Vol 127, no 30, september 21, 2017

Volume 127, No. 30 Thursday, September 21, 2017

NEWS

OPINION

A&C

TONY FRANK ADDRESSES RACIAL TENSIONS

EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS

BACK TO SCHOOL FOR FIRST TIME SINCE THE ‘70S

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From fire-fighting to essay writing Cat dad returns to CSU

Cole McCullough and his 6-month old cat Sequoia pose for a photo, Sequoia goes hiking with McCullough and rides on his shoulder. PHOTO BY TONY VILLALOBOS MAY COLLEGIAN

By Miranda Moses @mirandasrad

After 20 bags of hot Cheetos, Redbulls, perhaps some delusions and the open road, Cole McCullough and a band of friends finally made it back to Fort Collins in the early

hours of the morning after a spur-of-the-moment climbing trip to Banff National Park in Canada.

McCullough took off last spring semester with full intentions of never returning to CSU. The goal was to attend mountaineering school, but

after his plans fell through McCullough found himself back in Fort Collins, but not before he spent the summer immersed in the wilderness as a wild land firefighter, something he has been doing every summer since he graduated high school.

Within just a day from their return, McCullough moved into his new house and returned to Colorado State University as a horticulture major after taking the past spring semester off. For McCullough, leaving months of being in the wilderness to go back to tests and studying was a

hard goodbye.

“I have organic chemistry and some horticulture classes and entomology,” McCullough said. “So, yeah, it has been a pretty brutal transition.“

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NEWS Thursday, September 21, 2017

CAMPUS

CAMPUS

University starts investigation of student Dr. Tony Frank named body president, impeachment postponed ‘2018 Citizen of the West’

By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98

The impeachment against CSU’s student body president was put on hold Wednesday night after the University announced it would conduct its own investigation of President Josh Silva.

Speaker of the Senate Isabel Brown explained to the Associated Students of Colorado State University senate body that the impeachment process would not proceed because the Office of Equal Opportunity started an internal investigation regarding allegations made against Silva.

Associated Students of Colorado State University President Josh Silva. PHOTO BY BROOKE BUCHAN COLLEGIAN

“I know that there is an expectation that a finalized impeachment petition will be brought before the Senate this evening,” Brown said. “But, it has been brought to ASCSU’s

leadership, to our attention, that due to allegations of violations of CSU policy, the University will be conducting its own personal investigation through the Office of Equal Opportunity regarding those allegations, and therefore the impeachment will be put on hold in the Senate until that investigation has been closed.”

At the Sept. 13 senate session, Senator Cerridwyn Nordstrom refiled an impeachment petition against Silva, stating that he was in violation of the ASCSU Constitution, Bill of Rights and Code of Ethics.

Nordstrom initially filed an impeachment petition against Silva during the Aug. 30 session, which stated that Silva was in violation of the ASCSU Constitution and the ASCSU Code of Ethics because he started negotiating contracts with the Wall Street Journal without the consent of the senate body.

However, Nordstrom redacted the petition during last week’s senate session due to the cancellation of the Sept. 6 session. A clause in the ASCSU Constitution requires the impeachment petition be finalized a week after it is brought to senate. Beetween the two petitions, more accusations came forward, including allogations of discrimination.

The most recent impeachment petition stated that Silva was in violation of the following: Section 302 of the ASCSU Constitution, regarding the Wall Street Journal contract Section 106 of the ASCSU Constitution, regarding Silva’s negligence to create a job description for himself Amendent 3 of the ASCSU Bill of Rights, regarding the responsibility that every member

of ASCSU 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 Article I, Section D, Part 6 of the ASCSU Code of Ethics, regarding the Wall Street Journal contract Nordstrom did not discuss certain information within the impeachment petition, claiming it would violate law regarding personnel matters.

Chief Justice Brittany Anderson also rendered an opinion of the ASCSU Supreme Court regarding grounds for impeachment in Section 601 of the ASCSU Constitution.

At the request of Senator Connor Cheadle, Anderson rendered an opinion of Section 601 regarding the process to file an internal Code of Ethics complaint. The section required that ethics violations be filed and acted upon by the speaker of the senate in order to be valid for impeachment.

According to Anderson, the ASCSU Supreme Court now considers Section 601 A of the ASCSU Constitution null and void in a unanimous vote.

“All of the court recognizes that the ASCSU Constitution was ratified and voted on by Senate and the student body,” Anderson said. “The court believes that this Section of 601 A gives too much power to the Speaker of the Senate. Also, this version does not provide equal opportunities for members of ASCSU to be heard via the court.”

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

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By Matt Bailey @matnes1999

While Colorado State University President Dr. Tony Frank spoke about CSU accomplishments, record enrollment numbers, and future improvements during his annual Fall Address Wednesday afternoon, the audience may not have realized he was simultaneously awarded a distinguishing new title.

A committee of community leaders from The National Western Stock Show, a 112-year-old organization that provides scholarships in agriculture and medicine, selected Frank as the 2018 Citizen of the West.

“Tony has served Colorado State University and the CSU system with impressive leadership for many years,” said Pat Grant, chairman of the board of the Western Stock Show Association. “He is an extraordinary visionary who is committed to a broader en-

gagement of CSU regionally, nationally, and internationally, through an expanding role at the future National Western Center.”

According to committee members, Frank was chosen for his embodiment and spirit of the Western pioneer, perpetuating the West’s cultural heritage and ideas.

Frank was also recognized for his dedication to the local community, serving on the boards of the National Western Stock Show Association, the Boettcher Foundation, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Food Bank for Larimer County. He has also been inducted into his native Illinois and Colorado 4-H Halls of Fame.

Frank will receive his award as 2018 Citizen of the West on Jan. 8, 2018 at the National Western Events Center in Denver, CO. Matt Bailey can be reached at news@collegian.com.

President Tony Frank speaks of racial injustice and conversations to confront these issues at the 20th annual Fall Address.

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Allison Hall will receive new compost bin President Frank addresses racial tension during 20th Fall Address

By Piper Davis @piperdavis

A three-compartment compost bin will be placed in Allison Hall around Halloween.

In April, Dominique Ashe, a junior studying human dimensions of natural resources, proposed a bill to the Associated Students of Colorado State University to place a compost bin in Allison Hall.

Ashe said the bill was approved April 12 and Ashe recently received conformation from MAX-R that the bin is currently being built.

All other compost bins within the dining halls have been purchased by MAX-R. MAX-R is a company that creates compost bins that are made of 97 percent recycled plastic, according to their website.

According to the bill, ASCSU will give $2,900 from its 2016-2017 senate discretionary budget to fund the bin.

The bin includes three compartments: blue for recycling, brown for compost and black for trash. The bin is equipped with shadow boxes offering examples of what bin is appropriate for the given item.

Allison Hall, where Spoons

By Julia Trowbridge @chapin_jules

Evan Torres sorts through trash, recycleables, and compost materials at the Food Waste Audit last spring. PHOTO BY OLIVE ANCELL COLLEGIAN

resides, is currently the only dining hall on campus that does not have 24/7 access to a compost bin. Ashe said the bin will be mobile. During Spoon’s operation hours, it will be placed inside the dining hall.

When Spoons is closed, it will be placed outside of the closed doors so students will still be able to use the bin.

The 2016 Trash Stream Waste Audit shows that 16 percent of what was thrown away on campus could have

been recycled and 41 percent could have been composted.

“The audit results conclude that there is still a reason to continue expanding efforts to both recycle and compost around campus,” Ashe said.

“This bin seems to fit with the goals of the school’s desire to grow yet continue minimizing its negative impacts as a whole.”

Piper Davis can be reached at news@collegian.com.

Racial injustice and diversity achievements were among two of President Tony Frank’s topics at the annual Fall Address on Wednesday.

Frank spoke to a crowd of 3,000 community members from both the campus and the surrounding Fort Collins Area gathered on the Oval Wednesday afternoon. This year’s Fall Address marked the event’s 20th anniversary.

President Frank addressed embedded characteristics in the community of CSU that we can draw from in order to fulfill our role in assuring a broader understanding of race and privilege in our society.

These characteristics he spoke of included debating with our friends and those we disagree with and challenging our own convictions.

“Armed with these characteristics, we can tackle cultural change, we can improve how we treat each other, make progress on everything from living wages to non-tenure faculty rights to racial and gender equity to sexual assault to suicide prevention,” President Frank said.

In addition to addressing issues of racial tension, President Frank stated one of the achievements of CSU this past year is the increased number of diverse students in CSU’s record enrollment.

“One of four students (this year) is first generation, and we are enjoying record levels of student diversity,” Frank said.

Conversation about racial tensions and the role of the CSU community in broadening understanding has entered into the campus rhetoric more prominently this semester, after a recent bias- motivated incident involving a noose in a residence hall.

“I think (debating and speaking about differences) is the main principle of academia, the university should be a space where we can speak freely and debate our ideas so we can move forward and grow,” said Ana Mauad, a visiting international relations PhD student from

Brazil. “This is important to be reaffirmed, certainly.”

Mauad spoke from her experience as a graduate student from Brazil and said CSU is really open towards her. Another student, Sylviana Pakpahan, who is a junior studying nutrition food science, also appreciated Frank’s statements on constructive conversations and liked how he spoke about first generation students.

“I remember he told us this year was the biggest amount of students at Colorado State, especially for students who aren’t from Colorado, and I thought that was really great,” Pakpahan said. “I feel really happy about that because I am also a first generation student.”

CSU is growing, with this current year being another consecutive year of record enrollment in the past decade, and 27.1 percent of the class being ethnically diverse, according to a SOURCE article.

Overall, the students at CSU appreciated what President Frank had to say at the Fall Address. Rachel Stoudt, a senior studying horticulture, said she liked what Frank had to say on diversity, but also appreciated his style of speaking: creating a connection between the flood in 1997 and the hurricanes that have happened recently.

The fall address, a tradition since the flooding of CSU’s campus in 1997, is an opportunity for the University President to address the community of CSU and Fort Collins about the achievements of the University and its room for improvement.

In addition, Stoudt thought it was good to hear about the achievements of the university.

“I was really impressed at all the accolades of the university,” Stoudt said. “Sometimes you don’t realize all the cool things going on at the university.”

A transcript of President Frank’s Fall Address and video documentation can be found on the SOURCE article.

Collegian reporters Ty Betts and Austin Fleskes contributed to this report. Julia Trowbridge can be reached at news@collegian. com.

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Do personal beliefs have a place in journalism?

HEAD TO HEAD

Last week ESPN journalist Jemele Hill issued a series of tweets condemning Donald Trump as a “white supremacist.” The sports network was quick to denounce Hill’s actions, saying it did not agree with them. Hill, a co-host of “SportsCenter,” responded by posting an apology to the network, although she did not overtly apologize for expressing her “personal beliefs.” Jemele Hill is by no means the first media figurehead to criticize the president, but the backlash she received from ESPN has opened up discussion about whether personal ideology has a place in journalism.

Jayla Hodge @Jaylahodge

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by the Collegian or its editorial board.

Yes, Personal beliefs can have a place in journalism.

Jemele Hill’s Twitter statements reflect an issue and view that is upheld by many other Americans as well as many of President Trump’s own actions. Social media can be an appropriate place to criticize political officials, if it’s through a personal account and it remains transparent that the views of the journalist do not reflect their employer networks. To maintain journalistic integrity, there are instances where principles must take precedent over professionalism.

The Society of Professional Journalism’s mission statement is, “to ensure that the concept of self-government outlined by the U.S. Constitution remains a reality into future centuries, the American people must be well informed in order to

make decisions regarding their lives, and their local and national communities.”

It is not only free speech but Hill’s responsibility as a journalist to use her personal platform to voice her concerns and question the ethics of our leadership. Hill’s journalistic objectivity is not in question, in fact, she is upholding these standards. Her comments were posted in a non-professional environment to help her maintain her journalistic integrity.

Social media is a middle ground in the world of professional journalism.

While journalist must still uphold a certain code of ethics and represent their networks, it is a tolerable platform to express personal views.

Our president uses his social media platforms to directly interact with his followers with little regard for appropriateness or truth. He often bashes anyone that criticizes him through Twitter. This is a double standard.

As a journalist, Hill has an obligation to inform the public potential lyharmful ideologies. Hill is also an African-American/Black woman, so speaking out against white supremacy will hold a different weight than, say, a white or male

counterpart.

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what follows are individual beliefs unrelated to the views of her employer. Doing this creates an environment for continued conversation while preserving the political neutrality of ESPN. Failure to preface this weakens Hill credibility as a journalist and casts a polarizing light on her employer network. ESPN responded by issuing a statement that said although it accepted Hill’s apology for expressing “personal opinions,” she had no right “to publicly share them on a platform that implies that she was in any way speaking on behalf of ESPN.” To that extent, the network has a strong point.

The Society of Professional Journalists has an official Code of Ethics that all reporters strive to uphold. The code of ethics asserts that journalists should treat all “sources, subjects, colleagues and members of the public as human beings deserving of respect.” Trump may seem to be an egocentric, racist misogynist, but he’s still a human.

The code of ethics stresses consideration of “the long-term implications of the extended reach and permanence of publication.”

Hill pegging Trump as a white supremacist had negative effects on her professional standing. Some might argue that calling Trump a white supremacist could be a form of misinformation, an infraction no good journalist wants to commit.

As an African American woman, it makes sense that Jemele Hill could be angered by the president’s remarks and responses to racially charged incidents, from Charlottesville to the Black Lives Matter movement. There’s no question that some of Trump’s words and actions have been reprehensible.

It is a gross overreaction to call Hill’s actions a “fireable offense,” as done by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. But, Hill needs to put her occupational obligations first. This means refraining from voicing her opinion, setting her own beliefs apart from those of the corporation, and proceeding with discussion.

Let’s hope those discussions create healthy debate, rather than media circuses.

Lauren Willson can be reached at letters@ collegian .

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST

Progress still to be made with homeless population Mack Beaulieu @Mack_enzie_James

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The homeless in Fort Collins are often unfairly prosecuted. As much as this is true, it doesn’t mean letting them live outside our doors is an option either. In between being good, considerate people we have to stop and think about who deserves our resources and who might waste them.

Some people deserve our help, but they also need to do the work to lift themselves up.

According to the 2016 Point in Time study 68 percent of homeless people in Fort Collins identified themselves as disabled. This is troubling, but perhaps less troubling when you take out those who are self-identifying as having a substance abuse or mental disorder. I say this because only 42 percent self identified as disabled in 2015 and because it becomes more socially

acceptable to be homeless if you’re disabled. People have motivation to self-identify when asked these questions, mental illness is easy to point to.

Self identifying illnesses is a slippery slope as a way to determine who really can’t take care of themselves without help from the government or others. Mental health disorders aren’t something we should just take someones word for and just lump together as wholly debilitating.

Those with substance abuse have a better chance at a normal life, if they can take advantage of their resources.

In the study, those who have schizophrenia are grouped in the same category as those with depression. As serious as depression is; that grouping just isn’t okay. People who struggle with more minor mental illnesses should be able to take advantage of the shelters and programs available to them and hopefully progress.

However, those with things like schizophrenia might need

indefinite care.

Substance abuse problems are similar to mental illnesses in that they may need definite care for a period of time, but different in that they provide something concrete to keep at bay. Unlike those with schizophrenia, the problem isn’t just a function of the mind.

Those with substance abuse have a better chance at a normal life, if they can take advantage of their resources.

Hopefully more are becoming available now that Fort Collins has moved to a Housing First approach. Under this new approach, those being helped won’t have to complete prerequisite programs, which means the homeless may not have to get arrested in order to get treatment.

When people do get arrested for drug charges they are typically put into one of the ‘halfway houses,’ in town.

These houses offer prolonged housing at a cheap rate, work at decent pay, substance abuse programs, therapy, and other tools like budgeting the client’s money for them.

“The halfway house has given me the opportunity to learn tools for everyday life,” protest Larimer County inmate Kelsey Sutton. “… Before I came to the halfway house

I was homeless, jobless and stuck in my addictions, now I’m completing the program and will be getting my own apartment soon. I’m in the process of getting reunited with my son and I will be a year sober in November.”

If you are homeless and in need of help or would like to help the homeless in Fort Collins, http://homelessgear.org/help/ is a good place to start.

One should not be naive enough to believe that Sutton is the typical case, but she shows that the program can work if one is willing. There’s no reason that those with serious physical disabilities, mental handicaps, children, veterans or those with serious mental disorders should ever be on the streets but beyond them, others need to take advantage of their resources.

We should allow the remaining homeless only so many arrest and releases, before they are given the option

of a lengthy sentence or moving on to another town. We should put a time limit on those who classify as just passing through before we ask them to move on and make sure those who are ordinary, down on their luck citizens are finding the channels they need to get out of homelessness.

The solution here isn’t a matter of choosing between offering a helping hand or telling them to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, it’s both. Given that some people are just passing through and many people go homeless for short and untracked periods, we might not never ‘solve’ homelessness, but it will have be a joint effort between the homeless and those who are not if we hope to make it much better.

If you are homeless and in need of help or would like to help the homeless in Fort Collins, http://homelessgear. org/help/ is a good place to start.

Mack Beaulieu can be reached at letters@collegian. com

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FOOTBALL

Linebacker Patrick Elsenbast balances football, teaching

By Michael Roley @michael_roley

Patrick Elsenbast was a busy man last spring.

The Colorado State redshirt senior linebacker wore two different hats as both a football player and a teacher. He slept very little and managed a schedule that kept him occupied for 18 or 19 hours per day.

There was Elsenbast the football player, the linebacker who was the Rams’ ninth-leading tackler a year ago and was training for the upcoming season in the new on-campus stadium.

But from 7:30 a.m to 3 p.m.?

He went by Mr. Elsenbast.

The Littleton, Colo. native was also completing his student-teaching program at Rocky Mountain High School.

It was hectic, to say the least, but teaching and football are two things Elsenbast is passionate about. When you love what you do, the long hours, the short nights of sleep and all the other inconveniences don’t seem as bad. And that was the case for Elsenbast as he readied himself for another season of football, and for a career in education.

Elsenbast said he woke up everyday around 4 a.m. to begin conditioning at 5 a.m.. In order to make it to Rocky Mountain on time for school, he left morning workouts early. That meant arriving before the rest of his teammates to get the work done.

After that, it was a quick dash down Shields street for a day of teaching before returning in the afternoon for more football.

Following that, Elsenbast said

he attended seminars for student-teachers.

“I wouldn’t get back home until 9 or 10,” he said. “I then had to finish planning what I didn’t get done. So I’d tell people if I was in bed by 11:30 or midnight, I was extremely efficient. I ran on five hours of sleep the whole spring.”

As a result, Elsenbast’s weekend activities consisted exclusively of sleep, something his students at Rocky Mountain were surprised to hear.

Elsenbast comes from a family of teachers. His mother and both grandmothers were teachers and he said he didn’t have a bad teacher at Chatfield High School in Littleton. The combination of being around these educators and witnessing their ability to influence young minds in a positive way struck a chord.

“Specifically, it was two English teachers, a couple history teachers and one science teacher and the combination of everything they did for me was like, ‘man, this what I want do.’ I had so much fun learning and going to class. I grew up in a teacher family,” Elsenbast said. “I don’t think you can put a price on making a positive influence on a kid’s life every single day of your career.”

PATRICK ELSENBAST ■ Position

Linebacker ■ Class Redshirt senior ■ Hometown Littleton, Colo.

■ Walked onto CSU’s football team in 2013 ■ CSU’s ninth-leading tackler in 2016 ■ Earned his teaching license for the state of Colorado over the summer One of those teachers at Chatfield was Sophia Rodriguez, who taught Elsenbast as both a sophomore and senior. Elsenbast, who was always looking for ways to challenge himself academically, took her honors anatomy and physiology class his senior year.

Rodriguez said Elsenbast has a humble confidence about him and described his assignments in school as meticulous.

“When I think of him as a teacher, I just think he’s constantly going to push himself to be a better teacher,” Rodriguez said.

“He’s going to push kids to be the best they can be but he’s going to do it in a way that not only models what that looks like, but is encouraging of them and is not degrading. He’s going to get the best out of his kids.”

Linebacker Patrick Elsenbast prepares to make a play during a game against New Mexico on Nov. 19, 2016.

PHOTO COURTESY OF CSU ATHLETICS

After completing his student-teaching, Elsenbast earned his teaching license for the state of Colorado this summer. He is certified to teach secondary (712th grade) social studies. If he wasn’t playing football for the Rams, he could be working as a teacher in a middle or high school right now.

Elsenbast has taught geography and is licensed to teach any social studies course. But he said his greatest interest is in American history, particularly events from 1900 to the present.

And his favorite 20th century history topic?

“1960s, man,” Elsenbast said without any hint of hesitation.

“Vietnam, Civil Rights and sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.”

Elsenbast is quick to have discussions about history with his teammates, usually fellow linebacker Evan Colorito or Brandon Summer, a reserve punter.

Those conversations usually take place in the lockerroom or over food somewhere. And Elsenbast has no issue playing the role of fact-checker.

“I’ll be that smart aleck that goes, ‘Hold up, hold up.’ And I’m the nerd that comes in and wrecks everything and kills the mood with history,” Elsenbast joked. “That’s what makes it so funny with our relationships.”

The parallels between football and teaching are abundant.

There are numerous lessons

see ELSENBAST on page 16 >>

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SOCCER

Rams open conference play on the road

By Christian Hedrick @ChristianHCSU

The Colorado State women’s soccer team wrapped up its non-conference schedule on Sunday with a 3-2 overtime loss to Kansas State and a 2-4-2 record. That record can be thrown out the window, though, as the Rams shift their attention to competing for a Mountain West title.

Since the Rams joined the 12-team league in 2013, CSU hasn’t finished above 11th place.

In that same timeframe, San Diego State claimed the regular season title three times.

Although it’s a new season, the Mountain West coaches expect the trend to continue as the Aztecs are selected to win the conference and the Rams are projected to finish 11th.

Last year’s regular season runner-up San Jose State sits right behind SDSU in the poll and defending conference champion UNLV round out the top three.

Mountain West Preseason Poll ■ San Diego State (3) - 110 ■ San Jose State (3) - 108 ■ UNLV (5) - 101 ■ Utah State (1) - 97 ■ Wyoming - 70 ■ Fresno State - 66 ■ Boise State - 64 ■ New Mexico - 61 ■ Colorado College - 43 ■ Air Force - 37 ■ Colorado State - 20 ■ Nevada - 15

Despite the preseason rankings, CSU coach Bill Hempen thinks there’s too much talent in the league for one team to run away with the title.

“I really think this conference is pretty talented,” Hempen said. “I think anybody can beat anybody on any given day.

No matter the surface, whether it’s a home, or away game, every game is going to be grind.”

The Rams’ goal is to win a conference title, but finishing in the top six would be a program first and earn them a berth in the conference championship at the end of the year.

To make that a reality, Hempen knows the Rams have to capitalize on the little things in

The Rams huddle up before taking the field for overtime play during the home opening game against the Buffs on Aug. 18. CSU and CU ended the game tied at zero. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN

such a competitive division.

“We talked to the kids this week about how the difference between winning and losing has gotten so much narrower,” Hempen said. “Slide tackles, diving headers and anything you can do to be one step ahead of your opponent more often than not is one of the things we’ve concentrated on a lot heading into conference play.”

CSU opens conference play this weekend with two games in Colorado Springs, beginning with Air Force on Friday night.

Last season the Falcons finished 10th in the conference, the same position the Mountain West coaches project them

to finish this season.

Although Friday’s game is only the conference opener, the Rams are anticipating a battle.

“Right out of the shoot you may think, ‘Ok we can ease into the conference,’ but no you can’t,” Hempen said. “Especially when you’re playing the likes of an Air Force Academy who’s going to come up and punch you right in the nose right from the time the whistle blows.”

On Sunday afternoon, the Rams head across town to take on Colorado College. CC finished the 2016 season ninth in the conference and the Mountain West coaches expect them to do the same in 2017.

Only a handful of miles separate the Falcons and Tigers, but the crosstown rivals’ playing styles couldn’t be more different.

“The Academy kids run through a wall, that’s what they’re supposed to do and they do it on the soccer field as well,” Hempen said. “The Colorado College kids are probably going to try and finesse us to death.

They’re probably going to have the ball a good bit of the game, so we have to make sure we’re in the right spots to pick them off.”

Regardless of the playing style or opponent, Hempen and the Rams know that every

Mountain West match will be a fight to the finish.

“Every game is going to be a battle,” Hempen said. “Everyone is fighting for those six spots, so it’s going to be knockdown, drag-out from the time the whistle blows on Friday evening until it ends in October.”

CSU takes on Air Force on Friday at 7 p.m. and Colorado College on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

The Rams return to the CSU Soccer Field next Friday at 4 p.m. for a showdown versus San Jose State.

Christian Hedrick can be reached at sports@collegian.com

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Elsenbast CSU men’s golf dominates Ram Masters Invitational GOLF

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Elsenbast has learned on the football field that translate to the classroom.

Time management stands at the top of the list. But the ability to connect with a variety of different people and personalities is another.

“There’s different maturity levels in a classroom,” Elsenbast said. “There’s some kids who are high-flyers and others you need to pick up.

There’s some kids where you can kind of get on them, not as a jerk but you have that kind of relationship. Then there’s some where you go to them and you have to be more personal and pick them up.

Same thing goes for the team.

There’s some teammates where you can go, ‘Hey man, let’s go.’ And there’s some you have to pat on the back and say, ‘Hey we need you.’”

“There’s different maturity levels in a classroom. There’s some kids who are high-flyers and others you need to pick up.”

PATRICK ELSENBAST CSU REDSHIRT SR. LINEBACKER

Interestingly, Elsenbast taught high school seniors last spring, who are the same age as present freshmen on the CSU team now.

Elsenbast graduated with his bachelor’s degree and is now working on his master’s degree. Following the season, the plan is to look into substitute teaching while applying for full-time positions and finishing up graduate school. He’s hoping to land a full-time position somewhere next fall.

Meanwhile, Elsenbast is going to enjoy his final season of college football. But when it’s done, he’ll have a purposefilled career waiting.

“You get to have really good relationships and you get to make a positive impact on every single person’s life,” he said. “I really enjoy that.

It feels like it’s just a natural purpose.”

Michael Roley can be reached at sports@collegian. com

By Mack Beaulieu @Mack_enzie_James

Colorado State men’s golf earned its fourth consecutive title in the annual Ram Masters Invitational on Tuesday. Hosted by CSU, the 54-hole tournament took place over two days at Fort Collins Country Club.

Meanwhile, the women played the annual Colonel Wollenburg Ptarmigan Ram Classic at Ptarmigan Country Club.

19 teams came to play in the Invitational and they saw the home team keep the title for the fourth time in six years. The two-day tournament was essentially finished after the first day in which the Rams separated themselves from the field.

On Monday the Rams shot a single-round record 12-under 268 in the first round, finishing the day with a 14-shot lead over second place finisher, Missouri – Kansas City.

From there, CSU continued to pull away from its opponents, shooting 5-under on the final day. The Rams set another tournament record by finishing a whopping 19 shots ahead of second place UMKC. “I’m really proud of how our guys came out and finished the tournament today,” head coach Christian Newton said in a statement. “It would have been easy to back off and allow teams to climb back into it. However they came out with an attacking attitude and that made the difference on the day, especially when the wind kicked up in the afternoon. Everyone played very well overall, and I anticipate this will carry over well to our next tournament later this week.”

A.J. Ott led the team with a 4-under par individual score for the tournament, followed closely by teammates Jake Staiano (3-under) and Colton Yates (2-under). Ott, Staiano and Yates finished fourth, fifth and tied for sixth respectively in individual scoring. Freshman Poon Suyasri joined the Rams in the top 10, finishing tied for eighth at 1-under. All but one CSU golfer finished under par.

“Our team mentality, especially after having a good day yesterday, was to go out and fire at some flags and make some birdies,” Ott said. “My mentality today was to not play defensive and I didn’t. We wanted to win by 30 shots, so there is always room for improvement, but I am happy with how we all played with grit under some tough conditions.”

At the Ptarmigan Country

Sophomore AJ Ott finishes a swing during a practice round at Fort Collins Country Club.

PHOTO BY AJ FRANKSON COLLEGIAN

Club, junior Katrina Prendergast fired a 7-under in the final round to secure a third place team finish for the Rams. In the ladies’ first tournament of the year, Prendergast finished tied for second with a score of 8-under while teammate Ellen Secor finished 3-under to place fifth. Freshman Haley Greb also impressed, finishing tied for 13th at 3-over. Greb’s score would have led many other

teams in the tournament.

The CSU women were one of the most consistent teams of the tournament, but could not overcome the play of Suthavee Chanachai of New Mexico State, who carried the Aggies with her first place finish at 11-under.

Overall it was a more than promising start to the season for the Colorado State golf program, with some promising in-

dividual results as well.

Next up for the men is the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate tournament, which will be hosted by New Mexico State on Sep. 22-23. The women will take on the Coeur d’Alene Resort Collegiate Invitational Sept. 26-27, hosted by Gonzaga.

Mack Beaulieu can be reached at sports@collegian. com

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Mandolin teacher finds home in CSU’s journalism department

>> from page 1 McCullough’s roommate, best friend and junior business marketing major Brennan Dyehouse said he has witnessed McCullough create a balance between the outdoors and his studies.

“What’s great is his ability to put passion into what he studies,” Dyehouse said. “I think him and I are similar in that way. It will be 2 a.m. and I’ll tell him about business marketing concepts and he will tell me about the bugs he catches for his entomology class. His passion for both his education and love for the wilderness really go hand in hand.”

McCullough said he fell in love with mountaineering because it makes you forget about everything else.

“When you are hundreds of feet up on a rock face or on an exposed section of a gnarly peak, you have to free your mind of everything that is going on in the world and only focus on the here and now,” McCullough said. “You experience such a beautiful, mind-clearing feeling that helps you just totally recenter yourself.”

To make sure to get his wilderness fix, McCullough participates in the Outdoor Club at CSU as an organizational officer. The Outdoor Club is a completely student-driven club where students hang out outside together. McCullough himself enjoys leading climbing trips and teaching people the logistics of the sport.

“Basically, we are just a bunch of chill people who like the outdoors that go do outdoorsy shit together,” McCullough said.

There are no fees to join the Outdoor Club. McCullough said the only expenses required are pitching in for gas on trips and providing your own food and water. Climbing supplies can be rented, but McCullough said the club does a lot of sharing with gear.

Anyone is welcome to join the club, no matter their level of outdoor experience. You can also choose any of the trips you want to go on.

“What is really cool is the majority of our meetings every week are more like social meetings,” McCullough said.

“We all hang out at Avogadro’s Number and just B.S. and drink beer and eat ice cream.”

All the information about how to join and what trips the club will do next can all be found on the Outdoor Club Facebook page.

By Jonny Rhein @jonnyrhein

Sequoia the kitten does cat things while her dad climbs. PHOTO COURTESY COLE MCCULLOUGH COLLEGIAN

When McCullough somehow finds free time between climbing mountains and climbing piles of homework, he enjoys filling it by making art. McCullough describes his style as tattooesque, usually using pen or acrylic paint on wood as his mediums, or ironically with his firefighter past, wood burning.

One of his wood pieces, a three-piece set of wavy trees, hangs in the Academic Village dining hall. The piece took 27 hours to complete.

McCullough says his art is inspired by tattoo and graffiti styles of work, and one of his most current doodles was inspired by Fort Collin’s artist Kaia Holdbrook of Story of my Life Tattoo Co., who tattooed a piece on McCullough’s upper arm. Within a few weeks, he intends on letting the artist tattoo whatever she wants onto his arm with no planning involved.

Due to the unexpected nature of firefighting, McCullough has adopted a life philosophy of little planning for the future. He has a general outline of goals for the future, such as finishing school and paying it off, but prefers to live his life with a high level of spontaneity. Although, this lifestyle has somewhat been altered for him with the adoption of his six-month old kitten, Sequoia.

“She is the love of my life,” McCullough said. “I do not want to get married or have kids or anything, but I’m like, fuck yeah, I got a cat. I am a parent. This is my kid.”

The new cat dad acquired his kitten from a woman in a

Dollar Store parking lot. He has since encouraged the tiny fuzzy pet to become a climbing, camping cat by taking her on climbing and hiking trips with him and his friends. While McCullough climbs, Sequoia explores and does cat things while tied to an 18-foot leash that he made for her.

“When she gets tired, I sling her over my shoulders,” McCullough said. “She is a freaking doll. She did good, she crossed her first river two weekends ago...She is my little adventure buddy.”

While Sequoia is McCullough’s black kitten, McCullough describes himself as a black sheep in relation to his own parents because they do not share his sense of adventure, love for tattoos and piercings, vegetarian diet and audacious tendencies such as dumpster diving.

“I love his look on life to make the planet healthier or greener, but the dumpster diving, all I can say is ‘ew,’” said McCullough’s mom, Lindy McCullough.

Although McCullough’s lifestyle may scare her, she appreciates the way he looks at life, she said.

“I love that Cole is free spirit and is living life to the fullest, seeing new places, new things and new cultures,” Lindy McCullough said. “I love to see the pictures and hear about the adventures, but only after he is back and safe on the ground. I love his outlook on life.”

Miranda Moses can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

Ellen Audley’s life has always revolved around music.

A former traveling musician and KCSU disc jockey, Audley has been involved in many aspects of music. She is currently a fulltime guitar and mandolin teacher, an employee at Colorado State University’s Summer Session and a part-time journalism student.

Audley started playing guitar when she was 11-years-old. Five years later, she saw the super group The Mother Folkers, a band of ever-changing genres comprised of 11 to 12 women. She said seeing the band was a transformational experience. The Mother Folkers asked her to join the band when she was 21.

“When I saw the first MoFo show, I was like, ‘Oh my god,’” Audley said. “There are all these women who are good, and it’s okay to be a lady and play. They inspired me.”

Audley said she likes to be behind the scenes rather than the star.

“Mostly what I listen to is sidemen,” Audley said. “That’s what I’m interested in is a good accompanist. I don’t really listen for the stars. I listen for the people who are playing in the background.

I never like to be the center of attention, but I love being the accompanist. I think my nature is to be supportive of others. That’s what I do at work. I don’t need to be the big cheese.”

Audley has always taught music, but she did not get serious about teaching until 1996. In her 21 years of teaching mandolin and guitar full-time, she has given 33,000 face-to-face, one-on-one lessons. She currently has 35 students.

Jeff Maust has been taking mandolin lessons with Audley for 12 years. He said he has come a long way since taking lessons with her.

“I knew nothing,” Maust said. “I’ve progressed a lot. If I were trying to learn on my own, I’d be jumping all over the place and never learning some of the important things that I need to learn. She teaches from the level you’re at when you start in a strategic way. She has the patience and temperate necessary to teach all ages and all skill levels” Another one of Audley’s students, Mike Tupa, said he has become more confident with his guitar since working with her.

“It has made my fingers and my ears much more attuned to the music,” Tupa said. “I was kind of worried about each note and now, after she carries me through it and if I practice it a little bit, everything

flows out of my hands. She’s helped me mature significantly with my guitar.”

Tupa considers Audley to be more than his teacher.

“Beyond a teacher, she’s just a great person,” Tupa said.

Audley said teaching music is exactly what she is supposed to do in life.

“Sometimes I’m amazing that I can make part of my living by teaching people the songs they love and helping them learn to make music,” Audley said. “It’s a matter of finding a niche where one is supposed to be in life.”

When Audley first went to CSU in the `70s, she dabbled in a few different fields. She studied music therapy, tried instrument building, moved to general studies and eventually left CSU.

Guitarist and mandolinist Ellen Audley. PHOTO COURTESY ELLEN

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But she returned in 2013. After taking a couple journalism classes, she knew it was her calling. She has found a way to blend her love of music, digital media and writing.

She built websites for her business and The Mother Folkers in her classes.

“I picked journalism because music is a way of telling stories and connecting with people and connecting people to other people,” Audley said. “Enriching their world. Music is enrichment, and journalism is enrichment.

All the things that I’m interested in like computers, photography, video, website building, infographics. And I love to write.

The shoe really fits.”

She said now is the perfect time to finish her degree.

“It just works out great,” Audley said. “I feel like I’m in this little window between the kids and grandkids. Once I have grandkids, I’m not going to want to be in school.”

Jonny Rhein can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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How to properly do a beer bong

By Jonny Rhein @jonnyrhein

A beer bong has the ability to take you from zero to buzzed in no time. Whether you are pregaming, partying hard or you got off work late and need to get on the level of your already drunk friends, a beer bong will get the job done.

As magical as a beer bong can be, the act can be equally as intimidating. Without proper instruction, one small slip-up can be disastrous.

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Here is how to do a proper beer bong: 1. Choosing the right beer.

Keep in mind what you are actually doing when bonging a beer. You are basically injecting an entire 12-ounce beer into your body in a split second. The last thing you want to bong is some kind of heavy, high alcohol percentage stout or IPA. Buy something easy on your stomach and your wallet, ideally a beer ending in “Light.”

After you purchase the beer, let it sit out for about ten minutes.

Bonging an overly chilled beer can be harsh on your throat.

2. Pouring the beer.

Pouring is a delicate and careful process. Fold the tube so the end hangs just above the top of the funnel to keep the beer from spilling all over the floor and your shirt.

To get the least amount of foam in the beer bong, tilt the funnel and hold the can or bottle as closely to it as possible. Pour slowly.

3. Get rid of the excess foam with nose grease.

Foam is inevitable. No matter how perfect the pour, there will always be a frothy layer floating on the top.

Getting rid of it is a quick fix.

Take your index finger and rub it in the crevices on the sides of your nose. If you have been partying for a few hours, there should be a good amount of oil there. If you have a clean face,

you may want to use a friend’s nose grease (see Step 4.)

Do not be afraid to stir your greasy finger around in the beer. Your friends will be more impressed than disgusted.

The oil will cause the foam to disappear almost immediately.

4. Have a friend nearby to hold the bong.

Beer bongs are about the camaraderie. Sure, a beer bong can be done solo, but where is the fun in that? Drinking alcohol is always better with a friend. In fact, if you are regularly doing beer bongs alone, you should seek help.

5. Taking the beer bong.

Now that you have a foamfree beer and a buddy holding the funnel, you are ready to go.

With both hands, hold the end of the tube close to your mouth. Inhale deeply. Exhale.

Insert the tube directly into your face while simultaneously taking a knee. As soon as the tube falls below the funnel, beer will start to flow out full force.

Open your throat and let gravity do the work. The beer should naturally descend to your stomach with minimal chugging effort. The goal is to finish the beer as quickly as possible. Depending on how fast you can get the beer down your gullet, it is acceptable but not encouraged to let it fill in your cheeks and take big gulps as necessary. This will only extend the time of the bonging process.

6. The aftermath.

After the beer has successfully entered your body with hopefully no spills, you will feel a minor pain in your chest. This is totally normal.

Belch out all that gas for relief and do not hold back. You may want to have access to a nearby sink in the slight chance that the beer will come right back up.

You should now have all the knowledge you need to correctly take a beer bong.

Remember, too many beers in too short of time can be dangerous and may make you feel like trash in the morning.

Drink alcohol in moderation, be responsible and stay safe.

Jonny Rhein can be reached at entertainment@collegian. com.

FOOD & DINING

How baristas remember drink recipes

By Mareena Winchell @mareenaaaa_

Have you ever wondered how a barista remembers all the drink orders? Is it crazy memory games, tricks or superpowers?

From the mochas, lattes, frappuccino, and everything in between, being a barista has its challenges.

“At first, I had no idea what I was doing or how I was doing the whole (barista) job,” Tom Lopez, a CSU junior business major, said. “Those first two weeks on the job I asked so many questions all my coworkers must have been so annoyed. I was almost like the list of all the different coffee drinks never ended.”

From a barista’s viewpoint, the writing on the cup is the number one tool in remembering how to make the drink just the way the customer ordered it.

“I cannot even express how much the writing on the cup makes my life easier,” Jordan Waters, a CSU junior microbiology major. “As much as a memory game it is to be a barista, the code words on the cups helps each barista during the production side of making a customer’s coffee.”

According to Bethany Morris, a junior fashion design major at CSU, being a barista takes practice, but once you master one drink, they all become easier to memorize.

“Practice makes perfect, as cliche as it is,” Morris said. “When a rush of people start, it is so overwhelming to remember what people order, but you just have to take it one drink at a time and hope for the best. When I first started out, I was such a perfectionist when it came to making drinks, and I wanted everything to be flawless. It would take me longer to make the drinks, but you should find the balance of the techniques of making the drink and making the customer happy.”

Some customers find themselves buying a cup of joe from the same coffee shop every day, and this makes it easier on the barista, according to Joseph Marlow.

“It’s fun when you start memorizing drink orders from daily customers,” Marlow said.

“It like a little insider between you and the customer. It also makes it more convenient on the barista’s side of it because you already know how they like their drink and what they usually get inside of it.”

Aside from the regulars at certain coffee shops, newbies and their unique drink orders can sometimes stump baristas.

“As much as I love making coffee, it can be a little much sometimes,” Paulina Cortez, a CSU freshman health and exercise science major, said.

“When people order a complex drink, it adds flare on my end but also it is one more thing

I could possibly mess up on and make the customer upset.

Complex drinks are a blessing and a curse at the same time.”

COFFEE SHOPS ON CAMPUS ■ Morgan’s Grind - Location:

Library ■ Sweet Temptations Cafe Location: Behavioral Sciences Building ■ Starbucks - Lory Student Center

According to Johnny Caster, a CSU sophomore communication major, being a barista is a job that comes with many challenges, but seeing people happy with their cup of coffee is one feeling not many people get to experience.

“Do not get me wrong, at first, being a barista is hard, very hard, because of all the drinks on the menu, but once you get into the groove of making these drinks everyday it becomes second nature,” Caster said. “Also, I learn from a hands on perspective, so this job is perfect for me and my learning style but to be a good barista means you have to learn from your mistakes, and you have to make the customer happy every time you make a cup of coffee.”

Mareena Winchell can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

Baristas are always working hard throughout a rush of people or times during a slow point of the day. PHOTO

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ARTS & CULTURE Thursday, September 21, 2017

FOOD & DINING

Beginner’s guide to wine in FoCo

By Sarah Ehrlich @SarahEhrlich96

Winemakers love to get creative with their craft, creating endless possibilities to an ancient alcoholic beverage.

But deciding which wine is for you can pose a dilemma.

Lost Prairie Winery employee Karen Giesler said that many beer drinkers know what type of wine they like.

WINE ■ White Wine = light and easy to

drink

■ Red wine = dry and rich taste

“We try to tap into other flavor profiles that they might enjoy,” Giesler said. “Reds or whites. Sweet or full-bodied.

That way we can guide them through the tasting process, and they can usually find something they love.”

Owner of Ten Bears Winery, William Conkling, said in wine tasting that balance is important.

“You won’t want something that is one-dimensional,” Conkling said. “You will want something with an oaky flavor that is not too over the top, and just let the grapes speak for themselves.”

The main difference in types of wine is color. Wine gets its colors from tannins, a naturally occurring substance in grapes and other fruits that give a bitter and dry flavor.

White and blush wines usually have very little tannins, making them sweet and easy to drink. Red wines contain a lot of tannins, giving a blood-like color and rich taste.

“The variety and complexity of wine is the most interesting to me,” said Daniel Larason, a horticulture & landscape architecture major and member of the CSU Vines to Wine club. “There is so much out there you could not get bored with. There is always something to learn with this drink.”

Although there is a lot to learn, here is a beginner’s guide to selecting a wine that will appeal to your individual flavor pallet: Popular Reds Cabernet sauvignon- Fullbodied, meaning it contains lots of tannins with herbal notes.

Flavor: Black cherry, spicy and oaky.

Fun Fact: Cabernet sauvignon is the most popular wine variety in the world.

Try: Carbernet and merlot blend from Lost Prairie Winery.

Rose wine paired with cheese and crackers. FILE PHOTO COLLEGIAN

Merlot- Less tannic than cabernet sauvignon.

Flavor: Fruity, spicy and very soft.

Fun Fact: Because merlot wine is so sensitive to light, this wine will have an orange tinted rim.

Try: Grand Valley Merlot from Ten Bears Winery.

Pinot Noir- High acidity and low tannins.

Flavor: Roses, fruits and currant. If you like this wine, try pinot grigio and pinot blanc. These are simply color mutations of the pinot noir grape and produce similar taste.

Fun fact: This wine is thought to be 2,000 years old.

Try: 5680’ Vineyard Pinot Noir.

Popular Whites Chardonnay- This wine was most popular throughout the 1990’s and can be made into sparkling or still.

Flavor: Velvety taste with citrus and oaky flavors.

Fun Fact: Chardonnay grapes originated in eastern France but are now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand.

Try: Bin Green and Gold

Ram’s White from Ram’s Point Winery.

Sauvignon blancDifferent from chardonnay because of its green and herbaceous flavors.

Flavor: Lime, green apple or white peach (sometimes bell pepper or jalapeño). This wine is considered fairly dry in taste.

Fun Fact: The name sauvignon blanc means “wild white.”

Try: Alias Sauvignon Blanc 2016 from the Colorado Wine Company.

Riesling- This German wine is very complex and layered. It is fruity but with a healthy amount of tannins.

Flavor: Apple, lime blossom and pear. This wine is usally sweet and fruity. If you are looking for something more zesty, ask for a “dry” reisling.

Fun fact: Reisling is considered the versatile food pairing wine because of its high acidity and different levels of sweetness.

Try: Infinite Monkey Theorem Reisling.

Sarah Ehrlich can be reached at entertainment@collegian. com.

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Seaway rounds out the Summer with “Vacation”

By Alec Erickson @CTV_ACE

Musically, everything is built around the idea of being catchy and fun. This is both a good and a bad thing. The good thing about this is that the record has a much more polished sound. But “Vacation” carries pretty much the same tone from begging to end. If you listen to something like “London” or “40 Over,” you pretty much know exactly what you are getting by the first chorus. The bad thing about this is that there isn’t a whole lot of progression on a lot of the tracks. For example, “Day Player” and “Neurotic” are not the most dynamic tracks on the record and don’t do a whole lot. While Seaway uses a lot of layers, it would nice to hear

that reflected in all the tracks as opposed to just a handful.

VACATION ■ Genre: Pop-Punk/Emo Rock ■ Length: 40 minutes

Lyrically, we hear Seaway really settle into their songwriting capability. The band still knows how to write one liners that stick with you after listening, and they have made a lot more memorable tracks this time around. Tracks like “Scatter My Ashes Along the Coast or Don’t” and “Curse Me Out” are perfect to shout along with when they pick up, which is why they are a few of the standout tracks. Then

you listen to something like “Something Wonderful,” which has a “Friends” reference almost shoe horned in, but it works. The only track that seems really forced when it comes to the writing is “Day Player.”

Should you listen to it? Yes! With the summer season begging to wind down, a lot of people can use a good reminder of the fun that can be had, and that is where “Vacation” fits right in. Seaway is way past the sophomore slump and starting to make some music that they really want to make, and you can hear that throughout this record. There is plenty of tracks to throw in your playlist. After all, we can all use a vacation.

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

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Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(09/21/17). Your touch is golden this year. Creativity and communications grow your fortunes over two years beginning this autumn. Nature your home base. New beginnings thiswinter lead to breakthroughs in your health, vitality and work. It’s all for love and family.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 8 — Collaborative efforts win the prize. Listen to your partner’s view. Keep to practical priorities. Handle chores, duties and responsibilities.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 8 — Generate physical action.

Don’t follow a mirage or fantasy.

Maintain health practices one day at a time. Ignore distractions. Keep to your plan.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 8 — Relax and enjoy time with people you love. Simplify plans that can get elaborate and even stressful.

Money saved is money earned.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 7 — Focus on short-term domestic priorities. Authorize repairs and improvements. Keep your infrastructure in order. Clean, sort and organize. Cook up something delicious for your family.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 8 — Dig deeper into a favorite subject.

Do the reading and homework.

Self-discipline advances on your goals. Communicaion projects come together naturally.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 9 — Focus on immediate financial goals. Bring in money to pay the bills. Reinforce roundational infrastructure. Handle paperwork and chores. Reap the fruits of your labors.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 9 — You’re stron and growing stronger. Don’t worry about long-term goals; focus on what you want for yourself right now.

Do the work that nobody sees.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 8 — Peaceful productivity can accomplish satisfying results.

Emotional creativity works.

Let your imagination run wild.

Complete old projects. Plan and organize your moves.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 9 — Social connections can open doors. You have more friends than you realized. Pass along what you’re learning. Pull together. Listen to diverse views.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 8 — Advance your career through disciplined action.

Don’t make assumptions. Cultivate your desire to lead. New facts dispel old fears. Persistence pays off.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 — Get out and explore. Things fall into place. Costs can vary widely; don’t get burned or overspend. Discipline with planning saves time and money.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 7 — Manage shared finances, and play the game exactly by the book to avoid potential problems. Having a meticulous partner helps. Keep your cool.

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

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24 “Postcards From the Edge” author 28 Where Moses received the Ten Commandments, for short 31 Colorful fall tree 32 Put together 33 Instagram upload, briefly 34 Three-time A.L. MVP 37 “Is there more?”

38 Smart comment?

42 Baja she-bear 43 Understands 45 Solar wind particle 46 Song of worship 48 Off-white color 50 It may be reckless 52 Semipermeable biological barrier 55 Big glitch

26 Bahrain bigwig 27 One of John Adams’ “stubborn things” 28 Corp. execs’ degrees 29 Use a fork, perhaps 30 Exercises that strengthen obliques 33 “Sign language is pretty handy,” e.g.

35 Nobel Prize city 36 Butler’s last word 39 Flag 40 “Chariots of Fire” Oscar nominee Ian 41 Time period Rocky Mt. Collegian 9/20/17 Sudoku 44 __-service 47 Enter surreptitiously 49 Makes giggle 50the Cat’ s backpuzzle, shape, at times To solve Sudoku each row, column and box must contain the numbers 1 to 9.

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Fall Celebration and Customer Appreciation Giveaway!

Beer

Liquor

Coors, Coors Light Suitcase ..... .....$16.99 $16.99 Maker’s Mark ............................. $44.99 1.75 Bourbon 24pk – 12oz cans

1107 City Park Ave. Mon.-Thurs. 8 a.m. - Midnight Fri.-Sun. 8 a.m. - Midnight

(970) 484-1107

Customer Appreciation Day ---------------------------------------------------

It's time for Campus West Liquor Depot and their friends at New Belgium Brewing to team up again for a Custom Bike Giveaway and Fall Celebration!

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Friday, September 22nd from 5-7pm, stop by CWLD for free Fuzzy's Tacos and a chance to win a 2017 Edition New Belgium Cruiser Bike!

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750ml Gin

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You must be present to win.

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1.75L Whiskey

Crisp, Green, Easy, Seas

1.75L Spiced, Cherry

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750ml Whiskey

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