Vol. 128, No. 56 Tuesday, October 30, 2018
OPINION
SPORTS
ARTS & CULTURE
The hard balance between free speech and student safety
CSU defense can’t get out of their own way
Halloween at the Lyric: ‘Rocky Horror’
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Dennis Prager speaks at Turning Point USA’s event in the Lory Student Center on October 29, 2018. PHOTO BY ANNA BAIZE COLLEGIAN
Dennis Prager addresses student concerns, leftism on campus By Natalia Sperry & Stuart Smith @CSUCollegian
Colorado State University’s Turning Point USA chapter hosted conservative talk show host Dennis Prager Monday night in the Lory Student Center Ballroom. During Prager’s talk titled “Why America Needs Traditional Values to Triumph,” he discussed his views on freedom of speech and the use of student fees to fund his appearance. Prager said that labels like racist, xenophobic and homophobic — which he said have falsely been
attributed to him — are used to prevent people from interacting with conservative ideas that differ from their own. “One of the many differences between the left and the right, is the right wants to hear the left,” Prager said. “The left doesn’t want to hear the right because we might change their mind.” Prager read aloud from a Collegian article, which quoted several students who came before the Associated Students of CSU Senate Oct. 4 to express concerns about the event. Prager questioned Luce Stone, a junior anthropology major and
employee at the Women and Gender Advocacy Center, who asked the ASCSU Senate, “Is engaging in debate worth risking the safety and well-being of our queer, Muslim and female students, especially with the events of the Charlie Kirk event last spring, which brought Neo-Nazis to campus?” In response, Prager said people who believe those statements are lying or falsely think they’re telling the truth. “Is the safety of queer, Muslim and female students jeopardized by my appearance? That’s beyond belief,” Prager said. “My life, as corny as it sounds, has been dedicated to
goodness. The thing I most care about is that people treat each other good … It’s like living in a world of absurdity.” Prager said that, while he is religiously opposed to same-sex marriage, he and his wife are the godparents of a gay couple’s two children. In regards to claims that he would make female students feel unsafe, Prager addressed what he claims to be the lie of rape culture on college campuses and claims that he supports marital rape. “Now here’s an example where I believe that they don’t believe their lies, and I’ll tell you why: Why would any female attend a rape-cul-
ture college?” Prager asked. “Why would any parent of a daughter, why would anyone in America send their daughter to a rape culture?” During the Q&A session that followed, one student referenced a video played earlier in the night from Prager University called “Why I Left the Left” by Dave Rubin. The student asked why conservatives shouldn’t have to support things such as baking cakes for gay marriages while students should have to pay $13,999 to bring Prager to campus, on the basis of free speech.
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Tony Frank asks for solidarity in wake of national shootings By Samantha Ye @samxye4
After the killing of 13 people in two separate shootings, Colorado State University President Tony Frank sent out a campus-wide email Monday afternoon addressing the events and remembering the victims of the shootings.
THE 13 VICTIMS ■ Kentucky Kroger Shooting
Vickie Jones Maurice Stallard ■ Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Joyce Fienberg Richard Gottfried Jerry Rabinowitz Cecil Rosenthal David Rosenthal Bernice Simon Sylvan Simon Daniel Stein Melvin Wax Irving Younger Rose Mallinger “As is always the case, no matter where such tragedy strikes or the color, religion, or status of its victims, their tragedy is our tragedy,” Frank wrote. On Wednesday, Oct. 24, two Black people were shot and killed in a Kroger grocery store
in Kentucky by a man who first attempted to enter a predominantly Black church, according to BBC. While the motive is still unknown, the shooting is being investigated as a possible hate crime, CNN reported. Eleven people were killed and six injured after a gunman opened fire on a Pittsburgh synagogue, Saturday Oct. 27. The shooter has been charged with hate crimes due to his own words, according to CBS News. Frank wrote that he has personally wrestled with the news over the past week and that he suspects most of the campus community has as well. “And if I can take anything from all of this, it is the recognition that there are broken people among us who will try to break and harm others to elevate themselves,” Frank wrote. “Because when we are broken, the lies of racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, and hatebased discrimination of all kinds seep in to fill the cracks.” Frank advocated leading “with love to try to prevent others from being similarly broken.” He pointed to CSU’s Principles of Community as a guide. “We can hold to our principles of community and to the timeless wisdom that love is stronger than hate, and we must put our work and our energies toward love, life, and the elevation, not degradation, of our world and the human con-
The Sewickley United Methodist Church lit candles and placed white roses in vases for the 11 people that were killed and the six that were injured at the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue. Ellie and Emmelia Gaebel bring up white roses for the injured police officers. Their father Kurt is a police sergeant and was involved in Saturday’s events but not injured. Their mother, Melanie Gaebel, is behind them. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHARLES FOX PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
dition,” Frank wrote. The Fort Collins Interfaith Council hosted a candlelight vigil Oct. 29 in Old Town Square to honor the victims of the Pittsburgh shootings. Frank wrote the vigil was meant as a place for the CSU community to show support for
the students and other members of the community who have been impacted by these incidents. Frank asked that the CSU community be “gentle this week” with one another, whether they are hurting from the national events or other reasons.
“Let’s try to share grace with others as it has inevitably been shared with each of us,” Frank wrote. “Let’s take care of each other.” Samantha Ye can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Prager >> from page 1 Prager said that, although he does not know how student funding works at CSU, he presumes the student government must vote on whether or not to use student fees to bring speakers to campus. TPUSA requested the maximum dollar amount for a student-fee-funded event from the Board for Student Organization Funding without needing Senate approval, which Prager said came down to a matter of practicality. “I suspect from the reactions of a fair number of 1,200 or so people here, that believe it or not — though they may be hidden ‘cause they’re afraid so often to speak out, conservatives — there are a lot of them here,” Prager said. “I would’ve been voted down because most of the students here (are) on the left. Do you think that would be healthy for the University?” After the event, students who attended in protest of Prager by wearing stickers that read “I Believe Survivors” said the lecture did not change their perspective on any of the issues brought up. “It just really enabled racists, homophobics, anti-Semites (and) anti-Islamic people,” said Yuridia Lozano Gutierrez, a sophomore social work major. “It just enabled them to continue being the messed up people that they are. It just enabled it … People are very ignorant. And they won’t listen to anything and they won’t hear anything else.” Senior social work major, Kimberley Breslin, who hosted a speak-out earlier in the day with several other students, said rather than counter-protesting the event, the intent was to hold a space for people who are experiencing a lot of pain on this campus right now, which she said Prager added to. “We have a lot of people who feel extremely alone right now on campus, and we have a lot of people who are facing a lot of anger and loneliness and pain and oppression,” Breslin said. “I think there needs to be a space where we can hold each other and we can hold each other across difference and we can come together in unity and in love, so that is what we wanted to do.” Isabel Brown, president of CSU’s chapter of TPUSA, said the nearly 1,200 people in attendance, many of whom she said were students, got an opportunity to engage in some very needed political dialogue on our campus. “I had a few students come up to me after the event and just express that they weren’t expecting to agree with the speaker on anything but that they actually did and that was a lovely surprise,” Brown said. “I think ultimately what people don’t realize is that the right and the left tend to agree on more things than they think and as long as we’re willing to have the conversation people will learn that.” Stuart Smith and Natalia Sperry can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Tensión entre estudiantes de CSU tras el mitin de Sanders By Haley Candelario @H_Canderlario98
Editor’s note: The Collegian is starting a section in Spanish for our Spanish-speaking readers. Spanish articles will be available online and in print. Traducido por Cinthia Avitia. A varios estudiantes de color se les dijo que “regresaran a África” después de la aparición del senador Bernie Sanders en la Universidad del Estado de Colorado. Más de 1.800 personas asistieron al mitin “Get Out the Vote” (“Sal a votar”) en el Lory Student Center, pro que contó con los siguientes invitados de honor: Sanders, el senador Michael Bennett, el candidato propuesto por los demócratas para gobernador de Colorado Jared Polis y el candidato demócrata al Segundo Distrito Congresual Joe Neguse. Los candidatos políticos animaron al público, la mayoría de edad universitaria, a que votaran en las elecciones de mitad del mandato este 6 de noviembre. “Nuestro mensaje para Trump es un mensaje muy profundo,” dijo Sanders. “Esta es una gran nación no porque tenemos un presupuesto militar de $700
mil millones. Somos una gran nación no porque tenemos más millonarios y multimillonarios que cualquiera otra nación. Somos una gran nación porque hemos encabezado la lucha mundial por comprender que somos una misma humanidad.” Después del mitin, un grupo de estudiantes se acercó a Alexandra Owen, estudiante de primer año, que llevaba puestos una camisa y un sombrero con las palabras “Hagamos que los Estados Unidos sean grandes otra vez.” “Pensé que era muy valiente por su parte porque si hubiera estado en un mitin de Trump con la camisa de Bernie o el sombrero de Bernie, la habrían echado o acompañado afuera,” dijo Rodica Ninguin, estudiante de tercer año de Estudios Étnicos y Ciencias Políticas, quien añadió: “Y vino hasta aquí. Nadie le hizo nada.” Ninguin y Diamond Nicholson, estudiante de segundo año de Estudios del Desarrollo Humano y la Familia, dijeron que se acercaron a Owen con otros estudiantes con la intención de tener una conversación pacífica sobre por qué había asistido al mitin llevando puestos una camisa y un sombrero en apoyo del
presidente Donald Trump. “No estábamos tratando de causar un disturbio, no estábamos tratando de pelear,” dijo Nicholson. “Realmente solo quería hablar, decirle, ¿por qué estás aquí? No de manera irrespetuosa, solo, ¿por qué estás aquí?” Los estudiantes dijeron que al principio la conversación con Owen fue civilizada, hasta que les dijo que “regresaran a África”, lo cual provocó la reacción de los estudiantes involucrados en la conversación. “No nos puedes decir que nos apoyas, y decirnos que regresemos a África,” dijo un estudiante. Owen se negó a hacer un comentario sobre el incidente en un correo electrónico a The Collegian. “Ni siquiera estoy enojada, me dolió porque estamos en 2018,” dijo Nicholson. “Tienes pruebas de la esclavitud, tienes pruebas del genocidio, tienes pruebas (del) holocausto… y todavía quieres sentarte aquí y votar por un hombre como Trump. No tiene el más mínimo sentido. Y duele porque es como,¿qué más tienen que hacer las personas negras? ¿Qué más tienen que aguantar las personas negras?
Tienes que votar, punto.” Ninguin y Nicholson dijeron que creían que Owen acudió al mitin llevando puesto sus objetos de Trump porque quería causar una reacción por parte del público, pero dijeron también que sintieron que el incidente les animó a luchar por un cambio. “Puede que crea que ha ganado algo, o que ha logrado algo y que ha representado algo, pero lo que no sabe es que ha despertado a cien de nosotros,” dijo Nicholson. “Cien de nosotros estamos más enfadados que antes. Cien de nosotros estamos más ansiosos por votar. Cien de nosotros estamos más conscientes de cómo es realmente este mundo, este campus, así que ella pudo haber (pensado) que ganó algo, pero en realidad (no) sabe que acaba de despertar a una bestia.” Ninguin dijo que no esperaba que la tarde terminara como lo hizo, pero ella y Nicholson reflejaron las mismas opiniones del mitin de Sanders. “Vayan a votar porque su opinión importa,” dijo Ninguin. “Puede que piensen que no, pero sí importa.” Se puede contactar a Haley Canderlario a editor@collegian. com.
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CSU presidential search committee to hold listening session Friday By Samantha Ye @samxye4
Community members will have the opportunity to contribute their thoughts and opinions during one of four public listening sessions as Colorado State University searches for a new president. Current President Tony Frank announced Sept. 30 he will move to full-time CSU System chancellor July 1, 2019. Faculty, students, alumni and anyone else can attend the public forums to discuss qualities they want to see from a presidential candidate through written and spoken comments, according to a University press release. Attendees will also be able
to learn more about “the opportunities and challenges that await a new university president,” according to the release. The first listening session is Friday, Nov. 2, from 1-2:30 p.m. All listening sessions will be in the Cherokee Park Room in Lory Student Center. No RSVP is required. There will be a sign-in at the door. For those who can’t make the sessions, the CSU will accept input at csu_feedback@ mail.colostate.edu. They will later launch a website with updates about the search and a public comments page as the CSU Presidential Search Advisory Committee begins its meeting schedule, according to the press release. The comments gathered from the forums and other
means will be compiled and shared with the search committee to inform their review process.
CSU PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH PUBLIC LISTENING SESSIONS ■ Friday, Nov. 2.
1-2:30 p.m. ■ Thursday, Nov. 8 1-2:30 p.m. ■ Thursday, Nov. 15 1-2 p.m. and 3-4:30 p.m. ■ Location Lory Student Center Cherokee Park Room
The 16-member committee, headed by Board of Governors Vice Chair Nancy Tuor, is in charge of providing input for a candidate profile, job description and leadership statement for a national candidate search. They will then identify and interview applicants before making candidate suggestions to the BOG, the final hiring authority. Their search will be aided by the Parker Executive Search firm. All of PSAC’s meetings are open to the public, according to the press release. Their first meeting is Friday, Nov. 16, 9-10:30 a.m. in the Conifer Room in the Michael Smith Natural Resources Building. Samantha Ye can be reached at news@collegian.com
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Vigil commemorates Pittsburgh victims in Old Town By Peyton Dailey @peyton_dailey_
Candlelight flickered to highlight the faces of over 500 community members who gathered in mourning. The Citywide and Interfaith Council hosted a Candlelight Vigil in Old Town Square Monday, Oct. 29 in memorial of the 11 casualties of a shooting at the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue Saturday. Members from the Congregation Har Shalom staff spoke, equating the 11 shooting casualties to letters of the Torah. “It’s been suggested that the Jewish people are like the scroll,” Rabbi Sally Finestone said. “If one member of the Jewish people is missing, we are not complete. We are lacking 11 letters of our scroll today.” Finestone continued to denounce violence and urged the crowd to reject anti-Semitism and make sure that hate motivated incidents find no place in the Fort Collins’ community. She led the crowd in a Hebrew hymn of peace, love, and hope. Fort Collins Police Chief Jeffrey Swoboda said that every person who lives in Fort Collins should feel safe and connected to the Fort Collins Police Department. He also said it’s the duty of citizens to help others feel safe “no matter their status, no matter their gender, no matter their religion.”
“It’s been suggested that the Jewish people are like the scroll. If one member of the Jewish people is missing, we are not complete. We are lacking 11 letters of our scroll today.” SALLY FINESTONE RABBI OF HAR SHALOM
Within his address, Swoboda said that it speaks lengths about the community that so many showed up to the vigil, and that an effective police force works with people before problems occur, which he and the Fort Collins Police strive to achieve. “If people see something that might not be a crime but might make them a little uneasy, it’s important that they
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State representative Joann Ginal, (D-CO) lights candles at the candlelight vigil in Old Town Fort Collins. PHOTO BY NATHAN TRAN COLLEGIAN
have enough of a connection (with FCPD) to call somebody,” Swoboda said. Swoboda said one of the things that he, as police chief, and FCPD can do is make sure that officers are all well trained, well equipped and can show up when events like those in Pittsburgh occur to save lives and be there for those in need. The staff from the Congregation of Har Shalom lit 11 candles to conclude the service, one for every casualty of the shooting at the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue. The crowd stood silently as the Congregation lit each candle, and read the casualties’ names and ages. Fort Collins citizen Marcy Rubin, attended the vigil holding a sign that said “Will Trade Racist 4 Refugees.” Originally from Pittsburgh, Rubin said that the events directly impacted her and her family. “My sisters were at the synagogue the night before,” Rubin said. “They happened to go to the Friday service and not the Saturday one ... the people at the Saturday one are those that go every week.” Chief Swoboda finished the vigil with a quote from the late Martin Luther King Jr., saying “darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can.” Peyton Dailey can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST
The University finally strikes a balance between safety and free speech Jayla Hodge @Jaylahodge
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. Yesterday, we watched the University prepare for the Dennis Prager event. Barricades were erected, students gathered on the plaza before it was shut down to speak in support or against the event, and police force was heavy. Tensions were high on campus. Just in the Black/African American Culture Center, I heard students discussing things like the possibility of a shooting or wondering if there were gonna be more neo-Nazis and white supremacists walking on campus, similar to last year’s Charlie Kirk event. This event brought about a lot of stress and fear. These feelings are completely justified. In the past week, there have been 3 hate crimes committed in the name of white supremacy. We, as a community, have seen
that these kind of events attract some of the worst parts of society. They bring those openly support hateful ideologies like the Traditionalist Workers Party, also known as neo-Nazi’s, who notoriously marched through our campus. Fortunately, Monday night’s event was not one of these instances. Prager presented himself as “a nice guy.” While some would find a lot of his stances controversial, he did not present his views as extremely as Kirk and other far-right speakers. “Will someone queer, Muslim, or a woman be hurt by my appearance? That’s absurd,” Prager said at the event. “My coming here endangers people? That’s pathetic.” While we must not equate all conservative speakers to Nazism and extremism, we must recognize the reasoning for the apprehension. Though Prager is not as extreme, it is possible that his presence was threatening to some students. Some have the privilege of simply seeing this event as a conflict around freedom of speech, an American fundamental that must not be limited. They can separate what
they see as politics from their everyday life. For others, events like this are not focused around this freedom, but are viewed as threats to their safety. Last year, when Turning Point USA brought Charlie Kirk to campus, many read about the neo-Nazi’s that marched across campus. I attended the event with other students of color and students of the BAACC. Some of us did not feel safe attending Turning Point’s event alone and our fears were confirmed. Near the end of the event we had been ushered out and lead to the BAACC office. We were confused when we were approached by faculty and an armed Police officer. Unbeknownst to us, while in the event, tensions outside with protesters had escalated. We were told we hadn’t done anything wrong, but it was unsafe for us to leave. Unsafe for us to be walking around campus alone. Together we stood shocked and nervous. Employees told us they could not force us to stay in the room, but they did not recommend we go. Then came the Snapchats. Outside the very building we were being held in, we saw videos of Neo Nazis marching and
chanting across the plaza. We had been held inside because the outside groups had made the campus a battleground for their political ideologies and the threat of violence loomed. Finally, after the groups had cleared, we were told we ccould walk to our cars. If we wanted to be escorted by the officer that was an option. We were told not to walk or go anywhere alone. Later, my friends, particular my White ones, would say, “we can’t believe that happened, that’s crazy.” This happened in 2017, on this campus. Students of color were unable to safely walk around a campus they pay to go to because of a controversial speaker, intentionally or not, made it that way. It should not be hard to distinguish against the the extreme elements and the benign elements of the far-right, like those who tell Black students to go back to Africa and those who simply appreciate old-time traditional values, but unfortunately they tend to travel in the same circles. It is a constant that when organizations like Turning Point hold events people feel threatened, security is bolstered and violence is in the air. It is irre-
sponsible to pretend that there is not some connection between the ideas they promote and the real danger felt by vast segments of the community. Where there is smoke, there is fire. We should not deny speakers the right to speak on this campus, nor student organizations from bringing them. But ignoring the effects these events have on people does not solve the problem, it only buries it. We must find the balance between respecting free speech and taking the safety concerns of students seriously. This event in itself was a hopeful start. During the event, students felt heard and were able to express their views without having to deal with the possibility of hate groups outside. We as a community need to make students feel safe, even when we have speakers that dismiss things like sexual assault culture and invoke skepticism on issues like racism. As Prager said himself, in America we let even the worst people speak. Jayla Hodge can be reached at letters@collegian.com.
COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST
Reset the Right: Abandon identity politics Arisson Stanfield @OddestOdyssey
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. If the political right wants to root out the racists in its midst it must first start with unequivocally condemning and abandoning identity politics. This is the ideology on which far-right groups thrive. If there is to be hope for political and social reconciliation in this country’s future it must start with letting go of the tribalism that continues to fester and breed hate. Meriam-Webster defines identity politics as, “politics in which groups of people having a particular racial, religious, ethnic, social, or cultural identity tend to promote their own specific interests or concerns without regard to the interests or concerns of any larger political group.” Identity politics can be understood as the promotion of policies specific to one segment of one’s
identity at the expense of all others and other people. These are the principles that far-right groups value, a clear and deliberate us vs them mentality with race at the center. While this may seem benign, it
“With power comes responsibility, and one cannot responsibly think of the future of any group while only considering the powerful and the visible.” often turns from bigotry to violent and genocidal tendencies when in the hand of right-wing extremists. The Proud Boys, for instance, describe themselves as “Western Chauvinist(s)” on their website, and appeal to a bygone era when “‘girls were girls and men were men.’” While not explicitly a racial organization, the Proud Boys are a patriarchal club for young men in
a state of arrested development. It is an organization that champions an ethic of Western exceptionalism and complete disregard for the atrocities that were implicit in European expansion. The concern of this organization extends only to the traditional American man, the White Anglo -Saxon Protestant hero of a bygone era, whose privilege is now in jeopardy. It is an increasingly globalized world, in which power roles are beginning to reverse that this organization is violently rebelling against rallying the last line of defense for a White man’s world. This dream of a world in which the distribution of power is still firmly in the hands of White men is the crimson thread that holds together the abominable patchwork that is the alt-right. It is the goal most praised by alt-right leaders, such as Richard Spencer, who the Southern Poverty Law Center reports as having espoused hopes for an “ethno-state that would be a gathering point for all Europeans.” The same hollow questions are repeated over and over by those who sympathize with these farright organizations: why is there a Black History Month and not a
White history month? Why can’t we have our own White student union? Why is it that every group can put themselves first but White people? What those who ask these questions ignore is that there are answers readily available to them if they would only listen. There is no White history month because White people were never systematically excluded, trivialized and ignored when it came time to take account of who had contributed to the world. There is no White student union because most universities in the West are predominantly both in students and administration ensuring that their voices are heard. The reason is White people cannot put themselves first and consider only their interest the same way minoritized people do. This is because Whites possess a systematic and institutional privilege that grants them powers not available to others. With power comes responsibility, and one cannot responsibly think of the future of any group while only considering the powerful and the visible. Right-wing identity politics cannot be an option because at
best it is likely to lead to a traditionalism that holds in bondage those who have historically been subject to the will and whims others. At worst, it paves the way for atrocities which the world is all too well acquainted with. It is the spirit of extreme rightwing conservatism mixed with a racialized political outlook that produced the atrocities of the Holocaust. We are just days removed from what is being called the deadliest attack on Jewish people in U.S. After 11 people lost their lives in the Pittsburgh Synogouge Shooting, it may be time to stop and think about where certain ideas tend to lead people. Identity politics is a doctrine of exclusion and self-interest that becomes particularly corrosive in the hands of the far-right. Therefore, reasonable conservatives must come out and take an unabashed stance in opposition. It is the duty of the right to be on the front lines when it comes to stopping the extremist in their midst. Arisson Stanfield can be reached at letters@collegian.com.
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GHOST TOWN TOUR OF COLORADO TRIGG SKOE CAPITOL CITY Near Lake City, nine miles up into the mountains on Engineer pass the ghost town of Capitol City can be found. Here in 1877 is where George S Lee dreamed of being the Colorado Governor and he ended up naming the area Capitol City in hopes for it to be the capital of Colorado. At this ghost town a few structures still can be seen fighting through the grove of aspens. INDEPENDENCE In the eastern corner of Pitkin County on Independence pass an abandoned mining camp can be found peeking out of the Mountains near Aspen and State Highway 82. The settlers who came upon this area, the first in the Roaring Fork Valley, deemed the mining camp Independence. Independence is a unique ghost town because of the preserved structures that still stand. The town itself had once been occupied by an estimated 1,500 people by the mid 1800’s. When the mining had run dry around the 1890’s, the town of Independence was abandoned by its occupants by disassembling their homes and riding out on wooden skis. Independence ghost town is very easy to access and is surrounded by great activities with hiking all around and a campground offered near Aspen. TELLER CITY Within the deep woods of Colorado’s North Park area, the ghost town Teller City can be stumbled upon. This was a silver mining camp that boomed in the 1880’s and stayed booming until the drop of silver price in the late 1880’s causing most of the occupants to pack up and move on. Teller City is a really
cool area dispersed within the trees of Roosevelt National Forest. Around Teller City is a ¾ mile easy trail leading to reaming structures, make sure to leave an hour or so to explore the area and take some photos! DEARFIELD Getting out of the Mountains and going east towards the plains, a small community of 700 African Americans in the 1900’s would have been found in the settlement Dearfield. Today the remains of the founder’s home, a gas station, and a diner still inhabit these desolate plains. The town struggled at first with the difficult agricultural environment, but none the less succeeded. It wasn’t until the great depression a decline in the economic success was seen. Dearfield is an interesting ghost town to explore and research as it’s settlement was designed differently than those of mining towns. ST. ELMO & TIN CUP This is one of the best preserved ghost towns in the state and is located next to the town of Tin Cup. St. Elmo was established in 1880 as a gold and silver mining operation, found 20 miles southwest of Buena Vista in the Sawatch Mountain Range. To this day the wooden storefronts and the dusty mainstreet can still be viewed. The rustic look and ominous feel puts you right back into the late 1800’s. Nearby St. Elmo is Tin Cup, named for a man who carried gold back in a tin cup. Tin Cup is still occupied by a few and offers an insight on it’s gruesome past found in the remains of the graveyard. Tin Cup was notoriously known for violence and always needing a new sheriff. VICKSBURG & WINFIELD Hidden in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness the remnants of Vicksburg and Winfield remain with the
lost hopes and dreams of those who came to make riches, but came home empty handed. These towns are found between Leadville and Buena Vista off State Highway 24 in Chaffee County. Vicksburg was founded after 1867 when miners followed their burros to the steep canyon where gold was discovered in the Clear Creek Canyon. This gold would quickly run out and the town became abandoned in nearly three years. Similarly to Vicksburg, Winfield is found further up the canyon, but alas still only had a few golden years and was abandoned in 1869. OHIO CITY & PITKIN Northeast of Gunnison a few ghost towns can be found. Ohio City and Pitkin aren’t completely abandoned as few permanent residents occupy them in private homes and a few seasonal cabins can be seen as well. Ohio City had multiple times where it boomed and then went bust leaving many structures in the area. Further north on Quartz Creek Road the town of Pitkin can be found. Pitkin offers one of the largest collections of standing structures which makes this area one to put on the list. ALTA About ten miles from Telluride the center of mining in the area for the 1870’s to the 1940’s was found in the settlement of Alta. In the San Miguel mountains Alta was only occupied by a few hundred people and still today several structures can be seen. The mine was unique because it was one of the first to use Tesla’s transmission system allowing for more efficiency and less coal trips with the burros. Alta is a special ghost town do to the innovation that occurred and the mining power house it once was.
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RAMPAGE’S TOP OUTDOOR PARTY GAMES obstacles to your advantage is highly encouraged. This game will keep a smile on your face and is a great past time for camping or hanging in the outdoors. KANJAM: KanJam of Getzville, NY has seen interest in their homegrown frisbee-centric game explode, leading to trademark deals with big shots such as Major League Baseball. The simplicity of this game is what makes it so attractive to us at RamPage. So now a Colorado Rockies’ tailgate party can include Rockies branded KanJam cans and accessories. SPIKEBALL: Chicago based outdoor game called Spikeball boasts of over 1 million players worldwide with 1,500 nationally ranked tournament teams. It’s a mix of foursquare and volleyball, and makes for great workout. If you really get into the game, or want to learn more about it, then reach out to the CSU Spikeball Club found on the Campus Rec website. HUMAN SIZED/GIANT JENGA: This twist on the classic game called Jenga can be very entertaining. Jenga blocks get a serious size upgrade, by using cut up 2x4 sections as Jenga blocks. Get creative and write rules on the bottom of the blocks for people who pull them!
HUMAN SIZED/GIANT BEER PONG: If you don’t know what Beer Pong is by now, well which rock have you been living under? This rendition of Beer Pong large takes trash cans and uses larger objects such as volleyballs/basketballs or any appropriately sized object instead of ping pong balls. This twist on the party game classic is guaranteed to pull a crowd. RAGE CAGE: Rage Cage brings intensity to the table and can rile up a boring party in a heartbeat. The same supplies as Beer Pong are needed, just gather more people around the table and add more cups. BEER DIE: All you need is large table, two die, some beverages and cups to make this game a hit at your next outdoor party. “Catlike reflexes” are the key to winning this intense game. Beer Die is gaining popularity, working its way into more and more college parties. As a reminder, be sure to simply Google the details on the games above for more information. There are many more outdoor games to choose from but this is list and brief description of some of our favorite ones. Try them all and let us know which is your favorite on Instagram at #csurampage or at collegian.com/ rampage.
OTTER SHOP BY DAY, HAUNTED SHOP BY NIGHT Take a stroll to Otter Shop at 151 W. Mountain Avenue, during the day, and you will find some of the the most friendly people ready to greet and show you around their unique store. When the shop closes down, however the store takes on an entirely different character. A spooky, haunted feel. In fact, employees swear the sounds, sights, and peculiar noises come out of nowhere when the sun goes down. The building that houses Otter Shop is one of the original structures still standing from historic Old Town Fort Collins of the late 19th century. Underneath this and other buildings of the same era, there is a network of dark corridors that extends throughout Old Town. These creepy hallways served as a passageway between the jail, a morgue and a multitude of other businesses back when Fort Collins was a horse and buggy town. Stories about deranged prisoners and the ghosts from the “old west” and prohibition era can still be experienced today through the Fort Collins Tours company located at 19
Old Town Square. They offer a variety of tours including a tour of these cavernous hallways, a horse and buggy ghost tour, a speakeasies and spirits tour, old town ghost tours, late night ghost walks, and a haunted pub tour. These book up fast, so be sure to reserve your spot ASAP! This is a RamPage recommended spooky season activity. And when you find yourself walking around old town at night, stop by Otter Shop and take peek inside the dark building; who knows, you may just see more than coolers, tumblers and phone cases! Elevation Wine Tumbler is the vessel of choice for toasting the best moments of life. Its internal copper lining keeps your wine at the perfect temperature and stainless steel is strong and solid to pack along and carry everywhere. Elevation stainless steel Wine Tumbler holds two standard wine pours — the perfect amount for a little celebration at the end of every adventure.
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University in search of its first supreme witch Oli said. “Ever since ‘American Horror Story: Coven’ aired I knew I had it in me to be a supreme witch.” Starting Oct. 29, witches will gather at the Oval during witching hour to prove that they are supreme witch worthy. President Tony Frank, who is also an avid “American Horror Story” watcher, is rumored to be participating as well. “I think it is a great way to get into the Halloween spirit,” Frank said with a smirk when being interviewed about the supreme witch elections.
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Frank has also been rumored to be walking around during work telling his office assistant 23 times a day, “Witches get a bad rep nowadays. I feel like I can change that.” Men, women and non-binary peers, as well as students and staff, are welcome to vote for and run for the position of the first CSU supreme witch. Qualifications for proving that one is supreme worthy include but are not limited to, telekinesis, mind reading, the ability of being a human voodoo doll and mind control.
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Being able to fly on a broom, wearing a pointy hat and owning a black cat is not required but would definitely serve in a contestant’s favor. “We haven’t won a Rocky Mountain Showdown since I have been here,” senior Tym Berton said. “Maybe with a supreme witch backing us up we could finally change that.” The elected witch will continue to be the supreme for CSU until they graduate or another witch comes along and proves they are more powerful. The CSU supreme contest has caught so much attention
that Fiona Goode, former supreme witch from “American Horror Story: Coven,” will be announcing the first CSU supreme Oct. 31. “Of course there is no better supreme than I,” Good said, as she let out a puff of cigarette smoke and ran her fingers through her hair. “At the end of the day, in this whole wide wicked world, the only thing people should be afraid of, is me.” Kenia Ortiz can be reached at letters@collegain.com.
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Rams’ poor pass defense enables opposition’s run game Mack Beaulieu @Mack_Covers
It sounds a little harsh, but how consistently bad Colorado State football is at defending the pass is seeping into how effective they are at defending the run. The Rams are actually decent at defending the run, at least over the last month or so, but are so bad against the pass that opposing teams can render that point moot. The University of Wyoming showed that if an opposing team is just average in both the run and pass game, or exceptional at one, then they can put up points against this Rams’ defense.
“The Cowboys were already a good running team, and, with freshman Sean Chambers starting over the more traditional redshirt freshman Tyler Vander Waal, they were exceptional.” Part of what enabled a mostly one-dimensional attack to work against the Rams was that the Cowboys could count on not getting much worse in the passing game despite starting a quarterback who will run or hand off
65 to 80 percent of the time. Though the idea might seem abstract, considering the Cowboys put up almost 300 rushing yards, the game plan from the Cowboys’ perspective is ideal. They have one of the nation’s top rushing leaders. Chambers managed to keep Utah State University off balance enough to go 3-for-5 against even the Aggies higher level pass defense. Coming into the game, those occasional passes were sure to increase in productivity against the Rams. The Cowboys had the simple decision of how to handle the CSU front seven, who had gotten pressure on the quarterback and been effective against the run in the three games leading up to the Border War. The results, though mediocre, were at least decent compared to early in the season. The Cowboys knew that their running game was strong enough that at some point the Rams rushing defense would crack and the passing deficiencies would be exposed. Most teams would wear down facing nearly 60 runs, especially a team lacking depth. Cowboys senior running back Nico Evans is one of the nation’s best and averages 6.6 yards-per-carry. Chambers ran for over five yards-per-carry against an Aggies unit that only allows 3.5 yards-per-carry. Still, the Rams only allowed 4.2 yards per carry in the first half. The fact that the Rams could not sustain that should not be a sur-
Linebacker Josh Watson makes a play on Wyoming Running Back during the first quarter of play Oct 26. at Canvas Stadium. The Rams lost 34-21. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN
prise. It was 3-0 at half. Then the Cowboys scored on a 14-yard pass to build a 10-0 lead that looked insurmountable with the way the game was going. A 43-yard pass for a touchdown put the game out of reach, and Chambers was 5-6 with 85 yards and two touchdowns in the second half. No, they did not pass the ball a lot, but those numbers have to be considered effective and significant. It was just enough to get big chunks, get them into scoring position and guarantee
two to three more running plays to wear down the defense every time they got a first down. If an opposing team has enough runners to feel comfortable rushing 50 or 60 times, then the Cowboys’ game plan against the Rams could work for them. The floor for passing production is so high, most teams can tailor their entire preparation to running and still be sure the pass will be there. That does not bode well for the Rams going into their last three games as all three teams have been effective in the run-
ning game. The aforementioned Aggies and the University of Nevada can pass, so they will do that more, but patrons will likely see the same general strategy played out when the Rams play the Air Force Academy. No matter what the matchup, with the secondary and overall pass defense failing so consistently, they will be equally, if not more responsible for every loss the program takes. Mack Beaulieu can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
VOLLEYBALL
Hillyer recognized by the Mountain West for second week in a row By Luke Zahlmann @lukezahlmann
After her Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week award last week, redshirt junior Kirstie Hillyer added an Offensive Player of the Week to her repertoire after a pair of Colorado State sweeps. The weekly accolade was the third-consecutive for the Rams. In the Rams’ two matches against San Diego State University and Fresno State University, Hillyer accumulated 20 kills on a .679 hitting percentage, a team-high for the week. Of her 20 kills, 12 came against the Bulldogs in the team’s match for first place in the conference. In the team’s previous match against the Bulldogs, Hillyer registered 12 kills as well, but on a lowly .083 percentage, one of the middle blocker’s lowest efficiencies of
the year. Along with the offensive prowess, Hillyer tallied seven total blocks, just a week after she accrued 13.
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20 ■ Hitting Percentage: 0.679 ■ Blocks: 7 On the year, Hillyer has registered the second-most kills on the team with 254 and is on pace to pass her previous season-high of 262 within the next week. The former Bayfield High School standout has also totaled 103 blocks on the year, good for second behind fellow middle blocker, junior Paulina
Hougaard-Jensen (107). The total for Hillyer comes a year after the Rams graduated three of their top hitters last season: Jasmine Hanna, Sanja Cizmic and Alexandra Poletto. With 613 kills departing the team, Hillyer has stepped up, accumulating multiple weekly awards as well as All-MW Preseason honors. After their sixth and seventh-straight wins, the Rams moved into first place once again in the conference. Picked to finish their year with a championship for the eighth time in the last nine years, the team has only dropped one set during their streak. The Rams will look to continue their streak against the University of Wyoming Oct. 30 in the two teams’ second iteration of the Border War on the year. Luke Zahlmann can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
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MOVIES
‘The Mind of Jake Paul’ draws on controversial life of YouTube star By Henry Netherland @NetherlandHenry
Viner-turned-YouTuber Jake Paul has stood out in the internet community as a controversial figure with a large group of people who dislike him. In summer 2017, Jake Paul and his social media collective, Team 10, made national headlines due to a seemingly never-ending string of controversies, as well as the release of his posse cut, “It’s Everyday Bro,” the trap equivalent to Rebecca Black’s “Friday.” Despite the controversies, he still was receiving massive online success rarely seen before. The number of incidents involving Jake Paul is staggering to a point where I can’t touch on all of them without flooding the article. However, some of his most
heinous accusations include manipulating children, bullying his team members and having an astronomical ego. Like most people over the age of 12, I found him to be annoying and an overall jerk. My biggest issue with him was his extreme arrogance and portrayal of success, despite his audience literally lacking the mental capacity to tell how awful of a person he truly is. Despite my disdain for him, I was ecstatic when I found out YouTube veteran Shane Dawson was going to make a documentary-style series exploring Jake Paul’s mindset. This is not Dawson’s first rodeo in the world of documentary-style filmmaking. Earlier this year, he produced similarly formatted videos with other controversial YouTubers, like Tana Mongeau and Jeffree Star. Jake Paul as a subject, however, intrigued me because of the numerous controversies surrounding him. A lot of content on YouTube is staged, or at least exaggerated for entertainment, so it’s interesting to see a behind the scenes view.
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What makes Dawson so appealing is how open he is with what is going on inside his head. Instead of acting like a veteran journalist who takes himself too seriously, he is really an average internet star. Throughout the eight-part series, Dawson does a good job of being open with his intentions by stating how he wants to expose another side to Jake Paul, without making others pity him.
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In the series, Dawson interviews several people who know or have known Jake Paul personally, like ex-girlfriend Alissa Violet, former collaborator Nick Crompton and current girlfriend Erika Costell. Of course, Dawson interviews the man himself a couple of times as well. The second episode, “The Dark Side of Jake Paul,” is the
most skippable in the series. In my opinion, no new information about Jake Paul is really revealed, and the bulk of the episode features Dawson and his therapist friend, Kati Morton, overdramatizing the definition of a sociopath. The two most insightful episodes in the series are episodes three, “The Family of Jake Paul” and episode seven, “Inside The Mind of Jake Paul.” In “The Family of Jake Paul” Dawson analyzes his childhood to see how Jake Paul became who he is today. Through his research he discovered Jake Paul’s father, Greg Paul, was unhealthily involved in his children’s extracurricular activities to a point where Jake Paul and his brother, Logan Paul, who is equally controversial, were trying to outdo each other in any way possible. “I think that Jake doesn’t really have a dad,” Dawson said in the episode, “He just has a boss or a coworker.” This episode says a lot about Jake’s worldview and its origins. In the last episode, Dawson has an almost two-hour conver-
sation with Jake about his side of the controversies. The biggest revelation in this episode is Jake recounting his experience seeing Logan publicly admitting to sleeping with his ex-girlfriend online. SCORE: 9/10 Looking back on the series as a whole, it was an astonishing success for Dawson. Despite the multiple flaws on the show, like Dawson’s dramatization of everything, he accomplished the goal of showing a different side of Jake while still holding him accountable for his actions. In addition, Dawson made the entire series engaging from beginning to end, despite its enormous runtime. Dawson’s Jake Paul series is revolutionary, not just for the world of YouTube, but for the world of entertainment and media in general. It is just another example of social media’s ability to compete with traditional media at a national level. Henry Netherland can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.
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Lyric Cinema keeps ‘Rocky Horror’ Emo Nite throws it back at alive with Halloween performance the Aggie this Halloween By Elena Waldman
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The Northern Colorado theatre troupe “No Picnic” will “do the time warp again” with a live performance of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Lyric Cinema and a screening of the movie on Halloween night. The infamous cult classic, which first hit theaters in 1975, shocked audiences with its aggressively controversial content, including a “transexual transvestite from Transylvania” as its main character and a storyline revolving around sexuality. Though the social climate around these topics has changed since the movie’s release, the film retains its position as a cult classic. Modern-day punks, misfits and anyone looking for a great Halloween flick still find themselves flocking to the theaters to see a shadow-box performance of the show. These performances include live actors representing characters in the show, dancing, yelling and making snarky comments to certain movie lines known as “callbacks.” “It’s kind of a ruckus,” said performer Jess Knox, who plays Riff Raff this season. “Everyone gets together and screams at a TV screen for an hour and a half. We act it out as accurately as possible, and whoever isn’t on stage also screams at the TV screen.”
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Playing at: ■ The Lyric Cinema Oct. 31 at 6:30 p.m. ■ Tickets available at: www.lyriccinema.com ■ The theater will be selling $5 “prop bags.” The most notorious part of the show are the callbacks, which have been a tradition since the film’s release. Some of the nonofficial added lines have remained the same since 1975, but as society has changed, so have the callbacks. “We like to do new callbacks to go with whatever is going on at the time,” said Maria Gullo, performer and manager of the show. “I bet you can guess what some of our new callbacks are going to be about in this show.” Though the troupe is constantly coming up with updated content for the modern-day audience, older audiences can re-
Mady Smith performs the iconic role of the notorious Frank N’ Furter. PHOTO BY LAURYN BOLZ COLLEGIAN
turn to the show and recognize some of the cheeky lines. “We were talking with a couple who had seen the movie when it originally came out in theaters,” said performer Brenna Carter, who takes on the role of Columbia. “They were remarking to us about how we had changed all the callbacks. They were really happy because we were keeping the nature of Rocky alive.” The traditional aspect of the show is what keeps older audiences coming back for more Rocky, and entices the new generation to join in on the fun. “I had a funny thought the other day that being in ‘Rocky’ makes me think of the Catholic church,” Gullo said. “You can go to any Catholic church and join in, no matter what Catholic church you go to. So if you think about it, going to Rocky Horror is sort of like going to church. You can go to any Rocky show and know 90 percent of the callbacks.” Though it has been over 40 years since the film was first released, it remains a popular beacon of counter-culture, as well as an important place for anyone to come and have a good time with no fear of judgement. “I think keeping the LGBTQ aspect strong is important,” said Jennifer Trube, former show manager. “When the movie came out, it was a safe space for the community to
be. That’s what we’re trying to cultivate: a place where people can come and don’t have to feel ashamed of cross dressing or doing whatever the hell they want.”
“When the movie came out, it was a safe space for the community to be. That’s what we’re trying to cultivate; a place where people can come and don’t have to feel ashamed of cross dressing or doing whatever the hell they want.” JENNIFER TRUBE FORMER ‘NO PICNIC’ SHOW MANAGER
The movie keeps an open atmosphere in a way that everyone can relate to, through humor. “I think this show is more important than ever,” said Mike Tepp, who is debuting with “No Picnic” this year as Brad. “It sh*ts on everybody and everything, nobody is spared from it. It’s just so open as far as sexuality. It’s so in your face but in a way that it’s like ‘come join us.’” Lauryn Bolz can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
It may time to dig out those low-waisted jeans and Juicy Couture jumpsuits from your parents’ garage, because the Aggie Theatre is throwing it back with some 2000s classics this Halloween. Emo Nite is coming to the Aggie Oct. 31, featuring 3OH!3 and special guest Lil Aaron. The show will start at 8 p.m. and will be the first to kick off 3OH!3’s upcoming tour, “THE WANT House Party” tour. “The WANT House Party” tour will celebrate the 10 year anniversary of 3OH!3’s memorable album “WANT,” released in 2008, which is still available on Spotify and iTunes. The album featured the infamous, lively electronic-pop hits “DONTTRUSTME” and “STARSTRUKK,” and the record charted on Billboard 200 but received mixed reviews. 3OH!3, the Colorado-based duo consisting of Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte, will be traveling all across the U.S. and will end the tour in Denver Dec. 7. Musical guest Lil Aaron will join, showcasing songs from his
2018 album “ROCK$STAR FAMOU$” that combines trap and rock musical elements. Emo Nite is an event group that caters to the ever-present nostalgic attitude of millennials by throwing concerts and parties with artists from the 1990s to the 2000s. Created by Morgan Freed, Babs Szabo and T.J. Petracca, the collective aims to bring back recognition of the music that contributed many people’s formative years. Emo Nite has worked with a diverse range of musicians that defined the 2000s era, from pop-punk band Sum-41 to pop-sensation Demi Lovato. Those looking to join the
EMO NITE TICKETS Can be found at: ■ www. aggietheater.com throwback fest can find tickets and more information on 3OH!3’s website. More information on Emo Nite can be found at emonite.com. Elena Waldman can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com
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(10/30/18). Good fortune blesses a personal dream this year. Dedicated attention to creative arts and communication succeeds. Fall into a spontaneous partnership. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 8 — Launch a fun adventure. Long-distance communications improve, with Mercury in Sagittarius. Expand your territory. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 8 — Building family savings comes easier for three weeks, with Mercury in Sagittarius. Set long-range financial targets. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 7 — With Mercury in Sagittarius, the competition is fierce. Support your partner, and work together. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 8 — Profitable work abounds today and tomorrow. Solutions arise in communication, with Mercury in Sagittarius. Create and discover efficiencies. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 9 — Energy surges. You’re especially persuasive and clever, with Mercury in Sagittarius. Express your love in creative ways. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 6 — Consider a dream. Coordinate
household renovation over the next three weeks. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 7 — Teamwork provides efficiency and energy. Enter a three-week creative communications phase, with Mercury in Sagittarius. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 8 — Travel and study. Make long-distance connections. Resources and benefits arise in communication over three weeks, with Mercury in your sign. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 8 — Travel and study. Make long-distance connections. Resources and benefits arise in communication over three weeks, with Mercury in your sign. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 7 — Collaborate with your partner over the next two days. Brainstorm and throw ideas around. Write down the good ones. Determine roles and responsibilities. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 — Collaboration flowers today and tomorrow. Make social connections, with Mercury in Sagittarius for three weeks. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 8 — Exercise builds strength and endurance. Professional opportunities abound, with Mercury in Sagittarius.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Sudoku
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle 26 Archaeologist’s find 27 Fail suddenly, with “out” 29 Desserts in Little Italy 31 Morning drops 32 Actress Thurman 33 Longtime “CBS Evening News” anchor 35 “There’s __ in team” 36 Building add-on 38 Hudson Riv. tech school 39 Went first 41 Worshiped star 46 “Iron Chef Gauntlet” host Rocky Mt. Collegian 10/29/18 Sudoku Brown 49 Devious plan 51 San __: Texas city, familiarly To solve Sudoku puzzle, 52the Steaming mad each row, column and box must contain the numbers 1 to 9. 53 Law enforcement shocker 54 Overflows (with) 55 Yank in Yemen, for short 5 1 9 57 No longer lost 58 Saint __: Caribbean island 2 bake sale orgs.3 62 School 63 In that case 3 65 They’re 6 1related 7 66 Cards 8 checked 7 at the gate, 4 briefly Across 1 Beauty queen’s topper 6 Standoffish 11 Irish folk dance 14 Naysayers 15 “Z: The Beginning of Everything” star Christina 16 Santa __ winds 17 *Easy-to-read character 19 “Real World” channel 20 Triangular Indian pastry 21 Skinny fish 22 Buzzing insect 23 Luxury bag monogram 24 *Cruise stop 28 Like much Scotch 30 Purchase at Lowe’s 31 July 4th nonstarter 34 Kagan of the Court 37 “Grr!,” say 40 *Microsoft Outlook service 42 Freight weight 43 *FaceTime alternative 44 1988 film farce fish 45 Asian part of Egypt 47 Assist 48 Goes to seed 50 “Enchanted” fantasy film girl 52 *Emphatic typeface 56 Patriots’ org.
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KCSU IS OUT OF THIS WORLD
16 Tuesday, October 30, 2018 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian
Recent news about potential changes to the federal definition of Title IX has understandably caused alarm amongst the trans community and/or anyone invested in trans liberation. While no changes have officially been implemented, we know that the threat of erasure has the potential to fuel and embolden transphobia in our community. As a result, The Pride Resource Center and The Women and Gender Advocacy Center are joining forces to double down on our commitment to support trans, non-binary and intersex students at CSU. In specific, we would like to go on record with the following commitments:
· We commit to using your correct pronouns, to acknowledging when we mess up and to intervening when we hear others misgender you. · We commit to honoring the fact that your gender identities are informed and shaped by race, class, sexuality and disability. We will not ask you to separate your identities and we commit to serving you as a complete person. · We commit to using our spheres of influence on campus to advocate for your mental and emotional health as well as your financial, social, academic and systemic needs. · We commit to being open to feedback if there are ways that we can better serve you at CSU. · We commit to not being complicit in the erasure of trans, non-binary and intersex folks.
We see you. We know your identities are real, valid and worth existing here at CSU. Trans, non-binary, intersex rights are human rights You are not alone.