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Immigration activists demonstrate outside the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 7 in Washington D.C. as the Senate agreed on a deal to avoid a shutdown that does not include provisions for so-called Dreamers sought by Democrats. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIGUEL JAUREZ LUGO ZUMA PRESS/TNS
DACA deadline arrives with diminished urgency By Elliot Spagat
The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A program that temporarily shields hundreds of thousands of young people from deportation was scheduled to end Monday but court orders have forced the Trump administration to keep issuing renewals, easing the sense of urgency. In September, Trump said he was ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program but gave Congress six months to develop a legislative fix. Those whose permits
expired by March 5 had one month to apply for renewal. A nationwide injunction in January by U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco required the administration to resume renewals but does not apply to first-time applicants. Here is where DACA stands on the day it was set to expire: WHAT IS DACA? President Barack Obama introduced DACA in June 2012 by executive action, giving hundreds of thousands of people who came to the country illegally as children two-year, renewable permits to live and work. To qualify,
they needed to have arrived before their 16th birthday, been under 31 in June 2012, completed high school or served in the military, and have clean criminal records. Nearly 683,000 people were enrolled at the end of January, eight out of 10 from Mexico. WHERE DO THE COURTS STAND ON DACA? Alsup ruled Jan. 9 that the administration failed to justify ending the program and that the plaintiffs — the states of California, Maine, Maryland and Minnesota as well as the University of California —
had a good chance of winning at trial. His nationwide injunction required the administration to resume accepting renewal requests within a week. U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis in New York later issued a similar ruling. On Feb. 26, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the administration’s unusual request to intervene, which would have leapfrogged the appeals court. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals put its review of Alsup’s decision on fast track,
but legal experts don’t expect a decision until June at the earliest. From there, it is expected to go to the Supreme Court, likely keeping DACA alive through November midterm elections. IS MONDAY’S DEADLINE NO LONGER MEANINGFUL? Courts have removed much of the urgency, but DACA recipients whose applications are pending are at risk until their petitions are granted. Former Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, now Trump’s chief of staff, last year scrapped the Obama see DEADLINE on page 4 >>
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FORT COLLINS FOCUS
Fort Collins resident Annie Scott drives back from building her new home near Horsetooth Resevoir. Scott first moved to Fort Collins from Mississippi with her husband looking for a job with Habitat For Humanity and is now building a new home for herself. She is active in the community, giving back to the homeless through the Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship. Scott explained, “The need is so much greater than the city is willing to acknowledge.” The Mennonite Fellowship has now partnered with another church to provide breakfast burritos to the homeless on Sundays during the winter months. PHOTO BY ANNA BAIZE COLLEGIAN
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Neo-Nazi, white nationalist flyers found on campus By Austin Fleskes @Austinfleskes07
Flyers associated with the Traditionalist Worker Party were found on the Colorado State University in the outside area between the Lory Student Center and the Engineering building Sunday evening. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, TWP is a white nationalist group associated with other neo-Nazi and white supremacy groups. Flyers read, “Diversity means fewer white people,” “It’s ok to be white,” “Love your people” and “If not you, who?” Flyers similar to these were found on the CSU campus earlier this week from Identity Europa, another white supermacist group. Similarly, white supremacist flyers and sentiments have been found on college campuses across the nation, including Princeton and Casper College. Following a report on Sunday evening, CSU Facilities Management removed the flyers from campus. “The sentiments expressed are deeply offensive and do not reflect the values and character
of the CSU community,” wrote Dell Rae Ciaravola, senior communications coordinator for the CSU Public Relations Team, in an email to the Collegian. Ciaravola also gave a list of resources for anyone impacted by this incident: CSU Health Network counseling services available during business hours at (970) 491-6053 and 24/7 assistance at (970) 491-7111 Student Case Management available at (970) 491-8051 CSU Health Network Spiritual Care Services available at (970) 495-4223 Residence Life staff are always available to offer assistance and support Student Diversity Programs and Service offices. Anyone concerned about this topic have been urged to reach out to Tell Someone (970) 4911350). For bias-related incidents, citizens are urged to reach out to Incident of Bias reporting system or call the number above. Callers can remain anonymous, and professionals on campus will follow up to offer resources as appropriate. Austin Fleskes can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Over 100 flyers associated with the Traditionalist Worker Party lie outside the Lory Student Center and Engineering building Sunday night. PHOTO BY DAVIS BONNER COLLEGIAN
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Citizens of Fort Collins vet police chief DEADLINE candidates through Q&A session >> from page 1
By Carson Lipe @CarsonLipe
Most job interviews take place behind closed doors, but for the five remaining police chief candidates for the City of Fort Collins, it was a very different experience. The police chief meet and greet took place Thursday, Mar. 1 at the Lincoln Center near Old Town, Fort Collins. The hiring process comes after the resignation of John Hutto, former chief, who stepped down amid a racial discrimination lawsuit and other incidents, according to an article in the Coloradoan. “The purpose is for the community to get to know our police chief candidates,” Emily Davis, an administrative assistant for the City of Fort Collins, said. “They’re going to listen to the moderator ask the candidates questions and each candidate will have an opportunity to answer those questions.” Community members were also encouraged to engage with the candidates.
“We’re also inviting the public to write down their questions for the candidate that will be asked later on during the event,” Davis said. The police chief candidates came from a range of different backgrounds. “The candidates are all from out of state,” Davis said. “We have a total of five candidates. The states range from Illinois to Maryland and Connecticut.” From the minute the session started, the questions were straight to the point. One question asked about experience in addressing questions related to use of force and the actions taken within departments to align use-of-force policies with community values. The candidates were chosen at random to answer the questions, for which they were not able to prepare answers prior to the session. One of the first candidates to answer was Jeffrey Swoboda, current police chief of Elgin, Illinois, and a proponent of deescalation tactics.
“Let’s look for those officers who can go out and know how to talk someone into handcuffs,” Swoboda said. “Let’s continue to promote those officers.” Ashley Gonzalez, a deputy police chief from Norwalk, Connecticut, also formed his response around the motif of de-escalation, echoing the words of his former field training officer. “The best weapon you have is your mouth. Learn how to speak to people, treat people with dignity and respect … and you’ll get respect back,” Gonzalez said. Community questions were related to current national and city issues, with the first question framed around what the candidates would do about school safety in an era of prevalent gun violence. Terri Wilfong, former police chief of Greenville, South Carolina, and the only female candidate related schools to other levels of national security. “What I have to go
through to get on a plane is unbelievable,” Wilfong said. “Why are we not doing that in our schools?” The topic of armed guards, metal detectors and arming teachers came up throughout the responses, but Edward Bergin, a major on the police force in Maryland, did not think that deciding the method of protecting schoolchildren was up to him. “I don’t have an opinion on whether teachers should be armed or not,” Bergin said. “That’s up to you as a community to decide that.” The candidates all made it clear that they want to work as Fort Collins police chief. Swoboda talked to the level of community involvement in Fort Collins and identified the reason the position is so desirable for him. “I don’t think there’s a place in this country, probably in this world, that can solve problems the way Fort Collins can,” Swoboda said. Carson Lipe can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Terri Wilfong, Jeffrey Swoboda, Ashley Gonzalez, Michael Bray and Edward Bergin answers questions from the community at the Fort Collins Police Chief Finalist Meet & Greet March 1. They are the final five candidates for police chief. PHOTO BY FIELD PETERSON COLLEGIAN
administration’s policy of limiting deportations to people who pose a public safety threat, convicted criminals and those who have crossed the border recently, effectively making anyone in the country illegally vulnerable. Deportation arrests have surged more than 40 percent under Trump. There were nearly 14,000 people with expired permits who applied for renewals but hadn’t received them at the end of January. There were also nearly 22,000 whose initial applications had yet to be decided. DACA advocates are using Monday’s deadline to intensify pressure on the White House and Congress for permanent protection. The ACLU said Sunday that it launched “multiple sixfigure advertising buys” with United We Dream and MoveOn.org, focusing on Trump. WHERE DOES CONGRESS STAND ON DACA? In January, the president proposed a path to citizenship for 1.8 million young immigrants as part of an immigration package that included $25 billion for a wall and other border enforcement measures and sharp cuts to legal immigration. The Senate rejected it. Immigrant advocates and their allies in Congress want a narrower bill that would protect DACA recipients, possibly combined with limited border enforcement measures, but the administration has balked. Trump has repeatedly blamed Democrats for the impasse, while Democrats say he created it by ending DACA. Congress must pass a spending bill by March 23 to keep the government running, giving Democrats a chance to condition support on a DACA bill. Democrats forced a partial shutdown in January with that goal in mind but relented after three days. Stephen W. Yale-Loehr, a Cornell University law professor, says the Supreme Court’s refusal to intervene “throws the DACA program back into Congress’ lap.” Article Courtesy of The Associated Press.
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POLITICS
Governor candidates discuss firearm regulation during city forum By Samantha Ye @Samxye4
More than 500 attendees listened to nine gubernatorial candidates speak on pertinent Colorado issues, such as firearm regulation and the opioid crisis, in the Fossil Ridge High School auditorium Saturday. The Northern Colorado Gubernatorial Candidate Forum let citizens hear some of those candidates speak, possibly for the last time before party caucuses Tuesday. The candidates were split into two groups for time and answered pre-chosen questions about firearms, opioids and transportation, among other topics. To keep the event bipartisan, there was no debate or taking questions from the audience during the forum. Colorado State University political science professor Kyle Saunders and Coloradoan reporter Nick Coltrain moderated the discussion, which was jointly hosted by Fort Collins for Progress, the Straayer Center for Public Service Leadership and several other northern Colorado groups. Barlock said he remembered his experience with
a school shooting in 1998 where he said police did not properly respond and school faculty were not around to protect students.
THE PARTICIPATING CANDIDATES INCLUDED: ■ Stephen Barlock (Republican):
co-chair of the Colorado Trump Campaign ■ Noel Ginsburg (Democrat): Denver businessman ■ Scott Helker (Libertarian): former campaign volunteer ■ Michael Johnston (Democrat): former state senator ■ Cary Kennedy (Democrat): former state treasurer ■ Greg Lopez (Republican): former mayor of Parker, CO ■ Donna Lynne (Democrat): Lieutenant Governor ■ Jared Polis (Democrat): Larimer County Congress representative ■ Erik Underwood (Democrat): former U.S. senate staffer “I want to see teachers protect their students at all
means,” Barlock said. Ginsburg said he supports raising the age limit to 21 for buying a long gun or revolver, those who own guns should be trained to keep their guns secured, and if due to poor security their guns are used in a crime, the gun owner should be charged with a felony. “Certainly we should protect the Second Amendment, but what we have in this country is not protecting all of us,” Ginsburg said. Helker said his concern with Parkland was the government failure upon government failure to stop the shooter before he reached the school. He also advocates for finding out why there are school shootings and what to do from there. “Obviously, as a libertarian, I’m not going to be pushing for a lot of gun control laws,” Helker said. A life-long gun owner, Johnston said his plan to prevent more mass shootings would take military style weapons off the streets, require universal background checks, put in place gun violence restraining orders and ban bump stocks. He said these were common sense measures which fit with the
Second Amendment. “There are way to solve these problems if you have the courage to solve them,” Johnston said. Kennedy said she supports the state’s mandates of universal background checks and believes in a Red Flag law where if a person knows someone who may be a risk to themselves or others, the state can take their guns away. “It is time that we ban military-style assault weapons in the United States,” Kennedy said. Lopez said he does not know if anything could have been done to stop the Parkland shooter from doing what he chose to do and advocates for protecting the children first. “I think we can all agree that there’s a huge mental health problem in our country,” Lopez said. “How it started, I don’t know. How we’re gonna address it, it’s gonna be a challenge for us because it’s complex.” Lynne said she supports universal background checks, limiting magazine capacities and banning bump stocks. She said people have to urge Congress to take action on behalf of the entire country, including conversation around domestic violence.
“I think we have to stop linking mental health and guns together,” Lynne said. “There certainly are people who are mentally ill and have guns and commit murders and other things, but that’s an excuse. We have a gun issue in this country.” Polis said there needs to be common sense measures which fit with the second amendment such as banning military-style weapons, preventing those who have temporary restraining orders from getting a gun, and allowing the Center for Disease Control to research gun violence. “This is a simple case where the public interest and safety needs to win out over special interest politics,” Polis said. Underwood said he supports a compact with surrounding states for better background checks. “Gun should not be in the hands of people who shouldn’t have them,” Underwood said. Following Parkland, he said he wants to engage and spark civics with the younger people by lowering the voting age to 16 and make it a high school graduation requirement to vote in one election. Samantha Ye can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Faculty discuss impacts, roles of media misinformation By Samantha Ye @samxye4
A group of four Colorado State University faculty members talked facts and their role in informing the public Thursday night at the Information, Misinformation and Disinformation Symposium. Each panelist—Tim Amidon, assistant professor of English; Benjamin Clegg, psychology professor; Karen Dobos, associate professor of microbiology; and Rob Sica, social sciences and humanities liaison librarian—gave their own brief presentations on their thoughts surrounding the issue of facts and informing the public before taking questions from the audience. When it comes to fake news and bias, the panelists discussed the importance of education and the perceived gullibility of the public. “Anytime we’re dealing with very complex decision-making, such as a vote or an election, it’s very unlikely (a bias meant to persuade someone known as a simple prime) can influence people in that kind of situation,” Clegg said. Clegg said the big issue with fake or biased news is people’s tendency to repeat it even when they know it is false, therefore
giving the information a higher chance of being taken as the truth. Sica, who talked about the influence of fake news being overblown in the media, said fake news and accusations of fake news had little impact. “It’s not clear to me ... that people (embracing fake news causes) them to change their behaviors, their voting behaviors or their political beliefs in any way,” Sica said. “(I) think the idea that fake news is causing people to act on false information—there’s not a whole lot of evidence to support it.” Amidon, however, said just because the research on the fake news phenomenon was not completed yet did not mean no influence existed. Amidon said even though most people are aware of persuasion and biases in their information, media literacy education was still important in making sure it stayed that way, and he emphasized the importance of quality information. “The quality of information matters to society,” Amidon said. “The way we communicate impacts the quality of communal aspects of our lives.” Amidon said since most institutions are the ones putting out information today, it would serve society well to invest and
Psychology professor Benjamin Clegg speaks about misinformation, disinformation and information consumption during a panel discussion on Feb. 28 at the Morgan Library. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI
regulate those institutions to ensure high quality information. Much of the discussion also revolved around the issue of climate change and the unique situation it is in regarding misinformation and public perception. “When it comes to climate change, increasing education doesn’t necessarily change decisions,” Dobos said. “It’s the one science group that’s very hard to change. It’s really stratified on
partisan lines.” Dobos, whose presentation focused on the importance of valid and vetted scientific research, said climate change information passed along by politicians and news media, both of whom the public find mostly untrustworthy according to the Pew Research Center, might not be as powerful as data conveyed directly by scientists who are highly trusted. Clegg said the controversy around climate change was a good
example of his presentation when he spoke about the importance of making people change their own minds through listening and asking them questions. “If you want to change people’s minds, it’s not about conveying more information,” Clegg said. “The more you challenge things that they have as their world view and their identity, the harder that will be to do.” Samantha Ye can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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CAMPUS
Body Acceptance Week workshops educate students about fatphobia, body image By Matt Bailey @matnes1999
The Women and Gender Advocacy Center at Colorado State University hosted workshops and presentations during this year’s Body Acceptance Week, including workshops that focused on fatphobia and male body image. “It’s starting to be a tradition at CSU,” said Angelica Murray, a program coordinator for the WGAC. “There are several offices at the University that come together every year to think through what are some educational opportunities we can offer to students on the various issues that may be impacting students as they relate to their bodies.” Kodi Phelps, a graduate student in the higher education master’s program at CSU, delivered a presentation on fatphobia Tuesday from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Lory Student Center to an audience of about 30 people. In her presentation, Phelps reviewed topics such as the history of fatness, how societal influences impact how people see fat and fat talk, asking audience members, “Does this oppression make me look fat?” “It’s different by culture, it’s different by location
and the people you grow up around,” Phelps said. “(Fatphobia) is going to all look different depending on who you are and the identities that you have.” Phelps interacted with the audience by handing out worksheets for audience members to fill out and grouping audience members together to discuss scenarios relating to fatphobia. Audience members were given one such worksheet titled “Thin Privilege Knapsack Assessment,” in which they had to check off given scenarios regarding fatphobia that they couldn’t relate to. Phelps will be speaking at this year’s TEDxCSU event, which takes place in the LSC March 25. Carl Olsen, the program coordinator for Men’s Programming and Violence Prevention at the WGAC, gave a presentation on male body image in Eddy Hall Thursday from 5-6 p.m. to an audience of about ten people. “Being a man is pretty easy in this particular country, but it’s a different kind of tough for men to really think about and engage in this conversation,” Olsen said. “The conversation is different when men initiate it, when we actually truly care
about the way we think about ourselves.” Throughout the presentation, Olsen had audience members draw what they thought the ideal male body image looks like, and then he asked members what influenced them to draw those images. He then had audience members draw what they thought society’s “funny guy” looks like, and he again had audience members explain why they drew their particular images. Towards the end of his presentation, Olsen showed the audience a series of pictures and asked the audience to describe the male body images they associated with the images, which included images of an expensive car, a football helmet, a truck and the Old Spice logo. Both Phelps and Olsen examined how society influences people’s perceptions of body image, and they asked audience members to break out of those views and social norms. “The phrase that I’ve learned to say a lot is, ‘Where did you learn that?’” Olsen said. Matt Bailey can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Carl Olsen, Men’s Programing and Violence Prevention Coordinator at the Women and Gender Advocacy Center, gives a presentation on male body image. The presentation was part of CSU’s Body Positivity Week. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN
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OPINION Monday, March 5, 2018
COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS
What we can learn from Gina McCarthy Lauren Wilson @ LaurenKealani
Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by the Collegian or its editorial board. Environmental issues have been pushed to the wayside since Trump took office. Over the last 14 months, the push for progressive environmental reform has been beaten down, from major budget cut proposals for the Environmental Protection Agency to removal of protective ecological regulations. When I heard Gina McCarthy, former head of the EPA, was coming to speak at Colorado State University, I prepared myself for the worst-a reiteration of all the negative sentiments I’d heard echoed in the news for over a year. I was pleasantly mistaken. McCarthy offered an immense promise of hope to those who care about the health
of this planet in an inspirational speech. McCarthy focused on the fact that, in times of uncertainty, one must stay level-headed and maintain realistic optimism. Doing so will prevent the misguided efforts of this presidential administration from derailing the admirable achievements of the EPA over the last 47 years. McCarthy explained that although the Trump administration is attempting to roll back Obama-era policies like the Clean Power Plan, it will not succeed due to procedural roadblocks and oppositional public sentiment. She also addressed the newly revitalized “attack on science.” This term refers to manipulating or erasing data, removing support for vital research projects, and attempting to discredit scientific enterprise and science-based policy, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. In response to this troubling trend, McCarthy emphasized maintaining scientific advancements and focusing on clear-cut facts rather than convoluted falsehoods—or
“alternative facts,” if you will. She encouraged everyone, from college students to senior citizens, to use their political voice to vote and enact change, starting at the grassroots level. Additionally, McCarthy stressed that climate change is not a partisan issue, but a critical matter of public health. In the divided state of today’s politics, this fact is more pertinent than ever. But by choosing to look at public welfare before political ideology, progress can be made. Of course, progress can seem out of reach. From pulling out of the international Paris Agreement to appointing Scott Pruitt—a denier of climate change—to head of the EPA, the president’s decisions have taken attention away from pressing ecological issues which affect not only the American population, but the entire world. Distressing as this may be, it is a salient reminder that we cannot rely on government alone to solve the climate crisis. As McCarthy asserted last week, the American people must use the system of a democratic republic to their advantage. In many ways they already have.
When Trump pulled out of the Paris Agreement, a number of states began drafting, enacting and strengthening their own climate goals and environmental policies.
“What you really need to do most is put on your big girl pants, put on your big boy pants, put on your gender neutral pants, and get moving, GINA MCCARTHY FORMER HEAD OF THE EPA
Non-partisan and nonprofit activist groups like the Colorado chapter of Defend Our Future, are advocating for Pruitt’s removal and replacement by a more qualified individual. CSU itself has made major strides in ecological preservation. This can be seen almost anywhere at the school, from classrooms teaching 962 different sustainability-related courses, to campus-wide single-stream recycling, to its
goal of achieving 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. Gina McCarthy’s speech served as a reminder that, by wielding political passion, the American people hold the majority of the power. The voice of the citizenry extends far beyond environmental issues; it may be used to tackle civil rights, health care guidelines, gun legislation, and countless other topics of debate. “What you really need to do most is put on your big girl pants, put on your big boy pants, put on your gender neutral pants, and get moving,” McCarthy implored. “Take action, have faith in the United States of America and be obnoxious.” Democracy is not dead. Trump’s term will not last forever. The environment may be at in its most threatened state, but the United States has never been more compelled to fight back. If someone as knowledgeable as Gina McCarthy is rooting for us, perhaps there is hope after all. Lauren Willson can be reached at letters@collegian.
SERIOUSLY
Larry Eustachy finds new job at Morgan’s Grind By Ty Betts @tybetts9
Editor’s note: This is a satire piece from the Collegian’s opinion section. Real names may be used in fictitious/semi-fictitious ways. Those who do not read editor’s notes are subject to being offended. FORT COLLINS – Former Colorado State University men’s basketball coach Larry Eustachy is now working as a barista inside of the Morgan Library. Eustachy’s shift in career paths comes after an investigation into his conduct as head coach leading to his resignation. Manager for Morgan’s Grind Matthew Jefferson, hired Eustachy fully understanding Eustachy’s reputation for verbal abuse as a coach. “Eustachy brings a certain intensity to Morgan’s Grind that I haven’t seen before in an employee,” Jefferson said. “I’m just going to try and focus that energy into making coffee.” While no longer coaching for CSU, Eustachy said he is glad the school is taking him back, even if just as a barista. “I’m so thankful for a second chance,” Eustachy said. “I may not be on the court with my team anymore, but I’m honored to at
Following his resignation from the Colorado State University men’s basketball team, former head coach Larry Eustachy was hired as a barista for Morgan’s Grind, located in the Morgan Library. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY HALEY CANDELARIO COLLEGIAN
least serve them their coffee.” Although new to Morgan’s Grind, there have been some complaints already arising. Layla Simone tried ordering a coffee while Eustachy was manning the register. “I tried paying with American Express and he just told me to beat it and never come back,” Simone said. Justin Delucy said he felt offended by Eustachy when ordering his medium, iced, nonfat latte with whipped cream and caramel drizzle. “I could just hear him mutter
‘pathetic’ under his breath after I ordered,” Delucy said. “It hurt.” Even with the growing pains of this new position, Eustachy said he is just happy to have a paycheck again, despite having gained a $750,000 settlement upon resigning. “Having an on-campus job allows me to remain a part of the Ram community that I love,” Eustachy said. “It’s also nice that I work so to close where I have my anger management classes.” Ty Betts can be reached at letters@collegian.com.
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SPORTS Monday, March 5, 2018
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CSU finalizes 2018 football schedule By Colin Barnard
place on a Friday night, scheduled for Aug. 31 at 7:30 p.m. The Rams conclude the non-conference portion of their schedule with home matchups against Arkansas and Illinois State and a road showdown with Florida. CSU’s first of two proper bye weeks in 2018 comes the weekend of Sept. 29 at the conclusion of the non-conference schedule. After the bye week, the Rams will play four games before the second bye week, alternating road and home games against San Jose State, New Mexico, Boise State and Wyoming. The Boise State game will be a Friday night game nationally televised by ESPN2. Following the off weekend on Nov. 3, CSU plays at Nevada and home against Utah State. The Rams conclude the regular
season with a game at Air Force. The season breaks down into chunks of action as the Rams play five, four and three games with two regular season bye weeks in between. Last season, CSU decided to move its games against Oregon State to a Week 0 affair in order to free up a bye week in Week 4. Prior to the adjustment, CSU’s only bye week was the last week of the regular season. On paper, the 2018 scheduling, in terms of regular season rest, is far more favorable in 2018. Preparations for the 2018 season gets underway March 19 as CSU begins its spring practices. The spring portion of the schedule will conclude on April 21 with the annual Green and Gold game, the first in CSU’s on-campus stadium. Colin Barnard can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
■ Saturday, Aug. 25 – Hawaii*
■ Saturday, Sept. 29 – [Bye]
■ Saturday, Nov. 3 – [Bye]
■ Friday, Aug. 31., 7:30 p.m. – vs.
■ Saturday, Oct. 6 – at San Jose
■ Saturday, Nov. 10 – at Nevada*
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The Mountain West Conference released the 2018 football schedule Thursday afternoon, finalizing the regular season schedule for Colorado State and the other 11 MW schools. For the second season in a row, CSU will open with a Week 0 game, this time against conference opponent Hawaii. The Rams will host the Rainbow Warriors on Saturday, Aug. 25, with the kickoff time yet to be announced. CSU began its 2017 season with a Week 0 victory over Oregon State. Less than a week later, CSU will travel to Denver for the Rocky Mountain Showdown against Colorado. It will be the third consecutive showdown taking
CSU 2018 SCHEDULE: Colorado (Denver) – CBS Sports Network ■ Saturday, Sept. 8 – Arkansas ■ Saturday, Sept. 15 – at Florida ■ Saturday, Sept. 22 – Illinois State
State* ■ Saturday, Oct. 13 – New Mexico* ■ Friday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m. – at Boise State* – ESPN2 ■ Saturday, Oct. 27 – Wyoming*
■ Saturday, Nov. 17 – Utah State* ■ Saturday, Nov. 24 – at Air Force* ■ Saturday, Dec. 1 – MW
Championship Game *Mountain West conference game
The CSU football team enters the stadium Sept. 9 against Abilene Christian. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN
VOLLEYBALL
Hillyer, Oleksak tryout for U.S. National Team By Mamadou Balde @mamadoubalde62
Katie Oleksak and Kirstie Hillyer represented the Colorado State Rams’ volleyball team at the 2018 U.S. Women’s National Team Open Tryouts. The tryouts took place from March 2-4. Two hundred and thirty-four athletes, representing 89 different colleges, tried out for various positions. Not only did athletes compete for a spot on the U.S. National Team, they also competed for a spot on the U.S. Collegiate National Team. Oleksak is coming off one of her best seasons during her time here at CSU. During the 2017 season, the Mountain West Player of the Year started all of the Rams’ 33 games at setter. She averaged 11.94 assists per set which ranked eighth in the nation. In 20 matches, Oleksak finished with at least 40 assists. On Aug. 25, she recorded a season-best 59 assists in one of the Rams’ biggest games against Duke. Oleksak finished the season with 64 kills with a
.342 hitting percentage. Hillyer led the Rams in blocks for the second consecutive season with 1.46 blocks per set. She also ranked 17th in the nation in blocks. The Rams’ middle blocker finished second on the team with a .383 percentage which ranked 33rd in the nation. Hillyer was also named Mountain West AllConference. In the same Duke game on Aug. 25, Hillyer posted a careerhigh 19 kills and had 10 matches with double-digit kills. On Sept. 1, Hillyer posted a stat line of 13 kills and 10 blocks. In that same game Hillyer had a season-best three solo blocks. This is Hillyer’s second consecutive year trying out after being selected for the U.S. Collegiate National Team last year. Athletes that are selected for the National Team would begin training as early as the spring. Selections for the Collegiate National Team will be made by the end of March. Mamadou Balde can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
Sophomore Katie Oleksak sets the ball for sophomore teammate Kristie Hillyer during the third set of action on Sept. 21 against the University of New Mexico. The Rams defeated the Lobos in three decisive sets. PHOTO
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Bats go silent as CSU drops five straight By Mack Beaulieu @Macknz_James
The Colorado State Rams’ softball team (8-6) suffered a major letdown this weekend as they lost five straight games at the San Diego Classic. A lack of run support combined with costly errors sealed most of the games this weekend. Starting off with a tough loss to Oregon State University (12-8), CSU could never get its offensive momentum going. As the bats went quiet, fielding became an issue as the Rams recorded six errors over their first three games of the weekend. “You expect to have maybe one or two players get into a little bit of a funk sometimes,” coach Jen Fisher said. “But we were literally all in it for four games there.” The first game was a pitchers duel between Bridgette Hutton and the Beavers’ Meehra Nelson, as Hutton pitched a full eight innings, allowed no runs and still got the loss. The Rams had runners on first and third in the bottom of the first, but after what Fisher thought was a controversial call in the third, the Rams never threatened again in the 1-0 loss. “We got called for leaving early at first, we would’ve had
runners on first and third with no outs,” Fisher said. “We thought there was a questionable call, but we have to play in the way that we don’t need every call and I think that kind of stopped the momentum we had.” After the international tie breaker rule put a runner on second in the top of the eighth, Oregon State’s lone run came from a Jordan Acosta error in left field. While the Rams also got a runner set in scoring position, they weren’t able to get the runner across as the top of the lineup went down in order. The Rams’ next game against the University of San Diego (1110) wasn’t any better from the Rams at the plate as they only managed five hits and two runs, both of which were unearned. Kaylynn Pierce and Lauren Petakoff surrendered six runs over the first five innings, two of them unearned. Ultimately, Pierce received the 7-2 loss and Petakoff gave up her first earned run of the season. In the third game of the weekend, CSU looked ready to break out against Boston University (6-6). The Rams put five of their first six runners on base and scored two runs in the first inning, before being shut out for the rest of the game.
That became problematic when the Terriers scored three unearned runs to take a 5-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth. Those were all the runs BU needed in the 6-2 victory. Fisher thought the team’s offensive struggles may have seeped into their defensive game. “What I haven’t seen from our team (before) was the tighten up defensively when the offense wasn’t going,” Fisher said. “So that was a big difference this weekend…they kind of carried their offensive struggles over to defense a little bit.” Those struggles continued later into the day as the Rams lost 3-1 to California State University, Northridge (8-12). The Matadors scored three runs within the first three innings and the Rams failed to get anything to match as their lone run came on a Lauren Buchanan single in the third. CSU’s last game of the weekend was arguably their best as they played No. 20 Minnesota (12-7). Hannah McCorkhill played a part in all three of the Rams’ runs in the bottom of the second as she got CSU on the board with a two RBI double and scored on a wild pitch. However, they did not mount anything else in a 5-3 loss. Kendall Lindaman started
Colorado State freshman Corina Gamboa swings at a pitch thrown by UNC in the second game of the double-header. The Rams defeated UNC in both games on April 11, 2017. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN
a comeback for the Gophers in the top of the fifth with a threerun home run to centerfield. The Rams came back and threatened to score in the fifth with runners on first and second, but ended the inning on a fielder’s choice to third. Minnesota’s completed the comeback in the top of seventh when Sydney Dwyer hit an RBI double off Larissa Petakoff who had just entered in relief of Hutton. Hutton gave up four runs in six innings, as Petakoff could not stop her last runner. The Gophers got one more after a single scored Macy Gill to wrap up the 5-3 win. Going into a big home
tournament next weekend, the Rams will attempt to bounce back after the dissappointing weekend. “We’ve got to work back into our confident selves and our approach to the plate,” Fisher said. “We’re a little bit young and a lot of our top hitters went into a funk at the same time…I think a lot of it is a little bit mental and a confidence issue…The way this game is built, if you don’t have a short memory, it’s really a tough game.” The Rams’ next slate of games will be from March 9-11 at home in the Colorado State Classic. Mack Beaulieu can be reached at sports @collegian.com.
CLUB SPORTS
CSU drops first home series of season against Nebraska By Sergio Santistevan @TheRealsSergio
Colorado State club baseball failed to take advantage of a sunny weekend in a 2-1 series loss to the University of Nebraska at City Park Field in Fort Collins, Colo. The series began Friday night with a dominating pitching performance from Nebraska’s Jake Minnick, who threw a complete game in the 3-2 victory. In the first game of the doubleheader on Saturday, the Cornhuskers scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to beat the Rams 6-4. They were led by a complete game from Seth Carnes on the mound and two RBI singles from Cody Kashmark in the seventh inning. CSU pitcher Daniel Terao helped his team by excelling on the mound. “Daniel Terao, he threw a great game, lights out,” fellow pitcher Mark Singleton said. As trash-talk intensified between the two teams, Trent Weldon started on the mound for the Rams in the third game and allowed zero runs through his
three-inning appearance. With the Rams offense struggling, Walker hit a deep home run in the bottom of the third inning to take the 1-0 lead. “It just connected, and I let it fly,” Walker said. “It felt good, it felt really good actually.” However, the lead didn’t last long as Ben Kiolbasa hit an RBI double to tie the game up in the top of the fourth inning for Nebraska. The offensive struggles continued for the Rams throughout the fourth and fifth innings, which resulted in only one hit combined. Nebraska took advantage and scored a run in the fifth inning off an RBI double from Erik Haugerud to give Nebraska the 2-1 lead. The turning point of the game for CSU occurred in the bottom of the sixth inning when Nebraska’s Brock Lorenzen’s pitching took a turn for the worse. Despite Nebraska’s four errors in the inning, the Rams were only mustered one run to tie the game. The seventh inning started off with Nebraska’s Nick Aldrege scoring his second run off a Cody Kashmark RBI. CSU brought in
their fourth pitcher of the game, Jay Chamberlain, to close out the inning with two quick outs. Everything seemed to click for the Rams in the bottom of the seventh inning. Sophomore Parker Evans hit a single, advanced to second base off an error and was brought home by a Ryan Schones RBI single to tie the game 3-3. With the bases loaded Mark Singleton hit a walk-off single up the middle to give the Rams the 4-3 win and avoid another early season series sweep. “I just knew it,” Singleton said with a smile. “He threw a fastball right down the middle, and I put the bat out there.” Despite the walk-off win, the Rams are still disappointed with the outcome of the series. “We wanted to come out and win all three games,” Walker said. “It was a good lesson for all of us that we aren’t going to get anything handed to us.” Hitting was a problem this weekend and is something CSU hopes to improve on. Singleton wants better execution and timing from the batters and believes more practice outdoors
will help. Head Coach Troy Tolar knows that the little things kept the Rams from winning the series. Once the hitting and weather improve, he believes the ball will start falling his team’s way. Walker looks at the series as a good experience. He says people are slowly coming into their roles, the team is discovering who they are and, unlike last year, the Rams aren’t relying on hitting to win games. “I think we will look back on this series and think about a lot of crucial lessons we learned,” Walker said. “This foundation that we set this weekend is going to really push us forward for a more successful conference season.” Tolar took many positives from the series as well. He is encouraged that his team came back and won the third game. They didn’t give up and kept fighting despite being down and losing the first two games. “It would have been easy for them just to fold there but they didn’t,” Tolar said. “I think they did a really good job of that.”
The Rams will have to wait one week before any improvements can be shown on the field. Metro State University will visit Fort Collins for a doubleheader on March 10 at City Park Field. The Rams defeated the Roadrunners 8-6 on Feb. 27. After that, the Rams will take a four-day trip to Arizona where they will play Phoenix College, Glendale Community College, Paradise Valley Community College and finish off with a doubleheader against Grand Canyon University. The Rams are excited for the challenge of five games in four nights against tough opponents and hope it can jumpstart their season. Players in the dugout watch their teammates on offense during the Wyoming games in the 2017 season. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN
“We will definitely see pitching we’re not even going to see at nationals,” Singleton said. “That will be a true test to how we are as a team.” Sergio Santistevan can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
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Mountain West Tournament Edition
CSU WOMEN’S Basketball
SCHEDULE VS UCCS VS IDAHO VS GONZAGA VS EASTERN NEW MEXICO VS OKLAHOMA VS NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AT DENVER VS BYU VS COLORADO AT NORTHERN COLORADO VS PRAIRIE VIEW A&M VS MORGAN STATE VS BOISE STATE VS SAN JOSE STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE AT FRESNO STATE VS UTAH STATE VS WYOMING AT AIR FORCE AT UNLV VS SAN DIEGO STATE VS NEW MEXICO AT WYOMING AT NEVADA VS AIR FORCE AT SAN JOSE STATE VS FRESNO STATE AT BOISE STATE VS NEVADA AT NEW MEXICO
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Prentiss Nixon (11) shoots over a Wyoming defender during the second half of the Rams’ 78-73 Border War win over the Cowboys in Laramie, Wyoming. Nixon finished with 16 points all in the second half. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN
Prentiss Nixon (11) is helped off the court after an ankle injury late in the second half of the Rams’ 76-71 loss to Air Force. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN
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Rams Nation turns its eyes to Prentiss Nixon for MW Tournament By Austin White @ajwrules44
Come March, every college basketball team needs a leader. Time and time again, the country has seen how one player can take over a team and lead them to something great in March. In a year full of head coaching changes, Colorado State struggled with this idea of leadership, whether on the bench or having to deal with injuries on the court. Not one guy seemed to be leading the pack for the Rams. But over the past two games, junior Prentiss Nixon’s return to form gives reason to believe that the Rams have found their leader. Nixon said he was mostly past his injuries. “At this point, I think I am closer to 100 percent than I was last week or two weeks ago,” Nixon said. “I feel good out there; I’m moving better, it looks like I’m moving better, I watched the film.” After suffering an ankle injury against Air Force back on Jan. 17, the Rams’ leader missed four games and watched as his team lost seven straight games following the loss to the cadets. Overall, the Rams lost 11 of their final 12 contests and look to be limping into the postseason. Nixon finally returned against Nevada on Feb. 3 by coming off the bench, but only put up four
points and shot 1-for-7 from the field and made 1-of-4 free throw attempts. That same less-than100-percent Nixon continued in the next four games where the Rams’ only win came against the conference winless San Jose State Spartans. The step back 3-pointers and drives to the basket did not fall for Nixon, forcing the offense to be spread around and sometimes become flat. He continued to walk around school in a boot and stated himself that he did not quite feel all there. But with the Mountain West Tournament beginning Wednesday, the Chicago native finally looks like he is coming back into the form that CSU will need him to be in. Nixon put up 27 points in the final two games of the season against Nevada and New Mexico, two of the top defending teams in the conference. Those points are what helped CSU stay in contention with teams who were heavily favored, including a second-half lead against then No. 20 Nevada. The margin came at the 12:41 mark after a made 3-pointer by Nixon. “It feels like back to before I got hurt,” Nixon said on the team’s energy going into the tournament. “I started slow, everyone started slow at the beginning of that game (against New Mexico). In the second half,
we picked up. If we can play like that in the second half for the whole 40 minutes, I think we should be fine in the tournament.”
“It feels like back to before I got hurt. I started slow, everyone started slow at the beginning of that game (against New Mexico). In the second half, we picked up. If we can play like that in the second half for the whole 40 minutes, I think we should be fine in the tournament.” PRENTISS NIXON JUNIOR GUARD
Everyone in the Mountain West is well aware of the fire hazard that Nixon can become as he has proven dangerous throughout an injury-plagued season. His 17.9 points per game ranked sixth before his ankle injury and he still averages 16.2, placing ninth in the conference. But as Rams fans saw last year, a deep tournament run required the likes of Gian Clavell to help score in every fashion. Nixon will
have to do the same for the Rams if their defense continues to slip. New Mexico came into Moby Arena and put up 108 points on the Rams in the final game of the regular season. Before that, Nevada put up 92 points and Boise State piled on 87. The first halves of games have been especially ugly on defense, but the Rams continue to respond with strong second halves. “We tend to come out slow at home and just think things will work out like that,” Nixon said. “I’ll take responsibility on that one and try to change it a little bit.” With a lack of defense present this late in the year, it seems like the Rams will have to outscore their opponents, and Nixon is capable of leading the charge. Not only is the offense from Nixon prolific, but his presence on the defensive end will be needed. It seems as if every charge called on opponents comes from Nixon sacrificing his body for it. He averages almost one charge taken a game, something he believes comes from his ability to read the body language of the opponent and get in their path. Nixon certainly will have to take charge in both meanings of the phrase with the bright lights of Vegas turning to shine on him. The experience from the run last year when the Rams made it to the championship game should
certainly help. CSU played three consecutive games in as many days last season, giving Nixon plenty of minutes thanks to the depleted roster. “I feel like we know what it takes to get there, it’s going to be a grind,” Nixon said. “Everyone was tired (last season), but we still fought through it and we were in the game until the end.” In the championship game, Nixon had one of his best games in his short career. The guard put up 23 points and led the way for CSU when Clavell was simply too tired to do so. CSU could have potentially caught a break in the first round as their opponent will be Utah State. The Aggies come in after losing to SJSU, the Spartans’ only win in the conference. One of the Rams’ four conference wins also came against the Aggies in their only matchup of the season. In that game, Nixon put up 26 points and he will look to do the same when the game gets underway at 2:30 p.m. MT. “Everyone is going to count us out, no one has us winning any games,” Nixon said. “We don’t worry what everyone else has to say, we worry about the people in the locker room…When we bring it and we’re ready to play, we are pretty damn good.” Austin White can be reached by email at sports@collegian.com.
Prentiss Nixon drives in for a layup over a University of New Mexico player during the last home game of the season on Feb. 28. The Rams fell to the Lobos 108-87. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN
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Rams plotting for payback against Fresno State By Christian Hedrick @ChristianHCSU
The Colorado State women’s basketball team will open the 2018 Mountain West Women’s Basketball Championship looking for vengeance in its firstround matchup against Fresno State. The Bulldogs won both meetings between the two sides in the regular season, but not by wide margins. “They beat us twice,” head coach Ryun Williams said. “We’ve had two really close games. We need to minimize our mistakes we made the first couple games, which we should, and make some shots.” Before mistakes hampered the Rams in Fresno, CSU redshirt freshman Grace Colaivalu put the Rams in front with eight first-quarter points. CSU carried the lead late into the second quarter, but a 30 percent mark from the field opened the door for FSU guard Candace White and the Bulldogs to pull away in the second half with a 56-45 win. The Rams got another crack at the Bulldogs on Feb. 17, but a similar pattern of sloppy shooting sealed their fate once again. This time on their home floor, the Rams overcame a
27 percent first-half field goal percentage to send the game to overtime on a Colaivalu layup with one second remaining in regulation time. Though CSU battled to send the game to an extra frame, the Rams once again had no answer for White, who capped off a 29-point night with 12 points in overtime on a perfect 4-for-4 from the field and 2-for-2 from deep. Meanwhile, CSU’s shooting woes carried into overtime where the home team went just 2-for-8, sealing the 75-64 defeat. “We shot it poor, horrible the first two times we played them,” Williams said. “I mean absolutely horrible. I don’t think we’ll do that again and I think we can put ourselves in position to get a good first-round win.” To turn the tide from the first two matchups, the Rams will need to neutralize White with more production from their leading scorer, Hannah Tvrdy. With just four points on 2-for16 shooting, Tvrdy accounted for much of the Rams’ shooting woes in the rematch at Moby Arena. Since that sorry Saturday afternoon, though, the senior posted an average of 18.3 points in the three games since. Despite her sudden surge, the Rams may be overlooked
in the first round with a pair of losses to Fresno State earlier in the season. The underdog role might dismay some, but Tvrdy is poised to prove what her and the Rams can do with the odds stacked against them. “All the games we’re going to play people are like, ‘Oh, they’re not expected to win,’” Tvrdy said. “So honestly, for me as a competitor, that just makes it even more fun to be like, ‘Okay, we’re not expected to win this game, so let’s just go win it.’ I’m just really excited to see what we can do.” As winners of four consecutive Mountain West regular season titles, being the underdog is unfamiliar territory for CSU in the conference tournament. Despite their new role as the fifth seed, the Rams have felt like the underdog all season long and will be even more motivated to prove doubters wrong at the year-end tournament. “I remember we got ranked third in the preseason rankings and I remember that hurt,” guard Sofie Tryggedsson said. “I was offended by that. Us finishing fifth (in the regular season), that just means that we have so much more to prove because I believe that we should be finishing at the
Hannah Tvrdy makes a move aroud a Fresno State defender during the pink out game on Feb. 17. The Rams fells to the Bulldgos 75-64 in overtime. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN
top of this conference.” A fifth-place finish is not ideal for a team with standards as high as CSU’s, but by improving throughout the season, the Rams believe they are a stronger team than their seeding suggests. “I think we have developed so much throughout the season that we can beat any team and we should really win the
conference,” Tryggedsson said. The Rams and Bulldogs face off in the first round of the conference tournament on Tuesday, March 6 beginning at 2:30 p.m. PT from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Christian Hedrick can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
CSU to face Utah State in first round of MW Tournament By Colin Barnard @ColinBarnard_
After solidifying the No. 10 seed in the Mountain West Tournament more than a week ago, Colorado State learned it will play Utah State in the first round of the tournament Wednesday after the Aggies knocked of UNLV Saturday night. CSU defeated Utah State during the team’s only meeting this season on Jan. 10 in one of the Rams’ most complete games of the season. During the game, guard Prentiss Nixon scored 22 points in the second half to hold off the Aggies and pull CSU to an even 9-9 on the early season. “Utah State, I thought we put together a complete game, it was one of our better games of the year at their place,” interim head coach Jase Herl said following practice on Friday. “I thought we guarded well, I thought we played extremely unselfish that game and we rebounded the ball. We pressured them, we had their guards out of rhythm a little bit, so that’s obviously something we’ll look at going forward.” Since that game, though, basketball is drastically different in Fort Collins. At the time,
the road victory served as a momentum booster for a struggling Rams teams and the first of two crucial road victories. After the victories, CSU closed the season losing 11 of its final 12 games while dealing with the Larry Eustachy saga. Throughout the turbulent season, the MW Tournament served as a sliver of light at the end of the tunnel. Days away from the first-round game, that mindset remains. “Everyone’s going to count us out. No one has us winning any games,” Nixon said after the team’s loss to New Mexico Wednesday night. “We don’t worry about what everyone else has to say. We’re worried about the people in that locker room. We know that we can be in games with big-time teams…When we bring it and we’re ready to play, we’re pretty damn good.” CSU’s kryptonite to the end season has come in two forms: the inability to close late leads and, most recently, a lack of energy to open games. The Rams showed that sluggish start twice in the final two home games against Boise State and New Mexico, falling into deep holes within the opening minutes of the game that make
a comeback all but impossible. Nearly fully recovered from a myriad of injuries that slowed him down, Nixon realizes his role in eliminating those early deficits. “I think it starts with me,” Nixon said. “Energy wise, if I can fly around and show that I’m energized at the beginning of the game, it will go a long way for this team. I’ll take responsibility on that one and try to change that by Wednesday.” Herl, who said that he is still experimenting with lineups to open the game fast, understands the danger of surrendering quick deficits. “If you’re down 30, the x’s and o’s don’t matter,” Herl said. “That’s strictly playing smart, playing hard, playing for each other. Just trying to find that group of guys that’s going to fight, compete from the jump until the buzzer sounds.” Though the Rams are an entirely different squad than the team who made it to the championship game in last year’s MW Tournament, they also return some of those contributors. Nixon, Nico Carvacho, Anthony Bonner and the currently suspended J.D. Paige all contributed to last year’s
Interim head coach Jase Herl talks with his team during a time out in the first half against the San Jose Spartans. PHOTO BY DAVIS BONNER
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run. Paige’s status for the tournament is still up in the air after being suspended for violating team rules on Feb. 24. Still, CSU has players who know the physical and mental toll the tournament presents. “A few of us know what it takes to get there,” Nixon said. “It’s going to be a grind, four backto-back games. But we know we can do it. We did it last year with three back-to-backs with seven
guys. Everyone was tired but we still fought through it and were in the game until the end. CSU’s quest to shock the conference begins Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. MT in Las Vegas, Nevada. The winner of the game will face No. 2 Boise State in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 7 p.m. Colin Barnard can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
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CSU’s season defined by untapped ceiling Luke Zahlmann @lukezahlmann
Colorado State women’s basketball never truly reached a lowered ceiling due to the loss of two stars to graduation as they scrapped their way into the conference tournament. From the first game of the year, coach Ryun Williams played cat and mouse with the true potential of his team, swapping lineups and affording multiple players the chance to step foot on the floor in meaningful minutes. The shuffling left the Rams without a cemented starting lineup, but one that could play to the given matchups. In women’s basketball, the Mountain West Conference was a virtual dog fight from the first whistle of the schedule, placing several teams over .500 in the standings. The Rams weathered the storm through their leader, senior Hannah Tvrdy, but the final product left them middling in the standings. The lone remaining stalwart from last year’s team, Tvrdy made her presence felt this season with averages of 11.6 points and 6.4 boards per game as a guard, with the two figures
both being team-highs. Tvrdy also shouldered the load during many of the Rams’ winning streaks, allowing those around her to mesh with her driving mentality. The offensive game plan equated to an explosive, yet inconsistent force that hit lulls several times during the season. With several games totaling under 50 points, the Rams were often times held back by the unit that carried them so far in previous years. With Tvrdy being the only Ram to average doubledigit points, most nights were feast or famine in the scoring department. Starring in past years, sharpshooters Stine Austgulen and Sofie Tryggedsson broke even in a rollercoaster season. In one of the truly masterful performances from outside this season, Austgulen finished the year having hit nearly half of her attempts from deep. The dominance came in the middle of a slow start and identical finish. A reversal of course, Tryggedsson started her year hot, failing to continue her lofty standards as the year wore on. A reliable force gave way to a down year as she only mustered a .286 mark from outside, dropping her scoring average to under a halfdozen per game (5.8). The inconsistency between the two left the Rams clawing
their way back from deficits in many of their conference games on the year. The other end of the floor was not only a different story, but a whole different world as the Rams stood as a dominating force on defense. Sitting pretty at No. 5 in the nation in opponent field-goal percentage, Williams made a point of defensive prowess from the first practice. The Rams also ranked second in the conference in opposing points per game. A trend passed on to each recruit under his tutelage, Williams preaches defense from the start. The lessons rubbed off through graduating classes as the Head coach Ryun Williams rallies the team during a timeout in the last sixth season of his tenure may quarter of the Border War at Moby Arena on Jan. 13. The Rams fell to have been his best yet in game the Cowgirls 53-49. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN planning for opposing scorers. Without the lockdown on the outside shot in several lead in scoring. This also reveals defense the Rams possessed on contests, with the majority how much room the Rams had most nights, their end-of-season sinking their chances of winning. between the results and their results would have painted a Averaging in the 50s for much of ceiling. much different picture, likely the season, the Rams concluded Though a winning season placing them under the .500 the year with a per-game scoring can never be taken for granted, average of 61.5, a far cry from the loss of their stars appeared mark. A catalyst for the the 80.5 per game put up by to have made its impact felt on juxtaposition in success of the University of New Mexico. the young squad. The lack of the two units was the lack of Though the Lobos played the experience reared its head in the diversity of the Rams’ offense. most games in the conference, form of inconsistency. On a team full of snipers from the Rams still averaged nearly If Williams can find the outside the arch and driving two dozen points less. formula for mixing a dynamic The Lobos serve as a true offense with the pre-existing guards, the offensive cold streaks snowballed into full-fledged indicator of the prowess of excellence in defense, the Rams’ the Rams defense as the latter tournament chances will grow. blizzards. Often out-sized down low, finished behind CSU in the Luke Zahlmann can be the Rams became dependent standings, despite their wide reached at sports@collegian.com.
Handling of Eustachy remains murky despite conversation with Joe Parker Colin Barnard @ColinBarnard_
In an effort to mitigate growing frustration between Colorado State athletics, media members and fans, athletic director Joe Parker held an hour-long press conference Friday afternoon. Though Parker answered dozens of questions regarding the climate assessment of the men’s basketball program and Larry Eusatchy’s ultimate resignation, he also tiptoed around some of the more pressing issues. Given FERPA regulations and other legal requirements, some of that is understandable. What’s not understandable is Parker and the athletic department’s handling of Eustachy’s reported behavior in early 2017, one year before the beginning of the climate assessment and three years
after the first investigation into Eustachy’s behavior. The situation began in 2016 when Parker had a conversation with a student-athlete who graduated the previous season. Parkers says that the former player spoke positively about Eustachy and his experience with the program. Fewer than two months later, though, the Director of Athletics was approached by former team trainer Mac McDonald. Originally reported by the Denver Post, McDonald expressed concern that Eustachy’s behavior from 201314 persisted after President Tony Frank fired then-athletic director Jack Graham. “(McDonald) pointed to a couple incidents that, quite honestly, felt a little uncomfortable to me as it related to the program itself,” Parker said. Seems pretty clear to me. A member of the men’s basketball program expressed concern that Eustachy’s behavior caused reason for worry, and Parker agreed that the
actions described made him uncomfortable. Justifiably, Parker hesitated to put his full trust in McDonald’s word due to his conversation with the former player, whom McDonald referenced as one of Eustachy’s victims. Given the two conflicting conversations with two people inside the program, though, logic says that Parker would have followed up with the player regarding McDonald’s statements. An investigation should have been conducted then. Instead, Parker did not check back with the former player, leaving the program under the same, gloomy leadership. “In retrospect, maybe it should have (prompted immediate action),” Parker said. “I can very much understand, at this point, why you would wonder and have that question. At the time, it just felt as though the two things were hard to reconcile, and it didn’t prompt anything
more than conversations within the staff.” Something doesn’t add up there. Parker’s message throughout the process has been that student-athlete welfare was the top priority. But when he directly received a warning about that welfare being put in danger, the necessary steps were not taken. One year later, Parker received a complaint from a current player on the team, prompting an immediate assessment of the men’s basketball program. If Parker followed similar protocol during McDonald’s warning, there’s no reason to believe the same actions would not have been discovered that led to Eustachy’s resignation. With the resignation, something as unclear and hushed as the investigation itself, Eustachy and CSU agreed to restructure the former coach’s contract, keeping him on paid administrative leave through June 30 and designating him the title
special assistant to the athletic director. Parker indirectly revealed that the position is worthless Friday, saying that Eustachy “will be available if I need to call him,” and failing to detail any specifics of the position. In addition to the remainder of this year’s contract, Eustachy will receive $750,000 over the next two years and be able to use fringe benefits of the position, including courtesy cars and country club access, through Jun. 30. Given the former evidence and claims of ongoing abuse, Eustachy should not have been near this program in 2018. Instead, don’t be surprised to see him cruising through Fort Collins in a courtesy car free of charge for the next four months. After that, he’ll make do with $750,000 from the university’s pockets. Colin Barnard can be reached at sports@collegian. com.
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Alumnus, social work advisor to release rap album PROFILES
By Miranda Moses @mirandasrad
In sixth grade, Evan Lowe wrote a poem. More than a decade later, he wrote an album. The Colorado State University alumnus’s new album, “Conflict Theory,” is set to release March 30. Lowe, who doubles as a social work advisor at CSU, said the project has been a long time coming, and it all began with an assignment in English class. “I didn’t really have any introduction to poetry or anything before that,” Lowe said. “I really liked the content, and I really liked how you could express certain things about your community, about yourself, through words.” From there, Lowe found slam poetry and spoken word, and his interest in rapping followed years later. Although rap and hip-hop were around him before then, Lowe said he enjoyed listening to Motown and pop. It wasn’t until high school when Lowe began to immerse himself in rap music. “It was around the time Lupe Fiasco released his album ‘The Cool’ is when I really kind of saw the power of hip-hop and rap,” said Lowe. “From there, I wanted to give it a shot, so I was like I’m going to start creating poetry but putting it more in rhythmic form and putting it into an actual cadence. (I) tried making music rather than just poetry. ... I fell in love with the challenge.”
“I don’t want these words I write, these feelings I have, these ideas and thoughts to just disappear with me. I want them to mean something to someone else because I know someone else’s words in my life have helped me be here today.” EVAN LOWE
Lowe was born and raised in Aurora, Colorado. He said his work first centered around things he observed in his community. “My home doesn’t have the best reputation; (there are) lots of gangs, guns, drugs, violence,” Lowe said. “So I really started writing about the things I saw and kind of juxtaposing that with broader issues surrounding Black culture and Black expression, and that’s where I first started.” Lowe said his background
in social work permeates every part of his life, including his rapping. Initially, in his days as an undergrad, Lowe spent a lot of time not knowing what career to strive for. “College was kind of an iffy thing for me to begin with,” Lowe said. “I was undeclared for a few years, and I really wanted to drop out, but my dad told me I would be wasting an opportunity not a lot of people who look like me or come from where I come from get.” When it was time to declare a major, Lowe wrote down a list of things he wanted to do, including helping people and going back to his community. His advisor told him to declare social work, and now after attaining a bachelor’s and master’s degree, Lowe works in the same office of that advisor.
“I think it took a long time for Evan to realize how talented he is. Anyone who has heard or read his words always encouraged him to pursue his love of music seriously. I think he finally believes in himself.” BARB LOWE EVAN LOWE’S MOTHER
“I just want people, particularly young kids, and if we were to go even further, young kids of color, to really pursue their potential,” Lowe said. “Do what you want to do in life. Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t. Don’t let anyone tell you it is not possible. Follow your potential.” Lowe said his writing started with social issues and journeyed into self-expression where he was able to talk about his depression and anxiety. His rapper name, “Low,” is a humble reminder that when he was at his lowest, he turned to writing music, and this is where is art came from. “I think before when I was a kid writing, I was not really prepared to write about myself,” Lowe said. “As I grew older, I think I was able to start acknowledging these feelings I was having and relating it back to this craft that I love so much.” Social justice and mental health are both themes prevalent in the rapper’s upcoming project. “Conflict Theory” is based on the theory derived from sociologist Karl Marx that states the only way society works is if the dominant rule over the weak, according to Lowe. The album takes a look at society and the
rapper himself and calculates what is dominant, such as his rapping abilities, and what is weak, such as his insecurity, Lowe said. “What I want the album to do is have that expressed to other people as well so that they can start acknowledging those things within their lives,” Lowe said. “And (I want to) create music that is relatable and honest, because I think that’s something that hip hop and rap have really lost.” Lowe said that he has a hard time relating to modern rappers because they often talk about their cars and their money, so he wanted to make music that people could relate to, and make them feel something. “I think Evans honesty makes his music important,” said Kelly Keeler, a member of the folk band The Sugarbirds, who collaborated with Lowe in his album. “There is a need for vulnerability and authenticity in music, and that was what spoke to me with this album. Ultimately, being vulnerable and authentic is what allows us to connect to others, and music is so very much about community and connection.” Accessibility in both the message and the physical copy of the album are important to Lowe, so upon its release at the end of March, the album will be free. Lowe said something that drove him to embrace his potential was a quote his dad always used to say: “Don’t let your words die in your notebook.” “I don’t want these words I write, these feelings I have, these ideas and thoughts to just disappear with me,” Lowe said. “I want them to mean something to someone else because I know someone else’s words in my life have helped me be here today.” Lowe said his mother, Barb Lowe, is supportive of his rapping pursuits and always begs him to be a rapper because she knows he can do it.
Social work adviser by day and rapper “Low” by night, Evan Lowe’s first album, “Conflict Theory,” releases March 30. “I’ve been writing music since I was in the 6th grade, but this album is my first true to life project. But I’ve been performing close to three or four years now,” said Evan Lowe. PHOTOS BY MACKENZIE BOLTZ COLLEGIAN
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“I think it took a long time for Evan to realize how talented he is,” Barb Lowe said. “Anyone who has heard or read his words always encouraged him to pursue his love of music seriously. I think he finally believes in himself.” Miranda Moses can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com or on twitter. PHOTOS BY MACKENZIE BOLTZ COLLEGIAN
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3OH!3 recaptures their youth at the Aggie Theatre By Henry Netherland @NetherlandHenry
3OH!3 returned to their home state Saturday night, and they were as goofy as ever. For over a decade, the electro-pop duo has proudly represented Colorado on the national music landscape. Known for collaborating with pop superstars Katy Perry and Kesha at the start of their respective careers and for popularizing the bizarre fusion of emo and southern hip-hop dubbed “crunkcore,” members Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte have had an interesting career. On March 3, they performed at Fort Collins’ Aggie Theatre for the first time in nine years, Motte said. Fortunately, the concert was relatively short, only lasting a couple of hours. There were not a lot of opening acts to water down the experience. There was only one opener, DJ Spencer Foreman, who had some decent remixes of modern rap singles with smooth transitions in between. Foreman’s performance actually acted as the perfect preview as what to expect for the
remainder of the show. Much of the concert took on a vibe expected from an EDM concert. The music was energetic; however, there was not really an aggressive aspect to it. Rather, it was straightforward party music. The vocal performances were a mixed bag. 3OH!3 has never been praised for their singing, but thanks to their experience as a group, it has improved to the point where they carried an audible melody. While it was tolerable, songs like “Touchin On My” were completely phoned in, and the pair did not even try to hit the easily attainable notes. “Colorado Sunrise” actually had some pretty nice singing on the intro, courtesy of Motte. However, even when the singing was decent, the overblown EDM instrumentals made it difficult to hear what they were singing. Despite rapping in pretty much every song, the group has always been mediocre at it. The flows were not inventive, and the frequently corny bars did not strengthen the case for the duo’s legitimacy. The only time where the rapping was captivating was on the song “Two Girlfriends,” where both of them used more
intricate flows that landed perfectly on beat. It was hard to take them seriously when they did not take themselves seriously. Case in point, the set design included a pair of fake wolves with laser eyes and an American flag with the band’s logo and signature hand signs scrawled across. Say what you want about them, but they do have quite a bit of self-awareness. They know they are ridiculous. They know what they are doing is immature. While they may be past the age where their style of humor is acceptable, it does not come off as forced or as though they are stuck in the past. They both seem to sincerely enjoy what they are doing, and I really cannot knock them for that. There was also an undeniable chemistry between Foreman and Motte. This allows for some pretty off the wall stage banter. Working together for so long has made an unbreakable bond between the two, which was pretty endearing. Coming away from a 3OH!3 concert, I feel indifferent. It was forgettable or average. The show was just super inconsistent in
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Arc of Larimer County raises awareness at ReFrame Disability Film Festival By Sarah Ehrlich @Saranehrlich96
Fort Collins community members took advantage of an opportunity to change their perspective about disability Friday night. The Lory Student Center held the 6th Annual ReFrame Disability Film Festival, hosted by the Arc of Larimer County, on March 2 to celebrate National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Short films were featured to “break down stereotypes about people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities,” according to the festival’s website. Special guest and Colorado State University professor Dr. Temple Grandin, spoke about her autism and how it has affected her career path. “I’ve seen a problem
with overgeneralization (of autism),” Grandin said. “On one end of the spectrum you have Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein, and on the other end, you have someone with much more severe challenges. We need more ‘specific example’ thinking that separates solutions that work and do not work for people with disability.” Films included various genres but each one had the same goal: to raise awareness about disabilities in northern Colorado. Some films were directed by people from Colorado. For example, “Lonely Highway” was directed by Andy Kwiatkowski of Colorado Springs, a 19-yearold who is on the autism spectrum. In his documentary, he talks about the challenges of making friends, his unusual behaviors and how he learned
to cope with them. The winning film of this year’s festival is “The Adventures of Rick and Lisa,” directed by Kevin Rabon. The film documents a northern Colorado couple, Rick and Lisa Keeton, living with disabilities, their roles in the community and how they have stuck together. The film is available to view on YouTube. Rabon was unable to attend the festival but thanked everyone in a video sent from Australia, especially Rick and Lisa, for taking the time to share their story. “We did this film just to educate people about disability,” said Lisa Keeton, who was born blind. “We are human beings, and you can treat us like anyone else.” The second place film went to “People First,” directed by Sam Lawrence who was
CSU animal science professor Dr. Temple Grandin spoke about being a woman in a man’s field, how her autism has affected her and how to reframe disability. PHOTO BY SARAH EHRLICH COLLEGIAN
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diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Each film received positive feedback, and the Arc of Larimer County hopes the festival will continue to grow each year. “People have a lot of stereotypes about people with disabilities,especially those with developmental and intellectual disabilities,” said Cari Brown, systems advocacy specialist and communications coordinator for the Arc. “This festival is about reframing those stereotypes into something that is more accurate.” More information about disabilities in northern Colorado can be found at thearcoflarimercounty.org Sarah Ehrlich can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.
FILMS FROM THE FESTIVAL ■ ”Brian,” directed by Jonathon
Adamson and Shannon Doty ■ ”Rusty,” part of I/DD Victimization Awareness campaign ■ ”Changing Accessibility,” produced by Girl Scout Troop #71683 ■ ”Chimes for Tyler,” directed by Stephen Panaggio ■ ”Family Life,” directed by Yvonne Dubourdieu ■ ”Coaching Colburn,” directed by Jeff Bemiss ■ ”People First,” written and produced by Sam Lawrence ■ ”Go For It,” directed by Cam Lasley
The 6th Annual ReFrame Disability film festival has grown in size since its start. Many members of the community came to show their support and perhaps learn something new about disability. PHOTO BY AENEAN LACINIA COLLEGIAN
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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY
(03/05/18). Investigate fresh terrain this year. Strengthen community bonds to go further, faster. Explore a profitable opportunity that fulfills a personal dream. Summer relaxation and fun lead to a retrospective phase, before your work, health and fitness blossom. Prepare for winter community, family and romantic connections. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. ARIES (March 21-April 19) —
7 — Consider priorities, and plan your upcoming action. Professional advice comes in
handy. Attend to shared finances over the next two days. Review options and choose.
distractions abound; take care of business first. Express your artistry and creative ideas.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 8 — Collaborate with your partner today and tomorrow. Stick to familiar routines. Listen to loved ones, especially children. Enjoy simple pleasures together.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 7 —
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7— A creative undercurrent flows through your work. Anticipate resistance. Present your argument tactfully. Think diplomatically, and choose words carefully. Practice your persuasive arts.
— Practice your moves before a performance. The possibility of mechanical or technical error is high. Keep things simple and elegant. Slow and rest. CANCER (June 21-July 22)
— 7 — Love blossoms over the next few days. Entertaining
Discuss home renovations or changes with your family over the next few days. Go over options. Don’t touch savings. Work up your budget.
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for a few days. Not everything goes as planned. Keep expectations realistic and scheduling flexible. Delegate what you can. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
— 9 — You’re creating a buzz. Enjoy a two-day self-confident phase. Encourage another’s enthusiasm. You can’t be two places at the same time. Use your power responsibly.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21) — 7 — Concentrate on organizing and cleaning today and tomorrow. Listen more than you speak. Sort, file and discover buried treasure. Make repairs and handle messes.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
— 8 — Confer with allies over the next few days. Find agreement on some tough issues. Cultivate leadership. Put in a good word for someone else. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 — Consider career opportunities through tomorrow. Seek out lucrative possibilities. Completion leads to profits. Beat a deadline and win a prize. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
— 7 — Get into a two-day adventurous phase. Explore near or far. Study and investigate. Costs can vary widely. Don’t waste funding on something you don’t need.
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CSU’s 64th Annual World Unity Fair By Julia Trowbridge @chapin_jules
The 64th Annual World Unity Fair was filled the Lory Student Center with cultural diversity Saturday. Hosted by Colorado State University and co-sponsored by the Associated Students of Colorado State University, Council of International Student Affairs and the Fort Collins International Center, the fair included a talent show, youth fair and cultural booths. Around 16 countries were represented. Julia Trowbridge can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.
The 64th annual World Unity Fair presents a cultural fair, where different countries are represented by student organizations and some clubs. Aiming to promote and educate people about diversity, the unity fair presents the opportunity to learn more about who inhabits the student body at Colorado State University. PHOTO BY JULIA TROWBRIDGE COLLEGIAN
Students with the Malaysian Students Association prepare chicken satay with a peanut sauce for people at the 64th annual World Unity Fair. Wafiy Juleini, a sophomore studying civil engineering and a member of the Malaysian Students Association, enjoys how the World Unity Fair brings people together, and he gets to spend time with other students that share his background. “It’s called the World Unity Fair for a reason, it unites the whole world,” Juleini said. PHOTO BY JULIA TROWBRIDGE COLLEGIAN
Younis Al Masoudi, a junior studying mechanical engineering and a member of the Omani Students Association, represents the country of Omar through writing names in Arabic calligraphy. Out of five types of of calligraphy, Al Masoudi is writing in diwi. For Al Masoudi, events like the World Unity Fair give a really good opportunity, as an international student, to get closer to other communities and cultures. PHOTO BY JULIA TROWBRIDGE COLLEGIAN
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