Vol. 128, No. 117 Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Vol. 128, No. 117 Wednesday, April 10, 2019

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By Collegian Staff @CSUCollegian

Associated Students of Colorado State University President candidate Ben Amundson and Vice President candidate Alexandria Farias answer questions during the ASCSU Lory Student Center Theatre debate April 3. PHOTO BY MATT TACKETT COLLEGIAN

Amundson-Farias dispute alleged misreporting of financial documents

By Collegian Staff @CSUCollegian

Editor’s Note: This article originally ran as the cover story April 9. The Collegian editorial board decided to rerun it because a significant number of our April 9 print editions were taken, thrown away or destroyed.

Associated Students of Colorado State University presidential candidate Ben Amundson and vice presidential candidate Alexandria

Farias’ campaign finance documents have come into question after a member of the organization filed a report alleging that the campaign had misreported their finances and donations.

In an interview with The Collegian and in a campaign video posted to their Facebook page, Amundson said he and Farias donated most of their campaign money to the Food Bank of Larimer County, due to their platform on food insecurity.

Because of this donation, Amund-

son said the campaign could not afford to print colored flyers.

But, that claim was questioned when ASCSU Controller Nick Bohn filed a report against the Amundson-Farias campaign, alleging that the candidates misreported their campaign finances and are in violation of the ASCSU Elections Code.

After the report was filed and delivered to the Rocky Mountain Student Media newsroom Monday afternoon, The Collegian launched

an investigation into the claim and found that transparency around the amount of the donation was lacking.

Additionally, in his report against the campaign, Bohn noted discrepancies between the cost of items included on Amundson-Farias’ campaign finance report.

see FUNDS on page 5 >>

The Collegian newsstands looked rather empty Tuesday morning.

Most of the copies of The Collegian newspapers were taken off the stands and thrown away, according to multiple eyewitnesses, with many papers missing from the Lory Student Center.

Witnesses claim copies of Tuesday’s edition were thrown away because the cover story addressed allegations that the campaign team for Associated Students of Colorado State University presidential candidate Ben Amundson and his running mate Alexandra Farias’ misreported their campaign finances.

Candidates vying for the president and vice president of ASCSU said they saw members of the Amundson-Farias campaign team take copies of Tuesday’s edition of The Collegian, rip them up and throw them in recycling bins in and around the LSC. Dominick Quintana, ASCSU presidential candidate, said he saw people associated with the Amundson-Farias campaign removing copies of The Collegian from the stands.

“It honestly makes me really upset just because it’s news, and the public deserves to hear what The Collegian has to say about candidates,” Quintana said. “We shouldn’t hide the truth away from the public, especially our student leadership.”

The Amundson-Farias campaign issued a statement to The Collegian on the accusation that their campaign threw away the papers. see NEWSPAPERS on page 6 >>

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‘Rams Remember Rams’ honors deceased CSU community members

By Ceci Taylor @cecelia_twt

Students, faculty, staff and family members gathered Tuesday to pay tribute to and grieve for members of the Colorado State University campus who passed away this past year as a part of the annual event, Rams Remember Rams.

The event lasted 30 minutes and started with Mainstreet Acapella singing the CSU alma mater song. CSU President Tony Frank gave a small speech before Blanche M. Hughes, Vice President for Student Affairs, and Rick Miranda, Provost and Executive Vice President, read the names of those who passed.

“The greatness of Colorado State University resides in the hearts and minds of its people and today we honor the members of our campus community who have passed away this year,” Frank said. “Students, faculty, staff, former employees and retirees. They graced us by their presence and they live on in our memory.”

Hughes then asked the crowd to turn towards the Oval for a moment of silence and the playing of Taps.

“Colorado State University is better because they were with us and we will continue to hold their memories close,” Hughes said.

The crowd then walked to the center of the oval to listen

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to closing remarks from Atlas Tanudjaja from the CSU spiritual care team.

“Notice the people around you,” Tanudjaja said. “Know that there is not an empty space between you and them.

Every square inch of space is filled with particles that are connecting you; you are not alone.”

The ceremony ended with Mainstreet A capella singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” Members of the spiritual care team were also available to talk to anyone who needed to after the ceremony.

Flowers, green ribbons and candles were provided for the grieving and Tanudjaja made sure to express the importance that nobody is alone in their grief.

“We are here to acknowledge the continued impact those we have lost have on our lives, in this moment and beyond,” Tanudjaja said. “The way they live their lives and the way they shape our lives continue to make CSU and the wider community what it is.

We are not alone; we are participants in each other’s lives.”

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Atlas Tanudjaja, a spiritual care resident at Colorado State University, addresses the attendees at Rams Remember Rams in front of Mainstreet Acapella, who performed at the event.

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Funds >> from page 1 According to the donations and expenditures (D&E) report received by The Collegian, currently, the Amundson-Farias campaign has donated a total of $100 to the Larimer County Food Bank.

The Collegian was not able to confirm with the Food Bank how much Amundson’s campaign donated, nor were they able to confirm that he made a donation.

A representative from the Food Bank stated Tuesday that the donations were anonymous, and the donation amount could not be disclosed.

According to the Elections Code, all updates to campaign finance reports are due Monday and Friday at 3 p.m. to the elections manager. The Elections Committee sent the financial reports for all of ASCSU’s current campaigns to The Collegian after the Monday deadline. The code specifies the D&E report should include copies of all receipts and invoices, as well as the sources of all donated funds to the campaign.

In his statement against the Amundson-Farias campaign, Bohn wrote that the candidates violated ASCSU’s Code of Ethics by misreporting information on their campaign finance documents.

Under ASCSU’s current Elections Code, presidential and vice presidential candidates have a budget of $1,250, which they are prohibited from exceeding.

In response to Bohn’s allega-

tions, Amundson said he had not yet heard about Bohn’s report, but he hoped to resolve the issues with Bohn in person.

“I haven’t heard a word about it, so I hope they do give me a word as soon as possible,” Amundson said. “Honestly, I was just disappointed they didn’t want to talk about it in person. So, I tried to talk to a couple of the team members in person, and they said they didn’t want to talk.”

Amundson clarified that his campaign has not claimed to donate all campaign funds, but rather a considerable amount of personal money. However, he specified that the campaign has donated more than what is reported on the D&E. He also added that the campaign specifically made sure not to claim the money donated to the food bank came from campaign funds, as that could eliminate them from the running, according to Adriana Graybeal, ASCSU elections manager.

“We didn’t actually give away necessarily that fund, but what we are saying is our money — our personal money — not a single penny has been spent on anything except a campaign donation and black and white printing,” Amundson said.

In response to claims that Amundson-Farias would need to report these donations as campaign funds due to their use as a campaigning tool, Amundson said the donations are meant to send a message.

“We are not saying it explicitly to win votes, we are actually saying it to send a bigger message — that you don’t need to have the most expensive campaign (or) people handing out free stuff to-

day; you don’t have to spend all your money,” Amundson said.

“There’s even question of, ‘Should ASCSU give us some money to spend on our campaign?’ We are saying absolutely not. We are sending a bigger, broader political message that we don’t need all of this. I wouldn’t say it is expressly a campaign tool.”

On the issue of transparency, Amundson said it would be inaccurate to say that the campaign lied about their donations.

“We are willing to show you receipts,” Amundson said. “We are willing to go the distance to show you that this is all real, and we haven’t spent a single penny on anything except our donation and black and white print.”

Graybeal said Amundson would need to disclose donations if he made the donation with campaign funds or in connection with his campaign. If he made donations with his personal money, he would not need to disclose that information, Graybeal said.

“If he is using it as a campaign strategy, it is no longer personal finance, meaning that he would have to record it on the D&E,” Graybeal said. “When it comes to his own personal life outside of his campaign, he can donate as much money to the Food Bank as he wants to. But, if he is using it as a campaign strategy and is donating campaign finances, that means it has to be recorded and will eliminate him from the race if it is over the amount he is allowed to spend on his race.”

Graybeal said she would argue Amundson’s donation is a campaign strategy.

When explaining why he had not disclosed the total donation amount, Amundson said he was

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still following the precedent set during his campaign for Speaker of the Senate by the 2017-18 Elections Committee, when Amundson reported that he donated $100 of his campaign funds to the Food Bank. If he were to report the full donation in the D&E, his campaign could risk being disqualified from the election, Amundson said.

“They could completely eliminate me, so I say no because of precedent,” Amundson said.

“Last year, the Elections Committee looked at it — so not just the elections manager, the whole committee looked at it. And they said, ‘You can’t disclose that number or you are eliminated.’”

In regards to possible allegations of Elections Code violations, Amundson said Graybeal’s decision does not reflect the precedent set by last year’s committee.

“This isn’t one person’s say.

Last year, it was eight people’s say, and those eight people voted and said that I would be eliminated if I disclosed it,” Amundson said.

“I understand she is supposed to advise the candidates, and if I was ever called into a hearing with the Elections Committee, I would say this is the exact precedent you set.

That is the judicial precedent.”

In an email to The Collegian, current student body President Tristan Syron wrote that the 2017-18 Elections Committee decided that candidates did not need to include donations they made on their D&E reports.

“Last year, the issue arose of whether or not charity needed to be put on the D&E. The answer came back as no, because it isn’t a ‘campaign expense,’” Syron wrote.

Graybeal said all donations, as

valid campaign finances for campaigns that emphasize charitable giving, are public information. As such, the Elections Committee did not tell Amundson not to disclose the actual amount his campaign donated.

“We did not tell him to not disclose anything, we just told him he had to fill out the D&E properly,” Graybeal said.

Graybeal said that regardless of precedent, she has specified to the 2019-20 candidates that donations used for campaign purposes must be reported in the finance reports.

“If he has submitted more than that ($100), then it has not been recorded on his D&E, which is not alright, ‘cause he is supposed to be recording all of those,” Graybeal said. “I have had a conversation with him about that, due to the fact that if he goes over budget and has any violations against him, it would disqualify him from the race.”

Graybeal said all campaign finance reports are available to the public, and people can contact the Elections Committee if they are interested in viewing a campaign’s financial reports.

“If students are concerned about campaign finances, they can come talk to the committee.

We’re more than willing to discuss campaign finances. With it being that public access piece, we’re not hiding anything from them,” Graybeal said. “The committee’s here to make sure that they have that ability to reach out and ask those questions, because we can talk to the campaigns directly and get those questions answered for them.”

Collegian staff can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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>> from page 1 “We are aware that members of multiple campaigns redistributed newspapers across campus,” the campaign wrote. “Beyond that, we are focused on parking over politics and will remain dedicated to expressing our vision for the future of CSU.” Presidential candidate Samuel Braun and his running mate Madison Taylor said their campaign team noticed that The Collegian newsracks were empty by 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, when many students are not on campus.

“I know papers don’t have legs, so they just didn’t get up and walk away, and I know students aren’t grabbing all the papers by 8:30, so some of them have been taken away and that has happened in the past when candidates don’t like what’s published about them in the paper,” Braun said. “It’s not only wrong, it’s a waste of money.

Those are paid for by student fees through ASCSU, so throwing those away sacrifices everything these candidates are saying about student fees in the first place.”

In Colorado, this action is considered theft, according to the Student Press Law Center.

Colorado law stipulates that: “A person commits the offense of interference with lawful distribution of newspapers when that

person obtains or exerts unauthorized control over more than five copies of an edition of a newspaper from a newspaper distribution container owned or leased by the newspaper publisher with the intent to prevent other individuals from reading that edition of the newspaper.”

The Collegian contacted CSU Police Department and the Student Press Law Center about the incident Tuesday afternoon. In an email to police, RMSMC CEO Peter Waack estimated the costs of the theft.

“We had booked about $1,000 in ad income from advertisers that we will have to make good on,” Waack wrote to CSUPD. “We also pay $403.55 for the printing of 4,000 papers. We pay our delivery manager $25 an hour of which (three-quarters) of an hour is spent delivering at the Lory Student Center.”

Waack stressed in his email statement not only the monetary loss but also the symbolic meaning behind taking the papers off the racks and disposing of them.

“The most significant injury to our company and the CSU community is the censorship of this information,” Waack wrote.

If anyone has information about this story and would like to go on the record, reach out to editor@collegian.com or call (970) 491- 7513.

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Free period products to be available in all-gender bathrooms across campus

By Dorina Vida @simply_she

“You Matter... Period” is a campus-wide initiative to provide free tampons and pads to all students in every all-gender bathroom on campus and in surrounding facilities.

“The ‘You Matter… Period’ service is a way of supporting student and employee success,” said Neal Luján, chair of the Period Products on Campus Task Force and director of technology and process support for the Division of Student Affairs, in an email to The Collegian.

Luján said in previous years, both students and employees have reported leaving class or work as a result of unexpectedly starting their period in the middle of the day. The lack of resources available to support individuals in these circumstances often results in the loss of time.

“Supplying free period products supports general health and well-being on campus like other standard supplies offered free of charge in our campus restrooms — toilet paper, paper towels and hand soap,” Luján said.

Blanche Hughes, vice president for Student Affairs, created the PPC

Task Force in 2016 to spearhead this initiative. Colorado State University students and staff asked Hughes and the Division of Student Affairs to explore options on how to make period products free and accessible.

“Dr. Hughes formed the PPC Task Force to explore the need at CSU and develop recommendations for a sustainable model for our campus,” Luján said.

According to previous Collegian coverage, the program started with 33 pilot locations representing a range of spaces used by students, employees and university guests.

Members of the task force include the Associated Students of CSU, the Administrative Professional Council, the Classified Personnel Council, Facilities Management, the Divisions of Student Affairs and External Relations and the President’s Office.

The task force began work in November 2016; the pilot program started the following July. According to The Collegian, the task force collected feedback from the pilot program through online surveys, and the usage of products was collected and recorded by the staff maintaining the bathrooms. This data was used to make adjustments

to the program and develop recommendations for the task force.

Last semester, the task force made recommendations to improve the program, and they were approved. These plans are projected to be implemented next August with the installation of this service in over 300 all-gender restrooms.

“I think it’s awesome, because it means CSU is thinking of girls in terms of what they need,” said Shelby Ostertag, CSU freshman and art major.

Ostertag went on to explain how nice it was that CSU was loud and proud of their support of women. She recalled a time when she had to whisper to her friend to ask for a tampon, but she found that “You don’t have to do that here.”

This movement for free period products is catching fire all around the nation, and many universities are considering similar programs to the one here at CSU. Dorina Vida can be reached at news@collegian.com

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Opinion | Wednesday, April 10, 2019

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Democracy is not a spectator sport Jayla Hodge @idon’tusetwitter

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. Editor Jayla Hodge represents the Black/African American Cultural Center as a senator for the Associated Students of Colorado State University.

Before I was a columnist at The Collegian, I was a hater.

Like many students on campus, I had opened the paper and read something I did not agree with: an opinion that I found deeply offensive. Other times, I felt that my community, the Black and African American community, had been misrepresented in the reporting.

I, like many students today, complained on social media. I complained in my classes and with my peers. One day, a professor asked me frankly if I had tried doing something about it.

As a young sophomore, walking down to an environment full of people different than myself, to express my complaints in person, seemed terrifying. It was exactly what I did.

Two years later, I now have

the privilege of serving as the editor of the opinion section.

My bold but small course of action has yielded the broadest results. I am the only Black woman to serve as an editor in recent memory and possibly the first for this section. I got to help improve the faults I found; I got to make the issues recognized.

I am also now on the receiving end of many complaints. I am constantly monitoring all the comment sections of the content produced by my desk, so I get to gauge community responses. Honestly, I ignore the b*tching. This is the job.

Not only do I read every praise and every complaint, every day I hear feedback from people who either disagree with or who love an article. The most productive feedback comes from those who take a few moments to craft Letters to the Editor.

One thing has been made abundantly clear this year as I listened to the voices on campus: we college students are great at complaining.

We are the best at cancel culture, pros at putting people on blast and we can craft clapbacks faster than a Game of Thrones teaser trailer. While there is power in these skills, this can’t be all we are good at.

We are a generation capable of

NOPE Staying up all night to work on assignments.

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When your computer always defaults to the csu-guest Wi-Fi.

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Young adults, for the past century, have been at the forefront of social movements.

There have been numerous examples of youth challenging adult society and coming out victorious. This is the legacy of college students: a precedent that has defined our nation and present lives.

“I refuse to accept the things I can not change, but change the things I can not accept.”

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In a time of social media activism, when a like or share on a post equates with caring or taking a stance, momentum in the issues is not always reflected in our real, daily lives.

A good Facebook post can sometimes be the backbone on which we build our platforms and movements, but with so many out there, this is becoming rare. Take it a step further.

If you do not like something, change it. If you don’t feel represented, sometimes you must represent yourself. If there is not a person speaking about the issues you care about, then start speaking.

Sometimes, like now with

the current Associated Students of Colorado State University elections, we have an opportunity to give input and to select a representative that best reflects our values as a community and our values as Rams.

This is a course of action that goes widely unutilized.

In the past years, ASCSU has had a voter turnout rate of around 16-25%.

I hear the voices of students; I know there are issues we care about and see in our community. It’s on your Twitter accounts and Facebook posts. Take it a step further, and take it to your representatives. The results will take you further.

If you do not like something in the world, in your life, or simply with your college newspaper or student government, the best thing you can do is try to improve it.

It’s as simple as reaching out or logging onto RAMweb to vote. It’s as simple as showing up to a senate session. It’s as simple as crafting a Letter to the Editor or an email.

Change is not always marching or boycotts. Change starts simply by caring. Change is about showing up. It takes one person to make a difference, and sometimes it takes one voice or vote.

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Sports | Wednesday, April 10, 2019

COLORADO EAGLES

Pavel Francouz, Martin Kaut bonded over homeland connection

By Ryan Loberger @LobergerRyan

Colorado Eagles goaltender Pavel Francouz and forward Martin Kaut have spent a lot of time together during their first season in the American Hockey League.

They drive to the rink together, stretch and warm up together, pose for photos together, sign autographs together, and even drive to Denver to watch their teammates play together. The two are pretty much inseparable now, but it didn’t start out that way.

After first meeting at the Czech Republic national camp in 2018, Francouz and Kaut didn’t hit it off right away, but their journey to Loveland proved to be a bonding experience for both players.

“We first met with the national team at the end of last year,” Francouz said. “Obviously, we didn’t know we were going to be playing together next year.”

“I knew that,” Kaut said jokingly.

“I didn’t know that,” Francouz said, smiling. “When we first met, I could see that he’s a good guy. He scored some goals on me too in practice, and that’s when I knew he was a good hockey player too.”

While the two have been key to the Eagles’ success in their first

year playing in the AHL, adjusting to life in a new country can be difficult. It’s little things like speaking your native language that you miss the most when you move across the world, and Kaut and Francouz found that their friendship made the adjustment much easier to stomach.

“It’s always good for you to know that you’re going to have a guy from your (home) country that you can hang out with and use the same language, so that was way easier for both of us,” Francouz said.

Francouz — who is in his fifth pro season outside of the Czech Republic, having spent time playing in Russia’s premiere professional hockey league the KHL, — has done everything he can to help Kaut adjust to pro life as they both adjust to the North American game.

“There’s not much I can help him with on the ice; it’s more off the ice (stuff),” Francouz said. “I’m (a) goalie, and I don’t really know much about the stuff he’s working on ice. Off the ice, I’m trying to help him with the normal life stuff, mostly at the start of the season.

He’s (adapted) to it, real grown up; if he needs anything, we usually do it together.”

Kaut was the Colorado Avalanche’s first-round selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and Francouz was signed by Colorado to a

one-year deal in May. The pair of Czech hockey players are both playing in North America for the first time in their professional careers.

Part of the interesting dynamic about their relationship is that Kaut is only 19 years old, the youngest on the roster, and Francouz is 28 years old, only a few days off from being the oldest on the roster.

“I would say Francouz is a dad,” defenseman Sergei Boikov said. “(Because of) the age difference, and the next is the way they talk (to each other), Martin will always come up to (Francouz) and explain something.” “(Francouz is) basically my father right now,” Kaut said. “He helped me (at the) start with my car, with my apartment. He helps me every time I need him, and that’s (helpful) for me that he’s here.”

Kaut and Francouz don’t seem to mind their teammates’ jokes about their relationship, and it has been a source for keeping the team relaxed throughout the season.

Both players are enjoying productive years. Kaut is seventh on the team in scoring, with 23 points (11G, 12 A) in 61 games played. Francouz has emerged as a top goaltender in the American Hockey League, playing in 47 contests with a record of 26-16-3-3, posting a .918 save percentage with a 2.68 goals against average. He is currently second in the

Martin Kaut gives the game puck to Pavel Francouz after his first shootout of the season. PHOTO COURTESY OF COLORADO EAGLES

AHL with 1460 saves on the season.

“They’ve meant a lot to us,” Boikov said. “Without them, I don’t think we’d be (where we are), because they are a big part of the (dynamic) in our group. They really mean a lot to the team.”

Francouz and Kaut have developed a special bond while helping each other grow more accustomed to life in Loveland, and they solidified their place in the Eagles’ locker room. They helped create good team chemistry that Colorado will need as they make their final push for the playoffs in the team’s final

games.

“Everybody feels pretty confident (in our group), and we’re just gonna try our best, and we’ll see what happens,” Boikov said.

The duo and the rest of the Eagles will return to the Budweiser Events Center for their final regular season games April 12 and 13.

The Eagles are still fighting for a spot in the Calder Cup playoffs.

This weekend will play a large part in determining if they continue into the post season.

Ryan Loberger can be reached ay sports@collegian.com.

THE KCSU CONCERT CALENDAR TONIGHT Wednesday, 4/10/19 THE FORGE PUBLICK HOUSE is hosting Randall Conrad Olinger, a one-man band based out of Denver, at 7 p.m. The Americana music generated by this one-man melodic powerhouse, brings the same energy and talent of a procession of performers.

AVOGADRO’S is hosting a bluegrass jam at 7 p.m. For a mash-up of bluegrass sounds from old to new, this local jam features back country porch pickin’ bluegrass to contemporary bluegrass sounds, vibes, talents and rhythms. Jams allow for local talents to come together to see each other's abilities and collaborate with one another.

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Arts & Culture | Wednesday, April 10, 2019

MOVIES

Female-centered ACT films deliver humor while advocating for equality

By Julia Trowbridge @chapin_jules

The Lyric Cinema’s theater was almost completely packed for the 11 a.m. showing of the short film “Western Collections,” as well as the documentary “¡Las Sandinistas!” for the fourth annual ACT Human Rights Film Festival.

The annual festival takes place between April 5 to 13, showcasing multiple documentaries. This is the first year the festival is presenting short documentaries.

Western Collections “Western Collections” is a short film focused on retired geologist, Jude Gassaway from Edgewater, Colorado. It was directed by Aaron Burns.

The film highlights Gassaway’s collection of various items she’s picked up over the years, including barb wire and manhole covers.

Gassaway has levity and humor about the items she’s attained. She sees the value in the materials others see as trash.

The film transitions to a deeper message about Gassaway coming out as a lesbian. Her collection of books about homosexuality have given her mixed messages. Some of the messages even compared lesbians to prostitutes. Gassaway said reading about homosexuality allowed her to learn about her identity.

“As I got to know Jude, her personal story came out more and more, and I was like, ‘Let’s make a documentary about that,’” Burns said.

Throughout the 10-minute film, the audience was laughing at every quick-witted joke Gassaway made, and by the end of it they were appreciating her for who she was. ¡Las Sandinistas! “¡Las Sandinistas!” focuses on the Sandinista National Liberation Front in Nicaragua and its takedown of the Somoza dictatorship.

The film mainly touches on the female contribution to the revolution, which is being erased in Nicaraguan history.

The Sandinistas are a group created to overthrow President Somoza, with the idea that the only way to fight a repressive regime was through violence. Members of the organization went underground, trained with weapons and

performed multiple attacks on the government, including seizing Somoza’s palace in 1978.

The film touches on the idea that history is documented exclusively from the winner’s perspective. In this case, the winners were not just the Sandinistas, but the men as well.

The documentary also utilized news footage to enforce that this revolution was recognized as an influential force in the country.

As the revolution went on, the Sandinistas gained control of Nicaragua and implemented mass improvements in health and culture. When Sandinista member Daniel Ortega became president, The United States under President Ronald Reagan began to fund anti-Sandinista rebels.

The women in the film illustrate that President Ortega, currently serving a second term as president, has essentially turned into Somoza through his abuse of power and disrespect towards women. Even his own step-daughter has accused him of sexual abuse.

Although the end of the story closes with the opening quote on memory, the film shows the beginnings of a new revolution.

Julia Trowbridge can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

Daily Horoscope Nancy Black TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(04/10/19. Benefit through investigation, research and education this year. Maintain rigorous practices for career success. Stumble into a lucrative situation.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 7 — Reconsider your educational plans, especially long-term.

Refine the itinerary over the next four months, with Sagittarius Jupiter retrograde.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 7 — For about four months, with Jupiter retrograde, review and revise shared financial matters. Plot a profitable summer launch.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 8 — Revise your collaboration.

Shift responsibilities. With Jupiter retrograde until Aug. 11, invent new possibilities in a partnership.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 8 — Find solutions for greater balance. Over four months, during Jupiter’s retrograde, review your work, health and service.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 8 — Practice your game during Jupiter’s retrograde. Give up outdated habits or ideas that no longer serve.

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— Jupiter’s retrograde encourages domestic bliss. Plan for home improvements later this summer.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 8 — Begin a four-month creative review process. Jupiter’s retrograde favors planning communications for greater effect. Publish or launch best after Aug. 11.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 8 — Revise financial matters with Jupiter retrograde. Plug leaks. Invent new income ideas. Review visions, ideals, and belief systems.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 6 — Practice for mastery, with Jupiter retrograde in your sign. Inner growth and discovery allow new capacities.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 5 — Prioritize peaceful contemplation and introspection during Jupiter’s retrograde over the next four months.

Spirituality and ritual comfort.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 7 — Reminisce with friends.

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