Vol 127, No. 40, Tuesday, Oct. 10 by The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Vol. 127, No. 40 Tuesday, October 10, 2017

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Campus vandalized with graffiti By Stuart Smith & Joe Manely @CSUCollegian

The first snow of the semester was not the only thing to hit the Colorado State University campus early Monday morning, as an unknown person graffitied the phrases “Fuck Columbus” and “decolonize” on multiple buildings. The anarchy symbol was also included in some places.

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some of the many buildings vandalized. ■ Damages estimated to be more than $10,000. ■ Facilities Management began to paint over graffiti by 10 a.m. Elijah Thomas, a sophomore sociology major at Colorado State University, waits outside the North Ballroom to have a private conversation with Tony Frank before an event about racism on campus on Oct. 9. Other students lined up in an act of demonstration to support him. On Aug. 19, Thomas found a noose made out of crepe paper dangling from the stairs in front of his dorm floors’ entrance. PHOTO BY SETH BODINE COLLEGIAN

Students of color stage demonstration ahead of talk with CSU administration By Nate Day & Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick @CSUCollegian

Editor’s note: Students who participated publicly in the forum did not wish to be identified, so the Collegian refrained from publishing last names. Nearly 70 students dressed in black silently lined the northern-most hall of the Lory Stu-

dent Center Monday afternoon waiting for Colorado State University President Tony Frank. Students stood in solidarity for Elijah Thomas, a resident assistant who found a fake noose hanging outside his hallway in Newsom Hall a few days before classes started. Frank was scheduled to address Thomas and other students of color regarding the administration’s response to the

incident, which has been highly criticized. When Frank arrived, he passed through the line of demonstrators without a sound. A few minutes later, Thomas followed to a closed-door meeting with Frank and Vice President of Student Affairs Blanche Hughes. After a nearly 45-minute meeting, the three came back to invite students into the ballroom for

an open discussion. The room was originally set up with chairs lined in rows for a forum. Frank, Thomas and Hughes encouraged attendees to rearrange the room into a circle for a discussion. Students brought up several issues regarding Thomas’ experience, as well as other bias-motivated incidents—their largest concern being student see DEMONSTRATION on page 4 >>

For many students, the first graffiti they saw was next to the Transit Center outside of the Lory Student Center. There was also graffiti on the Clark buildings, under Eddy, under some stairs outside the LSC and on the side of the Visual Arts building. Student reactions to the graffiti were mixed, although more leaned towards not supporting the means of getting the message out. “It’s dumb that they did it on the school,” said Alex Paul, an undeclared freshman. “There’s other ways to protest without vandalizing the school.” Anna Slage, a junior wildlife biology major, was also critical of the graffiti. “Usually I’m not a fan of see GRAFFITI on page 4 >>

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Dr. Robin Kimmerer, of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and Center for Native People and the Environment, commenced Warner College’s ‘Kindling Conversations’ guest lecture series this past Tuesday. She discussed the importance of Honorable Harvest and climate change, saying that, “Climate change is a major driver in our cultural loss,” and that we must change the way we view and use our natural resources. Kimmerer begins an important dialogue on natural resources that Warner College hopes to continue in this series. PHOTO BY FIELD PETERSON COLLEGIAN

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Wolverine Farms removes books from Bean Cycle By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98

Regulars of the Bean Cycle may have noticed that the books from Wolverine Farm Publishing Company have been absent from the coffee shop in Old Town Fort Collins, though owners are looking to fill the space. According to Bean Cycle Roasters partner Lesley Brandt, the Wolverine Farm Publishing Company moved out during summer 2017 when the manager took a position in Washington state. Todd Simmons, the director of Wolverine Farm Publishing, decided to consolidate his bookstore with Letterpress and Publick House at 316 Willow St. “This all happened very fast for us,” Brandt said. “It was like, ‘Oh, the manager got a new position and is leaving,’ so, when (Wolverine Farms) moved out, we were kind of brainstorming and ... reaching out to different people in the communities to see who wanted to step in to work with us.” While the books have been removed, Brandt said the business has remained the same as when the books were in the space. “(The books were) a draw to bring people in, and it was com-

fortable,” Brandt said. “I think the books help to bring them in, but we still have a great product of coffee here as well.” Brandt said Bean Cycle Roasters started telling people the space was available in order to advertise the space to a local business. “We are a community hub, and then you just generate this talk ... (because) you slowly start to see the books moving out,” Brandt said. “It was like, ‘Whoa, what’s going on?’ And, you let (people know) the books are moving out, and there’s this new opportunity to help fill a need in our community.” According to Brandt, Bean Cycle Roasters has been working with numerous local businesses in the community to fill the space. “Being involved in the community and supporting the community is important to us, so although we love books, it was time to move on, so we are going to work with a couple other different people,” Brandt said. Bean Cycle Roasters is currently planning to partner with local artists to build a creative community space and a retail store called Singularity, owned by Kaitlyn Peot and Coleman Morris-Goodrick.

Kaitlyn Peot and Coleman Morris-Goodrick, co-owners of a new shop called Singularity and Bean Cycle Roasters co-owner Lesley Brandt stand outside of the Bean Cycle. The shop’s book were recently removed, and Singularity is aiming to open by the end of 2017. PHOTO BY SETH BODINE COLLEGIAN

Brandt said she saw a need for Peot and Morris-Goodrick’s business in Old Town because the area currently lacks an “There’s a lot of restaurants, there’s a lot of coffee shops, there’s a lot of bars,” Brandt said. “But, there’s not a lot of retail for an art community space where people can come and teach other people how to make art and share art as well as give them the exposure that they need so that they can sell their products. I think once you start creating talk, space kind of just gets filled that way.” According to Peot and Mor-

ris-Goodrick, Singularity plans to sell mid-century modern furniture and other house decorations, including houseplants and art created in the Bean Cycle’s community art space. “Kaitlyn and I both travel a decent amount. We go to these other cities, and we like to shop,” Morris-Goodrick said. “We hope to create something (and bring) something back from different travels that we’ve had -- a retail experience that is definitely not here yet, but we hope to bring.” According to Brandt, Singularity will bring a new shopping experience to Old Town.

“(It’s like) when you travel to a large city, you always find that really cool store where you find there’s a tarantula (decoration) on the wall if you want to buy it,” Brandt said. “That’s something that’s lacking here in Fort Collins. We have great stores … but there’s nothing that really is a draw to a younger crowd or something that’s small that you can pick up … if (you’re) visiting from Fort Collins (and) it was made in Fort Collins.” While new businesses will be moving into the Bean Cycle, the coffee shop still plans to have books in the space, according to Brandt. “It’s really hard to beat coffee and books, but we’re also changing,” Brandt said. “Firehouse Bookstores is right around the corner, and they’re a great bookstore. We also hope to create a book library here as well, so people create a shelf of books that people can come take and exchange.” Haley Candelario can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Demonstration >> from page 1 safety. “How are students who are targeted by (events like these) going to be protected?” asked Courtney, who did not identify her last name. “It’s a safety issue at the end of the day.” Students shared fears that racially-biased incidents were not taken seriously. “I don’t think it does a service to treat passive acts of violence as empty threats,” added Courtney. While students and faculty alike acknowledged that answers to their questions cannot necessarily be given immediately, Frank responded by pointing to different initiatives the University is pursuing to respond to the concerns. Frank explained that his administration is looking into increasing the number of security cameras around campus because they are a tool police can use to catch offenders more easily when there are no other leads in the investigation. Similarly, Mary Ontiveros, vice president for diversity, explained that her team is partnering with ‘Tell Someone’ in order to track bias-motivated incidents on campus so that they can find out what is happening, and address the situation as quickly as they possibly can. In response to this, some students said it seems the University and Residence Life have no clear plan of action for when these types of events occur. Laura Giles, the director of Residence Life, explained why that seems to be the case. “We do have a hate- and bias-motivated incident protocol within the residence halls,” Giles said. “But, what we don’t necessarily have is somebody that we have caught.” Students and faculty also addressed several other issues sur-

Graffiti >> from page 1 graffiti. I get the point they’re trying to make with it, but I think they could do it in a much more constructive manner,” Slage said. “I think the second they turn it into something like graffiti, it turns it into a negative connotation. ... I’m not a big fan of Columbus myself, but I think it’s not very constructive.” Alliya King, a sophomore health and exercise science major, was more supportive of the message. “If someone wants to express themselves, they should

rounding the methods through which the University addresses race relations, such as the rhetoric used in Frank’s emails, normalization of bias-motivated events on campus and a lack of administrative transparency. One of the areas that came under the heaviest fire was the law enforcement surrounding the noose incident. “In other cases with physical action and violence, those people were caught right away,” Djibril said. “Why was this investigation halted in particular?” Another student, who works with freshmen in dorms echoed Djibril’s concerns, saying, “The fact that I can’t tell them that everything is okay is frustrating.” Scott Harris, the chief of CSU’s Police Department, responded that there were no “investigatable leads” found. Additionally, he said the incident did not rise to the legal threshold necessary to be classified as a criminal act. He told the group that if new information were to come up, the case would be pursued. Throughout the conversation, Frank and Hughes listened to students and acknowledged misjudgments, in particular, not announcing the bias-motivated events publicly as soon as they happened. Frank expressed regret in the speed of his responses, attributing the system he works with. “I should have stepped out of that system,” Frank said. Several students reminded the forum that even if the administration is trying to support its students of color, it does not feel like the rest of campus is. “...It’s not just an issue for the Black community anymore,” one student, who did not wish to be identified, said at the end of the forum. “White people think it’s a joke.” Nate Day and Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick can be reached at news@collegian.com

do it,” King said. By 10 a.m., workers for Facilities Management began to paint over some of the graffiti. The damages are estimated to total more than $10,000, according to CSU Senior Communications Coordinator Dell Rae Ciaravola. The CSU Police Department is currently asking for anyone with information about the incidents to contact them at 970-491-6425. This is a developing story. The Collegian will update this article as information is released. Stuart Smith and Joe Manely contributed to this report and can be reached at news@collegian.com.

CSU students help restore areas devastated by 2013 Boulder floods By Samantha Ye @samxye4

Humans who rebuild an environment which nature destroyed seems like a backwards scenario. And yet, dozens of Colorado State University students partnered with the Wildlands Restoration Volunteers Saturday to restore Left Hand Creek, an area devastated by the 2013 Boulder floods. According to Brad Simms, vice president of the Watershed Club and intern at WRV, the project was made specifically for college students by Luke McNally, the WRV watershed restoration manager. Simms, who had participated in a previous restoration, helped several CSU clubs mobilize their members. Roughly 60 people attended in total: 17 came from the Environmental Sustainability and Science Club, 10 from the Watershed Club, six from the Fly Fishing Club and several others from CSU and around the community. Volunteers arrived at 8 a.m. and stayed until 4 p.m. They were divided into five groups with each group taking on a different area of the riverbed and the tasks which came with it. Eliot Hawkes, a sophomore ecosystem science and sustainability major, spent her morning spreading native seeds and mulch by the downstream bank. “You feel like you’re getting a good day’s (worth) of hard work in,” Hawkes said. “I’ve wanted to volunteer with the WRV since last spring, and I got an email about it and decided just to sign up over email.” Natalie McNees, sophomore natural resources management major, signed up independent of any clubs. Her morning consisted of backfilling trenches and pounding down stakes to keep erosion

CSU junior Brad Simms gets to work with his shovel in efforts to restore the area around Left Hand Canyon from the floods. Brad is a member of CSU’s Watershed club. PHOTO BY JENNA VAN LONE COLLEGIAN

control fabric in place. “(The riverbank) would just be this dirt pile if we weren’t doing anything,” McNees said. “And, it was fun hitting things with (a) little hammer.” The September 2013 floods scoured large parts of the riverbanks and caused sediment deposition. According to McNally, floodwaters ripped out riparian vegetation, heightening chances of further erosion. With funding from the National Resource Conservation Service, the WRV has been rebuilding the Left Hand Creek since February, and they expect to finish by the end of October. Before Saturday, the group focused on river channel reconstruction and realignment. CSU students participated in the final implementation stage of restoration: revegetation, the laying down of native seed mixes, soil amendments, erosion control blankets and mulch. They also planted a palette of native wood plants such as junipers, alders and cottonwoods among others. “We have more diversity of native plants on this project than we’ve probably ever had on a project,” McNally said. “We’re really

pushing the envelope with Left Hand Creek to make this as biodiverse as possible.” WRV will return to the site next year to evaluate the effectiveness of the restoration and look for how to improve in the future. As a CSU alumnus, McNally said he enjoyed seeing so many young people involve themselves in environmental projects, especially students from the Warner College of Natural Resources. “This work is directly relevant to what they’re going to school for and can help to supplement their education with some field experience,” McNally said. Even though the Saturday was done through several CSU clubs, students can sign-up for any WRV project they want by going to www.wlrv.org. At the end of the day, Jess Jackman, president of the ESS Club, said she enjoyed the experience. “I love watching students get engaged in restorations,” Jackman said. “I think it was productive and successful, and I think everyone had a lot of fun as well … We’re proud of our work.” Samantha Ye can be reached at news@collegian.com.

“Decolonize,” “Fuck Columbus,” and anarchy symbols are spray painted outside the Natural Resources building on Columbus day. PHOTO BY JULIA TROWBRIDGE COLLEGIAN

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Second Hackathon brings immersive technology, innovation to CSU By Julia Trowbridge @chapin_jules

Colorado State University’s second annual Hackathon invites any students interested in virtual reality to participate in the 48-hour competition to explore how immersive technology transforms learning and community.

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Friday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. to Sunday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. ■ Awards Ceremony Sunday, Oct. 22 at 4 p.m. ■ Sign up vpr.colostate.edu/virtualreality/ hackathon The CSU Hackathon, a competition where teams of 3 to 5 people are challenged to create a virtual reality experience, encourages students to think of the research or community applications this immersive technology can offer. From Oct. 20-Oct. 22, teams will create an experience with advice from virtual reality experts. The event, created last year by the Vice President of Research Alan Rudolph, was inspired by his previous work in the field of virtual reality and the impact it can have on society. “When I came to CSU, I had already seen the transformative power of this platform and technology,” Rudolph said. “I knew I wanted to continue working with this.” For its opening year, Hackathon participants mainly consisted of computer science majors that had attended CSU for a couple of years already. Of those currently signed up this year, freshman through seniors are represented fairly evenly, and studies range from journalism

to botany and mechanical engineering, according to Lauren Klamm, the communications and event coordinator for the Vice President of Research. “I’m excited to see different ideas from different experiences and backgrounds,” Rudolph said. “Social sciences, artistic and creative works, and technology converge in this space of virtual reality. It’s an unusual thing to see happen.” Last year’s Hackathon was deemed a success, according to Rudolph. Among the teams who participated, one of them created what became a prototype for an anatomical immersive project that was taken on by a CSU professor for further creation. Another team used the technology to create a program to help people get over phobias by slowly immersing them in an environment they feared and allowed them to become more comfortable. Faculty members approached Rudolph asking to expand this idea. “The Hackathon is 48 hours of the most unusual time participants will likely spend,” Rudolph said. The virtual reality technology has been transformational in other ways as well, according to research published in 2016 by ‘Nature’w showing the technology helped rehabilitate those with paralysis in the lower portion of their body. Anyone who is interested in virtual reality past gaming systems can sign up online, but the event is limited to 50 students due to the amount of available equipment. Participants will be judged on their innovation and creativity Oct. 22 with an award ceremony open to the public from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., and the winners of the Hackathon will be announced at 6:30 p.m. that evening. Julia Trowbridge can be reached at news@collegian.com

Local middle school students try out virtual reality headsets at the VR Symposium in the LSC.

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OPINION Tuesday, October 10, 2017

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The media’s hidden bias around mass shootings Jayla Hodge @Jaylahodge

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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. The media is lacking in objectivity when it comes to the portrayals of race. In the case of the Las Vegas shooter, Stephen Paddock, a middle-aged white male responsible for killing 58 people and injuring hundreds more, was often refereed as a “lone-wolf” and ‘retiree’ in headlines. There has been hesitation to label Paddock a terrorist. This was not the case with the Orlando and San Bernardino shootings, where the shooters were apparent people of color. The media focused on them intensely and tied them quickly to radical groups. The label of ‘terrorist’ seems to be selectively applied to people of color. Many argue that the Las Vegas, shooter by the federal

definition, does not qualify as a ‘terrorist,’ and thus he should not be labeled one. He committed one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern history. Whether it fits the dictionary definition or not, this was an extreme act of violence and inflicted terror upon civilians. It was domestic, and it was done by an American citizen. Stephen Padlock was found dead upon police entry, so they were unable to establish a motive. Almost immediately they disregarded him as being a “terrorist,” even though ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. This claim has been largely unsupported, but even without the claim according to Nevada Law this horrendous shooting still can qualify as an act of terror without a known motivation. The relevant statute reads: “‘Act of terrorism’ means any act that involves the use or attempted use of sabotage, coercion or violence which is intended to cause great bodily harm or death to the general population.” The media has played a crucial role in the racist and biased ideologies behind the way we perceive mass shooters. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas

shooting, the headlines ranged from deferring the blame of the shooter and his actions, to being called a gambler, and a quiet, reserved ‘numbers’ man. This man was a mass murderer, and the media needs to use language that represents the gravity of his actions.

The label of ‘terrorist’ seems to be selectively applied to people of color. The media helped shape the perception of race and crime to be associated with one another negatively. “Many media outlets reinforce the public’s racial misconceptions about crime by presenting African Americans and Latinos differently than whites — both quantitatively and qualitatively,” concludes the Race and Punishment report. The same association has been made with mass shoot-

ings and race, particularly toward middle eastern races and ethnicity. In an article by The Atlantic, they claim Paddock doesn’t fit the profile of a ‘mass shooter.’ This is false. According to an investigation from MotherJones.com, the majority of mass shooters since 1982 have been white men. As a white man, Stephen Paddock, shares race and gender with most mass shooters. America has a terrorism problem, but unlike many countries in Europe and abroad, it is domestic. We have more acts of violent extremism coming from our own citizens, more often than not far-right extremists. Charlottesville is just one example of this. The media and politicians paint fear of immigrants and radical Islam as a major terrorist threat, but the indisputable truth about mass shootings in America is they are almost exclusively coming from one particular socioeconomic class and racial group: Middle class white men. This is not the only time the media and our leadership have painted extreme acts of violence as something other than domestic terrorism.

Most media outlets initially called the Las Vegas Shooting the “worst mass shooting in American history.” As horrific and devastating as it was, it is not the worst mass shooting in American history. The media neglected to take into account the historical accuracy of this statement and the multiple worst shootings in history; attacks against African American and Native American people. We must not forget to include these incidents and shootings in our list and statics. To not include them is to not acknowledge they happened and is historically inaccurate. The media often paints shooters like Stephen Paddock and James Holmes as single freak occurrences, and attention is made around ‘mental health.’ This connection is not wrong, but it does draw focus away from other crucial issues. These horrendous events are not being ‘politicized,’ code for discouraging conversations around common sense gun laws and evaluating racial social economic issues, but rather the media is not acknowledging them accurately, if at all. Jayla Hodge can be reached at letters@collegian.com

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Fort Collins should condemn conversion therapy Michelle Fredrickson @mfredrickson42

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. Trying to change a person’s sexuality is a human rights abuse, and Colorado needs to step up and recognize that. Conversion therapy is a practice primarily espoused by some branches of fundamental Christianity that has been outlawed for minors in some states and regarded as an inhumane pseudoscience for decades. Yet somehow, Westminster became the first Colorado city to officially condemn the practice just last week . This news was surprising, because conversion therapy, the act of trying to make a person heterosexual, has been ethically questioned in scientific journals since the ‘90s and is widely regarded as a dangerous and unethical practice.

Fort Collins needs to follow Westminster’s lead and disavow the practice. The process of conversion therapy has in the past involved castration, electroshock therapy and institutionalization. It currently consists of behavioral and cognitive therapy, which can include inducing adverse reactions to homoerotic imagery and associating the idea of any sexuality that isn’t heterosexual as shameful. It can even include conditioning a person to feel physically ill in response to homoerotic imagery. In the classic book, “A Clockwork Orange,” this type of treatment was suggested to be inhumane even for the worst type of criminals. Somehow, parts of society have determined that what is unacceptable treatment for criminals is acceptable treatment for people who are not heterosexual. The American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, the World Health Organization and many other major psychiatric institutions have found absolutely no scientific

basis for this kind of so-called therapy, and all have strongly discouraged the practice. But it isn’t too surprising that the same group that espouses this belief also tends to reject strong science of any other nature, including vaccines, climate change and evolution.

Fort Collins needs to show that it is a community that listens to facts and does not pander to a hateful minority. Sexuality is a continuum. We have a scientific understanding of that now. There is nothing abnormal about being anywhere on that continuum. Conversion therapy has absolutely no place in modern society, and even the Human Rights Campaign has called the process a human rights violation. So why has only one city in Colorado officially decried the process, and why did they only do it last week? Colorado progressives have been trying to pass legislation

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against the process for years, according to a joint statement from the Jefferson County Democrats LGBTQ+ Caucus and OneColorado, but it was always stopped by opponents before it could reach a vote. “The Jefferson County Democrats LGBTQ+ Caucus decided action on a local level was pivotal,” said Brianna Titone, Secretary/Treasurer for the Jefferson County Democrats LGBTQ+ Caucus in the statement. “It is important that the people of Colorado know that this dangerous practice is happening in our state and follow the lead of nine states and Washington, DC that have similar bans in addition to dozens of cities across America. Colorado needs to stand on the right side of history, and today, Westminster did just that.” Titone is right. Our country, on a local and national level, is politically deadlocked. We’re stopping harmful laws from getting passed, like the GrahamCassidy Healthcare Act, but we’re also not passing good, helpful laws either. Not at the national or state level. In times like this, communities need to take action. Fort Collins should follow the

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example set by Westminster and take a stand against conversion therapy. In order to be a truly welcome environment to people of all sexual orientations and to recognize officially that there is nothing wrong or abnormal about not being heterosexual, Fort Collins needs to show that it is a community that listens to facts and does not pander to a hateful minority. It needs to come out against conversion therapy at the next City Council meeting. In this current political climate, local actions can mean a lot to constituents. Fort Collins needs to do the right thing by the people who live here, and stand with Westminster in officially disavowing conversion therapy. Michelle Fredrickson can be reached at letters@collegian.com

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The American Lakes hike up the Poudre Canyon is another recommended trail that offers some amazing views that are well worth the effort. Photo by Michael Berg

The Best and Least Known Places to Explore around Fort Collins

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Despite Northern Colorado’s endless hiking possibilities, finding new trails can be difficult. The weather’s cooling off and leaves are falling and that means it’s time to explore new areas before they become covered in snow. We got the scoop from the Outdoor Program at CSU Campus Recreation to find the best hikes around Fort Collins.

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Hiking up Grey’s and Torrey’s mountainside, Austin Bradfield follows his peers toward a popular climbing destination. Photo by Jessica Golden

This route begins southwest of Horsetooth Reservoir and travels through the foothills of Fort Collins to Loveland. This is an out and back hike, although the entirety of the trek does not need to be completed at one time. The Blue Sky Ridge gains 2,096 feet of elevation, making it great for trail running and mountain biking.

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Mount McConnel Trail Moderate, 4.3 miles

This hike is located less than an hour from CSU’s campus, and the drive is through the beautiful Cache La Poudre Canyon. The trail itself will bring you to the peak of Mount McConnel, overlooking the Rawah Wilderness Area. With an elevation change of 1280 feet, it is the perfect challenge for beginning hikers. Greyrock Trail Challenging, 7.4 miles

Gray Rock Trail is located in Lory State Park, only a 30 min drive from CSU’s campus. This hike is no walk in the park, increasing 2549 feet in elevation from start to ﬁnish. You can look forward to a beautiful high elevation pond, and summit views along the journey.

Rocky Mountain National Park: Loch Lake Trail Moderate, 5.7 miles

If you have not yet explored RMNP yet, it’s time you do. This half day hike gains 1102 feet in elevation to where Loch Lake rests in a beautiful mountain valley. It is currently ranked

sixth out of 142 different trails in the area on, alltrails.com, a popular website for ﬁnding routes. Flattop Mountain Trail Hard, 8.9 miles

This trail is for the most enthusiastic and experienced hikers. The almost 9-mile route gains 2850 feet of elevation. Beginning off of Bear Lake Road, it’s in the heart of RMNP. Weather conditions and timing should be considered before you start, although you can hike or snowshoe the ﬁrst section of the trail throughout the season. This is just a short list of the endless trails to conquer in the incredible Colorado back country. If you want to learn more about places to hike, The Outdoors Program at Campus Recreation is hosting a free clinic about Hiking and Backpacking in Northern Colorado on Oct. 17. More details can be found on the CSU Campus Recreation website, csurec.colostate. edu.

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SPORTS Tuesday, October 10, 2017

TRACK

Marybeth Sant: A story of faith through the eyes of a sprinter By Luke Zahlmann @lukezahlmann

The road that led to Colorado State for Marybeth Sant required faith and perseverance through the highest of highs, to the low of possible medical retirement and loss of a dream. A soccer player to start, Sant’s future lied on the pitch. The growth spurt to propel her to a glowing future in soccer never came and created an ultimatum for Sant. She could either continue to play soccer and risk injury, or use her natural speed in a different vice: track. An invite to a 4x100 relay team and the success within the event by Sant showed her ability. Even without coaching, a star began to shine. “(Her first coach) had no experience in track,” said Jay Sant, Marybeth’s father. “Both Jan and I ran in high school, so I went out and bought a set of starting blocks and took her and the other three girls and taught them how to use them. Ultimately, Marybeth won the 100-meter dash, beating a girl that had never been beaten before.” Following her first individual victory, Sant was taken under the wing of Tony Wells, a famous track coach in the Denver area. Despite little prior experience, her potential stood highly visible to those around Sant as her already developed running prowess left fellow coaches befuddled. Wells coached the Colorado Flyers, and after a friend of Sant’s grandfather who grew up with Wells gave a ringing endorsement of him, Sant decided to join the Flyers. Once high school began for Sant, she had to decide between running and playing soccer. With a love for the game

of soccer, the choice for Sant proved extremely difficult. In the end, she decided to pursue track & field at Chaparral High School in Parker. Coming into high school off a national championship, Sant attended a single year at Chaparral, but didn’t run due to coaching discrepancies. She would only run under Wells. This presented Sant with yet another career-defining decision: she could stay put and lose the guidance of Wells or transfer to Valor Christian, Colorado’s premier athletic and faith-driven high school. The choice developed into a relatively easy one for Sant as Valor presented an opportunity to strengthen her faith and to compete at a high level for her new coach and future life mentor, Brian Kula. “Faith has been a (central piece),” said Jen Sant, Marybeth’s mother. “Faith has been the number one influence on every step that we have taken as a family. Even when Marybeth was young, she would always ask, ‘What am I meant to do?’ Faith has been the number one reason she is where she is now.” Sant led by example at Valor, at one time holding the national record for fastest time in the 100-meter dash for high school runners. A silent leader, Sant displayed a work ethic that led her to be recruited by the biggest schools in the country, including Oregon and Texas Christian University. Oregon is annually recognized as a leader in college track & field, but Sant leaned towards becoming a Horned Frog, without a plan to even visit Oregon. Eventually, Sant took her last visit to Eugene and was instantly drawn to the school’s atmosphere. She committed to

become a Duck and run for the top school in the nation. The journey at Oregon began according to plan when Sant qualified for the national championships in the 100-meter her freshman year. Coming off the high of qualifying for the highest level of competition, Sant’s career became suddenly jeopardized with the threat of medical retirement looming. Sant suffered several different injuries while running at Oregon that prevented her from competing consistently at the university. “I kept getting stress fractures,” Sant said. “I broke my foot freshman year and then ran sophomore year but was still hurting. At the beginning of junior year fall training, I had a stress fracture in my shin which is rare in sprinters. The doctor did a bone density scan and took my blood, and I had osteopenia.” The injuries were a jarring blow to Sant, who had gone her whole career without suffering any severe injuries. A different training program, one involving plyometric training, appeared to be the culprit for the sudden uptick in ailments for Sant. With a recommendation from a doctor to take time off and consider retirement, Sant leaned upon her foundation of faith for strength. “Her faith is why she is where she is,” Kula said. “What she really had to do when she was at Oregon was put her money where her mouth was a little. She had to lean on the faith she has and she is seeing now that God was with her through all of it.” The coaching staff in Fort Collins answered the faith of Sant and welcomed her with open arms into Colorado State University as a graduate

transfer. Despite two sisters graduating as Rams, Sant credited the coaching staff for being the reason she chose to return to Colorado and finish her collegiate track career under sprinting coach Karim Abdel Wahab. A new home identified itself at CSU as a more familyorientated atmosphere made the transition easier for Sant. “I love it (here),” Sant said. “It is very upbeat, it has tradition, it is a community. That is outside of the track world, but (CSU) is definitely awesome.” Throughout the transferring process, Kula has remained a guiding light and even hosted her at his house over the summer. In many regards, Kula considers Sant to be a daughter to him and part of the family, showing the impact that Sant has had on those around her. Sant is currently working her way back to full strength aided by the rest she utilized after leaving Oregon and supplements to return her thyroid, bone marrow and iron levels to where they were prior

to her stint away from Colorado. Despite the long journey and adversity that Sant faced, there are no regrets in the choices she has made. “I learned so much,” Sant said. “I have matured a lot. I hit rock bottom in the sport I love and it got ripped from me. (I learned) not to take things for granted and it humbled me. Having something you love taken away is very humbling.” Sant will look to gain her footing again in the track world and instill the lessons she has learned in her new teammates at Colorado State. An Olympic dream is still very much alive through the turmoil of injuries, and Sant will push towards her dream of competing for the United States of America as a Ram and former Duck. Refusing to let bumps along the road end a dream has turned Sant into a persevering member of the track community, and her faith will continue to lead her through the light and dark moments along the way. Luke Zahlmann can be reached at sports@collegian.com

Marybeth Sant begins her portion of a 4x100 relay at the University of Oregon. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARYBETH SANT

NFL

Former CSU assistant coach resigns after cocaine video surfaces By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Chris Foerster resigned Monday after a video was posted online of him snorting what appears to be cocaine in team offices over the weekend. A Colorado State alum, Foerster played for the Rams from 1979- 1982 and served as an assistant coach for the program from 19821987. “I am resigning from my position with the Miami Dolphins and accept full

responsibility for my actions,” Foerster said in a statement released by the organization. “I want to apologize to the organization, and my sole focus is on getting the help that I need with the support of my family and medical professionals.” Foerster has worked in the NFL since 1993, serving as an assistant coach for seven different organizations, including two separate stints with the San Francisco 49ers and the Miami Dolphins. Foerster was recently promoted by Dolphins head

coach Adam Gase in February. “We were made aware of the video late last night and have no tolerance for this behavior,” the Dolphins said in a statement. “After speaking with Chris this morning, he accepted full responsibility and we accepted his resignation effective immediately. Although Chris is no longer with the organization, we will work with him to get the help he needs during this time.” Justin Michael can be reached at JustinTMichael@ collegian.com

Former CSU assistant coach and current Miami Dolphins coach Chris Foerster. PHOTO COURTESY OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

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SPORTS Tuesday, October 10, 2017

TENNIS

CLUB SPORTS

Colorado State women’s tennis Club hockey suffers shines at Jon Messick Invitational three road losses By Michelle Gould

By Evan Grant

The Colorado State women’s tennis team enjoyed a successful weekend at the Jon Messick Invitational on Oct. 6-8. Hosted by CSU, the tournament featured South Dakota, Iowa State, Wyoming and Northern Colorado. When the second annual Invitational came to an end Sunday afternoon, the Rams secured three doubles wins and a plethora of individual victories. Freshman Emily Luetschwager and junior Emily Kolbow began the tournament with a doubles victory on Friday over Northern Colorado, 7-5. Success continued for the Rams in the individual portion of the day as six players won their individual match. Leutschwager, Kolbow, sophomores Solene Crawley and Alyssa Grijalva and freshmen Priscilla Palermo and Emma Corwin all won their individual match to begin the three-day tournament on a high note. Saturday, Palermo and Grijalva teamed up to defeat Iowa State, 6-3. Another successful duo, Crawley and Corwin, edged out Northern Colorado, 6-3. Determined by most individual wins, doubles wins and least matches lost, Priscilla Palermo earned the tournament’s individual title. Palermo’s title was secured Sunday after her final match against Wyoming’s Magdalena Stencel. After dropping the first set 1-6, Palermo stormed back to win the final two sets 7-5, and 7-6 (5) to claim individual honors.

Colorado State club hockey suffered through a winless weekend, losing once to Missouri State and twice to Arkansas. In the first game, Ben Joseph scored a power play goal in the second period for the Rams that gave them a 1-0 lead. However, two late goals from Missouri State erased their early deficit and eventually gave them the 2-1 victory. “It was a disappointing result,” CSU head coach Jeff Degree said. “We played well in a tight game. They got two goals right at the end that were bad bounces. All the games were pretty similar.” After the loss to Missouri State, the Rams traveled to Arkansas to play the Razorbacks in back-to-back games. Though the Rams competed for three periods and took Arkansas State to overtime in game one, the Razorbacks prevailed in a 2-1 victory. CSU got ahead early with a goal in the second period, but after

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Sophomore Alyssa Grijalva serves to South Dakota opponents during the doubles match at the Jon Messick Invitational in the University Tennis Complex on Oct 8. PHOTO BY JOSHUA CONTRERAS COLLEGIAN

Alyssa Grijalva finished right behind her doubles partner with a second-place finish. “I felt better than the first tournament,” Grijalva said. “I felt more prepared, and we felt more like a team. We felt more together. Playing at a home court is so much better. You have the crowd support and love, and you’re just used to playing on your own court.” The team’s primary focus of the tournament was unity and confidence coming off a successful opener at the Creighton Bluejay Invitational. “I think we played pretty good tennis,” head coach Jarod Camerota said. “I’m pretty happy where we’re at.” With a large gap of time until the final fall tournament, there are still some tactical pieces to work out on the court. “Positioning on the court

in doubles is big,” Camerota said. “We have to make sure our positioning is good and focus on getting our feet to the ball. We gotta put in three good weeks of work, and then that’s our last fall tournament. It’s our last chance to compete until January against CU.” The substantial gap between competition dates will give the Rams an advantage to prepare for next month’s tournament. “We have one more tournament in the fall and honestly I’m just really excited,” Palermo said. “We’ll be down at sea-level so I think that’ll be a good advantage.” The Rams’ next tournament will be hosted by Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Nov. 5-8. Michelle Gould can be reached at sports@collegian.com

a tying goal from Arkansas, the Rams were unable to score again and fell short in overtime. The last game of the weekend was more of the same for the Rams as they were unable to maintain an early lead. After one period of play, CSU held a 2-0 lead. But just like the first two games, the Razorbacks stormed back to tie the game heading into the final period. Mid-way throuhgh the third period, Arkansas scored to take a 3-2 lead. CSU failed to find the back of the net for the remainder of the game, conceding their third loss of the weekend. “We’re so close to being where we need to be. We’re a young team and we will figure it out,” Degree said. “A few bounces go the other way and we’re winning these games.” The Rams overall record has fallen to 2-5 on the season as they return home on Oct. 19 to take on the Arizona Wildcats. Evan Grant can be reached at sports@collegian.com

Forward Ben Joseph races an opponent for the puck during the Rams hockey game against Eastern Michigan on Friday night. The Rams lost 4-1. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN

FOOTBALL

Trust, confidence growing for CSU football after 2-0 start in MW By Colin Barnard @ColinBarnard_

Entering the 2017 season, high expectations for Colorado State football were rampant. Now through two weeks of conference play, those expectations have been largely backed by the team’s play. After defeating Utah State on Saturday, the Rams advanced to 2-0 in the Mountain West portion of the schedule for the first time since 2005. The quick start means more than just sitting atop conference standings, though. With each win comes a greater understanding of the team as a whole. That leads to increased confidence within the team, something necessary to get through the highs and lows of each game. Head coach Mike Bobo explained the importance of

this phenomenon as conference play intensifies. “You start to believe in what you’re doing schematically, offensively and defensively. When you have success, your confidence grows and then you start to believe in the guy next to you,” Bobo said. “You start to believe in each other because you know that guy is going to be there to do his job.” This trust extends beyond just teammates trusting each other. Possibly even more important, the Rams are able to trust their game plan. Though any team would like to have confidence in what they are doing, that is difficult to do when losses are more common than wins. Evan Colorito, senior linebacker and defensive captain, revealed the important intricacies behind a 2-0 start in MW play.

“It gives us a lot of confidence because we know what we’re capable of,” Colorito said. “You can understand your confidence, but if you don’t win games, it’s a little bit different. So winning these games really helps because not only do we understand how we can play, but we understand that by playing this way, we’re going to win.” Full of confidence, the Rams now turn their attention to a 1-5 Nevada team. Despite the lowly record, the Wolfpack are coming off their best offensive performance of the season in which they recorded 566 yards of total offense in a win over Hawaii. Bobo realizes the danger of paying too much attention to a team’s record ahead of a game. Instead, the Rams must keep the exact same mindset that has

Colorado State Senior Evan Colorito makes a tackle on a CU player during the first quarter of action at the Rocky Mountain Showdown. The Rams were down 17- 3 at half. PHOTO BY ELLIOT JERGE COLLEGIAN

gotten them to the 2-0 start so far. “We won’t change as coaches and I expect the leadership of this team not to change in how we’ve approached practice,” Bobo said. “There’s a reason we’re 2-0 in

the conference right now…But that 2-0 start does not guarantee anything this week, we’ve got to do it again.” Colin Barnard can be reached at sports@collegian.com

ARTS & CULTURE Tuesday, October 10, 2017

FEATURES

Colorado State clubs sell pumpkins during October By Julia Trowbridge @chapin_jules

The Agronomy and Horticulture Clubs are capitalizing on a popular fall tradition.

SALE TIMES: ■ Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays

from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughout October Location: Shepardson on University Ave. ■ Date: Friday, Oct. 13 and Monday, Oct. 23 Location: LSC Flea Market

On Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the month of October, these clubs will be selling their home-grown pumpkins. Sold in front of Shepardson from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the pumpkins will range from $2-10 for small to extra large. The Horticulture Club will also be selling pumpkins at their plant sales in the Lory Student Center flea market on Friday, Oct. 13 and Monday, Oct. 23. The presidents of each club

organized the pumpkin planting and harvesting. Jason Gerlich, a junior studying watershed sciences and president of the Agronomy Club, and Paul Furnas, a senior studying business horticulture and president of the Horticulture Club, both put in large amounts of time and effort along with their club members to make this fundraiser happen. “We managed to harvest all of the pumpkins we planted,” Gerlich said. “It was a great harvest. Lots of thanks go out to the Horticulture and Agronomy Clubs. We had a lot of student involvement.” Back in the spring, club members planted these pumpkin seeds in a half acre plot located at the Agricultural Research, Development and Education Center. A couple weeks ago, club members, with help from the ARDEC staff, harvested the pumpkins, putting in around three hours on a weekend to harvest around 1,500 pumpkins. Both the Agronomy Club and the Horticulture Club use their fundraising money towards the advancement of knowledge and

exposure for the club members. The Agronomy Club uses these funds to send their members to the American Society of Agronomy’s national conference, called Students of Agronomy, Soil and Environmental Sciences, and the Horticulture Club puts these funds towards the MidAmerica Collegiate Horticulture Society. The Horticulture Club also hopes to put more funds in a scholarship for horticulture club members. “This scholarship means a lot to me,” Furnas said. “It was the first scholarship I got. It’s a small scholarship, but it can really help out students.” In addition to being comparable in price, the pumpkins are student grown and harvested. Rachel Seedorf, a senior studying soil and crop sciences, was involved in the planting and harvesting of the pumpkins. “It’s a great way to support a student organization,” Seedorf said. “College students grew and are selling these pumpkins themselves. They’ve put their own knowledge and experience

into something.” The pumpkin sales are also sold in bulk, and the clubs are willing to negotiate prices on large orders. If interested, both presidents encourage people to reach out at either pjfurnas@rams.colostate.edu or csuagronomypresident@gmail. com. “We really don’t want to see the pumpkins go to waste,” Furnas said. “Especially in light of food awareness month, I’d hate

to see them all not get used.” Julia Trowbridge can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

PRICES: ■ Extra Large: $10 ■ Large: $6-9 ■ Medium: $4 ■ Small: $2

Pumpkins that were harvested for the Agronomy and Horticulture Clubs’ fundraiser will be on sale throughout the month of October on Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of Shepardson. PHOTO BY JULIA TROWBRIDGE COLLEGIAN

FOOD AND DINING

Purpose Brewing brings small-batch brews, elegance at a cost By Mack Beaulieu @Mackn_James

Born from the collaboration of former New Belgium and 1933 brewmasters Peter Bouckaert and Zach Wilson, Purpose Brewing and Cellars serves small-batch, expertly crafted beer in an intimate atmosphere.

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The menu can change every weekend at Purpose as they strive to be creative and crafty with their beer, and that’s really the allure here. The beer combined with the atmosphere makes it easy to get drunk on Purpose, but it won’t be cheap. Most of the interior at Purpose is laden with wood, matching the wooden barrel room that puts on display the tools of the trade that help Purpose fulfill its own mission of being collaborative and artistic. Patrons can sit among the barrels, but the real draw is behind the sliding wooden doors. Nestled behind the doors is the one room not finished in

wood. It has an elegant living room like appeal and has low mood lighting like much of the rest of the brewery but with more of a community feel. The rest of the brewery offers a lot of varied seating. There are some indoor tables, outdoor benches and bar seating, but it seems a little sprawled. Still, the living room is pretty amazing, with well matched tables, chairs and couches inviting you into an area that feels as if real conversations can happen here. With the homemade mood lighting to match, it’s like stepping into the living room of a swanky but cool cocktail party. It’s like you’ve jumped into a white collar, 2 0 - s o m e t h i n g - y e a r - o l d ’s living room for a party where mature conversations lead into youthful nights. If beer is the real reason to go to a brewery though, Purpose has some strong reasoning. It’s largely what you would expect from two brewmasters, one of whom left the one of most successful craft brewers in town. It’s wonderful, varying and creative. The menu changes every week and seems to typically sport a mix of wine and liquor barrel-aged beers as

well as regularly brewed and fermented beers. I cannot recommend the Smoeltrekker #22, which actually is like the champagne of beers. The Smoeltrekker #22 is a soft sour, aged in a white wine barrel. It’s very light drinking with a white wine tinge and the fizz to give it a champagne feel. At $8.50 a pour, it should feel like champagne, but it’s the lightest drinking. If you drink them as quick as I drank mine, you’ll probably feel your wallet bleeding.

The beer combined with the atmosphere makes it easy to get drunk on Purpose, but it won’t be cheap. However, the Bos Trip and Nacht Up both exceed expectations. The Bos Trip is simply described as an amber beer laid down on top of shiitake mushrooms. To me, it was the simplest, best beer I tried. As someone who doesn’t particularly like mushrooms, they didn’t come through

enough to bother me. The Bos Trip is the least complicated of the beers here. It has a really sound amber taste and just enough body to slow you down. It’s just an all around solid beer at 5.53 percent ABV. If it was in stores it’s something I would buy again and again for easy drinking. The Nacht Up’s name likely isn’t an accident. The malty black ale carries a 7.45 percent ABV and is at the baseline price of $5.50. It tastes of Sumatra Coffee blended with the sweetness of coconut and vanilla bean. It still hits you

with sweetness, but it has more bite on the back end and less of a smooth sweet finish than some other black ales. Purpose Brewing and Cellars has everything that makes a brewery great, but it’s prices seem like a little much when you consider what the same amount can get you in other local, amazing breweries. Purpose is an absolute must for beer enthusiasts, but more casual drinkers might want to wait for a special occasion. Mack Beaulieu can be reached at entertianment@ collegian.com

Purpose brewing has beers for everyone’s taste, whether you prefer dark or light. PHOTO BY SARAH EHRLICH COLLEGIAN

ARTS & CULTURE Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Is it winter already? Snow-way! FORT COLLINS LIFE

Colorado State University experiences it’s first snow fall on Oct. 9 this year. As a result of an early snowfall, a rose ices over.

Waterproof boots were a must on Monday, Oct. 9 when the first snow of the season fell in Fort Collins. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN

PHOTO BY ABBY CURRIE COLLEGIAN

A flower is drenched in snow and melting ice outside Colorado State University’s Morgan Library. PHOTO BY ABBY CURRIE COLLEGIAN

Fall ices over with Colorado State University’s first snow fall. PHOTO BY ABBY CURRIE COLLEGIAN

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Profit through writing, research and communications, with Jupiter in Scorpio for two years. Create a masterpiece. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 8 — Jupiter’s good fortune smiles on your income and finances for two years in Scorpio. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 8 — Today marks the beginning of a two-year lucky personal phase, with Jupiter in your sign. Accept greater leadership. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 9 — This next two-year Jupiter cycle benefits your inner life and connection to the eternal or divine. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 8 — Your popularity is on the rise over the next two years. Jupiter in Scorpio blesses your community, friendships and group activities. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 — Pursue professional dreams and ambitions. Career opportunities abound for two years, with Jupiter in Scorpio. Your influence and status rise. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 7 — The next two years favor travels, adventures and studies.

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SUDOKU

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Sudoku Solution

Yesterday’s solution

1 7 5 6 2 9 8 4 3

8 2 4 7 1 3 5 9 6

3 9 6 4 8 5 2 7 1

5 8 2 9 4 1 3 6 7

6 4 3 5 7 8 9 1 2

7 1 9 3 6 2 4 8 5

4 3 1 2 9 6 7 5 8

2 6 7 8 5 4 1 3 9

9 5 8 1 3 7 6 2 4

3 9

1 4 2 1 3 9

7 8 5 9

9 5 4 2

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Sudoku Solution

2 4 8 5 6 9 1 7 3 1 7 6 8 2 3 9 5 4 3 5 9 4 1 7 2 8 6

6 8

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