Vol. 128, No. 59 Monday, November 5, 2018

Vol. 128, No. 59 Monday, November 5, 2018

NEWS

OPINION

SPORTS

Four candidates running for District 2 seat

CSU has gone too far with inclusive language

Rams take lessons from exhibition

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Stanley Aschenbrenner performs a dance called the “Men’s Fancy Dance” at the 36th annual AESIS Pow Wow at the LSC on Nov. 3. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN

36th annual Pow Wow celebrates colorful Indigenous traditions

By Elena Waldman @waldmanelena

Falling annually in November, Native American Heritage Month honors the deeply meaningful traditions of Indigenous culture.

Hosted by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, the Native American Cultural Center, Associated Students of Colorado State

University and Ram Events, the Colorado State University 36th annual AISES Pow Wow was held on Nov. 3. The pow wow started the month off with a celebration of Indigenous people, dances, music, drum circles, food and vendors. Starting with the Gourd Dance and followed by the pow wow, the Lory Student Center Grand Ballrooms were packed with students and community members coming

together to celebrate and learn about Native American culture.

The LSC Ballrooms were lined with several vendors and organizations, while the center of the room featured an open space for dancers and drum circles.

A pow wow is a gathering and celebration of Indigenous cultural traditions and consists of Native dances, songs, drum circles, food and commu-

nities. Kiowa Elder John Emhoolah said that this particular pow wow was intertribal, meaning many different tribes came together.

“It’s a celebration and culmination of different tribes, different dances, different songs,” Emhoolah said.

Emhoolah started the Denver March Pow Wow over 40 years ago and uses his extensive knowledge and experience

to oversee many of the events and gatherings at CSU, such as the AISES Pow Wow. Emhoolah said that upholding the tradition of the pow wow is a key part to spirituality and cultural preservation.

“I’ve been here at CSU— I forgot how many years now,” Emhoolah said. “I’m kind of the overseer, and at the same

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POLITICS

Anti-gerrymandering amendments aim to reform redistricting process

By Samantha Ye @samxye4

In a year where gerrymandering has swept national headlines, two Colorado ballot measures hope to ban the practice before it reaches state lines.

Amendments Y and Z would create two 12-member legislatively-independent commissions to take over the legislative and congressional redistricting processes and establish additional redistricting guidelines.

These measures are two of six legislatively-referred ballot issues this year.

Six other states including California and Arizona already have independent commissions according to Ballotpedia. Like Colorado, Utah and Missouri are voting on their own measures to follow suit this election.

The hope is independently-created districts will elect a more representative government, said Curtis Hubbard, a spokesman for Fair Maps Colorado, the group behind the amendments. Amending these into the state Constitution would also keep Colorado shielded from extreme partisan gerrymandering, which has plagued states like Texas, Maryland and Wisconsin.

“What we’ve seen nationally is an uptick in gerrymandering as computer technology has allowed for the drawing of much more sophisticated maps to benefit one side or the other,” Hubbard said.

“We want to protect Colorado from

that practice.”

What do they do?

Amendment Y creates a commission for congressional redistricting, and Amendment Z a commission for redistricting Colorado’s 35 State Senate and 65 State House of Representative districts.

The process to form the commissions is extensive. Out of a 92page ballot book, 30 of those pages outline Amendments Y and Z specifically.

According to the Blue Book, a panel of three retired Colorado judges select the commissioners from pools of eligible applicants.

The commission must be made up of four members each from the state’s two largest registered parties, currently Republicans and Democrats, and four unaffiliated members.

That means the commissions are not politically independent, but then, that was never the point.

“You can’t take partisan politics out a process that’s inherently partisan,” Frank McNulty, former Republican state Speaker of the House and a force behind the amendments, said to Colorado Public Radio.

Two members of each group, or half the total commission, are chosen randomly. The other half are still chosen by the panel, but the partisan selections get a bit of input from party leaders. The commission’s final form should also reflect the state’s racial, ethnic, gender and geographic makeup.

When it comes to the actual map drawing, the criteria gets even

more expansive.

The first priority is achieving population equality and accordance with the Voting Rights Act which protects minority voters, then preserving political subdivisions and communities of interest, and finally creating compactness and competitive districts when possible. Maps cannot be drawn for the purpose of protecting incumbents, candidates or political parties.

Nonpartisan commission staff draw the maps which must be approved by at least eight members of the commission, two of whom must be unaffiliated. This keeps the two major parties from “dividing up the seats as they see fit,” Hubbard said.

The Colorado Supreme Court must approve the final map unless they find the commission failed to properly apply the required criteria.

The measure also includes requirements for public hearings and lobbying disclosures, so citizens have more involvement in the map-drawing process.

Supporters of Amendments Y and Z say they will make Colorado a model for redistricting reform.

“What’s at the heart of them is that they let voters pick their politicians, not the other way around,” Hubbard said.

What is the problem?

Gerrymandering is the process of drawing district lines to guarantee a certain election outcome, be it re-electing an incumbent or granting disproportional political representation to the party in power.

“Gerrymandering has huge

Voting booths at the North Ballroom of the Lory Student Center Nov. 2. Amendements Y and Z are currently on the ballot and cover congressional redistricting. PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN COLLEGIAN

consequences for which party controls Congress and, at the state level, which part controls the state legislature,” Colorado State University political science professor Robert Duffy wrote in an email to The Collegian.

Historically, he wrote, both parties have drawn themselves politically beneficial lines in places they had the advantage.

In a swing state like Colorado, where voters are closely divided between Democrats, Republicans and independents, the fruits of redis-

tricting have been hard to harvest, according to Pacific Standard. But, although Colorado has relatively compact districts, proportional representation and little history of extreme gerrymandering, the battle over district lines have been intense.

The last four Congressional redistrictings have led to court action, three of which ended in a judge drawing the final map, according to the Colorado Independent.

Currently, Colorado’s state

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POLITICS

District 2 candidates campaign for house seat

By Samantha Ye @samxye4

Editor’s note: The original, fulllength profiles on these candidates ran on Aug. 21, Aug. 29, Sept. 10 and Sept. 26, respectively.

This story features select excerpts from the “On the Issues” section of each article.

With Jared Polis running for governor of Colorado, a new representative must be chosen for Congressional District 2, the district that includes Larimer County.

There are four individuals currently running for this position: Democrat Joe Neguse, Republican Peter Yu, Libertarian Roger Barris and Independent Nick Thomas.

ABOUT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2 ■ Encompasses Larimer County

and the northwestern suburbs of Denver including Boulder, Northglenn, Thornton and Westminster.

■ Population (2016): 803,470 ■ The 2018 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+9, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, results favored Democrats 9 percentage points more than the national average, according to Ballotpedia.

Joe Neguse 34-year-old Democrat Joe Neguse is running to replace Jared Polis as representative for Congressional District 2, which includes Larimer County.

On climate change, Neguse views it as “an existential threat” which Congress must combat in several different ways: pricing carbon or charging a “carbon tax” on carbon dioxide emitters, eliminating oil and gas subsidies and increasing investments in renewable energy such as solar and wind.

“An omnibus piece of legislation that drives us towards a carbon-free future, I think, is incredibly important for our country and for not just our generation..., but for the generations that will follow,” Neguse said.

In regards to immigration, Neguse has an even more personal connection as his parents immigrated to the U.S. from Eritrea, then a country at war.

Neguse, again citing the effects of increased family separation, said his top concern right now is the treatment of immigrants by the current administration, “I say that as a son of immigrants, as someone who has been

fortunate to be a citizen of our country, to live the American Dream,” Neguse said. “And given my parent’s journey to this country, immigration reform is something I care deeply about.”

Reform he supports includes passing a clean Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act to give immigrant youth and young adults brought to the U.S. as minors a path to citizenship, reforming the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and a comprehensive reform akin to the 2013 bill proposed by the bipartisan Gang of Eight which passed in Senate but not the House.

As a younger candidate who knows the importance of legal cannabis, Neguse said he supports something like the Marijuana Justice Act to legalize it federally.

Neguse is also determined to hold the U.S. Department of Education accountable for their regulatory actions by using Congress’ oversight powers. He also hopes to make higher education more accessible by “ensuring that every public higher education graduate finishes debt-free,” according to his campaign website.

And if the opportunity arises, Neguse says he would vote to impeach Trump.

“I do believe that this president, based on the body of evidence that’s out there, has committed high crimes and misdemeanors,” Neguse said. “And, I’d vote to begin the impeachment process.”

Peter Yu Lifelong-Republican Peter Yu is also running to be a representative of Congressional District 2.

On student debt, Yu said it is the fault of the federal government, in this case for handing out student loans “like candy,” thus artificially inflating the demand for and subsequently the cost of college.

“Colleges know they’ve got the supply and the demand’s definitely there because, guess what, kids can get as much money as they need,” Yu said.

Yu proposes capping the amount of federal student loans given out, as well as making sure kids get help weighing the costs and benefits of college, providing more vocational options and restructuring college curriculum so students only take the classes they need for their major.

As far as addressing both climate change and energy independence, Yu said he would focus on bolstering all of the nation’s energy sources, but especially natural gas.

In 2017, natural gas fueled 29 percent of U.S. energy consumption, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Yu wants to push that to number to

Democrat Joe Neguse speaks at the LSC Oct. 24.

Neguse is running for representative of Congressionl District 2. PHOTO BY NATALIE DYER COLLEGIAN

Roger Barris, a Libertarian Party candidate for the U.S. House of Representative second district, speaks to students at CSU April 11.

PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN

70 or 100 percent.

Having worked in the solar industry himself, Yu said that technology-wise, the renewable energy industry is “just not there yet.” All renewables combined served 11 percent of U.S. energy in 2017, according to the EIA. Yu supports non-government research into cheaper and more reliable renewable technology while developing natural gas.

Though Colorado has legalized cannabis, Yu would leave it up to other individual states to decide if they want to legalize.

However, it is the responsibility of Congress to declassify cannabis from a Schedule I drug, Yu said.

On immigration, Yu said it should be done the right way and “people who are here legally” should provide a service to the country.

“We all have to follow the rules,” Yu said. “I want...to help

Peter Yu, a 46-year-old Republican, is running for the Congressional District 2 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives this midterms election.

PHOTO BY SAMANTHA YE COLLEGIAN

Nick Thomas, a 34-year-old Independent, is running for the Congressional District 2 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives this midterms election.

PHOTO BY SAMANTHA YE COLLEGIAN

everyone as well, but just make sure (to immigrate) the legal way and it will actually allow us to be a more productive society where we can actually take care of everybody.”

When it comes to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival recipients, Yu would support a non-amnesty path to citizenship as long as they are not criminals and contribute to society.

“By all means, I am all for them staying,” Yu said. “This is their country; this is all they know.”

Roger Barris Roger Barris is all for consistency — unlike Democrat and Republican politicians, whom he stated are “complete hypocrites.”

The Libertarian candidate is running to create “the smallest government possible in order to create the greatest scope for individual liberty.”

That attitude is reflected in

his environmental policy. While Barris said he has no problem with alternative energy, he does not want the government to subsidize it to fruition.

Rather, he favors market forces which have led to replacing coal with natural gas fracking. He would also minimize carbon dioxide emissions through a carbon tax.

While he admits supporting a carbon tax is not very Libertarian of him, tragedy of the commons is one of the areas the free market cannot control, Barris said, and is a place for legitimate government regulation. Those unwilling to use price incentives are not really serious about the issue.

The tax would be built into price increases of gas and other carbon-emitting sources. Once taxes are collected, each house

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District 2 >> from page 4 hold or adult will receive an even cut of the revenue in the form of a dividend. Those who emit fewer carbon emissions would then end up receiving more than they pay in taxes.

Barris said he would make the student debt crisis correct itself by removing all government subsidies and loan programs from higher education.

Barris compared the current student loan situation to the situation before the housing crisis of 2008.

“If the government were out of the business of lending money for schools, the price would plummet,” Barris said. “And then, all the concerns people have about who’s gonna pay for school would largely disappear.”

After that, private sector loans and charitable donations would cover any remaining needs, Barris said.

On immigration, Barris joked that the only wall he wants to build is between Colorado and California.

For children brought into the country undocumented, or Dreamers, Barris said they should absolutely have path to citizenship.

Part of his message to young voters — one he spoke of at his last visit to Colorado State University — is that big government is a consistent conspiracy against young people.

“Big government is always

in favor of the status quo, is always against the future, and guess what, young people are the future,” Barris said. “And so it’s amazing to me the extent young people believe in big government.”

Nick Thomas To CSU alumnus Nick Thomas, running as an Independent is a critical factor in his ability to fully represent his constituents.

A self-described moderate, Thomas hopes to win District 2 without ties to any political parties.

On student loan debt, Thomas believes it will take a two-tiered solution to undo the damage moving forward.

In the present, Thomas would restructure the debt of every current student debt-holder to drop interest rates down to 2 percent.

Long-term, Thomas supports free community college and a massive national service option. In the service option, students who serve two years in the military or a program like Teach for America or AmeriCorps, can have part or all of their undergraduate tuition written off.

For degrees which statistically cannot repay the cost of college, Thomas believes there needs to be a cap on the loan size. This should force schools to stop charging so much for degrees such as education or social work where related careers cannot pay back absurd loans, Thomas said.

A broken system led to the conundrum of today and, while it should be fixed for the future, it must also accommo-

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Similarly, on immigration, Thomas supports a pronged solution. The first step is to find some path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants currently in the U.S. “Those who are already here are here,” Thomas said.

“They’ve built lives, they’re contributing to Social Security, they’re part of our community.”

As that is happening, Congress must reform the immigration process to streamline it and cut down the potential for future undocumented immigrants, Thomas said.

In dealing with cannabis, Thomas said he supports nationwide legalization and decriminalization. The next step is then dealing with the private prison industry, which he said disproportionately attacks minorities.

“What it has given us is legalized slavery, it’s split families, ruined communities and we need to deal with that,” Thomas said.

Thomas said because the U.S. has not dealt with its trauma of slavery, Jim Crow, Japanese internment, Native genocide and more, it cannot move forward.

Thomas said he does not know how to fix this, but said the process can start with respect.

“You can disagree with another person without calling them a liar or a traitor or evil,” Thomas said. “America has to come together and deal with our combined trauma.”

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

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Redistricting >> from page 3 House districts may slant toward Democrats who won 50.4 percent of the statewide vote in 2016, but snagged 57 percent of the seats, according to CPR. For Congressional districts, Colorado’s “efficiency gap”—a quantitative measure of unfair advantage from partisan gerrymandering—is pragmatically null, according to data analytics company Azavea.

Even then Republicans were upset by Colorado’s last redistricting results, Duffy wrote, due to the increased competitiveness of the Republican Mike Coffman’s Congressional District 6.

After years of bitter standoffs and thrown-out maps, it is no surprise the Colorado General Assembly in charge of congressional redistricting wants out. They sent the ballot measures to the voters with 100 percent support.

The final plans are a bipartisan mashup of two redistricting solu-

tions from each end of the aisle.

Hubbard said the result is a collection of best practices for redistricting with a set of checks and balances to prevent the system from being gamed.

Although there is no formal opposition, those who oppose the measures have criticized the lack of representation for minor parties and the limitations placed on the Colorado Supreme Court who must evaluate whichever map is placed before them for approval.

Those concerns may not be enough to slow down the amendments though, which need 55 percent of the vote to pass.

Fair Maps feels good about the support they have built, including endorsements by every living governor of Colorado and a slew of organizations and civic leaders, Hubbard said.

“As we talk to voters, we continue to find strong support across the state from all across the political spectrum,” Hubbard said. “We like our chances on Election Day.” Samantha Ye can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST

University has gone too far with inclusive language

By Katrina Leibee @KatrinaLeibee

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 you’re a freshman this year, amidst the hustle and bustle of starting college, moving in and figuring out your new routine and lifestyle, then orientation leaders at Colorado State University introduced you to an important aspect of CSU’s culture: inclusive language.

Inclusive language includes every identity, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, etc. During orientation, we were introduced to gender pronouns such as they/them/theirs. This is something to be excited about, and most of us actively respect people’s gender pronouns, but as the semester continues, it has become obvious that inclusive language extends way beyond gender pronouns.

It is great for students to try to use inclusive language, but it has become an expectation of students. This expectation might not be entirely fair.

We have been asked to get rid of the language we have been using for as long as we have known the English language.

We were told that the popular term “you guys” was not inclusive of all genders, and we should instead replace it with “ya’ll.” We were told to use the term “first-year” instead of “freshman,” because “freshman” is not inclusive of all genders.

After getting involved in residential leadership, I was told not to use the word “dorms,” and replace it with “residence halls.” Dorm refers to only a place where one sleeps, and residence hall refers to a place where one sleeps, eats, studies and participates in social activities.

A countless amount of words and phrases have been marked with a big, red X and defined as “not inclusive.” It has gotten to the point where students should carry around

a dictionary of words they cannot say.

In a meeting with Zahra Al-Saloom, the director of Diversity and Inclusion at Associated Students of Colorado State University, she showed me an entire packet of words and phrases that were deemed non-inclusive. One of these phrases was “long time, no see,” which is viewed as derogatory towards those of Asian descent.

“Even if the world isn’t good, you should be good.”

LAUREN RODGERS DIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

Al-Saloom believes inclusive language is important at CSU. “(It) incorporates identities without the binary,” Al-Saloom said. She does not believe it is okay to say “you guys,” but expressed a willingness to educate. “I’m not gonna try

COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST

Vote yes on Amendment X Wyatt Hansen @hansolo1610

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.

A vote for Amendment X on the upcoming 2018 ballot will allow Colorado to remain a leader in the hemp industry by allowing the industry to stay flexible with the changing federal laws.

As of right now, Colorado is the only state in America that defines industrial hemp in its constitution. Amendment 64 added the definition of industrial hemp to the Colorado Constitution in 2012. On the ballot this year for Colorado’s midterm elections is an Amendment to remove industrial hemp from our constitution and create a statutory definition based on upcoming federal laws.

Colorado Blue Book’s supporting argument states, “Colorado is the leading producer of industrial hemp in the country and the only state

with a definition of industrial hemp in its constitution. Striking this definition will allow Colorado’s hemp industry to remain competitive with other states as the regulatory landscape evolves for this crop.”

Industrial hemp is defined

by The Colorado Department of Agriculture as “a plant of the genus Cannabis and any part of the plant, whether growing or not, containing a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of no more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis.”

Industrial hemp is used for a variety of products, such as building material, food, fuel, medicine, paper, plastic, rope and textiles.

If federal law were to change the industrial hemp definition, there is likelihood for better products to surface in the industry. Colorado would be behind the eightball because our constitution would permit us from changing to adapting federal law if the definition were to remain.

A vote for Amendment X will give Colorado flexibility in changing our own hemp laws to fluctuate with federal law.

By removing the definition of industrial hemp in our constitution, Colorado will be able to

bolster the hemp industry and give local hemp farmers room for change if needed.

Sen. Stephen Fenberg, a primary supporter of the ballot initiative, said, “There’s an expectation that federal law will loosen and now permit hemp cultivation.” This means as federal law changes Colorado will be able to evolve and preserve their position and remain competitive as a key leader in the hemp industry.

If the amendment passes, the definition would be in statute instead of in the constitution, giving the industry more flexibility. Since industrial hemp is defined in Colorado’s constitution, responding to the upcoming federal changes to hemp would be challenging.

If the amendment is voted down, Colorado would lose their position in the hemp industry as other states would adapt to the changing federal laws.

Vote yes on Amendment X so Colorado can remain competitive in the hemp market and successfully adapt to new federal hemp laws in the future.

Wyatt Hansen can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

and change them, but educate them.”

We have been asked to phase out phrases from our language that we hear everyday outside of this campus.

However, we were never asked if we felt these terms were non-inclusive, we were told.

“As a woman, I feel excluded when the term ‘you guys’ is used,” Lauren Rodgers said, the Director of Residential Development for Residence Hall Association, an organization on campus that strongly emphasizes inclusive language.

A question I would pose to all women on this campus is: Do you actually feel excluded by the term “you guys,” or were you told that “you guys” excludes you?

The Department of Education released an inclusive language guide in 2012, and while it contains gender inclusive terms, the one term it does not mention is “you guys.”

I asked both Al-Saloom and Rodgers: If this sort of language is not censored outside of this campus, why should we censor it here? Rodgers

responded, “Even if the world isn’t good, you should be good.”

Al-Saloom responded that, “CSU abides by the principles of community, and we want to make it an inclusive space.”

While this is all good and well, eventually we will all have to leave the inclusive, non-offensive bubble that we are living in at this school and step into a cruel world that doesn’t care about any of this language we spent 4 years adapting to.

Inclusive language should not be taught at CSU, instead, each individual student should get to decide whether this is something they want to change, without anyone correcting them.

We should all consider the possibility that these words were not a problem until we made them a problem. These phrases were not exclusive until we decided they were. Ultimately, the word “freshman” is never going to go away just because CSU has decided it should.

Katrina Leibee can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

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Sports | Monday, November 5, 2018

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

3 takeaways from CSU women’s preseason

By Luke Zahlmann @lukezahlmann

With their first two games of the season in the books, albeit exhibitions, Colorado State University women’s basketball has yet to fall.

In total, the Rams won both games by an average margin of 17.5 points. Here’s a trio of takeaways from the preseason: The newcomer has started hot Brought over as a transfer from Seward Community College, junior Mollie Mounsey had been lauded for months by coach Ryun Williams as a dynamite shooter from outside.

With a track record of the most 3-point makes from outside in the nation for women, the stats backed up the claim. In her first game, Mounsey started right from where she left off.

“Mollie is just a very good basketball player.

She can be a playmaker off the shot fake, she’s got incredible (shooting) range. We played her a lot of minutes... she was probably our best defender.”

RYUN WILLIAMS BASKETBALL COACH

She made her first six from outside the arc, making seven of her eight attempts in total. When the final whistle blew, Mounsey had accumulated a game-high 28 points without a single turnover, something Williams was happy to see.

“Mollie is just a very good basketball player,” Williams said. “She can be a playmaker off the shot fake, she’s got incredible (shooting) range. We played her a lot of minutes... she was probably our best defender.”

In the second exhibition, Mounsey performed much the same, posting 14 points on 4-5 from outside the arc.

In all, Mounsey scored a teamhigh 42 points and shot 10-14 from outside and played exactly 36 minutes in each contest.

The new defensive philosophy: pestering Known for his defensive emphasis, Williams has built several top-notch defensive units in his time at the helm of the Rams. This year appears to be a little different.

The defense has kept its candor, but the emphasis on forcing turnovers via steals and blocks has greatly increased.

“I think we should be active,” William said. “When we played with active hands (and) active feet, it sparked us offensively. We preach activity with good discipline.”

An emphasis on forcing mistakes from the opposition was exemplified in the constant arm-action of the Rams’ defense. Whether it was in the air or to the sides, the preaching of hands being up has increased since last year. “(It’s helped) just being ready,” sophomore Lena Svanholm said.

“Even though we’re always trying to have our hands up, we’re always ready on our feet, ready to move.”

The efforts resulted in 19 turnovers from the two matchups.

Leading the way, with three forced turnovers of their own, was the aforementioned Mounsey and sophomore Lore Devos.

The mismatch down low has disappeared Last season, senior Veronika Mirkovic was the predominant starter at the five for the Rams.

Newcomer, redshirt senior Tatum Neubert, and Svanholm are set to take the reigns this year.

Neubert, standing as a 6-foot2-inch menace inside started both games for the Rams, less than a year after spending a season at the University of Oregon and a trio at Lousiana State University. In her time with the Ducks and Tigers, respectively, the big accumulated 62 total games.

Neubert chose to come home for her final season, bypassing another year down south. Early results are showing that she made the right decision. In the team’s pair of exhibitions, Neubert racked up 25 points and 20 boards, with the latter matchup being a 16 and 14 double-double.

“It feels so good (to be home again),” Neubert said. “My parents are up in the stands, it feels really awesome.”

Off the bench, Svanholm has brought a renewed game this season as well. After competing overseas in the International Basketball Federation Women’s Europe Under-20 Championship, Svanholm is already seeing the benefits of the increased competition.

“I always think it’s really good to get international experience,” Svanholm said. “(I) came out and played a lot against good competition.”

Along with her refined game down low in the two games, Svanholm showed an increased range, hoisting seven attempts from outside, sinking a pair in the two games.

With the pair of bigs, the Rams increased their depth at the position, as well as the capabilities of their pieces. With premier centers in the conference, such as 2018-19 Mountain West,› All-MW preseason nominee, senior Katie Powell of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, it will be a welcomed addition.

The Rams begin their regular season Tuesday at Moby Arena against Eastern New Mexico University. The game tips off at 7 p.m.

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

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3 takeaways following CSU’s exhibition victory over CSU-Pueblo Eddie Herz @Eddie_Herz

The Colorado State Rams earned an exhibition victory over the visiting CSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves on Nov. 3 by a score of 87-67 to unofficially begin the 2018-19 season.

Freshmen guard Kendle Moore and forward Adam Thistlewood led the Rams in scoring to begin their collegiate careers.

Moore finished with 19 points on an efficient 7-9 shooting from the floor. Thistlewood added 16 points and also grabbed seven rebounds.

The Thunderwolves made things interesting before the Rams dominated their Division II opponent in the second half.

Even if Carvacho provides double-digit rebounds each game, CSU will need more if it wants to frequently hold a rebounding advantage over its opponents.

CSU-Pueblo led for the majority of the first half, but CSU managed to build a seven-point advantage before heading to the locker room. The Rams constructed a key 12-0 run which gave them their first double-digit lead of the afternoon with under three minutes remaining in the opening half.

CSU played in a far more cohesive manner in the second half. The Rams instantaneously constructed a comfortable lead that was never surrendered.

CSU increased its lead to 17 points with 15 minutes remaining in the game.

Overall, the Rams shot 48 percent from the floor and outrebounded CSU-Pueblo 49-34.

Defensively, CSU held its opponent to 36 percent shooting from the floor.

Efficient three-point shooting allowed the Thunderwolves to compete longer than anticipated. CSU-Pueblo shot 35 percent from three. Turnovers inhibited the Rams from building a large lead early. CSU combined for 16 turnovers in the game.

Here are the three takeaways from CSU’s 20-point exhibition victory: Kendle Moore will be a significant contributor.

Obviously, games that don’t affect either the win or loss column have to be taken with a grain of salt. This is even more of the case when facing a DII opponent as the Rams just did.

Regardless, freshman guard Kendle Moore demonstrated how he can immediately provide a spark for CSU. Moore made his presence

Nico Carvacho (32) shoots a free throw during the Mountain West Tournament on March 7. Carvacho converted on 4 of 11 shot attempts against the Timberwolves during CSU’s exhibition game this past weekend. PHOTO BY TONY VILLALOBOS MAY COLLEGIAN

known in a variety of ways and by far was the best player on the court. Moore made the most of his shot attempts and was the game’s leading scorer.

Though Moore was the only player on the floor for more than 30 minutes, fatigue never seemed to be an issue.

“Even if Carvacho provides double-digit rebounds each game, CSU will need more if it wants to frequently hold a rebounding advantage over its opponents.”

The 5’10 guard possesses tremendous speed and truly has a knack for finding the bucket.

Within Moore’s energetic performance the guard accumulated five rebounds, three assists and a steal.

Size may become an issue when going up against DI competition. However, the guard’s quickness will help compensate for his small frame down the stretch. Moore has also made it apparent that he is attempting to put on some weight.

Moore started against CSU-Pueblo and proved that he deserved to. He may not initially be starting many games for the Rams, but expect Moore to sneak his way into CSU’s starting five as the season progresses if he continues to play like he did on Saturday.

This could happen sooner rather than later considering Oral Roberts University transfer Kris Martin has been suspended for the Rams’ first five regular-season games. Moore now holds the advantage of being able to get into a rhythm before Martin.

Adam Thistlewood’s rebounding is vital to CSU’s success.

In addition to announcing Martin’s suspension after the exhibition game, head coach Niko Medved also mentioned senior forward Deion James will redshirt the 2018-19 season.

James underwent knee surgery during the offseason.

Medved and James both believe James should sit out for a season.

More so than James’ scoring capabilities, his rebounding will be missed. This is simply because CSU has plenty of players who can score, but not many who can be relied on in

the rebounding department.

James is CSU’s second-leading returning rebounder from last season behind Nico Carvacho. The forward averaged 5.3 rebounds per game and totalled at least eight rebounds in nine games.

Even if Carvacho provides double-digit rebounds each game, CSU will need more if it wants to frequently hold a rebounding advantage over its opponents.

This is where Thistlewood comes in. It may be difficult for the freshman to consistently rebound effectively, considering it will take him a while to adjust both physically and mentally to the collegiate level.

However, the 6’6” forward collected seven rebounds against CSU-Pueblo. Three of which also came offensively, creating second-chance opportunities for the Rams.

Without James in the picture, Medved will need similar performances from Thistlewood more often than not. Besides forward Zo Tyson, there really isn’t anyone on the Rams’ roster who is capable of doing so.

A glimpse at Carvacho’s expanded game wasn’t pretty.

Carvacho took it upon him-

self in the later stages of the 2017-18 season, and especially during the offseason, to develop his outside shot.

Successfully doing so would make the redshirt junior a more versatile and dynamic player.

Carvacho put his efforts to the test against the Thunderwolves on Saturday. There were a few occurrences in which the forward attempted a jumper instead of putting the ball on the floor and finding the rim.

Carvacho converted only 4-11 shot attempts and looked noticeably frustrated at times against CSU-Pueblo.

It is clear that Carvacho still has some work to do in terms of his shooting. The lackluster performance on Saturday isn’t something to worry about very much.

The sole purpose of exhibition games is for players to be able to work out kinks and shake off rust acquired from not playing a real game in eight months.

The fact that Carvacho got this out of the way now, rather than in a game that counts, is good for the forward.

Eddie Herz can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball continues dominance over Air Force

By Sergio Santistevan @TheRealsSergio

In the first game of a threegame road stretch, the Colorado State volleyball team kept on rolling through conference play as the visiting Rams swept the Air Force Academy (25-14, 25-21, 29-27) to earn their thirteenth three-frame match of the season.

The win brought the Rams’ win streak to nine and continued their storied success over the Falcons. In the last 50 matches against the Falcons, the Rams have gone undefeted, earning a sweep in the last five.

More importantly, CSU built upon its lead in the Mountain West with less than two weeks remaining in the regular season.

The Rams set the tone of the match in the first set, cruising to a 25-14 victory. Coach Tom Hilbert said his team wanted to force the Falcons into a high-error environment and block at the net, to which the Rams responded. The hosts hit a mere zero hitting percentage, due in large part to junior middle blocker, Paulina Hougaard-Jensen. Hougaard-Jensen recorded five kills to go along with a perfect hitting percentage in the set.

With the momentum, the Rams jumped out to an early lead in set two, but the Falcons were able to fight back and narrow the scoring gap. Unfortunately for the Falcons, the Rams proved to be too much once again, doubling their kills (20) from set one.

“Air Force was playing as well as they can play and we hung with them the entire time in a competitive set. We won it in the end, which what more can you ask from your players – it was a stressful situation, but we weren’t playing poorly, Air Force was just playing well.”

TOM HILBERT VOLLEYBALL COACH

In one of the most competitive matches of the season, the Rams were forced to battle back as the Falcons led the majority of the set. With 11 tie scores and five lead changes, the Rams saw the best version of AFA volley-

ball.

The Falcons played nearly perfect throughout the set as the Falcons earned more kills and recorded a higher hitting percentage than the Rams, but the conference leaders came out on top to secure the sweep.

“Air Force was playing as well as they can play and we hung with them the entire time in a competitive set,” Hilbert said. “We won it in the end. Which what more can you ask from your players – it was a stressful situation, but we weren’t playing poorly, Air Force was just playing well.”

As it has been all season, various players contributed to the victory. Hougaard-Jensen floored 14 kills, five blocks and a .778 hitting percentage in the match. Redshirt sophomore Breana Runnels and redshirt junior Jessica Jackson were a force at the net adding 11 kills apiece and Katie Oleksak looked the part of conference-leading setter once again, dishing out 44 assists.

The Rams will have a few days off before heading to Utah State University on Thursday and Boise State University on Saturday in their last road games of the season.

Sergio Santistevan can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

The Rams celebrate after scoring a point during their game against Florida State Sept. 2. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN

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‘Pigskin Peanuts’ illustrates football history in comics

By Walker Discoe @wdiscoe

Charles Schulz is perhaps one of the most recognizable names in comic strip history, and his lifelong work “Peanuts” is certainly one of the most iconic and long-running newspaper comics ever.

Nearly 20 years after the final “Peanuts” strip was printed, The Fort Collins Museum of Art is hosting “Pigskin Peanuts,” a retrospective and collection of Schultz’s work on the history of football. A collection of dozens of reprinted strips shows clearly how sports, specifically football, evolved and played a role in the “Peanuts” comics.

THE ARC OF FOOTBALL ■ The exhibit will be on display

until Jan. 6, 2019. More information can be found at moafc.org.

“The Charles Schulz exhibit is a traveling exhibit that is organized by the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California,” said Victoria Ferguson, the events and volunteer coordinator for the museum. “[The exhibit] is all related to football … and this is our blockbuster exhibit for the year, and I think that we felt it would be hip with all generations.”

The comics, displayed in simple silver frames across the walls of the museum, are grouped together to create a semi-narrative of the different ways football and sports played out in the “Peanuts” comics.

The sections include “The Mad Punter,” a mini-series printed in the ‘70s about Snoopy’s predilection to send footballs flying across the neighborhood in the middle of the night and the ever-recognizable “Fall Classic,” in which Lucy prevents Charlie Brown from ever kicking the football by pulling it away at the last moment.

Schulz, who was a veracious drawer and cartoonist, was responsible for nearly 18,000 “Peanuts” strips, including both daily and Sunday comics accord-

The Fort Collins Museum of Art’s exhibition, “Pigskin Peanuts,” can be seen at The Fort Collins Museum of Art from Oct. 26, 2018 to Jan. 6, 2019.

The exhibit features works from the collection of over 250 football-themed Peanuts comic strips. PHOTO BY MACKENZIE PINN COLLEGIAN

ing to the Schulz Museum. “Pigskin Peanuts” reflects his massive body of work, highlighting dozens of classic and contemporary strips.

“Most of it is drawings.

Schulz was a pretty traditional artist; he did all the penciling, all the inking,” Ferguson said.

“That’s the main mediums that are showcased, we also have

a few artifacts in some of the Plexiglas cases, like some felt and ceramic goods.”

Officially in print from 1950 until 2000, Peanuts lives on in reprints in nearly every major American newspaper to this day.

With characters such as Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Patty, Schrodinger and more, “Peanuts” and Schultz grew into superstars in just a few years.

“Schulz was involved in sports his entire life, mainly hockey and baseball,” wrote Lisa Hatchadoorian, executive director at the Fort Collins Museum of Art. “The story supposedly goes that then-Governor Reagan invited Schulz to Sacramento, and Governor Reagan received a signed original cartoon from Schulz. In a letter from Reagan to Schulz, he com-

mented that he (Reagan) loved the series when Lucy snatched the football away from Charlie Brown.”

The exhibit will be on display until Jan. 6, 2019. More information can be found at moafc.org.

Walker Discoe can be reached at entertainment@collegian. com.

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Pow Wow >> from page 1 tuality. Pow wows don’t just happen. They are brought up in families and different tribes.”

The “Grand Entry,” or the beginning ceremony of the pow wow, was held twice during the event. Everyone was asked to stand and welcome the individuals who were featured at the event. Veterans holding the United States and Colorado flags were followed by dancers of different styles and tribes, and a song was played in honor of the veterans. Dancers came together in a Round Dance, forming a circle and moving to the music.

Hunter Valdo, a fifth-year electrical engineering major and former president of AISES, said the Grand Entry is a symbolic way of welcoming the community.

“It’s (Grand Entry) like an opening ceremony,” Valdo said. “(It’s) also honoring those who have come before us and who have yet to become. So both the past and future.”

There are several types of dances that were featured at the pow wow: Men’s Traditional Dance, Men’s Fancy Dance, Women’s Traditional Dance, Women’s Fancy Shawl Dance and Women’s Jingle Dress Dance. The “Tiny Tots,” or the very young dancers, lit up the room with their choreography.

to Indian Country Today, the meaning behind a dance like the Jingle Dress Dance comes from a legend of a young girl who was too sick to be healed.

Her father, devastated over her sickness, received a vision in a dream of a specific dress and dance style. He then made her the dress and taught her the dance style, which healed the young girl.

Elvira Sweetwater, a Diné Pow Wow dancer, performed a Hoop Dance and a Women’s Fancy Shawl Dance. Sweetwater said her performance of the Fany Shawl Dance is inspired by a butterfly blooming from its cocoon. The shawl she wears, accompanied by her circular arm movements, represents the gentle flutter of a butterfly’s wings.

“This style is the fancy shawl, it’s more like a butterfly,” Sweetwater said. “Before (a caterpillar) becomes a butterfly, it’s in a cocoon. It’s kind of like a woman, they’re like a caterpillar and all of the sudden they bloom.”

Sweetwater said that a pow wow dancer must really know the music to be able to match it appropriately.

“You gotta really know the singers because they’re the ones that make us dance. If it wasn’t for the singers, we would not be here as dancers, so we have to be connected together.

When you hear a song, it really gets to your heart.”

ELVIRA SWEETWATER DINÉ POW WOW DANCER

These dances are just a few examples of how meaningful and deep each aspect of Indigenous culture is. According

“The songs are all from different tribes and different areas, and some of them are really tricky,” Sweetwater said. “You gotta really know the singers because they’re the ones that make us dance. If it wasn’t for the singers, we would not be here as dancers, so we have to be connected together. When you hear a song, it really gets to your heart.”

Dancers at the AISES pow wow are dressed in their personalized regalia, which is sometimes adorned with intricate embroidery, beads or bells.

An individual’s regalia is handstitched and made with utmost attention to detail, focusing on creating an appearance that that reflects their inner essence.

A person’s regalia is incredibly detailed and can sometimes take years to make. Valdo said that many people’s families make their regalia and incorporate both their family heritage and their own individuality.

“A lot of what happens is it’s made by family members, or it gets passed down,” Valdo said.

“That’s usually how a person’s regalia, or traditional outfit, comes together. It’s both what

gets passed onto them, but also whatever they want to express.

They don’t skip on anything.

Even with some of the similar outfits, you’ll see that all of them are different from each other.”

Many people’s regalia can also reflect the type of dance style they perform, and a pow wow is a way for the community to learn about the work that goes into these traditions. Valdo also mentioned that providing Native American students with a strong community and events like the pow wow is crucial to students’ academic and post-graduate success.

“It just goes back to traditional values,” Valdo said. “Especially in the fall, where you see a lot of incoming students or transfer students. Usually that first semester, or even with Native American heritage falling in November, this is the time when students start feeling homesick. It’s a big way to get involved especially since a lot of Native culture comes from having a strong community.”

Elena Waldman can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

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NACC Pow Wow connects students with Native American heritage

Some of Gerald Montour’s regalia is pictured at the 36th annual AESIS Pow Wow at the Lory Student Center on Nov. 3. The claw is from an eagle, and “it is a representation of the strongest part of that eagle,” Montour said. Montour drove to Fort Collins to attend the pow wow, where he danced during gourd dances and the grand entry.

PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN

John Emhoolah Jr. watches a gourd dance at the 36th annual AESIS Pow Wow at the Lory Student Center on Nov. 3. Emhoolah has been coming to the AESIS Pow Wow “for as long as I can remember, since the very beginning,” he said. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN

Akie Lee dances during an intertribal dance at the 36th annual AESIS Pow Wow at the Lory Student Center on Nov. 3. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN

The grand entry moves through the pow wow dance arena at the 36th annual AESIS Pow Wow at the Lory Student Center on Nov. 3. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN

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Amigo the Devil shows talent in twisted genre of ‘murder folk’

By Nick Veintimilla @NickVeintimiil1

What I find interesting is when an artist takes a popular genre and twists it into their own unique spin, marking it with their personal signature that few others dare to imitate.

Amigo the Devil, born Danny Kiranos, has pulled this off multiple times in the past in ways that few other artists of his standing manage. His newest album, “Everything is Fine,” is no exception.

His most popular songs in the past have been “Hell and You” and “Perfect Wife,” dark songs about love and spousal abuse painted over with a thick coating of gallows humor. Many of his songs

are based on true crimes committed by serial killers, and some have compared his banjo tune and raspy voice to a niche genre referred to as “murder folk.” This offshoot of bluegrass style country music carries darker themes associated with violence, drug abuse and mental illness.

“Everything is Fine” opens

“Many of his songs are based on true crimes committed by serial killers, and some have compared his banjo tune and raspy voice to a niche genre referred to as ‘murder folk.’” strong with the heartbreaking song “Cocaine and Abel.” Despite the song’s title, the subject of the tune is not drug abuse but a feeling of true human regret that many

can relate to. While I believe the album’s opener is its strongest component, I think the rest of the album holds up almost equally well save for a few that didn’t live up to personal preferences.

“If I’m Crazy” and “The Liars Club” both have a strong power that reveals the most in their drum tracks while managing to keep up a fun sense of melody.

The album also remasters several of Kiranos’ old classics with slight modifications such as “The Dreamer,” a beautiful and emotional song about two lovers nearing the end of their lives. Ballads are not the only thing that rely on carefully building up toward grand crescendos, or the elegant tunes of a violin kicking in at the height of a song’s story.

Overall, the 50-minute album has a couple tracks that stand out for the wrong reasons, but many more that stand out for the right ones.

Nick Veintimilla can be reached at nveintim@rams.colostate.edu.

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-Walker Stapleton

-Congressman Jared Polis

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF COLORADO

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF COLORADO

Source: The Denver Post (August 22, 2018)

Source: The Denver Post (August 22, 2018)

PROP 112 WILL HURT COLORADO FAMILIES

AND DEVASTATE OUR ECONOMY.

VOTE BY NOVEMBER 6TH

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