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Creepy campus

The top places at CSU that will give you nightmares PAGE 6

Trick-or-Tracks The best music for your Halloween party this Saturday PAGE 22

Fort Collins Favorite Obsession

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CSUPD and Student Legal Services respond to attorney’s resignation protesting bike enforcement practices

By Guest Author The following are letters from the CSU Police Department and Student Legal Services in response to former SLS attorney Rob Lowrey’s resignation. Lowrey wrote in a letter to campus that he was resigning because “CSU police department’s so-called ‘bike cops’ violate the constitutional rights of our students.”

Dear campus community, In recent weeks, our campus has had spirited conversation about bike regulation enforcement. Debate and discourse is critically important – and it’s healthy. It’s also an opportunity to educate and advance our community. Those of us in CSUPD and Student Legal Services have been in the heart of this discussion, and we don’t always agree. But we are writing today to clarify rumors and misunderstandings around this issue that may encourage bicyclists to behave unsafely by disregarding bike rules and regulations. CSUPD and Student Legal Services have examined allegations, facts and rumors and want to share the following: 1. Colorado State University aspires to grow a strong cycling culture of civility and safety. We must grow a cycling culture that emphasizes safety and respect, education and the observance of cycling etiquette and rules. Such a culture depends greatly on cyclists, motorists and pedestrians governing themselves in ways that promote these ideals.

2. More than 15,000 cyclists traverse our campus on any given day, and that number is growing.

Every year, Student Legal Services assists several cyclists who experience severe and life-altering accidents and injuries. Cyclist negligence or disobedience of a traffic law, like ignoring a stop sign or riding without a light at night, contributed to the accident in nearly every case.

3. Student bike enforcement and CSUPD training programs are focused on campus safety. CSUPD does address student bike enforce-

ment mistakes and continues to modify its training to decrease conflict between student bike enforcement officers and their peers.

Cyclists are encouraged to engage in discussions with student bike enforcement officers to clarify rules and promote safety. Your Student Legal Services attorneys advise you to stop and converse civilly when asked by a bike enforcement officer.

4. Police enforcement of basic safety rules is complementary to a culture of self-governance.

Deterrence of unlawful behavior that results from a system of tickets and fines has a place in civil society. Self-governance by our campus community and communication and education, with the help of police, also play prominent roles. The university strives to be bike-friendly, and was awarded a silver designation from League of American Bicyclists, based on five essential elements, including enforcement.

5. Colorado law grants Colorado State University the authority to make and enforce rules related to traffic and parking. Student bike enforcement officers are authorized through that statute to engage with bicyclists, skateboarders and pedestrians who violate traffic laws and regulations on campus.

This includes student officers giving administrative tickets that are handled through the university.

6. Cyclists are encouraged to stop at the request of student bike enforcement officers. If a student refuses to stop when requested or cooperate with the bike enforcement officers, the situation is likely to escalate and result in the involvement of a sworn, certified police officer. Once a certified police officer is involved, the range of possible outcomes expands beyond a warning or administrative ticket to municipal or county charges, depending on the situation and severity of the unlawful actions. This does not serve the best interests of students or CSUPD. Being respectful

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of the role bike enforcement officers play in campus safety and responding to their requests helps ensure the safest and most reasonable outcome.

7. Current perception of some students appears to be that stopping for bike enforcement officers will inevitably result with a ticket and fine. CSUPD data shows this perception is not accurate and tickets are not the most common outcome. Since the start of this fall semester, student bike enforcement officers have contacted 2,053 bicyclists on campus and have issued 1,587 warnings for violations and 798 administrative (university) tickets. Bike enforcement officers will continue to focus on safety by creating an obvious presence in busy or accident-prone areas to serve as a reminder to follow safety rules, but may choose to issue CSU tickets if warranted. Your cooperation in following the rules, and respecting the work of the bike enforcement officers, will contribute greatly to a safe and thriving campus environment.

In recent discussions with students, staff and faculty concerning bike enforcement, two overarching thoughts emerge.

There is a need for motorists, bicyclists, skateboarders and pedestrians to navigate our campus safely and in consideration of others, and all individuals on campus have a personal responsibility to observe and obey laws and regulations that keep campus safe.

We believe the students and staff on this campus are up to the challenge of creating a cycling culture of civility and safety through individual self-governance and responsible actions. Student bike enforcement officers have a role to help educate and remind us that safety is paramount. There is no reason to perpetuate any sense of disrespect towards student bike enforcement officers.

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orations with students and other staff. We must be partners in making a positive and safe cycling culture on campus. Sincerely, Colorado State University Police Department and Student Legal Services Letter from Student Legal Services: December 5, 2014 Students: Stop fleeing Police bike enforcement interns! The Fourth Amendment does not limit them from 1) watching you commit a violation, 2) following you without trying to detain you and 3) calling for assistance from a police officer. Past cases have proven that police will likely locate you.

They will probably give you an administrative CSU ticket or, worse for you, a ticket into county or municipal court which creates a permanent criminal record. With your adrenaline and sense of righteousness running high, you may also commit mistakes that will get you charged with a serious misdemeanor on top of the traffic violation. We’ve seen it over and over: charges of interference, obstruction, false reporting, etc.

Big deal? Yes! Let’s say you’re going to apply to veterinary school, medical school, teacher licensure, the military, intelligence agencies or just any old job. Most applications ask “Have you ever been charged with a misdemeanor?”

Your answer will have to be “yes,” and you’re likely to be moved to the “no consideration” pile of applicants. We in Student Legal Services can do a lot to help you deal with tickets. But we are not magicians. We can help you file court actions to seal certain criminal records. Many can’t be sealed.

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the case. Even if the charges are dropped by the prosecutor, there are criminal records that will show up on background checks.

Finally, there are some jobs for which you’ll have to disclose the criminal record even if you get it sealed (hint: sealing doesn’t mean the records go away); for example, licensed professions, security clearance jobs, and the like. So, doesn’t stopping for an intern and receiving a warning, or at worst an internal CSU ticket start to look pretty good? Wouldn’t a campus world where cyclists obeyed the laws be even better? Don’t dismiss that idea — come talk to us about the many severely injured students we’ve helped who will never walk the same or be able to use their brain the same due to a bike accident that involved their own negligence or law violation.

We appreciated Rob Lowrey’s dedicated service to students the past 10 years. We regret that his method for leaving may have left the impression that SLS does not respect CSUPD. That is far from correct. We have the highest regard for Chief Harris. Before and since Rob’s resignation, he has met with our office, and students, to hear and address concerns about bike enforcement. All of us do understand the sentiment behind students’ defiance and acts of civil disobedience. Be clear: CSUPD does acknowledge Fourth Amendment limits on the authority of student bike enforcement interns and adjustments to be made to their interactions with students. We’re telling you as devoted student advocates, at this point, fleeing interns is not in anybody’s best interest. Student Legal Services.

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CSU students and Halloween: we still need to respect the community

By Megan Fischer @MegFischer04

Being a part of the community and showing Ram Pride is just as important living on campus as living off. Actions over Halloween can create a poor reputation and put students in danger.

Halloween is one of the most dangerous holidays on college campuses according to Jody Donovan, dean of students.

“Have a great time, dress up in costume but don’t put yourself at risk,” Donovan said.

Donovan said students should watch out for each other if they decide to go out and celebrate in order to keep each other safe.

“I hope that when folks go out to celebrate that they will watch out for each other,” Donovan said.

Police enforcement will be greater over the weekend in order to respond to problems if needed, but the goal is not to catch anyone, according to Emily Allen, the community liaison for CSU and the City of Fort Collins. It is to keep the community and students safe. Colorado State University’s Code of Conduct does apply both for students not only on campus, but also off campus.

“Your actions have impact,” said Allen. “Just because you go off campus, that doesn’t mean you get to shed your CSU gear.”

Allen said CSU and Fort Collins have a close relationship and law enforcement from both areas communicate with each other. Students could face disciplinary

action from the university for actions that happen off campus.

“There will be other fun and exciting programs out there that aren’t disruptive to our neighborhoods,” Allen said. “A couple bad apples can ruin a reputation.

CSU students don’t want to be know for that.”

Housing and Dining Services has planned some events for students in the various residence halls but the policies for the residence halls will remain the same as they are at other points during the year, according to Larry Serfozo, the residence director for Corbett Hall.

Serfozo said there is not a policy in the residence halls limiting what costumes students can wear or on wearing masks, but residents are required to be able to show identification upon request and should be aware that problems will be addressed if costume props resemble weapons. Corbett hall also hosted a program for students about cultural appropriation with their Halloween costumes, although the residence halls cannot tell a student not to wear a costume.

“Whether or not someone wants to wear a costume is their choice, but it could impact those around them,” Serfozo said. “We want to make sure we are giving residents the tools to be as inclusive as possible.”

In addition, students should remember, and be aware of the people around them in the residence halls — they should still respect quiet hours and be sure they are aware of their noise levels.

“At the end of the day, it’s all about

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making sure everyone can have the experience they want and making sure your experience doesn’t infringe on the experience of others,” Serfozo said.

On-campus students should remember to keep residential communities in mind if they decide to go off campus, although there are activities for students other than going to parties, Serfozo said.

“There are a lot of people who don’t just live here for four years; they live here for a lifetime,” Serfozo said. “be aware of the impact that your actions have.”

According to Donovan, students are a part of the Fort Collins community and they do amazing things like Cans Around the Oval, among other activities, but students’ behavior can still put their reputation in a negative light.

“Students do amazing things that kind of go unnoticed when there is disruption in the community,” Donovan said.

Megan Fischer can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Alternate Halloween: oncampus event for hall residents

By Erin Douglas @erinmdouglas23

Haloween costume ideas are set up for customers at the Brand Spanking Used Thrift Store. PHOTO BY RYAN ARB COLLEGIAN

For a last-minute Halloween costume in FoCo, try a thrift store

By Caroline Kozak @caroline_00

In Fort Collins, thrift stores are prevalent — just drive down College Avenue through Old Town to see several trendy thrift stores, overflowing with donated clothes, furniture and more. And during the Halloween season, many Colorado State University students turn to thrift stores to find their costumes.

“I like to shop at thrift stores for a Halloween costume because spending full price on a costume I may only wear once or twice seems ridiculous,” said Summer Myrick, a freshmen business student. “I also try to conjure up things I already own, so that I don’t have to spend as much at the store.”

It is not surprising that college students on a budget would prefer to frequent thrift stores for their various Halloween or costume party ensembles.

Some thrift stores, like Thrift Rite, become even busier during the Halloween season.

“We see a steady increase in sales for Halloween-related items starting as early as Labor Day,” said Matt, the Thrift Rite store manager. “The store gets really crazy the week before Halloween because costume stores will start to run out of inventory.”

Thrift Rite receives the most

“Thrift stores are a great place to find Halloween costumes because you get a costume at a discount, but you also have the chance to support local businesses.”

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donations for Halloween costumes the week after Halloween, so the store boxes up the items and saves them for the next year’s Halloween season.

“Our vintage section is also a great place to find Halloween costumes,” Matt said.

Other students shop for costumes at thrift stores as a way to recycle, save money or support local business.

“Thrift stores are a great place to find Halloween costumes because you get a costume at a discount, but you also have the chance to support local businesses,” said Lydia McGugan, a sophomore health and human sciences student.

“When I’m done with my costumes, I give them to my friends, or donate them to the thrift store,” said Chase Dudley, a freshman business student.

“Depending on where I go, I tend to spend no more than 30 dollars,” said Kevin Abeyta, a sophomore animal sciences student. “This year, I am reusing the costume I wore last year to save money.”

Caroline Kozak can be reached online at news@ collegian.com.

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The Residence Hall Association is hosting Alternate Halloween, an event aimed at first-year, on-campus students, from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Newsom Event Center.

Alternate Halloween will host various Halloween-related activities. The event will include inflatables from Big Air Jumpers, “Build Your Own Monkey,” from Ram Events and “Painting Pumpkins” from RHA. Popcorn, candy and cotton candy will be provided.

There will also be educational activities. National Residence Hall Honorary is sponsoring an alcohol responsibility activity, and inclusive community assistants are sponsoring an activity related to inclusive Halloween costumes.

“They are going to talk about what certain types of Halloween costumes mean and how they can potentially affect different cultures and

different identities,” said Jamie McKinley, a sophomore animal sciences student who is organizing the event.

McKinley came up with the event after experiencing a dissatisfactory Halloween last year as a freshman living on campus.

“Last year, I was lost at what there was to do on Halloween,” McKinley said.

“There wasn’t anything offered to do on campus. We want to offer an event to be with friends in a safe environment for students that don’t want to leave campus.”

McKinely is expecting around 100 people to attend Alternate Halloween.

“Most fall festivals are in Denver or Longmont,” McKinley said. “We wanted to bring that interactive fun to campus and to make residents feel like they still have something to do that night, even if it does not include going off campus.”

Erin Douglas can be reached online at news@collegian.com.

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Ditch costumes, use facepaint this Halloween instead

By Haleigh McGill @HaleighMcGill

Halloweekend is upon us and I know a lot of people are still trying to figure out a costume. I think face paint is a somewhat overlooked option, and can go a long way even without an accompanying costume.

Not only will it make your Halloween Instagram pictures more creative and unique, but the supplies are also pretty cheap and the steps are relatively easy. The realm of possibilities for Halloween face paint sure to leave an impression is vast, but I chose two of my favorites for example tutorials. Because of my love for Alice in Wonderland and a strong interest in Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), I created step-by-step processes for painting a sugar skull and a sinister Cheshire Cat. The complete tutorials, with pictures, can be found in the online edition. All of the supplies for both looks were purchased at Michaels.

I think in some cases, cultural appropriation can be a positive thing. Although Dia de los Muertos is a separate holiday from Halloween, their dates are close and the art of the sugar skull is attractive to many people. A sugar skull represents a departed soul, and are decorated upon the passing of a loved one, sometimes with their name across the skull’s forehead, to honor the return of their spirit. As long as you’re not putting this important holiday that is of great significance to the Mexican culture in a disrespectful or inappropriate context, the art of the sugar skull can be great for representing your personality and paying tribute to an interesting culture and holiday.

To complete the sugar skull look, you will need white cream Halloween makeup, black acrylic Craft Smart paint, two acrylic shades of a color of your choice, two colors of rhinestone stickers, a black eyebrow pencil or pencil eyeliner, black mascara or fake lashes, a medium bristle paintbrush and a small, fine tip paintbrush. I would recommend using eyelash glue to secure the rhinestone stickers.

So many women go as a cat or a sexy kitten for Halloween.

I love cats, and therefore am all for the cat costumes, but I think creativity is necessary to make your costume memorable and interesting. I, for one, don’t want

While cat costumes are popular, using facepaint to mimic the classic Chershire Cat makes the typical more unique. View the full tutorial online. PHOTO BY HALEIGH MCGILLCOLLEGIAN

to be basic. This look is versatile as well -- simply nix the neck stripes, pick a color for your eye area other than pink and a different color tank top and you could just been a creepy cat. Still better than the typical feline costume, in my opinion.

To create this slightly menacing twist on the classic Cheshire Cat, you will need Craft Smart bright pink. white and black acrylic paint, black mascara or fake lashes, black pencil eyeliner, black eyeliner pencil, a paint sponge, a medium bristle paintbrush and a small, fine tip paintbrush. Normal makeup foundation should be applied first, as the face will not be masked with paint.

White cat eye contacts jack up the price of this look by about $20, but they’re an optional addition that really enhance the spooky factor.

While these are only two suggestions out of endless options for Halloween face paint, hopefully you have found inspiration for a costume that you can put your own unique twist on for a weekend of fun festivities and ghoulish glasses raised to a college Halloween to remember.

Haleigh McGill can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

The sugar skull is used to honor the return of a deceased loved one’s spirit. This facepaint is a unique and beautiful costume. View the full tutorial online. PHOTO BY HALEIGH MCGILLCOLLEGIAN

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Some spooky places on campus

By Chapman W. Croskell @Nescwick

The CSU mystery tour visits some pretty scary spots on campus. Plenty of the buildings around the oval are supposedly haunted, and some of the stories about these buildings are enough to keep you up at night However, I think there are a few spooky buildings missing from the tour.

The PACe center: Who doesn’t hate PACe, honestly?

I for one think math is pretty scary, and a whole part of a building that is devoted to taking math exams is enough to give me nightmares.

I also took the placement exam three times. One of these times, my computer restarted before I could finish. Suffice to say, I have some unresolved feelings.

Basically anywhere on science row: Continuing with my theme of being terrified by STEM, I get nervous anytime I’m in any of the science buildings. There’s lots of rooms filled with lots of equipment that I would probably break if I so much as looked at it.

I think there’s also some dead bodies in there. That’s pretty spooky, isn’t it? I mean, they’re (probably) animals and it’s (probably) for science, but I really just hate the smell of formaldehyde.

The Rec Center:

Exercise is great. I love to exercise.

However, there are some people who love exercise a little bit more than me. When I go to the Rec, and there are people bicep-curling the equivalent of me squatting my max, I feel this strange mixture of impressed, scared and sad.

And when I get sad, I go home, cry and eat a hand pie from Durrell Express.

The library during finals week: Between the extended

late-night hours, sanity very quickly slipping away and caffeine-fueled students one cumulative final away from a complete breakdown, the Library around dead and finals

week is not my favorite place.

Morgan’s Grind looks zombie-infested, and you’ll occasionally hear screams of those lost to the terrors of the semester’s end.

Anywhere my ex is: Is there really anything as terrifying as unresolved feelings?

There’s not much worse than awkwardly trying to act like you don’t see someone, while still doing your best to subtly make sure they are completely aware of exactly how much they’re missing out on. This is just another situation that usually ends up with me eating pie.

I’m really not bitter though.

Residence hall basements: Plenty of the base-

ments of the residence hall buildings are pretty creepy.

There’s storage rooms filled to the brim with abandoned items, and you can occasionally hear the wails of freshman who forgot to bring their detergent when they carried their laundry down three flights of stairs.

Also, Corbett has the creepiest of all the basements I’ve been to, and there’s no elevator, so forgetting your detergent from the third floor is pretty heartbreaking.

Anywhere there’s children: This is a college cam-

pus. Why are there children?

They’re tiny and loud, and they make the lines for food longer than necessary.

And yes, high-schoolers are still children in my eyes.

Basically everywhere, considering the stress we’re all under: Campus can

be a pretty spooky place, espcially around now. Midterms have left us ghosts of our former selves, and lack of sleep has plenty of zombies wandering around campus. But, hey, it’s cool. It’s almost fall break, right? ...Right?

Well, at least it’s Halloween.

Chapman W. Croskell can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

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‘The Walking Dead’ predictions

By Dallas Head @water4rams

Warning: Spoilers They’re coming… well, the walkers have already been here for a while, but season six of “The Walking Dead” should prove to have its surprising moments full of many more walkers and new characters alike.

“The Walking Dead” franchise has turned into a cult classic of television. The writers know this and have claimed that they want to follow the comic books a lot more for this final season. There are some people who say that they aren’t going to follow the comic books at all. But here are my predictions for what we will see in the episodes for the rest of the season.

1. Losing Body Parts In the comics, Carl, Rick’s son, is supposed to lose an eye via Douglas in Alexandria. However, Douglas is not in the show. Instead, we have Deanna, the leader of Alexandria. I think the writers felt they needed more women in this show or something. But either way, I think Carl will still lose his eye, just from someone else. I think that a new character that has not been introduced yet will finish the job. Because let’s face it, Carl hasn’t really had a story line for a while now and I think he needs to be thrown back in there. There’s also speculation that Rick is supposed to lose his hand like in the comics. In the most recent episode of season six (episode three), Rick’s hand gets cut open by a zombie gut-laden machete. I’m guessing that when he finally makes it back to Alexandria that he may have to lose the hand due to infection, or something worse.

2. We Will Meet Jesus

Jesus, a character of the Hilltop Colony in the comics, will definitely be coming out this season. He could become another protagonist for the team and I think it would help build up the ruins that are left after the Wolves attacked Alexandria. The entire main cast is in disarray and they need something to function in the right way for them. I think getting to Hilltop and meeting this Jesus character would be that little pile of hope, just before the writers decide to go all crazy and probably kill another character again.

3. Negan The ultimate villain will be coming! That is my predication but I think it won’t be until one of the very last episodes. Negan is mentioned in the comics as being one of the worst people that we’ve seen yet. He has no moral compass and kills whatever he can to gain power. There hasn’t really been a major villain since the Governor in season three and four.

From what I’ve gathered at comicbook.com, there was a casting call for Negan right before the beginning of the sixth season and so I think he will be a part of the new cast sometime this season.

4. Maggie’s Baby In the season premiere, Glenn wants to go on the run to move the walkers with Rick. He wants Maggie to stay for support for Deanna but Maggie makes a side comment about how that’s not the only reason. In the comics, she has already been expecting a baby and had one when Glenn dies. My prediction is she might be pregnant now and that there is another connection to the comics that the writers are playing into.

Dallas Head can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

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Score: 34-20 San Diego State Remember how we said the second half of CSU’s schedule was considerably easier than the first?

That doesn’t apply to this game.

SDSU is tearing through the conference and just put a beatdown on Utah State that seemed unfathomable after the Aggies had just decimated Boise. Right now, it’s just hard to imagine the Rams playing the flawless game they would need in order to pull off this type of upset. Barring a complete meltdown by SDSU, the Rams will have to put their quest toward bowl eligibility on hold this week while Donnel Pumphrey and the Aztecs continue to run away with the West division, both literally and figuratively.

Keegan Pope Football Reporter

Score: 27-24 San Diego State Prediction: I’d love to think that CSU can pull off an upset over arguably the hottest team in the Mountain West right now. But I just don’t see it happening. Remember the last two teams CSU played that had dominant running attacks and defenses? The Rams were outscored 75-28 by Utah State and Boise State. CSU’s win over Air Force was nice, but the Falcons aren’t anything close to the team San Diego State is. Donnel Pumphrey and Chase Price are a two-headed Halloween nightmare, and I think CSU will have quite a time trying to slow them down. CSU keeps this one close, but the Aztecs will return home to the beaches of San Diego victorious.

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Score: 24-21 Colorado State Prediction: SDSU just proved anyone can beat anyone in the Mountain West with its victory over Utah State. CSU can prove the same thing again this week.

The Rams are coming off a bye week and their bumps and bruises should be feeling better. Colorado State’s running game has come on in recent weeks, but they’ll face a stiff test against San Diego State’s highly-ranked rushing defense. I think they can use the momentum from the Air Force win and upset SDSU by just a field goal at home.

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Score: 34-21 San Diego State Yes, San Diego State (who’s in first place in the MW) surprisingly obliterated Utah State last week 48-14, but that for sure won’t happen this week. I saw a completely revitalized team two weeks ago against Air Force. Nick Stevens took command and made it crystal clear who the starting quarterback is at Colorado State. He will need to continue to stay sharp against a defense that forced four Aggies turnovers last week. The Rams defense bent in the game against the Falcons but didn’t break. I expect them to repeat that performance this Saturday. One Aztec for the defense to keep an eye on is running back Donnel Pumphrey, who is closing in on 1,000 yards rushing this season. But CSU has a bull of a running back as well, if the team gets inside the opposing 10-yard line, feed the ball to Jasen Oden Jr. Pound that rock.

Score: 28-21 San Diego State Prediction: SDSU has been more than impressive in conference play thus far and they will test the Rams up front on Saturday. Colorado State head coach Mike Bobo made it clear this week that he knows the Aztecs are a respectable team and have dominated the line of scrimmage against quality opponents this season. Both CSU and SDSU are coming off of impressive wins but only one team will be able to carry momentum out of this week and in my mind SDSU is too hot for the Rams right now.

Sports Desk can be reached by email at sports@collegian.com.

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Highly-ranked San Diego State defense brings new challenges for CSU’s young offense

By Geoff Huebner @Heubnermedia93

The San Diego State Aztecs (53, 4-0 MW) sit atop the Mountain West Conference standings and roll into Hughes Stadium Saturday to take on the Rams (3-4, 1-2 MW), and the Aztecs bring an imposing defense into town for as many weeks.

Head coach Mike Bobo knows his offense has seen this style of defense before, and is optimistic that it will help out come Saturday.

“It’s identification … this is our fourth game in a row of playing a three-down team. Now they’re a lot different than those guys, but it is still a three-down concept of identification … so I’m glad that this is the fourth week of that,” Bobo said.

The Rams were able to get a bit of a jump on preparing for the Aztecs and their tough defense during the bye week. SDSU surrender only 18.9 points per game, scoring 27.4 points per game on the other end.

“It was good, but it hasn’t made it any easier because they are good,” Bobo said. “Schemes are one thing but it’s how you play those schemes and they play their schemes very well. They do a really good job at it.”

Execution of schemes was not the only thing that Bobo had high praises for in talking about

his team’s preparation for the Aztecs, the coach was also high on SDSU’s ability to dominate up front.

By the Numbers: SDSU ‘D’ Against the run: No. 12 in FBS 100 yards per game allowed 2.9 yards per carry 8 rushing TDs allowed Against the pass: No. 28 in FBS 188.9 yards per game 10 TDs allowed 11 interceptions “We’ve got to realize that we can’t just show up on Saturday because this is a very good football team that has won four games in a row in conference and dominated physically at the line of scrimmage on both sides,” Bobo said. “It’s going to take our best effort to have a chance to win this football game.”

Senior offensive lineman Sam Carlson knows this is a big week for the offensive line to do their job upfront.

“It’s going to be huge,” Carlson said. “We need to allow (the quarterbacks) to be comfortable back there. It’s hard to do your job when you’re getting hit right and left so we need to do what

we do and they will have a great week this week.”

If the offensive line does their job Saturday the quarterbacks will be able to do their jobs, which means the standout receiving corps for the Rams can do theirs as well.

“If we do our job as an offensive line we are going to be able to move the ball, we have the best wide receiver corps in the nation, in my opinion, so if we can protect them, we are going to get the ball down the field,” Carlson said.

SDSU is a team that likes to play man-coverage on defense, and they are confident in their ability to do so. Bobo also pointed to this when discussing what the Aztecs do well.

The opportunity to break free from a defender and hit on a big play has senior wide out Joe Hansley amped for the match up.

“As wide outs you kind of take press man-to-man coverage as disrespect, that’s just kind of how we see it so when we get press coverage we get excited to go out and beat them,” Hansley said.

If the Rams are able to put up points early and often against SDSU they will also be taking the Aztecs out of what they like to do – a strong commitment to the run game and working play-action out of that.

“SDSU, they do a great job as a team of putting up a lot of

Colorado State receivers Joe Hansley (25), and Rashard Higgins (82), celebrate Hansley’s touchdown against Boise State earlier this season. PHOTO BY ABBIE PARR COLLEGIAN

points, and their defense does a good job of stopping teams,” Hansley said. “It will be really important to finish when we have opportunites, especially in the red zone and we haven’t been the best about that in some of the previous games.”

This week’s opportunity to take down a top MW team and pull even at 2-2 in conference play to start off the second half

of the season is a big one for the Bobo and the Rams.

“This is the second half of our season, this is the first game of that season and we need to do what we’ve been doing week in and week out and that’s get better and put ourselves in a position to win on Saturday,” Bobo said.

Geoff Huebner can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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After dominating win over Air Force, CSU looks to keep momentum rolling against red-hot San Diego State team

By Geoff Huebner @Huebnbermedia93

The Colorado State Rams (3-4, 1-2 MW) football team is coming off of a bye week and a big conference win the week before that. The win two weeks ago marks the first MW win for the Rams, and is only the second time in the past ten match ups that they have beaten the Air Force Falcons.

The team needs to carry that momentum into this week against a dangerous San Diego State (5-3, 4-0 MW) squad, the only team in the Mountain West with an unblemished conference record.

“They will be bringing the game to us, giving us the opportunity to stop the run and play our game, so this week I have big expectations and a lot of excitement for our defensive-seven up front..”

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“The Air Force win was a good confidence boost for the offense,” senior wide receiver Joe Hansley said. “We did what we knew we could do and what we should have been doing the rest of the season, anytime you go out and win a game like that it’s going to give you confidence.”

Bobo is looking for that confidence to show up in the form of excitement throughout the whole week heading into another big game.

“I hope that we walk into this place excited at the opportunity we have, playing another good team in the conference, a big game at home and we’re rested and rejuvenated and energized when we hit the field,” Bobo said.

The bye week not only allowed the team to get a little extra rest but gave them an opportunity to start looking at the Aztecs early as well.

“We got a jump-start on San Diego State and hopefully we will come back today ready to practice,” Bobo said on Monday.

The game on Saturday –

which also happens to be Halloween – could potentially be one of the biggest games of the year for the Rams. It will take a full four quarters of attention to detail and a gritty performance from the team if they want to get the win and stay on track.

“One good play or one bad play is not going to determine the game, you’ve got to continue to play each play for 60 minutes and do your job,” Bobo said.

SDSU is a physical football team that tends to dominate teams at the line of scrimmage.

The challenge of a 60-minute battle up front has some of the players for the Rams excited, junior linebacker Deonte Clyburn in particular.

“They’re physical, we’re physical, so it will be a great game,” Clyburn said. “They will be bringing the game to us, giving us the opportunity to stop the run and play our game, so this week I have big expectations and a lot of excitement for our defensive-seven up front.”

The offense wasn’t the only unit of the team to gain confidence in last week’s win over Air Force. The defense of the Rams has always been a confident bunch this season, but after holding a capable Air Force offense to just 23 points (Falcons average 32.6 per game), the defense will likely be firing on all cylinders again this weekend.

“It was a confidence boost without a doubt,” Clyburn said.

“As a defense we’ve been trying to find our identity and I think that game really let us know who we are. We are a physical defense, we like to run and that’s what (defensive coordinator) Coach Summers coaches.”

Saturday night presents an opportunity for the Rams to show what they can do on both sides of the ball. The players of the Rams and fans alike hope that it will be their team tricking the Aztecs and taking home all of the treats.

“It’s huge, it’s a huge game and a great opportunity at home, and that’s going to extend into our preparation this whole week,” senior offensive lineman Sam Carlson said. “We’re taking practice one day at a time and treating every day like it’s a game. We’ve got to come out and win everyday and like coach says, ‘earn the right to win on Saturday.’”

Geoff Huebner can be reached at sports@collegian.

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9 - Martavius Foster, LDE, 6-4, 270, Senior

17 - Maxwell Smith, QB, 6-5, 235, Senior

68 - Justin Hansen, DT, 6-5, 305, Senior

19 - Donnel Pumphrey, RB, 5-9, 180, Junior

93 - Terry Jackson, DT, 6-1, 295, Senior

46 - Dakota Gordon, FB, 5-10, 235, Senior

90 - Joe Kawulok, RDE, 6-6, 250, Senior

4 - Jemond Hazely, WR, 6-1, 195, Senior

15 - Kiel Robinson, SLB, 6-2, 225, Sophomore

85 - Mikah Holder, WR, 6-0, 180, Sophomore

31 - Cory James, MLB, 6-0, 245, Senior

89 - Daniel Brunskill, TE, 6-5, 250, Junior

33 - Kevin Davis, WLB, 6-3, 240, Junior

71 - Pearce Slater, RT, 6-7, 335, Senior

13 - DeAndre Elliott, LCB, 6-1, 185, Senior

72 - Darrell Greene, RG, 6-4, 325, Senior

16 - Trent Matthews, SS, 6-3, 210, Senior

70 - Arthur Flores, C, 6-5, 305, Junior

26 - Kevin Pierre-Louis, FS, 6-1, 215, Senior

56 - Nico Siragusa, LG, 6-5, 335, Junior

24 - Preston Hodges, RCB, 5-11, 200, Junior

75 - Kwayde Miller, LT, 6-7, 310, Junior

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7 - Nick Stevens, QB, 6-3, 205, Sophomore

99 - Jon Sanchez, DE, 6-2, 255, Senior

6 - Jasen Oden Jr., RB, 5-11, 220, Senior

92 - Christian Heyward, NT, 6-3, 300, Senior

82 - Rashard Higgins, WR, 6-2, 190, Junior

58 - Alex Barrett, DE, 6-3, 260, Junior

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42 - Jake Fely, LB, 5-10, 220, Senior

11 - Jordon Vaden, WR, 6-3, 195, Junior

57 - Ryan Dunn, LB, 6-3, 235, Sophomore

86 - Kivon Cartwright, TE, 6-4, 245, Senior

54 - Calvin Munson, LB, 6-1, 240, Junior

71 - Sam Carlson, RT, 6-4, 295, Senior

23 - Damontae Kazee, CB, 5-11, 185, Junior

54 - Fred Zerblis, RG, 6-3, 295, Junior

27 - Kameron Kelly, Warrior, 6-2, 195, Sophomore

77 - Jake Bennett, C, 6-3, 295, Sophomore

21 - Na’im McGee, Aztec, 6-0, 200, Junior

61 - Zack Golditch, LG, 6-6, 290, Sophomore

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Opposing Viewpoints

By Ryan Posner

Special to the Collegian

Heading into Saturday's match up between Colorado State (3-4, 1-2 MW) and San Diego State (5-3, 4-0 MW) at Hughes Stadium, the Collegian has partnered with SDSU's student-run newspaper The Daily Aztec to bring you opposing columns this weekend's game at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado.

SDSU riding high on run game It’s been all peachy for the San Diego State football team since it entered Mountain West play.

It looked mighty bleak for head coach Rocky Long and company after the team dropped it’s only three non-conference games against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents, including University of South Alabama.

If you would’ve told me after the loss to South Alabama that the Aztecs would be favorites on the road at Colorado State (-3 ½ according to Vegas.com), I would’ve thought we were talking about basketball.

It’s been a simple strategy for the Aztecs: run, run and run some more.

It’s tough to blame them when they have a running back like junior Donnel Pumphrey at their disposal.

Going into Saturday’s game, he is one of just three players in the country to lead his team in rushing yards, receiving yards and completions.

Expect Pumphrey to be receiving handoffs left and right this week.

This strategy hasn’t bothered graduate transfer quarterback Maxwell Smith.

He’s gone 111 completions and six games without throwing an interception.

Although he doesn’t drop back often (10 times last week), he’s still been effective managing the offense.

“You can't mess up a winning formula when it's working,” Smith said Tuesday in the team’s weekly press conference. “The offensive line is playing great and the running backs are running it well. Something people don't see is the wide receivers blocking really well on the

perimeter.”

While the Aztecs have an electric playmaker in Pumphrey, they will have their hands full with senior wide receiver Rashard Higgins.

Senior defensive back Domontae Kazee leads the MW with five interceptions and his counterpart, senior J.J. Whittaker, is no slouch either.

However, Higgins should provide the Aztecs with their biggest challenge at receiver all season.

"Just watching the film, he runs good routes and has good speed. He attacks the ball which is usually what separates good receivers from average receivers," senior defensive back Pierre Romain said at the press conference.

Outside of maybe Utah State, CSU is going to be the biggest challenge for the Aztecs in conference play so far.

The Aztecs have won the last five match ups against CSU. The last one was a 38-14 win in 2012 at Qualcomm Stadium.

Long isn’t taking the Rams lightly, considering they are coming off a 10-2 regular season and have numerous impact players that have returned.

"They have a lot of starters or guys that started some of the time, a lot of them coming back off a 10-2 team last year,” Long said Tuesday. “They're used to winning and they know how to win. That puts another hurdle in front of us that we have to be able to jump over."

A key for the Aztecs this weekend will be putting some pressure on redshirt-sophomore Nick Stevens, so the secondary doesn’t get exposed by Higgins and the rest of the CSU wide receivers.

Junior linebacker Calvin Munson has been the lead pass rusher for the Aztecs this season with a conference-best seven sacks.

With all that being said, if the Aztecs’ defense continues its strong season and Pumphrey runs the ball like he has up to date, the team has a good shot at going 5-0 in conference for just the fifth time in program history.

Ryan Posner can be reached on Twitter @RyanPosner20.

By Emmett McCarthy @emccarthy22

CSU welcomes challenge of building momentum against top MW team The Colorado State football team thought it was out of the woods after facing Utah State and Boise State to begin conference play.

The Rams were wrong, as they now turn around from their bye week to host San Diego State, the only Mountain West team with an unblemished record, coming off of a dominating performance against the Aggies.

That being said, the Rams have some momentum for what feels like the first time this season. Nick Stevens is finding his rhythm as a starting quarterback, Jasen Oden Jr. has established himself as an every-down back and Rashard Higgins is finally close to full health.

But surprisingly, Higgins hasn’t been the most electrifying player in the conference this season. That honor might go to Aztecs running back Donnel Pumphrey.

The Rams have struggled to stop the run at times this year. Against UTSA, they allowed Jarveon Williams to rush for 170 yards on 13 carries. A week later, they gave up 298 yards on the ground to Utah State. The week after that? Boise State’s Jeremy McNichols bulldozed the defense for 104 yards and two touchdowns.

This week won’t get any easier with Pumphrey coming into Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado.

“I got a chance to see Ronnie Hillman play, so I think he’s pretty much the same back,” CSU safety Kevin Pierre-Louis said. “He’s quick, he’s fast, he can bounce it outside and he can really get you on the cutbacks.”

Sealing off outside edges has been an issue for the run defense, and linebacker Kiel Robinson pointed that out as something the Rams need to do better if they are going to contain the Aztecs.

The run defense saw some promise against Air Force, where they didn’t have to worry much about the passing

game. While SDSU obviously isn’t a triple-option team, what the Aztecs do in terms of their run blocking does have some similarities to Falcons, and they don’t throw a high volume either.

"Nobody's really been able to contain (Pumphrey), because he's going to get his touches," CSU head coach Mike Bobo said. "Running backs, sometimes it's a little easier to get guys touches and carries, and they're committed to the run. They're committed to what they're doing, and they play good defense, which backs that up, meaning they get the ball back for their offense a lot and the offense is able to stay patient."

CSU needs to score points of its own, which has not come easily this season. One player who has been able to find the end zone though is Joe Hansley, who leads the Rams with five receiving touchdowns. He is excited for the opportunity to go up against SDSU’s secondary and its unique looks, as well as it’s confidence in defensive backs to play press or man coverage.

“As wide outs you kind of take press man-to-man coverage as disrespect, that’s just kind of how we see it so when we get press coverage we get excited to go out and beat them,” Hansley said.

It sounds good in theory, but the Aztecs defense has been a terror on the field. In contrast, CSU’s offense looks great on paper, but has struggled to put it together until its most recent game with Air Force.

If the Rams – Stevens in particular – can build on some of that momentum, they could give SDSU a run for its money Saturday. Home field advantage always helps, and the bye week has allowed a heavily utilized Oden to rest, while also allowing Higgins to get back in better shape.

The Aztecs have been dominating the MW for a reason though, so the Rams will likely have to wait another week to start stringing together some wins late in the season.

But as Bobo said, “nothing surprises me on Saturdays.”

Emmett McCarthy can be reached by email at sports@collegian.com.

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Breaking down the Mountain West standings

By Geoff Huebner @Huebnermedia93

Colorado State comes of the bye week at 3-4 overall and 1-2 in conference play. With the season over halfway through, and five conference games remaining, every week moving forward is crucial for the Rams, as well as the rest of the Mountain West.

A lot can happen in five games. With that, here is a look at where every team sits in the MW:

Mountain Division Utah State (3-1 MW) The Utah State Aggies control their own destiny. If they win out, they will find themselves in the MW title game seeing as they hold the a tie-breaker win over Boise State. They failed to build on any momentum from the statement win over the Broncos though and were thoroughly outplayed by San Diego State the week after. However, they are still in good position to win the Mountain Division. The Aggies have a stern defense, and an offense that has proven to be more than capable of putting up big numbers even without Chuckie Keeton.

Boise State (3-1 MW) The Broncos enter the weekend at 3-1 in the conference. Despite dropping a game to BYU and completely melting down against Utah State, Boise State has looked dominant at times,

and might still be the most talented team in the conference. If Utah State drops another game, Boise will be right back in the picture.

Air Force (3-1 MW) The Air Force Falcons have had a decent start to the season at 3-1 in the MW. The Rams handed them their first conference loss, but the Falcons bounced back with a dominant win over Fresno State. AFA has a difficult schedule ahead though with tough contests against Utah State and at Boise State. The Falcons record looks good now, but they would be lucky to finish up MW play with less than three conference losses.

New Mexico (2-2 MW) New Mexico has been able to put up points this season but struggles on the defensive side of the ball. That record is a bit deceiving though as the two wins came against Wyoming and Hawaii, two of the conference's worst teams. The Lobos have a brutal four-game stretch ahead as they wrap up the season with games against Utah State, Boise State, Colorado State and Air Force.

Colorado State (1-2 MW) Colorado State had a slow start to the season, but a big conference win over Air Force has the Rams pointed back in the right direction. The defense has certainly been impressive at

times and the offense appeared to have taken a step forward last week against the Falcons. The coaches and players of the Rams are confident they have what it takes to ‘run the tables’ in the second half the season as the schedules lightens up, but they might have to wait until after this week's game against San Diego State to really make their push.

Wyoming (1-3 MW) Wyoming has struggled mightily this season. Prior to beating Nevada, it was starting to look as though the Cowboys wouldn't win a game all year.

There might not be any more wins in their future as they play at Utah State this week, then host the Rams for the Border War and travel to San Diego State the week after that.

West Division San Diego State (4-0 MW) San Diego State stands alone atop of the MW at 4-0 in conference play. The Aztecs are holding opponents to under 20 points per contest and are riding high after delivering a statement win on national television over Utah State, who was the only other undefeated MW team at the time.

The Aztecs have a tough match up at Colorado State on Halloween, but should be considered favorites to win the conference for now.

The San Jose State Spartans do not have any bad MW losses as they were caught off guard by a tough Air Force team early in the year and lost to a dominant San Diego State team. The Spartans have a break from MW play this week as they take on BYU, and they wrap up the season against Boise State, but it is unlikely that SDSU will lose enough games for them to catch up anyway.

Nevada (2-2 MW) The Wolf Pack has had ups and downs this season, with the notable low point being a loss to Wyoming. Nevada has a difficult road ahead with two away games at Utah State and San Diego State to wrap up up the schedule.

UNLV (1-2 MW) The Rebels have a brutal return from their bye week when they take on Boise State Saturday. UNLV has looked more impressive than most would have thought entering the season, and has some cupcake games ahead

against Wyoming and Hawai'i in which the Rebels should be favored.

Fresno State (1-4 MW) Fresno State (1-3 MW, 2-5 overall) cannot seem to keep opponents out of the end zone this year, and has been one of the biggest letdowns in the conference this season after winning the West Division last year. The Bulldogs close the season Nov. 28 when they host Colorado State.

Hawaii (0-4 MW) Hawaii started off the season with a big win over the CU, but since then have struggled to get much going. The Rainbow Warriors are the only team in the Mountain West without a conference win, something they hope to snap this weekend against Air Force, before they close out MW play against three straight West Division opponents.

Geoff Huebner can be reached by email at sports@collegian.com.

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Mountain West Football Standings Mountain Division 1. Utah State........4-3 (3-1 MW)

West Division 1. San Diego State......5-3 (4-0 MW)

2. Boise State......6-2 (3-1 MW)

2. San Jose State........4-4 (3-2 MW)

3. Air Force..........4-3 (3-1 MW)

3. Nevada.....................4-4 (2-2 MW)

4. New Mexico...4-4 (2-2 MW)

4. UNLV........................2-5 (1-2 MW)

5. Colorado St.....3-4 (1-2 MW)

5. Fresno State............2-6 (1-4 MW)

6. Wyoming..........1-7 (1-3 MW)

6. Hawaii.....................2-6 (0-4 MW)

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Colorado State University inducts six former standouts into Hall of Fame

By Justin Michael @JustinSportsCSU

The 2015 Colorado State Athletic Hall of Fame inductees were announced and were honored in a special event at the Lory Student Center Thursday.

The ceremony took place in the Grand Ball Room, and was hosted by six-time Olympic medalist and Colorado State graduate Amy Van Dyken.

These are the 2015 inductees, along with a little background on their prolific CSU careers: Richard Cooley, men’s swimming (1967-70) This five-time All-American swimmer dominated in his time at Colorado State. Cooley was versatile in the water, posting All-American times in the 200 and 400-meter individual relays, as well as in the 400-meter freestyle team relay and 400-meter medley relay. Cooley finished as an All-American in at least one event for three consecutive seasons (1969-71).

Jessica Cole, women’s softball (2004-07)

Four-time All-Mountain West selection Jessica Cole (nee’ Strickland) was a star in her time at CSU. After helping her team win the conference, Strickland was named Mountain West Freshman of the Year in 2004.

Strickland was an NCFA All-Region recipient from 2004-06, along with being named a second team NCFA All-American, and a first team Easton All-American in 2006. Her success on the field was matched in the classroom, as she earned Academic All-Mountain West honors in 2005 and 2007.

Clark Haggans, men’s football (1996-99) Clark Haggans is arguably one of the most successful professional athletes that ever attended Colorado State. Haggans thrived as a defensive end at CSU, earning All-Conference honors twice.

Haggans total of 33 career sacks is still a Colorado State record.

Haggans was drafted in the fifth round of the NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he spent eight seasons and won a Super Bowl in 2005. After leaving the Steelers, Haggans spent four

seasons with the Arizona Cardinals before he spent his final year in San Fransisco.

Haggans recorded 502 tackles and 45.5 sacks in his professional career, and was a part of three Super Bowl appearances.

Catie Mintz, women’s volleyball (1996-99) Catie Mintz (nee’ Vagneur) was a part of a lot of success in her time at CSU, posting a career record of 104-28.

Vagneur led her team to a regular season conference title in 1998, as well as a Mountain West tournament victory in 1999, where she was named the tournament’s most valuable player.

Vagneur started her collegiate career with a bang, earning WAC Freshman of the Year honors in 1996, and finished her career being named a Second Team All-American in 1999.

Mike Newell, men’s football (1995-98) Mike Newell starred both on the field and in the classroom in his time at Colorado State. Newell was the starting center for Sonny Lubick’s Rams for

three seasons, earned All-WAC honors in 1998, and was a four-time Academic All-WAC honoree.

Newell was named a national scholar athlete in 1998, which resulted in a $10,000 donation from Burger King to the Colorado State general scholarship fund in Newell’s name.

Loree Thorton, women’s track and field (2002-05) Thorton was a three-time All-American and won six Mountain West titles at Colorado State. Thorton was the NCAA Champion at hammer throwing in her senior season, and still holds the record at Colorado State for hammer throw, with a distance of 70.03 meters.

Along with her successful collegiate career, Thorton won a gold medal at the 2004 U-23 Championships in Canada, and qualified for the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Thorton ultimately finished in 39th place in hammer throw.

Justin Michael can be reached by email at sports@collegian.com.

Colorado State defense ready to face Donnel Pumphrey, potent San Diego State rushing attack

By Keegan Pope @ByKeeganPope

Another week means another potent rushing attack for the Colorado State defense to plan for.

After facing the spread, zoneread attacks of Texas-San Antonio, Utah State and Boise State and the triple-option ground game of Air Force, CSU welcomes San Diego State into Hughes Stadium Saturday.

The Aztecs, winners of four games in a row, roll into Fort Collins riding on the backs of its two-headed rushing monster led

by Donnel Pumphrey and Chase Price. Pumphrey, considered the best back in the Mountain West, has racked up 910 yards and 10 touchdowns on 182 carries this year. A season ago, he was just one of two running backs in the FBS (along with Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon) to rank in top-10 in rushing yards per game, all-purpose yards per game, rushing touchdowns and rushing yards per carry.

Pumphrey has averaged a

Colorado State safety Trent Matthews tackle Air Force quarterback Karson Roberts during the Rams’ 38-23 win over the Falcons Oct. 16 at Hughes Stadium. PHOTO BY ABBIE PARR COLLEGIAN

solid five yards per carry this season, but it is his big-play ability that caught the eye of the CSU defense.

“We just have to contain

him because he’s their big-play guy,” linebacker Kiel Robinson said. “Once he breaks outside, it’s really hard to catch him. We definitely don’t want to allow any

explosive plays with these guys.

Pumphrey may be their big play guy, but all of their backs are talented and if they get in the open field, they can break away from all of us.”

The Rams, who haven’t faced San Diego State since 2012, don’t have any firsthand experience against Pumphrey, or nearly anyone on the Aztecs’ offense. But if there were one former Aztec to compare Pumphrey to, it would be current Denver Broncos starting running back Ronnie Hillman, who gave the Rams’ defense fits in his time at SDSU. “I got a chance to see Ronnie Hillman play, so I think he’s pretty much the same back,” redshirt senior safety Kevin Pierre-Louis said. “He’s quick, he’s fast, he can bounce it outside and he can really get you on the cutbacks.”

Against UTSA, Utah State and Boise State, the Rams were gashed time and time again for big plays, especially runs by the quarterback. The zone-read attacks caused communication and execution breakdowns, play-

ers say. CSU corrected much of that against Air Force, holding the Falcons to 269 yards, more than 50 below their season average.

The Aztecs bring a more traditional running attack, lining up in a two-back, I-formation look on most of their snaps, something the Rams haven’t seen since they faced Minnesota on Sept. 12. CSU had relative success against the Gophers’ run game, and look forward to the challenge of facing another physical, smashmouth rushing attack.

“It’s obviously just about stopping the run,” linebacker Deonte Clyburn said Monday. “(It comes down to) how you go into the game with that mindset and how you practice that week. Did you practice playing downhill, did you play aggressively, did you hit enough, did you hit hard enough?

That all pertains to stopping the run, especially against a team as physical and as good as San Diego State.”

Keegan Pope can be reached at kpope@collegian.com.

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Four unconventional ways to celebrate Halloween

By Rachel Fountain @rachelcfountain

Halloween parties, costumes and battling the end-of-October cold can get redundant year after year.

Rather than following traditional ways to celebrate the holiday, think outside the box with these four unconventional Halloween ideas:

1. Reverse trick-or-treating

Reverse trick-or-treating is a good way to celebrate Halloween in your residence hall, office or neighborhood.

Basically, instead of going door to door asking for treats, you give them away.

Before everyone heads out for their Halloween adventures, dress and up and surprise your neighbors and coworkers. Good treats include baked goods (because homemade goodies are just more heartfelt), packets of peppermint tea (to soothe the candy stomach ache later) or pieces of fruit (just to be sarcastic).

Reverse trick-or-treating is a good way to show a little

sentiment and appreciation for those who regularly treat you to their presence.

2. Trick-or-treating for charity

Along the same lines as reverse trick-or-treating, trick-or-treating for charity is another way to put a humanitarian spin on this traditionally spooky holiday. Go door to door and ask people for their old pairs of shoes or clothes that they have been meaning to donate.

Then, once you have your stash, take it to a charitable organization to help the less fortunate. People are ready and waiting for you at their doors on Halloween night, so why not use the opportunity to give back?

Bring bags big enough to collect shoes or clothes and be sure to still dress up, because it wouldn’t be trick-ortreating if you didn’t.

3. Old-timey mystery party

It was a dark and stormy night, when you invited all your friends to your house for an old-timey mystery party! Have all your guests dress up for the era of your choice, hand out roles to everyone, set

clues in place, and figure out the mystery as you party. It’s a classy yet still sinister way to celebrate Halloween.

If you decide on the murder mystery, you could make the party even spookier by having someone play the ghost of the victim.

4. Day of the Dead fiesta

Day of the Dead technically happens the day after Halloween, but don’t let that stop you from getting your fiesta on. This is the perfect way to celebrate Halloween for those who prefer chips and guac to candy. Flowers, hats, candles, bright colors and skulls are must-haves.

This kind of party also allows for awesome costume opportunities without the gore. Whereas most Halloween costumes representing skeletons are gruesome and bloody, Day of the Dead costumes let you get in the spirit without being gross. Just like the Calavera Catina, these undead are here to party.

Rachel Fountain can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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CSU student leads paranormal investigation team

By Randi Mattox @randimattox

As Colorado State University student Colton Tapia was exiting the Museum of Colorado Prisons in Cañon City, Colorado, he heard a little girl’s voice say, “Trust me,” followed by a loud and sinister giggle.

Fear quickly set in, as there wasn’t a little girl in site. In fact, Tapia and a group of men were the only people in the building.

This spooky recollection is not a fictional story. The incident came from a reported paranormal encounter. Tapia never heard the little girl’s voice again, but to make things a little spookier, the ghost did not come looking for him. Tapia and his paranormal investigation team went looking for the ghost.

Tapia, a criminal sociology student, is pursuing a unique line of work in the field of paranormal investigating. Tapia has accumulated immense success since he initially became interest in the field during high school when the television show “Ghost Hunters” sparked his desire to become a paranormal investigator.

“I used to be really skeptical, but watching that show made me curious,” Tapia said.

After realizing that he was interested in paranormal investigating, Tapia created his own investigation team, called Eastern Colorado Shadow Trackers Paranormal Research and Investigation.

“I went to my high school and created a sign up list,” Tapia said. “I just tried to get people interested. I bought my first recorder and used my mom’s dinosaur camera to do our first investigation at my high school.”

Investigators Matt Laughlin and Jay Young responded to Tapia’s sign up sheet and joined the team.

“I started paranormal investigating when Colton started the team,” Young said. “I started investigating because I was seeing things and talking to things, and I just wanted to see if I could find something.”

What is investigated Eastern Colorado Shadow Trackers Paranormal Research and Investigation is a non-profit investigation team that looks into paranormal activity at both famously haunted venues and privately owned locations that are not yet confirmed to be haunted.

Tapia said his team strictly pursues investigations of ghost related hauntings.

“We try to avoid demonic activity,” Tapia said. “Demonic activity is not a good thing at all.”

The investigation team focuses on residual and intelligent ghost

related hauntings. Tapia described residual hauntings as a tape recorder rewinding and playing itself over and over again.

“You’ll see the same thing at the same time every day,” Tapia said. “It is usually leftover energy that triggers these hauntings.”

Tapia said an intelligent haunting is more like talking to an actual person.

“It is an actively aware and very intelligently-minded spirit, usually human,” Tapia said. “These spirits have human qualities. They are able to touch things and interact with the environment.”

Conducting the investigation The team utilizes multiple devices to investigate hauntings.

“Our investigations are usually fully recorded with specialized cameras that can see into different parts of the visible light spectrum, including the ultraviolet spectrum,” Tapia said. “We use highly sensitive audio recording equipment to try to get answers to questions and to talk with spirits and try to get reactions.”

Laughlin said the team begins an investigation by researching the building or home that is believed to be haunted.

“We make contact with the owners or proprietors and maybe talk to some other people who have investigated that location,” Laughlin said.

Tapia said the next step is to perform the investigation.

“We do the investigation at night,” Tapia said. “Then we come back and do a review of everything we recorded, which could take days, and compile everything we found.”

During its six years of investigating, Eastern Colorado Shadow Trackers Paranormal Research and Investigation has confirmed three hauntings, including Cripple Creek Outlaws and Lawmen’s Jail Museum, Museum of Colorado Prisons and Strasburg Fire Department.

“We have done a lot of investigations,” Tapia said. “We can say three locations had something.

The others we aren’t entirely sure about.”

Tapia said his team conducts a strict review of their findings before confirming a haunting.

“We don’t confirm that anything is haunted until we know that we cannot explain it, which is why we mark every time we move, or talk, or whisper while the recorders are going so that we don’t mistake it for something paranormal during the review,” Tapia said. “If there is absolutely no cause, that is when we can say that there is probably something paranormal happening.”

When the team does confirm

a haunting, Tapia said audio recordings are usually the source of evidence.

“We have a lot of electronic voice phenomenon recorded,” Tapia said. “If we have female voices, when there wasn’t even a female there, or if we’re having a kid talking with us, and there were no children there, we can typically say, ‘Okay, there is something here.’”

Tapia said the team had a strange experience with audio recordings during their investigation at Cripple Creek Outlaws and Lawmen’s Jail Museum.

“We were sitting in the basement of the left most room,” Tapia said. “We had put a recorder in a different room on the complete other side of the building and we were asking questions. We heard a very loud growling off to our left side, which was the corner of the room.”

Tapia said the strange part came during their review of the audio recordings.

“We captured that sound on the recorder that was in the other room, even though we heard it off to our left side.”

Helping the spirits Eastern Colorado Shadow Trackers Paranormal Research and Investigation’s ultimate goal is to help spirits.

“Let’s face it: No one would like to be stuck on earth for eternity,” Tapia said. “We try to help them move on and let go of grudges. We are not entirely sure if it works or not, but we feel like we do help a lot.”

Tapia said his team accomplishes its goal by attempting to remove spirits from confirmed haunted sites.

“A lot of times we try to respectfully, but assertively, tell the spirit that it needs to leave,” Tapia said.

“We just try to reason with it.”

Although paranormal investigation is something the team enjoys doing, Laughlin said it also serves an important purpose.

“It allows us to open our minds to the supernatural,” Laughlin said.

“It is good to try and help people or spirits move on, which gives it a purpose rather than it being a fun activity.”

Investigation at Strasburg Fire Department Tapia said one of his most convincing moments was during an investigation at the Strasburg Fire Department, another one of the three haunted locations.

“We were sitting in the command center taking a break, and we heard the phone ringing,” Tapia said. “The firefighter who stayed with us told us that it wasn’t a 24-hour station and that people shouldn’t be calling.”

Colton Tapia, a paranormal investigator, shows off some of his investigation devices outside of the Student Services building, which is claimed to be haunted PHOTO BY ERIK PETROVICH COLLEGIAN

A paranormal entitiy pictured on the right at Colorado Prison Museum in Canon City. PHOTO COURTESY OF EASTERN COLORADO SHADOW TRACK-

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Tapia said no one responded when he answered the phone.

“I assumed it was just a wrong call,” Tapia said. “The fire fighter went over and looked at the number and told us that it was an extension, meaning that someone was intercomming the phone from within the building.”

After learning that the call was coming from inside the building, Tapia said that he sent a team member to stand by each phone in the building.

“I called the phone that was calling us to figure out where it was coming from,” Tapia said. “No one was answering, which wasn’t right because there was someone at every phone.”

Tapia said he could hear the phone ringing.

“It was in an office right next to the command center with full glass windows that had one entrance that was locked,” Tapia said.

“We were looking at that room the whole time. And what’s worse is that after the investigation, the fire department called me and told me that the phone didn’t even work.

They have no clue how it was even working.”

Tapia described that experience as one of the creepiest ghost encounters he ever had.

“It was clearly calling us and messing with us,” Tapia said. “We loved it.”

Tapia plans on becoming a police officer after graduating from CSU, and wants to utilize the tools he accumulates in the police force to remain passionate about paranormal investigation.

“It makes me feel like I am actively trying to help someone who wouldn’t otherwise get help,” Tapia said. “We are helping spirits who are stuck here who everyone is ignoring. We like to think of it as a police officer trying to talk a suicidal party down. We just try to help it understand and cope.”

Randi Mattox can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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Five Halloween movies that won’t give you nightmares

By Randi Mattox @randimattox

If you don’t enjoy being scared half to death, Halloween can be a difficult holiday to enjoy. Luckily, there are filmmakers out there who understand this dilemma and provide the perfect solution. Here are five Halloween movies that won’t give you nightmares: 1. The Harry Potter series: Halloween is a perfect excuse to have a Harry Potter marathon. This cult classic about witchcraft and wizardry will definitely inspire some Halloween spirit.

2. “The Nightmare Before Christmas”: “This is Halloween! This is

Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!” If this movie doesn’t bring back childhood memories, I don’t know what will. Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” will put you in the Halloween mood and allow you to relive some of your favorite moments from Halloween as a child. I recommend watching this one with a friend so that you are not singing alone.

3. “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”: This is the original teenager crazed vampire film of our generation. “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” has the perfect amount of blood and guts for a non-scary Halloween movie. Plus, Kristy Swanson is a total badass in this film. If you want to watch a teen-

age girl stake some vampires, this movie is perfect for you.

4. “Shaun of the Dead”: “Shaun of the Dead” was created for the sole purpose of entertaining viewers who were too afraid to watch “Dawn of the Dead.” It was made for people who can’t stomach true horror films, so take advantage of this zombie comedy.

5. “The Addams Family”: Who wouldn’t love that Addams? They’re creepy and kooky!

This is a Halloween comedy that everyone will enjoy. Just beware of the impending fact that the theme song will get stuck in your head.

Randi Mattox can be reached at entertainment@collegian. com.

Halloween with President Tony Frank

By Hannah Ditzenberger @h_ditzenberger.

Though our beloved President rarely celebrates Halloween.

With his children:

Frank, his wife Patti Helper and their three daughters celebrated the holiday while the children were young with trick-ortreating and costumes.

“We used to spend a good time with the girls,” Frank said.

Now, however, with his daughters out of the house, Frank and Helper rarely celebrate the holiday.

Frank said the two now rarely receive few trick-ortreaters in their downtown Longmont home.

In college:

Instead, Frank remembers Halloween during his own college years.

One of his favorite costumes was Budman, the Budweiser superhero from the 1970s. Frank recalls riding in his motorcycle, wearing the costume.

Favorite Halloween film:

Tony Frank said his favorite horror film is the “The Shinning.” He said he appreciates the subtleties of Stephen King’s writing, and how those were translated into the film.

Hannah Ditzenberger can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

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‘American Horror Story: Hotel’ lacks in storytelling, but excels in scare factor

By Randi Mattox @randimattox

The new season of the FX horror anthology “American Horror Story” premiered early this month under the subtitle “Hotel.” AHS creators are bringing viewers a new style of horror this season that is proving to be one of the scariest yet.

“AHS: Hotel” is about the mysterious Hotel Cortez in Los Angeles, California. A homicide detective becomes intrigued by Hotel Cortez and begins investigating the strange happenings. This season of AHS features two murderous characters, the Ten Commandments Killer and the Addition Demon.

Although AHS lost Jessica Lange this season, fans were given the surprise of a new cast member who perfectly

fits the criteria of an AHS star, Lady Gaga. Gaga plays “The Countess,” the owner of Hotel Cortez. It is no surprise that Gaga embodies the character with perfect detail and originality.

The scare factor in “AHS: Hotel” is a lot darker than previous seasons. It is definitely segmented to a specific audience that enjoys a more sinister style of horror. This probably isn’t the show for you if you scare easily, but true AHS fans will love experiencing a new and unique type of horror.

AHS creator Ryan Murphy stated earlier this year that “AHS: Hotel” would feature characters from previous seasons, and possibly tie together the various stories.

This seems like an impossible task. But if that goal is successfully achieved, “AHS:

Hotel” could become the best season yet.

One downfall to “AHS: Hotel” is the storytelling. So far, it seems like the desire to create an original take on a classic horror staple, a hotel, is taking away from the creator’s ability to effectively tell the story. It is difficult at times to see past the elaborate set design and shocking images to find a cohesive and easy-to-understand plot. The basic premise of the story is there, but the intriguing details and the storytelling characteristics that AHS is known for are lacking so far. However, the season has just begun.

And if we have learned anything from past AHS seasons, we know that the episodes are just going to get better.

Randi Mattox can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

KCSU Review: Trick-orTracks for Halloween

By Jake Schwebach @jschway

The KCSU DJs are dead ... serious about this Halloween playlist. Chilling choruses, dreary drops and haunting hums - this playlist is sure to kill wherever you go this Saturday.

"Dead Walker Texas Ranger"

by Sleeping With Sirens - DJ Mac: This song literally talks about zombies, but with screamo/punk/alternative thrown onto it. How cool is that?!

"Lose Your Soul" by Dead Man's Bones - DJ Nova: It's Ryan Gosling's band. It has just the right amount of spooky for the season!

"Sweet William" by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - DJ Thrillington: Not exactly a Halloween tune, but it's got a spooky vibe that reminds me of this time of year.

driving organ, cheesy sound effects and werewolves.

"Thriller" by Michael Jackson - Mad Mags: What's not to love? The music video is even a mini horror movie!

"Granite" by Pendulum Foxhill: Starts off with a theremin and keeps a subtle "spooky" vibe going throughout the song.

"Sinister Exaggerator" by The Residents - DJ Hyperballad

"Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr. - DJ Sapphire. The most obvious Halloween song we all love from the movie.

"I Love The Dead" by Alice Cooper - Captain Jack

"Halloween (Misfits cover)" by Alkaline Trio - DJ Rooster "Pioneer to The Falls" by Interpol - DJ J.Schway: Pioneer to the Falls is based upon a gory murder that occurred in 2006.

It puts you into what is interpreted as the killer's mind - it doesn't get creepier than that.

"The Bog" by Shannon and the Clams - DJ Atlantic: Just listen to it and you will know why.

"TV Talk" by Lord RAJA - DJ Chomatone: It doesn't sound like a Halloween song at first, but upon closer listening, elements of this track add up to create a creepy, unsettling, and almost supernatural soundscape that goes well with Halloween.

"Spooky Scary Werewolf Barmitzvah" by Tracy Jordan - DJ Bruce. This song has everything that Halloween is all about:

"Spooky Scary Skeletons (Remix)" by The Living Tombstone - DJ Squid: For the skeleton wars.

"Scaretale" by Nightwish DJ Nightshade: Kind of sounds like the music to a Tim Burton film - dreariness, playful fright, creepy children's choir and all!

"Tiny Face" by Tipper - DJ B-RAD: This song is so creepy yet so good.

"Do They Know It's Halloween?"

by Arcade Fire - Hannah from the Knickknack Hour: If this isn't Halloween I don't know what is.

"Terror Time Again" by Skycycle - DJ Demo: From “Scooby Doo on Zombie Island.” One of the best Scooby Doo movies of all time and an awesome song that freaked out many kids in the 90's!

Access the KCSU Halloween playlist on Spotify.

Jake Schwebach can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(10/30/15). Group efforts reap bountiful rewards this year. Play together for big goals. Steady, persistent communications and actions profit.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

— 6 — Don’t rush into anything.

Wait for more details. Make time for friends. Harmony requires extra focus. Step back from the heat. Partnership issues demand attention.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 7 — Accept a creative challenge.

Practice in private before you share. Future gains are promised. Don’t spend more than you have now ... expenses can rise quickly. Tempers can flare.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 6 — Fantasies obscure the real situation. Open the curtains.

Nobody can make your decision for you. Take time for yourself.

Slow down to avoid accidents.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 7 — There may be too much of a good thing at home. Humility is a virtue. Don’t provide frills or extra treats. Get physical exercise.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 7 — Finances are in flux. Consider potential problems before stepping out. How far do you want to go?

Take a creative tack to minimize risk. Wait for the dust to settle.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 8 — Get an important job finished before you take off. Schedule

carefully. Passions are in high gear and brilliant ideas plentiful.

Look before leaping.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 6 — Check the news. Changing tides affect your enterprise.

Your partner is grateful for your view on a confusing situation.

Guard against overspending or overeating.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 7 — Curtail travel and entertainment spending for now. Something doesn’t work. It could be upsetting. Look for what was missing and try again. Work in private, with clear objective.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 8 — Big promises appear.

Don’t shop until the check clears. A small household investment is OK, but otherwise frugality earns outsize reward.

Wash doubts away with soap and water.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 7 — Don’t get distracted from what you said you’d do. Quiet productivity suits more than public efforts, which could seem chaotic or unruly. Nail down urgent details, and avoid gambling or gossip.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 — Get into home decoration, and go all out. It doesn’t need to cost a lot ... use your imagination. Get into mood lighting and amping up the emotional undercurrent.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 7 — Devote your energies to fun and games. Pamper yourself.

Create beauty and harmony. Use your talents. Don’t touch your savings. Make a wish come true.

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Local ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ celebrates free expression

By Randi Mattox @randimattox

In 1975, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” opened a nation-wide dialogue about gender-bending through elaborate, Halloween-styled song and dance.

Forty years later, this cult classic is still widely celebrated as one of the most influential movies regarding sexual orientation.

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is a musical about a young couple that discovers the mansion of a transvestite scientist named Frank-N-Furter, who introduces them to his newest creation, a muscular man named Rocky.

As “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” became more widely accepted, an artistic expression known as shadow casting became a popular way to view the movie.

Shadow casts are especially popular on college campuses, and Fort Collins has its very own, called the Fort Collins Favorite Obsession.

Fort Collins Favorite Obsession founder and director Arianna Casey described shadow casting as a way for audiences to be more engaged with the movie.

“The movie is playing and we act it out in front of the screen,” Casey said. “We take the movie and we improve it, which makes it much more fun. We get the audience involved and everyone dances on stage.”

Cast member Liz Rumelhagen said performing in a shadow cast requires commitment to knowing the movie inside and out.

“It requires watching the movie more times than any human should ever watch one movie,” Rumelhagen said. “I am trying to ex-

Director and producer Arianna Casey performs as Trixie. PHOTO COURTESY OF FORT COLLINS FAVORITE OBSESSION

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actly mirror what is happening on the screen, which is hard, because everybody is watching you.”

According to cast member Roan O’Brien, the cast’s commitment comes from their love for the movie and its message.

“The movie is simply amazing,” O’Brien said. “It is hard to put into words almost. It grabs your attention. It just gives you a chance to express yourself beyond the norms of society.”

Casey founded the Fort Collins Favorite Obsession shadow cast after her own experience performing in Denver’s shadow cast.

“It started off with just grabbing at anyone who was maybe interested,” Casey said. “I found people who were going through hard things and didn’t have an outlet or anything to communicate it to.”

Casey said “Rocky Horror Picture Show” attracts people who have experienced hardships.

“People that are more broken find ‘Rocky,’” Casey said. “The people that don’t have family, the people who are struggling though a hard time, they find ‘Rocky.’

They find something to just put their time into and they invest in the people.”

Casey said this is because “Rocky Horror Picture Show” has the ability to impact people on a personal level.

“Everything goes and anything goes,” Casey said. “It has actually helped a lot of people find their sexuality and really open up to their sexuality.”

Rumelhagen said the atmosphere surrounding “Rocky Horror Picture Show” is the reason why people feel comfortable openly expressing their sexuality at shows.

“It is one of those environment where people that are straight are the minority,” Rumelhagen said. “We have the entire spectrum of gender and sexuality, which I find nice because I do identify as bisexual. It is just a nice environment where we don’t have to worry. It is very accepting in that way.”

Rumelhagen believes that this is the reason why “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” has made such an impact and why it has a large following.

“It was one of the first repre-

Aiden, Maddie and Nick perform the "Time Warp" dance. PHOTO COURTESY OF FORT COLLINS FAVORITE OBSESSION

sentations of this counterculture,” Rumelhagen said. “I think that is why it was so important at the time and why it continues to be important today. It is for people who would otherwise not have a spotlight on them.”

O’Brien said “The Rock Horror Picture Show” shadow cast allows for free expression.

“This is not your average show,” O’Brien said. “This is dirty.

This is perverted. You can pretty much do almost anything. Everyone is perverted in his or her own way. This is just a way to express that.”

The desire to express oneself is the reason why Casey said she runs her cast non-traditionally.

“You put something into that character, and you get something out of it,” Casey said. “Nobody is auditioning. You’re just going to be on stage and have fun.”

Casey said this approach speaks the original intent of shadow casting.

“That is how it got started,” said Casey. “The original shadow cast was just people who really loved the movie — getting up on stage and acting it out.”

This approach is also the reason why Rumelhagen said the Fort Collins Favorite Obsession shadow cast always puts on a passionate performance.

“When you have a cast running for a long time, you can get stuck in your ways,” said Rumelhagen. “Because we are newer, we are able to approach things from a very fresh standpoint.

Even though we don’t necessarily have the experience, we care

more.”

For those who have never seen “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” and especially for those who have never attended a shadow cast performance, the experience can be overwhelming. Rumelhagen said that embracing “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” culture is a necessity if you want to enjoy the show.

“You are not going to sit down and watch a movie,” Rumelhagen said. “That is the absolute last thing that is going to happen.

People will be screaming and yelling. You’re going to run around and dance, but you’re not going to know why. There are going to be really horrible jokes that you’re going to laugh at. You’re going to be offended, but you’re going to have a really good time.”

Casey encourages attendees not to worry about their appearance as they engage in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” shadow cast traditions.

“We look very ridiculous, so you’re not going to look stupid,” said Casey. “Whenever people are throwing things, just throw it too.

Get up, dance and express yourself.”

The Fort Collins Favorite Obsession shadow cast is performing “Rocky Horror Picture Show” at 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Estes Park at the Historic Theatre.

If you are interested in joining the Fort Collins Favorite Obsession shadow cast, email Casey at fortcollinsfavoriteobsession@gmail. com.

Randi Mattox can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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