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Jared Van Vark pitches during the 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
Jared Van Vark develops friendships, strategy with Rams baseball By Tyler Meguire @TMeguire
From an early age, Jared Van Vark knew he loved baseball and that he would be playing it for a long time. Van Vark started his baseball career at age five when he signed up for his local t-ball team. From that point on, he had ambitious goals. “My high school program was pretty well respected around town so I knew from an early age that I wanted to play on my high school’s varsity team,” Van Vark said. After high school, Van Vark had no plans to stop playing baseball. He was also very serious about school, so he did not want baseball to overcome his academics.
The 21-year-old right-handed pitcher is studying business administration with a concentration in corporate finance and investment analysis. Van Vark also is minoring in sports management and has a certificate of entrepreneurship. “I just wasn’t ready to give up playing baseball so I came to club ball,” Van Vark said. “I wanted to keep playing baseball at a very competitive level but I didn’t want baseball to become like a job for me. I knew I wouldn’t enjoy the game anymore if I were dedicating every second of my free time to workouts and practice but I knew I was not done playing.” Colorado State was appealing to Van Vark for a few reasons. “I knew CSU had one of the
best club baseball teams historically,” Van Vark said. “When I came to visit CSU I fell in love with the campus and the atmosphere of Fort Collins.” While some view baseball as a drawn out, slow paced game that can get boring, Van Vark enjoys the mental chess match and focus the game requires. “(Baseball is) competitive and strategic,” Van Vark said. “It takes a combination of preparation, skill and luck to have success. I love the team aspect, and how not just one player can carry a whole team.” Van Vark has made many of his best friends through baseball. The bonds he forms with his teammates hold a deeper meaning for him than simply playing the game.
“It’s a lot more to me than just a game. It’s about a collective group of guys with similar interests all competing together and overcoming adversity along the way.” JARED VAN VARK SENIOR PITCHER
“I’ve played baseball nearly my whole life and my closest and strongest friends over time have all come from a baseball team,” Van Vark said. “It’s a lot more to me than just a game. It’s about a collective group of
guys with similar interests all competing together and overcoming adversity along the way.” Van Vark’s parents were the biggest influencers in his early career are still very supportive of him. “My parents have always been extremely supportive of all aspects of my life, especially baseball,” Van Vark said. “My mom has been the biggest supporter of my baseball career, she is happy that I am still playing baseball and loving every day of it. She loves supporting the team and will probably be as sad as I will be when my (playing) days are over.”
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Freshman construction management major Cyros Strickland does Vinyasa flow yoga on the Intramural Fields. Vinyasa flow consists of a dynamic sequence of continuous poses. “I try to do yoga every day, because it makes me feel more relaxed,” Strickland said. PHOTO BY MATT BEGEMAN COLLEGIAN
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English professor wins Guggenheim Fellowship By Ceci Taylor @cecelia_twt
The creative minds at Colorado State University continue to gather recognition from others. English professor, poet and essayist Camille Dungy, was recently awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship. Dungy is likely to be both the first woman from CSU to receive the fellowship award and the first African American from CSU to receive the fellowship. Dungy wrote that the news of receiving the fellowship was wonderful, because she didn’t expect to win. “It’s a recognition of years of hard work and also a push to continue working,” Dungy wrote in an email to The Collegian. “It’s a common thing to apply for at my stage in my field. Though, with 3,000 people applying and only about 179 fellowships awarded, one doesn’t necessarily expect to win.” Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that are awarded annually to those “who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.” Dungy wrote that she plans to use the awarded money to support her on her next book, titled “Soil.” “Subjects I have been exploring my whole career have to do with the intersection between social justice, environmental
justice, historical and contemporary accountability, love and survival,” Dungy wrote. When it comes to what’s next for the professor, Dungy wrote that she hopes to take it one step at a time. “My next step when it comes to all writing projects is to write one line and then write another line. The same will be true after this award as before,” Dungy wrote.
“Such generous work deserves such a generous award.” DAN BEACHY-QUICK ASSISTANT CHAIR OF THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
Dan Beachy-Quick, English professor, assistant chair of the English department, coordinator of Undergraduate Studies and former recipient of the Guggenheim fellowship, praised Dungy’s work and wrote the fellowship was well-deserved. “Over the many years I’ve followed Camille’s work, I’ve seen its deep interrogation into form and history widen in wonderful ways — growing simultaneously into the personal and the global, becoming ... more accessible, more inviting, including all who care to learn how to care in the ways Camille’s writing teaches us to,” Beachy-Quick wrote. “Such
Camille Dungy, an English professor and poet at Colorado State University, was recently awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship. Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that are awarded annually to those “who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.” PHOTO COURTESY OF KELLY PETERSON COLLEGE AVENUE MAGAZINE
generous work deserves such a generous award.” Louann Reid, professor and English department chair also expressed congratulations towards Dungy’s achievement. “We are thrilled that Professor Camille Dungy has been recognized with a prestigious Guggenheim fellowship,” Reid wrote. “As a Guggenheim fellow, Ca-
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mille joins a group that includes Nobel Prize winners, U.S. Poet Laureates and National Book Award Winners—and our own Professor Dan Beachy-Quick. This award provides what writers most need—support for time to write. We look forward to more of Camille’s elegant, provocative, award-winning prose and poetry. She well deserves this honor.”
Dungy wrote that she feels honored to join the list of fellows that include esteemed writers and artists. “I’m honored to be included in this fellowship with so many writers and artists I deeply admire,” Dungy wrote. Ceci Taylor can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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News | Wednesday, May 1, 2019
CAMPUS
New dean selected for College of Health and Human Sciences By Delaney Allen @DelaneyAllen0
The College of Health and Human Sciences at Colorado State University will be receiving a new dean beginning in the Fall of 2019. Lise Youngblade, the current professor and head of the human development and family studies department and associate dean for Strategic Initiatives, will be replacing Jeff McCubbin, the current dean of the college. “I am blessed to be surrounded by people who have supported me and who care about the college, giving of their time and talents to help us collectively advance and grow,” McCubbin wrote in an email on August 13th to department faculty, according to SOURCE. McCubbin declined to comment with The Collegian, further referencing the email sent to department faculty. McCubbin became dean in July of 2011. He plans to serve as academic dean for Semester at Sea in the fall 2020 semester. “I have no doubt the next dean will be happy to assume leadership of this solid and forward-thinking college following the conclusion of the
next academic year,” McCubbin wrote in his email. Youngblade has been head of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at CSU since 2006. She also served as associate dean for research and strategic initiative previous to her nomination as dean.
“I am blessed to be surrounded by people who have supported me and who care about the college, giving of their time and talents to help us collectively advance and grow.” JEFF MCCUBBIN CURRENT DEAN OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES
“Currently, my research focuses on adolescents engaging in risk-taking behaviors as well as the outcomes of those behaviors,” Youngblade said. “I also focus heavily on systems that can support risk prevention and promote positive youth development.”
Lise Youngblade will be taking over as Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at Colorado State University in the Fall of 2019. Youngblade has been the head of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies since 2006. PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS COLLEGIAN
Throughout her career at CSU, Youngblade increased the department’s budget from $1.1 million to $6.2 million in order to fund research and improve program quality, according to a SOURCE article from August
2018. Youngblade was also a recipient of the 2018 Oliver P. Pennock Distinguished Service Award. “I’m really looking forward to getting to know and support all the wonderful programs that
are in our college across all the multiple units,” Youngblade said. Delaney Allen can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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University Technology Fee offers students tech benefits, programs By Laura Studley @laurastudley_
Colorado State University students are charged $25 per semester for technology, but some may wonder what these fees specifically go to. Ramweb, the CSU-eID wireless network and the Morgan Library computer lab all come with the University Technology Fee. It also allows students to check out laptops and other technologies. Instructional technology provided in 184 ‘General Assignment’ classrooms, lecture capture technology and Office 365 are also embedded into this fee. “The University Technology Fee provides technology that benefits as many students as possible, regardless of college or major,” wrote Jason Huitt, one of the advisors for the University Technology Fee Advisory Board. “This is different from the college-specific ‘Charges for Technology,’ which are assessed and managed by each individual college.” Each college has its own benefits. For example, the journalism department allows students to check out photography and video equipment if they are enrolled in specific production
The Warner College of Natural Resources gives students have access to Geospatial Information Systems and design and apparel merchandising have access to trend forecast software.
“There are signs posted outside of each General Assignment classroom that call out University Technology Fee contributions.” JASON HUITT ADVISOR FOR THE UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY FEE ADVISORY BOARD
The computers within the library common area and in the editing bays are funded by the technology fee. Nathan Stock, a sophomore civil engineering major, explained that the desktop computers in the library are the most accessible technology available to students on campus. “(The Morgan Library is) a place to go and do your homework and in a pretty good environment that has definitely a lot of resources that you can use there,” Stock said.
Journalism and Media Communication students are allowed to check out cameras, lenses, and accesories from the equipment check-out room in the Clark C wing. The cameras available are Canon, Nikon, Sony and GoPro. PHOTO BY CLARA SCHOLTZ COLLEGIAN
Most students are unaware of where their technology fee is going. On a twitter poll, 93% of students who participated said they did not know what the University Technology Fee goes toward. The University Technology Fee Advisory Board works to acknowledge where the student fees are going, Huitt said. “There are signs posted outside of each General Assignment classroom that call out Univer-
sity Technology Fee contributions,” Huitt said. “That’s difficult with services with like the wireless network, however, given there is no way to post a sign on a service that is invisible.” CSU provides a multitude of computer labs, access to Adobe software and computer desktops, printing and other technologies to allow student, staff and faculty to have easy access. “I think (the technology) is pretty well used,” said Emily
Morton, a sophomore majoring in conservation biology and music performance. “I think that considering we’re a very large University we do have the ability to use a lot of technology and cut down on paper resources and stuff because we have Canvas and access to computers in the library so everyone, even if you don’t have your own computer you have access.” Laura Studley can be reached at news@collegian.com.
The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Wednesday, May 1, 2019
A message from the CSU Public Safety Team
DEAR CSU STUDENTS AND CAMPUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, Due to significant concerns about safety for CSU students and others who participate who are not members of our campus community, the university will not allow the “undie run” to take place this year. In several instances, the run has not been organized by currently enrolled students. The run has never been approved, organized or supported by the university, and each year we have conveyed to students the safety risks and financial costs of the event to discourage participation. Large police and staff presence in the past has occurred only to monitor the run for student protection. The university asks that you not participate in efforts to continue to hold the run and that you not come to campus with the intent to participate in the run. Please take a moment to read this to better understand why the run will no longer take place. While students view the run as a tradition and an opportunity to blow off steam before finals, the reality of the environment it creates on campus and in the city before, during, and after the run is much different. The university has, and has always had, significant concerns about this event. Here are the reasons we’re not allowing the run to occur anymore: • The run invokes an atmosphere of public intoxication and behavior that risks personal injury or serious injury to others and sexual misconduct. Past participants, particularly women, have reported groping and sexual assault during the run and at after-parties. • CSU staff and faculty observe people – including nonstudents and other adults who are not part of our community – who come to the run only to take photographs and videos of participants without the participants’ knowledge or permission. The photo takers keep those images for their personal use or post it online. The university – and you as a participant – have no control over how images of you captured in public are used. This is extremely concerning to us and should be to all participants. • We estimate that, since the run began several years ago, the university has spent more than $150,000 in student tuition and fee money to cover the costs of property damage caused by participants and to pay for security. • CSU students perceive participants to be fellow Rams; however, we know that young high school students from the area also participate, as do adults who are not attending any school, and those who attend neighboring universities and community colleges. These participants and bystanders are not invested in the safety and reputation of our community.
The university is asking that you not organize or participate in the run or any similar activity. Unfortunately, we realize that individuals – both CSU students and non-students – may disregard these concerns. To those who may disregard the safety of our community, please consider: Police will monitor the behavior of those who make the decision to participate and will take enforcement action for any criminal offenses. University volunteers will be on site to prevent a crowd from assembling on campus, in accordance with our policy that does not allow an unauthorized crowd to gather on campus in the evening for non-university-sanctioned events, large assemblies, and expressive activities other than for official university business. If there is an indication that there will continue to be plans to assemble, there will be a heightened police presence on campus and off campus. If there are plans to assemble off campus, police and university volunteers will also respond. If people assemble, police will take video of the area. Images will be used to follow up on complaints and potential criminal incidents to identify individuals who behave inappropriately. The university will work with police to hold students accountable through the legal and student conduct process. If non-CSU students engage in inappropriate or criminal behavior, CSU may take enforcement action and will share information with other entities and agencies that can hold those individuals accountable, including high schools, universities, and other police agencies. If at any time while you are on campus you are touched inappropriately, please note your location and try to get a detailed description of the person who touched you. Please report this information to CSUPD police as soon as possible. If you touch others inappropriately, the university will choose to share your description or an image of you with the public in an effort to identify you and hold you accountable for your actions. If you experience unwanted sexual touching or need to talk with someone about sexual assault or misconduct, please contact the victims advocate team at CSU on its confidential, 24-hour hotline at 970-492-4242. Next fall, the university will create a committee, which would include students as members, to consider proposals from students for an alternative, safe springtime event. Please help us end this unauthorized gathering, which causes harm to your fellow Rams. Thank you, The Public Safety Team
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2 killed at UNC Charlotte, 4 others injured; suspect in custody By Joe Marusak The Charlotte Observer
Two people were killed and four others were injured after shots were fired at the University of North Carolina’s Charlotte campus on Tuesday afternoon, the Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency confirmed. Two of the people who were shot have life-threatening injuries, according to the agency, known as Medic. As of 7 p.m. local time, the lockdown on the campus was continuing. About a half-hour later, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police tweeted that the scene was “secure” and that they had one person in custody. “No reason to believe anyone else involved,” police tweeted. “CMPD and UNCC going room by
room on campus to identify any students, faculty or others who may be sheltering in place.” Charlotte-Mecklenburg police told UNCC students and families to head to 8600 University City Blvd. at the Harris Teeter supermarket to reunite with their families. Tuesday was the last day of classes. Earlier, campus officials urged everyone in a tweet to “Run, Hide, Fight. Secure yourself immediately.” “ACTIVE ASSAILANT,” warned the university’s website. The university first tweeted about the incident just before 6 p.m. Shots were reported near the Kennedy building on campus. In a second tweet, at about 6:25 p.m., university officials said a campus lockdown continued. “Remain in a safe location. Monitor email
and UNCC homepage,” the tweet advised. In a third alert, the university’s office of emergency management said “buildings being swept by law enforcement. Law enforcement is individually sweeping buildings on campus. Follow officer commands.” A university spokeswoman was not immediately available for comment. No victims’ names have been released. As news of the shooting spread, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said on Twitter, “Absolutely horrific news at #UNCC Susan and I are grateful for the first responders at the scene and our thoughts are with the @unccharlotte community.” People on campus texted loved ones that they were safe. UNCC librarian Laura McShane was working at her desk in the nearby Atkins Library when
she “heard a ruckus” loud enough to hear through her headphones as she listened to the “Game of Thrones” soundtrack. “Students were running down the hall right behind my office,” McShane told The Charlotte Observer by phone from the campus. “I was about to go out and shoosh them (to be quiet). I had no idea something like that was happening. Almost immediately a student said there was a shooter on campus. “I said get in,” McShane told the students as she ushered seven into her office. “It happened so fast I nearly closed the door on one student. I took a big table and barricaded the door, and we got back in the back corner. I said if anyone is out there, they would not find us here.” McShane said she told the students “to stay calm. I offered them snacks, and I had a water bottle I
gave to one student. We were quiet as mice.” She thought at first that a shooter was in the library. “The first three to five minutes were the most terrifying of my life.” Devin Searcy, 19, said he was attending a baseball game when he got a text from his mother, Helen Searcy, a student and employee on campus. She texted him from inside a closet at Bell Gym — about a quarter mile from the library — where she was hiding with several other people. “Stay put,” she texted. “Don’t come here.” Searcy was evacuated with others from the baseball game. “I’m just hoping she can get out of there safely,” Searcy said. “I just can’t believe what’s going on.” Content pulled from Tribune News Service.
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Guaido’s high-risk gamble flops as Maduro keeps grip on military By Andrew Rosati, Alex Vasquez & Patricia Laya Bloomberg News
It was a ploy that from its outset was a long shot. Before dawn Tuesday, Juan Guaido, his political mentor Leopoldo Lopez and a handful of soldiers who had broken ranks issued a message to Venezuela and the world: The time to topple the authoritarian regime was right now. By dusk, with the military command still loyal to President Nicolas Maduro, Lopez was seeking asylum in the Chilean ambassador’s residence in Caracas and the streets were beginning to empty of the protesters who had heeded Guaido’s call to join what he called Operation Liberty. While likely not a fatal blow to Guaido and the 3-month-old push to unseat Maduro, it was certainly the biggest setback yet. And it raised crucial questions: Will Maduro use this moment to carry out his long-standing threat to jail Guaido once and for all? If he does, how will the U.S., the de facto leader of an international coalition backing Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate leader, respond? The Trump administration, which recognized Guaido in January, apparently thought there was an understanding that top aides to Maduro were ready to make the transition. In fact, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on CNN, Maduro was on a plane “heading to Havana” when the Russian government talked him out of leaving. National security adviser John Bolton called out Venezuela’s defense minister and chief
justice on Twitter, saying this was their last chance to accept Guaido and escape sanctions or “go down with the ship.” Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican who has played a key role in shaping U.S. policy on Venezuela, tweeted that high-ranking Venezuelan officials who publicly support Maduro had “been working to get him out” and that their double cross would soon be exposed. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez, one of those officials, took to the airwaves to declare the people involved in the attempted takeover “ridiculous,” calling what had happened “a mediocre coup.” Bolton insisted that it wasn’t in fact a coup d’etat because Maduro had stolen last year’s election; Guaido, as the head of the national assembly, is the constitutionally mandated interim president. He said “Cuban thugs” were threatening members of the Venezuelan military who might otherwise defect. President Donald Trump later threatened a “full and complete” embargo of Cuba. Tuesday’s events — coming a day before planned nationwide anti-government demonstrations — began with the escape of Lopez, a former mayor of a Caracas district who in 2015 was sentenced to almost 14 years in prison on charges including inciting violence. He was released to house arrest in July 2017 under orders to keep quiet, and his sudden appearance with Guaido was a dramatic turn. The sun was coming up as Guaido announced the “final phase” of the effort to end Maduro’s disastrous rule, which has driven the once-wealthy oil power into chaos and near star-
vation. “This is the morning for all us to go out to the streets, civilians and soldiers,” Lopez said as he stood with Guaido near a military airbase in eastern Caracas. He said he had been freed by his captors. “Today, we are convinced this process is irreversible.” For more than 10 hours, Caracas and dozens of other cities rang with the boom of tear gas as government troops quelled protests. National police and guardsmen using armored vehicles blocked main arteries and turned back crowds with volleys of plastic buckshot. Supporters of Maduro asked for residents to rally outside Miraflores, the presidential palace, in a show of strength, and hundreds did. CNN reported that it and the BBC had been taken off pay-TV. YouTube, Bing, Google and Android services were restricted in Venezuela, according to NetBlocks, an organization that monitors cybersecurity and freedom on the internet. There was throughout the day a chimerical quality to the opposition endeavor, not unlike Guaido’s January announcement that he was taking the reins of government. He has named ambassadors and officials and been recognized by more than 50 nations. Without the power of the military, his presidency has been an act purely of symbolism. There’s no doubt that across the country, and within its governing bureaucracy, there is profound discontent with Maduro and broad support for a transition. Guaido and his advisers believed that by declaring an uprising they might actually be able to create one.
Members of the Venezuelan Armed Forces supporting Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido take position in front of La Carlota base in Caracas on April 30, 2019. PHOTO BY MATIAS DELACROIX AFP/GETTY IMAGES/TNS
For a while, it seemed possible. As protesters threw rocks and Molotov cocktails, dozens of exiled military officers stood at the ready in the Colombian border city of Cucuta. But they didn’t cross the bridge into Venezuela, ordered back to their hotels by Guaido’s local representatives, according to Jose Nieto, a former sergeant major in the National Guard. In the afternoon, Lopez, along with his wife and one of their daughters, entered the Chilean ambassadorial residence. That country hasn’t had an ambassador in Venezuela since last year. “Chile reaffirms its solidarity with Venezuela democrats,” Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero said in a tweet. At the State Department in Washington, Elliott Abrams, the U.S. special envoy for Venezuela, said he wouldn’t “make pre-
dictions about what’s going to happen right now or tomorrow or the day after.” Guaido’s Operation Liberty, he added, “was not done out of the blue. It was done as part of a long process of trying to restore the constitution.” Guaido said on Twitter that the opposition was “in a process that is unstoppable.” As the streets emptied, he seemed to have been proven wrong, but there was still hope. “Either we continue to come out and protest, or we resign ourselves to the way things are for another 20 years or longer,” said Alejandro Coiman, a 25-year-old student, as he walked across eerily quiet eastern Caracas. “The match has been struck. There’s no turning back.” Content pulled from Tribune News Service.
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Opinion | Wednesday, May 1, 2019
COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST
Cultivating social media can be good for mental health Madison Thompson @madisongoeswest
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. Humans are consuming more content than ever before. According to Nielsen Total Audience Report, adults spend more than half their day consuming content on various devices, like live television, surfing the web on their phone, using tablets or using a streaming device. We should pay more attention to who we follow and what we allow on our feed. You can’t
control what someone posts, but you can control what you find acceptable to let into your consciousness. According to the National Center for Health Research, 78% of 18-24-year-olds use Snapchat, 71% use Instagram and 68% use Facebook. In addition, 94% of 18-24-year-olds use YouTube and 45% use Twitter. People are spending more time on social media than ever before. We would be foolish to think it doesn’t have a profound effect on our mental state and how we view the world. A study by the Pew Research Center found that social media had a profound effect on an individual’s stress levels. With finals fast approaching, it’s in your best interest to be more aware of the content you
allow on your social media. In several instances, social media use is tied to mental health problems. In March 2018, PR Week reported that more than one-third of Generation Z from a survey of 1,000 individuals stated that they were quitting social media for good, as 41% stated that social media platforms make them feel anxious, sad or depressed.
“Cultivating the content on your social media means being intentional about whose posts you allow on your feed.” Why do we follow people whose profiles make us anxious, sad and depressed?
What if you only followed people who lift you up instead of bringing you down? Cultivating the content on your social media means being intentional about whose posts you allow on your feed. For instance, self-deprecating humor is a staple in millennial and Gen Z culture. If you’re following accounts that promote this type of rhetoric, you’ll continue to internalize, normalize and perpetuate it. The content you allow on your feed should fuel and inspire you, not leave you drained. It’s okay to follow someone and then decide their content doesn’t resonate with you. Sometimes unfollowing someone might not be enough. Blocking can be interpreted as a mean or spiteful act, but you have complete control over
what you allow on your feed. People whose content doesn’t support your mental well-being are not necessary. This doesn’t mean you have to drop off of social media for good, but limiting its use in general can be beneficial. Social media isn’t inherently bad, but it is powerful. It can mold the way our mind filters reality, and it can make you feel inadequate when your own life doesn’t measure up to those you see online. There will always be people and accounts that make you feel insecure or like you’re missing out on something. The key is to recognize that feeling of discomfort and ask yourself if letting this person pop up on your feed, uninvited, is worth the hassle. Madison Thompson can be reached at letters@collegian.com.
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Religion is not an excuse to demean others for having sex Shay Rego @shay_rego
Editor’s Note: The views expressed in the following column are those of the writer only and do not necessarily represent the views of The Collegian or its editorial board. Mixing religion and sex sounds about as good of an idea as mixing nails into cereal. For centuries, most religions have offered a taboo image on sex and sexual education. Religious teachings effects how people think about and treat sex. Colorado State University has many students who actively practice religion throughout their time in college. CSU welcomes all religions and is affiliated with religious communities such as The Islamic Center of Fort Collins, Cru and CSU Hillel. Many religions, from Catholicism to Islam, have made their followers feel guilt and shame for participating in sex outside of marriage and procreation. For instance, Christianity promotes premarital sex as a sin (Holy Bible, New International Version, Hebrews 13:4). The Washington Post conducted a survey on a pool of American Christians on sexual ethics which found 10% are unsure about whether premarital sex will ever be accepted in religion. Religious expectations and
self-decisions are an important distinction. It’s okay to hold onto your faith and stay abstinent. However, sex is natural and people who choose otherwise shouldn’t be shunned or made to feel as if they are betraying their religion by making their own sexual decisions. These negative treatments can affect the human psyche. Ellen Scism, a senior in the English department, spent most of her young years under the scrutiny of religion. She attended a private Catholic elementary school, went to a private nondenominational middle school and was even homeschooled her freshman year of high school. Scism’s time spent under a critical religious lens had long -erm effects. It confused her and skewed her perception on the topic.
“Religious expectations and self-decisions are an important distinction.” “God would punish you for having sex before being married in the Catholic Church... Sex is a gift from God, and abused when used outside of procreation. Even if you were married in the church, sex for pleasure was a sin,” Scism said. Scism was essentially taught to fear sex outside of procreation. This made it difficult for Scism, and many like herself, to receive proper sexual education without fear of ridicule. “It made me feel ashamed to even think about it or ask about anything concerning sexual behavior. I can say that it most certainly had a negative toll on my sexuality being a woman ... I see shaming sex as damaging to the
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Van Vark, like most players, can pick out one moment in his career that stands out the most. “It’s almost impossible to pick just one memory,” Van Vark said. “If I had to pick one; my senior year of high school we won Southern CA CIF which was the farthest my high school team could go. Not only did I play with a handful of my closest high school friends, but I truly liked every guy on the roster. It was one of the most fun and rewarding seasons of baseball I have ever had, ending in just the perfect finish.” Coach Troy Tolar has his own favorite memory of Van Vark, and it was a crucial moment in a big game. “My favorite memory of Van Vark was his freshmen year,” Tolar said. “We went to regionals, he had kind of been up and down pitching all year and we had our backs against the wall. We lost our first game so he had to come out and pitch in the championship game in regionals. He threw a nine-inning complete game to send us to the World Series.”
“When it comes down to it, it feels natural to be on the mound. I love the ability to compete on every single pitch.” JARED VAN VARK SENIOR PITCHER
Van Vark is one of the team’s best pitchers, and unlike many pitchers, he also gets the chance to step in the batter’s box. “I enjoy them both equally for what they are,” Van Vark said. “I was a pitcher only in high school, so I appreciate every at bat I get. (I) love hitting at batting practice every day, since I had to watch everyone else do these things in high school. But when it comes down to it, it feels natural to be on the mound. I love the ability to
Jared Van Vark looks to bunt during a recent game against the Colorado School of Mines. The Rams beat the Orediggers 6-0. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN
compete on every single pitch.” Pitching Coach Chris McIntosh thinks Van Vark is a dedicated student of the game and a great pitcher too. “He’s really coachable,” McIntosh said. “This week we were working on mechanical stuff. He’s always coming to me with stuff to work on, and I think our guys feed off that too. Like I said we worked on a little tweak in his mechanics this week and I think that helped him out a lot.” Coach Tolar has high praise for Van Vark’s pitching. “You know he’s been one of our best arms since he’s been here,” Tolar said. “We really rely on him to be a guy that whenever we put him out there he’s going to get the job done and carry us to a win. We need him on the mound.” Assistant Coach Kevin McMillan added Van Vark plays a huge role for the team. “He’s one of the leaders
on the team,” McMillan said. “Definitely more of the vocal guy. He’s huge for us.” When Van Vark graduates in May, he has some big plans. “I will be working at the Denver Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City as an assistant examiner,” Van Vark said. Van Vark is going to leave CSU in a few weeks, but he will leave behind him some great memories with the baseball team. He has left his footprint on the team, and left big shoes to be filled on the mound. “He’s thrown two no-hitters in his career,” McIntosh said. “He threw one last year and he threw one the year before, so I would say those are my favorite memories of him. Really, it’s just an overall bulldog mentality that he has on the mound that we’re definitely going to miss once he’s gone.” Tyler Meguire can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
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SPORTS FOR DUMMIES
The joy of a busted bracket, rooting for underdogs Ashley Potts @ashleypotts09
My first round Stanley Cup Playoff bracket can be described a number of ways: atrocious, painfully wrong, a dumpster fire, etc. Put simply, I was incorrect. Of the eight first-round matchups, I got three winners correct. All the rest of my boxes went grey, up to and including my pick to win the whole thing (R.I.P. Pittsburgh Penguins). Most people would be incredibly upset by this turnout, but I was thrilled. I’m not crazy, and I don’t think I’m alone in my excitement at the way the postseason has played out so far. And I’m also sure I’m not the only one with a bracket busted beyond repair. This year’s playoffs started out like any other. A lot of the top-seeded teams were expected. The Tampa Bay Lightning, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals and Nashville Predators won their respective divisions. The playoffs were familiar territory to many of the teams in the first round — the Capitals were the defending champs and the Pittsburgh Penguins made the playoffs for the thirteenth season in a row. Nashville entered the playoffs last year with the best record in the league and Tampa nearly made it to the finals last year before falling to the eventual champion Capitals in the third
round. The other end of the playing field was much more interesting. It was a full on battle for the final Wild Card spots, and nothing was guaranteed until the last week of the regular season. The Carolina Hurricanes — otherwise known as the “Bunch of Jerks” after their regular season game celebrations that captivated some and annoyed others — made the playoffs for the first time in 10 years. The Colorado Avalanche made the playoffs by securing the final Wild Card spot for the second year in a row. This came after a long rebuilding process and a devastating 48 point year — the 2016-17 season in which they recorded the worst record in the league and the worst record in franchise history.
“That was the beauty of being wrong. The majority of hockey fans were wrong, but it was exciting for the underdog to come out on top time and time again.” Taking all of this into account, I made a bracket. And while I wanted to go with my loyalties, I also read the fine print saying the winner gets a large paycheck. So I went with what seemed most likely. I picked Tampa, Washington and Nashville to win easy. I let loyalty get the best of me and counted Calgary out, but I figured that was blind hope for the Avalanche. The rest of my bracket featured typical favorites: Boston, Pittsburgh, Winnipeg, Las Vegas. I picked the Penguins to win the whole thing, partly because they’re my dad’s second favorite team but partly because of their six
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conference championships and five Stanley Cups, all in pretty recent history. They won their last Cup in 2016-17, so it seemed fair to pick them to do it again. Did I mention how wrong I was? What ensued in the first round was not what anyone expected. It was the first time in North American sports history that all of the division winners didn’t advance to the second round. All four Wild Card teams scratched and clawed (too soon Coyotes?) their way into the second round, despite the odds. The Columbus Blue Jackets came out of literal nowhere and swept (SWEPT) Tampa in the first round. This was the first time in NHL Playoff history that the President’s Cup winner was swept in the first round and the first time the President’s Cup winner was eliminated in the first round since 2012. Not to mention it was the first time Columbus had won a playoff series EVER. The Avalanche beat top-seeded Calgary after falling to them in all three of their regular season meetings. Colorado advanced to the second round of playoffs for the first time since 2008. Carolina took the reigning champs to a thrilling game seven, which they won in double overtime, ensuring there will be a new team lifting the cup this year. Dallas took down Nashville in six games, two of which went into overtime. The first round saw 10 games go into overtime, two of those needing a second overtime to decide a winner. Hockey Twitter has absolutely blown up with fans sharing their nail biting, stressed-outbut-excited experiences. That was the beauty of being wrong. The majority of hockey fans were wrong, but it was exciting for the underdog
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to come out on top time and time again. It’s something we all secretly root for.
“This time, I chose to wholeheartedly root for more of the same: more unexpected outcomes, more overtime thrillers, more historical moments and more underdogs. And maybe there’s some blind faith in there too (#GoAvsGo).” Whether we root for the underdogs out of a sick pleasure that comes from watching the big guy fall, or because it’s easier for us to relate to or purely for entertainment’s sake, there is science backing our desire
for the little guy to win. But we rarely get so much of it in such a short amount of time. I guess this is how other people feel about March Madness. My March Madness bracket was also a dumpster fire, but that had less to do with true unexpected outcomes and more to do with me not following college basketball very closely. Thankfully, I’ve been given another chance at bragging rights and (maybe) prize money with a second round bracket. This time, I chose to wholeheartedly root for more of the same: more unexpected outcomes, more overtime thrillers, more historical moments and more underdogs. And maybe there’s some blind faith in there too (#GoAvsGo). Hopefully the Wild Card teams keep going and don’t let me down. Ashley Potts can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
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Arts & Culture | Wednesday, May 1, 2019
CONCERTS
FoCoMX crowd gets down with Funky Business By Lyra Wiley @lyra_wiley
Funk is always a mood, and usually the only businesses I’m interested in. When paired with a beer at New Belgium, it’s transcendental. It makes me want to move my shoulders in ways they’ve never moved before. Funky Business is a local Fort Collins funk cover band that played at FoCoMX on Friday. Every cover they performed had its own unique funk-fusion attached to it. The group opened with “I Will Survive,” a song that I was grateful to hear since I’m at the point in the semester where I’m unsure if I will survive. The bass drum had the driving rhythm of a heartbeat. The horn section paired with the saxophone also got the job done. Even those who were sitting down still managed to tap their feet in a way that semi-convinced me they were having a good time. Those who were standing were doing the casual knee-hip swivel that you do when you want to move your body but also wish you were invisible. Three women in the corner were having the times
of their lives, singing and dancing like no one was watching. In a different lifetime, I would have been dancing with them. All the wholesome dancing was enough to add years onto my life. The Good Lord knows I need it, especially after going to Bondi Beach Bar and Rec Room for so long. Once I discerned the lyrics for “Son of a Preacher Man,” I laughed, because I immediately thought of Jan from “The Office” singing those lyrics to her kid. The weather, which had consisted of suspicious clouds and wind, changed completely when Funky Business began playing “Dancing in the Moonlight.” The sun broke through the clouds, covering everyone with an afternoon glow. I envisioned my parents who would undoubtedly be dancing the same if they had been there. Funk is timeless, and when paired with a deteriorating planet and the love of psychedelics, it’s something that millennials can share with Baby Boomers and Gen Z alike. Overall: 8/10 Lyra Wiley can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
Funky Business, a funky soul-pop band from Northern Colorado, perform April 26 at New Belgium Brewing. It didn’t take long before people started to stand up and dance to their R&B-soul-funk music.
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THE KCSU CONCERT CALENDAR TONIGHT WEDNESDAY, 5/1/19
THE EAST COAST BAR is hosting Eschaton at 7 p.m. Eschaton has been in the electronic scene since the early 90s and have been a part of the transition from rave/techno to jungle and drum n’ bass music. Their sound adds crunches, claps, and other wonky sounds on top of the driving bass beat that has coined them within the genre. SURFSIDE 7 is hosting alternative indie bands Typesetter and Sour Boy Bitter Girl at 9 p.m. Typesetter is a four-piece band out of Chicago use starry guitar laid between the driving drum kicks and cymbal splashes and strong solo and group vocals that tell of their own identities. Denver's’ Sour Boy Bitter Girl host an array of vibes through their music that can range from progressive rhythms and strong spoken-word lyrics to all-out rock jams.
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AVOGADRO’S is hosting Jalan Crossland and Americana singer-songwriter John Statz at 7 p.m. Jalan Crossland is widely acclaimed by audiences, critics, and his musical peers as being a premier acoustic guitarist, as well as banjo player, singer-songwriter, and engaging showman. Along with dozens of regional contest awards, his extraordinary guitar work earned him National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship honors. These two artists will stir up a solid night of Americana. THE MOXI THEATER is hosting Chewy&Bach at 8 p.m. Chewy and Bach are a Electro-Americana Group with revolving guest musicians from all genres. A love of the roots perfected through electronic music and the incorporation of various instrumentation and musical influences best outlines their sound. From pop to rock, their electronic sound helps to exentuate their bass-filled vibes.
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FRIDAY, 5/3/19
SUNDANCE SALOON & STEAKHOUSE is hosting country rap duo Moonshine Bandits at 7 p.m. the Moonshine Bandits have hit the proverbial motherlode with the release of ‘Gold Rush’ on their very own record label MSB. Taking its inspiration from all that embodied the struggles and successes of America’s extraordinary era, the Moonshine Bandits perform a night of their mixture of country and rap THE COLORADO ROOM is hosting dance/electronic talent Waylo at 7:30 p.m. Taz Arguello, otherwise known as Waylo, hails from the depths of Colorado’s booming bass music community. Waylo’s sound is largely influenced by the strong underground scene in the state. Drawing influence from various pioneers in both the dubstep and drum n' bass communities, a Waylo DJ set, littered with unreleased music, is not a limited experience.
SATURDAY, 5/4/19
THE DOWNTOWN ARTERY is hosting the Fort Collins-based rock, blues and Americana band Musketeer Gripweed at 8 p.m. Musketeer Gripweed simply explodes onstage with the energy and fervor of a revival preacher out to save a filthy sinner’s soul. Musketeer Gripweed creates an extraordinarily powerful live energy, and the band’s “gasoline intense vibe” manifests in spontaneous, uncontrollable dancing and a compulsion to stand up, run to the stage and testify. MAGIC RAT is hosting The Marias at 8 p.m. A smooth rendezvous of jazz percussion, hypnotic guitar riffs, smoke-velvet vocals and nostalgic horn solos throughout their iconic sound. The band formed in 2016 and is based out of Los Angeles.
SUNDAY, 5/5/19
MAXLINE BREWING is hosting the folk and jazz duo Oh Like WOW at . Specializing in good vibes and happy sounds, Oh Like Wow uses inspirational lyrics and instrumentation including guitar, kazoo, mandolin, drums, ukulele and piano all used live by these two talents that create good tunes and some chill vibes. THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is hosting Nature Portrayed in Music: The Concert Orchestra, conducted by Robert Kreutz at 7:30 p.m. The 120-member Concert Band, performs music inspired by a multitude of Latin cultures. Infectious rhythms, haunting melodies, and lively marches will be on full display as we celebrate the rich cultures of Central and South America
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MUSIC
ScHoolboy Q shows where his loyalties lie on ‘CrasH Talk’ By Dominic Brazeau @DomBrazeau
California rapper ScHoolboy Q is back again with his fifth album, “CrasH Talk,” his first work since he dropped his critically acclaimed “Blank Face LP” in 2016. The artist took a break from music to raise his daughter and deal with the passing of Mac Miller and Nipsey Hussle, both friends of Schoolboy Q and well-respected rappers in the industry. After coming back to work on his new album, he reportedly trashed three other versions of it before releasing the current version April 26. The first single released was “Numb Numb Juice,” a short but hard-hitting song. The beat features heavy kick drums that drive through the instrumental. The second single was “CHopstix,” which features Travis Scott. ScHoolboy and Scott have had success working together in the past on Scotts’ song “OK Alright,” but “CHopstix” was not good. It has a catchy instrumental but the chorus by Travis is annoying and ScHoolboy doesn’t add any good verses. “CrasH Talk” was released-
following the two singles, and carries a short run-time of 40 minutes in 14 songs. Featured artists on “CrasH Talk” include w 21 Savage, Lil Baby, Kid Cudi and 6lack. Kendrick Lamar is also featured in background vocals but is not credited. The opening tracks “Gang Gang” and “Tales” are meant to be played back to back as the songs end and start together. “Gang Gang” starts with a faster, bass-heavy beat that transitions into “Tales” with a slower beat. In “Tales,” ScHoolboy raps about being loyal to his gang and choosing to stay with them instead of going to college to play sports. He raps that choosing this lifestyle led him to sell drugs, and at the time, the only way he thought he would see age 30 is if he was in jail. The slowbeat and repetitive tune on the bass reflect the themes in the song, making it a slightly darker track. The track “Drunk” featuring 6lack is one of the weaker songs on the album. The beat is too slow and doesn’t match ScHoolboy’s rap style. The verse from 6lack is good but it is hard to make it far enough into the song to hear it. The song “5200” offers a catchy beat and chorus that you can’t help but keep playing. This is one of the better tracks of the album and I can’t get it out of my head. “Floating” features 21 Savage and sounds more like a 21 song than a ScHoolboy song. Despite that, it is still one of the
better songs on the album. It has a laid-back beat with ScHoolboy’s voice meshing well with the beat. The song “Dangerous” with Kid Cudi is nearly perfect. Cudi does what he is good at and creates a chilling intro and outro that ScHoolboy ties together with a solid verse. Songs like “Die Wit Em” and “Black Folk” are both forgettable and don’t make a huge impact to the whole album. Both have beats that are pretty normal and could have been a bit more experimental. To close out the album, the song “Water” with Lil Baby is eery-sounding until Lil Baby starts rapping. Baby delivers one of his strongest verses that makes the most out of the beat. The final track “Attention” could have been a better end, but it is ScHoolboy’s most personal track on the album. He raps about meeting his idols and how rapping wasn’t a good decision at the time, but it luckily worked out for him. Overall “CrasH Talk” is not ScHoolboy’s best work but it is still a strong album that was worth the wait.
SCORE: 7.5/10 ■ Favorite songs: “Water,”
“5200” ■ Least favorite songs: “CHopstix,” “Drunk”
Dominic Brazeau can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com
Daily Horoscope Nancy Black TODAY’S BIRTHDAY
(05/01/19). Good financial fortune shines this year. Follow careful plans to advance. Communication breakthroughs this summer pave the way for a destination change. Winter explorations lead to wondrous discoveries, before a plot twist rearranges things. Collaboration with family and community builds strength and resilience. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 9
— You’re energized and getting stronger. Listen carefully to family. Go for what you want. Your words inspire others to act. Relax, and enjoy the moment. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 5 — Settle into a two-day retrospective phase. Consider consequences before acting. Plan and refine the itinerary in detail. Nurture your own mind, body and spirit. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 8 — Collaborate with community actions on strong foundations. Strategize and coordinate your moves to pull together and get farther. Win through connecting with others. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 7 — Make a professional move. A new assignment could disrupt the status quo. Advance to the next level by providing leadership. Grasp a fleeting opportunity. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 9 — Spread your wings. Explore uncharted terrain with careful research and preparation. Expand your horizons with new cultural ideas, flavors and views.
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— Study ways to make and keep money. Handle family financial matters for a few days. Discuss priorities and responsibilities. Make agreements, and sign contracts. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 8 — Talk with your partner about dreams and desires. Make plans, and initiate action. Share promises and support. Discover valuable solutions in conversation. Collaborate. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 9 — Your physical performance benefits from a good coach who can help you refine your technique. Get the basics down before moving to more difficult tricks. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 9 — Take a romance to the next level with sweet words. Talk about your passions, goals and dreams. Find new common interest. Invent fun possibilities together. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 7 — Family comes first for a few days. Home improvements satisfy. Determine priorities and who will do what. Physical action gets results. Build on strong foundations. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 — Leap ahead with your communications and creative projects. Listening can go further than speaking. Carefully craft and share your statements with heart. Speak in possibilities. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 8 — Make lucrative bargains, deals and agreements. Do the homework for a profitable opportunity. Align words and actions for your goal. Sign on the dotted line.
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