Vol 127, No. 26, September 14, 2017

Volume 127, No. 26 Thursday, September 14, 2017

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Dreamers in jeopardy

A compilation of quotes by President Donald Trump about immigration. ILLUSTRATION BY AJ FRANKSON COLLEGIAN

DACA students speak out on program’s repeal

By Mason Force @masforce1

Editor’s Note: The Collegian is not publishing the last names of Maria and Anarely due to the sensitive nature of their stories, and because these students are affected by the repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Bill.

The potential end of DACA students who are undocumented

on campus fearful of losing the opportunity to work and study in the U.S., and be deported to a country they never knew.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Executive Order, or DACA, gives students who are undocumented who were brought to America as minors the opportunity to work and study in the United States.

An announcement last week from President

Donald Trump regarding the termination of the bill in six months left students across the country reeling as they struggle to cope with an uncertain future.

There are approximately 189 students at Colorado State University who will be directly impacted by the decision to rescind DACA, according to an email sent last week by CSU President Tony Frank.

Many of the people who are

undocumented who entered the country as minors call themselves Dreamers, and the Dreamers United organization brings these students at CSU together.

According to Maria, undocumented freshman, the title of “dreamer” represents hope for a better future. “(DACA is) what we represent,” Maria said. “We have dreams, and we’re asking to be

allowed to pursue our dreams.”

Maria was brought to the United States from Mexico City when she was two months old, similar to many other Dreamers, who often remember no country other than the United States.

“It’s truly like an identity crisis, it truly is,” Maria said. “It’s like, ‘Okay, so I’m not wanted here, and I’m not American according to these people,’ but this is the only place I know, so see DACA on page 4 >>

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ASCSU

New impeachment petition against student body president reveals additional charges related to discrimination

By Gabriel Go @rgabrielgo

A new impeachment petition was brought before the student body president Josh Silva Wednesday night -- and listed new accusations that Silva violated his organization’s code of ethics in relation to treating others with respect and without discrimination.

The Associated Students of Colorado State University’s senate brought a new petition against Silva due to a clause in the ASCSU Constitution that requires finalized impeachment petitions to be received one week after they are submitted. The first petition was filed Aug. 30 and was due to be finalized at the Sept. 6 senate session last week. Last week’s senate meeting was cancelled and the first petition was subsequently retracted.

Senator Cerridwyn Nordstrom, the author of the original petition on filed Aug.30, submitted the new petition, which contains new charges. Two weeks ago, only violations regarding

a proposed contract between the Wall Street Journal, ASCSU and the Colleges of Business and Liberal Arts was listed. The contract would make digital and print copies of the Wall Street Journal available to students.

Nordstrom listed a number of instances in which Silva was allegedly violation of the governing documents.

The current petition states that Silva committed further violations to the ASCSU Constitution, Code of Ethics and ASCSU Bill of Rights. The petition states Silva was in violation of the following: section 302 of the constitution, pertaining to the Wall Street Journal Contract; 106 of the ASCSU Constitution, pertaining to Silva’s alleged failure to create a job position for himself; and Amendment 3 of the ASCSU Bill of Rights, pertaining to the responsibility of all members of ASCSU to not discriminate based on: race, age, color religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veterans status, political beliefs, handicap, creed genetic information, or sexual

orientation, gender identity and gender expression. The petition also claims that Silva violated the ASCSU Code of Ethics.

Nordstrom, presenter of the charges, said because the nature of the petition would deal with human resource violations, she would not be allowed to divulge the information under Title IX. Regarding the Wall Street Journal contract, Nordstrom claimed that Silva had was in violation of the organization’s governing documents because he gave false information to the senate with regards to funding from ASCSU accounts, claimed to other ASCSU officials that the contract was “ready to be enacted,” and claimed that the Wall Street Journal project was already implemented in a sponsored piece published in the Collegian Aug. 30.

ASCSU officials initially considered a closed executive session, claiming that providing details about the additional charges would require discussing personnel matters. In response, Collegian Editor-in-Chief Erin

Douglas said members of the press should be allowed to attend the closed session, as ASCSU is considered a body of the state under the Colorado Sunshine Law. Under the Sunshine law, all meetings with two or more members of a state public body discussing public business must be open to the public. Douglas cited legal opinion from the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition.

Some senators argued that ASCSU does not fall under the Sunshine Law, and due to conflicting legal opinions, the senate opted to read the titles of the accusations without details and avoid the closed session.

“ASCSU respects the Colorado Sunshine Law, the First Amendment and the importance of a free press. We also look to the press to respect the processes of ASCSU, including ASCSU’s duty to follow laws that govern individual privacy and employment matters,” Deputy Chief of Staff Baylee Lakey said in a statement.

The new petition charges

Silva with the same violations as the first petition with new charges included.

The current petition has 13 signatures, as with the previous petition, and exceeds the 20 percent required for the process to proceed. In order for the process to continue, 20 percent of the senate must sign the petition; as there were 45 senators present at the time, the petition now has 28 percent.

Because the previous petition expired, the current petition will restart the entire impeachment process. The author of the bill has one week to alter or redact the petition, while senators may remove or add their signatures.

Silva did not say whether he felt he was not in violation of any governing documents.

“Allegations are just allegations,” Silva said. “I have really deep respect for our governing documents: our bill of rights, our constitution (and) our code of ethics. I strive as much as possible to uphold that.”

Gabriel Go can be reached at news@collegian.com

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DACA

TECHNOLOGY

>> from page 1 I’m not Mexican.”

Since its establishment by the Obama Administration in 2012, the DACA executive order has given these people social security numbers and work permits. In order to be eligible for DACA, recipients are required to reapply every two years. But, for some whose permits expire after March 5, President Trump’s decision means that they will lose the order’s protections.

“I was fortunate enough that it doesn’t affect me for another two years because I was able to renew my permit,” Maria said. “(But) there’s some people where, if your permit does not expire between now and March 5, you are no longer allowed to renew it.”

According to Anarely, who works for Dreamers United, the most valuable aspect of DACA is protection from deportation because it gives dreamers like herself a peace-of-mind that allows them to concentrate in daily life.

“DACA wasn’t just a work permit,” Anarely said. “It was the ability to not be scared.”

To Anarely and other undocumented students on campus, losing DACA would mean losing opportunities to improve their lives.

“For a lot of us, it was a game changer, because I feel like a lot of us were living under the shadows, and we were doing a lot of jobs where we were being taken advantage of, like where you would get paid $4 an hour,” Anarely said.

“Having that work permit allowed us to do better than that. Some of us are bioengineers, and we can do so much better than a gardening job.”

To better help students cope with DACA’s uncertain future, the Student Legal Services office has created a program for expert immigration attorneys to come to campus once a month to meet with students, free of charge.

According to Kathleen Harward, director of SLS, this program helps answer student questions about their own situations in a confidential manner.

“When President Trump took office, it was real clear right off the bat that there would be a lot of questions about immigration,” Harward said. “I think it helped a lot when President Trump issued his travel ban (that) we already had this program in place.”

Harward encourages any students with legal questions or who want to meet with an attorney in a safe atmosphere to contact the SLS office. The immigration lawyers will be on campus on Tuesday, Oct. 12 and Nov. 16 in the Lory Student Center Room 284.

Following Trump’s announcement that DACA would

be passed to Congress with a six-month period to determine the future of the bill, counseling services were offered at El Centro for students who relied upon DACA to live and work at CSU. According to Anarely, this emotional counseling was utilized by numerous students, some of whom even reported having traumatic, reoccurring nightmares about being deported.

El Centro is the Latino cultural center on campus.

According to Diego “Fez” LopezDuran, an employee at El Centro, the fear surrounding the end of DACA is making it harder for students to concentrate on school.

“If you are a student with the fear of getting deported and having a bunch of legal issues, you can’t really focus on school as much,” Lopez-Duran said. “You can’t really focus on your job as much, you can’t really become as much of a functioning member of society as you’d like.”

Maria and Anarely agree that the uncertainty surrounding DACA is one of the worst aspects about the repeal.

“This waiting game is truly exhausting,” Maria said. “It’s just a big waiting game, and now it’s another six months. So, it’s like be scared, but don’t be too scared yet.”

Although reports differed across the aisle, “Dreamers” like Maria may have something to hope for as of Wednesday night.

In the aftermath of last week’s announcement from the Trump administration, Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer met with the White House to discuss protections for the “Dreamers.”

Tweets from The White House said DACA was one of many list items they reportedly discussed with Pelosi and Schumer.

Pelosi and Schumer, alternatively, championed the fact that they would be reinstating protection for DACA, as well as broaching the topic of border security. Trump’s infamous wall, however, was not among topics of conversation.

There were reports prior to the dinner that a replacement piece of legislation for DACA might have sprung up in Congress.

Both Maria and Anarely are hoping for a more permanent solution to the immigration crisis within the next six months.

“It’ll be my last year here when my permit expires, so we’re just hoping that the time the president gave to Congress will go well,” Maria said. “We’re not going down without a fight, ... We deserve to be here.”

Mason Force can be reached at news@collegian.com.

Apple announces new iPhone, hardware

By Josh Kloehn @jish_jash

Apple announced its most robust hardware lineup in years Tuesday: three new iPhone models along with a new Apple Watch and Apple TV. Apple skipped their traditional “S” iteration on their products and jumped straight to the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, replacing the controversial iPhone 7 and its lack of a headphone jack.

Unsurprisingly, Apple has elected to keep the headphone jack off of the new devices in favor of several other upgrades. Apple CEO Tim Cook called the new models “a huge step forward for iPhone” during the company’s keynote presentation.

The new phones feature a glass and aluminum design in the traditional gray, silver and gold colors that have become a staple of Apple’s lineup.

The new phones also sport an upgraded camera capable of shooting 4K video at 60 frames per second, which Apple calls “the highest quality video capture in a smartphone,” according to a press release.

Finally, the new phones come

with Apple’s new a11 “Bionic” processor, promising 25 percent better speed on the performance cores and up to 70 percent better performance on the efficiency cores than last year’s model.

The true star of the show was the iPhone X, pronounced “ten,” which features an edge to edge screen and removes the iconic home button.

Cook introduced it as “the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone.” Apple calls this new screen “Super Retina,” because it is the highest resolution screen ever with better contrast and color.

The removal of the home button means that iOS has been upgraded to support new swipe gestures.

Perhaps the most innovative feature is Apple’s new facial recognition, dubbed “Face ID.” The front camera on the phone can scan your face to unlock the phone at a glance or securely make payments via Apple Pay. The front camera can also be used to map your facial expressions to new “Animoji” that you can send to your friends. The phone features the same A11 Bionic chip as the iPhone 8 in addition to water and dust resistance

and wireless charging.

The new Apple Watch was upgraded with support for LTE cellular data, allowing you to use it without needing your phone nearby. Apple TV was upgraded with 4K support and support for viewing previous purchases in 4K. Colorado State University students had mixed reactions to the announcements.

“I would get it if I could afford it,” said Dylan Schlager, a senior studying computer information systems.

The removal of the home button also prompted some concern with Brandt Reutimann, a senior computer science student, who said “the user experience is, I think, better” with a physical button on the phone.

With all the new hardware comes some hefty price tags.

The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are available for preorder Sept. 15 for $699 and $799 respectively. The iPhone X comes in at $999 starting Oct. 27. The Apple Watch will be available starting at $329 and the Apple TV starts at $180.

Josh Kloehn can be reached at webmaster@collegian.com.

A Fort Collins citizen learning how to use her iPhone. COLLEGIAN FILE PHOTO COLLEGIAN

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CITY

City Council reports no issues with initial CSU game days

By Gabriel Go @rgabrielgo

The Fort Collins City Council released an update Tuesday night on the City’s operations during Colorado State University’s first oncampus game day, held two weeks ago. The report states that all City and University operations were executed according to plan with no major issues.

The University and the City have been planning for the year’s first game day for 18 months and have been working closely together.

Approximately 40,000 people participated in CSU’s game day. According to the report, “conditions were very favorable for optimum ingress and egress to the stadium,” citing warm weather which brought over 15,000 participants to the stadium on bikes or by foot and early departures midway through

the game.

The city departments responsible for public safety reported no significant issues.

Fort Collins Police Services established a communications outpost alongside the CSU Police Department and reported minimal calls.

Over 100 officers were on duty in the City, 30 of whom were at the stadium.

Emergency Medical Services responded to 100 calls on CSU’s campus and 60 calls at the stadium. Most calls were related to heat or alcohol consumption.

The City’s phone service was reportedly down for two hours prior to kickoff, but was restored shortly thereafter.

Despite initial concerns regarding traffic, the City reported good traffic flows during the game. The City reported congestion around Shields Street before and after the game that resolved quickly.

City transit also saw heavy

use; roughly 7,620 people made use of city transportation, accounting for 20 percent of the total attendees, according to the city’s Transit Operations department.

The City’s Parking Services department enforced the Game Day Residential Parking Permit Program.

The Residential Parking Permit Program, or RP3, is a city program that allows neighborhoods to request for parking permits in their areas in order to preserve parking spaces for residents in those areas. Those parking in RP3 neighborhoods without a permit are limited to two hours, and those in violation are subject to ticketing and towing. Most RP3 neighborhoods are nearby campus.

The Parking Services department stated that, “despite significant messaging and outreach, there were still some areas requiring towing

of illegally parked vehicles.” A total of 49 vehicles were towed and 69 citations were issued by the City.

The report also noted that, “game day operational performance must be looked at as a snapshot in time,” further noting that future game days may have different outcomes based on factors such as weather, opposing teams or scores through the second half of the game.

The Council gave their thanks to the city’s services and to CSU for a smooth past two game days.

“As far as I can remember, (there were) zero complaints on the first game day, and only an indirect complaint on the second game day,” Councilmember Ross Cunniff said. “So, that significantly exceeded my expectations, and it’s greatly appreciated.”

Gabriel Go can be reached at news@collegian.com.

CITY

PFA rescues hiker near Horsetooth Reservoir

By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98

Responders from Poudre Fire Authority rescued a man near Horestooth Reservoir yesterday evening.

The man reportedly fell while climbing at Duncan’s Ridge near Horsetooth Reservoir, according to a post on PFA’s official Facebook page.

Crews responded to a report at 4:55 p.m. that a man in his twenties fell 40 feet while climbing Duncan’s Ridge. UCHealth Life Line’s air ambulance saw the man and verified his location. PFA’s crew hiked in and found the hiker at 5:15 p.m.

According to PFA’s Facebook post, the man was transported to an area hospital with significant injuries after rescuers utilized a high-angle system with ropes and a rescue basket.

Poudre Fire Authority utilized a high-angle system with ropes and a rescue basket to rescue a hiker who fell while climbing on Sept. 12.

PHOTO COURTESY OF POUDRE FIRE AUTHORITY

PFA’s Engine 4 crew were able to efficiently carry the hiker out of Duncan’s Ridge because of prior training for this type of emergency call.

“Our crews train yearround (sic) for myriad call types, from medical emergencies to fires and rescues such as this,” PFA’s Public Information and Communications Officer Madeline Noblett wrote in an email to the Collegian. “In this instance, firefighters from Station 4, whose response area includes Horsetooth, had trained previously to identify the most efficient ways to carry a patient out of the Duncan’s Ridge climbing area.”

The hiker’s identity has not been released for privacy reasons.

Haley Candelario can be reached at hcandelario@ collegian.com.

Fort Collins mayor Wade Troxell met with the city council last spring. PHOTO BY DAVIS BONNER COLLEGIAN

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OPINION Thursday, September 14, 2017

COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS

City finding solutions to homelessness Allec Brust @allecbrust

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.

Fort Collins City Council just announced a new project to combat homelessness.

Previously, the city passed ordinances like the ‘sit lie ban’ that indirectly criminalized homelessness, but failed to address the issue with programs and initiatives. Fort Collins began developing the Housing First Initiative alongside the Homeward 2020 program and the Sister Mary Alice Murphy Center for Hope earlier this summer.

The Housing First initiative is a step in the right direction for our city in combating homelessness.

In recent commentaries about tackling homelessness, I was upset with the city continuing to pass laws that obviously discriminate

against the homeless. The ‘sit lie ban,’ which prohibits citizens from occupying certain spaces, showed the City’s willingness to provide punishment, as well as their failure to provide a solution.

This new initiative is a refreshing shift from the City implementing punishment to permanent solutions.

Ordinances to help clean up Old Town have inadvertently marginalized the homeless. The policies outlined in the ‘sit lie ban’ and ‘smoking ban’ almost directly prohibit homeless people from being homeless. While it is the job of our city officials to ensure the attractiveness of our community, implementing laws to ensure the homeless do not disrupt our general population is immoral when there is not a solution to a pressing issue.

A permanent housing solution for even a fraction of the homeless population offers a plan of action and deterrence from committing these minor crimes. Not only will it get the homeless off the streets, it provides a progressive solution. Temporary relief more often that not results in people back out on the streets.

The Housing First project will

try to provide services to avoid reverting back to the streets.

In addition to the initiative providing permanent solutions, Housing First is not one size fits all. One premise listed in the goals of Housing First states, “All people experiencing homelessness, regardless of their housing history and duration of homelessness, can achieve housing stability in permanent housing. Some may need very little support for a brief period of time, while others may need more intensive and long-term supports.”

Housing First offers

permanent solutions, and in addition it does not require additional programs to be completed prior to being admitted, such as sobriety treatment. In the list of core components of Housing first, priorities include low barrier admission policies, rapid entry, voluntary supportive services, housing varieties, and practices to prevent lease violations and evictions.

Housing First finally provides citizens with goals and means to beat homelessness.

After the onslaught of regulations punishing the homeless, there

is finally a plan to prevent criminalization and offer sustainable solutions.

Supportive housing might be the program Fort Collins needs to prevent excessive jail time for the homeless in minor situations. While the ‘sit lie ban’ and ‘smoking ban’ ensure the general public is comfortable, we now provide our homeless with a plan of action to avoid jail and the overwhelming burden of homelessness.

Allec Brust can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

NOPE DOPE Feeling like your life is spiraling out of control like an exponential curve or the national debt.

THOUSAND-DOLLAR phones.

Riding the bus with people who don’t shower.

Dental issues.

Chihuahuas.

Many, but not all forms, of vegetable-based bread.

Every other dog.

Watching your friends fall for each other. #matchmaker New friends.

Finally finding a tiny bit of control over the mess that is your life.

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SPORTS Thursday, September 14, 2017

CROSS COUNTRY

FOOTBALL

Powell and Gilfillan leading CSU cross country Words from the Enemy: Alabama

By Mamadou Bolde @mamadoubalde62

Colorado State cross country kicked off the 2017 season in style as Darby Gilfillan (women’s) and Trent Powell (men’s) each were honored by the conference following the team’s first meet of the season on Sept. 1. Along with the individual glory for Gilfillan and Powell, the meet allowed the cross country team to set the tone for the remainder of the season.

This was the first time since 2014 that a Mountain West school has swept the women’s and men’s Mountain West Cross Country Athlete of the Week Awards.

Additionally, it was the first time since 2012 that CSU has swept the honors and the first time that either runner has won the weekly award.

The men’s cross country team was projected to win the Mountain West in a preseason poll earlier this season while the women’s team was projected to finish fourth overall. For Gilfillan, getting off to such a hot start is the best way to prove that they belong higher in the rankings.

“It was great to be able to represent CSU and have that kind of start to the season,” Gilfillan said. “Its great motivation for other runners to see that if someone on your team can receive this award then you can as well. I’ve seen other people in the past receive this award and I know what they’ve achieved so I can step it up a level for myself and my team.”

At the CSU Duals, Gilfillan finished first among all collegian runners with a time 17:35. Entering her fourth and final year as a CSU cross country runner, Gilfillan is excited to lead other runners on the team.

“I want to just give as much

support and help out as much as possible in my last season,” Gilfillan said. “I’m looking forward to seeing how these girls improve over the next year considering the big step we’ve taken this year and also just leave as big of a mark as I can this season.”

“It felt good, we’ve all put in a lot of hard work and now someone is noticing.”

TRENT POWELL MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Powell, a junior at CSU, finished the 5k with a time of 14:52, missing first place by just one second. In the process, he finished ahead of All-Americans Joe Kleckler and Zach Perrin who run at the University of Colorado.

Following such a successful first tournament, Powell and the rest of the men’s team secured the team’s highest week 1 ranking since 2002 at No. 18.

After finishing off the 2016 season placing 17th overall at the NCAA Championship, Powell believes that this team can reach even greater heights.

“It felt good, we’ve all put in a lot of hard work and now someone is noticing,” Powell said. “I think that we’ve improved a lot, we have a lot of guys that can get us to that first spot. We have a lot of depth, we thought we could do it last year but this year I definitely think we can. I think the guys can be just as good this year if everyone works hard and follows coach’s plan, we have guys that can step up for sure.”

Despite not placing at last year’s championship, the

women’s team is looking to turn that around this season.

“I think the girls have improved tremendously and the home meet was a great showing for the whole team,” Gilfillan said. “It really shows that we’ve stepped it up notch from last year and I’m excited to see if we can improve on that predicted fourth place finish and see what we can do with it.”

Head coach Art Siemers is confident in his team, and he does not need any validation from rankings to prove that talent. Though the men’s team is currently the highest ranked team in the Mountain West, Siemers is focused on one race at a time.

“Ranking doesn’t really matter to us,” Siemers said.

“You like your team to get the recognition it deserves but they don’t really matter. Our system is set up for qualifying for the NCAA championship. We’ll get a good race in the Midwest in two weeks and we’ll get to show them just how good we are.”

Rather than focus on success in the past, his team understands that there is always room to grow.

“As a team we have a really strong work ethic across the board from every single athlete on the team,” Siemers said.

“Everyone buys in to the program and what we’re doing. No one is satisfied with the past success we’ve had and they all want to get better. I think that’s what makes our team special.”

The Rams still have a long season ahead of them before the NCAA Championship. Their next stop is Minnesota for the Roy Griak Invitational on Sept. 3.

Mamadou Balde can be reached at sports@collegian.com

Junior Civil Engineer and Cross Country/Track athlete Trent Powell performs a pre-race tradition of spiking up and doing a few strides before the CSU home Cross Country meet at Hughes Stadium on Sept. 1. PHOTO BY MATT BEGEMAN COLLEGIAN

By Colin Barnard @ColinBarnard_

The Colorado State football team is preparing for its toughest task of the season in traveling to Tuscaloosa to play No. 1 Alabama.

Rocky Mountain Collegian sports editor Colin Barnard spoke with Matthew Speakman, sports editor of The Crimson White, to preview some of the biggest storylines of the game.

Colin Barnard: Jalen Hurts figures to be the most dangerous dual-threat quarterback the Rams will face this season. How does his rushing ability affect the entire Alabama offense?

Matthew Speakman: His ability to run the ball is what makes this offense go. This offense is almost built around his ability to run the ball. Alabama has always been a run-first offense and relied on balance. Hurts gives them a different dimension when it comes to the quarterback being able to run the ball. I think he’s a very intelligent runner on designed runs. He picks his holes really well, and his successful runs really open the offense up.

CB: With so much talent returning on offense, specifically at skill positions, do you think this is the most talented offense Nick Saban has coached?

MS: I would say from a purely talent stand point, yes. They go five deep in the backfield, and have about seven receivers that can come into the game at anytime. In fact, they’ve been doing an almost platoon shift with receivers so far. Robert Foster, Cam Sims and Calvin Ridley will play in threereceiver sets, while Ridley stays on and DeVonta Smith, Henry Ruggs III and Jerry Jeudy come on for four-receiver sets. Smith, Ruggs III, Ridley, Jeudy, Foster and Sims are all four or five star recruits.

That’s pretty insane. Same goes for running backs. So, yes, I’d say from a purely talent standpoint it is.

CB: Mike Bobo said Alabama defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick is one of the best players he has seen on tape. Is he the biggest differencemaker on defense?

MS: Fitzpatrick, along with Florida State’s Derwin James, is one of the most versatile players

in the country. Alabama can put him anywhere and he will perform at a high level. Freshman year, he played star in the nickel package.

Then he moved to wide corner, and when Eddie Jackson went down, he moved to safety and didn’t skip a beat. I would say he’s the most consistent player on Alabama, and is also the most intelligent.

CB: Year after year, Alabama sends a plethora of players to the NFL. Who are some players you think could make an impact on Sundays?

MS: Minkah Fitzpatrick, Da’Ron Payne, Calvin Ridley, Rashaan Evans and Shaun Dion Hamilton all have the chance to be big players at the next level. All of them are very talented players who know their role, but also have versatile skill sets. A guy who is not getting a lot of attention is defensive back Anthony Averett.

He’s in his second year as a starter and has been very consistent. At 6-feet, 185 pounds, he may be a little undersized, but makes up for it by being one of the fastest players on Alabama.

CB: I’m curious about what fans in Tuscaloosa think of Colorado State. Do they view this as a tune-up leading into conference play?

MS: I think most people think Alabama will win comfortably, but Colorado State’s performances this year have made Alabama recognize that they are not a push over. They destroyed Oregon State and played Colorado closely.

CB: Does Alabama have an added chip on their shoulder this year after coming so close to winning a national championship last year?

MS: Even if they don’t have a chip on their shoulder, they will manufacture one. Last season before Washington, they posted fake quotes about the national media disrespecting Alabama, which is kind of ludicrous. So, yeah, I’d say they have an extra chip on their shoulder.

CB: What is your prediction? Are the Rams any contest for No.1?

MS: I think the Rams’ passing game could present some trouble for Alabama, but I don’t think the game will be that close. I have Alabama winning 35-5.

Colin Barnard can be reached at sports@collegian.com

Colorado State Football Team lines up for a kick off during the third quarter of the Inaugural Game at the New Stadium on Aug. 26 against the OSU Beavers. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

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SPORTS Thursday, September 14, 2017

VOLLEYBALL

Rams close non-conference play with second home tournament of season

By Austin White @ajwrules44

The No. 22 Colorado State volleyball team will finish the non-conference portion of their schedule this weekend when they host their second home tournament, highlighted by a match with the University of Colorado.

Colorado (7-1) comes into Fort Collins with their one loss being at a neutral site against No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions. CU has garnered national attention themselves after receiving 13 points in the latest AVCA coaches poll, their first time this season being mentioned.

“We are getting ready to play a team (Colorado) that is really as athletic as Michigan is in the middle,” head coach Tom Hilbert said. “We need athletes as well as good players, playing against these guys.”

CU looks very similar to CSU (8-1) in that they hit over .300 on offense and hold their opponents to under a .200 mark. Leading the way for the Buffs is junior Naghede Abu who is hitting at .451, which is top 20 in the country. She also has a team-high 39 blocks.

“She is a physical talent,” CU head coach Jesse Mahoney said. “She can play high, she can take a lot of space blocking, she’s a relentless competitor … she’s definitely been a big part of our success so far.”

Overall, the Buffs hit at a .308 mark to rank eighth in the

nation in hitting percentage. The Rams rank 18th in the country in blocks per set at 2.89 per frame, but they will be without redshirt sophomore Kirstie Hillyer again this weekend.

improvement in hitting can be attributed to her better slide hits according to setter Katie Oleksak.

The Buffs are also solid on defense, ranking in the top 50 nationally with 2.55 blocks per

Sophomore Paulina Hougaard-Jensen sends a ball over the net during the third set against the University of Michigan on Sept 8. The Rams defeated the Wolverines in three sets. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

The middle blocker is still recovering from a knee injured suffered two weeks ago against Florida State. Hillyer ranks 13th in the nation with 1.59 blocks per set.

In her absence, sophomore Paulina Hougaard-Jensen has stepped up in the middle blocking position by averaging 1.39 blocks per set, the second best average in the Mountain West. Thanks to her play last weekend, HougaardJensen earned Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week honors.

The Denmark native has also grown on the offensive side of the ball with the nation’s 12th best hitting percentage of .468. Her

set. The Rams however, rank sixth in the nation in hitting percentage at .315 and will look to find the holes in the Buffs’ defense.

Senior Sanja Cizmic was named the AVCA Player of the Week after her dominate performance last weekend in which she averaged a .415 hitting mark during the tournament hosted by CSU. She was also named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week and earned the MVP title for the tournament.

On the season, Cizmic has battled through abdominal and ankle injuries to record 75 kills on a .299 hitting percentage for the Rams and looks as if she is finally

fully healthy.

Cizmic and fellow outside hitters Breana Runnels and Jasmine Hanna will need to continue their strong offensive stretch as well in order for the Rams to break through the Buffs’ block. Runnels and Hanna are the top two Rams in kills with 112 and 88 kills, respectively.

The outside hitters have already been leaned on heavily this year after Hillyer’s injury and senior Alexandra Poletto missing every game except the match against Michigan. Senior defensive specialist McKenna Thornlow also missed last week due to a concussion, but will be back on the court this weekend.

The team as a whole has had to make many adjustments throughout the season because of their lack of health, something Oleksak feels like they are always prepared for.

“We’ll put in a lot of different scenarios,” Oleksak said on how the team prepares with injuries.

“Tom (Hilbert) is really good at mixing it up so that if something does happen we know how to mix it up in a game and we don’t freak out.”

2016 was the first year Mahoney was at the helm of CU, someone who Hilbert is no stranger to. The Buffs coach spent seven seasons coaching under Hilbert at CSU before moving on to be the head coach at the University of Denver in 2012.

Last year was the first time that Mahoney was able to top Hilbert

in a regular season matchup.

“I think we both understand what we are trying to do system wise,” Mahoney said. “(Hilbert) is one of the most successful volleyball coaches out there … I certainly have done it in the past when I was at the University of Denver, reach out and ask his advice because I think he has seen and done it all.”

Before the Buffs, the Rams will start the weekend squaring off with Albany University on Friday at 7 p.m. The Great Danes (0-9) have not been that great this year as they are winless and have only won two sets total all season.

As a team, they hit at a .119 clip while allowing opponents to hit at .282 and all three of their main attackers are below .210. Redshirt sophomore Akuabata Okenwa leads the team in kills with 96 and has the best hit percentage of the main attackers, a .206 percentage.

CSU will continue on Saturday afternoon when they welcome the Xavier Musketeers into Moby Arena at 1 p.m. Xaiver (4-6) struggles offensively as seen by a team .181 hit percentage, but they do allow opponents to hit just .191 against them.

Albany will be up first for the Rams at 7 p.m. Friday before facing Xavier at 1 p.m. Saturday. The weekend will end Saturday night with the matchup against CU serving as the Rams “Green Out” game and starting at 7 p.m.

Austin White can be reached at sports@collegian.com

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SOCCER

CSU soccer solidifies roster while eyeing best start in program history

By Christian Hedrick @ChristianHCSU

With one non-conference game remaining, the Colorado State women’s soccer team has the opportunity to enter Mountain West play with a winning record for the first time in the program’s five-year history.

Through seven games, the Rams are 2-3-2 for a .429 points percentage. If CSU can win or tie against Kansas State (3-31) on Sunday, the Rams’ points percentage will be above .500 for their first Mountain West game against Air Force.

Coach Bill Hempen attributes much of CSU’s early season success to the talented newcomers on this year’s team.

“What we told the kids yesterday is that we are so much more competitive from top to bottom than we have ever been before,” Hempen said. “It’s making our upperclassmen shift to another gear because younger players know nothing but going all out.”

Among the newcomers making a difference for the Rams is the freshman duo of

Ally Murphy-Pauletto and Karli Eheart. Murphy-Pauletto leads the team with three goals, just ahead of Eheart who has two.

Throughout the non-conference schedule, Hempen noticed that the unassuming freshmen forwards pose a challenge for opposing defenses. “(Murphy-Pauletto) knows no boundaries. She doesn’t know that she’s 4-foot-3 and 87 pounds,” Hempen joked. “She just keeps fighting and battling.

I think in a lot of cases she gets underestimated. People look at her and go, ‘What?’”

While Muprhy-Pauletto’s goal scoring ability has surprised defenders this season, Eheart’s discreet speed has allowed her to light up the score sheet.

“She has a bit of a gift that a lot of people don’t know she has.

She’s fast,” Hempen said. “A lot of teams we’ll play against don’t have a back that can hold her. In her case it’s okay to play a ball behind a defender and let her run by them.”

As Murphy-Pauletto and Eheart heat up in the forward spots, other position groups are solidifying as well.

“Our back four or three is

pretty solid, we know who they are,” Hempen said. “Our midfield group, Maddi (Rodriguez) and Kay Kay (Caeley Lordemann) and Alex (Lanning) are our starters, but we’re in good hands with our reserves.”

In net, CSU began the season splitting time between senior Paige Brandt and South Carolina transfer Hunter Piefer. With Piefer racking up a majority of the minutes in the last four games, Hempen named the Colorado Springs native the starting goaltender for the foreseeable future.

“Hunter (Piefer) is our goaltender right now,” Hempen said. “Paige (Brandt) and Syd (Sydney Hall) are both working to be the number two, to be ready if something happens to Hunter. Hunter has proven it and she’s got it by the slimmest of margins.”

Piefer’s next opportunity to prove herself will be on the road against Kansas State. Like CSU, the KSU soccer program is still in its infancy. This is the second year the Wildcats have fielded a team and the first year they will be competing in the Big 12. However, Hempen

Karli Eheart jumps over the North Dakota State goalie after she scores a goal on Sept. 10. PHOTO BY JACK STARKEBAUM COLLEGIAN

knows the game will be a challenge for his squad.

“I know Mike (KSU coach Dibbini) does a great job with the kids he has in there,” Hempen said. “We’re looking forward to the challenge of playing away and playing a program that’s just as excited to get off the ground as we were.”

If the Rams can beat the Wildcats or play to a draw, CSU will enter Mountain West play with the best record in program history. Whether or not the Rams reach that historical mark, Hempen knows that the depth and skill on this team is better

than any he has coached at CSU. “We’ve come to the realization as a staff that if something doesn’t work, we can go another direction,” Hempen said. “We usually say, ‘Here’s the group and that group is going to play through hell or high-water.’

We’re not at that point anymore and that’s a good place for us.”

CSU takes on KSU at 12 p.m.

MT on Sunday in Manhattan, Kan. The game will also be broadcast on ESPN3.com.

Christian Hedrick can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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‘Tis the season for fall festivals EVENTS

Fortoberfest to finish festival season

By Sarah Ehrlich @SarahEhrlich96

What better way to end a summer full of beer and music festivals than with beer and a music festival?

Fortoberfest will end the summer music festival season German style this Saturday.

and music scene was made possible by a donation from the Bohemian Foundation’s Music Programs, and will be presented by the Fort Collins Downtown Business Association.

FORTOBERFEST

■ What

A celebration of bikes, beers and bands ■ When: September 16 from 11a.m. to 10p.m.

FORTOBERFEST BEER MENU

■ Where

■ Easy Street Wheat

Old Town Square ■ Cost Free This free music festival will have ten hours of live music in Old Town Square, authentic German food and ten seasonal beer offerings from Odell Brewing and High Country Beverage, perfect for autumn.

Expect performances by some Fort Collins favorites including Gasoline Lollipops, Danielle Ate the Sandwich, Taylor Scott Band and Whitewater Ramble.

This festival celebrating Fort Collins’ colorful beer

and indie 4 p.m.–5 p.m. Write Minded, playing hip-hop, funk, reggae and rock 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Taylor Scott Band, playing soul and jam 7 p.m.–8 p.m. Dubskin, playing reggae 8:30 p.m.–10 p.m.

WhiteWater Ramble, playing dance-grass The festival will be Sept.

16, starting at 11 a.m. More information can be found online on their website.

Sarah Ehrlich can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

Odell Brewing

■ Rupture Fresh Grind Ale

The Fortoberfest will ring in the fall season with hours of live music and brand new brews to try.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DOWNTOWN FORT COLLINS

Fortoberfest Old Town Square music lineup 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Tallgrass, playing dirt stomping soul 1 p.m.–2 p.m. Gasoline Lollipops, playing alt-country, folk and punk 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Danielle Ate the Sandwich, playing folk

Odell Brewing

■ Isolation Ale

Odell Brewing ■ Oktoberfest Odell Brewing ■ Märzen Prost Brewing ■ Dunkel Prost Brewing ■ Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest ■ Angry Orchard Cider ■ Coors Light

FORT COLLINS LIFE

Gardens on Spring Creek to host family-friendly fall festival

By Casey Setash @caseylovesbirds

Gather up a pumpkin spice latte, some cozy fall boots and a sense of adventure.

The Gardens on Spring Creek is offering an interactive look at all that fall has to offer this weekend during its annual Nature’s Harvest Festival. On Saturday, Sept. 16 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., participants will have the opportunity to experience live butterfly releases, apple cider tastings and tea-infused face masks with the guidance of experienced professionals from the Fort Collins area.

According to Korrie Johnston, the fundraising and marketing coordinator for the Gardens on Spring Creek, the event is expected to draw in over 1,500 community members over the course of the day.

The festival has activities for attendees of all ages, beginning with a bird banding demonstration in the morning and a hatch chile tasting in the afternoon.

Deanna Begovich Krausse, a CSU alumna who lives in town, is attending the event in the hopes that she can reconnect with gardening, she said.

Begovich Krausse attended some of the Gardens’ special events many years ago when her children were young. Now that her kids are older, she hopes to delve back into gardening as a hobby and share some of these values with her kids, she said. “(Part of The Gardens’ mission is to provide a) cultural gathering place connecting people to plants in the middle of Fort Collins,” Johnston said.

The event is oriented towards people, like Krausse, hoping to jump back into a longlost hobby. “(It is also oriented towards) anyone of all ages looking to experience and celebrate the harvest season and nature,” Johnston said.

Kayla Lloyd, a middle school special education teacher in Greeley, is planning to attend the event with her three-year-old daughter. She is excited that the festival will have something for each member of her family, and is looking forward to spending quality family time outdoors, she said.

NATURE’S HARVEST FESTIVAL ■ When

September 16 from 9a.m. until 2a.m.

■ Where The Gardens on Spring Creek, 2145 Centre Ave.

“Fall is my favorite time of year in Colorado and it should be a lot of fun,” Lloyd said.

The Gardens on Spring Creek are located on Centre Ave., directly adjacent to the Spring Creek Trail. They hold several events throughout the year, from a Halloween enchanted garden to adult garden-to-fork cooking classes. All of their special events can be found online on their website, on their Facebook page or on their Instagram.

Casey Setash can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

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Daily Horoscope Nancy Black TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(09/14/17). Your prosperity is on the rise this year. Persistent efforts at home pay off.

Autumn brings two years of growth and benefits through communications. Introspection, reflection and planning this winter leads to a revitalizing energy surge. Harness your passion.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 7 — Household

issues require attention. Stick close to home.

Discover useful stuff you forgot you had.

Make repairs and upgrades.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 8 —Creativity

and communications come easier. Investigate and research a fascination. Master the rules to break and mold them. Write, record and share what you’re learning.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 9 —More income

is possible. Profit from sticking to your budget. Hold out for the best deal. You’re especially persuasive. Promote what you’re up to.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 8 — Use your

power and confidence to forward a personal dream. Don’t worry about the future. Focus on one step at a time, here and now.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 6 — Creative possi-

bilities abound. Get nostalgic while sorting memories to create space for what’s next.

Consider where you have been and are going.

Indulge in rituals.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 8 — Collaborate

with your team to realize a shared dream.

Focus on short-term strategies for practical results. Come together for a cause.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 8 — A rise in status is possible. You’re attracting the attention of someone influential. Abandon old fears.

Polish your presentation and make your pitch.

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Knit and Crochet club strings together a community

By Maddie Wright @maddiewright

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 8 — Follow

a dream or inspiration. Explore your own backyard. Study and discover something new about something familiar. Long-distance obstacles incentivize local investigation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 9 — Invest in a dream. Pursue a profitable venture and measure the results. Regular accounting practices grow your enterprise stronger. Collaborate with your partner.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 8 — You and

a partner can cook up something wonderful.

Focus on immediate practicalities. Determine roles and responsibilities, and support each other. Share the delicious results.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 —Maintain

health and fitness practices and routines even if work gets busy. Go for short-term objectives toward long-term gain without sweating it.

Keep in motion.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 7 —Don’t listen to worries. Think about what you love.

Focus on passion and indulge it. Develop your skills and talents. Share admiration and appreciation.

Every other week, a closeknit group meets in Eddy to share their passion for yarn crafts.

The Colorado State University Knit and Crochet club was started by two students who wanted to join a community with the same passion for yarn crafts that they had, but CSU did not offer one.

The group seeks to share their purls of wisdom about knitting and crochet while also creating friendships all while unwinding from academics for a little bit. The founders love to knit and crochet. Tasha Reed, the club’s president and a junior music education major at CSU, even wore a pair of shoes with a yarn ball design to the informational meeting.

CSU KNIT AND CROCHET ■ When:

The group meets 6 p.m.-8 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month ■ Where: Eddy 102

“We wanted to open up our favorite hobby to the students at CSU to let them gain a new hobby and gain a new social circle,” Reed said.

Getting down to the knitty gritty, the group meets 6 p.m.-8 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month. The meeting club currentky meets in Eddy 102 until a permanent location is determined..

The club will start off the year establishing fundamental skills and creating a group project.

To teach elementary knitting and crocheting skills, the club is making a group blanket, said Rae Marsh, the group’s financial officer and communications liaison and a senior majoring in political science and law at CSU. As the year progresses to the spring semester, the group hopes to provide some sort of community service element.

“We would like to help our community with what we do so we’re hoping to create a bunch of projects for the elderly, the

homeless, children, something like that, so whatever (we) do make we’re gonna donate,” Marsh said.

Reed and Marsh are striving to make this club as established as possible, including a weekly newsletter, opportunities to run for elected positions in the club and establishing a generally welcoming environment.

The two founders have an enthusiasm towards knitting and crocheting, as do the people in the club.

“I find knitting and crocheting really relaxing, learning how to do it better would make it more relaxing,” said Cara Bollinger, a junior majoring in graphic design.

As for Reed and Marsh, they view knitting and crocheting as both stress relief and a means to be creative, they said.

“It’s something that I can do that I don’t have to worry about,” Reed said. “It’s not as stressful and I’ve never been super artistic with drawing or anything, but this is something that I found that I could create.”

This club wants to focus on the social aspect as well, Marsh said.

“It’s nice to have a place where you’re not doing a craft alone and everyone is accepting, which is kind of what we’re going for, so we’re going to do movie nights where you just sit and crochet or knit and have that non-school mentality for a little while,” Marsh said.

With an informational meeting turn out of 13, ranging in both gender and age, the club has big plans.

“I would love to have it be a campus-wide recognized club (so) even people who aren’t a part of it to be like ‘yeah the knitting club does this every year’ (and I’d like) if it was a good close-knit community,” Reed said.

The club seeks to create a legacy and a strong organization for future CSU generations.

“My number one priority is I would love to come back and know that it’s actually still going,” Marsh said. “I’m hoping for that commitment from the group, developing it and making it bigger every year.

Maddie Wright can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

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MOVIES & TV

‘Home Again’ fails to explore its potential, relies on convenience

By Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri @dudesosad

If one could drown in tropes and clichés and mediocrity overall, this movie would make the “Titantic” look like a tea party.

The premise of “Home Again” wields great potential, that potential is not remotely touched upon, with the film choosing to relate upon clichés and a story that leaves much to be developed.

‘HOME AGAIN’ ■ Genre:

Romance/Comedy

■ Director:

Hallie Meyers-Shyer

■ Starring:

Reese Witherspoon, Lake Bell, Nat Wolff, Jon Rudnitsky, Pico Alexander, Michael Sheen, Candice Bergen ■ Release date: September 8, 2017 ■ Running time: 97 minutes ■ Fun fact: Reese Witherspoon and Candice Bergen were also both in “Sweet Home Alabama.”

The movie focuses on Alice Kinney, played by Reese Witherspoon, a newly single mother living in her childhood home in Los Angeles.

The daughter of a famous filmmaker, Kinney is a harried character, trying to make sense of her life. This entails trying to shuttle her daughters to school and build up a nascent career in interior decorating.

“You are gonna be great, I promise,” Kinney assures one of her nervous daughters on her first day of school. But, the outwardly sunny optimism conceals her own frustrations.

“Alice Kinney is a depressed, newly separated loser,” Kinney types in one scene early on. Of course, given the movie’s reliance on clichés, Kinney needs something or someone to save her from her malaise.

Enter three filmmakers: Harry, played by Pico Alexander, George, played

by Jon Rudnitsky and Teddy, played by Nat Wolff. They have been evicted from a motel room while waiting to pitch their movie idea and achieve success. Sound like another

cliché? Struggling writer?

Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

On Alice’s 40th birthday, she meets these three struggling youths in a bar, and subsequently ends up allowing them to stay with her. Of course, not before we are introduced to the seeds of the romantic angle. As per the formula, she invariably ends up having a drink-filled liaison with Harry.

“Alcohol makes me nervous and also kissing a complete stranger,” Alice proclaims while making love. Like much of the film’s dialogue, it is lacking in depth or pathos. As a viewer, it downright alienates me.

Of course, there is the inevitable morning-after scene, when Alice and Harry claim they simply want to be friends. In the kingdom of romcom, that will not be acceptable.

Suffice it to say Alice and Harry grapple with their attraction to it throughout.

Herein lies one of the film’s true weaknesses: there is no real chemistry between our love interests. It feels as if they are simply uttering lines on command, but not imbuing them with emotion. Given

Witherspoon’s track record of playing dynamic and engaging characters, this attests to the script’s lack of development.

Of course, someone has to threaten the Harry and Alice angle. That person is Alice’s ex-husband, Austen, played

by Michael Sheen, a character who does not have enough on-screen time. Given that fact, his appearance seems too contrived, although with development Myers could have made him an integral character.

In particular, the film would have been significantly stronger if it had explored Alice and Austen’s break-up and the reasons behind it, as well as the nature of their relationship overall.

I will not give the ending away, but suffice it to say in the kingdom of rom-com, there is only one ending. Predictably, it is a little too neat, replete with a mawkish soundtrack to tie it together.

Should you see this movie? If you are a fan of clichés, tropes and underdeveloped storylines.

Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

Hallie Meyers- Shyer, Reese Whitherspoon attends The Los Angeles Premiere of ‘Home Again’ held at the Directors Guild Of America in Los Angeles, California on Aug. 28. PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVE LONGENDYKE

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MUSIC

Music in the Museum Concert Series features Zulu music

By Emma Turner @EmmaTurner1228

The classroom is not the only stage on which learning takes place. A museum or concert hall can open minds of all ages.

John Seesholtz and a small student ensemble sang South African music at the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art Tuesday night. The music was a mixture of praise and protest songs from the Zulu culture. Each piece was related in some way to the art, which surrounded the audience. The performance left the room in a state of inspiration and rejoicing.

Seesholtz is an Associate professor at Colorado State University. He recently returned from Italy where he taught and performed with the La Lirica Musica Opera program. He is a baritone classical and jazz singer and has studied classical music and vocals for 26 years. Recently, he performed in the Virtuoso Concert Series at the University Center for the Arts.

The Zulu are one of the better-known tribes of South Africa. Zulu singing styles are traditionally used to tell stories or portray emotion that one could

not convey through unsung words. Some of the language and music can be found in European and American culture as well. The famous song, “Wimoweh” from Disney’s “The Lion King,” is an example of Zulu harmonies and rhythms.

The Zulu language can also be heard in the opening scene of “The Lion King.” Many white musicians have performed Zulu music throughout history much like the performance Tuesday.

Seesholtz is known as a jazz performer in communities across Colorado, and performs with several groups and ensembles throughout the state.

He is professionally trained in classical music but performs many genres.

“I love it all,” Seesholtz wrote in an email to the Collegian. “That’s the beautiful thing about classical music, every composer and language, every poem takes you on a journey of history and culture, and into the soul of the poets and composers who took the time to write it. I love all kinds of music from alternative to classical.”

The set was another kind of music indeed. The atmosphere of the evening was immediate-

ly different from that of recital hall concerts. While a darkened theater can feel stuffy and somewhat conservative, the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art had a light, airy feel. That, coupled with the abundance of historical artifacts, set a more thought-provoking tone. Only 20 to 25 people, including several young children, attended but that number nearly filled the intimate space.

Historian David Riep gave some context for each piece and related themes found in the music back to artifacts in the museum exhibit, which focused on beer culture.

“We really try to focus on finding music that fits the art,” Seesholtz explained.

The first piece was a South African Zulu freedom song called “Singabahambayo.” This short song of praise was clearly upbeat and celebratory. Several students performed with Seesholtz and demonstrated beautiful harmonies and differentiated parts. The words were sung in the Zulu language but translate to: “We are marching on this earth but our home is in heaven. We say hallelujah.”

Many of the songs performed, including “Singabahambayo,” surfaced during apartheid in

South Africa.

“This is a song about displacement,” Riep said.

“We need to keep in mind the context (of these songs).

Individual identities were essentially being taken away.

People were being moved and separated to avoid any kind of unified uprising.”

UPCOMING MUSIC IN THE MUSEUM CONCERT ■ Musicians

Oboe professor Andrew Jacobson ■ Accompanying students Members of the “It Could Be Anything” ensemble ■ When Tuesday, Oct. 10 at noon and 6 p.m.

■ Where The Griffin Foundation Gallery

The idea of hope could be felt in the positivity and rhythm of the song. The harmonies of the ensemble made it feel as if they too were coming together for a unified cause.

The next piece was an ad-

aptation from South African Folklore. “Abiyoyo” was originally the story of a young boy who has to save his community from a giant. The story incorporates classic characteristics of South African folklore including chaos, a trickster and the supernatural. These themes also appeared in the African pottery displayed in the exhibit. “Abiyoyo” and the next song, “Siyahama,” both utilized call and response and presented more gorgeous harmonies.

“It was moving, inspiring, informative, educational, mind-expanding, and delightful,” said community member Vicki Siska. “I didn’t know (the museum) was here. It is world class.”

Music in the Museum Concert Series is a running series put on by the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art. “I came to a previous Music in the Museum,” said Raedene Combs, another audience member. “This one was even more inspirational.

Emma Turner can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

ALEC REVIEWS MUSIC

LCD Soundsystem disappoints hipster fans with ‘American Dream’

By Alec Erickson @CTV_Ace

It used to be easy to spot a hipster.

Usually, this title was reserved for people who said that they listened to LCD Soundsystem. In the six years that was the band’s hiatus, though, their music began to be a bit more mainstream. Now everyone is listening to the band and with their fourth-studio album “American Dream,” they are officially back, and it is a bit of a mixed bags at times.

You cannot have LCD Soundsystem without James Murphy and vice-versa. The band has been his project since the early 2000s. While the band is based out of Brooklyn, New York, they have always had a massive outreach outside the state. They really started gaining steam from their self-titled debut in 2005 and from there just grew a cult-like following.

LCD Soundsystem has been

labeled everything from dance rock to electronic and just about everything in between.

Labels have never really suited the band as they just try to defy them at every corner and their third studio album, “This Is Happening,” proved just that. When it comes down to it, though, there is no such thing as forever as Murphy reunited the band and now has released “American Dream.”

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“American Dream” is a 10-track record that clocks in at an impressive hour in length.

What most listeners will find is each track carries its own weight, with the shortest one being just under five minutes in length. There is a downside to this, as there are a few moments when it feels like the record is just dragging its feet along. It is a consistent record in that it keeps a mellow mood throughout and when a track is good, it is great, but a few fall flat on their face and that should not come as too much of a surprise.

Musically, the lengths of the tracks work to their advantage and their downfall at the same time. When you listen to something like the lead track, “oh baby,” you cannot help but get this feeling of excitement as it is built to keep adding more and more to the point where it releases. On the other hand, that same formula does not really pay off in tracks like, “other voices” or “call the police,” when it feels more like a chore making it through the entire track, because they do not really go

anywhere and have more of an anti-climactic feeling. The synthetic elements are what work best and in tracks like “how do you sleep?” or the closer “black screen.” When Murphy and company sit down they really know what they are building, you do not get that feeling too much in “American Dream.”

Lyrically, this record is painfully too self aware for its own good. Tracks like “tonite” point out hipster culture and mock it in a very open and blunt way, which may strike more longterm fans as a jab. Then you listen to something like “american dream” or “emotional haircut,” which do not necessarily come off as these cliché pieces. Murphy delivers some of the best vocal performances we have heard from him on this record and it highlights his range when listening to something like “black screen.” This record, when it comes down to it, comes off as a frustratingly confusing collection of works by Murphy; there

is a lot to appreciate and enjoy, but at times it will leave you just wondering why certain artistic decisions were made.

Should you listen to it? Maybe not.

Is it still cool to listen to LCD Soundsystem? Sure. Just like most their records before “American Dream” you really have to shift through it to find something you enjoy. This really is not the best jumping in point to start listening to the band’s works and, at a lot of times, leaves you feeling a bit disappointed. It really is up to each individual listener to decide if this was worth the wait and the hype that surrounded it. When “American Dream” kicks off it is great but really hits a few walls. It may have been easy to spot a hipster in the past, LCD Soundsystem does not want to acknowledge that was their fan base for years.

Alec Erickson can be reached at entertainment@collegian. com.

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MUSIC

Alvvays falls into their usual pitfalls on ‘Antisocialites’

By Henry Netherland @NetherlandHenry

Toronto lo-fi fanatics, Alvvays, released their sophomore album, “Antisocialites,” which followed in similar steps to their debut.

During the release of their self-titled debut in 2014, I distinctly remember the praise this band got from the indie rock community. At the time, I had a mild interest in their music, but I never felt prompted to listen to the entire project until over a year later -- well, after their buzz had faded. After finally making my way to the album, I came out simultaneously satisfied and disappointed. While the band’s performances were pleasant and easy to listen to, the songs felt forgettable and on occasion monotonous. To this day, I can only remember a couple of melodies off of the debut.

After my slight disappointment in their debut, my excitement in the band resurfaced after the release of the band’s lead single, “In Undertow,” a warm, reverb heavy, surf pop tune dealing with the turning point of a break up. While the chorus feels a little generic, the remainder of the vocal melodies are a perfect match for the buzzing guitars. Not to mention, this is one of the few moments in the band’s discography where the band’s lead singer, Molly

Rankin, ventures outside of her comfort zone both into her lower and upper-register.

Rankin by no means is a mediocre vocalist. In fact, I would claim she is the ideal singer for the 1960s aesthetic the band is shooting for.

However, there isn’t too much about her voice that allows her to stand out from contemporaries. She is not a dynamic singer. This is why songs like “In Undertow” are unique in their ability to show off Rankin’s true vocal capabilities rather than subjugate her to such a limited vocal range.

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being mixed perfectly.

“Already Gone” is easily the worst song on the entire record, which is unfortunate since it has one of the better openings. What ruins the track is the illogical insertion of these small twinkles and hints of distortion that pop up towards the end of the first verse. These little additions add nothing new to the song.

In fact, they make the song

almost unlistenable, especially for those with headphones.

Should you listen to it?

Maybe.

Overall, I enjoyed this record; however, the reservations I had on their previous release continue to stand. The two main issues are the lack of experimentation and the frontloading, with the better songs being on the first half of the album. A great

deal of the songs are pleasant at first listen but become increasingly grating each additional listen to the point they’re sleep inducing. Despite the band’s lack of versatility, the quintet continues to show their level of talent, and I will continue to look forward to future releases.

Henry Netherland can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

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