiming a man set her on fire, Last Wednesday Nov. 9.

The call came from the 600 block of South County Road 31 in Berthoud. When deputies arrived, they noticed a detached garage was burning near the residence.

A 50-year-old woman with significant burn injuries was inside the residence.

Berthoud Fire Protection District was able to extinguish the flame. Jacob Anderson, the suspect, was brought into custody on an outstanding arrest warrant.

The woman who was injured was taken to a local hospital to be assessed.

The investigation is ongoing, Anderson is now being held on allegations of second degree assault and domestic violence.

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NEWS Wednesday, November 16, 2016

ASCSU hosts forum on workplace discrimination

By Nicole Towne @nicole_towne21

In 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received approximately 90,000 complaints related to workplace discrimination. At Colorado State University, five women representing CSU and the City of Fort Collins discussed how to combat workplace discrimination Tuesday.

The event was hosted by ASCSU as part of a discrimination in the workplace forum.

The panelists included Lupe Salazar, Janet Freeman, Kris-

tyn Emmer, Diana Prieto and Jennifer Mayhew. Each of the panelists are working professionals and discussed the various aspects of workplace discrimination ranging from legal repercussions to personal experiences.

For Lupe Salazar, director of El Centro, a student Latino organization, gender based discrimination in the workplace is something she has knowingly experienced.

“I quickly learned that there is unfairness and discrimination in the workplace,” Salazar said. “I have to learn not to accept it, but to engage and have dialogue with it.”

The discrimination Salazar spoke about and experienced was the gender pay gap.

“By the time I earn a dollar to every man’s dollar I will be dead, because it’s going to take us 44 years to do that,” Salazar said, referencing an article from the Institute for Women’s Policy and Research.

For Salazar, she became aware of the pay gap issue while working at CSU. She accepted the position of Interim Director at El Centro. Already holding an undergraduate degree in business and marketing, she planned on see WORKPLACE on page 14 >>

Construction to begin on Shields underpass will close 55 parking spaces

By Karissa Miller @KarissaMiller17

Construction will begin in late November on a pedestrian and bicycle underpass at Shields and Elizabeth, proposed by the City and Colorado State University.

Construction will begin with utility relocation and work on the CSU campus near Moby Arena.

The project closed the far south end of parking lot #195 in Moby Arena on Nov. 14 for the duration of construction to provide a staging area for the contractor. This impacted 55 parking spaces that are primarily metered.

Construction along W. Elizabeth Street near the Campus West Shops will begin in late spring. Construction is projected to be completed by fall 2017.

In spring 2017, project planners expect to close Shields Street to allow construction of the underpass between

the southwest corner of the intersection and Campus West Shops. The closure will last for about four weeks, depending on weather.

CSU will fund the $10.8 million project and oversee construction.

“We expect that the underpass will be a significant safety benefit by separating travel modes,” said Tim Kemp, city project manager.

“This project will help the City manage continued and projected population growth as redevelopment occurs along the West Elizabeth corridor.”

The intersection of W. Elizabeth and Shields is a densely populated intersection. Traffic engineers estimate that 50,000 cars and 2,000 bikes enter the Shields and W. Elizabeth intersection each day. Volumes have increased by more than 20 percent since 2009.

The City and CSU are currently working on scheduling a public open house

PHOTO COURTESY OF DELL RAE CIARAVOLA, RISK AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER.

in early December to discuss construction phasing, detour routes and traffic impacts.

Karissa Miller can be reached at news@collegian.com

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Lupe Salazar, Director of El Centro, speaks about her story at the ASCSU Discrimination in the Workplace Forum. PHOTO BY JULIA TROWBRIDGE COLLEGIAN

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NEWS Wednesday, November 16, 2016

How to travel home for break CAMPUS

By Rachel Telljohn @racheltelljohn

Fall break is fast approaching and students have a variety of options for getting off campus and out of town.

Students traveling to Denver International Airport, to Denver or other places in the state for break have different transportation options available to them.

To DIA “There’s such a demand to get to the airport,” said Aaron Fodge, alternative transportation manager for Colorado State University. “Make sure you let (a shuttle company) know you’re a CSU student.”

One of the more cost effective options for reaching DIA is the Bustang. It costs $10 for CSU students, with a transfer to the Denver light rail for $9. The first shuttle is already sold out for Friday, November 18. According to Fodge, a second shuttle may be added.

Using GreenRide Shuttle from the CSU campus to DIA costs students $29, including up

to two luggage bags with no additional cost. Fodge encourages students to pack lightly. GreenRide picks up from the CSU Transit Center once per hour, 24 hours a day.

The SuperShuttle will cost students $28 each way per passenger from the residence halls with the discount code CSU01, according to Jessica Hazlitt, sales and marketing manager for the SuperShuttle.

“Key thing, can’t recommend it enough, get your reservation early so you don’t have to worry about it last minute,” Fodge said.

“Give yourself enough time to get to the airport, (as CSU is) not the only college to be on break (and the other schools are) all going to be converging on the airport.”

Hazlitt’s had similar advice to share. Allow plenty of time to travel to the airport, be on time for a shuttle reservation and use a personal cell phone number that is reachable for the shuttle, just in case.

To Denver, Boulder and beyond A free option for students traveling to Boulder, or other

Search for infant in landfill comes to end CRIME

By Allec Brust @allecbrust

The nearly two week search for 13-month old Silas Ojeda at Northern Colorado Landfill, just east of Fort Collins was called off on Thursday.

Multiple blankets with “biological stains” were recovered during the landfill search as well as car seats similar to the one used

by Silas Ojeda, according to the Laramie County Sheriffs department. Both the seats and blankets are being sent to a crime lab.

Police believe Silas Ojeda died in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with Rhiannon Ojeda, the boy’s mother. The boy’s mother also lived with her boyfriend, Logan Hunter Rogers.

The boy is said to have died

on October 21, after being exposed to methamphetamine and suffering a concussion after falling from a countertop. Silas Ojeda was at a friend of Rogers. The boy died hours after sustaining injuries.

Rogers is accused of wrapping Ojeda in a blanket and taking the body to Laramie County Community College to dispose of it in a trash bin. That bin was later traced to have been dumped at an Ault landfill.

Rogers was arrested on October 27 with charges of manslaughter and reckless child endangerment. Rhiannon Ojeda was also arrested on Thursday, according to the Laramie County Sheriffs Department.

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

towns in between, is the FLEX. The FLEX picks up along the MAX corridor and is free for students with their CSU ID. Fodge recommended boarding the FLEX at the Downtown Transit Center in Fort Collins, prior to its pickup on campus.

The Downtown Transit Center is located at Mason and Laporte.

There is also a Saturday depature option for the FLEX. The Bustang can also be used to reach the Denver metro area. It drops off at Union Station, with access to the light rail that can take students as far south as Highlands Ranch, east to towards the airport or west to Lakewood.

In Fort Collins Fodge recommended the ZipCar for those staying in Fort Collins for the break without a vehicle. Students can sign up by downloading the app to their phone. They take a picture of their license and are then approved to drive. It costs $15 to join, and the cars have an hourly rate.

Weather, other things to know Students traveling to any location have the option to carpool with friends in order to reach their location and leave one less car on the sure-to-be-crowded I-25.

For those students staying in the residence halls, staying late on Saturday is an option,

but an online application must be filled out by Wednesday, Nov. 16. Students are also encouraged to bring their bicycles into their room for the break. “(Bringing a bicycle indoors is) a theft deterrent,” Fodge said.

Despite method of travel, traffic headed south on I-25 Friday afternoon will be slow going.

“So many people are traveling for the holidays,” Fodge said. “You maybe want to think about getting out a day early, if you can. If you’re driving, maybe it’s worth sticking around here another day. Enjoy the campus until you have to drive back.”

Rachel Telljohn can be reached at news@collegian.com

NEWS Wednesday, November 16, 2016

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SCIENCE WEDNESDAY

CSU researchers find way to repair aging steel infrastructure

By Nataleah Small @NataleahJoy

Deteriorating steel infrastructure, like dams and locks constructed in the 1920’s, has attracted the attention of researchers at Colorado State University.

For the past two years, Hussam Mahmoud, assistant professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering, and engineering master’s student Bashir Ahmad Ahmadi, have researched new ways to repair the aging structures.

Mahmoud and Ahmadi are currently studying the effectiveness of adhering carbon fiber composites to cracks in steel structures.

Over time, locks and dams being to crack and corrode after experiencing extreme loads on a regular basis. Traditionally, when a steel structure begins to crack, the damaged pieces are welded back together. However, Mahmoud said welding is ineffective on these structures because it can initiate more cracks.

“The last thing you want is to have these cracks propagating in an unstable manner,” Mahmoud said.

Mahmoud and Ahmadi dis-

covered that by adhering the composites to the damaged steel, crack propagation can be slowed or stopped. Mahmoud said the composites, which act like a band-aid over the cracked steel, have proven to be an effective long-term solution.

“It is permanent as long as the carbon fiber does not come off,” Mahmoud said.

The researchers plan on investigating ways to prevent the composites from detaching. One solution would be to anchor the composite with a bolt instead of an adhesive, Mahmoud said.

Overall, the researchers have been successful. They began their work on computer models, transitioned into lab tests, and are now refining their lab experiments in the field.

“We are finding out (carbon fiber composites) are working quite well,” Mahmoud said.

Ahmadi said, so far, the most challenging aspect of this project was constructing the tank for their experiments that mirrored real-world conditions.

The researchers constructed a glass tank filled with water, salt and suspended sand particles.

The glass and sand were used to mimic the conditions of the riv-

ers where locks are constructed.

The cracked steel plate was submerged in the water and subjected to cyclic rolling conditions to represent traditional lock movement.

Ahmadi said it was difficult to construct a glass structure that did not leak and allowed the researchers to observe the crack in the steel, yet could also withstand 120,000 pounds of force.

The tank had to be tight enough that it did not leak, yet flexible enough that it did not break, Mahmoud said.

“That was a little challenge, but we figured it out,” Ahmadi said.

Mahmoud said that this research is important because it can provide a cost-effective solution to infrastructure replacement projects. He said replacing a lock is an incredibly expensive process that takes a long time.

The Army Corps of Engineers, the funding agency for infrastructure projects, is in favor of this solution because it can save money and minimize time spent waiting for replacements.

“We are suffering from deteriorated infrastructure and we just don’t have the money to go and replace things,” Mahmoud

Bashir Ahmadi discusses his masters reasearch into crack arresting on dam structures. PHOTO BY LUKE WALKER COLLEGIAN

said. “We have to fix them, and replace them if needed, but in a smart way.”

Currently, CSU is on the forefront of this research. Besides a vague article published by the Australian Navy on applying this technology to ship structures, Mahmoud said that he has been hard-pressed to find published information on this subject. However, he is hopeful that this work will inspire others to research this solution.

“My hope is that once we publish it’s going to take off,”

Mahmoud said.

Overall, Mahmoud said that he is inspired to continue this research because of its capacity to benefit society.

“When you apply some of the basic, fundamental concepts of fracture mechanics …to something that (is) fundamentally important to help your community and society, you can see the benefit of it right away,” Mahmoud said.

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

Facebook bans fake news from its ad network, but not its News Feed

By David Pierson

Los Angeles Times Tribune

Fake news isn’t disappearing from Facebook anytime soon.

Despite Facebook’s move this week to ban phony news sites from using its advertising network, the company’s attempt to quell criticism that it influenced the outcome of the presidential election will do little to thwart the spread of such articles on its platform. That’s because the strategy mistakes the social network’s role in the false news ecosystem, experts say.

Fake news organizations, like real news organizations, mainly generate revenue by running ads on their own sites. Rather than sell ads themselves, many turn to marketing services, including the largest, Google AdSense, to surround their articles with ads.

But there’s no money in the business unless there’s enough readers. That’s where Facebook comes in. Though the Menlo Park, Calif., tech giant operates its own advertising service, its

more vital purpose to fake news sites is its ability to steer traffic to their stories.

Operating under monikers such as the Denver Guardian and American News, these ersatz news organizations have no name recognition and must rely on social media to find an audience. Once Facebook’s algorithm picks up on the rising popularity of their content (such as a fictional post about actor Denzel Washington supporting Donald Trump), it spreads to other users’ news feeds, generating the likes, comments and clicks. And with each click comes additional advertising revenue.

Though fake news sites bank on Facebook’s traffic, few rely on Facebook’s advertising network to serve ads _ one of the chief reasons reactions were mixed Tuesday about its attempt to curtail the spread of misinformation.

Experts were more optimistic about Google’s move to ban fake news from its advertising platform Monday since it affected

the offending sites directly.

“It’s a step in the right direction. However, Facebook generates traffic and Google monetizes it,” said Filippo Menczer, a professor of computer science and an expert on fake news at Indiana University. “For Facebook to do this with advertising, it’s not clear how that would help.

You never really see sponsored posts from fake news sites on Facebook.”

Publishers of false news articles can also use competing advertising services to circumvent bans by Facebook and Google _ ensuring ad dollars will keep flowing so long as social media platforms keep steering eyeballs their way.

“That’s why this is not going to have any impact at all,” said Antonio Garcia-Martinez, a former Facebook employee and author of “Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley. “This is a purely cosmetic move.”

Facebook, and Google to a

lesser extent, have faced a backlash for allowing the spread of phony news articles that could have swayed people’s views of the candidates during the presidential campaign season.

The move to restrict fake news sites from using Facebook’s advertising tools comes days after Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said it was a “crazy idea” to think the social network could have influenced the election. Facebook characterized its shift as a clarification of existing policies.

Pew Research Center findings show social media can have an impact, however. A survey conducted by the group over the summer found 20 percent of social media users changed their views on a political or social issue because of something they read on social media.

Fake news sites have reportedly enriched themselves by creating content that has spread virally on Facebook and Google.

BuzzFeed, for example, reported

on teens in Macedonia responsible for making hundreds of politically charged make-believe articles for American audiences and reaping the ad dollars that ensued.

Google, meanwhile, featured a story at the top of its search results Sunday claiming that Donald Trump won the popular vote.

He did not.

As technology companies rather than media companies, the two Silicon Valley giants have long argued they are not responsible for the content their users publish. That viewpoint is protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which prevents tech platforms like Facebook from being sued for libel or defamation over content posted by its users. That has led to a hands-off approach that mitigates legal risks.

But it’s a defense that has become more tenuous in the court of public opinion now that the $360 billion company has see FACEBOOK on page 14 >>

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OPINION Wednesday, November 16, 2016

OPINION

This election season shows how weak Americans are Allec Brust @allecbrust

I thoroughly believe that this election season has unveiled how pathetically weak the American people are.

I am not only talking about the onslaught of whiney liberals, I am speaking to all of America based on the reactions after the election regardless of party affiliation.

First let’s talk about the more obvious group: Liberals. As a liberal myself, I was devastated after the election.

As a politically active, educated woman, it was heartbreaking for me to see Trump become the president elect after seeing his views on women and minorities throughout his campaign. That is fine; it is my right to be angry that my candidate didn’t win. It is the liberal Americans right to be angry about this election.

However, many of my fellow liberals took a different approach to not getting their way. Violent riots, burning of American flags, and even professors canceling class because of the outcome are just a few drastic measures taken after the election. I have even seen multiple petitions going around trying to abolish the electoral college. One of my teachers on Wednesday walked into class bawling.

I mean… seriously? We have become the equivalent of a child having a tantrum after being told he can’t have a sleepover.

On the republican side (more-so just the republicans

who voted Trump) there has been a totally different attitude about the presidency. First of all, the complaining that you are being “discriminated against” for being a Trump supporter is flat out embarrassing for a couple reasons: 1. there are people in this country who will endure more discrimination than you could ever fathom after the election because of Trump’s social impact and 2. being discriminated against for your political choices is such a low form of bias it’s silly to be angry over it.

Step into the shoes of a minority and understand that telling them to deal with their problems while having a president so vocal about his biases is very disheartening.

Also, although liberals are overly whiney this election season, stop trying to defend Trump when people say they cannot support him because of the way he treats minorities.

If you are not a minority and you argue that Trump loves all minorities you cannot speak on the subject. Do not make people feel like they don’t matter because of their race, gender or religion. If you are either white, male, or both, do not think you can tell minorities how to feel about the outcome.

So here’s what I have to say to both sides of the spectrum.

Liberals: If you are that disgusted by the outcome of the election; do something about it. Believe it or not, there are ways to protest decisions that are not whiney. If you are like me and cannot believe someone who degrades women is your president, you have the right to fight. Understand, though, that complaining on Facebook or burning an American flag isn’t fighting, its trying to get attention for doing nothing.

Write a letter to legislature, join a rights movement, and use your talents to be a voice for the marginalized instead of complaining while the marginalized are struggling beyond your comprehension.

Conservatives: Understand that this election is like no other. The selection in candidates this year is unparalleled to anything seen in the past. Understand that liberals can be angry about this decision. Step into the shoes of a minority and understand that telling them to deal with their problems while having a president so vocal about his biases is very disheartening. To continuously belittle those who have less of a voice than you just means you’re a bully. Solidarity and understanding is strength; boasting and belittling others for their views is weakness.

Basically to sum it all up we need to stop whining. Liberals, if you’re going to fight against the presidency, do it with dignity.

Conservatives, if you are going to celebrate your win, do not do it in a sore-winner fashion. Let’s make America less pathetic again.

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

Millennials, stop grousing; there’s work to be done

By Donna Gordon Blankinship Seattle Times Tribune

I do not expect most of the nation’s young people will ever get used to the idea of President Trump. That’s OK. You are not required to like our new president. But the millennials who are feeling down after the election shouldn’t just sit back and watch this nation, or the world, go down a path you disdain. It’s time for your generation to stand up and forge your own political plan of action.

First: Stop complaining about how the election system doesn’t work. The Electoral College has been ignoring the will of the people since the Constitution was written; that’s not the main reason Donald Trump won. He was elected because too many people, including millennials, sat home and complained about their choices instead of voting for Hillary Clinton.

Data from the Pew Research Center show the millennial generation _ 18- to 29-year-olds _ is now about as large as the Baby Boomers.

Millennials had the power to decide the election, or at least strongly influence the outcome, but instead many stepped aside and let their parents and grandparents, who voted in double their numbers, choose Trump, according to estimates from the U.S. Elections Project. National exit-poll data found millennials made up 12 percent of voters this year, compared to 19 percent in 2012. People ages 65 and older made up 26 percent of voters.

You need to use your energy and your voice to advocate for change. Pick your top two priorities: the environment, the economy, women’s rights, immigration. Then make sure your voice is heard. Volunteer for a cause you believe in, donate and call or email your U.S. representatives and demand they vote to take action on things like the Paris climate agreement, for example. Talk about these issues at the Thanksgiving table and have these same discussions with your friends.

Consider branching out and advocating on behalf of the people who feel left out of the economic boom you have benefited from. Washington state just passed a new minimum-wage law; now push for an increase in the federal minimum wage. Support job-creation legislation. Advocate for free college for all. You do not

need a sympathetic ear in the White House to succeed in making changes like these.

Broaden your social network. Look beyond social media and interact face-to-face.

Get out of the echo chamber, politically and demographically. Join a community group or congregation. Have an open mind. Find your middle ground and work together on issues that matter, like homelessness or gun safety.

Change can begin at home.

Many of our nation’s biggest recent political achievements started in states and local municipalities. Gay marriage, pot legalization, minimum-wage increases, common-sense gun laws. Some of these ideas even had their roots in Washington state. Anyone can propose a bill to a lawmaker or gather signatures and put an initiative on the ballot. If you don’t know your lawmakers, make appointments to visit them in their district offices. Share your concerns. Start an online petition. Testify before legislative committees. Run for office if you’re not getting the action you want. Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant first ran for office to push for a higher minimum wage.

On the national scene, remember that the president has limited powers that are balanced by the other branches of government. If you want immigration reform and a path to citizenship, join an advocacy group and lobby Congress. March on Washington, people. It’s been done to great effect in the past, to stop the Vietnam War and to fight for civil rights.

If you don’t like the two-party system, be part of expanding our political scene.

But don’t wait until 2020. Sign up now to organize people to run for local office, or run yourself and advocate on the state and national level. The same effort could be applied to amending the Constitution to eliminate the Electoral College.

Millennials, it’s in your hands to make sure this nation elects the president of your choice in 2020. If you’re not registered to vote, today would be a good day to change that.

Go online to register: st.news/ register-to-vote. Hold a party, set up some computers and have all your friends do the same. Tell them they can’t have a beer or glass of wine until they have registered.

Now get to work.

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OPINION Wednesday, November 16, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Athletic spending drives up tuition and fees

By Steven Shulman Professor of Economics

The CSU administration continues to make misleading claims about rising tuition, some of which are repeated in the Collegian’s Oct. 26 article on “The Exponential Rise of Tuition Beyond Inflation.”

For example, President Tony Frank blames the increase in tuition on cuts in state support. That is simply not true. Tuition has risen by far more than was needed to offset cuts in state support.

CSU’s budget for the next fiscal year shows that tuition increases will add $18.8 million to university revenues. Yet state budget cuts are projected to reduce revenues by only $0.1 million.

What is the university doing with all the additional money from tuition increases? Unfortunately, it is not spending more on academics. As President Frank notes, instructional

spending per student has remained flat. Instead, the university has used the additional money to dramatically increase spending on athletics, especially football.

CSU athletic spending has risen from $26.0 million to $38.8 million since Tony Frank was appointed president in 2009. Over the same period, revenues from ticket sales, contributions and other athletic enterprises rose from $14.2 million to just $18.0 million.

Driving up costs faster than revenues would be a losing strategy in any industry aside from higher education. CSU is forced to make up the difference by subsidizing athletics with increased tuition and fees.

According to the NCAA, total athletic subsidies at CSU came to $20.4 million in 2015. That has driven up the cost of education much more than state budget cuts.

During Tony Frank’s tenure as president of CSU, athletic subsidies have risen by 70% while academic bud-

gets have been cut or frozen.

Students have been paying more and more for their education but getting less and less in return.

The administration has tried to deny and deflect these basic facts. That has led them into some very questionable claims about tuition and fees at CSU. For example, Lynn Johnson, a CSU vice president, has claimed that raising the minimum wage would force the university to raise student fees or to cut budgets. Yet CSU would be able to afford the minimum wage increase if it reduced its huge subsidies of athletics. Blaming its lowest paid workers for student fee increases is divisive and dishonest.

President Frank has set CSU on a permanent path toward much higher athletic spending. Football Coach Mike Bobo’s $1.45 million salary is the highest in the Mountain West. Lynn Johnson should blame his excessive pay for the

university’s inability to afford the minimum wage increase.

The new stadium will eliminate tailgating, force students to re-park their cars on game days, and drive up ticket prices. It is hard to see how students benefit from this boondoggle.

Yet they are the ones at risk since their tuition and fees will have to be raised even further in the likely event that the stadium cannot generate sufficient revenues to cover its own costs.

Tuition and fees have risen far too much in large part because of excessive spending on costly non-essentials like football. Blaming it on cuts in state support is nothing more than a way for the CSU administration to avoid responsibility for its own bad values and choices.

Steven Shulman is a CSU professor of economics and research director for the Center for the Study of Academic Labor. Send comments and requests for sources to steven. shulman@colostate.edu.

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NOPE DOPE Knowing how to cook. #ThanksMom Deadline panic right before break.

Three days until break. #blessed Mannequin Challenges without animals or heavy weights.

That feeling when you’ve just cleaned your room and you feel like you almost have control of your life #FallCleaning Gwen Ifill passed away.

Biden memes.

When too many people are on your Netflix account.

Friendsgiving. Less stressful than having to answer all your relatives’ questions on Thanksgiving. And more alcohol.

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SPORTS Wednesday, November 16, 2016

CSU signs Raquan Faith and family Mitchell to letter of intent keep CSU golfer Jake BASKETBALL

By Chad Deutschman @ChadDeutschman

Colorado State men’s basketball has signed guard Raquan Mitchell to a National Letter of Intent, Head Coach Larry Eustachy announced Tuesday. The Miami, Florida native will join CSU with three years of eligibility remaining in the fall of 2017.

“We are extremely excited about Raquan (Mitchell) signing with us,” Eustachy said in a statement. “For our program and how we play, I feel he’s the best player in junior college.”

Mitchell is currently attending South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, where the redshirt freshman is averaging 5.3 pointers per game on 44 percent shooting. He began his

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collegiate career at the University of Memphis, after being a three-star recruit out of Miami Southridge High School.

Mitchell also played football and was on the track and field team at Miami Southridge before joining the basketball team his sophomore year. He played two seasons, averaging 22.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists during his senior campaign, which earned him a spot on the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches/Source Hoops Class 8A All-State third team.

As one of Dade County’s leading scorers his senior year, Mitchell led Miami Southridge to an 18-9 overall record and a 10-2 record in 8A district 16. As a junior he helped the team to a 20-7 record and a playoff run into the

Class 8A regional quarterfinals.

On the track team, Mitchell competed in the 100-meter dash and the long and high jumps, setting personal bests of 20-feet 7.5-inches in the long jump and 6-feet 2-inches in the high jump.

The 6-foot 3-inch guard will join five other transfers on the 2017-2018 CSU roster: Kevin Little, Robbie Berwick, Kevin Dorsey, Lorenzo Jenkins and Alex Tarkanian.

Colorado State men’s basketball will be on the courts again Wednesday Nov. 16, as they play host to Fort Lewis.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. MT at Moby Arena.

Chad Deutschman can be reached by email at sports@ collegian.com.

BASKETBALL

WNIT providing women’s basketball opportunity to grow

By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

The WNIT has been a tale of two stories for the Colorado State women’s basketball team. In the two games CSU has played in the tournament, they won big and got blown out by one of the nation’s elite women’s basketball programs.

The Rams dominated Nebraska-Omaha Friday night, defeating the Mavericks by 17 points in a game that was really not even as close as that score would indicate.

Behind the Swedish duo of Ellen Nystrom and Elin Gustavsson, the Rams dominated in all facets of the game; playing physical defense, rebounding, passing, and scoring in the transition game along with the halfcourt offense.

“It’s good, we needed this,” Gustavsson said following the win over Omaha. “It’s always a challenge to start a season. It’s sort of like an exam. It is just fun that we played together. We played as a team. We had good energy on and off the court. It was just a good start.”

Following the victory, the Rams did not yet know who their next opponent in the tournament would be, but CSU women’s basketball Head Coach Ryun Williams embraced the spontaneity of the situation and explained how the tournament was a chance for the players to

Colorado State forward Elin Gustavsson rises up for a jump shot during the Rams’ win over Omaha last week. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS

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just go out and play.

“This time of year, the number one concern is your basketball team,” Williams said. “It is kind of fun to just go and play right now.

They (the team) are tired of practice and the prep is more (about) us, than it is an opponent.”

Although Colorado State did not technically know who they were going to be facing in the second round, it was likely that they were going to have to square off with the Washington Huskies, currently ranked in the top-20 in both major polls.

“That is what we want,” Williams said, referring to a chance to play Washington. “We want to go as far as we can and you want to play the best, I think in order to really grow as a bas-

ketball team. And, I believe this team is going to be exceptional as the year goes on, but we need to get exposed.”

Williams continued on the prospects of facing Washington, “We can grow from a game like that and also it is a game where you better play with your hair on fire. It is fun to have those games early on in the year. Tournament format, big game, big team, we can really see what we need to work on and where we are at.”

After the WU women’s basketball team took care of business, handily defeating Eastern Washington 100-52 Friday night, the Rams got their wish.

CSU rolled into Washington with big hopes, but the see GROWTH on page 9 >>

Staiano grounded

By Colin Barnard @ColinBarnard_

After learning how to walk and talk, swinging a golf club was the next step for CSU sophomore and men’s golfer Jake Staiano.

“It started when I was a year-and-a-half, two years old and my dad put a plastic club in my hand,” Staiano said. “(Golf ) is something I grew up with, it’s just what I loved to do.”

That love for the game blossomed as those plastic clubs were replaced with a full-set that quickly found itself in the hands of one of the best young golfers in the state. Staiano would go on to record six holes-in-one before the age of 13, become the number one golfer in the state of Colorado and advance to the second stage of U.S. Open qualifying, all before he took his first swing as a Ram. Amidst all of this, Staiano’s mind has never wavered from what truly matters to him: faith and family.

“I want golf to be a platform for God and what His plan for me is,” Staiano said. “I know that He has a plan for me, and if that plan is for me to continue playing golf after college, then I’m 100 percent willing to do that.”

Sports are frustrating, and golf might just be the most frustrating of all. When one poorly struck shot can change the outlook of the entire round, it is easy to fall into a funk. But with Staiano’s faith comes a peace of mind that cannot be understated, something he has learned to use on the course.

“Last year, spring semester, I didn’t play a single tournament and I could have gotten super down,” Staiano said. “But there’s nothing that I have to worry about, I don’t have any worries when it comes to the golf course now. I just go out and have fun and do what He’s blessed me with. I can feel comfort in whatever happens, happens, which is awesome.”

Well, whatever has happened in his golfing career is something special. After recording his first hole-in-one at the age of six, an accomplishment Staiano casually shrugged off, his second came a year later in front of competitors and their parents from across the globe.

While playing at a tournament in Virginia with the top 7-year-old golfers in the world, Staiano took the fateful swing that thousands would eventually see.

“There was another mom, just videotaping her son,” Staia-

no said. “And she happened to videotape me, and I made it. So I have it on video.”

It’s what followed that is so fitting of Staiano’s beliefs.

On Thanksgiving Day, the video aired on Golf Channel for the world to see. Friends and family gathered around the T.V. to watch and celebrate the feat together. On a day that encourages togetherness as much as any other day of the year, the Staiano family did just that – came together and rejoiced.

Thirteen years later and nothing has changed. The family that delighted with Staiano in times of triumph is the same family that uplifts him during the lows that come with college golf. Good round or bad round, it doesn’t matter. His family is right there by his side through it all.

“They have been the biggest supporters of me since day one,” Staiano said. “I couldn’t thank them enough for the time, effort, money - everything they’ve given me so I can do what I love.

There’s nothing else I could do to repay them. It’s the biggest blessing I’ve ever had in my life, to be completely honest. Every decision I make, they’re 100% with me. It’s unbelievable.”

Continued familial support helped put Staiano in a place to succeed throughout high school and into college. Coming out of Valor Christian High School, Staiano was the number one ranked golfer in the state of Colorado. Following his decision to attend CSU over the likes of CU, DU and Loyola Marymount, Staiano took a stab at U.S. Open qualification.

After shooting a 1-over 72 at Broadmoor’s East Course in Colorado Springs, Staiano advanced past the local qualifying stage to the sectional stage in Germantown, Tennessee. Had he been able to string together two successful rounds, Staiano would have qualified for the U.S Open.

Instead, he uses the qualifying rounds to his advantage.

Having already had so much experience in the most competitive golf settings, Staiano’s maturity is beyond his years.

“It was a really good experience,” Staiano said. “Just to have it under my belt is awesome. I got to play with a couple of professionals. I played with a kid who’s my age, he goes to Alabama, and he actually qualified. So I got to see someone qualify, it was fun to learn from that.” see GROUNDED on page 9 >>

>> GROUNDED from page 8 With the fall season concluding two weeks ago in Hawaii, the CSU men’s golf team turns its attention towards offseason training and preparation for the spring season. Having missed out on regionals the last few years, Staiano and the Rams have their sights set on postseason play.

“I know the stereotype is that golfers don’t work out,” Staiano laughed.

“But we work out a lot. And even when it’s snowing we have a pretty sweet facility out by Harmony. We can hit in-to-out if there’s snow on the ground, or just hit into the net and putt around in there.”

“We have so much talent on this team,” Staiano continued. “Our number one goal is to make it to the postseason regionals and hopefully the national championship. We have enough guys to do it and the talent to do it, it’s just putting it together at this point. I’m excited to see where the spring will take us.”

Although the stakes may be higher in college, the game is the same for Staiano.

“It’s hard to think where I would be without golf,” Staiano said. “The game has grounded me, it sort of gives me something to fall back on. It’s put me on the right path and has given me a perspective of what I really want in life.”

What he really wants always comes back around to his faith.

“I want to express what God has done for me through golf and how He can help me be a better person and help influence the people around me,” Staiano said. “It’s really nice to have Him be there with me through that whole journey.”

SPORTS Wednesday, November 16, 2016

>> GROWTH from page 8 Huskies quickly proved why they were a Final Four team last year and other than an early 6-0 lead, the Rams were never really in it, losing 101-68 at the hands of the Huskies.

Under Williams, the program has been known for being one of the strongest defensive teams in the country, but

Washington’s size and range proved to be too much for CSU in this early season matchup.

Despite being blown out by the Huskies, the Rams should still be feeling confident going into the rest of the season.

It was an ugly game, but CSU did not play that poorly. The Huskies simply could not miss from behind the arc, tying a

Colin Barnard can be reached by email at sports@collegian.com.

school record 16 made threepoint attempts in the game.

Williams now has an opportunity to do exactly what had he had hoped, use the WNIT as an opportunity to evaluate where the Rams are at as a team and adjust going forward. Despite returning nine letterwinners from 201516, there are a lot of new key

CSU sophomore Jake Staiano teeing off at a tournament in Hawaii. PHOTO COURTESY OF JAKE STAIAN0

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contributors and even some of the old ones are now in new roles.

Colorado State will play a consolation WNIT game Thursday Nov. 17, when they travel to Lincoln, Nebraska to face off with the Cornhuskers.

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

>> OFFENSE from page 1 Yes, as a whole the offense is much sharper now than they were a year ago, but it has taken a sharper Stevens to allow that offense to flourish.

“Nick is a lot better player right now then this time a year ago,” Offensive Coordinator Will Friend said. “He played well for us last year but a lot of it was what we asked him to do. I think right now Nick can do some more things on his own that we may have been not willing to do as much a year ago, and that’s helped us out a lot.”

A large part of CSU becoming bowl eligible hangs on Stevens’ right arm. Last year, the coaches were willing to take the ball out of his hands to win games, this year, the ball is in his hands. But now, Stevens and his coaches have the confidence that the ball is right where it needs to be.

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

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ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, November 16, 2016

MUSIC

UCA concludes virtuoso series with faculty recital

By McKenzie Moore @mkenziemoore172

Faculty members of the Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance performed the final concert in the Fall 2016 Virtuoso series Monday. Students and community members gathered in the Organ Recital Hall at the University Center for the Arts where the faculty performed to a sold out show.

The first piece featured Barbara Thiem on cello and Joel Bacon on organ. “Kol Nidre for cello and organ 1962 rev. 1963”

by Herman Berlinski allowed the musicians to showcase a melancholy sound with drastic dynamic contrast. Although the organ primarily accompanied the cello, the deep strings would occasionally drop out for a haunting solo by the organ. Both instruments strayed from the low minor sounds into shriller higher octaves loaded with emotion. The simple melody and its counter-melody gave the piece a mysterious aesthetic before a long, sustained organ chord ended the performance.

Margaret Miller on viola and Michelle Stanley on flute then took the stage and sat across

from each other. “Divertimento for flute and viola (2010/2013)”

by Paul Hayden presented three movements: Canray’s Dream, Molto Tranquilo and Canjun Riveria. The first movement was a slow minor melody that transitioned into a much faster tempo.

The flute flurried with runs and trills as the viola kept a steady pulse for accompaniment. Both instruments took the melody at various points and sometimes played different lines simultaneously. Key changes flipped the piece from major to minor keys and back again, and discordant notes created tension that resolved at the end of the phrase.

Both performers leaned toward each other and made eye contact to determine entrances, especially when the music called for short call-and-responses that gradually switched tempos and transitioned into the next movement.

The final movement showcased a quick and lively piece that the two musicians performed with great enthusiasm. The movement ended with a high and abrupt ending that was perfectly in time.

Wes Kenny conducted “Quartet for Violin, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, and Piano; Opus 22” by Anton V. Webern. The piece had

two movements and featured Ron Francois on violin, Wesley Ferreira on clarinet, Dan Goble on saxophone and Tim Burns on piano. The piece featured an odd arrangement of music; notes jumped between instruments with no distinguishable melodic line. Each player would belt out one or two notes, then the next would jump in with another couple. The piano accompanied with an odd, discordant assortment of chords, making the entire piece sound disconnected.

As the piece progressed, it settled into a pattern and the seemingly broken-up notes started to form a melodic line. The performers bobbed in time with the music and made facial expressions appropriate for the strange but highly entertaining movement.

All the musicians stopped and leaned away from their stands, and one lone tenor saxophone note finished the piece.

After a brief intermission, Wes Kenney returned to the stage as a conductor along with a combination of returning and new performers. The final piece of the concert presented something unique and unusual: rhythmic poetry recited over the music group’s accompaniment. Tiffany

The members of the UCA faculty performance stand on stage as the audience applauds an outstanding final concert. PHOTO BY MCKENZIE MOORE COLLEGIAN

Blake and John Carlo Pierce alternated for each short piece of poetry, which they recited with precise diction and skilled control. The music ensemble provided the mood for each poem.

Eighteen movements showcased different styles of music and challenging sing-song poetry. For the final movement, both Blake and Pierce performed a duet of recitation in a call-and-response form, finishing with one last line

in unison.

The Virtuoso Series spanned the fall semester at the UCA, and CSU’s music faculty finished off the season with a flourish. The incredible talent inspired their students and gave the Fort Collins community a night of diverse music and enthusiastic passion.

McKenzie Moore can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

CULTURE AND COMMUNITY

The Lincoln Center to present local production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ this weekend

By Maddie Wright @maddierwright

A lot of hype surrounds “Beauty and the Beast” as the world gears up for the March release of the remake starring Emma Watson. But, you do not have to wait for March to experience the classic tale. You can experience “Beauty and the Beast” on a local scale at The Lincoln Center Nov. 18 through Nov. 20.

“It has some very epic, dark moments, some wonderful fight scenes... we have really silly fun moments,” said Aimee Woods who will be portraying Mrs. Potts.

Sydney Johnson who will be playing the role of Babette said the show is for all ages to enjoy.

“We hope as many people as possible get to see this,” Johnson said.

According to the cast, it is a very elaborate show with many different, eccentric costumes.

Everyone has at least three costume changes, and some characters, like the Beast, are changing

onstage.

Not only are there costume changes galore, but there are also huge complex costumes for those portraying the household objects. The teapot costume is made of pvc pipes and thermal blankets and the wardrobe even has functioning drawers.

“The enchanted castle characters are alive inside of their physical costumes, so they are quite large,” Woods said.

Anthony Weber who will be performing as the Beast said in these costume changes, the audience will see things happen very slowly and dramatically.

“One of the biggest differences between the musical and the movie is in the musical everybody is slowly transforming into their objects, whereas in the movie, it’s like boom, candelabra,” Weber said.

Weber said the cast is very strong and supportive of one another.

“The cast is just so amazing, and we’ve all just worked together to make this show as great as

possible,” Weber said. “There’s no egos. There’s no conflict between the cast members. We all love and support each other, and that’s going to show on stage.

This is the most close knit cast I’ve ever been a part of.”

Johnson said that although the cast has put a lot of effort into the production, they are only performing for one weekend.

“The hardest part is knowing we only get one weekend to show our hard work,” Johnson said.

Woods said that while the musical and the Disney film follow the same plot and share songs, the musical stands on its own.

“This is more ‘real world’, so the humans are more flawed and the fantastic creatures are just that more fantastic as a result,” Woods said.

Johnson said there are also a lot more added songs in the musical version.

“A lot of those songs were written for the animated film but never added,” Johnson said.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LCTIX.COM

Woods said The Lincoln Center is a positive place perform at, and “Beauty in the Beast” is predicted to be a great show.

“I’ve actually been with the company for 14 years, so every opportunity I get to perform with them, I jump on that, and the fact that it’s ‘Beauty on the Beast’ is icing on the cake,” Woods said.

Weber said above all else, audiences will enjoy a lot of songs

performed with powerful voices.

“The best part is the music,” Weber said. “That’s what I love the most. That’s what makes a show for me. That’s what I connect with the most. It’s an amazing show. It’s been a dream role of mine for a little while, so I’m lucky to be able to do it.”

Tickets start at $16 and are available at tickets.lctix.com.

Maddie Wright can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

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MOD Pizza offers mediocre food FOOD AND DINING

By Max Sundberg @jmaxsun

Last month, the nation-wide chain MOD Pizza opened the doors to its sixth Colorado location in Fort Collins. The restaurant offers fully customizable thin crust pizza in a fast, casual atmosphere.

Located at 1013 Center Ave., the restaurant is the newest of Fort Collins’ over 40 restaurants specializing in pizza.

Outside of MOD, visitors will notice a large patio with ample seating. Inside, a familiar assembly line style and open kitchen can be seen, reminiscent of Chipotle or Subway. The restaurant has a simple, industrial décor and a visibly clean dining room and kitchen. A large decoration reading “Fort Collins” is displayed across one wall.

On a Friday night at around 7 p.m., the small restaurant was about half full, predominantly with college-aged customers and small clusters of families.

A worker is seen behind the assembly line feeding pizzas into a large stainless steel oven marked with the company logo.

Another flattens dough with what looks like an industrial tortilla press.

MOD’s menu might seem a

bit confusing at first glance, but the gist is that you can choose between one of their signature pizzas or create your own.

Other menu items include garlic strips, cinnamon strips and customizable salads.

Beginning with choice of sauce and moving toward meats and vegetables, customers are able to create a highly personalized pizza. Some of the more unusual topping choices include roasted corn and whole cloves of roasted garlic.

Using their oven to cook the pizzas at 800 degrees Fahrenheit, MOD is able to turn one out in a matter of three minutes.

After the pizza has finished cooking, friendly employees offer what the restaurant calls “finishing sauce” to be drizzled on the pizza. Options include sauces like barbeque, pesto or balsamic fig glaze.

Their standard 11-inch pizza sits at a reasonable price of $7.67 with your choice of any toppings at the flat rate. A milkshake, garlic strips and a pizza will set you back no further than $15, which is a tempting prospect for hungry college students.

Though reasonably priced at only $2.97, the garlic strips were an underwhelming appe-

tizer. The flaccid strips of bread were about a quarter inch thick and tasted like an greasy tortilla baked with a lot of garlic. The dish was served with a side of cold marinara and the restaurant’s tasty “srirancha” sauce.

When the pizzas came out of the oven, they looked gorgeous. Attention to detail in the disbursement of toppings, golden-brown bubbly crust and the shimmer of finishing sauce lent a look of superior quality.

Unfortunately, the pizza was mediocre at best.

The sauce, cheese and toppings were all what you might expect of a typical pizza restaurant.

It was nothing remarkable but nothing awful. The spicy Italian sausage was notably delicious.

The pizza’s crust, however, was deceiving in its attractive appearance. Similar to the garlic strips, it had the floppy, crispy and dry texture of a grilled tortilla on all but the very edge of the crust.

The restaurant’s advantage in quick cooking is derived from the super-thin, uniformly flattened crust which results in an overall lackluster pie. Because the dough is pressed instead of tossed, a dry and crunchy crust seems to develop. Tossing a pizza helps to retain the moisture

needed for a traditional pizzeria’s balance between crispy and slightly chewy.

MOD Pizza also offers milkshakes in classic flavors like chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. Add-ins like cookie dough and sea salt toffee are available.

Should you try it out?: Maybe For the price, MOD is an okay place to get a modest pizza

in a hurry. Though, with so many pizza options available in Fort Collins, the restaurant falls short of even the top ten.

Friendly staff, a clean atmosphere and a quick meal can only go so far in a town so severely drowned in pizza and fast-casual restaurants.

Max Sundberg can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

Pineapple, jalapenos, black olives, roasted corn, onion, grilled chicken and feta. Finished with BBQ sauce. PHOTO BY MAX SUNDBERG COLLEGIAN

Punk’s not dead, and Good Charlotte is proof

By Allison Stewart Chicago Tribune

In the years since pop-punk stalwarts Good Charlotte last released an album, co-frontman Benji Madden has set up a music management company (MDDN), become a judge on “The Voice” (the Australian version) and married a movie star (Cameron Diaz).

Until recently, no one was particularly optimistic about the future of Good Charlotte, formed

by Madden and his twin brother, Joel, in 1996. The band had hit big in the early 2000s, but in recent years, fans and the Maddens themselves had seemed to lose interest.

In July, Good Charlotte released “Youth Authority,” its first album since 2010, and hit the road for a 20th anniversary tour.

With that in mind, Benji Madden got on the phone to talk about band life, married life, and the permanent impermanence of Good Charlotte. “We’re fine with it being something that happens only every once in a while,” he

said.

The following is an edited transcript of that conversation with Benji Madden: Q: You don’t know, during your long hiatus, what’s waiting for you when you come back, right?

A: You just don’t know. It had started where everywhere we went, whether we were at an airport or a restaurant, some 16- or 17-year-old kid would come up to us and say, “Oh my God, you’re in Good Charlotte! You guys are legends. You guys stopped playing before I was ever able to see you live.” This was happening all the time, everywhere. We always just said, “Oh, that’s nice.” Joel had said he was never gonna do it again. Not in an angry way or a bad way, he just said, “I have to do what I feel sincere about, and I can’t do Good Charlotte if I don’t really feel sincere about it. I think I’ve just moved on.” We had worked with a few bands _ amazing young guys, and I think Joel started to get some of that energy back. One day he was just

like, “I wanna do it.”

Q: If my band was the only thing I knew and my brother told me he didn’t want to do it anymore, I’d be terrified.

A: We share an interesting relationship. I actually manage my brother, I manage our band, so I’ve worn a bit of a different hat. It’s a little bit less emotional.

It really didn’t bother me at all.

I felt the most important thing was protect the sincerity of the brand, which had gotten a bit watered down. We’d lost a little faith in ourselves and had (put) some of the decision-making into other people’s hands, and they didn’t treat it with care. We got talked into doing certain things for the money. We had to learn the hard way, when it comes to your band and your music, you can’t give anyone else the responsibility like that. You’ve gotta go with your gut. I was happy with the time off; during that time we became completely independent.

We’d finally taken our band back.

Q: And the fact that you’re coming back in the middle

of a pop-punk renaissance is lucky too. Were you thinking you wanted to reclaim your throne? Is there a level of competitiveness?

A: Not quite. I don’t know if we sat on a throne. We were certainly at the podium, that’s for sure.

Q: Do you look at your older songs, some of them dealt with hopelessness and despair, and say to yourself, “I’m 37, I’m in a happy marriage to a famous actress, I can’t relate to the person who would sing those songs?”

A: I actually just have compassion for that kid. I actually love those songs even more than I ever had. If I didn’t try to do any excavating and any personal growth _ when you grow up and you get married and you have a relationship, hopefully you are growing. That’s what relationships are all about. That’s the most amazing thing about marriage is that it forces you to grow, and you get to know yourself even better. For me, when I look at those songs, I understand

them better than I ever have, even when I wrote them.

Q: You’ve said you can’t see doing Good Charlotte in your 40s. Is there a way to have the band make sense as you get older?

A: I think this record is a good start. We’re very optimistic guys now. I’m sure a lot of people would look at our lives from the outside and go, “Of course you are.” But we didn’t get where we are today _ both me and my brother have a great relationship with our band, we have amazing friends, and No. 1 we have the most incredible wives who are our best friends. That isn’t achieved without doing work, without working every day to try to understand yourself better, to try to be a better version of yourself, to try to understand where you come from, what you’ve gone through. All the music we’ve created throughout the years was a pathway. ... I don’t know how long we’ll do this, but we’ll never break up.

Briefs from McClatchy Tribune

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BLOGS Wednesday, November 16, 2016

AS TOLD BY TAM

No Christmas music before Thanksgiving!

Tamra Smalewitz @tamrasmalewitz

Happy November!!

Yes, it is November and not December.

I am all for looking at the pretty Christmas lights and decorations or watching a good Christmas movie, but in December. I will admit when I was younger, my favorite thing to do the day after Thanksgiving was to grab a chair, sit outside and watch my neighbors string up their Christmas lights and put up decorations.

The difference between those days and today is that we start Christmas season at the end of October, not November.

It is time to stop jumping over November and straight to December. Thanksgiving comes before Christmas, shocker, I know. So let’s enjoy Thanksgiving before we jump into the holiday festivities.

Christmas decorations started going up around the end of October, before Halloween even ended. It is ridiculous, if you ask me, that the retail stores did not even wait for Halloween to come and go before displaying the Christmas decorations to shoppers. I did not even see Thanksgiving decorations in some stores, just Halloween and Christmas.

If stores are going to put up holiday decorations early, they should do so in the order of the holidays. First Halloween, then Thanksgiving and then, finally, Christmas. I do not know why everyone is always in a rush to skip over Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. You get to eat a meal for hours on end, watch football and have a week off of school. What more can we college students ask for? There is also Black Friday and Cyber Monday for all of the die-hard shoppers trying to get presents before the holiday rush. Black Friday and Cyber Monday start the day after Thanksgiving, and although some Black Friday deals start at 11 p.m. on Thanksgiving, at least they are waiting

until everybody is done eating and spending time with their families.

The best part about Thanksgiving, besides the food, football and week off of school, is spending time with family, whether that be yours or a friend’s. Last year, I stayed with one of my roommates’ families for Thanksgiving, and I will be joining them again this year.

Even though I could not be with my family during Thanksgiving, they made me feel at home and part of the family. To me, that is what Thanksgiving is all about, family or being surrounded by friends who are like family.

I am all for getting ahead on things, but Christmas is not one of them. I celebrate Chanukah, and this year, it happens to start

on December 24, or Christmas Eve. I love Chanukah, but I do not like to start celebrating it months in advance. I know some of you may be saying, “But, Christmas is my favorite holiday,” and I completely get that, but please, do the rest of us a favor and start celebrating it when Thanksgiving is over.

It is time to start celebrating Thanksgiving for the holiday it is and stop jumping from Halloween to Christmas.

Once Thanksgiving is over, be my guest and start celebrating whatever holiday you want, but give Thanksgiving the attention and respect it deserves.

Enjoy Thanksgiving and your week off of school.

Tamra Smalewitz can be reached at blogs@collegian.com.

NATALEAH AND THE NATION

‘Into the abyss:’ My (liberal) reaction to the election Nataleah Small @NataleahJoy

They said that it couldn’t be done. A blue wall was stretched out across the rust belt, a wall that could not be demolished.

But it seems like they were wrong.

They were all wrong. Every pro-Hillary poll was discredited as Trump won state after state.

So many of us thought that his campaign was a joke, but now it looks like the joke was on us.

But why aren’t we laughing?

That night, I attended a non-partisan election watch party hosted by ASCSU at the Lory Student Center theater.

Before I arrived, I earnestly watched the online polls published by Google and the New York Times. Early on, Trump had the lead. But he was leading in states I expected him to win, like the South and Midwest. I was nervous, but I hadn’t started to sweat. I was confident that Clinton would pull ahead.

But, as the night went on, my anxiety grew. I thought, “This isn’t happening. This can’t be happening.” The Trump supporters at the watch party were excited and happy, although slightly stunned. I don’t even think Trump knew that he was going to win. The Clinton supporters at the party were despondent. They had been

planning for a victory, yet they were dealt a harsh and heavy loss. I have never seen so many faces sink at once.

The tension could have been cut with a knife.

Even the TV reporters were stunned as they learned the election results. Anderson Cooper slouched like a confused child.

He looked dazed and mystified.

Wolf Blitzer’s stoic expression was transformed with frustration and unhappiness. No one expected that the white, middle-class vote would dominate this election. We expected that politics as usual would prevail. Instead, we were granted change, but not the change many of us were looking for.

After submitting my article to my editor, I drove home with NPR blasting through my car speakers. A commentator said, “We are walking into the abyss.”

We don’t know what to expect.

“Hopefully we won’t get into an accidental nuclear war.” As if such an event could be accidental. You label spilled milk as an accident, an accident committed by a third grader. You don’t label M.A.D. policies as accidents, especially when they’re supported by 70-year-old adolescents.

“We were all wrong.” The polls told lies and gave us a false sense of hope.

Donald Trump took the stage in Manhattan and claimed his victory. I parked my car in front of my home and listened to his stinging words. I could only tolerate a few moments of his speech before I grabbed my laptop and dashed inside. I took

a hot shower and hoped that the water would wash away my fear and confusion.

It didn’t.

As I lay in bed, scrolling through my Facebook, I read post after post from my Democratic friends. They were scared.

Legitimately terrified.

My friends have intersectional identities. They are a diverse group of females, males, heterosexuals, LGBTQA, Latinos, Muslims, whites and African Americans. Many expressed their sadness and discontent.

Many were frightened and awestruck. Many were unable to accept the results. We thought we would be safe. We thought we were bound to prevail. But now we have to live with the results.

The acid in the wound is the knowledge that Clinton won the popular vote. We all cursed the electoral college.

But this is a democracy, and the people have spoken. In high school, I learned two important lessons from my AP European History professor, Linda Fabrizio. 1. Never invade Russia in winter. 2. Politics swing like a pendulum: gravity will always prevail.

Maybe this is just a reaction.

The American public expressed that they are unhappy and feel like their voice has been silenced. Van Jones called Trump’s win a “white-lash against a changing country.” The talons of a dying hawk sinking into the flesh of its prey.

To be honest, I am afraid. I am afraid of a regime ruled by a malicious, incompetent tyrant.

I am afraid of the people who voted for him. I can only wonder what they were thinking. I am afraid that the rights of my LGBTQA friends will be denied.

I am afraid that my female friends will be denied access to birth control and reproductive medicine. I am afraid that the

subtle racism brewing in the country will erupt in the next four years. I am afraid that the greatness so many voted for will be denied. We may go backwards 50 years. It may take us twice as long to recover.

Nataleah Small can be reached at blogs@collegian.com

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Exercise as a tool for academic success ACTIVE LIFESTYLES:

By Haley Blackburn @hayley_blckbrn

Sitting in front of the computer or a textbook studying is draining. Period. After several hours in one sedentary position, I can feel my brain and my body turning into mush. The words blur together while my mind wanders to the life outside my office.

Exercise is the easy cure to your academic mental block.

Nothing helps me refocus and recharge like a short gym session before hitting the books again.

Besides being great for your physical health, being active enhances your cognitive and academic health.

How exercise helps you study Harvard Medical School published an article outlining how exercise impacts the brain.

The researchers found that increasing activity helps memory and thinking because insulin resistance, inflammation and stress hormones all decrease. It seems that people who exercise have more volume and power in their pre-frontal cortex (the thinking part of the brain) than those who don’t. Not only does activity change the composition of your hormones and brain,

but it helps reduce anxiety and improve mood. In the end, exercise actually does help make you smarter, so get out there and sweat!

3 quick ways to refocus When you only have so many hours in the day, exercise has a tendency to be pushed to the back burner. Even when I don’t have much time to break away from cramming, I complete one of these three quick ways to get my blood pumping again.

Take a walk Few things are more distracting than sleeping feet and sore joints. Walking a single mile burns around 100 calories while allowing your muscles to stretch out and move. I love to take a brisk stroll around my neighborhood or across campus. Walk to the nearest coffee shop, stroll to grab a smoothie or just take in the sunshine for a few moments. Being out in the open air and moving gives your brain the much-needed release to help you jump back into the study guide for another few hours.

Do 100 jumping jacks When I really can’t spare thirty minutes to walk around the block, I like to stretch and

do a few jumping jacks. Jumping jacks get your heart pumping blood back to your arms, legs and brain after being crouched in a chair too long. Try to do 100 jumping jacks every two hours to stay alert.

Hit the gym or run for 20 minutes I make time, either in the morning or the evening, to hit the gym, especially during a crazy week of school. No matter how swamped I am with tests and papers, really sweating makes me sleep better and feel more prepared the next day. Try to get into the gym or go for a run, even if it is only for 20 minutes, to really ramp up your academic prowess.

School is stressful and mentally taxing, especially towards the end of the semester. Don’t let your activity levels lose out to your cramming. If you balance your active lifestyle with your student-life, you may find you are more successful on your tests.

This month I challenge you to take a time-out from studying to walk around campus or do some jumping jacks in your room. Then go an ace that test!

Hayley Blackburn can be reached at blogs@collegian.com.

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Daily Horoscope

>> WORKPLACE from page 3 working at El Centro while persuing a masters and a Ph.D. She was given an annual salary of $21,000.

“When you enter the educational environment, you know you are not going to be paid very much,” Salazar said. “We don’t do the work that we do because of the money, but I realized that when I received $21,000 being the interim director of El Centro I knew something was the matter.”

Salazar had the opportunity to move to Chicago and use her business degree at Procter and Gamble, which would have given her a much higher wage, but she chose to keep her low paying job.

This allowed her to continue her education and take on parenting two of her grandchildren after their mother did not want to be a mother anymore.

“I needed to stay and I chose to stay,” Salazar said. “Of course, I could have tripled my salary, but I thought no, because these two children needed me more than I needed the money.”

Salazar represents just one of many examples of workplace

discrimination.

Jennifer Mayhew, Assistant Director to office of equal of opportunity, discussed issues individuals with disabilities face in the workforce.

Nationally, the pay gap for individuals with disabilities and those without is 43 percent. In Colorado, it is 40 percent, Mayhew said.

Kristyn Emmer, of the CSU Career center and Adult Learner and Veteran Services, discussed barriers to employment for veterans and older adults. Many of these barriers are a result of false stereotypes held by the employer.

Misconceptions surrounding veterans is that they are emotionally unstable, explosive, mindless drones and uneducated, Emmer said.

“There are a lot of stereotypes that all veterans have PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder,” Emmer said.

Older adults too face discrimination in the workforce.

Employers may be concerned about hiring an older adult due to fear of failing health and early

retirement.

Biases around older adults are that they are seen as less tech savvy, and lacking energy, Emmer said.

Regardless of the discrimination situation, Diana Prieto, Executive Director for the office of equal opportunity, encourages people to speak up.

“Know that behavior that is discriminatory or harassing does not stop on its own,” Prieto said.

“There has to be some motivation to change the behavior.”

The students of ASCSU were excited that students turned out for the event and engaged in a multifaceted conversation about discrimination.

“We are really happy that students did turn out to this event because the topic of discrimination in the work place may be hard for some people to talk about,” Christina Vessa ASCSU Deputy Chief of Staff said. “We really appreciate that students are willing to participate in these conversations.”

Nicole Towne can be reached at news@collegian.com.

>> FACEBOOK from page 5 emerged as the de facto leader in media distribution. Forty-four percent of Americans get their news from Facebook, according to Pew, whereas only 2 in 10 U.S. adults get news from print newspapers.

Some critics now say Facebook needs to accept it has morphed into a media company and should start acting like one by vetting its content.

“I don’t know if their position is tenable anymore,” said

Gautam Hans, a clinical fellow at the University of Michigan Law School and expert on the Communications Decency Act. “They can keep saying they’re this and not that, but everyone knows what they are.”

Hans believes Facebook has the means to remove more fake stories from news feeds, citing its success in restricting nudity and images of beheadings at the hands of terrorists. News sources can also be ranked or tagged to

help consumers determine their validity, much like Google search results, based on a litany of criteria such as user ratings, spam and traffic so that reliable news sources are more prominent.

Of course, Facebook had a similar process for curating its trending news feature with trained editors before abruptly firing them this year after conservatives complained they omitted right-wing news sites.

Briefs from McClatchy Tribune

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(11/16/16). Review the past and invent future dreams. Reach a career turning point this spring, before flirtations grow more passionate. Listen to your heart, and do what it says.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19) —

7 — Home comforts draw you in over the next two days. Get caught up in domestic projects.

Sometimes cleaning a mess means making a bigger one first.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 8 — Creative expression comes easier over the next two days.

You and a loved one communicate wordlessly. You can learn what you need. Research reveals good news.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 9 — Limit spending to avoid waste. Get only what you need. The more you save, the faster you reach the goal. More income is possible today and tomorrow.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 8 — Take advantage of self-confidence and energy to take new ground over the next two days. You’re sensitive to what’s missing.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 6 — Finish old projects to make space for what’s next today and tomorrow. Indulge moments of nostalgia and retrospection.

Notice the ground taken so far.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 8 — Friends are a big help over

the next few days. Share ideas, encouragement and information with your team. Participate for a common goal with mutual benefit.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 8 — Investigate professional opportunities over the next two days. Avoid distractions.

Home vies with career for your attention. Weigh options. Hold out for what you really want.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 8 — The next two days are good for expanding your territory. Begin an adventurous phase. Study your route and destination, making careful reservations. Invite someone interesting.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 9 — Manage financial affairs over the next few days.

A lack of funds would threaten your plans. Negotiate with your partner to refine and strategize.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 8 — Collaborate with your partner over the next two days.

Brainstorm and throw ideas around. Write down the good ones. Determine roles and responsibilities. Compromise.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 — Work demands could seem intense today and tomorrow. Schedule carefully to include rest, healthy food and exercise. Revise and streamline your routine.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 7 — Follow your heart over the next two days. There’s more time for love and fun. It doesn’t need to be fancy or expensive.

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