Vol 127, no 41, oct 11 2017 by The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Volume 127, No. 41 Wednesday, October 11, 2017

OPINION

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HUGHES CAN BE REPURPOSED

CSU GOALTENDER FINDS HOME

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The exterior of Foothills Unitarian Church. PHOTO BY ABBY CURRIE COLLEGIAN

Foothills Unitarian Church becomes sanctuary congregation By Abbie Currie @ abcchic15

Sanctuaries like Foothills Unitarian Church provide a safe place for immigrants when they are in need. Senior Minister Reverend Gretchen Haley said after the 2016 presidential election, the Foothills Unitarian Church decided they needed to get more serious about what they were doing to help their immigrant neighbors in Fort Collins. The church’s work was a response to fear following the election and resulting legislative actions, including the travel ban. “There are people who value

immigrants, who understand the plight of the refugee, who are not demonizing people because they are Muslim (and) who value difference and value people who are here from various cultures,” Haley said. Haley said the Foothills Unitarian Church sanctuary mission statement is about love and justice in the community. “Courageous love, for us, is about our connectedness with all people and the capacity to live in to that connectedness even when there are potential risks,” Haley said.Sanctuary team leader Daniel Covey said he thinks there is a lot of confusion about what the experience of an

immigrant is. “There appears to be a lot of mistrust and fear associated with immigrants and what they bring to our community,” Covey said. “I think immigrants serve very important roles in our community.” There are no other options for those considering sanctuaries in Fort Collins—the only sanctuary congregation is Foothills Unitarian Church, Haley said. Sanctuary guests have to live in the church and not leave, and the congregation does not provide a legal pathway. There is a lot of risk in being a sanctuary congregation, according to Haley.

“I know there are a lot of people that are very invested, and we hold these folks lives so closely connected to ours,” Haley said. “It’s kind of intimidating at times, in that we don’t want to mess it up.”

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Before officially becoming a sanctuary church, Foothills Unitarian met with the Plymouth United Church of Christ in order to gain more awareness of Fort

Collins’ immigrant community. Foothills Unitarian officially joined the sanctuary congregation in August, after six years of engagement with immigration justice. The church convened in March with all other congregations in the inter-faith community to begin a conversation about a coalition of the inter-faith community centered around a sanctuary. According to Haley, the church receives referrals of guests through local immigration attorneys in Fort Collins and various organizations, including The Family Center/La Familia, Fuerza Latina and Alianza NorCo. see CHURCH on page 5 >>

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Outside the Lory Student Center, 17-year-old Angel Staton plays the piano on an chilly day. Angel is an aspiring pianist who enjoys playing his own collection of notes as well as playing parts of traditional songs he is learning. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

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NEWS Wednesday, October 11, 2017

CAMPUS

CSU in talks to take down Aylesworth Hall By Austin Fleskes @ austinfleskes07

Aylesworth Hall is in talks of being torn down and eventually replaced at Colorado State University after over 60 years on campus. As of right now, there are no concrete plans as to what will replace the space that Aylesworth Hall is currently occupying. However, the most commonly agreed upon idea for the replacement is a new set of student housing complexes. Cass Beitler, the assistant coordinator for capitol construction for Facilities Management, stated while there are no official plans as of right now, the site is being evaluated for a new residence space. “There is a lot of talk for freshman student housing,” Beitler said. Beitler said the discussion around student housing includes related topics such as possible parking arrangements, possible dinning hall space and more. Aylesworth was built as a residence hall in the late 1950s

for incoming students. This hall was an example of one of the many post-war residence housing structures built for students. Over the years, the hall transformed from a residence hall into what it is today: a space for groups to rent offices and spaces to work. Fred Haberecht, the university master planner for Facilities Management, said that due to the increase of incoming freshman, the placement of Aylesworth Hall would be good for new residence spaces. “Aylesworth was built as a residence hall, but hasn’t been a residence hall for over 25 years,” Haberecht said. “The building has other issues, but it’s strategically located in a spot that is part of a greater housing complex.” Haberecht added that the deconstruction process for Aylesworth could be similar to the construction of Academic Village. Academic Village resides on the site of old buildings, much like Aylesworth. “As the campus, like all campuses, evolves and grows, then buildings are built and buildings

come down,” Haberecht said. Beitler explained Housing and Dining will work with Facilities Management to make sure that what is done is right for the space and the campus. “There will be numerous people who will be involved (with the Aylesworth project),” Beitler said. While the building is planned to come down, there are still some people on campus that are sad to see it go. History professor Adam Thomas is one of those people. Thomas received his bachelors degree in journalism from Northwestern University and his masters degree in history and historic preservation from CSU. It was during his time at CSU that he learned his love for buildings with post-war architecture, like Aylesworth Hall. “Buildings are a record of a moment in time, and they’re very powerful records,” Thomas said. “They’re the biggest artifacts that we create, that’s why I love buildings like this.” Thomas is not opposed to the deconstruction of the building since he understands

Metal strips and construction equipment are strewn around a construction zone while a construction worker welds a pipe along West Plum Street near the Colorado State University Transit Center on Tuesday morning. Workers were replacing and rerouting a condensation line underneath the roadway. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN

that buildings like Aylesworth are commonly deconstructed. Thomas said he wishes the history of the building can be remembered in some way like an old book from the library turned digital. “The campus needs buildings like this because it has to

remember its identity as a landgrant school,” Thomas said. “You come to CSU, and the feeling is, ‘this is new, this is novel, and this is a place where, if you want to go in a different direction, you can do it.’ These buildings were it.” Austin Fleskes can be reached at news@collegian.com.

NEWS Wednesday, October 11, 2017

CAMPUS

SCIENCE

Health Network helps Physics professor receives grant to students manage stress study particles, understand the universe By Julia Trowbridge

By Gabriel Go

@chapin_jules

@rgabrielgo

Stress is something that most college students face. From tight deadlines to being homesick, juggling responsibilities and managing stress can be a handful. Colorado State University Health Network is putting effort into helping students learn how to manage stress. That is why the Colorado State University Health Network has been putting an effort into helping students learn how to manage stress. “If you interact with students on campus, the common language that students would endorse is a sense of being stressed out or overwhelmed,” said Anne Hudgens, the executive director of the CSU Health Network. According to a 2015 report by the American Collegiate Health Association, there is a growing trend among college campuses nationwide toward students wanting help with stress management. CSU is no stranger to this trend. CSU-related data extrapolated from the same report suggests that CSU students reported stress, anxiety and sleep difficulties as academic impacts, said Kate Hadgorn, associate director of communications for the Health Network. The data’s figures estimate that 34 percent of CSU students reported stress as an academic impact, 27 percent reported anxiety and 24 percent reported sleep difficulty, as of 2015. In light of these findings, the Health Network took advantage of their new Health and Medical Center to continue their initiatives against stress by investing in the creation of the Still Point Reflection Room. The Still Point Reflection Room is a space where students can relax, reflect and meditate. The reflection room is stocked with chairs, yoga mats and blankets for students seeking to unwind during the day. The reflection room also houses the only relaxation pod on campus. Health Network officials said because the reflection room was created as part of the entire building’s budget of $48 million, the exact cost of the room and its equipment were not readily available. Officials said funding came from donors, self-generated revenue and student health fees. The pod is an $8,000 accoutrement included in the room’s equipment cost and allows students to relax and nap for 20 minutes at a time. The equipment

A Futuristic Nap Pod located in the new Health Center is available for reservations up to 24-Hours in advance. An entire relaxation room has been added to the New Health Center. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT

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allows the user to enclose themselves from the outside and comes with adjustable lights, sound and a massage chair. It is recommended students schedule pod use in advance, but the room itself is free to use at any time. However, the reflection room and its pod is not the definitive solution to stress management. Hudgens said the reflection room is an opportunity to continue their existing stress management programs. “When we’re talking about the pod, I really want to make sure that I’m talking about programs and services we’re offering related to stress management,” Hudgens said. “The pod is one little piece of it, rather than its own deal.” Other stress management programs by the Health Network include You@CSU, an online portal that connects students to personalized health resources. The Health Network’s website also includes an article advising students how to handle challenging world events. Though Hadgorn said there are no current plans to acquire more relaxation pods, the reflection room’s pod is proving quite popular among students. Junior ethnic studies major Claudia Quiroz said while she was initially skeptical of the pod, she enjoyed using the pod’s relaxation features. Quiroz said she was feeling tired that day, prompting her to use the reflection room. “I really enjoyed it,” Quiroz said. “Self-care is probably one of the biggest reasons kids are stressed out on campus. I think we all forget to take care of ourselves … so it’s a nice time to leave that all behind.” Gabriel Go can be reached at news@collegian.com.

In attempts to understand the universe, associate professor Norm Buchanan looks into one of the most abundant particles of matter. Buchanan studies high energy particle physics in the area of neutrinos. Neutrinos are sister particles to electrons that do not have a charge. Neutrinos can only be detected when they interact with matter, which they hardly do, because of their lack of charge. Buchanan is one of about a dozen national laboratory scientists that have received part of an $8.5 million dollar grant to do computational research on high-energy particle physics. This computational research consists of taking experimental data and fitting it into different theoretical models. The grant, which Buchanan received from the Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing, is a big initiative from the Department of Energy to further research in this elementary particle field. To detect these neutrinos, thousands upon thousands of neutrinos are shot a mile underground at detectors filled with liquid argon at -200 degrees Celsius. “We need to shoot trillions upon trillions of neutrinos at any type of object for one of them to interact,” Buchanan said. The detectors are 810 kilometers to 113 kilometers away from the neutrino source. The detectors and neutrino sources are a part of two international projects: the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment and the Neutrinos from the Main Injector Off Axis Electron-Neutrino Appearance (NOvA). “DUNE is one of the biggest neutrino projects that has ever existed,” Buchanan said. “There are four detectors in South Dakota a mile underground that are as big as the physics building and hold 40,000 tons of liquid argon.” The NOvA experiment is the project that Buchanan and his lab are currently working on, while DUNE is in the process of being built and is expected to collect data in the late 2020s. The NOvA experiment, conducted at Fermilab in Chicago with data analyzed at CSU, is a unique opportunity for students to get involved in. “It’s good to get different kinds of experience,” said Blake Troska, a senior double

majoring in computer science and electrical engineering. “This lab has a unique opportunity for engineers that you can’t get in the industry. You get experience that you wouldn’t normally get as an undergraduate.” For the electron and the particles that make up the proton and neutron, there is a corresponding neutrino. There are also two other families of matter particles, and each also has a corresponding neutrino: the muon neutrino and the tau neutrino. Muon neutrinos are created in large numbers using a proton beam in this manner, which is why we start with a muon neutrino beam. The particles resulting from protons smashing into a carbon target are a mix of matter and anti-matter, largely pions and antipions, particles analogous to protons that are half matter and half antimatter.

Collecting this data on the changes in flavors and distances can give insight into the linear combinations of masses to flavors. Over the past year, most of the oscillation parameters have been determined. In the last ten years, a lot of these functions have been determined, but there are still gaps in understanding these particles, which can lead to answering more questions about the fundamentals of physics. “With this research, we’re trying to determine why the universe is made up of matter instead of antimatter,” Buchanan said. “Why after the Big Bang, didn’t the universe just annihilate, like it should have, into low energy photons?” This passion for understanding the universe is shared among the scientific community, exampled by the Department of

Associate Professor Norm Buchanan studies high energy particle physics at CSU and Fermilab in Chicago. Recently, Buchanan has received part of an $8.5 million grant for computational work on neutrinos. PHO-

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As the particles move through space, they oscillate, or change, between different flavors of neutrinos: tau, muon or electron. While the neutrinos that are created are normally muons, the muon neutrinos do not always hit the detector as muons. There is much that is not known about neutrinos, in particular, including how they oscillate differently depending on whether they are neutrinos or antineutrinos. The oscillations can be described as a linear combination of neutrino masses, or the flavor of neutrino can be described in an assorted addition of known masses. Depending on the distance traveled, the neutrinos will end up as a specific flavor.

Energy’s initiative to give grants to particle physicists and professors educating undergraduate and graduate students about these questions. According to Buchanan, studying neutrinos is one of the best ways to answer these questions. “I worked in other fields, but they couldn’t hold my interest,” said Paul Rojas, a sixth-year graduate student in Buchanan’s lab. “I was trying to find out why that was when I remembered what got me into physics. I’m trying to learn about the universe. There’s a lot of unanswered questions about the universe that particle physics and neutrinos could answer.” Julia Trowbridge can be reached at news@collegian.com.

NEWS Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Church >> from page 1 Referrals go through the church’s guest relations team, who considers the guest’s circumstances, what support the guest receives from their home community and how far the community is from Fort Collins. Background checks are also considered. If a guest attended a deportation hearing, the church will look at the ‘why.’ Past violence is considered most serious by the church. Haley said in those cases, the decision is not a concrete “no,” but an analysis of the circumstances on behalf of the congregation is necessary. The guest relations team works with whatever attorney the potential guest is working with. The needs of the guest are taken into consideration, because the church only has the room and resources to support one adult. If and when a guest has kids, the church would be willing to adjust, Haley said. Immigrants under deportation cannot be harbored by the church, according to Haley. “We aren’t doing anything to impede law enforcement from doing its job,” Haley said. Authorities enter churches infrequently because it is considered bad press, according to Haley.

However, the church does notifies Immigration and Customs Enforcement when an immigrant stays in their sanctuary. The church tells its volunteers that if ICE has a warrant, they can enter the church. Haley said the congregation formed an inter-faith coalition fund, which can supply extra financial assistance. The church has two funds, the Interfaith Sanctuary and Accompaniment Coalition and the Emergency Immigration Fund. The EIF supports those with a sudden change in immigration status, while ISAAC is used to support the efforts, and other immigration justice work, happening at Foothills Unitarian. The congregation has already raised $22,000 for the EIF and between $15,000 and $16,000 for ISAAC, according to Haley. “Fort Collins, I think, is very generous,” Haley said. “There are people out there who want to help, especially in this cultural environment, there are people who really want to be a part of making a difference, and doing something good.” The congregation has given two grants of $1,000 to families whose head of house was deported or entered

sanctuary and has given 17 grants in support of renewal applications for the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals program. The first guest supposed to stay at Foothills found a legal avenue to delay deportation, which benefited the guest because she had young children, according to Haley. “If you can delay (deportation), you want to delay,” Haley said. The first guest was successful in efforts to delay and was able to be with their family. Haley said it was disappointing not to have a guest, but the point is to let go of expectations of fixing the world. All the immigrants supported by the congregation so far have been from Spanishspeaking countries. The congregation is working on improving their Spanish and their understanding of what it means to communicate, according to Haley. There is currently one bilingual speaker on the guest relations team and 30 people who identify as intermediate or fluent in Spanish. Haley said her daughter is Hispanic and understands what it means to live in today’s society while dealing with prejudice or racism. “I just feel connected and

want to do something that is contributing to the positives and the connectedness and to help people humanize each other,” Haley said. “To remind each other we are not the characters of the internet, that we all have stories and there’s a

lot more that unites us, that we don’t need to be afraid of each other.” Abby Currie can be reached at news@collegian.com.

OPINION Wednesday, October 11, 2017

COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS

Hughes stadium is being demolished, should be replaced with green space Tyler Weston @csucollegian

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

Hughes stadium will be demolished, and it is up to us to influence what comes next. Last week, the Colorado State University Board of Governors voted unanimously to deconstruct or ‘tear down’ Hughes Stadium. With the stadium being unused for less than a year, many people are distressed at seeing it removed. All sentimentality aside, the old stadium needs to be removed, and repurposed. While some had hoped to see the stadium re-purposed as a concert venue, the reality of the situation reveals any

thoughts of keeping the stadium for another use as wishful thinking. The problems with preserving the stadium are the same as those that led to the building of a new one. The removal of the stadium leaves CSU with two primary options for how to proceed with the land development: housing or green space. The list of repairs needed at Hughes, compiled by CSU in 2014, is extensive and would cost an exorbitant sum to carry out. The list includes replacing the field, seats, roofs over many closed portions of the complex and even replacing the berm at the north end of the field. The reality of extensive and costly repairs can be considered a death warrant for a building such as Hughes that now stands unused on land that may hold a higher value without it. As CSU looks forward to the process of taking bids from developers in the spring, getting the process of deconstruction underway is intended to make the property more appealing to potential

suitors. The property is going to be developed. The only things left unanswered are what it will become and who will undertake the developing process. CSU has been talking about building houses on the lot for some time now, but some Fort Collins residents are less than convinced of the supposedly noble intentions behind the idea. That said, criticism from the community hasn’t stopped CSU from carrying out their plans in the past, specifically in regards to replacing Hughes in the first place.

The next and final open house regarding Hughes Stadium usage will be hosted from 6-8 p.m., Oct. 18 at the Drake Centre, 802 W. Drake Road. The process of development is not one that will be easy or without discourse. Plans are already underway to annex the land into Fort Collins city limits, a

move that, along with the deconstruction, is meant to make way for whatever development is decided for the property. This could be fairly easily considered a sign of the University’s intentions to move forward with plans to develop low cost housing for employees on the lot, although community outreach efforts are still ongoing. While this latest development may seem to rule out the possibility of the land playing host to a new music venue, the pristine location has not been relegated to low cost housing, at least not yet. Efforts are still underway to gauge the desires of the community before a final decision is made, although much is likely to be left up to the bidding processors and what developers are willing to spend on the land. The next and final open house on the subject will be hosted from 6-8 p.m., Oct. 18 at the Drake Centre, 802 W. Drake Road. While CSU is in no way obligated to adhere to the wishes of the local community,

it is encouraging that they are soliciting our input and having real discussions about how to best use the land to benefit Fort Collins. This is an important opportunity for those of us who wish to influence our community’s future to have their voice heard and opinion considered. As a major part of Fort Collins, it is important for us as students to leave positive and lasting influences on the community with whatever influence is available to us, and I encourage everyone who is able to attend and have your voice heard. The land Hughes once sat upon should be developed as low income housing or green space. If you feel like I do, that the empty lot should be developed as a public natural space, this is an invaluable opportunity to have an impact on this decision. Development is the next step, and it is up to us to influence which direction it will be taken. Tyler Weston can be reached at letters@collegian. com.

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Them leaves. They’re changing.

Seasonal depression.

The new Star Wars trailer.

Getting a parking ticket when you have a parking pass.

Vine #RIP

When parents want to call you and they aren’t your parents.

Making it to your 8 a.m.

Professors who take an eternity to grade.

PANCAKES.

OPINION Wednesday, October 11, 2017

SERIOUSLY

COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS

Trump requests Hughes Students should stand up to materials for border wall CSU’s unethical parking program By Ethan Vassar @ethan_vassar

Editor’s note: This is a satire piece from the Collegians opinion section. Real names may be used in fictitious/semifictitious ways. Those who do not like reading editor’s notes are subject to being offended. The Colorado State University Board of Governors voted to demolish Hughes Stadium. However, many have proposed that the stadiums materials can be put to a better use. President Donald Trump believes that Hughes can be used for one of his current proposals. Trump’s border wall is a working project, but materials from Hughes stadium could make 400 feet of it a reality, according to Trump. The wall will cost an estimated $15-25 billion. Most of that money will go to making special scissors to fit Donald Trump’s tiny hands for the ribbon cutting. The portion of the wall built with donated materials from Hughes could save the federal government a substantial amount of money. Additionally, this would

build a positive rapport with the executive branch and environmental groups. “Even though I have billion and billions of dollars, a donation from Colorado State University would be huuuuuuugeeeeee,” Trump said. “That guy Hugh, he’s great. I have met him. His stadium is good. He’s a good guy.”

“This guy Hugh, he’s great. I have met him. His stadium is good. He’s a good guy.” DONALD TRUMP UNITED STATES PRESIDENT

President Trump had some additional comments, “The Collegian is the CNN of newspapers, their satire section is all fake news. Terrible.” Ethan Vassar can be reached at letters@collegian. com.

Spencer Reed @sbreed96

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. Penalties given out by the Colorado State University parking services encroach on the already financially burdensome lives of college students. These fines may also be unavoidable, considering that scholars who own a university parking permit are still not guaranteed a parking space. I find this outrageous. CSU, on the other hand, does not. The University is rather transparent with the fact that they cannot offer guaranteed parking to the students, even though they paid an impressively high price for their parking pass. Typical on-campus residents are expected to pay over $600 for their annual permits. International scholars pay a dramatically lower fee than U.S. students in these lots at a rate of $176. Those who drive motorcycles have a smaller fee as well. Bikers are only required to pay $276 for an annual pass. Furthermore, students who don’t live on campus and choose to commute to class pay less for their parking allowances than those

who live on campus. The fee for commuters is $536. There are also options for those who aren’t required to be on campus every day of the week. A commuter 10-pack of vehicle passes goes for $108, and monthly permits cost $88 for students on campus and $74 for off campus students. CSU offers parking services to students who are only on campus Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for $332. Tuesday, Thursday permits cost $215 for an annual pass. CSU’s parking program is selffunded, meaning that the permit prices listed above help contribute to the University’s parking expenses. Students usually receive no warning for a parking citation. Instead, they are ticketed immediately. I believe that this system is flawed. There are a number of students who must compete for parking spots on campus, seeing how they won’t be guaranteed one with their parking pass. There are also absolutely no free parking options on campus. This leads to more citations being handed out. If CSU had focused more on their parking situation, instead of a new football stadium for example, this issue might not exist. I caught up with a member of ASCSU who wished to remain anonymous. The member noted that a bill could to written in the future that would attempt to influence the parking services at CSU to change. This bill would be written after investigating exactly

where parking fees and citation payments go. There is no timetable for a bill like this, and the feasibility of it being passed and implemented is unknown. Perhaps a more promising way to see a difference made to CSU’s parking services would be to contact the Parking Services Committee. This committee is the sum of 12 members: six students (four undergrads and two graduates), two faculty members, two persons who hold administrative positions, and two persons from state classified areas. CSU exclaims on their parking regulations page that, “suggestions and proposals are encouraged.” All suggestions concerning a change in the parking services on campus are reviewed by this committee and have the potential to be approved. The phone number to call and make a difference in the way CSU’s parking system works is 970-491-7041. CSU students might want to think twice before trying to park on campus. The cost of a parking pass is higher than some students’ monthly rent, which is troublesome. It’s even more concerning knowing that some students won’t be able to find a spot to park before class, even though they took the correct measures to ensure that they’re allowed to park their vehicle on campus. There is little convenience offered to students who need to park, and head to class. Spencer Reed can be reached at letters@collegian.

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SPORTS Wednesday, October 11, 2017

SOCCER

Family fuels Hunter Peifer’s journey to CSU By Christian Hedrick @ChristianhCSU

From Colorado Springs to Gamecock country, Colorado Sate goaltender Hunter Peifer played at the highest levels of women’s soccer before finding her place as a member of the CSU soccer family. Many young players shy away from the idea of stepping in front of shots, directing the flow of the game and using hands, but these are among the exact responsibilities that attracted Peifer to the goalie position at 13 years old. “I liked the position because it was so different in that you could make such an impact with just your voice,” Peifer said. “You got to be a little bit crazy, which I kind of am. I was always willing to throw myself in front of the ball at a young age, so I just had to learn technique from there.” At 13, picking up a new position is a challenge, but the Colorado Springs native didn’t miss a beat and established herself as an elite recruit before the conclusion of her sophomore year at Cheyenne Mountain High School. “I committed my sophomore year, which is crazy early,” Peifer said. “I went on a bunch of different school tours and traveled all over the country

my sophomore year. I went to Oregon, Texas, South Carolina and others.” Peifer toured several schools in Colorado as well, but CSU, in only its inaugural season as a program, wasn’t on the high school sophomore’s shortlist. “She had committed so early in the process that we weren’t even a player in her thought process,” CSU coach Bill Hempen said. “She’s going off to the SEC, the big time, so Colorado State wasn’t on her radar.” Peifer committed to South Carolina as a sophomore, but didn’t graduate from CMHS without leaving her mark. In 3,312 career minutes, Peifer allowed just 17 goals to lead the Indians to two consecutive 4A state titles. The goalie’s prolific numbers caught the attention of the nation’s leading soccer authority, and Peifer was invited to the 2014 Under-20 Women’s National Team development camp. Among others, Peifer fondly remembers competing with US Olympian and rising national team star, Mallory Pugh. Amid her high school, club and national team schedule, Peifer had a loaded soccer itinerary, but an ankle injury during her senior year forced the

keeper to take a step back. The injury followed Peifer to South Carolina, pushing the keeper to redshirt her freshman season. “Redshirting my freshman year was nice to kind of get in and get slowly into the program and get used to that type of level because it was definitely different from high school and club,” Peifer said. As a redshirt, Peifer adapted to the intangible parts of the college game but didn’t see the field in her first year as a Gamecock. The next year, Peifer racked up three wins, three saves and allowed one goal in four appearances. With Peifer as the backup goalie, South Carolina finished the 2016 season with an overall record of 21-2-1 and a berth in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals. South Carolina was an elite team coming off an outstanding season, but something key was missing for Peifer heading into her redshirt sophomore season. “I am very close to my family, and being that far away was really hard on me,” Peifer said. “All the other girls were from close by and had family there at the games and everything. I struggled.” Peifer didn’t waste a moment at South Carolina and transferred from the current No. 1 ranked team in the nation at the

Sophomore goalkeeper Hunter Peifer keeps an eye out for shots on the goal from San Jose State on Sept. 29. PHOTO BY JORDAN REYES

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end of the 2016 fall semester. The goalie switched to be closer to her family in Colorado Springs, but upon arriving at CSU with a shoulder injury, Peifer realized she was now part of a new type of family. “I had a lot of support while I was coming back this season,” Peifer said. “The girls were absolutely amazing and the coaches were so supportive. It was nice to come to a program like this that is so supportive. It’s truly a family here.” The supportiveness and familial atmosphere of the CSU soccer program may have been a welcome surprise to Peifer, but it’s something the program has been building for years. “With us being a new program, we’re trying to develop our own culture - what we want to get out as a group and what we value,” CSU defender Halley Havlicek said. “That comes with us coming together and deciding that we want to be a close-knit family. We’re each other’s best friends, so it’s easy to do that.” Once Peifer arrived at CSU, she quickly learned how close the Rams were off and on the field, as the redshirt sophomore was pitted into a highly competitive three-way battle for this season’s starting goalie job with Paige Brandt and Sydney Hall. Since the Sept. 1 game versus New Mexico State, Peifer has started every game for the Rams yet acknowledges that she is not locked into the starting role. “One of her goals every week is to remain the starter, so I don’t think she looks at it like it’s her job,” Hempen said. “She knows she has to battle because Paige and Syd both have their good and bad. She knows that and they

train hard together.” Among the games in which Peifer started for the Rams, the two back in her hometown of Colorado Springs stand out. For the first time in a long time, the stands were littered with friends and family. “It was absolutely amazing and a little weird to play in my hometown,” Peifer said. “My family and friends got to come, and my parents’ goddaughters look up the team, and they play soccer, and they got to come watch. It was absolutely awesome.” Peifer can plan on playing in front of her friends and family for the foreseeable future if the relationship she has with her CSU soccer family continues to flourish as much on the field as it does off it. “In games and practices, we’re creating the relationship on the field that we have off the field,” Peifer said. “Of course, players have to get used to playing with each other and I think there’s been a few moments where the communication or something is off, but I think we’re getting better and better every game.” Peifer and the Rams will continue to experience ups and downs on the field as the young team builds unity, but the bonds that unite this squad away from the pitch and transcend the line between team and family will remain strong. “We all live together, we all go to class together,” Havlicek said. “I think it just comes naturally to us to support each other and be there for one another.” Christian Hedrick can be reached at news@collegian.com

SPORTS Wednesday, October 11, 2017

FOOTBALL

With bright future ahead, CSU needs to lock down Bobo Justin Michael @JustinTMicahel

Colorado State football (42) moved to 2-0 in conference play for the first time since 2005 with last Saturday’s victory over Utah State. The win over the Aggies was momentous for a variety of reasons, but none more than keeping the season-long goal of winning a Mountain West championship alive. Saturday’s victory was also extremely telling of where the program currently sits and what the expectations for this season are within the locker room. While Ram fans have long heard promises of Mountain West championships to come, no new banners have been raised since the 2002 season. Naturally, there has been room for skepticism in the past. Even in successful seasons, such as the 2014 campaign when CSU finished the season 10-2 and ultimately reached the Las Vegas Bowl, an early conference loss at Boise State made competing for a conference championship extremely difficult. Through the first six games of the 2017 season, it is obvious that this football team understands they cannot afford to take any opponents lightly and that a single loss in conference play will really handicap this team’s ultimate potential. The players deserve much credit for this mindset. Going back to spring ball, it was obvious that this team had a different vibe than in years past. Both on and off the field, it was clear that this team was focused and primed to make a run at a conference title. The coaching staff also deserves high praise, especially head coach Mike Bobo. Now in his third season with the program, Bobo has CSU football competing at a high level on a weekly basis. Had the team not been jobbed by the officials in week 2, the Rams very well could be 5-1, with the lone loss coming to No. 1 Alabama. “I’m proud of our team because we are getting better. We’re taking nothing for granted. Each game is a championship football game,”

Bobo said. Six conference games remain in the regular season so there is still much to accomplish. But if this team continues to perform as they did in the first half of the season, the Rams will very likely be favorites in all of those games, four of which will be in Fort Collins. Realistically this is the best chance CSU has had to secure a spot in the MW Championship in quite some time, so the next two months will be very exciting for the faithful Ram fans. Even if the team falls short, with a brand new stadium, a stacked young roster and future recruiting class, the future of the program is bright. This is why it would be wise to lock down Bobo with a contract extension right now. With how much potential this football program has to make noise on a national level over the next few seasons, failing to secure the leader of the ship would be a huge mistake. Having watched Jim McElwain bolt for Florida and countless other Group of Five coaches poached by bigger programs over the years, CSU knows exactly how deflating it can be for a program to lose its leader at the first sign of sustained success. While I am not sure CSU will ever be able to protect itself against a football powerhouse from one of the nation’s elite conferences, giving Bobo a nice new deal would at least give the Rams some form of security against other job offers. Bobo is currently the highest paid coach in the MW with a base salary of $1.55 million. The salary is based on his original 2015 deal when the coach signed a five-year contract, starting at $1.35 million and increasing by $100 thousand each season through the end of 2019. Bobo’s contract also includes a variety of incentives including bonuses for stellar academic performance or success on the field. What should be concerning to Ram fans is the details of his buyout clause. According to his deal which was publicly released in August of 2015, Bobo’s buyout is set at $5 million through Dec. 31, 2016. If he leaves the program between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2017, his buyout drops to $2.5 million. If the contract

is terminated between Jan. 1, 2018 and Dec. 31, 2018, Bobo will owe the school $1 million. Any termination by Bobo after Jan. 1, 2019 and the Georgia native would not owe the program a dime. If I were President Tony Frank and Athletic Director Joe Parker, I would lock Bobo down with a sweet new deal now and avoid the heartache of losing another head coach in the future. Justin Michael can be reached at jmichael@collegian. com.

Colorado State Head Coach Mike Bobo enters the New On Campus Stadium for the Home Opener on Aug. 26. The Rams won against the Oregon State Beavers 58-27. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, October 11, 2017

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

CAMPUS

How to spend homecoming A look inside three weekend if you hate football Farmer’s Market vendors By Casey Setash @caseylovebirds

By Sarah Ehrlich

As the stalwart Rams are fighting on next Saturday, some students may prefer to celebrate Homecoming in less traditional ways. If the parade or the lighting of the “A” are not your jam, you can still cheer on your team and showcase your school spirit with zero foam fingers involved. Before you protest the fall semester’s rallying event, consider some of the other options that are equally as fun as screaming yourself into hoarse oblivion at the Homecoming game.

@SarahEhrlich96

Fresh produce and specialty products are pairing nicely with the cooler temperatures and changing trees in Fort Collins. The Fort Collins Farmer’s Market offers a variety of produce, plants, honey, meats and other agricultural products, all made by local Colorado people. You can expect different vendors every week through November, but here are three to keep your eye on: Small Acre Farm This small farm is located just north of Fort Collins and specializes in products made from goat milk. Small Acre Farm offers goat soap, lotion, lip balm and laundry solutions. The milk for these products come from a small herd of Alpine dairy goats. Besides goat milk products, the farm also offers fresh eggs, raw wool fiber from their sheep, lamas and alpacas. They even breed English shepherd puppies. ”I enjoy making these bath and body products, but fiber is my love,“ said TeDi Jansen, owner and head shepherdess of Small Acre Farm. “I am a fiber artist, so I have yarn, bags and scarves that I weave. We will have different products when it comes closer to the holidays.” Jansen said her partner is a woodworker who uses her skills to make soap dishes, wooden toys and other gifts for the holiday season. This farm keeps their herd small so they can give attention to each animal regularly, resulting in higher quality products. Turtle Mountain Fermentery If there is ever a place to get into fermentation, Fort Collins is it. Sister duo Hannah and Natalie DiSanto founded Turtle Mountain Fermentery, a small batch brewery offering tea, kombucha and fermented foods such as kimchi and sauerkraut. The company started just offering tea until they realized the many benefits of kombucha. “Three years ago, hardly anyone knew what kombucha was, and now it’s gotten really popular,” Hannah DiSanto said. “Something different

Small Acre Farm takes great care of the animals that make their products such as soap, wool and eggs. TeDi Jansen started this company when she noticed all the goat milk her family was throwing out, so she put it to much better use. PHOTO BY SARAH EHRLICH COLLEGIAN

about ours is that we use Yerba Mate tea as the base, and we think it gives it a more subtle and drinkable flavor. We love these farmer’s markets where we can interact with customers, and it is actually where we started our business.”

FARMER’S MARKETS ■ Sunday and Wednesday in Fort

Collins.

■ Saturday and Tuesday in

Loveland.

■ More informaion can be found

at www.fortcollinsfm.com.

The DiSanto sisters are planning on opening a kombucha taproom in December. It will be located off on Link Lane near Horse and Dragon Brewery. They will have six flavors all the time, where customers can fill up growlers and enjoy Turtle Mountain’s fermented food as well. Sunray Natural When operating a farm, there is great opportunity to offer multiple unique products, which is exactly was Sunray Natural Farm does. This eight acre farm offers dry herb and spice blends, herbal tea blends, fresh eggs

and produce, and grass fed, all natural meats. In addition, they also breed border collie and Boston terrier puppies. “We want to give people a chance or a start to eat better for themselves,” said Sydney Weber, an employee of Sunray Natural. “There’s a lot of people who come through that have allergies or insomnia or other ailments, and have found that our products give them a more natural way of dealing with it.” Sunray Natural already has a storefront on their farm, but they are planning on expanding business. A food truck and commercial kitchen is on the way so that this farm can start selling cups of tea and a larger line of herbs and spices, all while doing it sustainably. The Colorado Agricultural Marketing Cooperative was created in 1984 with the idea of connecting the farmer and the consumer. Farmer’s markets are a good way to get fresh and honest made products while getting involved in Fort Collins booming food economy. These farmer’s markets are Sunday and Wednesday in Fort Collins and Saturday and Tuesday in Loveland. More information can be found at www.fortcollinsfm.com Sarah Ehrlich can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

Leave. No parking on campus, raucous frat parties and parents looming behind every corner? Sounds like either the quintessential college experience or the nightmarish start to a Halloween movie. Homecoming weekend offers the perfect opportunity to get out of dodge and take a weekend backpacking trip, enjoy the Fall colors or visit Grandpa Jerry’s Clown Museum (yes, it’s a real place, and it’s the most terrifying follow-up experience to seeing the movie “It” anyone could ever imagine). Let’s be honest, no one really wants to spend their weekend driving through Homecoming traffic. Eat a fancy dinner out. You’ll probably spend less than you would on the new stadium’s Cam’tina nachos anyway, and there are bound to be some Homecoming deals circulating around Choice City. Try out some of the ubiquitous Valpak deals or scope out the Groupon scene to make this option even more affordable and fun. Heck, the Homecoming game will probably be on TV wherever you end up, so wear something CSU-related, for Cam’s sake. Work out. Imbibe a few too many at that Homecoming party last night? Fear not. The rec center is making it easier than ever to flush those toxins and get rid of that beer belly with visitors in tow. They are offering four-day visitors’ passes for $10 and will be open on gameday from from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. It’s the perfect opportunity to do some Zumba with your dad or partner yoga with your mom. Go to a friend’s homecoming

party just to eat free food. Once you’ve worked off all of those beer calories, you might as well take advantage of the numerous parties keeping you from doing any real work and eat your way across your neighborhood. Intoxicated college students and outdoor tailgating mean only one thing: it’s the best possible time to use people for free food.

Autumn brings with it a surge of school spirit through homecoming events. PHOTO BY FIELD PETERSON COLLEGIAN

Buy a tiara/crown and pretend you’re homecoming queen/king. You can really go the extra mile and throw your own homecoming parade. Who hasn’t wanted an opportunity to practice their “Princess Diaries” wave in real life? Take advantage of your roommates being out of the house, get that crown on, and try the “Miss Congeniality” drinking game for a spin to really underscore the overdone pageantry of the weekend.

Have an existential crisis about how much you’re paying to go here. If you live anywhere near CSU’s new stadium, you will be able to hear your tuition dollars hard at work Saturday night. For those who don’t partake in America’s most concussive pastime, Saturday’s game can be a soul-crushing opportunity to reflect on how much debt your time spent at CSU is incurring and the skyrocketing tuition prices across the country. But at least you got a new stadium. Casey Setash can be reached at entertainment@collegian. com.

The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Tune in to 90.5 KCSU FM For live play-by-play coverage of these CSU Volleyball games! October 12

SAN JOSE STATE

MOBY ARENA

7:00PM

October 14

NEVADA

MOBY ARENA

TBA

October 24

WYOMING

MOBY ARENA

7:00PM

October 26

AIR FORCE

MOBY ARENA

7:00PM

November 2

UTAH STATE

MOBY ARENA

7:00PM