Vol. 129, No. 1 Monday, May 13, 2019

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Vol. 129, No. 1 Monday, May 13, 2019

OPINION

SPORTS

ARTS & CULTURE

A goodbye from your senior editors

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How to keep safe during graduation

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Teachers listen to members of the Colorado State University President’s cabinet discuss pay in the Lory Student Center May 10. Compensation, job security, shared governance and professional development were among the topics that were discussed. PHOTO BY RYAN SCHMIDT COLLEGIAN

Faculty, University take ‘Baby Steps’ towards NTTF solution

By Samantha Ye @samxye4

Colorado State University representatives hosted an open listening session packed with roughly 50 faculty to discuss issues faced by non-tenure track faculty.

The session came on the tail end of a petition for a livable minimum base salary for NTTF, which garnered over 1,200 signatures in three weeks.

Though the petition was welltimed to precede the meeting, it wasn’t the sole driver, as the University has really started moving forward on these issues over the last few years, said Dan Bush, vice provost for faculty affairs.

“Our bottom line is we want people to have job security and salary security and respect for the work that they do, and we want that for all our employees,” Bush said.

Sponsored by the President’s

Council on Culture, the listening session addressed the four major issues for NTTF: compensation, job security, shared governance and professional development.

Upcoming plans to provide greater equity for NTTF were shared, and the dozens of faculty who attended voiced their concerns and appreciation for the progress.

The discussion centered on compensation and shared governance.

Compensation Proposed plans include raised floor salaries and 10% promotion raises.

Currently, NTTF are paid by the credit hours they are contracted to teach. A full-time, special faculty instructor’s mean salary is $43,406 to $77,967 per year, varying by college, according to a 2018 report from CSU’s Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness service.

The new plan would give full-

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time, nine-month NTTF who hold a terminal degree, an increased “floor” salary. It would start next fiscal year at $45,000 and increase to $50,000 by the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

Faculty members noted that the requirement for a terminal degree, which is the highest degree typically earned in a given field, could limit who will be eligible for the salary increase.

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The outgoing 2018-19 Rocky Mountain Collegian Editorial Board poses for a final group photo May 12 at the Oval. From left to right: Jayla Hodge, Elena Waldman, Ashley Potts, Leta McWilliams, Colin Shepherd, Natalia Sperry, Henry Netherland, Haley Candelario, Mikaela Rodenbaugh, Shelby Holsinger, Austin Fleskes, Emily Myler, Caleb Carpenter, Meg Metzger-Seymour, Gab Go, Gina Johnson-Spoden and Forrest Czarnecki. REFER TO PAGE 8 FOR SENIOR GOODBYE COLUMNS. PHOTO BY COLIN SHEPHERD COLLEGIAN

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CAMPUS

Student-parents raise family, get education

By Ravyn Cullor @RCullor99

Student-parents are facing challenges, both on and off campus, that traditional higher education is not designed for, and some professors aren’t understanding of.

Class schedules, attendance policies, campus activities and many study resources are largely built for traditional students who have a fair amount of flexibility, but student-parents must combine their studies with the needs and lives of their children, which restricts their ability to participate in their own education.

Priscilla Duron, a senior majoring in sociology, said having kids while in school restricts when she can take classes and whether or not she can study and participate in activities with her peers. She also said the cost of parking and attendance policies present challenges when her kids become sick.

Systems like excused absence through doctor’s notes aren’t practical for Duron because her kids may not be allowed to go to school because they have a fever, but they aren’t sick enough to go to a doctor.

“It’s stressful because there’s no wiggle room,” Duron said.

While she was a single parent during her undergraduate study, Victoria Benjamin, coordinator for victim advocacy at the Women and Gender Advocacy Center and a graduate student, found that resources available on campus, like Ram Kidz Village, didn’t fit her needs. Between studying and working multiple jobs to support her four children, Benjamin wrote in an email to The Collegian that she opted to study after full weekends of work or putting her kids to bed.

Benjamin also wrote that she wasn’t aware of many of the resources available to her until later in her education.

“I didn’t really know about these resources until I was nearly a graduate,” she wrote. “As a first-generation student, I didn’t really know I could ask for help and resources from the University.”

Lisa Chandler, assistant director of the Adult Learners and Veteran Services, said while many resources and structures are created with good intention, a comprehensive understanding of what student-parents actually need hasn’t yet been compiled.

Chandler said the University doesn’t have a solid understanding of how many students are parents. But, Chandler and Benjamin

are part of a recently formed task force to analyze the population of students who are parents, caretakers and pregnant to create more effective programming.

“We’re hoping to initially do some thorough need assessment to then drive what programming we go forward in developing,” Chandler said. “I’m really excited...for all the potential we have for serving that student population and creating really dynamic programs that then can be an example for other universities across the nation.”

Benjamin wrote that experiences with resources who weren’t equipped to aid single parents or non-traditional students caused her to feel isolated from the University.

“It kind of reminded me that the University wasn’t really a place for me to belong,” she wrote.

Additionally, she wrote that other single-parents on campus face transportation challenges and hurdles to access support because they are international students, which also isolates them from support systems.

“The most important thing the University could do, however, is work to change the culture of higher education to be more inclusive of parents and non-traditional students,” Benjamin wrote.

Kids play with a train set in Colorado State University’s Early Childhood Center April 16, which is not a resource meant for student-parents.

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Chandler said that is part of what she hopes the task force will do by creating awareness on campus of this population of students and presenting their value at the University and in the community, similar to the work the University did around the value-based model for student veterans.

“Student-parents bring a lot of skill sets that are assets for the community and the University,” Chandler said. “Student-parents tend to be a group who are being successful, but that’s why we want

to do the research so we can prove that.”

Despite the challenges she faces raising children and studying in higher education, Duron said her kids have motivated her to complete her degree.

“I want them to see that going to school is important,” Duron said. “That’s been a big driving factor of keeping me in school even when it gets rough.”

Ravyn Cullor can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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The plans also give Senior Teaching Appointments — a position which will be converted to Senior Instructors this summer — a 10% raise this summer, and future promotions of general-fund-funded NTTF will also come with a 10% raise.

Provost and Executive Vice President Rick Miranda said there hopefully won’t be a strict quota on how many NTTF can be promoted. Promotions themselves, in order to be academically defensible, can already be a laborious process.

Earlier this year, Faculty Council altered NTTF rank definitions to open more promotional opportunities, so departments may be looking at promoting over a dozen faculty this year when normally they only promote one or two.

However, these plans, though positive, still came across as “baby steps” to many of the faculty, including Antonio Pedro-Gascon, associate professor of Spanish.

“We need to understand that there are people who are working full loads at universities and they cannot be financially independent, and I think that that’s a shame,” Pedro-Gascon said.

“I am concerned that this (10% raise) may be just an advantage and not a sustained effort.”

Pamela Duncan, senior

teaching assistant in political science, brought up how tenure-track faculty around her seem to be hired at much higher salaries than NTTF who have been teaching at CSU for years.

The main apparent difference between them, she said, is TTF do scholarship or research.

“That gap at least sends the message that teaching is not as valued as scholarship,” Duncan said. “I’m just wondering when that’s gonna change.”

Shared Governance Different departments give their NTTF varying degrees of voting rights, including none at all. The Provost’s office said they intend to change that.

“I want to be a faculty member, I want to participate, I want to give back as much as I’m receiving.”

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As they review the revised department codes just coming in, they will send back any codes which “don’t allow NTTF to be on department committees related to their job descriptions” and will expect “NTTF have some voting rights on issues related to their job descriptions,” according to presented slides.

The qualifiers in those statements set off a number of concerns, as present faculty

questioned the need for more language limiting what issues NTTF can participate in.

Joseph DiVerdi, assistant professor in chemistry, said these expectations “pigeonholed” NTTF from participating as full, well-rounded faculty.

“I want to be a faculty member, I want to participate, I want to give back as much as I’m receiving,” DiVerdi said.

While compensation is important, DiVerdi said the issue of shared governance is one of great concern to him.

“I see that without shared governance, we will continue to have these problems,” DiVerdi said. “Only when the government is fully shared, rationally shared, helpfully shared will we see a permanent solution.”

Bush responded that NTTF and TTF are held to different expectations, and the main topics on which voting rights would be withheld from NTTF are hiring TTF and approving tenure. (The faculty manual already prohibits NTTF from voting on tenure approval.)

A different part of the plan, however, encouraged all faculty to vote on NTTF promotions, a disparity which drew one NTTF member to say “we’re still second-class citizens.”

Bush said NTTF are not second-class, just contributors to a different mission.

“I agree it’s not symmetric,” Miranda said. “But we’re not there yet in 2019 to make it symmetric.”

Moving Forward

Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Dan Bush speaks to teachers about pay in the Lory Student Center May 10. Compensation, job security, shared governance and professional development were among the topics discussed. PHOTO BY RYAN SCHMIDT COLLEGIAN

“We’re trying to, in a variety of ways, raise the awareness and compensation and professional respect of those that are in our classrooms,” Miranda said.

“These are some steps we’re taking to try and do that. Is it enough? Probably it will never be enough. But we’re trying to move in the right direction.”

The University intends on holding more listening sessions like these in the future, Miranda said. They will also work on communicating the progress and issues of NTTF to everyone who needs to hear it.

The University will also be

updating their employee databases, which lack much NTTF information at the moment, in order to better understand and study best practices to improve NTTF’s situations.

Faculty can send further feedback to the President’s Council on Culture. Bush also emphasized that he was here to serve as an advocate for faculty.

Jenny Morse, chair of Committee for NTTF, recommended NTTF reach out to their CoNTTF representatives and stay up to date using their website.

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

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CAMPUS

Undie Run takes place despite University’s opposition

By Ravyn Cullor & Dorina Vida @CSUCollegian

The annual Undie Run happened Friday evening, despite an email from the Colorado State University Public Safety Team saying it was not to take place.

With an estimated 1,0001,300 students, this year’s event was much smaller than in previous years, which saw 3,0005,000 participants, said Dell Rae Ciaravola, CSU public safety and risk communications manager.

“We’re grateful that most individuals, including students, stayed away and problems were kept to a minimum.”

JODY DONOVAN ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS AND DEAN OF STUDENTS

Prior to the day of the run, CSU released a university-wide email explaining the University’s opposition to the Undie Run. The email explained the safety concerns surrounding the race, based on the event’s issues in prior years.

“I feel that after having read the whole email, it kind of only took the perspective from their point of view and not actually take the view of a student like myself into consideration,” said a senior who wished to be referred to as “G.” Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Jody Donovan said that the University knew very well there would be some students that would disregard those concerns.

“We knew from the outset that we wouldn’t end the run in a single year, but we have been clear that ending it is our goal,” Donovan said. “We’ll continue to send a strong message to students and other participants and adapt our approaches to achieve that goal.”

As such, CSU Police Department officers, Fort Collins Police Services officers and as many as 100 volunteers were in attendance and prepared to take action should any inappropriate behavior occur.

“It’s not very advisable to be partaking in this,” said Marc Barker, a volunteer at Friday’s event and director of Adult Learner and Veteran Services.

“History tells us that there’s been a lot of problems, and I don’t think that, for the majority of CSU students, this is representative of who we are and what it means to be a Ram.” All throughout the event, students chanted in unison,

Participants of the 2019 Colorado State Undie Run pass by the Recreation Center as they head to the volleyball courts after running a loop around campus. PHOTO BY MATT BEGEMAN COLLEGIAN

“We’re proud to be a CSU Ram,” as well as bashing the University of Colorado and certain political institutions. When the crowd moved to the intramural field, the police and volunteers began to close in on the crowd.

The group responded by chanting, “You can’t stop us,” but the

event was over well before 8 p.m.

The run, overall, was mild with little interaction between students and law enforcement.

“We’re grateful that most individuals, including students, stayed away and problems were kept to a minimum, but that

doesn’t in any way reduce our concerns about the risk of an unauthorized, unorganized event of this size and scope on our campus,” Donovan said.

Dorina Vida and Ravyn Cullor can be reached at news@collegian. com.

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Opinion | Monday, May 13, 2019

COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST

Dear readers: Thank you; Support student media Mikaela Rodenbaugh @mikarodenbaugh

Editor’s Notes: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. The time has come for me to write my goodbye column, and I can’t help but feel that it came too soon. After three years of service at The Collegian, first as a webmaster, then a managing editor and then finally as a digital production manager, this newsroom has been a constant part of my life in a time when everything else felt subject to change.

When I joined The Collegian, I had already spent the previous three years of my undergraduate degree scheming for a way to get my foot in the door. Who were these fantastic, cool kids who got to put together the paper every day? I wanted to know them. I wanted to be one of them.

And now that I’ve gotten here, honestly, I never want to leave. But all good things come to an end, and I know that the future has more in store for me.

What can I say except thank you to the wonderful staff members and the general institution of The Collegian?

Thank you to the outgoing 2018-19 editorial board. Thank you to the pro staffers at Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation. And thank you, dear readers.

In this newsroom, I came into my own. I learned more

The outgoing 2018-19 Rocky Mountain Collegian Editorial Board poses for a final group photo May 12. PHOTO BY COLIN SHEPHERD COLLEGIAN

about myself and others, I gained lifelong friends and I experienced great loss and great joy. And I had the space to launch new projects and initiatives that have built my skills and my confidence in ways I couldn’t have imagined.

If you’re a student reading this and have ever wondered whether you should join student media, the answer is always yes. There are so many things to learn here, so many ways to grow and so many

friends to make along the way.

If you’re a member of the public and have ever wondered if there’s a place doing things for this community that needs support, the answer is yes; you should support student media.

And make no mistake, there has never been a time more important to support student media. In the face of stolen newspapers and accusations of fake news thrown left and right — while struggling financially to make it in a

market that prioritizes small, local publications less and less — please remember that this is an aspect of the campus experience that needs your support.

This is a community, but the coolest thing about it is it also supports the community.

The Collegian has been and will continue to be the first line of defense for students, keeping them informed and shining a light on injustices in our community. I defy anyone

who tells me that student media doesn’t matter.

I’m proud of the work I’ve done in student media and the work our editorial board has done; it has been here where I’ve had the proudest moments in my life. So long, and thanks for all the memories.

Mikaela Rodenbaugh was the digital production manager of The Rocky Mountain Collegian. She can no longer be reached at mrodenbaugh@ collegian.com.

COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST

Thank you, Collegian ; You made me feel at home Shelby Holsinger @shelbyholsinger

Editor’s Notes: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. Dear reader, Managing editor was a position that I never thought I would have, and now it’s time to say goodbye. And honestly, I never thought this time would come.

After two years at The Collegian, starting as design editor and ending as managing editor,

the newsroom has felt like a consistent home where everywhere else just felt temporary. A home where I always felt accepted and encouraged to do the work that I do every day.

This year has been a lot, and I think many people at Colorado State University and Rocky Mountain Student Media can agree with that. But we made it — we all made it!

Between the incredible highs of publishing some of the best stories and trying my hand at reporting for the first time, to the deep lows of feeling so overwhelmed that I couldn’t imagine getting through another production night, I could not have done

it without my amazing team by my side.

This year, I had the pleasure of taking on two positions: the second being the editor-in-chief for College Avenue Magazine.

The challenge of managing two publications has taught me that it is incredibly important to have people around you that believe in the work that you are doing.

The students I worked with this year have taught me more about what I want to do with my career than I ever thought possible, and it has changed a lot since I wandered into the newsroom my sophomore year.

As students at Rocky Mountain Student Media prepare to

step into new roles, it is time for some of us to pass the torch to our successors. Over the past few months, Collegian news director Austin Fleskes has been training to take over as the 2019-20 managing editor. But the challenge and privilege of this position is something that I could never teach him. But he cares, and that is what matters.

So thank you to the 2018-19 Collegian staff. Thank you for a wonderful year. Thank you for all the love and support. Thank you for all of the tireless work that you did. And thank you for making me feel welcome in a place where I never thought I could thrive in. I would not be

the person I am today without any of you, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart.

Just remember: “It is always important to keep pushing forward. It does not matter where you are going or what you are doing, as long as you are doing what you love and not taking a step back.”

The Collegian has made me realize that I always want to find a home in a newsroom, because that is where you will find the best people.

Shelby Holsinger was the managing editor of The Rocky Mountain Collegian. She can no longer be reached at sholsinger@ collegian.com.

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST

Dear readers: If you don’t know me, too late — I’m leaving Emily Myler @emilymyler2

Editor’s Notes: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. Dear readers of The Rocky Mountain Collegian: The chances are high you have no idea who I am. Maybe you’re going back to check the masthead on page two for my name. Has it always been there?

You’re not crazy, my name was only added in April because I came up with a kickass name for our April Fools edition: MLA Styler.

But long before my name took

its spot in the paper, I’ve been here in the newsroom working to make The Collegian not only error-free but ethical and aesthetic.

This semester, I’ve taken on the responsibility of supporting Associated Press Style, Society of Professional Journalist’s Code of Ethics and our own standards of quality. If you’ve had a problem with any of our articles, it has also been with me.

This kind of work is not pretty. My shift typically ran from 6 p.m. to midnight and when there were mistakes or problems, the responsibility has primarily fallen on me. I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t been perfect, but I’m walking away an improved writer, editor and person because of the challenges I’ve faced.

The belief in the importance of what we do here at The Collegian is what has kept me going

week after week. I’m not a journalism major or interested in going into this field, but this work has reinforced for me just how vital media is to a functioning democratic society.

“I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t been perfect, but I’m walking away an improved writer, editor and person because of the challenges I’ve faced.”

This year has tested us more than we could have imagined.

We receieved more hateful emails than I can count; we’ve been called everything from fake

news to racist. These hit us even harder in light of the shooting at the Capital Gazette in June 2018.

For the first time, I felt massive concern for my colleagues who want to have careers in this field.

I wondered how many of them would be the victims of such violent hate against the news.

But, I also knew that none of these emails would stop the brave, dedicated students from publishing truth night after night. Even when we were instructed to leave the newsroom in groups for fear of retaliation for an article we published or when our newspapers were stolen after we worked on them until 1 a.m.

I’ve learned a lot about journalism and journalists this semester. I’ve seen the kind of tenacity it takes to follow a story to the end, even when it is contro-

versial or emotional.

There’s nothing more important to us than making sure the community at CSU and in Fort Collins have access to the most up-to-date, accurate information on the topics that matter the most. I’m incredibly proud of how much we were able to do that this year.

So now you know more about the person behind the page: what I do, what drives me and what weighs on my mind. But as much as this is an introduction, it is also a bittersweet farewell. I may not have reached stardom in my year here, but I’m still grateful for this opportunity to be your copy chief.

Emily Myler was the copy chief of The Rocky Mountain Collegian.

She can no longer be reached at emyler@collegian.com.

COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST

My experience at CSU has been anything but a straight line Ashley Potts @ashleypotts09

Editor’s Notes: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. Dear readers, I’m writing to you now as the outgoing Collegian sports director. This is not a place I ever thought I would be.

My path in my time at Colorado State University has been anything but a straight line. I began as a freshman majoring in biomedical sciences with a vague dream of going to medical school only because I was way too deep into my binge watching of “Grey’s Anatomy.”

I quickly realized this wasn’t my thing and tried to change to health and exercise sciences, thinking that maybe the path to physical therapy school would be easier. It wasn’t.

Then I set my sights on photography and became an art major, because it had the most photography classes offered, but I am not an artist at heart.

That’s where The Collegian comes in.

I found my way down to the newsroom partway through my sophomore year, in the middle of an existential breakdown and a third major change form in my hand. I came in looking

for an opportunity to take photos that weren’t fine art intended to be hung in a frame on a gallery wall. That’s not what I found.

I spent my entire first semester at the paper writing for the arts and culture desk. I wrote about art openings, dog olympics, interesting people and not-quite-good movies. I tried to reach out to the photo editor at the time, but I never received a response.

“I then ended up with not one, but two jobs on The Collegian editorial board: neither of which I actually applied for.”

When I finally found my way onto the photo desk, I did everything I could. I took photos of everything: City Council, car crashes, protests and more dog olympics. Near the end of my first semester taking photos, I finally found myself at the baseball field. I took some mediocre photos of a baseball game and thought nothing of it.

After a summer of thought, I found myself at every CSU sports event you can think of.

I shot football practice and overtime games in the cold that didn’t end until 1 a.m. I have now taken photos of every team this school has to offer — except golf, because I could never track them down.

I made my way into a twoyear internship with the Colorado Eagles, and finally, after years of feeling like I had no direction, I figured out what this five-year journey was for.

I then ended up with not one, but two jobs on The Collegian editorial board: neither of which I actually applied for.

I applied for multiple jobs, multiple times and was passed up, but I stuck around anyway, because I’m stubborn. I’m now both the assistant photo editor and the sports director: positions that no one else wanted and the editorial board trusted me to do with little to no training.

I don’t have my plans in line for what happens after graduation just yet. But if this weirdly chaotic, one-year-too-long journey has proven anything, it’s that I am not to be underestimated.

I’m grateful for the opportunities I have been given in this job. I would be nowhere without the faith and trust my friends here have put in me.

Thank you for teaching me to be stubborn in the best way and giving me the confidence in my abilities that no classroom or textbook ever could have taught me.

I’ll miss you all.

Ashley Potts was the sports director of The Rocky Mountain Collegian. She can no longer be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST

Farewell from your opinion editor Jayla Hodge @jaylahodge

Editor’s Notes: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. The first note I ever took in my first journalism class goes as follows: “The media plays a vital role in a democratic society.”

Looking back almost four years ago, I wish I knew then how deep this phrase was — and how my years at Colorado State University and student media would teach me its true meaning.

Writing for this publication and taking on the challenges that come with leading a group of opinionated individuals in a polarizing time, I was intimidated. When the last opinion editor suggested I be editor, I remember being doubtful. She was one of the first people to ask me, “Why not you?”

Why not me? This was the biggest lesson I’ve learned.

The late nights spent, tears cried, tracking down sources and the countless hours spent editing or fact checking was not for money or prestige. We aren’t here because we want money or recognition; we are here because we care about the issues and people in our community.

“I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world.”

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This is a beautiful motivation.

This is the “why” to what we do, what we dedicate so much to: the people in our community.

I learned this year that success is not measured solely by the number of reads. It’s measured by the quality of work done and the people whose voices, particular those that felt unheard, we amplify. It is measured by the community we build in the newsroom

and on this campus.

The biggest privilege of all came from being able to work, learn and grow with some of the most motivated and driven individuals I have met at CSU. In an era of fake news and corrupt big media conglomerates, it’s easy to forget that journalists are people and the nobility behind the pursuit.

Storytelling is what makes us human. Facts and always seeking the truth keep us accountable.

The students I worked alongside all served as examples of what journalism is suppose to and made to be — it makes me excited for the future.

I want to acknowledge and thank all the people, from those who listened to my tangents in class, to those who let me interview them and to those who just gave me feedback; my utmost thanks. I stood on the shoulders of giants, and I couldn’t have done it without you.

Jayla Hodge was the opinion editor of The Rocky Mountain Collegian. She can no longer be reached at letters@collegian.com.

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Sports | Monday, May 13, 2019

CSU RAMS

Kelcey, Baylee Bedard carry on the family legacy at CSU

By Sydney Wicker @Sydney_wicker

Ramily: A word used during orientation to make new Colorado State University students feel like they are part of the Ram family. But to the Bedard family, it means carrying a legacy of CSU athletes, something that has been in the family for two decades.

Brian, Jill, Kelcey and Baylee all carry the Bedard last name and have all contributed to CSU’s athletic department.

Brian and Jill met at CSU between 1989 and 1990. Jill was a key volleyball player for the Rams and Brian had just started off as a throwing coach for the track team. As they would say, “The rest is history.”

Jill started on the volleyball team her freshman year in 1987 when CSU was ranked sixth in the nation. She lead the Rams in back-to-back appearances in the NCAA tournament. The outside hitter graduated from the program in 1990 and still holds the record for the most kills in a match and was inducted into the CSU Hall of Fame in 2012.

Brian has been with CSU for 31 years as a track and field coach and has been head coach for the past 13 years. He has coached two Olympic athletes, Casey Malone and Loree Smith. Bedard has been named Mountain West Coach of the Year five times, named U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s 2015 Coach of the Year and attended the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships in 2017 with thrower Mostafa Hassan.

In 1996 Brian and Jill welcomed their first born daughter, Kelcey. Within in weeks they brought her onto the track.

“The girls and I have been a part of CSU for a long time, because Jill and I would drag them to events and I have been coaching here for 31 years,” Brian said. “They were out at track meets quite often when they were infants. My wife was changing diapers out here so they didn’t really have a choice. They have been part of the CSU family for a long time.”

The CSU family opened their arms to Kelcey when she chose to commit to the University for her freshman year of college. But the journey of finding her niche in track did not come easy.

Kelcey did everything she could to avoid participating in volleyball or track so that she could have her own sport. Bas-

Colorado State University’s Kelcey Bedard was recently awarded the Mountain West Women’s Field Athlete of the Week for the second time this year. PHOTO BY TIM NWACHUKWU COLLEGIAN

ketball was the sport she was determined to succeed in.

Though she dedicated many summers of camps and trainings to basketball, when it came to the recruiting, division two schools were the only ones leaving her voicemails.

From the other room of the house, Brian would send her various recruitment letters via email and Facebook. As humorous as it sounds, Brian was serious and Kelcey just had to trust him.

“My wife was changing diapers out here so they didn’t really have a choice. They have been part of the CSU family for a long time.”

BRIAN BEDARD TRACK & FIELD HEAD COACH

“I’m good enough to run track at CSU?” Kelcey said.

“I was kinda shocked by that, but it opened an awesome door and the fact that I get to hang out with (my dad) everyday and practice with him and share these awesome moments, like winning nationals, winning conference and such has been amazing. I’m really glad I chose track and CSU, it’s been awesome.”

Now, Kelcey’s success comes from the hard work that

she has put in to become better. But working with your dad can be extremely frustrating.

For Kelcey and Brian that was a challenge they had to overcome.

They had their own challenges, like overcoming favoritism, something that arises in other athletes. Brian does not beat around the bush, he let his team know from day one that coaches have their favorites.

“I think early on in her career I was much more strict with not giving her any extra attention or anything like that,” Brian said. “But over the last couple years I think she’s earned it. She’s done some great things for our program and at that point I really don’t care if I treat my daughter a little bit differently and give her a hug after practice. She’s going to be treated differently and it’s a special situation. I am assuming that her teammates will understand that.”

Kelcey has been awarded a three-time All American Mountain West performer in the hammer throw, Mountain West outdoor champion in weight throw, and just this weekend she took first in the hammer throw at the 2019 Mountain West Outdoor Championship.

“When she was two or three weeks old, she came out on the track and she hasn’t left, evidently,” Jill said.

The journey for Kelcey is just getting started, as she

is set to graduate in a couple days. She will begin teaching at Fossil Ridge High School and is hoping to join the coaching staff.

For her sister Baylee, the track was not her place to stay and neither was the court. She found her drive on the soccer field. Being the youngest child, Baylee was more of the rebel, and wanted to try something new.

She signed to play soccer at Kansas State University, but after one season she called Bill Hempen and asked if she could come back to Fort Collins and play soccer at CSU. “It was really just the obvious choice to come closer to family and back home because I love Fort Collins,” Baylee said. “I just knew that I would love it here.”

Hempen understood why she wanted to try something new and was happy to welcome her onto the team. During the 2018 season the redshirt-sophomore defender started 14 games in her first season wearing a Ram uniform.

“The first time I wore a CSU uniform I was like ‘Dang this is crazy. I can’t believe I’m a Ram,’” Baylee said. “It was just so weird because I watched (these) athletes my whole life here and I thought they were amazing so it’s pretty crazy to actually be a Ram.” The awe is still exciting for Baylee, and she still has time before her journey at CSU

comes to an end. But when it comes to comparing herself to her sister, the girls are on opposite journeys.

Baylee does look up to her sister, and she hopes to make a difference on the soccer team overall. She takes pride in her sister’s accomplishments but to compare their paths of life does not work for these girls.

“20 years later we are still on the same track,” Baylee said. “(Kelcey) just happens to be competing. It is pretty cool to see it full circle. I didn’t think either one of us would really get to this point. But it is pretty cool to support and be a Ram my entire life, and then become a Ram and see the other side of it.”

The Bedard family has made quite an impact at CSUand have truly defined what it means to be a Ramily.

“Corny name, but (we’re) definitely a Ramily,” Brian said. “We’ve been to a bunch of different events, and the kids have been around it for so long I don’t think they know any other way. We have a lot of green and gold at home. I think they are proud of that. They feel connected with the University and they didn’t really have a choice. But I think they feel comfortable around it, and it feels like home.”

Sydney Wicker can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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SOFTBALL

Softball to make NCAA tournament debut against Auburn University

By Junior Guerrero @juniorg45

After a successful season, winning the Mountain West championship and accumulating the most regular season wins in over a decade, the Rams are heading to Tucson to take on Auburn University in the first round of the NCAA tournament. This is the Rams’ first appearance in the tournament since 2003, when they took on Arizona and California State University, Northridge. The Rams are 2-4 all-time in the national tournament and will join host team No. 6, the University of Arizona, as well as Harvard University, in their regional pool.

“I am extremely proud of the accomplishments of our softball team this season and the leadership of Jen Fisher,” Colorado State University Athletic Director Joe Parker said. “They have had a record year with 20-consecutive wins, signature victories over prominent pro-

grams and performed well in the classroom. This is an outstanding group of young women who work extremely hard, and I look forward to cheering them on at the Tucson Regional.”

The Auburn Tigers, ranked No. 24, have an overall record of 37-19 and a 10-14 conference record. The Tigers finished their 2019 regular season in the bottom four teams of the Southeastern Conference. Although the Tigers didn’t win their conference, going against some of the best competition in the nation in the SEC plays in their favor.

Heading into the tournament, the Rams are coming off a victory against Brigham Young University, whereas the Tigers are coming off a loss 3-0 to ninth-ranked Florida.

The Rams will need to build off of that victory and ride that momentum throughout the tournament.

The Tigers ranked in the bottom half in most SEC statistical categories, including batting average and earned run average. The Rams

on the other hand lead the Mountain West in almost every statistical category.

The SEC has 10 teams in the Top 25, and the Rams are the only team in the tournament representing the Mountain West. The Tigers have played stronger competition, but the Rams are more than capable of taking them down.

In order for the Rams to have success, they will need to rely on their starting rotation. The Rams can swing it with the best of them, but to have success in the tournament, the rotation will need to come up big, as they have all season.

The Rams have been tested all year long and have found ways to win and overcome adversity. The Tigers are their biggest challenge yet, and we’ll see if they have the answers.

Round one kicks off Friday, May 17 at 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcasted on ESPN. Junior Guerrero can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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Arts & Culture | Monday, May 13, 2019

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5 ways to stay safe during graduation

By Ty Davis @tydavisACW

After so many hours spent studying, you finally did it. You scrapped through long nights, a caffeine addiction and 8 a.m. classes and now you made it to the finish line. You are about to graduate and there is no way you are not celebrating.

While heading to Old Town with friends and family sounds like the best idea, it would be in everyone’s best interest to stop and think about what might happen. If alcohol is going to be involved, it’s worth having a plan that makes sure everyone celebrates safely. Here are five ways to make sure you and your loved ones stay safe during graduation.

1. Try to stay in one place If you have family or friends in Fort Collins, try to make that the celebration destination.

The goal is to pick a trustworthy location that will allow you to

drink and celebrate, but also allow you to retire for the night whenever you’re ready. If your family is staying at a local hotel, find places nearby or even use the hotel itself. The goal is to minimize travel distance.

2. Take your car out of the equation Prevent yourself from drinking and driving by just removing the option of driving altogether. Use a taxicab or sharing services like Uber or Lyft.

You can encourage others to do the same and split the bill for the rides instead. You also have the option to take public transportation by mapping out your destinations beforehand.

3. Set limits After four or five years of constant studying, it’s understandable to want to let loose and celebrate. However, for the safety of you and others, practice self restraint. Have hard limits on how much you’ll drink, the number of places you’ll go and how long you’ll spend at each location.

4. Avoid high alcohol drinks Stick to drinks with lower alcohol percentages like beer or ciders so they will take longer to kick in. Avoid alcohols with higher percentages like brown alcohols and spirits, which include gin, whiskey and vodka.

In-between alcohols like wine should be kept to a minimum.

5. Stay inside if you are not celebrating According to Colorado State University Police Department Chief Scott Harris, there is expected to be a lot of traffic throughout Fort Collins on graduation day. While the police will do what they can to minimize vehicular risks, the increased traffic will still likely make driving on graduation precarious. If you can, try to get necessary errands done when traffic is low.

The full ceremony schedule can be found at commencement.colostate.edu.

Ty Davis can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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4 local summer events to ensure a fun break

By Graham Shapley @shapleygraham

The semester is almost over, and it’s about time that Colorado State University students are heading elsewhere for the summer, but that doesn’t mean that Fort Collins is devoid of events for people who stick around.

Here are four summertime events to tide over students and other residents before school events pick back up in the fall semester.

1. Taste of Fort Collins: June 7-9 In early June, residents will be able to head to Washington Park in Old Town for local food, drink, crafts and music at the Taste of Fort Collins festival.

The event is family-friendly, and children are welcome. The proceeds of the event will help to support the Fort Collins Eyeopeners Kiwanis Club, a group that puts on youth events throughout the year and provides children in need with food.

Over 25 food vendors are confirmed to be attending, and several breweries are providing their alcoholic wares as well. Musical performers will also play for the event, with this year’s headliners including Lovelytheband, Rick Springfield, Dreamers and Uncle Kracker.

Tickets are $20 for a three-day pass online, and single-day tickets are available at the gate.

2. Summerfest: June 17-July 12 Summerfest is an art series which covers all forms of art imaginable, from traditional painting to performance arts such as magic. It’s going on for nearly a whole month, providing lectures, music and other events on the theme of perception and illusion.

This includes discussions of human perception and neuroscience alongside musical performances that will cover similar themes.

A music and art workshop is also available for children and teens looking to get into art or improve their artistic pursuits.

Ticket prices vary per event, and some package deals are available for multiple events in one.

3. Fort Collins Human Race: July 27 For people looking to get into shape for the summer, a good old-fashioned marathon might be the way to get the blood pumping. A number of running events, including a 5K, 10K and half-marathon will be taking place throughout the day, running through Old Town and alongside the Poudre River.

Of particular interest is the Man vs. Machine race, which pits runners against the Mountain Street trolley. Those who outrun the trolley will win a hat and bragging rights.

Ticket prices vary per event and profits will go towards supporting local high school cross country teams.

4. Fort Collins Comic Con: August 17-18

Garret Myers, lead vocalist for Modern Suspects, performs at the second day of the Taste of Fort Collins music festival.

PHOTO BY JULIA TROWBRIDGE COLLEGIAN

Get back into town early for this small-scale pop culture convention for nerds of all kinds.

Artists, writers and other vendors will be present and selling their nerdy work. Attendees will be able to enthuse about their nerdiest interests with others who have similar tastes. Board game demos will be provided by Gryphon Games and Comics, and the event is child-friendly.

Cosplay will abound, and being a more local event than something like Denver’s Pop Culture Con, there’ll be fewer crowds and a more community-focused atmosphere.

Tickets are free for children under five, $10 for children ages 6-12 and $20 for anybody 13+.

Graham Shapley can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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(05/13/19). Benefit from shared ventures this year. Steady discipline gets you where you want to go. Communication and networking leads to a breakthrough, inspiring new educational frontiers.

Amazing discoveries highlight next winter, before an unexpected plot twist deviates the story. Together, you’re growing stronger.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 7 — Family comes first. Unite efforts for practical purposes. Success requires showing up. Take care of duties, responsibilities and obligations. And then celebrate together.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 8 — Take advantage of a surprising opportunity at home. Make practical domestic improvements that fulfill your long-term plans, one step at a time.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 8 — Your influence is growing. Handle practical details and logistics for a creative project. Invite others to participate. Share your message far and wide.

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Profitable opportunities arise in conversation. Energize your mon-

eymaking efforts. Share resources and talents.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 9 — Long-term benefits can arise from actions taken today. Make a personal change. Improve your self-image by contributing to others. Take advantage.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 5 — Recharge your batteries in private moments. Get enough rest, despite demands for your attention. An opportunity to fulfill on long-held goals could arise.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 9 — Great ideas and opportunities flow through social channels. Ask for what you want. Share what extra you have. Share generously, and reap the rewards.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 8 — Great professional advances are available. You can make the changes you’ve been wanting. Actions taken now have long-lasting impact.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 8 — Abandon expectations, and make an amazing discovery.

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Tips for building your perfect summer playlist

By Dominic Brazeau @DomBrazeau

As summertime approaches, BBQs and other parties will be in full effect. Whether you’re hosting these parties or have been given the aux, making the perfect summer playlist can be important.

When you think of summer you think of sunny skies, warm weather and feeling good. All of these create an upbeat sensation. Many artists have made a career off summery sounds such as Calvin Harris, Drake and DJ Khaled. All of these artists have songs with a tropical sound.

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vibe that can act as the backbone of a playlist. Now that you have a start, you can add a variety of moods with modern songs in the other tracks.

Laid back tunes to play with the windows down or a song entitled to be played at full volume are both acceptable options. Songs like these include “Drip Too Hard” by Lil Baby and Gunna, “Provider”

by Frank Ocean, “Sauce It Up” by Lil Uzi Vert or “Sunflower” by Post Malone and Swae Lee. Finally, a playlist can’t be complete without a couple of throwbacks. Whether it’s from the 1980s or the early 2000s, every playlist has some older tunes. Songs like “So Fresh, So Clean” by OutKast, “P.Y.T” by Michael Jackson, “This Charming Man” by The Smiths and “Santeria” by Sublime are universal crowd-pleasers. No one wants to

hear the same song over and over again. Make sure you have a wide range of songs and artists. The playlist can be as big as you want.

Most importantly, you need to make the playlist your own. Add the songs you personally love. Add the songs that remind you of summertime. A song or album that you listened to all of last summer is a great choice. A song that you and your friends love is another option.

Music is totally based on taste, so add your taste.

Hopefully this helps you enjoy your summer with the perfect playlist to relax in the sun with. My summer playlist can be found online.

Dominic Brazeau can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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