Vol 127, No 90, feb 7, 2018

Vol. 127, No. 90 Wednesday, February 7, 2018

NEWS

OPINION

SPORTS

COFFEE AND CONVERSATION

IS SOCIALIZED HEALTHCARE THE ANSWER?

RAMS LOSE SEVENTH STRAIGHT

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Former ASCSU president denied appeal for impeachment

By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98

Dr. Angela Davis speaks as part of Black History Month. Davis gave the keynote speech in the LSC Theatre on Feb. 6.

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Civil rights activist Angela Davis visits CSU

By Nate Day @NateMDay

Almost a week after Turning Point USA Founder and President Charlie Kirk visited Colorado State University, famed civil rights activist Angela Davis brought her ideas to the campus.

Davis was the keynote speaker for Black History Month at an event put on by the Black/African-

American Cultural Center and RamEvents Tuesday night.

An estimated 850 students, faculty and community members gathered to hear Davis speak in the Lory Student Center Theatre, according to Kelsey Baun, program coordinator for Campus Activities.

Students were ecstatic to see Davis on campus.

“I like to learn the history of where I came from,”

said Jordan Logan, a junior studying communication studies. “To bring a woman with such power is an amazing thing.”

CSU alum Montserrat Granados echoed those sentiments.

“All voices are important,” Granados said. “Women of color especially need to have their voices heard.”

Davis, who was born in Birmingham, Alabama, rose to

fame in the 1960s as a leader of the Communist Party USA and the Black Panthers.

Davis spoke on many topics, including the systemic oppression of women and Black individuals in the United States, the importance and meaning of Black History Month, Haiti and Donald Trump’s presidency. see DAVIS on page 4 >>

An internal committee denied an appeal to the impeachment decision filed by former Student Body President Josh Silva on Monday.

The appeals committee, comprised of other student government associate justices, denied Silva’s appeal effort, upholding the decision of impeachment by the Associated Students of Colorado State University’s Senate in November.

In an email sent to Silva that was provided to the Collegian, ASCSU Associate Justice Madison Taylor wrote that the appeals committee, consisting of Taylor, Associate Justices McKenzie Marsh and Amelia Guglielmi, determined that the evidence submitted was not substantial enough to overturn the senate body’s decision to impeach.

Taylor said the committee could not share information about how the committee came to its decision to uphold the Senate’s decision since the situation regarded personnel issues.

“However, our job was just to look at the evidence, and we did, and that had us determine to reject his appeal,” Taylor said. “We just determined that the evidence didn’t support his claims, and that’s how we made our decision because that’s all we determine in the appeal committee, is whether the evidence you provide is enough to substantiate the appeal.”

According to ASCSU’s Code of Ethics and Internal Discipline Process, a member of ASCSU can appeal a decision

see ASCSU on page 4 >>

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NEWS Wednesday, February 7, 2018

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CITY

City Council votes against funding lockers for homeless

By Samantha Ye @samxye4

The City will not be funding lockers at the Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship for the homeless population.

A motion to provide roughly $10,500 for the locker program at FCMF failed six to one at Tuesday night’s Fort Collins City Council meeting. Councilwoman Kristin Stephens was the only councilmember who voted in favor of the measure because of how it would help those who are homeless have a better chance of employment.

“To me, it comes down to real empathy and compassion for the people who are struggling in our community,” Stephens said. “I would like to see them be able get work, to ... walk around ... without a big pack and the (stigma) that comes from doing that.”

Although the City Council acknowledged the need for and benefits of the locker program, it was rejected due to concerns about the lockers’ location and concerns that the program did not work together with other homeless resources.

“I don’t think lockers, by itself,

(are) a step up to solving homeless problems or getting jobs--I don’t buy that,” said councilmember Ray Martinez. “As this (program) stands alone, I don’t see how you could prevent the foods, the drugs, getting into lockers…. I’m not sure a missionary can be a policeman.”

Mayor Pro Tem Gerry Horak said the lockers’ location made the program unideal.

“I don’t think (the current proposal) meets the standards for what we’re trying to do, and it’s nearly a project doomed to failure,” Horak said.

The one-year pilot program would install 20 lockers on the outside of the FCMF, located at 300 E. Oak St., and could be accessed 24/7 by their assigned locker guests, homeless applicants who would use the lockers to store their belongings.

The idea originated in spring of 2017 when the City Council asked City staff to look into providing lockers for the homeless which could be accessed 24/7.

FCMF volunteered their space and wrote a proposal for the program wherein church staff would interview applicants and supervise the lockers.

However, in January, City staff

recommended Council not fund the program.

Staff based their recommendations on safety concerns from neighborhood residents, research of similar programs in other cities who failed, and a suggestion that the money could be used more effectively in other homeless prevention or pathway out programs.

Those concerns were echoed during the citizen comment portion, from those who opposed the lockers. Much of the opposition emphasized the potential safety risk from increased transient activity in the residential neighborhood.

Many of those who spoke in favor of the lockers said the lockers filled a serious need in the homeless community and would help people get and keep jobs.

After the proposal failed, many of its supporters expressed great disappointment.

“I think City Council really had an opportunity and they passed on it,” said Lynn Thompson of the Fort Collins Homeless Coalition.

Michael Ranieri, FCMF homeless outreach director, called the outcome bogus though he mentioned that the church

Fort Collins Mayor Wade Troxell opens the meeting with the agenda during the Fort Collins City Council meetin Feb. 6.

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might still self-fund the lockers themselves, perhaps through a Kickstarter, now that they knew they had the support.

“I don’t even know why they dragged this (issue) back out here,” Ranieri said. “It kind of seems like a lot of them had their minds made up (going into it).”

Larson Ross, a senior political science major at Colorado State University, said while he understood that neighborhood residents worried about safety, there is already crime in the FCMF area due to a failure of the City to provide proper resources, and 20

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lockers would not exacerbate the issue.“I think this would’ve been a step toward a larger (homeless) solution, and I think that kind of got lost in the conversation,” Ross said.Steve Ramer, pastor at FCMF, compared a holistic homeless program to a puzzle built of many pieces.

“If we’re going to really try to effectively address the needs of the poorest in our community, we’re not going to solve it with 20 lockers, but it’s part of the puzzle,” Ramer said.

Samantha Ye can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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CITY

Turning Point USA hosts political discussion following Kirk event

By Danny Sonnernberg @dannyjsonnenberg

Colorado State University students of different backgrounds and political ideology got the chance to discuss politics at Turning Point USA’s “Coffee and Conversation” event Tuesday afternoon.

For 45 minutes, students had the opportunity to listen to and hear others’ viewpoints and discuss their points of agreement and disagreement regarding the events that occurred after Charlie Kirk spoke at the Lory Student Center Friday night.

“It’s a shame the protests turned violent Friday night and hopefully this conversation event will provide the opportunity for peaceful dialogue,” said Carter Fortuin, a member of TPUSA. Isabel Brown, CSU’s chapter president of TPUSA which hosted the conversation, said she hopes to have more discussions with students in other political parties.

“I was surprised by the high turnout for the ‘Smashing Socialism’ event Friday night, and I hope to continue the beneficial political dialogue with more events like this,” Brown said in an interview with the Collegian.

Brown plans to have TPUSA make this a regular occurrence and hopes opportunities like these will encourage people to start viewing others as individuals

rather than putting them into boxes when discussing politics.

“Some of my best friends and I disagree on almost every single issue,” Brown said. “But, we still manage to support each other and uphold each other’s right to have our own beliefs.”

Brown said she was also encouraged by the presence of people from different political parties.

Alexander Adams, from Young Americans of Liberty, agreed with the need for political diversity.

“I think it’s important for us to get out of our echo chambers and hear from others with differing beliefs,” Adams said.

Larson Ross, who discussed the United States healthcare system with Adams, was from the Young Democratic Socialists of America and also enjoyed the opportunity to engage in conversation about difficult topics with others.

“On Friday, our organization had the goal of opening (a) political dialogue and hopefully we can continue that today,” Ross said.

Other attendees, like Caitlin Young, said they enjoyed the gathering for different reasons.

“I enjoyed listening to what others had to say and incorporating that into how I feel, using their voice to discover my own,” Young said.

Danny Sonnenberg can be reached at news@collegian.com.

A group shares their thoughts at Coffee and Conversation, a discussion facilitated by CSU’s chapter of Turning Point USA. The discussion invited students from varying political ideologies to share their thoughts and debreif after the events surrounding the talk by Turning Point USA founder, Charlie Kirk, on Feb. 3. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN

Davis >> from page 1 Davis kicked off the event by reminding the audience that they were gathered on “stolen land” in reference to the Ute and Arapahoe tribes who previously lived in this area of Colorado before diving into the problematic term “African Americans.”

“The term ‘African American’ puts unnecessary national boundaries on people,” Davis said. “It doesn’t include everyone.”

Next, Davis dove into systemic oppression, saying that “freedom is frequently assumed to be a white state of being.”

Davis also spoke on Haiti, recognizing the country as the “catalyst in the liberation movement” around the world.

Davis explained while Haiti is one of the world’s poorest countries, we likely would not have developed our own national freedom without their leadership.

Following these comments, Davis spoke on Trump’s policies, asking the audience “when was America ever great?”

“Justice dictates renewing

ASCSU >> from page 1 if they feel the process was not followed, if new information is provided or if there are inappropriate or excessive sanctions. The committee, comprised of ASCSU judicial members who did not serve on the original hearing, have the option to reverse the decision, agree with the decision or send the case back for the original hearing to review the case again.

Silva filed an appeal in December before the start of CSU’s winter recess on the grounds of procedural errors by the Senate and the impeachment committee. He said that he did not favor the outcome, but that the hearing was cordial.

“The outcome’s disappointing (and) I just wonder when it’s going to end,” Silva said. “It’s such a black mark on the University as a whole right now, sadly.”

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

DACA,” Davis said. “Justice also dictates dropping any notion of a wall lest we end up like Israel and Palestine.”

Davis wrapped up her speech by empowering students, reminding the audience that “students have always been at the forefront of change.”

In an interview with The Collegian following Davis’ speech, she spoke on the recent incidents of racism and anti-Semitism that took place last semester.

“White supremacist and anti-Semitic organizations now feel that they own the White House,” Davis said. “It seems to me that the role of progressive people who are opposed to racism and antiSemitism to create the kind of force that overshadows those that would engage in these racist acts.”

Davis’ passion for activism began when she was studying at Brandeis University, when figures like Malcolm X and James Baldwin spoke at her campus. According to Davis, she always did better in school when she engaged in activism.

“I was compelled to budget my time and to do my school work if I wanted to do the activist work,” Davis said.

“I don’t think that students should ever believe that learning is ever disconnected

Dr. Angela Davis speaks as part of Black History Month. Davis gave the keynote speech in the LSC Theatre on Feb. 6. PHOTO BY

ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN

from advocacy and from activism.”

Similarly, Davis encouraged current students to balance their own time and engage in activism.

“I think it’s important that students think seriously about how important it is that they have the opportunity to spend time (in activism),” Davis said.

“You won’t actually become aware of how important this phase is until your no longer in it.”

Nate Day can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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CAMPUS

Jo Buckley and Nevan Mandel pave new pathways in SLiCE

By Austin Fleskes @Austinfleskes07

With a large number of people going in and out of the Student Leadership, Involvement and Community Engagement office at Colorado State University, many unique people and unique projects are going on at all times.

This large organization of people includes two individuals in the SLiCE office who are leading very unique community engagement projects in the Fort Collins and CSU community: Nevan Mandel and Jo Buckley.

Nevan Mandel, a junior political sciences major, ended up at CSU after transferring from the University of Colorado, because his mom works for the university He ended up in the SLiCE office after a colleague left SLiCE, handing his job duties to Mandel. Currently, Mandel is the Addressing Poverty Coordinator for the SLiCE office.

“Most of SLiCE is run by department, and I’m kind of my own department,” Mandel said.

As the Addressing Poverty Coordinator, Mandel is tasked with a number of jobs. He is in charge of finding students who are passionate about creating change around poverty, find

potential solutions to address poverty on campus and connecting students to other organizers and collaborators, so students can act on passions that most interest them.

Mandel and the SLiCE office also put on multiple different events to discuss poverty in Fort Collins.

“When you think about big problems, they are often separate from you,” Mandel said. “But we are talking about people. Poverty is nothing if not right there. With all of those events, we try to make it really hands on.”

November is Homeless Action and Awareness Month because of Mandel, which includes different speakers and events to discuss poverty.

Project Homeless Connect, another one of Mandel’s projects, is coming up on April 13. This event brings together student participants and those in the community stricken by poverty to create conversation and community, as well as provide assistance.

“We can’t figure out what those problems are if we don’t talk about them,” Mandel said. “We are providing a new depth that you don’t get to in volunteering.”

Mandel explained that this work is important to him because this entire thing is about sustainability.

“I know that I have been afforded a lot of privileges throughout my life,” Mandel said. “But if you don’t act on those privileges to build a foundation underneath you, then soon enough you won’t have them.”

Another member of the SLiCE office, senior international studies major Jo Buckley, came to CSU because of the international studies program and the feel of the university.

Buckley ended up at the SLiCE office after becoming a President’s Leadership Program scholar, as her volunteer for PLP was added to the SLiCE program, which Buckley has overseen for the last three years.

Currently, Buckley is the Public Achievement Coordinator. She coordinates with CSU volunteers who go to local high schools, or stay at CSU, to teach the civic engagement process through service learning projects.

“Public achievement as a whole is really cool, because there are a lot of high school students who know what problems are going in their world and have a lot of expertise and a lot of buy in to why these things go on and want to see a change in their community but are not sure how to go about it,” Buckley

People work in the SLICE office in the Lory Student Center.

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said.

Buckley added that the program is important to her because it empowers people in the community as well as students at CSU. “I think that’s really important moving forward in our world, that we see all of ourselves as agents of change,” Buckley said. “Don’t leave it for someone else, or leave it until we’re older, or leave it until we have a lot of money. But understand that community

growth and building happens daily by the relationships we make and the values we uphold. I think all times in history can be a critical time for this kind of education.”

Both Buckley and Mandel said that students interested in either of these programs should come into the SLiCE office to gather more information and ways to join.

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

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NATIONAL

Justice Department weighs in on UC Berkeley free-speech fight

By Benjamin Oreskes Los Angeles Times

The Trump administration is jumping into the fracas over free speech at the University of California, Berkeley.

The Justice Department on Thursday filed a statement of interest supporting two conservative groups who sued the school last year. The groups alleged that administrators and campus events policy unfairly hampered their ability to book right-leaning speakers like Ann Coulter and ultimately led to the events being canceled or modified.

Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand wrote in a Fox News opinion piece that certain Berkeley policies relating to location restrictions _ among other things _ are onerous and applied selectively. “It doesn’t require much creativity to turn this policy into a heckler’s veto,” she wrote Thursday.

She criticized the policies of several colleges across the country but was sure to single out Berkeley.

“Free speech is under attack at college campuses across the country,” Brand wrote. “The problem is not limited to a few colleges barring radical speakers to avoid a riot. Universities large

and small, public and private, are restricting students’ and professors’ speech or enabling others to silence speech with which they disagree.”

In its legal brief, the Justice Department took aim at the campus events policy, writing that the “allegations, if proven, would sufficiently demonstrate the high risk of viewpoint discrimination inherent in the Policies’ grant to administrators of unchecked discretion over student-sponsored speech.”

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been outspoken on his department’s desire to protect free speech on college campuses. In a September speech at Georgetown University, Sessions poked fun at the fact that Berkeley offered counseling to anyone in the community in advance of conservative speaker Ben Shapiro’s appearance on campus.

“In the end, Mr. Shapiro spoke to a packed house,” Sessions said. “And to my knowledge, no one fainted, no one was unsafe. No one needed counseling.”

Partly as a result of its liberal legacy, Berkeley last year became the center of a national conversation about free speech on college campuses. Controversial right-

wing speakers including Milo Yiannopoulos, David Horowitz and Coulter all attempted to speak on campus and were met with protests, which sometimes turned violent.

After Coulter’s April appearance was scuttled, the Berkeley College Republicans and the Young America’s Foundation sued university officials. That case was thrown out, but the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in November.

The lawsuit alleged that “though UC Berkeley promises its students an environment that promotes free debate and the free exchange of ideas, it had breached this promise through the repressive actions of University administrators and campus police, who have systematically and intentionally suppressed constitutionally-protected expression by Plaintiffs (and the many UC Berkeley students whose public policy viewpoints align with Plaintiffs), simply because that expression may anger or offend students, UC Berkeley administrators, and/or community members who do not share Plaintiffs’ viewpoints.”

Harmeet Dhillon, a lawyer representing the plaintiffs, noted that the Department of Education’s general counsel

Students crowd Sproul Plaza during a demonstration at the University of California in Berkeley, California, on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.

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signed the statement of interest. Dhillon said she hoped the university will conform its policies to the Constitution “I’m glad the DOJ weighed in. It would have been a natural case for them take on their own,” she said. “I think it’s helpful. I mean it’s the United States supporting our position on a constitutional legal issue.”

In an emailed statement, Berkeley spokesman Dan Mogulof called the entire lawsuit “unfounded,” adding that political views don’t factor into who gets to speak

on campus.

“The campus is committed to ensuring that student groups may hold events with speakers of their choosing, and it has expended significant resources to allow events to go forward without compromising the safety or security of the campus,” said Mogulof.

“This suit has already been dismissed by the court once.

The campus will continue to vigorously defend itself against these allegations.”

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OPINION Wednesday, February 7, 2018

HEAD TO HEAD

Does government-run healthcare benefit Americans?

The Charlie Kirk event, ‘Smashing Socialism,’ has brought about conversation over whether certain areas of government should be heavily funded by the government, or more privatized. A huge topic of interest is the widely contended idea of “socialized healthcare.” Collegian columnists went head to head to answer the question, is government-run healthcare the right path for the American healthcare system?

CJ Ash @Cee_Jay_Ash

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.

Socialized healthcare would be bad for Americans At the forefront of politics, the American healthcare system is one of the most highly contentious and scrutinized issues of today. Last week, Charlie Kirk, Director of Turning Point USA, visited Colorado State University to share his anti-socialist and small government philosophy. Kirk is a strong opponent of socialized healthcare.

Many argue the solution is to transition to a single-payer healthcare system like that of Canada and much of Europe. However, the American situation is unique and must be treated as such.

Healthcare is not a “right,” and socialized healthcare is not the answer.

America was not founded on socialist values, but rather on free market philosophy and entrepreneurship. It is illogical to look to the health industries in countries like Canada, England or the host of Eastern European nations commonly mentioned.

Canada is famous for its problematic wait times. The Fraser Institution calls it a “defining characteristic,” and mentions that it’s getting worse every year. The nationwide average wait time for treatment is 13.3 weeks.

England is seeing increasing wait times, along with a number of other issues. “Pressure on all services is rising and care is increasingly being rationed.

Waiting lists should not be rising, and yet they are,” said Mark Porter, council chair of the British Medical Association.

The United States essentially subsidizes the defense of many, if not most, European countries. These ‘free rider’ states can operate under the U.S. defense umbrella, and this enables these countries to spend a larger proportion of the national budget on health care. It is not reasonable to compare the U.S. to any of these countries.

Even with these countries’ decreased spending nothing on defense compared to what they might without U.S. help, they still have income tax rates between 40 and 60 percent.

Politicians like Bernie Sanders would advocate Medicare for all, without ever saying how it would be paid for. The nonpartisan Urban Institute estimated it would raise government spending by $32 trillion over 10 years. To put that into perspective, if the government had

to raise $2 trillion in taxes in one year, that would mean a minimum 60 percent Michelle increase in taxes.

Fredrickson It’s affordable for the individual, maybe, but not affordable for the state or @mfredrickson42 country. California, one of the most leftleaning states in the nation, refused to pass Medicare for all in 2017 because it would have doubled their debt. Colorado Editor’s Note: All opinion section content and Vermont tried similar experiments, reflects the views of the individual author both meeting the same fate. only and does not represent a stance taken The idea behind universal healthcare by the Collegian or its editorial board. is that it is a right. This logic fails because Universal healthcare would benefit health care is a commodity, a service and Americans. a public good. To make a commodity Universal healthcare is the difference cheaper and better, you need both between the United States and the profit incentive and freedom of labor. healthiest countries in the world.

By mandating the healthcare industry, Charlie Kirk, who spoke at Colorado government destroys both of these things.

State University on Friday in a talk called College students represent the next “Smashing Socialism,” believes health generation of influence, change, policy care is not a right, because he thinks rights and revolution. However, there exists a only come from God. By this logic, the massive generation of students that trust rights to free speech and to bear arms are in the government to be responsible and also nonexistent. manage the healthcare and insurance for The United Nations and the World all people. A 2017 poll conducted by the Health Organization have both declared Victims of Communism the ability to access Memorial Foundation healthcare a basic human showed that nearly 44 UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE right. These declarations percent of millennials came out in the 1940s, but would rather live in a ■ Canada the U.S. is still far behind socialistic society than a Government pays for healthcare the times in creating equal capitalist one. access for its citizens.

■ UK Charlie Kirk touched While those against Government provides healthcare universal healthcare use on the dangers of trusting the government: “You ■ Switzerland “socialized medicine” as can’t possibly trust this Government mandates insurance a catch-all for all kinds of government. It’s bought by universal healthcare, this and helps pay for it the wealthy, the few and is nothing more than a the well-connected. It’s cheap scare tactic designed inherently corrupt.” to mislead consumers. In reality, there When government mandates care, are many ways to implement universal there is no individual incentive to make healthcare – but all of them require it better, cheaper or raise any standard government involvement, because a of care. Free markets lift people out free market approach to healthcare is of poverty like no government ever fundamentally flawed. could. If the government just hands out There is no way for healthcare to entitlements, there is no incentive for operate as a free market, because it lacks someone to work hard, to create and to the qualities necessary to make it a market innovate. of any sort. A free market economy relies For an example of how the free on bargaining power. With healthcare, market could work in health care, simply there is no bargaining power because the look to laser eye surgery. Insurance industry holds all the cards. Healthcare is companies won’t cover it, thus leaving it something that everyone needs, and often in the realm of the free market. In 1998, when it is needed the person who needs it the average cost was about $2,200 per eye, is not in a position to bargain about costs. but competition brought the price down When a person’s appendix ruptures, to what it is today, around $1,300 per eye. they need healthcare or they will die.

Promises of utopian programs and Costs aren’t usually discussed at this societies, as well as comparisons to point, and are billed after the procedure dissimilar governments, must be surely has been done. When it’s a life-and-death and objectively vetted. The only proven issue, the entity with the life-saving power avenue is the free market, and with it holds the ability to charge whatever they come higher quality and competitive want. The sick person has no power. They pricing. The idea of everyone having either pay the price or they can die. sufficient health insurance is absolutely We buy insurance to overcome this ideal, but the flaws in logic behind the issue, but this then gives negotiating single-payer health care system must not power entirely to the insurance companies, which are for-profit agencies. be ignored.

Without some oversight they will do what CJ Ash can be reached at letters@ is best for their bottom line, not for the collegian.com

individual’s health.

Universal healthcare is something we desperately need. The U.S. was not even in the top 20 healthiest nations last year, and it is alone among developed nations that does not offer universal healthcare to its citizens. There are many universal healthcare systems, often called singlepayer systems because they would be funded by a tax, and this tax would go toward paying for health insurance or healthcare, depending on the system.

There are more options than simply entirely government-run or with no government involvement: For example, the healthiest country in the world, Switzerland, has a private insurance and healthcare industry still controlled and regulated by government. Other countries, like Canada, have had success with a “Medicare for All” option.

The “Medicare for All” system is espoused by Bernie Sanders. This system has the government taking over the insurance industry, providing Medicare to everybody in the country. Many people against this kind of healthcare argue that it would be a significant cost -Sander’s bill is estimated to cost $32 trillion over 10 years. It is important to keep in mind that this is not a bill Sanders expects to pass. A bill put forward with the actual plan for passing would likely give this cost much more consideration.

The U.S. consistently spends more per capita than countries that have universal coverage, to worse results. While the initial cost of overhauling a system may be high, it would lower costs in the long run, If the U.S. were to operate a system like Switzerland, they could achieve universal healthcare without completely taking over a private industry. Switzerland still operates with private insurance companies but with the government imposing strict limits on pricing and enforcing a mandate for every person to have health insurance.

If aspects of that system sounds familiar, it’s because the Affordable Care Act had many similarities. But in the last year, the ways in which Obamacare was like Switzerland have been intentionally undone by Republicans in government.

This has caused the cost of health insurance to continue to increase.

There are many ways to achieve universal healthcare, but contrary to the beliefs of Kirk, some measure of socalled “socialized medicine” is necessary for everyone to have healthcare. Access to healthcare is a basic human right, not a market, and our current system leaves people with the options of bankrupting themselves or dying.

That is not fair, it’s not right, and anyone who pretends this isn’t an issue of life and death is deluding themselves into willful ignorance.

Michelle Fredrickson can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

OPINION Wednesday, February 7, 2018

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Response to ‘Smashing Socialism’ protests show political divide

By Larson Ross @CSUCollegian

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.

Letters to the Editor reflect the view of a member of the campus community and are submitted to the publication for approval.

Dear Collegian, Political division and the tendencies of people to isolate themselves within their ideological bubbles have become such fixtures of our modern journalistic discourse that they have almost become media tropes themselves. While it is undeniable that the country as a whole is greatly divided, I want to push back against the idea that people attending Friday’s protest against the TWP and Charlie Kirk were fundamentally unwilling to bridge political divides and talk with one another.

I’m a member of the Young Democratic Socialists of America, (one of the groups that was tabling outside of the Kirk event) and that name might suggest to readers that I’m unwilling to listen to the opinions of those who don’t share my views. However, our explicit goals in tabling and protesting that night were to show solidarity against neo-Nazis and make it clear that they aren’t welcome at Colorado State University (which we did quite well), and to have open political conversation about democratic socialism with anyone who wanted to talk. What I witnessed at the protest shows that these aims were achieved.

I can’t speak for every protester that was out, but my and other YDSA members’ experience at the protest was of about 200 people engaged in a spirit of open and impassioned debate, community solidarity, and joy in the face of violent hatred from the alt-right. At the YDSA table, we talked for over three and a half hours with small business owners, staunch capitalists, socialists, anarchists, liberals, libertarians and conservatives who wanted to discuss what democratic socialism means. Not only were these conversations interesting, they helped actually change people’s perspectives. Our discussions were just that, not conflicts or screaming matches, but dialogues had in good faith with people curious and eager to talk to those who had radically different interpretations of politics.

We didn’t avoid passion, either. We talked with people about seriously divisive issues like police brutality, the power of the 1 percent, income inequality, universal healthcare, a democratically run economy, climate change and our response to it, U.S. imperialism, immigration and how capitalism undermines human rights. Rather than being unable to hear opposing arguments over the ringing noise of our ideological echos, the vast majority of conversations that I witnessed and had were quite positive.

Were we merely protesting and not willing to listen to Kirk?

Absolutely not. The coalition of activists that I worked with all reserved tickets for themselves and others that wanted to attend.

In fact, most of us wanted to go in. Unfortunately for us, the doors were locked before we could go in and ask Kirk the kinds of questions that we were discussing outside.

By talking and debating these issues on equal ground, those of us outside showed a greater commitment to dialogue and overcoming partisanship than Kirk himself. Kirk spoke from a podium and didn’t invite any liberal or leftist speakers to engage him in open debate. That is what allowed him to claim that white privilege is a racist myth without much pushback from the crowd instead of discussing what it is and why so many experience unequal treatment and opportunities based on their race. Those of us outside were able to talk about these issues and make real connections with one another.

Protesters were able to have these kinds of conversations not in spite of their emotions, but because of them. In his recent column, Ryan Tougaw claimed that emotion in politics is what allows neo-Nazis to believe the sorts of things that they do, and that we should strive for an “objective” kind of politics. However, politics are inherently subjective. The values and identities which we bring into politics are subjective, and an attempt to make them objective is to define one subjective value as universally good/normal. Emotion is what motivates and enables us to be political actors, not what makes politics impossible.

Larson Ross Senior, Political Science Young Democratic Socialists of America member Readers may submit letters to letters@collegian.com.

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Watching someone try to turn in an assignment and spilling their coffee everywhere. #wefeelyou

Having your outlets replaced so that you don’t burn down your house.

Pink eye.

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SPORTS Wednesday, February 7, 2018

MEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Rams’ losing skid extends to seven Scorching CSU to host as Air Force sweeps season series bottom-feeder Air Force

By Colin Barnard

By Luke Zahlmann

For the second time this season, Air Force’s rampant 3-point shooting proved too much for Colorado State to overcome in the Rams’ 78-73 loss to the Falcons.

With the loss, CSU has now dropped seven consecutive games, the team’s worst losing streak since the 2007-08 season during which the Rams lost 17 consecutive games. Air Force’s victory gives them a season sweep over CSU for the first time since the same 200708 season.

“The biggest thing I was worried about today was watching the guys’ demeanor,” interim coach Steve Barnes said in the postgame radio show after coaching his second game in Larry Eustachy’s absence. “They’re taking it really hard. They’re bothered that they assumed it would work out, which is what a young person does.”

In what has turned into a tumultuous season, the Rams came into Colorado Springs looking to snap a six-game losing streak that began in Moby Arena on Jan. 17 against the same Air Force team. In the opening minutes of the half, the game settled into a fast paced, back-and-forth affair.

The first break did not come until the 11:06 mark of the first half as both offenses raced up and down the floor.

As they did in the team’s first meeting, a comeback victory from Air Force, the Falcons found themselves with plenty of open looks on the offensive end. Particularly from the 3-point line, Air Force hoisted up shots with little contest.

After the first media timeout, CSU tightened up its defense for a brief moment.

The Rams forced multiple turnovers and capitalized with dunks on the other end from Nico Carvacho and Raquan Mitchell.

Tied at 27 with 4:14 remaining in the half, CSU’s struggles to close halves once again proved costly. The Falcons strung together a 10-0 run to take the double-digit lead into the break.

Rather than turn things around at halftime, the Rams came out sluggish in the final stanza as Air Force capitalized on more uncontested shots.

The Falcons regained a double-digit lead after backto-back 3-pointers from Lavelle Scottie and Sid Tomes

The climb continues for a Colorado State women’s basketball team that is looking to gain more footing in the standings and bring home another Mountain West regular season title.

After another undefeated week, the Rams have brought themselves within two in the loss column of the conference-leading UNLV Rebels. A win over then conference-leader Wyoming boosted the Rams’ hopes of repeating as champions and brought them within a virtual tie of the Cowgirls in second place.

Playing host to the Falcons Wednesday night, the Rams are presented once again with an opportunity to improve their record over the lowest team on the conference totem pole in Air Force.

In the first of the two meetings, the Rams edged the Falcons by a single point, overcoming one of their most turnover-laden games of the year to date. With the two squads totaling 44 turnovers in the first matchup, both will be looking to improve their cleanliness on the court. “(Limiting turnovers) is a huge key,” coach Ryun Williams said. “They lead the league in creating turnovers, they’re very disruptive defensively, very active defensively. Our ball security has got to be spot on.”

The Falcons also excel in converting their forced turnovers into points as the Rams came to find out in their early January game in Clune Arena. Transition defense will be key for a Rams team that consistently sends players back early, leaving only a portion of their lineup to crash the defensive glass.

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Colorado State interim coach Steve Barnes and sophomore forward Nico Carvacho react to the Ram’s 78-73 loss to Air Force Tuesday night.

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five minutes into the half.

CSU’s lethargic defense finally found life halfway through the second period.

The Rams’ defensive intensity matched their offensive success as the 17-point deficit dwindled down to seven with 3:34 remaining.

The Rams attempted to make a final push at a comeback in the last minutes of the game, trimming the deficit to five on multiple occasions. That’s the closest the Rams got the rest of the game, however, as they failed to string together muchneeded buckets while Air Force converted closing free throws.

In the game, Air Force made 12-of-26 3-pointers, the same number they made in the first matchup in far fewer attempts. CSU made just 6-of-21 attempts from beyond the arc. The Falcons also edged the Rams on the glass and outscored them 18-8 on second-chance points.

“We have to stay extremely positive,” Barnes said. “Every time I look at them (the players), I feel very confident in them. They just kind of lose

it for a few minutes there and it gets us.”

Che Bob and Nico Carvacho led CSU’s scoring charge with 16 points apiece.

Carvacho notched his eighth double-double of the season by pulling down 12 boards, the big man’s 10th consecutive game with double-digit rebounds.

Deion James (14) and Raquan Mitchell (10) both reached double figures.

Air Force’s trio of Sid Tomes, Lavelle Scottie and Ryan Swan paced the cadets’ efficient attack on offense.

Tomes and Swan both scored 18, followed closely by Scottie with 17 as all three players shot north of 45 percent from the field. All of Tomes’ points came from 3-point range.

CSU’s next chance to end its woes will come Saturday afternoon against San Jose State, who currently sit in last place in the MW, just behind CSU. The Rams and Spartans will tip off at 2 p.m. in Moby Arena.

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

fast and out of control against AFA. “It can be difficult, but we usually keep our tempo going pretty well,” guard Jordyn Edwards said. “We keep making good passes to get into the flow of our offense and we usually (succeed) through that.”

A benefit that the Rams did not have in the first game will be the hot streak of senior Hannah Tvrdy.

Despite only scoring two points in their first matchup, Tvrdy has caught fire, averaging nearly 20 points per game in the Rams’ fourgame win streak. The backcourt will also be boosted with more minutes from standout Grace Colaivalu who barely cracked the decade plateau in minutes against the Falcons in their previous battle.

“We’ve just been getting better each week,” forward Annie Brady said. “It doesn’t matter who we’re playing, our focus is playing better than the game before as a team.

That’s our expectation every game.”

After a .500 record in their first six conference games, the Rams have gone 5-1 since. The hot streaks come at the hands of multiple players including Tvrdy and Colaivalu as well as sharpshooting redshirt senior Stine Austgulen who continues to flirt with 50 percent from beyond the arc, a team-high.

On the defensive end, the game plan is more of the same for the Rams who continue to rank highly in the nation in opposing field-goal percentage and held the Falcons to a mere 39 points earlier in the year.

The matchup will take place in Moby Arena on Wednesday night, the Rams’ one and only home game of the week before heading to San Jose to duel with the Spartans.

Tip off is 7 p.m. against the Falcons.

Luke Zahlmann can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

Freshman Guard Jordyn Edwards moves the ball down the court into Idaho territory during the first quarter of action on Nov. 10. The Rams were defeated by the Vandals 83-69 at Moby Arena.

PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

SPORTS Wednesday, February 7, 2018

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SWIM & DIVE

CSU swimming and diving eyes Mountain West title

By Evan Grant @EGrantSports

After finishing the season in tremendous style by going 6-0 in their last six competitions, Colorado State swimming and diving now turns its sights to the Mountain West Tournament in San Antonio, Texas.

Head coach Chris Woodard has taken an approach that will allow his swimmers to rest in the weeks leading up to the tournament, which begins on Feb. 14. The Rams are confident in advance of the tournament.

“Heading into conference on a 6-0 win streak certainly helps our girls’ confidence,” Woodard said. “I think that is pretty key because as much as our sport is training and racing, there is a mental component to it as well, and I feel pretty confident that they will accomplish some big things.”

CSU is not the only team in the Mountain West that has impressed this season. Boise

State will be going into the tournament as another team looking to take the victory home with them.

“Boise State has put up good numbers across the board all season long by both their upper and lower division teams,” Woodard said.

Another school that CSU will focus on and train to beat is the University of New Mexico. New Mexico is home to Adriana Palomino, one of the most elite distance swimmers in the conference. The junior from Arizona was given all-MW honors as a sophomore and has continued to elevate the Lobos with her capabilities.

“Palomino is arguably the toughest distance swimmer in the conference,” Woodard said.

Despite all the competition the Rams will face in the tournament, they have stayed calm and collected in the days leading up to it. CSU has focused all of its efforts on improving themselves and have not paid a

Marie Goodwyn swims in the 200-meter butterfly, an event she won against the Air Force Falcons on Friday, Jan. 26. CSU beat the Falcons 183-114 in the meet, making their record 6-0 in January.

PHOTO BY JOSH SCHROEDER COLLEGIAN

whole lot of attention to other teams in the conference.

“Really I’ve been focused on our top kids, those are the ones we have seen really high performances from all year and we expect to see even higher performances at Mountain West,” Woodard said.

Through the weeks of training, CSU has started to rest

its swimmers in hopes that they will be ready to compete at a higher level at the tournament.

“We head in to this phase where we start to rest them and taper their workouts. They go through these phases where they’ll feel good, then they won’t feel good, but at the end they are rested and they will be ready to go come tournament

time,” Woodard said.

CSU will compete in the Mountain West Tournament on Feb. 14-17. If they win, the Rams will continue onto the NCAA Tournament which will take place March 14-17 in Columbus, Ohio.

Evan Grant can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

SOFTBALL

CSU softball enters 2018 with fresh legs, added depth

By Mack Beaulieu @Macknz_james

Last season Colorado State University’s softball team was led by a one-girl wrecking crew named Haley Hutton. This year, the team will play with newfound flexibility and depth.

Running this year with five freshman and three transfers, the Rams are young, but they’ve built depth and seek to have everyone lead by example. The team is so deep that coach Jen Fisher looks at a possibly ever-changing lineup as a good thing. They’ll put this dynamic lineup in play for the first time this weekend as they play fives games from Friday through Sunday.

“Although we don’t have a superstar like Haley Hutton, we’re so much deeper overall that we’re going to be able to do a little more with matchups and not necessarily have to have a determined starter in every game,” Fisher said. “I think we’re going to see some movement.”

Most of that movement will likely come in the middle infield, as the Rams try to adjust to the loss of Hutton at shortstop. The new competition comes greatly at the expense of sophomore Nicole Valdez, who is one of only two returning middle

infielders. However, Valdez seems content to compete if it means the team is better.

“I’m best friends with all these girls,” Valdez said.

“Off the field everyone gets along, but on the field we can definitely see the competition, how hard everyone works, and we just push each other to be better. Nobody’s degrading anyone for not starting or anything.”

That should be a hard line approach for most of these women as Fisher made it clear that each player should expect some disappointment in that regard. It will be unexpected if anyone starts in the same position all year.

“That would probably be pretty unique,” Fisher said.

Replacements and lineup changes should be the norm this year as the team has more speed and power that extends throughout the roster.

CSU was dead last in batting average for the Mountain West last season and ranked in the middle of the pack in stolen bases. The Rams still managed to keep an acceptable overall record on decent pitching and strong fielding.

Most of that pitching is back, perhaps with improvement, as the Rams return four pitchers. The new additions may help on the offensive side as well as

provide a little extra spark for the older members of the team.

“This year we have experience along with a revived energy from some of the younger classmen stepping up and taking a spot,” first baseman and senior Hannah McCorkhill said.

McCorkhill expanded on the fact that it’s not just hitting, but situational hitting that the team needs to improve on.

“When we need that hit to score that run, just situational hitting to score more runs for our pitchers,” McCorkhill said. “If we can hit better than we did last year, we’ll be in a pretty good spot this year…We definitely have players who can come off the bench and can do damage with one swing.”

They’ll need to bring that hitting and pitching together, along with bringing their new players up to speed on defensive alignment, to have a strong opening weekend against opponents like the University of Wisconsin and University of Texas.

Fisher thinks they have the leaders to do it, noting that this team leads together.

“Leadership wise, I feel really good, because the great teams I’ve coached in the past were exactly the same way,” Fisher said. “There’s a really great mutual respect for one another amongst this team,

Colorado State sophomore Bridgette Hutton pitches to against UNLV at Ram’s Field on April 21, 2017. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

more so than I’ve really seen since I’ve been here.”

With a combination of mostly seniors and newcomers, Fisher and the team will have to be looking at all the small details this weekend.

“We have to have all our plays and coverages down,”

Fisher said. “I want everything to go off without a hitch in that regard, because I think you can have some physical mistakes, but if your coverages aren’t tight, a team like Texas or Wisconsin will expose it.”

Mack Beaulieu can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, February 7, 2018

MOVIES & TV

‘Winchester’ is about as scary as a small child yelling ‘rawr’

By Ty Davis @tydavisACW

By the end of the film, the patron sitting one seat over from me saw me writing notes and asked if I was a reviewer.

After I confirmed I was a reviewer, he asked me if it was just him or if the film was really as terrible as he thought.

He was not alone though, at two separate moments during the film I could hear someone laughing.

“Winchester” is based on a real location in San Jose, California, now dubbed the “Winchester Mystery House” because of the house’s massive size, labyrinthian layout and strange history.

Under the orders of Sarah Winchester, the widow of the heir to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, the house would be under constant construction from 1866 until Winchester’s death in 1922.

Supposedly, Winchester did this on the advice of a medium who told her there was curse on her family due to their ownership of a company that produced guns responsible for the deaths of many lives.

The medium told Winchester this curse was responsible for taking the lives of her daughter and husband, and that should

she ever stop construction on the house the spirits of those killed by the Winchester firearms would become displeased.

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Only a few parts of the plot are actually true. The house was partially destroyed by an earthquake in 1906 and the house was under constant construction and Sarah Winchester did have a fear of the supernatural. For all intents and purposes, the rest of the story is complete fiction.

To be brief, the board of directors for the Winchester Repeating Arms Company doubts the sanity of Sarah Winchester, played by Helen Mirren, prompting them to hire Jason Clarke’s Eric Price, a notable psychiatrist with substance abuse issues.

However, to make a full assessment of Winchester, Price insists he must stay in the Winchester house for a few days.

If the audience has seen any horror film in their life or has basic grasp of storytelling and narrative tropes, then they already know the basic points of the film long before the first act is even finished. A skeptical man of science has to deal with a situation that seemingly defies logical explanation and people who believe in the supernatural, only to end up questioning his own beliefs and eventually realizing that the supernatural is real.

Everything about the story is predictable right up to the supporting characters, who have very little in terms of personality, except to convey that something is wrong with the whole situation.

The only characters with any personality are Eric Price and Sarah Winchester – the diligent, skeptical, drug addict and the more-intelligentthan-she appears, forthright, matriarch.

Nothing about the story is interesting enough to make it notable, and certainly not stand out among other horror films. The story is generic, and no elements add a crucial factor or spin on the material that could have made for an interesting watch. Because the film is essentially a work of fiction, aside from three key

aspects, the filmmakers had the liberty to craft virtually any story they wanted but did not take the opportunity to do something unique with the source material. For instance, what if instead of the main antagonist being ghosts, the whole situation was an elaborate ploy to put Sarah Winchester’s sanity in question and thus relieve her of her majority stake in the company?

The film tries to emphasize the house as the main draw of the film, but the house ends up being totally underutilized as a setting. The house is built up to be an eclectic labyrinth yet Price and most of the support characters seem to have no trouble navigating it all. Also, the film almost exclusively takes place in the same handful of rooms and corridors without exploration of the rest of the house.

For that matter, no information is ever really discovered throughout the story. Most of the time is dedicated to the back and forth between Price and Winchester, and as such forgets to steadily reveal crucial information that would progress the plot, resulting in large exposition dumps where Winchester just outright gives the crux

of the story away. During the final showdown between Winchester, Price and the antagonist, I was surprised to not hear Winchester just outright say “use the crucial plot device that will solve this whole situation.”

“Winchester’s” ineptitude extends from storytelling to horror. Usually I am easily worked up during horror films, but “Winchester” never managed to even make me feel nervous. In fact, “Winchester” seems to actively want to sabotage any sense of suspense and scariness it may have had.

Jump scares are so clearly telegraphed from musical cues and context they can be spotted whole minutes before they even happen.

The film switches from “horror” to benign scenes so frequently it effectively kills an sort of tension the previous horror scene may have built.

There is no active sense of dread or suspense throughout the entire film, mainly because the antagonist is so forthright instead of being a mysterious, nebulous threat.

Should you watch it? No. Do not even consider spending your money on this movie.

Ty Davis can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, February 7, 2018

ART

‘Waiting for the Parade’ falls short with a lack of connection between the characters

By Claire Oliver @claire_oliver21

Bas Bleu Theatre’s production of John Murrell’s “Waiting for the Parade” was underwhelming with a few moments of tension between the actors and the audience.

Overall, the play left me wanting something more from the stories and from the actresses.

I left the theatre wondering why the women on stage were friends at all. The connection between the characters just wasn’t there, but the individual performances were heartwarming and gut wrenching practically at the same time.

Murrell’s play centers around 5 women whose male counterparts, husbands, sons, friends and the like, are off at war.

The time period is roughly from the middle of the war to the end, so early 1940s and onward. Each story is a true testimony Murrell recorded from women in Canada after the war was over.

BAS BLEU THEATRE The show runs Thursdays through Sundays until March 4. For tickets and information visit Bas Bleu’s website at: www.basbleu.org Walking in, I was expecting to see several Rosie the Riveters to be walking around on stage, but what I got were multiple different stories that represented a wide range of women each with different perspectives on the war.

Of course, this play was set in Canada, so the war on the home front was slightly different than in the United States. And since I don’t know much about Canada’s involvement in World War II, I tried to keep an open mind.

The stories themselves were interesting. First is Catherine, whose husband, Billy, was in the war and becomes more distant as the fighting continues.

Next is Janet, who is an older woman that helps serve on committee boards and with “at home” training for women. Her husband works for Texaco and does announcements about the war effort as it progresses.

Eve is married to an older gentleman who can’t fight in the war but does his best to help out, driving Eve mad while doing it.

The last two ones stood out for me, not only because of their stories but because both actresses took it a step further and really connected with the characters.

First is Margret, played by Wendy Ishii. She lives with her two sons, one who has enlisted and is now off to fighting and

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MUSIC

Timberlake’s ‘Man of the Woods’ is not what was advertised

By Maddie Wright @maddierwright

The set design of John Murrell’s ‘Waiting for the Parade’ directed by Ami Dayan and Lou Anne Wright. Presented by Bas Bleu Theatre company.

PHOTO BY CLAIRE OLIVER COLLEGIAN

the other who is right on the edge of being able to enlist. Ishii does a wonderful job with the religious aspect of Margret’s character, getting on her knees to pray several times throughout the performance. But the main struggle Margret deals with is loneliness, and Ishii really captured that feeling during her performance.

The other stand out of the show was Ellen Badger who played Marta, a girl of German dissent whose father is sent to a “camp,” because of German propaganda found in his basement. Marta is isolated from the other women, because she is German and does not spek English, but Catherine takes her under her wing and allows her to be a part of the group.

Walking in, I was expecting to see several Rosie the Riveters to be walking around on stage, but what I got were multiple different stories that represented a wide range of women each with different perspectives on the war.

Badger really captured Marta’s subtle frustrations due to prejudice, and during her monologues I couldn’t help but feel angry about the way people were treating her. Her anguish and sadness were present, and I was completely connected to her when she was speaking.

Unfortunately, the show wasn’t really captivating, at least

not until the end. There were some lines that seemed to be asking for laughs, but none came.

And the connections between the women seemed forced by the actresses. I didn’t really believe that they were all coming together to support one another.

One thing that saved the production was the amazing set and costume design. It was magnificent. Each woman had her own part of the stage covered with a sheer curtain with their loved one’s picture on the front. It was a wonderful representation of the shadows each man left behind. Upstage was entirely covered in what I assume was lace, which looked really cool paired with the lighting design.

The costumes were all period specific, and I loved how each one fit the specific woman well. There were light colors for Eve to showcase her innocence and youth in comparison to her older husband, and there were darker colors for Janet, Margret and Catherine to give off a more maternal look. Marta wore a plaid skirt making her the stand out of the bunch.

Overall, the play was decent.

The stories were good, but the funny lines were lost with awkward overacting and forced camaraderie.

Each actress seemed to really find herself in the play as it went on, but I wish I could have seen more connection between each character throughout.

My Rating: C The show runs Thursdays through Sundays until March 4. For tickets and information visit Bas Bleu’s website at: www. basbleu.org Claire Oliver can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

Justin Timberlake’s new album is different but unexciting.

Timberlake headlined the Super Bowl halftime show, and with the release of his new album, “Man of the Woods,” I can’t help but wish it was Janet Jackson performing.

It is not that this album is awful, it just is boring. With the release of the singles and promotion for this album, Timberlake alludes to folk and even country music suggesting that he wants to get back to his Tennessee roots. Even the title of the album, “Man of the Woods,” suggests a more rustic sound. But it’s not. It is just slowed down pop music.

You can wear flannel (and sing about it) all you want, but that doesn’t make your music any more folksy.

Recently, we have seen a wave of artists trying to find and redefine their sounds, like Taylor Swift with “Reputation” and Fall Out Boy with “M A N I A.” This is just another example of exactly that.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ■ Best Songs:

Supplies, Young Man

■ Worst Songs:

Higher Higher, Flannel

It is not like any of his other albums. Timberlake has been a prominent face in high energy pop music since he was 14 with NSYNC. That wave of Timberlake pop has continued far into his years as an adult musician, as seen by his hits in recent years, like “Can’t Stop the Feeling.” While it is a different sound than we are used to with Timberlake, it lacks creativity. Nothing off this album strikes me as particularly innovative or groundbreaking.

Generally speaking, this album is low energy, which perhaps the former Mousketeer intended. Full disclosure, I did find myself dancing a couple of times, a clear result of the well constructed beats on some songs. But nothing got me jamming as hard as the pop anthem SexyBack off of his

“Man of the Woods” album cover.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ALBUM COVER

2006 album, an example of how he has changed and developed as a musician.

“Man of the Woods” is a 16 track album coming out to around 1 hour and 6 minutes.

It opens with a track released as a single that makes any long time Timberlake fan do a double take. It is a sound we do not often associate with the Grammy Award winning pop star. It is more aggressive than some of his most famous songs and even has some techno elements to it. It is immediately followed by an upbeat song, more similar to the old Timberlake. A handful of spoken parts are sprinkled throughout the album, mostly at the beginning and ending of songs. The seventh track,“Supplies,” has a more hip hop feel with even some elements like that of trap music.

The closing track is a sweet and inspirational track dedicated to his two-year-old son.

A handful of other common household names in the music field worked on this album. One track features the R&B singer, Alicia Keys, and another features the country music singer, Chris Stapleton.

Pharrell Williams, along with The Neptunes, produced many of the tracks. But, to his credit, Timberlake wrote and produced every track on this album.

Should you listen to it? Probably not It is different. Timberlake moved away from the pop songs that high school dances are made of. But ultimately it is still a pop album, just with slower tempos. A lot of the songs vary, and while they do go together, they aren’t all identical. It’s nothing I haven’t heard before, but it’s new to Timberlake.

Maddie Wright can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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Daily Horoscope

MUSIC

Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal to bring the funk to Hodi’s on Valentine’s Day

By Jonny Rhein @jonnyrhein

Hodi’s is getting funky this Valentine’s Day. Soul/funk band Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal are making their Hodi’s Half Note debut on Valentine’s Day. According to a press release, the band has been busy making a new record and playing an average of 150 shows a year.

Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal play at Hodi’s Half Note on Feb. 14.

Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show ends at 1:30 a.m. Tickets can be purchased on Hodi’s website.

Frontman and keyboard player Josh Hoyer said he started performing at a very young age. His father entered him in a talent show at the age of six in his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska.

“I was always singing and dancing around the house,” Hoyer said. “Just always had music in my bones I guess.”

Hoyer describes the band’s show as high energy.

He stresses the importance of putting everything he has into his performances.

“First off, I got a really killer band,” Hoyer said. “Great players on all instruments.

When we play live, it’s very high energy. Pretty intense. If you’re gonna play that kind of music, you got to put your whole self into it. We like to do that and get sweaty, let it all hang out and have a good time with it.”

Hoyer said they have something to fill everyone’s needs this Valentine’s Day. “If it’s a date night for some people on Valentine’s Day, come out,” Hoyer said. “We got some ballads if people want to slow dance and get next to each other. And then for the unlucky lovers, we got the super funky stuff. Get out there and shake it all out.”

Guitarist Ben Kushner said the band has acquired new members who add to the dynamics of the band and live performance. The new members are bass player Mike Keeling and Blake DeForest on the trumpet.

“I think that we are in a really cool place now because we have a couple of new members that are really feeding the music with a new energy.

The bass player, I’ve played with him for years in different bands, Mike Keeling, he’s got a

really solid thumping sounds that’s just so right for this band,” Kushner said. “Blake Deforest, the trumpet player that joined us here this winter, versus a tenor saxophone, I think the trumpet lends the band kind of a more percussive, angular sort of a vibe meaning the trumpet is just naturally more percussive in the way the attack happens on the mouthpiece versus the sax.”

Hoyer was a contestant on the reality show The Voice and was a member of Team Blake Shelton. Hoyer said it was a learning experience.

“It was different,” said Hoyer. “I’m not really cut out for Hollywood, but it was a cool experience. I learned a lot from it. How I equate it is it took me a while to kind of understand it, but I think that those shows are cool because they let you and a bunch of other singers that were really great be heard by the masses. A lot people watch that show. If people take the extra length to check out your original music, then I think it’s served its purpose. Otherwise, it’s just like doing karaoke on TV.” Jonny Rhein can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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(2/7/18). Enjoy the professional spotlight this year. Strategize to optimize every advantage.

Personal confidence and power peak this spring. Focus on strengthening your heart.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

— 8 — Review budgets to find unexpected savings. Don’t push or force anything; let an opportunity ripen. Make preparations.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 7 — A formidable barrier blocks the path. Work with someone who can see your blind spot. Join forces with a strong partner for mutual support.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 8 — Increased demand for your work could tempt you to blow off your exercise and health routines; don’t give in! Your practices energize you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 7 — Prioritize fun and romance. Don’t get talked out of what you want.

Avoid a conflict between love and money. Simplify plans down to the essential.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 7 — Resolve a domestic issue by listening to all concerns and expressing your view. Work out a practical solution with your family. Provide treats.

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Express your view in words, sound or images.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 8 — There’s more money available, but you can’t do everything. Proceed with caution, or risk breaking something. Get support if needed.

Invest for growth.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 9 — When you’re hot, you’re hot. Take charge for powerful results. You can do more than you thought. Have faith in your own imagination.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 5 — Plan your upcoming moves, and make preparations. Meditate by walking in nature, doing art or playing music. Soothe your spirit.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 7 — Invite participation and share resources with your networks.

Collaborate and coordinate team efforts. Together, you’re a force to be reckoned with.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 7 — Prepare for a professional inspection. Old assumptions get challenged. Hold your temper.

Strike out in a new direction, and go for the big prize.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 7 — Duty calls. Resist the temptation to run away. Handle responsibilities before dashing off.

Adapt to changing circumstances.

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