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Solidarity on the Plaza Honors students protest PAGE 4 OPINION

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Learn to fight, not to defend PAGE 8

BOULDER BEATDOWN

Emmanuel Omogbo celebrates a 72-58 win over rival Colorado. CU was never able to lead the Rams by more than 6 points.

Rams stun Buffs 72-58 in Boulder

By Eddie Herz @Eddie_Herz

Sorry Vegas, unless that was a typo, you got this one wrong.

The Colorado State Rams (51) were listed as 15-point underdogs entering their rivalry game against the Buffs in Boulder.

For a young team not used to playing in a hostile environment, of course there was pressure. The only thing is, the team in green and gold never seemed to feel it.

The underdogs from Fort Collins came to Boulder and sent 11,000 Buff fans home in disbelief with a 72-58 upset victory.

“Coach said get our game on their court, and that’s exactly what we did,” senior forward Emmanuel Omogbo said. “I know you guys all thought we were going to lose. But guess what, we beat them by 14 and we’re on to the next one.”

Though the Rams never trailed in the second half, or even allowed CU to tie the game, they had a little trouble during the first 20 minutes.

Cold first half shooting has been a recurring problems for the Rams through seven games this season. It was more of the same tonight, as CSU struggled to find their offensive rhythm and trailed the Buffs 19-13 with 8:03 remaining in the half. However, from then on, things began to click. see BEATDOWN on page 15 >>

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Campus comes together to combat food insecurity on Giving Tuesday

By Rachel Telljohn @racheltelljohn

Students, community members and alumni donated to combat food insecurity with Rams Against Hunger on Tuesday, Nov. 29.

The Tuesday following Thanksgiving is also known as Giving Tuesday and students were encouraged to donate on

that day specifically.

Meal donations for Giving Tuesday exceeded the donations received in 2015. The goal was to have 3,500 meals donated. The end of day count for this year’s Giving Tuesday was 3,844 donated meals.

The meals donated are five meals a week provided by the university dining halls to the students in need.

Donations this year totaled $26,908, according to Thea Rounsaville, assistant director of annual giving. According to an article in SOURCE, supporters gave nearly $12,000 to support Rams Against Hunger. In 2015, a total of $30,824 was donated on Giving Tuesday.

“Yesterday was a huge success and (the office of giving) expect(s) to see continued support

as we wind down with calendar year end giving,” Rounsaville wrote in an email to the Collegian.

A donation of just under seven dollars provides one meal for a student suffering from food insecurity. A donation of 130 dollars will feed a student for one month. Despite the emphasis placed on donating on Giving Tuesday, donations can be made at any point in the year. Dona-

tions can be made online on the Rams Against Hunger website.

There were 523 donors by the end of the day. By comparison, there were over 400 donors in 2015, according to a SOURCE article.

Donors ranged from locals in Fort Collins all the way to Michele Girault in Anchorage, Alaska. A map of those who donated see GIVING on page 6 >>

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A wanted man was arrested in Fort Collins after a high-speed vehicle pursuit Tuesday with a woman and child in the car.

Christopher Grabowski was wanted for a felony arrest warrant for robbery and had evaded Fort Collins Police Services officers two times previously that day.

Grabowski was spotted in a silver Mitsubishi sedan around 7:50 p.m. by East Mulberry Street and Interstate 25.

A deputy attempted a traffic stop, but Grabowski refused to stop the vehicle. Grabowski continued south on I-25 and west on Prospect Road.

Grabowski drove through several red lights and was reached speeds up to 85 miles per hour.

Grabowski had a woman and child in the vehicle with him at the time of the chase.

The woman reportedly asked him to stop and let them out of the vehicle, but Grabowski did not comply.

Deputies placed spike strips near Specht Point Drive, but Grabowski continued to drive with flat tires.

Grabowski hit another vehicle after running a red light at the Prospect Road and Riverside Avenue intersection. The occupants of the other vehicle were taken to a local hospital to check for injuries and were shortly released.

Deputies took Grabowski into custody after the crash.

The woman and child were treated for minor injuries at the scene and Grabowski was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation of minor injuries.

Grabowski was taken into custody and booked into Larimer County Jail with allegations including warrant fail to comply robbery, vehicular eluding and 2nd degree kidnapping.

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CAMPUS

Four construction projects planned for 2017

By Stuart Smith @notstuartsmith

There will be four new construction projects on the Colorado State University campus in 2017.

1. Practice fields west of stadium: $TBD One and a half practice fields, made of synthetic turf, will be built to the west of the new football stadium, with an Agricultural Heritage Garden connecting the two and celebrating the agricultural history of the University.

The project will be paid for with funds set aside from the new stadium’s budget, according to CSU Athletic Director Joe Parker.

The fields and garden will be built on parts of parking lot #240 and the old perennial gardens, which were moved north of the University Center for the Arts earlier this month. The arboretum that is near the new stadium will be supplemented with new walking paths and tree identification guides.

2. Expansion to Natural Resources building: $20 million

The first expansion to a building on the CSU campus since the 1970s is expected to begin next year as well. Following a donation by alumnus Michael Smith, called the “final piece of the funding puzzle” by Warner College of Natural Resources Dean John Hayes, the new expansion will come to the Natural Resources Building. It will be renamed the Michael Smith Natural Resources Building.

The expansion will cost $20 million and will add 37,400 square feet to the south side of the building, including new classrooms, new offices, new teaching labs and a student success center.

The project is expected to begin in summer 2017 and be completed by fall of 2018.

3. Expansion to Natural Resources building: $13.1 million The Gary and Kay Smith Global Food Innovation Center will begin construction in summer 2017 and finish fall 2018.

The $13.1 million, 36,600 square feet expansion to the Animal Sciences building will include a livestock and meat pro-

cessing center, a livestock arena, holding and harvesting areas designed by Temple Grandin, a research and development center and sensory analysis room, an auditorium lecture hall and meat demonstration classroom, and a retail meat and dairy store and café, according to the College of Agricultural Sciences.

4. Richardson Design Center: $16.5 million The final project will be the Richardson Design Center, a $16.5 million, 41,000 square feet building constructed west of Gifford.

Named after donors Nancy and Curt Richardson, CSU almuni who are also co-founders of the OtterBox phone cases, the center will be built in hopes to make CSU one of the best colleges in the country for design.

“Design has provided wonderful inspirations and longterm impacts in my life, and both Curt and I want to help inspire the next generation of professionals,” said Nancy Richardson in a SOURCE article.

“The Richardson Design Center will elevate what we do

here at CSU in so many different programs, to incredible new heights,” said Brett Anderson, the vice president for university advancement, in the same article.

The Richardson Design Center will begin construction in fall 2017, and is expected to be fin-

ished in early 2019.

All four projects will be paid for by funds from the University’s General Fund, and donations from alumni and other donors.

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

Rendering of the new practice fields, expected to be completed summer 2017. COURTESY OF DELL RAE CIARAVOLA

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Bill to fund water bottle filling stations across campus vetoed, senate fails to override

By Gabriel Go @rgabrielgo

A previously contested bill that would provide access to water bottle refilling stations across campus failed to pass the Associated Students of Colorado State University senate Wednesday night.

The senate initially passed the bill prior to fall break, but ASCSU President Daniela Pineda Soracá vetoed it. The senate failed to overturn the veto during Wednesday night’s meeting.

The water refilling stations would have been implemented in campus locations which see high levels of student traffic and use. These areas include the Clark buildings, the Engineering building, Johnson Hall and the Visual Arts building.

Of particular note were the additions of six water refilling stations in the Clark A and C buildings. The Clark buildings are among the most heavily used buildings on campus, where many all-university core curriculum classes are held.

After Pineda Soracá vetoed the bill, it was put back on the floor, where the senate attempted to override the veto Wednesday night. The senate failed to gain a two-thirds majority required to override the veto, voting 9-14-2.

The bill had been met with considerable controversy over whether senate should fund the project with discretionary funds after the project had failed to gain full support from the University Facility Fee Advisory Board.

“This has been brought up to UFAB (University Fee Advisory Board) twice and they have turned it down twice,” said senator Justin Pyfrom during a Nov. 9 senate session. “I don’t think we should use our discretionary funds for the purpose of that.”

Initial deliberation on the bill on Nov. 9 lasted for almost an hour. It was initially passed with a tie-breaker vote of 9-8-3 before fall break on Nov. 9, after the first vote resulted in an 8-8-2 tie. The tie-breaker vote was cast

by ASCSU senate parliamentarian Zachary Vaishampayan, in accordance with the rules of the senate.

Following consultation with

members of the University Facility Fee Advisory Board, Pineda Soracá vetoed the bill.

“Seeing how the (UFFAB) board works … I thought it was most appropriate for a project that has to do with facilities to be funded in that realm. I wanted to honor that process,” Pineda Soracá said.

According to a press release to the Collegian from the ASCSU Executive Office, the project was legitimized within UFFAB. However, it was not prioritized for multiple years. The project was initially rejected by UFFAB in 2014 in order to make way for other priorities, according to UFFAB chair Clayton King.

Tristan Syron, associate senator and author of the bill, made a case to override the presidential veto.

“No matter what happens, I am proud to have echoed the needs of many, and I look forward to working with everyone again … Let’s not end the conversation, let’s begin the next step: which I believe is a ‘yes’ vote,” Syron said prior to the vote.

Syron said he had received support across campus for the bill, in particular from the Warner College of Natural Resources.

“I had someone walk up to me and say, ‘Can the Warner College please endorse this?’ I did not go to Warner College, they came to me,” Syron said during the first round of discussion two weeks ago. “So, then I went to their college council meeting—probably 30 people in the room—every single person voted yes.”

A statement released on behalf of Pineda Soracá said that while ASCSU’s administration sees the value in sustainability-related initiatives, they have to be conservative with the senate discretionary fund.

“This veto is not to imply water bottle filling stations are not important, nor is it implying that $20,000 in water bottle filling stations is a comfortable financial figure,” Pineda Soracá said in the press release. “(I) am currently working with administrative leadership from university Facilities to come to a compromise.”

Gabriel Go can be reached at news@collegian.com.

CAMPUS

Honors seminar stands in solidarity with oppressed groups on the Plaza

By Erin Douglas @erinmdouglas23

A small group of honors students gathered on the Plaza Wednesday afternoon in nearly freezing temperatures to show solidarity with oppressed groups in the United States.

The students are part of a junior-level human rights seminar course, taught by honors instructor Anne Marie Merline.

The students held signs that read, “I stand with people of color,” “I stand with the environment,” and “I stand with diversity.”

The students stayed on the Plaza with the signs from about 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Wednesday, but Merline said they left earlier than anticipated due to the lack of students passing through the Plaza to see the signs and the temperature.

The class of about 20 stu-

dents uses a textbook written

by Howard Zinn, author of “A People’s History,” to learn the history of oppressed groups in the United States.

“We go through basically all the ways people have been disrespected in American history,” Merline said. “We start at Columbus, we go through slavery, the trail of tears, people of color, women, the LGBT population, just every oppressed group in the United States.”

Merline said the demonstration was part of a threepronged action plan that the students came up with during the election season.

“Right before the election, I could tell we were all feeling the need to do something positive, because the country was being so divided by the presidential election,” Merline said. “So, my class did some brainstorming.”

The first action the class

took was to write letters to senators and representatives to let them know how important human rights are, according to Merline.

The demonstration on the Plaza, which Merline called a support rally, was the second action the class took. The students also plan to create a film about the demonstration.

The third action the class took was to organize a public movie showing of “Before the Flood,” for Thursday from 5 – 7 p.m. Merline said the movie about climate change will be followed with an educational discussion.

“They (the students) are all very passionate in their lives about standing with people who have been oppressed and who are oppressed in the United States,” Merline said.

Erin Douglas can be reached at news@collegian.com.

Honors student Rachel Bench stands on the stump Wednesday afternoon for a demonstration of solidarity with oppressed groups in the United States. Bench was one of the students from an honors seminar class that organized various actions after the election as a result of learning about oppression in the United States from the course. PHOTO BY CHAPMAN CROSKELL COLLEGIAN

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CONSTRUCTION

Building addition will expand capacity of Health and Exercise Science Department

By MQ Borocz

Colorado State University’s Health and Exercise Science Department is building a specialized addition that will expand research and teaching opportunities for faculty and students.

The 4,275 square-foot addition to the Human Performance Clinical Research Lab, which is located in the Moby B-wing complex, will provide more room for teaching as well as for conducting research and outreach programs.

It will cost $2.5 million and is planned to be completed in 2017.

The addition will include a Neurophysiology and Rehabilitation Lab, a Clinical Biomechanics Lab and a Physical Activity for Treatment and Prevention Lab. It will also include new offices and a new conference room.

“More (students) will be able to get a really strong experience,” said Barry Braun, head of the HES Department and Executive Director of the HPCRL. “What we need is to deliver the best possible experience to the students we have, and also provide the best possible facilities for the faculty we have.”

Braun said the HES Department, which is part of the College of Health and Human Sciences, is continually trying to expand its capacity to teach, do research and acquire more faculty. Several new faculty members have joined in the last couple of years.

They include two more academic success coordinators, making four total. There are more than 1,400 students in the growing department who need accommodation, according to Braun.

The addition will be located on the south side of the Moby B-wing complex, which lies on the east side of Moby Arena and was designed by architect Art

Hoy. Braun said that Hoy embedded the HES Department’s mission to facilitate health and movement into the addition’s design.

It will be constructed largely of glass to let in natural light and it will include an outdoor park area, a pedestrian plaza, a walkway featuring high ceilings and a continuous skylight that stretches from the north and south lobbies.

The old racquetball court, adjacent to the HPCRL, is being converted into the new and more spacious Clinical Biomechanics Lab. Raoul Reiser, the director of the Clinical Biomechanics Lab, will be using it to conduct research on surfaces and interactions between surfaces and footwear. The new lab will provide room for activities to be incorporated into studies that require a significant amount of space, such as running up to jumps and walking up and down stairs.

“The current lab has been adequate but our student population is growing (along with) needs for not only more research space but needs for more teaching type space,” Reiser said. “…

(In the new lab we) can do more dynamic, real-world scenario type stuff.”

Moving the Clinical Biomechanics Lab will also create more space in the Moby B-wing complex, which will potentially be used to create an advising office, according to Braun.

The new labs will also be available for other CSU departments to use, including the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, the Department of Human Development and Family Studies and the Department of Psychology, Braun said.

With over 1,400 majors, the HES Department is one of the biggest departments at CSU, ac-

>> GIVING from page 1 can be viewed on the Giving Tuesday website.

Rams Against Hunger is an organization through the SLiCE office on campus that helps to combat food insecurity within the student body. The United States Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity to be an economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food, from which hunger can derive.

Undergraduate students experiencing food insecurity can

apply online to receive meals provided by Rams Against Hunger. Students may apply at any point during the year. Typically, 75 meals will be provided for a full semester.

More than 2,800 students on campus, or approximately one in ten students, experience food insecurity on campus, according to the website for Rams Against Hunger. Currently, there are 180 students on the Rams Against Hunger waitlist.

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

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The grounds for the addition to the Health and Exercise Science building are seen at the construction site on the south side of the HES building on Wednesday morning. Groundbreaking for the new building started on Nov. 13th. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN

cording to Braun. He said the amount of students in graduate programs will likely increase and Ph.D. programs could double in the next four years. The addition to the HPCRL is a big step, ac-

cording to Braun and Reiser, and will open up opportunities for every area of the HES Department.

“All the teaching and research missions ... are connected,” Braun

said. “(This addition) helps with research but it also helps with our teaching and advising.”

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

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Sorority versus Fraternity recruitment, and why it sucks.

Holly Spease

Although I am a sorority girl, I think our recruitment system sucks. In no way am I bashing Greek life; I think the men and women who dedicate their time and money to their chapter should be proud of themselves and all that they do for their community. Yet when it comes to recruiting new members, the system is flawed.

For women, they have to arrive a week before school starts in order to go through a process known as “recruitment school”.

Imagine all the movies where girls are singing, dancing, and making small talk, and that sums

up our week. This is very different from fraternity rush events.

Although I love my chapter and am all about women power, the frat boys win when it comes to recruitment.

Fraternities hold various events such as basketball tournaments, bowling competitions, cigar nights, etc. Fraternity men do not have a formal training school, but they do talk about recruiting guys based on their values. Thus, when the brothers hold their recruitment events, they are completely focused on getting to know the potential new members and learning more about their character, rather than on outfits and songs.

Casual events like barbecues and football games allow for a relaxed environment where men can truly get to know each other.

There are no fake conversations and high expectations.

Fraternity men do not have to wear matching shoes or wear their hair a certain way. They are purely focused on recruiting guys who will reflect their core values and who they enjoy spending time with.

In my experience, sorority recruitment is much different.

Starting the year before rush week, women from different chapters meet to discuss the logistics of formal recruitment.

They decide how long each sorority will talk to a group of potential new members, what day house tours will be held, what sorority can use what song for their door chants, etc. It’s absolute madness, and hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars are spent on recruiting girls for a sorority. In addition, women are required to go to their chapter’s training where they learn how to hold a proper

recruitment discussion, outline outfit expectations, talk about what to say on a house tour, etc.

Although sororities do focus on choosing women who represent their values, it is emphasized that these characteristics should be the focus of rush week; it gets lost behind all the formal clutter.

Women are so worried about not messing up the door song or tripping when they walk up the stairs that the entire point of recruiting women for their character is lost. I’m not blaming sororities, Greek life, or any women, I am simply pointing out that the recruitment system is flawed.

If women were to hold barbecues or soccer games as their rush events, then it would take the pressure off everyone.

New members would be more comfortable talking about their interests, and sorority women

would be focused on nothing else other than finding amazing women to join their chapter.

This would also crush any thoughts that sororities choose women based on how they look and how awesome their social media is. That is a lie, but potential new members might think this way because they have to wear a certain outfit on each day. If there were no rules about what to wear or how to act, then it would be much easier to dispel stereotypical sorority girl rumors and find women based on their connection with the chapter. I love my sisters and there are a lot of great things about formal recruitment, but in my opinion, sororities should follow in fraternities’ footsteps and make rush week a little more casual.

Holly Spease can be reached at opinion@collegian.com

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OPINION Thursday, December 1, 2016

Self-defense classes are useless and more likely to get you hurt than help you Taylor Tougaw

How often do you see posters and flyers stapled onto poster boards that advertise a so-called ‘self defense class,’ in which they presumably teach you to defend yourself against any and all attackers, no matter how they try and attack you? They’re usually accompanied by some confident looking young woman with a black belt. At face value, these classes seem like a good idea. It’s always better to know what you should do when you’re inevitably attacked by a hooded man in a dark alleyway. The problem is that these classes are often taught by people who have never once used the ‘techniques’ they teach, and they instill a false sense of confidence into people who think those techniques actually work.

In order to write this article, I sat down with professional grappler and MMA cage fighter Steve Peters in order to see what he thinks about self defense classes. Peters has been involved with a plethora of different traditional martial arts and now teaches Jiu Jitsu and grappling at Trials Martial Arts in Fort Collins.

The first thing to keep in mind when discussing these self defense programs is to think about what scenario you will potentially use it in. The first and most prominent example is the scenario where you’re walking home, or something of the like, and a large man approaches you and either tries to sexually assault or rob you. This scenario is the one they most prominent-

ly cover in your self defense class as well. The second scenario is much different. In this scenario, you are drinking at your friends house. Before you know it, you’re drunk, can’t find your purse, and there’s someone on top of you. Which do you think is more likely to happen?

Let’s focus on scenario one.

While walking home from a party, someone walks up to you with a hood on and demands you hand over your purse.

What’s worse, you don’t even get the opportunity to run, and the man instantly tackles you to the ground and starts tearing off your clothes. I can tell you from personal experience that when you are caught in a fight, your brain enters fight or flight mode. Your brain stops thinking rationally and your body instantly acts on instinct.

For most humans, your first instinct is to run (which, in this case, is absolutely the right thing to do). However, if you can’t run, you’ll most likely be reduced to a flailing mass of arms and legs, unable to coordinate yourself coherently.

First off, let us address traditional martial arts like Tae Kwon Do and Aikido. These are the ones you see taught in strip malls and YMCAs, also known as ‘McDojos.’ As Peters says, tradition is key here. “They are longstanding form centuries ago and were maybe applicable at that time, but things have changed and other martial arts have evolved to make those unacceptable now.” Peters went on to add that he does have the utmost respect for these traditions and that in certain situations they can be useful.

However, I’d argue that these styles are more of cultural art forms that actual fighting techniques. In this first sce-

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When you are assigned to read the same book for multiple classes throughout your college career.

nario, having knowledge in one traditional martial art will not in any way save you against a larger, heavier opponent (or any opponent) tackling you on your lonely walk home. While many of you might say that you are using these martial arts against untrained opponents, I would counter by saying most traditional, Asian martial arts focus on standing and striking techniques. However, around 90% of street fights end on the ground, or at least don’t follow the general protocol of many of these martial arts. Therefore, these martial arts are almost entirely useless.

Moving on to generic self-defense classes: Most classes teach you that, in the event you are attacked walking in the dark, you should utilize eye pokes, groin kicks, and other fast, powerful, debilitating strikes. This is completely useless and borderline dangerous. First off, when your body is acting on instinct, you absolutely will not remember what strike you’re supposed to utilize in what scenario. Peters says that it takes 10,000 hours to master anything. It takes years and years of repetition to confidently be able to keep your cool in a physical altercation. Assuming that you can take one seminar over the weekend and leave thinking that you can handle yourself in a physical altercation with an opponent is absolutely asinine. In fact, 99% of scenarios won’t even resemble what you learn in class. Even if you somehow do manage to strike your assailant in the eye or kick him right in the balls, there is absolutely no reason they would let you go.

In fact, things like that are more likely to make your assailant strike you harder, as

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it will just piss them off. This is because, despite all the experience your instructor has, there is a difference between causing someone to not want to fight anymore and causing someone to not be able to fight anymore.

This is absolutely crucial in a fight for your life: you will not be able to cause your opponent to give up despite the pain. If you are in a fight for your life, the only way to get someone to stop is to physically make them unable to hurt you. Which do you think is more likely to stop a rape: a poke in the eye, or an arm that has been snapped in half?

A groin kick, or an assailant that has been choked unconscious?

They can fight through pain.

They can’t fight through a broken arm.

As Peters says, “If you poke an assailant or kick them in the balls, they now have even more of an incentive to make sure you can’t escape. This is because you’ve seen their face or can describe them in some other way. Even if they’re hurt, they’re going to do everything they can to make sure you don’t get away. When you try and use techniques that you have not mastered, you bring more chaos to the situation that will ultimately backfire for you.”

“But Taylor, isn’t learning something better than learning nothing?” No. Since people leave these self defense classes feeling confident, they are more likely to try and physically engage an opponent when in reality, they should run and scream.

Let’s move on to the second scenario, the one that takes place at your buddy’s house drinking alcohol. Which scenario do you think is more likely? According to the U.S. Department of Justice, only 25% of sexual assaults

are perpetrated by a stranger, which means if you’re scared of being sexually assaulted, it’s way more likely to be while you’re at your friend’s house. And, given the information above about reflexes and instinct, the odds of you successfully fending off an attacker while intoxicated are even less likely. Most self-defense classes teach you to prepare for scenario one, when you will most likely actually only need it for scenario two.

According to Peters, the man in a hood is a scare tactic used to make women feel empowered.

Since self defense classes are almost entirely geared towards women, it’s women who leave the class feeling stronger and safer.

He also says the best way to stay safe in a scenario like that is to avoid it altogether. Keep your head about you and make good decisions. Women, on average, are at a size and strength disadvantage. While we should, as a society, tell people not to rape women, there will always be sick, disgusting humans who do not follow this line of reasoning. Avoidance is the best solution.

If you genuinely care about your safety, learn to fight. There is a difference between defending yourself and fighting. Self defense is labeled as some sort of passive, high-road alternative to fighting, but it is also the most useless. If you are in a fight, then you are fighting for your life and nothing less. You aren’t just defending yourself.

The most effective martial arts at taking care of this are Jiu Jitsu, wrestling, and kickboxing.

And they take years to perfect, not weekends.

Taylor Tougaw can be reached at opinion@collegian. com

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Having hardwood floors to party on, it helps with cleanup.

Volleyball is back in the NCAA tournament for the 22nd year in a row.

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CSU prepares for NCAA tournament matchup with Kentucky

By Austin White @ajwrules44

For the 22nd consecutive season, the Colorado State University women’s volleyball team will be competing in the NCAA championship tournament when they take on the Kentucky Wildcats Friday Dec. 2 in Seattle, Washington at 6 p.m. MT. The Rams took second this season in the Mountain West conference, the first time they have not won it in eight years.

They were selected as an atlarge team thanks in part to their ranking in the RPI which was 46th and their tough non-conference schedule in which they faired quite well against six other tournament teams including a win over the Baylor Bears.

The Wildcats are currently ranked 24th in the UVCA coaches poll and are ranked 19th in RPI. But this will not be the highest ranked team the Rams have played this year when earlier they took on the Texas Longhorns, currently ranked fifth in the poll and fourth in RPI. The Wildcats feature a similar looking team as to what has been seen from the Rams this year. There are only two seniors on Kentucky, but it is a majority of younger players making the difference for them while the Rams are very similar.

The Rams lone senior, Cassidy Denny, can bring not only her talents at libero to the stage, but also her experience. This will be her fourth and final NCAA tournament, and with that experience the other players can learn quite a bit from her.

“A lot of the time we get to the tournament and try to do too much,” Denny said. “The year we made it to the sweet 16 we just went out there and had fun and played hard.”

That run to the sweet 16 was in 2014 and tied the farthest the Rams have ever made it in the tournament, something Denny and the rest of the team would love to repeat. Deny described this tournament as being “bittersweet” since she knows it will be her last but does not want to let that thinking overtake her mindset.

The biggest part of both teams entering this matchup is their youth movement. Both teams feature outstanding young players that have stepped up in the regular season and will now be called upon in the postseason.

Leah Edmond of Kentucky won the SEC Freshman of the Year award thanks in part to her

4.29 kills per set mark as an outside hitter. The Rams respond with their own freshman of the year, as setter Katie Oleksak won the same award for the Mountain West behind her 1,216 assists, which is 36th in the nation.

“It’s really cool, but I don’t want to stop there,” Oleksak said on her award. “I want to keep going up…use that as leverage to

tucky ranks 30th in hitting percentage at .260 and 17th in kills per set at 14.31. The Rams will make it hard for them to continue those numbers as the Rams are second in the nation in blocks per set at 3.34 and third in total blocks with 357.5.

“I think if we can block effectively against their athletes then we just got to play volleyball and

ing the court as the Wildcats have six foot four junior Kaz Brown.

She is a force up front as seen by her 1.42 blocks per set which is the 18th best in the nation. She is also 39th in the nation in total blocks with 141. Brown is also efficient on offense with her .371 hitting percentage which ranks 30th in the nation.

Brown is joined by six other

only once in their history and it came in 1987 as the Rams won 3-2 at home.

“We got to be into the game, be alert and make plays defensively,” Hilbert said. “If we do that, that helps us a lot because [Kentucky has] struggled with that.”

If the Rams do get the victory, they will play the winner of

Senior Cassidy Denny (2) celebrates a score with her teamates at the match against Air Force on Saturday. PHOTO BY RYAN ARB COLLEGIAN

keep continuing to do well in the gym.”

Oleksak and the seven other freshman on the team will be experiencing the tournament for the first time.

“I’ve always grown up watching this tournament on TV and to be in it now is kind of soreal,” Oleksak said. “I can’t wait for Friday.”

The strength of the Wildcats that the young Rams will have to overcome is their offense. Ken-

I think we will be fine,” said head coach Tom Hilbert.

Mountain West Newcomer of the Year Kirstie Hillyer is the one who has led the way for the CSU defense. She ranks fifth in blocks per set at 1.58 and 12th in total blocks with 160. Junior Alexandra Poletto has been strong at the net as well with 1.30 blocks per set during the regular season.

However, Hillyer, the 6-feet 7-inch freshman, will not be the only tall and strong blocker tak-

players who are 6-foot-2 or taller which will help them in trying to block the Rams strong attack which ranks ninth in the nation in hitting percentage at .286.

The only team that both the Rams and Wildcats took the court with this season was Wyoming. Kentucky swept them on a neutral court and the Rams split the season series with them 1-1 after winning in Fort Collins in the last match of the regular season. Kentucky and CSU have met

the match between Washington and Texas A&M Coprus Christi on Saturday evening at 8 p.m.

MT. “If you just go in there and play with no expectations and have no pressure on you, you play the best,” Denny said, “Just staying calm and knowing that we are good volleyball players and we deserve to be here.”

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

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Colorado State bowl projections

By Chad Deutschman

Colorado State is set to participate in their fourth consecutive bowl game after finishing the regular season 7-5, 5-3 in the Mountain West. The only question is which bowl game the Rams will be featured in.

With many conference championships still to be played over the weekend, the outlook on bowl season is not yet clear.

Bowl games will be officially announced Sunday Dec. 4, the selection show for the College Football Playoff can be seen on ESPN. Until then, here is a look at where Colorado State is expected to fall: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl A common prediction being seen for CSU is an appearance in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

The bowl is played at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho, home of the Boise State Broncos. ESPN, FOX Sports and CBS Sports have all predicted Colorado State to head to Boise on Dec. 22 for the Potato Bowl, however the oppo-

nent varies amongst the outlets.

ESPN predicts CSU to play either Miami (Ohio) Redhawks (6-6, 6-2 MAC), or the Central Michigan Chippewas (6-6, 3-5 MAC). Miami (Ohio) heads into bowl season following a wild ride to their regular season. After starting the year without a non-conference win and a dismal 0-6 record, the Redhawks rallied midseason to win their final six games en route to becoming bowl eligible.

Central Michigan on the other hand was inconsistent throughout the year. With a 6-6 record bolstered by a controversial win over Oklahoma State in week two, the Chippewas were hot and cold all year long. Their record is highlighted by the 3027 win over the Cowboys, and also easily beating Mountain West foe UNLV 44-21.

FOX Sports joined ESPN in predicting Colorado State to play Central Michigan in the Idaho Potato Bowl, while CBS Sports predicted the Rams will take on Toledo Rockets (9-3, 6-2 MAC).

Motel 6 Cactus Bowl Joining the Idaho Potato

Bowl, the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl is a realistic option for CSU. Typically the Cactus Bowl pits a Big-12 and Pac-12 school against each other, however with the Pac-12 only having six schools bowl eligible and the likes of Washington and Colorado likely tied up in the College Football Playoff and Rose Bowl, respectively, there may be an opening for Colorado State to take the Pac-12 spot in the Cactus Bowl.

SB Nation, Sports Illustrated and College Football News all predict the Rams to play in the Cactus Bowl. SB Nation and College Football News predict Baylor (6-5, 3-5 Big-12) will join Colorado State. The Bears have one regular season game left against West Virginia on Dec. 3.

Sports Illustrated has Colorado State facing Kansas State (7-5, 5-3 Big-12) in the potential matchup.

The Cactus Bowl would be played at the MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks’ Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on Dec. 27.

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

>> BEATDOWN from page 1 “Every time everybody thought they were going to go by us, we knew that they weren’t,” head coach Larry Eustachy said.

“We knew that we could stop them. Every time they came at us, we handled it” Omogbo began to heat up and play his game. Nico Carvacho started to dominate in what would be a career game from him, finishing with 15 points and nine rebounds. All of a sudden, thanks to a 17-8 run to close out the half, the Rams led 30-27 at the break.

“The mood at halftime was good,” Eustachy said. “We weren’t too high up or too low.

We went in there and said that we’re shooting the ball bad, but our emphasis is defense and getting to the line. If we can continue to do that we have a good chance of winning.”

Every time the Buffs threatened in the second half, CSU had an answer. Boulder fans began to head for the exit after J.D. Paige splashed home an ice-cold three to put the Rams ahead 60-51 3:12 remaining in the contest.

“That three was the dagger right there,” Omogbo said.

Defense, three-pointers, and free-throws were the difference.

There is no question that CU dominated the first 11 or so minutes of the game. But, due to

the Rams holding their own on the defensive end, CU was never able to pull away and gain a lead larger than six.

Fifth-year senior Xavier Johnson, the Buffs leading scorer, was held to only six points on 1-7 shots from the field.

“This is the best young defensive team I’ve ever had,” Eustachy said. “We are built to not shoot it well and still win.”

The Rams won by 14, but it was close until the closing minutes of the second half. The difference in the game was hands down each team’s performance at the free-throw line. The Rams, who shot 76.5 percent from the stripe before tonight, converted 26 of their 33 (78.8 percent) free throw attempts against CU. They also were a perfect 9-9 in the first half and made their first 18 free throws in the contest.

“I was as impressed as I’ve been since I can’t even remember,” Eustachy said. “To make those free throws was staggering, and to do it here.”

For the first time in seven games, the Rams were also extremely effective from beyond the arc. A team who normally shoots around 27 percent from three shot 40 percent Wednesday night. The Rams sunk six of their 15 three-pointers.

“We were just feeling it tonight,” Omogbo said. “We can

shoot better than the scouting report says.”

Carvacho’s stellar performance, in which he notched a career high in rebounds (nine) and points (15) generously contributed to the victory.

“He (Carvacho) was big-time for us,” Omogbo said. “We told him earlier in the game that this is your show, no one can stop you.

That’s exactly how we played and he went out there and played like a grown man.”

Besides Carvacho, the Rams had three other scorers hit double figures tonight. Omogbo led CSU scorers with 15 points while grabbing eight rebounds. Paige added 11 and Devocio Butler had a career high 13, converting four of his six attempts from the field.

The Rams brought home a bitter-sweet victory after their performance in the Rocky Mountain Showdown against CU. In doing so, CSU brought home back-to-back victories in Boulder for the first time since 1950 and 1951.

“We needed this win to show everybody that we aren’t just the little boys of Colorado,” Carvacho said. “It felt great, especially to get that win for him (Eustachy), I know he really wanted it.”

Eddie Herz can be reached by email at sports@collegian.com.

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Wolf: 2016 CSU football superlatives FOOTBALL

Eric Wolf @Eric_wolf5

For the second year in a row, the Colorado State Rams finished the regular season 7-5 after starting the year 3-4. The Rams may have certainly looked like an inexperienced team dealing with a plenty of growing pains in the early part of the season, especially in the 44-7 beatdown in the Rocky Mountain Showdown, but the team that finished this season was nothing like the one that started it. Much of that has to do with the impactful play of this seasons standouts.

Team MVP: Quarterback Nick Stevens In the last few weeks of the season, coach Mike Bobo said that this team improved over the course of the season more than any team he has ever coached. A lot of that has to do with the return and emergence of quarterback Nick Stevens.

Largely put by the wayside

after his ineffective performance in the week one game against the Buffaloes, Stevens was relegated to a backup role after freshman Collin Hill grabbed the reins and took off. But when Hill went down week six against Utah State, the maligned quarterback stepped in and stepped up for the Rams.

In his first start since week one, Stevens almost led the Rams to a miraculous comeback on a rainy night in Boise. After that game, Bobo said he thought Stevens had gained some confidence out of that performance.

Five weeks later, Bobo said that Stevens had gained all of his trust Just last season, Bobo said that the team was willing to take the ball out of Stevens’ hands to win games, and that he did not fully trust Stevens. This season, Bobo put the ball in the junior quarterback’s hands and told him to go win games.

Steven’s stellar play over the last half of the season opened the door for the CSU offense to flourish and become the explosive, balanced attack that Bobo envisioned.

Over the last five games in

which CSU went 4-1, the Rams averaged 47.4 points per game while picking up 520.6 total yards and 274.4 rushing yards per game.

Stevens finished the year as the most accurate passer in the Mountain West Conference, completing over 65 percent of his passes. In just seven starts, he threw for almost 1,500 yards with 14 touchdowns, and greatly reduced his turnover numbers, as two of the three interceptions Stevens threw this season came in the week one Colorado game.

But Stevens is not the 2016 team MVP just for his play on the field. Stevens was praised by players and coaches alike for the way he handled himself in a backup role, as he turned his attention to fostering Hill’s growth and building himself into a better leader when the team needed it the most.

For the way Stevens managed his demotion, and the way he grew on the field and in the huddle after he returned to the starting lineup, Stevens is the 2016 CSU Rams MVP. Offensive MVP: Wide receiver Michael Gallup

The CSU offensive line deserves a nod for the most valuable part of the team’s offense this season, but this is an individual award, and no individual had the kind of explosive impact on the CSU offense than that of juco transfer Michael Gallup.

From the early days of fall camp, Gallup stood out for his size and athleticism, but the young receiver needed some time to put together every aspect of his game. Once he did that, Gallup took the Mountain West conference by storm. Gallup finished second in the conference in total receiving yards with 1164, but a huge nod must go to Gallup for the team’s 5-3 record in conference play. In eight conference games, Gallup caught 56 passes for 991 yards and nine touchdowns.

Gallup emerged as an explosive receiving threat when the Rams needed it the most, and when Stevens returned as the starting quarterback, the two players connected immediately.

Look no further than the team’s 49-46 loss to Air Force when Stevens and Gallup almost single-handedly willed the team

to victory with career best numbers. In that game, Gallup caught 13 passes for 213 yards, while Stevens threw for a career high 374 yards including a touchdown to Gallup.

The scariest part about Gallup? He has yet to reach his full potential.

Defensive MVP: Linebacker Kevin Davis The clear choice for the team’s 2016 defensive MVP is the senior do-everything linebacker who captained and led the young CSU defense the entire season.

Davis might not be the natural vocal leader that Bobo spent much of the early season looking for, but no player was praised as much as Davis in the way he led by example. After all, the senior spent five years in the CSU program being modeled into one of the most impactful defensive players in recent memory.

This season, Davis was one of only two players in the entire country with over 100 tackles, an interception, multiple sacks and multiple forced fumbles. Davis finished the year with 101 total tackles, three sacks, 9.5 tackles see MVP on page 18 >>

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CSU women’s basketball thumps Denver 76-49

By Colin Barnard @ColinBarnard_

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Behind a season high 20 points from Elin Gustavsson, the CSU women’s basketball team defeated the Denver Pioneers in convincing fashion, 76-49.

The 20 points moved Gustavsson into 17th place on CSU’s all-time scoring list and helped pull the Rams (3-3) back to .500 on the young season. After playing three of their first five games on the road, the Rams were welcomed back to Moby by 1,112 fans.

Efficiency was the name of the game for the entire night for the Rams as they shot 46 percent from the field and 45 percent from behind the arc. All of Stine Austgulen’s 12 points came from the three-pointer, marking a career high in three-point field goals for her.

One of the largest separators of the game was points off turnovers. Constant defensive pressure from the Rams led to an incredible 23 Pioneer turnovers which the Rams converted into 29 points. DU tallied just six points off turnovers. Head coach Ryun Williams praised his team’s defensive efforts.

“We’ve got some length, we feel we can get some touches in the half court,” Williams said. “If we really guard and rebound, get some turnovers, we can get extra possessions and extra points.

We need that, we’re still a work in progress offensively. So if we can create some offense by what we do defensively, we surely welcome that.”

Even when the game was well out of reach, the Rams continued their stout defense. In the final 16 minutes of play, DU converted just three field goals.

Austgulen’s three-point barrage came in the second half on two separate back-to-back possessions. The three-point success was a welcome sight for a team that had been struggling percentage wise from deep.

“Coach put me in there to shoot it and I got great passes from my teammates,” Austgulen said. “All I had to do was smack

>> MVP from page 17 for loss and finished second in the conference with four forced fumbles.

In CSU’s 44-7 loss against the University of Colorado, Davis recorded a career best 19 total tackles, setting the tone

Senior Elin Gustavsson goes for a layup during the second quarter of action against Denver on November 30, 2016. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

them down. It was of course nice to see them go in.”

After struggling in the opening quarters for much of the season, the Rams reversed that trend by getting out to a ninepoint lead at the end of the first quarter. Much of that early lead can be credited to Gustavsson, who scored seven of the team’s first nine points after coming out aggressive. Following a dismal game against Oklahoma, Gustavsson bounced back at the perfect time for her team.

“Coach told me ‘don’t think too much,’” Gustavsson said. “I feel like I have so much to give.

And this time I just didn’t think and wanted to be there for my team. Like I said, I have a big role and I want to show them that they can rely on me.”

The early competition that the team has faced, despite not resulting in wins, has matured them

for later tournament games.

“It’s fun,” Gustavsson said.

“I love that we are playing more players and I love that our teammates are having good games because it gives a lot of energy.”

Along with early competition, the team is still trying to find the right combinations of players that will lead to victory. Although it is a learning process, it’s one that the team must undergo to be successful later in the season.

“It’s still a long way to go,” Williams said. “We’re gonna use all of these games until conference play to gain some traction.

It will help our kids, it will help our team. When? I don’t know if it helps us now. But it will help us come March.”

Up next for the Rams is a home tilt against Southeastern Louisiana on Friday at 7 p.m.

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

for the season that he would go on to have. And Davis’ fourth quarter interception against Utah State sealed a victory the Rams were in desperate need of.

The fact that Davis was selected as a second team All-Mountain West selection

at linebacker leads to plenty of head scratching, but on this defense, no player made more of an impact or mattered more to the team than Davis.

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

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Home goods store opens at Jessup Farm CULTURE AND COMMUNITY

By Nicole Towne @nicole_towne21

Walking into Jessup Farm’s newest store Knapsack allows shoppers to explore the little pleasures of home without the florescent lights, messy aisles and confusing layouts of the big box stores. Knapsack provides handpicked home goods and an intimate shopping environment.

The store opened Nov. 1, 2016, and is located in the Jessup Farm Artisan Village off of Timberline Road in Fort Collins between Prospect Road and Drake Road. The local shop is owned by Fort Collins resident Jennifer Little. It is also a sister store to Little’s first shop in Jessup Farm, HeyDay, which focuses on women’s apparel.

When HeyDay opened in the artisan village in August

A shelf in Knapsack displays modern throw pillows and kitchen accessories. PHOTO BY NICOLE TOWNE COLLEGIAN

2015, it offered apparel for men, women and kids as well as home goods and gifts. Finding the most customer interest in women’s clothing, Little decided to narrow her focus.

After Vortic Watch, a company that turns antique pocket watches into wrist watches, moved out of Jessup Farm to relocate to a larger shop, Little embraced the opportunity to bring home goods and gifts back to the village.

“It was a great opportunity to bring back the home and gift element back to Jessup Farm again, and we wanted to take that opportunity,” Little said.

Opening Knapsack has given Little a chance to return to her interior design roots she established while studying furnishings and interiors at the University of Georgia.

“I always loved design and making your house a home and filling it with great quality pieces,” Little said.

The colorful striped soaps, scented candles, throw-pillows and glassware arranged on shelves, benches and tables brighten the white walled store giving it a life of its own.

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Little describes her store as offering easy, effortless and unique home goods for every day. Not only does she want her items to be visually appealing, but she also wants to provide customers with functional and fun items to use day in and day out.

“We want people to really

Hours:

Sunday 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Tuesday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Wednesday 9a.m.-5 p.m.

Thursday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. use our stuff, not just have it in their house sitting pretty,” Little said. “It’s functional too.”

The store carries a variety of American made products as well as items that are unique to the shop and the northern Colo-

rado area, such as the eye catching Wary Meyers soaps from Maine, the Boy Smells handpoured beeswax and coconut wax candles from L.A. and Quin Candy made in Portland.

What separates Knapsack from other homegoods stores is their intimate shopping experience, employee Kayla Molsel said.

“When I see someone walk in, I remember their face and I’m trying to remember names,” Molsel said. “It’s different. I love building that relationship.”

As the holidays are approaching, Little wants to encourage people of all ages to come and check out the new shop. CSU students get 10 percent off their purchase with their student ID. Product prices range from a few dollars to upwards of $200.

“It’s not always easy to find great gifts or a place where you can put together a great gift all in one spot,” Little said. “It’s something we wanted to offer to Fort Collins and this little village.”

Nicole Towne can be reached at entertainment@collegian. com

Five essential Christmas albums to bring you holiday vibes

By Alec Erickson @CTV_Ace

With Thanksgiving being over, we are finally able to listen to Christmas music free of judgment from others. Everyone has their favorite holiday soundtracks, and they usually consist of the exact same songs.

But, if you know where to look, there are some albums that offer the perfect listening experience.

Here are my top five Christmas albums to set that perfect holiday mood: 5. Various Artists – ‘Punk Goes Christmas’ This is not a traditional holiday album. In fact, this will be probably the most energetic album on this list. This record stands out above the rest mostly because it not only has an all-star lineup contributing to it, but it has plenty of original songs. With “Punk Goes Christmas,” you have All Time Low, New Found Glory, Yellowcard and a many more heavy hitters in the pop-punk scene. Something else notable about this album is that it has one of the strongest renditions of “Do You Hear What I Hear?” by William

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Beckett. If you are in the need for new music for the holiday this season, this record is one you should check out.

4. Trans-Siberian Orchestra – ‘Christmas Eve and Other Stories’ If you have heard any amount of Christmas music, then you have heard something from the debut album from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. It

is such an instrumental album for the genre itself and is one of the most synonymous albums with the season. Odds are some of the tracks on this album like “The Silent Nutcracker” or “O Holy Night” might be some of your favorite renditions. This record is one of those that has a little bit for everyone, and it see MUSIC on page 22>>

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Renowned horn player performs recital at UCA

By McKenzie Moore @mkenziemoore172

Jennifer Dugle, a skilled horn player from Nashville, Tennessee, performed a free concert for the campus and community on Nov. 29 at the Organ Recital Hall. The event lasted approximately an hour and featured four movements separated by a brief intermission. Dugle was accompanied on piano by Tim Burns.

The first piece of the concert, Sonata #1 by Laurence Lowe, featured three movements: “Freely,” “Elegy (for Allen Lowe, 1954-1973),” and “Caccia.” The first movement presented a delicate piano introduction. The horn came in with a wide range of octaves and slow scales. Multiple crescendos built the emotion of the piece up to a dramatic piano solo that then quieted down to let the horn back in and resume the calm music of the movement. A key change created contrast in the music, and then a low sustained note concluded the movement.

“Elegy” is a tribute to the composer’s son who died in a car crash at only 19 years old, a month before his wedding. The minor key set the mood for a slow, melancholy piece loaded with emotion. Huge chords in the piano and high notes in both instruments created a sound of

angst that accurately captured the chaotic emotions of dealing with loss.

Dugle described the third movement as “wild and fun,” and indeed she played it at a much faster tempo than the previous two pieces. Complex piano rhythms, quick runs in the horn and playing in the extremes of both octaves created a chaotic yet structured sound. The movement ended abruptly with a final resounding chord from both instruments.

The second piece of the concert was a tonal, romantic piece called “Andante” by Richard Strauss. Dugle mentioned that she originally struggled with the long, sustained phrases in the Colorado altitude before adjusting enough to play it flawlessly during the performance.

The major key of the piece created a generally slow but happy-sounding atmosphere with crescendos in the piano accompaniment that led up to a satisfying concluding chord.

After a short intermission, Dugle and Burns played “Secret Winter” by Amir Zaheri.

The piece was similarly slow and melodic, like the previous pieces. Dugle used a mute to alter the sound of the horn to a more “crunchy” tone. The piece slowed down and sped back up multiple times, fluctuating in

Jennifer Dugle takes a bow at the end of the recital. PHOTO BY MCKENZIE MOORE COLLEGIAN

tempo to keep the mood changing with each phrase. A peaceful, high piano note resolved the piece.

The final performance of the night presented “Steamboat Stomp” by Robert Weirich, a fast, chaotic, jazzy piece filled with frantic horn runs and intense dynamic contrast. Octave jumps showcased Dugle’s high skill while a pulsing bass rhythm of the piano brought

jazz elements to the performance. Short solo features for both instruments created quiet, building moments that would burst back into the main melody after a few measures. The piece seemed to grow faster and faster as it approached the end of the concert and the octave jumps grew even more far apart. After a series of fast, repetitive runs, the piece ended seemingly out of nowhere.

The concert overall provided the campus and community with a guest artist to present a new perspective on various types of music. Dugle brought a spectrum of emotions to the concert hall through her skilled performance and brought musical diversity to CSU. McKenzie Moore can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

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What you need to know about ‘Gilmore Girls’ revival MOVIES AND TV

By Ashley Potts @11smashley

The day after Thanksgiving brought more than Black Friday deals this year. Fans of “Gilmore Girls” had been awaiting Nov. 25 and the release of the shows revival “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life,” for months. The revival came in the form of four 90-minute episodes, one for each season.

SPOILER ALERT. It picks up in Stars Hollow in the winter, seemingly right where it left off, with Rory and Lorelai walking through the streets with their coffee cups from Luke’s in hand.

Everyone is talking about how successful Rory has been postYale, and Luke even prints her article from “The New Yorker” on the back of all his menus to brag.

Lorelai is busy with the inn and bantering with Michel, still dating Luke, and everything seems fairly normal. For a minute.

Lorelai and Luke talk about having a kid of their own, and end up looking into a surrogate.

We also learn that Michel is, indeed, gay and considering adopting children with his partner, de-

spite his usually dismal attitude toward life.

Unfortunately, Grandpa Richard has passed away, as actor Edward Herrmann passed away in 2014. This leaves Emily feeling rather lost and alone for the first time in 50 years.

Rory goes back and forth to London for her project writing a book. This reveals the first of Rory’s ex-boyfriends, Logan. Rory stays with Logan when she is in London, but they are not in a relationship.

“We have an agreement.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” Rory says.

Spring brings Rory more of a career lull. She is trying to get a meeting with Conde Nast while a Buzzfeed style website tries to convince her to work for them, but she wants to stay in serious journalism. She struggles with the woman she is writing a book about and it is revealed that Logan is in a relationship with someone else.

Summer brings the most unrest in Rory’s relationship and her career. Logan is engaged to his other girlfriend and Rory has moved back to Stars Hollow.

Finally, we see Jess again.

He suggests that Rory write a book about her and her mother and their slightly strange relationship. It finally feels right, but it can never be that easy in this show. Rory tells Lorelai and it turns into a fight.

Fall is where things start to get real. Lorelai decides she wants to “do wild” and hike the Pacific Crest Trail. But in typical Lorelai fashion, she does not ever actually make it to the trail.

She spends a few nights in a motel struggling with her enormous hiking backpack before going for a walk behind a closed diner.

Close enough.

She still has the revelation she needed though. She quickly calls her mom to tell the sweet story about her departed father that manages to settle the fight between them for once. Then she heads home, leaving all that ridiculously expensive hiking gear on the side of the road.

Lorelai runs home and professes her love for Luke, her boyfriend of ten or more years, and they decide to (finally!) get married.

Rory also runs into Dean and

gets some final closure. Thankfully, he has his hands full with three kids and a pregnant wife, so that door is closed. Dean was the worst.

Lorelai gives Rory her permission to write the book about their lives, telling her to call it “Gilmore Girls,” and everything

seems to be falling into place with every character we hoped for having made their reappearance and creating closure for almost every storyline. That is until the last line.

“Mom, I’m pregnant,” Rory says. see TV on page 22 >>

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Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

>> MUSIC from page 19 is perfect for enjoying the holidays. What more could you really ask for from a rock opera holiday album?

3. Frank Sinatra – ‘A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra’ Honestly, where would we be without Frank Sinatra on this list? This album has some of the most recognizable renditions of everyone’s favorite holiday tracks. Songs like “The Christmas Song” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” are some of the standout tracks that are perfect for every holiday season. You can never go wrong with Sinatra, whether it is this Christmas album or any of his other works.

2. Michael Bublé – ‘Christmas’ This is the most recogniz-

able contemporary album on this list. Michael Bublé really comes up in the holiday playlist shuffle without fail. “Christmas” covers every genre including dixieland, pop, jazz and swing renditions of the most popular holiday tracks. Bublé has such a powerful and soothing voice that it is hard not to feel welcomed when listening to songs like “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and “White Christmas.” The latter of which has a powerful guest spot from Shania Twain. It is hard to think of a more iconic album for the holiday season, which brings me to the last and final album for this list.

1. Bing Crosby – ‘White Christmas’ The quintessential album you need to listen to during the

holiday season without a doubt has to be Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas.” If you don’t recognize the name, you will definitely recognize some of his renditions of holiday classics. Tracks like “Silent Night,” “White Christmas” and “Jingle Bells” are just some of the songs that have brought people happiness during countless holiday seasons. Crosby is the artist in which many others have based their holiday albums off of. His soulful renditions are what make it one of the more enjoyable and entertaining listens. It is just a classic album.

There is not much more to it. It is hard to imagine a holiday season without Bing Crosby’s soothing voice.

Alec Erickson can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

>> TV from page 21 most certainly Logan’s baby.

She has her own version of her father Christopher in Logan.

The perfect on-paper guy who leaves her, pregnant, to go better himself. She also might have her own version of Luke in Jess.

He seemed to still be pining

for her. Maybe that could work out, if they were not cousins by marriage now. This leaves her to likely follow in her mother’s footsteps and raise the baby on her own, adding to the Gilmore clan of women (hopefully). If this is where it ends, we can all find a little something good in

knowing a Gilmore can raise a baby perfectly well without the help of a father. But we will still keep our eyes and ears peeled for any news about more episodes.

Ashley Potts can be reached at enteretainment@collegian.com

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(12/01/16). Good fortune comes through friends this year. Personal projects reap rich reward. Springtime eclipses spark shifting educational directions and new domestic beginnings. Next autumn, changing news reveals enticing opportunities.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 9

— A professional opportunity beckons today and tomorrow.

Tell friends you’ll see them later. Focus on action. Close out old business and replenish reserves. Sign contracts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 8 — Plot (or make) your next escape over the next two days.

Study, research and advance your investigation. Discover new flavors, concepts and ideas. Follow passion.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 8 — Talk with your partner about improvements that you’d like to make today and tomorrow.

Revise the budget to suit new priorities. Invest in efficiency.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 9 — Accept a challenge. Don’t worry that you don’t know how. Work with a partner for the next few days. Refine the plan. Have faith.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 9 — Focus on your work for the next few days. Take advantage of an opportunity to expand your career prospects. Exercise, eat well and rest.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 9 — Love guides you over the next two days. Things fall together. You can get what’s needed. Walk the walk. Creative collaboration delights.

Honor each other.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 8 — The next two days are good for making changes at home.

Fantasize together. Listen to all considerations before committing resources. Do what you can yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 8 — It’s a time of intense learning. You’re especially brilliant for the next few days. Write, edit and polish your message.

Craft your creative expression.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 9 — Today and tomorrow are good for money. Tap new revenue. The action is behind the scenes. Others appreciate your efforts. Conclude a fortunate deal.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 9 — Go what you want today and tomorrow. Take charge and make it happen. You’ve got confidence, luck and charisma on your side. Dress for success.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 7 — Settle into contemplation today and tomorrow. Review and revise plans. Sort and organize. Savor a hot beverage by a fire, and schedule your dreams true.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 9 — Set meetings and schedule gatherings. Work together today and tomorrow. Keep appointments and pay debts.

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