Vol. 128, No. 112 Tuesday, April 2, 2019 by The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Vol. 128, No. 112 Tuesday, April 2, 2019

OPINION

SPORTS

ARTS & CULTURE

Deal with catcalling like Captain Marvel

Softball extends win streak to 18

Feminist Thought and Activism brings important discussion

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More than $800,000 in surplus funds were overlooked in the Associated Students of Colorado State University budget. Every year, ASCSU oversees about $57,000,000 in student fees. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN

ASCSU discovers over $800,000 of student fees left unspent for years By Laura Studley @laurastudley

With a grand total of $825,675, the Associated Students of Colorado State University’s current administration has found a rollover budget, according to ASCSU’s controller book. After taking money al-

lotted to savings, the final amount available to be spent is $576,987, according to ASCSU’s controller book. The ASCSU Senate has the opportunity to spend some, if not all, of that amount. Tristan Syron, current president of ASCSU, estimates the leftover from Senate spending will range from $200,000$300,000. The leftover money is al-

located to the Senate General Discretionary Fund. This fund is used by the Senate to fund legislation for the student body. During last Wednesday’s ASCSU meeting, senators discussed possible uses for the rollover budget, including bills to fund an engineering study to make a safer crossing from the Lory Student Center to the Morgan library, e-bikes and solar panels.

“Honestly, (the rollover) wasn’t overlooked by Kevin and I; we found it,” Syron said. “It’s a question for Josh (Silva), Michael (Wells), Cole (Wise), Daniela (Pineda Soracá) and Jason Sydoriak. It’s the prior years; I don’t know how they overlooked it.” ASCSU is required to save 10-20% of the funds they receive from student fees and

the remainder of that money is allocated to various accounts — executive programs, payroll, University affairs, etc. If these accounts do not spend the money given, it was expected to transfer back over to the ASCSU general account, but this was not the case.

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Joyce McConnell unanimously approved as CSU’s first female president By Meagan Stackpool & Natalia Sperry @CSUCollegian

The Colorado State University Board of Governors unanimously voted to approve Joyce McConnell as the next University president March 29. McConnell, who was announced as the sole finalist for the position of CSU’s 15th president March 15, will be the first female to hold the position in the University’s history. McConnell, currently the provost and vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia University, was selected after a five-month nationwide search by the Presidential Search Advisory Committee. She will assume the role July 1. “My decision to leave West Virginia and West Virginia University after 20 years of service to both the university and the state has not been an easy one, but Colorado State University’s mission, values and character present an irresistible opportunity to lead one of the nations’ great land-grant universities into the future,” McConnell said. The press conference began with President Tony Frank explaining the process the board

took to find McConnell, following his announcement that he would step down and assume the full-time role of chancellor of the CSU System. After extensive conversations with students, faculty and staff, the job posting was finalized last December and CSU’s Presidential Search Committee began accepting applicants.

JOYCE MCCONNELL’S PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE ■ Overseeing university budgets ■ Establishing relationships with

leaders at the state, national and international levels ■ Leading fundraising efforts and academic initiatives ■ Leading initiatives to improve gender equity and Title IX education and compliance ■ Focusing on raising faculty salaries ■ Promoting diversity and inclusion across the university After the committee narrowed down a pool of about 80 applicants, three were recommended to the Board of Governors, where McConnell was

named a finalist. McConnell expressed her gratitude to the board and the students. She also spoke about the legacy Frank will leave behind. “(Frank) clearly loves this institution and this state, and I cannot thank him enough for entrusting me with the University’s future,” McConnell said. McConnell said someone told her that she had some pretty big shoes to fill, to which she responded that her shoes are prettier. After reading off an extensive list of accomplishments, including her time as a roadie for a rock band, Frank commented on McConnell’s references to highlight her achievements. “I know many of these people and they are not overly prone to saying nice things about people, and they have nothing but nice things to say about Joyce,” Frank said. McConnell referenced a song by John Denver when she talked about her decision to come to Colorado. “Although I am trading the Appalachians for the Rockies, and John Denver’s country roads of West Virginia for his Colorado Rocky Mountain high, I know I am among fellow travelers who

believe that purpose astrive all we do,” McConnell said. McConnell introduced her husband and daughter, who she said were both very supportive of her journey. McConnell said that when she was offered the job, having not been to the campus or Fort Collins her husband told her, “Honey, how many people our age get to have an adventure?” In an interview with The Collegian following the announcement, McConnell shared some of her goals for the University, saying that she hopes to push CSU “to the next level in innovation.” “I really think that we need to think about the legacy of a landgrant (university) and how to bump that up in terms of the 21st century, because Colorado is a place that’s really booming,” McConnell said. “I think that we can play a really huge role in that.” McConnell also explained why she thought her appointment was an extraordinary step for women. “I think it is a real testament to the fact that women can succeed, and succeed particularly to lead a land-grant institution in the United States,” McConnell said. “I am very passionate about higher education because I do believe it literally transforms

Joyce McConnell, current provost and vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia University, was approved to be the next president of Colorado State University as the next president. She was announced as a finalist March 13. PHOTO COURTESY OF SOURCE COLLEGIAN

lives, families, communities and the state, and to be a part of that is very, very important to me.” Meagan Stackpool can be reached at news@collegian.com. Natalia Sperry contributed to this report.

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ASCSU Controller Nick Bohn said the expectation for these rollover funds from each account was that they be transferred back into ASCSU’s general account, where ASCSU’s largest contracts, like the Rocky Mountain Student Media contract, lie. Bohn explained that this was the way things had always been done, and that there was no attempt to challenge the system prior to this administration. “This year we threw tradition kind of to the wind,” Bohn said. “We looked at everything from the ground up, not that this is always how it’s been done but why is it done this way.” Every year, ASCSU oversees about a $57,000,000 budget in student fees, according to the organization’s official website. Those student fees are then allocated to 19 fee areas through the Student Fee Review board. As one of those fee areas, ASCSU itself earns a portion of those student fees, with a current fee of $24.45. “What no one realizes, when those budgets from the prior year weren’t completely spent,

they rolled over into themselves,” Syron said. “So, instead of rolling in over into that general account like they should … they weren’t doing that. They had their own reserve lines in each one of the accounts, so you saw a rollover.”

“The sad part is you shouldn’t have rollover because that means that in prior years they weren’t spending the money that was allocated and that’s just bad practice.” TRISTAN SYRON ASCSU PRESIDENT

Bohn said a large portion of the rollover occurred due to the TransFort contract. Three years ago, the contract — which co-funded more bus routes and extended days and times to be more accessible for students — was moved from falling under ASCSU’s jurisdiction to the Alternative Transportation Fee Advisory Board. About 10-16% of ASCSU’s budget had to be allocated to savings in order to keep up with

the TransFort contact, Bohn said. When the TransFort contract was transferred to ATFAB, the built-up savings were no longer needed to pay those expenditures. So that an overlooked rollover doesn’t happen again, Bohn and the new financial advisor, Keith Lippwe, are working together to keep track of the accounts to ensure that the extra funds are being transferred back into the general account. “The sad part is you shouldn’t have rollover, because that means that in prior years they weren’t spending the money that was allocated, and that’s just bad practice,” Syron said. “You can quote me and call it mismanagement.” Syron said he believes spending the money is the best option. If ASCSU chooses to save the money, students will not see their student fees translate into something concrete during their time at Colorado State. “To me, it’s like you can save it all day long, but if you save it, and do something huge 10 years from now, that’s 10 years of people paying for something that they never saw,” Syron said. Laura Studley can be reached at news@collegian.com. Ravyn Cullor contributed to this report.

POLITICS

Broward Schools tries to limit questioning in shooting lawsuit By Megan O’Matz Sun Sentinel

The Broward School district has moved to clamp down on having its employees questioned in a civil suit filed by a Parkland father related to the February 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. On Monday, an attorney for the school system asked a Broward Circuit Court judge to cancel the depositions of seven school officials, including three assistant principals who worked at the school. “This lawsuit should not be a fishing expedition allowing the plaintiffs and their counsel to depose any of the thousands of district employees,” wrote the lawyer, Eugene K. Pettis. Pettis also asked the judge to narrowly focus any questioning of employees, bar the media from attending, and prevent participants from sharing testimony with journalists. “Much of the questioning appears calculated to harassing the witness, detracting from the pending litigation, and generating media attention which, in and of itself, could be seen as an effort to taint the local jury pool.”

The court motion is the latest effort by the school district to carefully control what information is made public about the school shooting that injured 34 people, killing 17 of them. The suit was filed by Andrew Pollack and Shara Kaplan, the parents of Meadow Pollack, who died on the school’s third floor. She was a senior. The wrongful death claim is against numerous parties, including the gunman as well as the sheriff’s deputy at the school, Scot Peterson. The only school employee sued, however, is Andrew Medina, the gate monitor who did not call for a lockdown of the school despite seeing a teen enter campus carrying a rifle bag and hearing suspicious noises. In its filing Monday, the school district argues that Pollack and his attorney, David Brill, have gone far afield in their questioning to date of two school district employees: Craig Nichols, the former chief of human resources, and school board member Nora Rupert. Instead of focusing on Medina and his immediate conduct on that day, the questioning of Nichols spanned “years before the tragic incident,” and delved into matters that “clearly have no bearing on or

relevance” to the suit, Pettis argues. The court filing claims that Andrew Pollack and his lawyer badgered Nichols with repeated rhetorical questions and showed him a photo of the 17 dead and asked if they had been treated fairly. The school district also reported that Pollack “made snide comments” in the deposition when counsel for the sheriff’s deputy did not recognize the name of April Schentrup, the parent of another dead girl. “Medina let her kid get killed, too,” Pollack said. “That’s who that is, OK?” The district also lamented that Rupert’s deposition covered myriad topics, including her strained relationship with some other board members and with Superintendent Robert Runcie. At the time of the shooting, Rupert was chair of the school board. Asked about the motion, Brill told the Sun Sentinel: “It is utterly baseless and a waste of many trees.” “Every question we have asked has been well within the scope of various breaches of duty by the multiple people and entities we’ve sued.” Content pulled from Tribune News Service.

CITY

Body found near Horsetooth Reservoir identified as local physician By Delaney Allen @DelaneyAlley0

The body of a man found dead near Horsetooth Reservoir Thursday morning was identified as Dr. Daniel Jinich, a 65-year-old family physician from Fort Collins. Jinich was found at the base of a cliff near his residence on Centennial Drive shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday. Jinich reportedly died from blunt force head injuries. His death was reported as an accident. Jinich graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1979 and completed his residency at San Pedro Peninsula Hospital in California. Aside from his Fort Collins patients, he provided care to the Colorado Eagles’ minor league hockey team and their families for 16 years. Authorities discovered Jinich’s body when they received a call around 8:30 a.m. Thursday requesting a welfare check on the doctor. When they discovered him on the ground

Horsetooth Rock above Horsetooth Reservoir. PHOTO BY SKYLER PRADHAN COLLEGIAN

about 75 feet below his home, officials worked hard to gain access to the body, according to Jered Kramer, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office public information officer. Dr. Jinich’s life will be honored wit a moment of silence before the Colorado Eagles’ next home game on April 12. Delaney Allen can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Next time you get catcalled, think of Captain Marvel Abby Vander Graff @abbym_vg

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. Author James Clear says that if you stand in a power stance for two minutes, your levels of self-confidence will increase. Watching “Captain Marvel” was like doing that for a full two hours. Captain Marvel is a female character who is undeniably powerful and good without having to act like a cisgender man to get there. We can all learn a lot from her. Watching “Captain Marvel” was like looking in a mirror, even down to the haircut. For the first time in my life I felt the same way I imagine men do every time they watch a superhero movie. The genre’s popular-

ity finally made sense. Spoiler alert: Captain Marvel has no love interest, no plunging neckline and no apologies. We watch the protagonist get catcalled, asked for a smile and then called a freak. The scene goes as swiftly as her reaction. When the man leaves, she steals his motorcycle and some clothes off of a nearby mannequin and drives away, leaving them both with tits to the wind. It is sobering to see that even a hero who just survived a fall from space and can shoot literal fire out of her bare palms is vulnerable to something as degrading as a catcall. But this is also promising. She shows us what we already know: The sexist comments of a stranger do not have the power to compromise us. We learn how to ignore bullies in elementary school, but sometimes it takes a while for the lesson to sink in. When a complete stranger assumes ownership of you

or your behavior, it leaves you feeling powerless. It can ruin your day and crush your confidence. Captain Marvel does not give the strange man an iota of interest or attention. She sees the futility in his effort to hold power over her, and because she is a hero, we see this too.

“We all need heroes, but they need to be heroes we can relate to. Because if we can relate to them, it increases our belief in the idea that one day, maybe, we can be them.” In this moment, she isn’t shooting fire or fighting enemies. She’s struggling with a giant paper map after she couldn’t figure out how to operate a computer. She is vulner-

able and still reacts with absolute confidence. Young women experience vulnerability on college campuses every day. Between classes and other adult responsibilities, the world can seem scary, especially when others make you feel unsafe. Captain Marvel shows us that you don’t have to have everything figured out, and you certainly don’t have to be a hero, to take small-minded words against you and strip them naked like a mannequin. The movie is high quality. The plot and casting are done well enough that everyone should see it, regardless of their stance on feminism. We don’t love Captain Marvel because she’s a woman, we love her because she is Captain Marvel, and clearly refuses to be anyone else. Comic books are for nerds. Stan Lee said that Marvel channels “An insolent desire to spit in the eye of the dragon.” This makes me imagine a quiet 13-year-old boy sitting

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in a corner with a comic book, dreaming his revenge after his pockets were pulled inside out by a bully. Superheroes were marketed to the underdogs, yet how do women relate when they are continuously portrayed by straight, white men? Captain Marvel expanded the audience that gets to feel powerful after watching a superhero movie. We can only hope that in media and in life this expansion continues until everyone is included. We all need heroes, but they need to be heroes we can relate to. Because if we can relate to them, it increases our belief in the idea that one day, maybe, we can be them. And that’s the magic of the genre. So for now, next time you get catcalled, think of Captain Marvel and know that you, too, can become something extraordinary in the face of adversity. Abby Vander Graaff can be reached at letters@collegain.com.

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Women are not responsible for taking care of men 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. In 1969, Tammy Wynette released the hit song “Stand by Your Man” about standing by your man even when he’s not a good man. Amidst controversy, she stood by the message of the song. We’ve moved on from the age-old belief that women should act as caretakers to their husbands and boyfriends, right? Actually, wrong. In 2018, Ariana Grande was criticized by someone on Twitter for leaving a toxic relationship with the late rapper Mac

Miller on account of his drug addiction. The singer responded in a tweet, saying, “I am not a babysitter or a mother and no woman should feel that they need to be.” So, ladies, despite what society and your heart tells you, don’t always stand by your man. This opinion is not an attack on men, but it is an attack on traditional roles in relationships that can land women in dangerous places. Society has often told women that men’s emotions are fragile, and we should protect them. Grande is a perfect example again — after she broke up with comedian Pete Davidson, he threatened suicide publicly. Women are now faced with two choices: We can remove ourselves from toxic relationships or risk feeling the guilt of hurting someone. To put it in simply, you hurt

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yourself or you hurt him. In her essay “We’re not done here,” Laurie Penny, an award-winning journalist and essayist, writes, “All of us love sex and all of us love men, all men, no matter how badly they behave, because that’s what it means to be a good woman — it means loving what you’re told to love no matter how much it hurts you.” Things may have changed since 1969, but the fear of hurting a spouse and the need to please men has not changed as much as we would like to believe. History has told women that we should love and always stand by our men because we know what it’s like to hurt, and we never want them to feel that. Many men have a rough exterior that can be shattered, yet we don’t see it happen often, because it is scary and uncomfortable to see a man cry

and express emotions or pain. However, it is not necessarily their fault; it is the fault of society for never allowing it to be okay for men to express emotions.

“This opinion is not an attack on men, but it is an attack on traditional roles in relationships that can land women in dangerous places.” In her essay “The Great Sink,” Penny wrote, “Society at large is unable to cope with male fear and distress, whereas women’s pain is normalized, made invisible, and accepted up to a certain degree as our lot in nature and creation.” In toxic relationships, women have

to do most of the emotional heavy lifting, because that is what is traditionally expected, and that is what is comfortable. Loveisrespect.org reports that nearly half of dating college women say they have experienced abusive dating behaviors. Toxic relationships are real, and they are happening now. The justification and the reasoning behind why women stay in these relationships is old. It is time to stop normalizing toxic relationships and accepting the role of the caregiver that women traditionally take on. It is not a woman’s predetermined role to fix, take care of or coddle anybody, especially a person that is supposed to be her equal. Katrina Leibee can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

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The CSU rodeo club sponsors and hosts the Skyline Stampede Rodeo, the oldest collegiate rodeo in the country. CSU not only has the distinction of holding the first official college rodeo, but also has competed successfully on the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) regional and national level since then. The club members that do not compete in NIRA sanctioned rodeos enjoy the sport, friendships and activities of the club, and are an integral part of our organization. The CSU rodeo works to be more than a team, rather a family. It has created lasting friendships by connecting individuals who share the same passions for the rodeo industry. The rodeo club is always looking to spread its knowledge and love for rodeo to anyone who is interested. Find them on Facebook at Colorado State University Rodeo Team and on Instagram at ColostateRodeo!

The Rocky Mountain Belles Sara’s first year at Colorado State University has been amazing. She has fallen in love with the campus and enjoys the community she has found. The CSU Rodeo Club played an especially important part in helping her find a competing community to continue her racing.

Morgan By Trigg Skoe Morgan and her horse Annie came from the San Juan Islands in Washington to explore animal rehabilitation. As a freshman she was searching for where she fit in at CSU, then she found the Rocky Mountain Belles Drill team. Morgan loved the opportunities they offered to be involved in the equestrian community and the ability to take part in her first drill team experience. Her horse Annie was hesitant at first. Annie is 15 years old and has always been a little timid, but Morgan loves her dearly. Drill team has been a great instructional experience for Annie and Morgan, strengthen their trust and connection. Morgan states that the trust around this relationship is very important and that when your horse “voices it opinion” you need to listen. Her and her horse have been working together for five years and competed in reining, which is doing patterns as an individual. This was her first year on the Rocky Mountain Belles and she plans to continue working with them throughout her time at CSU. Morgan has a passion for riding, but it was almost ended with a fall. Before Annie, Morgan was out riding with a friend in a corral. Racing around, Morgan went flying down off a horse into the ground, shoulder first. The other horse in the corral had spooked her horse and it took a dive into a corner launching her down into the ground. Feeling woozy she stood up and it was apparent her shoulder had popped out of place and could be broken (it was broken). She had just got confirmation on getting Annie and was debating if it was all worth it. This fall of Morgan’s almost ended her love for riding, but luckily she got right back on the saddle after a quick few month recovery. We can’t wait to see Morgan and the Rocky Mountain Belles at the Skyline Rodeo on April 5th at 7:00pm, April 6th at 7:00pm, and April 7th at 11:00am!

By Anna Kress The Rocky Mountain Belles are a group of young women, men, and horses that make up Colorado State University’s first equestrian drill team. The riders and their horses perform complicated and choreographed maneuvers at high rates of speed, for the purpose of entertainment at rodeos, horse shows, and other local events. Drill team is a unique sport, and drill team horses and their riders are special. The rider must be exceptionally dedicated and focused, perfecting their timing through various maneuvers at high rates of speed. The horse must be completely attentive to his/her rider’s cues, even in the midst of the hectic atmosphere of a rodeo or other event. Students Anna Kress and Cassidy Smith founded the team in March of 2018, wanting to bring this unique sport and all that it has to offer to CSU. Their goal was to create a team that would promote quality horsemanship, equestrian entertainment, and sisterhood. They also hoped to create a team that would spread a love of horses and an appreciation of the sport of drill team to the general public, as well as promote CSU’s exceptional Equine Science program. In the past year, the team has grown significantly in such a short amount of time and has worked hard to accomplish their goals. All of the current members are considered founding members, as they have joined within the first year of the team being established. They have performed at various venues in Northern Colorado and are currently gearing up for the 2019 Skyline Stampede, hosted by the CSU Rodeo Team. Their performances at the Skyline Stampede will be on April 5th at 7:00pm, April 6th at 7:00pm, and April 7th at 11:00am. They are proud to be the opening act this year. The Rocky Mountain Belles practice every Thursday at 7:30pm in the Adams Arena at the CSU Equine Center and are always looking for new, dedicated members to join the team. The Belles hope to become a staple in the equine community at CSU and will continue to promote equestrian drill teams for years to come.

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Beginning at age seven, Sara, her sister, and her father would go visit horses and go on casual short rides. From there she made connections with the equestrian and rodeo community. Her racing passion didn’t began until about five years ago, but from there it has taken off and now she can’t seem to satisfy her need for speed. Sara blames a lot of the success on her horse of eleven years, Tuffy. Tuffy use to be a track horse, but was retired and then rescued by Sara. She has created an undeniably strong trust with Tuffy and wouldn’t trade it for the world. As a summer job Sara works with Mile High Rescue that focuses in rehoming and resale off track horses just like her Tuffy. As of now Sara is studying health and exercise science with hopes to help athletes in rehabilitation as she is familiar with that environment from barrel racing and gymnastics. We are excited to see Sara and Tuffy her horse along with the rest of the CSU Rodeo Club at the Skyline Rodeo! By Trigg Skoe

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SOFTBALL

Softball sweeps Utah State, extends win streak to 18 games By Junior Guerrero @juniorg45

After a wild extra inning win against the University of Northern Colorado, the Rams were eager to return home to host conference foe Utah State in a three-game series. The Rams have been on a historic run as of late. Their 18game win streak brings their season record to 27-4, marking the best record the team has posted since 1989. This is a huge accomplishment for the Rams and they are no where near finished. Utah State came into the weekend’s contest with an 11-14 record on the season. The Rams knew they needed to handle their business and perform in front of the home crowd. The first game of the series took place March 29. The Rams came out red-hot early, scoring five runs in the first inning. It looked like a blowout from the start, but the Aggies had other ideas. The Aggies went on to score seven unanswered through three innings and took the lead 7-5. Play was stopped in the third inning due to rain and rescheduled for Saturday before game two. When play picked up on Saturday, the Aggies added two more runs making the score 9-5. The Rams were in a bit of a hole, but found a way back into the game with two runs of their own. After giving up another run in the fifth, the Rams were down 10-7. If the Rams wanted to keep their streak alive, they needed another miraculous comeback. So, the Rams responded with four straight runs in the fifth to take the lead 11-10. They shut down the Aggies defensively the next two innings to remain victorious. Finding a way to win games is the story of the season for the Rams. “We believe in each other and we play for each other,” said senior Danni Klein. After a short intermission, both teams were back on the field for game number two. After a slow start, the Rams found themselves down 2-0 through three innings. They were able to take the lead 3-2 after a three run fourth inning. The Aggies added a run of their own to knot the game at 3-3 in the fifth inning. From there, the Rams took over with another three-run inning in the sixth. They managed to keep the Aggies off the score board and finished the game in the seventh inning. “We don’t settle for winning

Catcher Amber Nelson and her teammates celebrate after a double out play during the game against Utah State March 31. The Rams beat the Aggies 8-4 to secure a sweep and win their 18th game in a row, giving them a perfect record throughout the month of March. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN

series,” senior Isabella Navarro said. “We always push for the sweep.” With one game left in the series, the Rams took the field on a beautiful Sunday afternoon looking to put the Aggies away once and for all. The Rams exploded for eight runs in the first inning. The excitement came from a solid chain of events started by a double from Haley Donaldson that scored Ashely Michelena. Then, Tara Shadowen stepped in with a big hit out to center field that scored Donaldson. Navarro stepped in and hammered her third home run of the season, adding three more runs to the board on the 3 RBI hit. The Rams started their batting order form the beginning again allowing Michelena to score Jordan Acosta and put Danni Klein on third. Donaldson stepped up for another double to score Klein and Michelena before the Rams’ offensive barrage was finally brought to a close. They led the Aggies 8-1 after just one inning. Though the Rams’ scoring would end there, the team remained in control throughout the entire game. After giving up one run a piece in

the last three innings, the Rams finished the game in the seventh inning by the score of 8-4. The Rams completed the sweep and extended their win streak to 18 games. They also finished undefeated last March.

“We don’t settle for winning series. We always push for the sweep.” ISABELLA NAVARRO SENIOR INFIELD

“I’m really happy for this team because they care so much about one another and representing their school,” Head Coach Jen Fisher said. “Let’s enjoy this victory this afternoon and get back to work.” The Rams head to San Jose to take on the Spartans in a tough three game series next weekend. The Spartans have won 12 of their last 13 games and are currently fourth in the Mountain West standings. First pitch will take place April 5 at 7 p.m. Junior Guererro can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

Shortstop Haley Donaldson makes a pass to first base to attempt an out during the Rams’ rescheduled game against Utah State March 30. The Rams beat the Aggies 11-10 and 6-3 in back to back games. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN

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CLUB SPORTS

Baseball stays hot, sends UNC Bears back into hibernation By Tyler Meguire @TMeguire

The Colorado State Rams baseball team dominated against the University of Northern Colorado Bears on Sunday, winning both games of the doubleheader. CSU was scheduled to play two away doubleheaders against UNC on Saturday and Sunday. Due to the weather, the games on Saturday had to be cancelled. The games on Sunday were pushed back to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and had to be moved to City Park Field in Fort Collins. The first game of the doubleheader started off slow for the Rams. However, CSU came alive in the fourth inning, scoring four runs including back to back home runs from Mack Morford and Griffin Hamel. The Rams won the game with a final score of 9-4 in seven innings. “It felt great,” Morford said. “(I was) finally able to see the ball right, see it down and put a nice swing on it.” Hamel was a key contributor in the game. He went 2-3 with a double, home run and a base on balls. “I felt very confident,” Hamel said. “Coming back from Arizo-

na, I did really good there and just stayed with my approach.” Morford’s home run in the first at-bat of the fourth inning sparked the Rams offense to pull away in the game. “(It was) definitely a momentum starter,” Morford said. “Coming from a senior… I think it’s our job to get it started and I think it is one of the roles I need to cover.” Hamel was not planning on hitting a home run after Morford.

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The Rams started the second game feeding off the first game’s offensive slaughter. CSU put up 11 runs in just the first inning. The rest of the game wasn’t even close. Finishing with a final score of 17-2 after five innings, run rule came into play. Ryker McDaniel joined the hitting parade with a home run in the second game. The Rams stacked up a combined total of 24 hits and three home runs in the doubleheader. The Rams have now won four straight and put up double-digit wins in two out of the four. “I feel like we’re just playing well,” Head Coach Troy Tolar said. “We’re playing with a lot of confidence and everybody is really just doing their job.” Even with the team’s success, they are still not satisfied. Tolar said he thinks CSU can take another step to really dominate as a team. “I think the next (step) is cutting down on mistakes,” Tolar said. “Walks, passed-balls, errors things like that. I think cutting down on those and eliminating little mistakes will help a lot.’” Tyler Meguire can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

Daniel Terão releases a pitch during the Rams’ rescheduled game against the University of Northern Colorado March 31 at City Park Field. The Rams beat the Bears 9-4 and 17-2 in back to back games. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN

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Arts & Culture | Tuesday, April 2, 2019

MUSIC

EVENTS

Nav bores on ‘Bad Habits’ Feminist Thought & Activism Conference centers discussions around community By Dominic Brazeau @dombrazeau

Canadian rapper Nav delivers his newest album, “Bad Habits,” after a short retirement. Nav first came onto the rap scene after releasing two albums in 2017 with “NAV” and “Perfect Timing.” He also released an album in 2018 called “Reckless.” After the release of all these projects, it became increasingly unclear why Nav was popular. Nav is friends with many major people in rap right now, including Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert and The Weeknd, all of whom have been pushing to make Nav a major part of the music scene. Nav has not been shy when it comes to getting himself in the media. After the release of “Bad Habits,” he said he wanted to be more famous and was mad that the press was not chasing him like TMZ. Then, when Lil Uzi Vert said he was retiring, everyone was sad and disappointed, but when Nav said he was retiring to support Uzi, everyone seemed happy that he was done rapping. Instances like this show that Nav is not really viewed as anyone’s favorite.

“Bad Habits” features a superstar group of artists, including Gunna, Future, Meek Mill and 88GLAM. The album opens with the track “To My Grave,” a synthesizer-heavy instrumental that is one of a few interesting beats on the album. As for the lyrics, there is nothing special or memorable. This is a common trait in every song on the album. The song “Tap,” featuring Meek Mill, is carried by Mill, and as soon as Nav starts rapping, the song returns to being boring and bland. “Tussin,” featuring Young Thug, is one of the worst songs on the album with a awful closing verse from Young Thug about having a crush on his aunt. For a project that has 24 songs on the deluxe version, not one song has the potential to become popular or remembered a week after the release. Nav picks the most boring beats to rap on and then doesn’t add anything to them other than a few lyrics about drugs and being the only brown boy to make it. If this was his first album, it could slide, but Nav has been doing this for the past four years and nothing has changed or improved. After this album, it is clear that Nav is the least important figure in rap and “Bad Habits” is making a solid case for the worst album of the year. “Bad Habits” can be listened to on Apple Music and Spotify. Dominic Brazeau can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

By Maddie Wright @maddierwright

What do bees and feminism have in common? A lot, actually. The Women and Gender Advocacy Center hosted the 14th annual Feminist Thought & Activism Conference March 30. Participants shared thoughts and skills all surrounding feminism and all the ways feminism shows up in the community. The theme for the conference was bees, following the idea that “a world without feminism is like a world without bees,” said Sam Leak, the event coordinator. According to the Women and Gender Advocacy Center newsletter, they drew inspiration from the honeybee, which is a key insect in providing food essential to human survival. The honeybee is a feminist colony that works toward the collective well-being of the entire community, just like the conference aimed to do. “I think I was just reading something about how essential honeybees are to our society and how if we didn’t have them, we’d lose a lot of our different food resources and how it was just this huge thing that we still haven’t addressed really,” Leak said. “I just kind of thought about how like a world without bees is like a world without feminism and without equality.” The theme showed up in multiple ways, such as bee puns in

speeches, bees on logo designs, honey on tables and so on. “I think my favorite thing is how we’re talking about feminism through a variety of lenses,” Leak said. “It’s not just through people who identify as white. It’s a lot of Latinx and Black (identities), different gender identities and sexuality identities, and how that kind of intermingles with feminism.”

“It’s people learning about their roles in this world, in this society in regards to your race, your gender, how you identify, etcetera etcetera.” SAM LEAK EVENT COORDINATOR

The conference topics extended past feminism and ventured into presentations like death positivity and spirituality. The event covered many different topics to have something for everyone. “It’s not only learning about feminism,” Leak said. “It’s people learning about their roles in this world, in this society in regards to your race, your gender, how you identify, et cetera, et cetera. I just think this is a really good space for people to communicate and get to

know about different (types of feminism).” One of the sessions was on the topic of spirituality and how it relates to activism. “I was interested in ways to sustain myself as an activist, to avoid burnout and to also have my work fuel me and make it feel nourishing, not draining,” said Atlas Tanudjaja, who facilitated this session. Conferences like these help attendees meet a lot of different needs. “The first is community,” Tanudjaja said. “So we know who is doing the work, who’s out there. The second is to create opportunity, to learn and to generate more collaboration. The third is to show with presence, ‘Hey we’re here, and we care about these things.’” Healthy discussion of such controversial topics provides a level of hope to everyone involved. “I hope people leave here just kind of feeling a little bit better about the world,” Leak said. “I know the world can be really frustrating sometimes, after reading news articles, or just after reading the title of something, you’re just like ‘I’m feeling defeated.’ So I just hope they leave here today feeling a little bit better and come out with different ways to tackle the world and just to view how feminism can affect parts of people’s lives.” Maddie Wright can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(04/02/19). Discover unexplored horizons this year. Discipline with your professional craft pays off. Take advantage of a windfall. Summer home renovations lead to a career switchback. Career growth next winter comes before domestic changes require adaptation. Expand your boundaries with new perspectives. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. ARIES (March 21-April 19) —

5 — News could astonish. Hide somewhere peaceful and quiet. All is not as it appears. Avoid rumors. Verify accusations from a second source. Wait for developments. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 8 — Keep your long-term community vision in mind. Be hopeful; not foolish. Don’t fund a fantasy. Do your research, and focus efforts toward simple targeted actions. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 8 — Keep taking action to forward your professional dreams

and visions. Consider outrageous ideas. List what you want to be, do, have and contribute. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 7 — Make reservations in advance. Don’t depend on a fantasy. Send applications, and confirm your itinerary. Costs may be higher than expected. Research for best options. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 8 — Collaborate for shared gain. Reaffirm a commitment with your partner. Listen to all considerations before making a financial decision. Come up with a win-win scenario. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 7 — Words grease the wheels with your partner. Discuss your dreams. Indulge in wild speculation, illusions and fantasy. Create new practical possibilities from the exercise. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 7 — Take a refreshing pause to consider your goals, objectives and dreams for your physical labors, health and fitness. Indulge a fantasy. Get clever ideas onto paper. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 8 — Romance grows in conversation with someone sweet.

Allow for contingencies. The rules may change mid-game. Listen to your intuition. Share your dreams. Talk about love. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 7 — Imagine domestic dreams realized. Talk with family and housemates about your home improvement visions. Get imaginative. Indulge wild suggestions. Pursue one idea you all love. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 8 — Brilliant ideas abound today. Creative expression flowers. Dig down for authenticity and truth. Write your dreams, visions and desires. Describe perfection. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 9 — Profit through communications. Express your dreams. Ask for what you want, no matter how impossible it may seem. Connect with a sense of spirit. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 7 — Consider the consequences of a personal decision. Discover something new about yourself. Write down your future dreams, hopes and visions. Accept divine inspiration.

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