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Arrest made for local clown hoax PAGE 6
Five Colorado State University students have taken their lives in the last two years. Suicides have happened between Jan. 1 and March 6 in Larimer County.
Average suicide deaths in Larimer County have risen from 36 deaths in 2007 to 83 deaths in 2016.
OPINION
Pepsi ad outrage is overly hyped PAGE 7
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Suicide rates in Larimer County reach their highest in ten years By Austin Fleskes @MrPacMan80
Over the last ten years, national suicide rates have been on the rise, as have those in Fort Collins. However, statistics show that in that time period, suicide rates have more than doubled in Larimer County, which is a higher increase than the national rate. In response to these rising suicide rates, organizations at
Colorado State University and Larimer County, as well as those across the nation, have been fighting to educate people about suicide and how to prevent it. Statistics In the last two years, five Colorado State University students have died due to suicide, Dell Rae Ciaravola, CSU risk and public safety communications manager wrote in an email to the Collegian. In Larimer County 83 people died due to suicide in 2016 - the
highest it has been in 10 years, according to the Larimer County Coroners Office. In Larimer County alone the average number of suicide deaths has risen from 36 deaths in 2007 to 83 deaths in 2016. Middle aged white men were the highest percentage of deaths last year with men comprising 69 of the 83 deaths and the white population comprising 79 of the 83. Between Jan. 1 and March 6
there have been 15 suicide deaths in Larimer County. In Colorado suicide is the seventh leading cause of death, ranking tenth in the United States, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The AFSP reports that there are five times as many people dying from suicide than from homicide. For children ages 10 to 14 suicide is the number one cause of death and is the second see SUICIDE on page 4 >>
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Colin McGettigan, an undeclared freshman, shoots hoops in his free time at the CSU Rec Center. PHOTO BY KASEN SCHAMAUN COLLEGIAN
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Sexual assault, robbery reported on campus early Sunday morning By Erin Douglas @erinmdouglas23
Police are looking for two men in hoodies after a sexual assault and robbery was reported to the CSU Police department around 3 a.m. Sunday morning. CSU sent out a campus-wide emergency notification via email and text message around 6 a.m. Sunday morning regarding the incident. According to the alert two
men reportedly robbed and sexually assaulted a female near the intersection of West Pitkin Street and Meridian Avenue. The location is on CSU’s campus, directly across from the new stadium and between Newsom Hall and Aylesworth Hall. According to the alert anyone with information is encouraged to call CSUPD at 970-491-6425. Erin Douglas can be reached at news@collegian. com.
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Video of arrested CSU student garners attention online By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98
A video showing a police officer throwing Colorado State University junior Michaella Surat apparently face-first into the ground in Old Town gained social media attention on Saturday. The video, which was recorded by a bystander at the scene and shared on the official Twitter page for Barstool Sports and the Twitter and Instagram pages for Barstool Colorado State, has gained thousands of interactions online. According to the Coloradoan officers responded to reports of a “separated disturbance” near Bondi Beach Bar between two men. Kate Kimble, a spokeswoman for the Fort Collins police, told the Coloradoan the girlfriend of one of the male suspects, identified as Surat, “shoulder-checked the bouncer and an officer and then pulled her boyfriend from the area” while officers spoke to employees about the altercation
between the men. According to Kimble officers told Surat that she could go, but her boyfriend was not allowed to leave. Surat allegedly remained at the scene and then physically obstructed and struck the officer, Kimble said. The Coloradoan reported that the police officer used a “standard arrest control” to subdue Surat. The police uphold that the technique used to arrest 22-year-old Surat was a standard technique and that Surat assaulted the officer prior to being arrested. According to the Coloradoan the incident between Surat and the officer was captured on the officer’s body-worn camera, but Kimble said the video will not be released at this time as this is still an open case. The identity of the officer has not yet been publicly released. A police supervisor will review the footage from the bodyworn camera. The review will consider the use of force as being within the policy and training of Fort Collins Police Services.
A frame of a the video that has been circulating online of the officer throwing Michaella Surat. SCREENSHOT COURTESY OF BARSTOOL SPORTS ON TWITTER. COLLEGIAN
Surat, 22, was identified by police and jail records. Surat was booked into Larimer County Jail following her arrest but has posted her $1,750 bond. Surat, who was formally charged with third-degree assault and obstructing a peace officer, is due in court on Wednesday, according to the Coloradoan. Haley Candelario can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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CSU panel addresses student debt, paying for college By Logan Crizer Student debt was the topic of discussion for a panel at Colorado State University called “Paying for College: The Problem of Student Debt” on April 5. Dr. Alex Bernasek, department chair of economics, Tom Biedschied, director of finical aid, Dr. Mike martin, chancellor emeritus and senior fellow, along with Dr. Rick Miranda, provost, spoke to CSU students and attendees on the ongoing issues surrounding student debt and loans. Bernasek began the presentation discussing the increasing trend of student debt and how it has affected the incoming college classes. “There is a plethora of research demonstrating that this debt is having an impact on people’s lives,” Bernasek said. There are increasing rates of those with stake in these debts to the degree that student loans have larger numbers of participants than other types of loans, Bernasek said. “As a university we need to more research on the connections and consequences of opportunities provided to those who need to take out the loans,” Bernasek said.
Bernasek emphasized the fact that certain groups are more affected than others concerning the struggle to afford to pay for college. Following up Bernasek was Miranda, who explained the CSU budget allotted to financial aid that exists currently for the student body. “Most of the costs go to just paying the professors, the housing and dining, parking, all unrelated to the delivery of undergraduate advancement,” Miranda said. Miranda said the school only has a certain amount of money left over after all of those expenses to pay for student needs. “$450 million... has not changed in 30 or 40 years if you adjust it by per student (and) adjust inflation cost. (It) has been remarkably flat for decades,” Miranda said. What is different is the financing of this money, which consists of the tuition of student and state appropriations, Miranda said. Miranda said from the 1980s until now the payment has completely switched from being three-quarters from the state and one-fourth student paying the fees to three-quarters from the students to one-quarter from the state.
This expresses the defunding of higher education around the country that has been an ongoing trend and, if this trend continues, Colorado is projected to be one of the first states to receive zero government aid. Miranda concluded his portion of the panel by mentioning the shift in willingness to pay taxes towards the state for tuition. “In this generation we seem to be making the choice to pay less in taxes and more in tuition,” Miranda said. Preceding Miranda, Biedscheid spoke about the difficulties of the high total cost of attendance for a student to attend the university. “Students see the initial price of attending and tend to shut it down before even looking into the aid options we provide,” Biedscheid said. Biescheid discussed the university’s efforts to help students who need financial aid in order to even consider attending school. “Going into this fall we are expecting tuition to be about $27,000... our solution was to implement an application in addition to FAFSA... to target those who needed our assets, with about 4 million in additional aid,” Biedschied said. Biedschied discussed the existing student budgets, con-
sidering the on-campus living requirements and their strategic grant awards that they provide students. Last to speak was Martin who presumed to discuss the diversity problem that is prevalent not only in the finical aid community, but also on CSU campus as well. He spoke on the lack of diverse ethnic groups on CSU’s campus, specifically the Hispanic minority. “Hispanics make 82 percent of what their colleagues make and they come from poor fam-
ilies who take on more debt,” Martin said. Martin said CSU is not doing a great job at helping these groups since they receive relatively small pell grants, putting the future workforce at risk. He concluded by recognizing that CSU needs to do more to help these groups excel since there are other states with large Hispanic populations that have allowed for the poorest minority students to succeed. Logan Crizer can be reached at news@collegian.com.
>> SUICIDE from page 1 is the leading cause of death for people ages 15 to 44. The AFSP indicates suicide accounts for over 44,000 deaths every year across the country. For the last ten years the rate of suicide has been slowly rising across age groups and gender identities in the U.S. For every suicide death in the U.S. there are another 25 attempts, says the AFSP website. The number of self-harm incidents have also been rising — over 500,000 hospitalization cases were reported in 2015. Organizations With suicide rates rising in Fort Collins as well as across the country, different organizations have formed to try to prevent suicide deaths. In Larimer County the Alliance for Suicide Prevention, a non-profit organization founded in 1989, is attempting to normalize conversation around suicide to try to get more people talking about their mental health status. “We are what is called a gatekeeper training,” said Rick Hufnagel, executive director of the program. “We utilize the evidence of this model as an effective strategy for suicide prevention.” Hufnagel said that the ASP
works to raise awareness for personal power in many different ways. The organization holds a variety of talks at middle schools and high schools in Larimer County to boost awareness in students of the signs of depression and bipolar disorder to try in an effort to prevent suicide. The ASP aims to get the community involved with those who are contemplating suicide. The ASP hopes that, through their educational efforts, community members will engage with those who are contemplating suicide in order to get them the help they need. Hufnagel expressed that it is important that the ASP talks to the community to try to normalize conversations about suicide and make it a public health issue so more people feel comfortable discussing it. “Having someone say ‘I care’ goes a long way in preventing a suicide,” Hufnagel said. The Adult Learners and Veterans Services at CSU is also starting a campaign to educate people and get them talking about the topic of suicide. Their main operation as of now is their upcoming event “Operation Bear Hug.” The event is an obstacle and trivia course that takes 50 groups of
five mixed-gendered individuals around the CSU campus in an attempt to educate them on the hardships of depression and the ways to spot and stop someone at risk of suicide. “It’s veterans leading the conversation about the sensitive topic of suicide,” said Henry Seen, project manager for “Operation Bear Hug.” The event will be held on April 23 and will begin at 9 a.m. “Getting that involvement is crucial. The participation piece of it is the more education we have the more we can prevent things from happening,” Seen said. “All it takes to save a life is to connect with someone. Students that are struggling with mental health issues and suicidal thoughts can turn to the CSU Health Network as well as iTEAM, Intensive Treatment, Education, Assessment and Management, to get the help that they need iTEAM is the CSU Health Network’s mental health treatment team for students who have been evaluated or treated at a hospital for a mental health emergency, wrote Dr. Lisa Miller, director of specialty counseling services of the CSU Health Network. She added that iTEAM pro-
vides therapy treatment designed to support student success, physical well-being and mental health by way of individual therapy, evaluations for therapy members and group therapy. The organization helps students develop resiliency skills and strategies to deal with the stresses with life. In addition they have informational campaigns such as where to go for help if people are feeling overwhelmed or at risk of hurting themselves. “Sometimes we can feel isolated when we have a problem in our lives. If students are struggling with anxiety, depression or another mental health concern we want them to know we’re here to help,” Dr. Susan MacQuiddy, director of counseling services wrote in an email to the Collegian. Other organizations nationwide have opened up to educate individuals on the topic of suicide and suicide prevention. Zero Suicide, a key concept organization of the 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, is one of the many organizations working towards suicide prevention. Their website offers a toolkit to help people get involved in preventing suicide. “The foundational belief
of Zero Suicide is that suicide deaths for individuals under care within health and behavioral health systems are preventable. It presents both a bold goal and an aspirational challenge,” the website says on their about page. The website also provides a list of events held across the nation, including speakers and workshops. The American Association of Suicidology, a non-profit organization that believes that suicide is everyone’s business, holds several different programs to educate communities about suicide. One of their programs is the “U OK?” program which aims to teach students to take the lead to try and prevent suicide. “We recognize the need for student involvement and ideas in shaping the campaign against suicide,” the “U OK?” website explains. Hufnagel said students should seek help if they are in need. “Don’t hide. Don’t be ashamed, there is help out there and be aware that you can get that help,” Hufnagel said. “When people have the comfort to talk about it we are going to go a long way.” Austin Fleskes can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Provost and Executive Vice President Rick Miranda explains how defunding of higher education impacts how CSU receives money from the state and tuition from students during the panel discussion. PHOTO BY
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Nearly 500 people served at seventh annual Project Homeless Connect in Fort Collins By Jenna Schuster @SchusterJenna
Project Homeless Connect returned this Friday for its seventh successful year, serving nearly 500 clients in connection with the Fort Collins homeless community. The event featured services from about 40 organizations in addition to a support staff that included a few hundred SLiCE and Colorado State University volunteers. The annual event is part of Homeward 2020, Fort Collins’ 10 year plan to end homelessness. It took place throughout the morning and was hosted at the Aztlan Community Center. “This is an incredible event because community members and students actually engage with other community members experiencing homelessness or experiencing poverty,”
said Claire Andrues, a student coordinator from the SLiCE office. Andrues has also worked on community projects such as CSUnity and cans around the Oval. “A lot of times in society, especially on the CSU campus, we separate ourselves from the general public or from those who are experiencing hard times. So this event is really positive,” Andrues said. Volunteers were identifiable by their bright blue t-shirts. Many spent the morning paired up, one-on-one, with event participants. “We have a long line of volunteers just ready to go. They’re mostly just here to talk to people and get to know them and hear their stories,” Andrues said. “It’s about connecting, getting down to the basics and having a conversation with someone. It’s
about getting to know them and value them.” For Michael Pupiales, a volunteer for Project Homeless Connect, the event has had a lasting impact. Pupiales volunteered at the event for the first time five years ago and has since found a career in the field. “My first year of undergrad I volunteered for the event and had a really powerful experience that kind of changed my perspective of homelessness,” Pupiales said. “From there I got involved in a lot of local grassroots activism that eventually led to a paid position.” Pupiales currently works at the SLiCE office as a program aide. Volunteers were responsible for guiding participants through the event and ensuring they got to the services they needed. The community center was transformed into a
conglomerate of booths, tents, trucks and pop-up shops seeking to make a difference.
“The services that are brought here are just so needed. People find out about services that they didn’t even know existed” LINDA NUSS BOHEMIAN FOUNDATION
“It’s really positive. Folks are really having a good time and getting to know stories,” Pupiales said. “There’s lot of realization folks are having about the consequences of homeless-
ness.” The Bohemian Foundation coordinated many of the services for the event. Project Homeless Connect provided free haircuts, family portraits, vision screenings, bike repair and pet care. The parking lot of the community center was filled with mobile units and even included a Saint Joseph Mammography Van. “The services that are brought here are just so needed. People find out about services that they didn’t even know existed,” said Linda Nuss, a program director for Homeless Gear and part of the Bohemian Foundation. “So it’s a great platform for people to get the help that they need that they might not otherwise get,” Nuss said. Jenna Schuster can be reached at news@collegian. com.
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Ross Cunniff conducts community listening session By Piper Davis @piperldavis
Community members gathered to voice their concerns about city management and policies to Ross Cunniff Saturday morning at the Fort Collins
Senior Center. Cunniff, the Councilmember for District 5, organizes the semimonthly informal listening sessions himself. Constituents gather in a circle to discuss issues within the community and use Cunniff as a
middle-man to introduce growing concerns to city council during their meetings. Cunniff believes that discussions much like this are beneficial for the community and himself. “They allow a more direct
and interactive connection between myself and the community than just attending a city council meeting,” Cunniff said. All attendees were regulars who attend every session organized by Cunniff. This created a familiarity between Cunniff and members, who knew all attendees by name. Some topics of discussions include affordable housing, broadband and accommodations for a growing population. Cunniff responded to growing concerns by listening to constituents and responding with his personal, future plans and ideas to resolve the issues presented. With the audience entirely consisting of older constituents there is an evident lack of participation from younger voters, Cunniff said. To encourage a larger number of the population to vote
Cunniff plans to hold three sessions a year targeted at the younger community of voters at venues that are convenient for college students. Topics of discussion for these sessions would include the business community, the university and neighborhood concerns. To fully accommodate and focus on community concerns Cunniff believes it is best to split districts in half to double the number of councilmembers. Cunniff argues that this would allow for councilmembers to focus on a smaller amount of community members so concerns of constituents can be heard and carried out much more efficiently. Cunniff plans to hold the next listening session toward the end of April. Piper Davis can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Ross Cunniff, Councilmember for District 5, gathers with community members Saturday morning at the Fort Collins Senior Center. He discussed concerns such as affordable housing, broadband and the population growth rate. PHOTO BY OLIVE ANCELL COLLEGIAN
CRIME
Police arrest student responsible for last year’s clown hoax By Tony Villalobos May @TheTonyVM
The Fort Collins Police Department identified and arrested a Poudre School District student who was responsible for a clown hoax last fall. On Sept. 28, 2016 the Fort Collins Police Department was notified of a threat made on social media. The message was posted on the “Let’s Talk Wellington” Facebook page after it was received by the recipient. The Poudre School District student has since been expelled from the Poudre School District and was charged with a Class 1 Misdemeanor (Interference with Staff, Faculty or Students of an Educational Institution).
“School violence is not a joking matter,” wrote Sergeant Laura Lunsford in a Fort Collins Press Release. “This wasn’t a harmless prank. It caused a lot of disruption and fear, and we will not tolerate that in our community.” The threat posted to the Facebook page was directed to students of Poudre High School and over 500 students remained home from school the next day. Fort Collins police had launched an immediate investigation before quickly determining that the threat was not credible. The current investigation is ongoing and the Fort Collins police would not release how see POLICE on page 16 >>
OPINION Monday, March 6, 2017
COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS
The outrage over Kendall Jenner’s Pepsi ad is a huge overreaction by viewers Lauren Willson @twitterhandle
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. On April 5, one day after its debut, Pepsi pulled an ad due to critical remarks about its purported downplaying of social protests. While this decision demonstrates the company is receptive to consumer opinion it more overtly shows the ever-growing, excessive sensitivity of today’s populace. The video ad, which stars supermodel Kendall Jenner, centers around a protest wherein participants hold nonspecific picket signs broadcasting hearts, peace symbols and messages like “join the conversation.” Jenner, donning a blonde wig, is participating in a photo shoot. The camera also flips to briefer shots of a male brownskinned cellist and a female Muslim artist. These two join the protest in the street when they take notice of it. During her shoot Jenner continually glances at the nearby protest. When beckoned to join by the now-outdoors cellist Jenner pulls off her wig, fiercely walks away from her snap-session and strolls into the crowd of protesters. Moving through the throngs, Jenner passes by numerous diverse individuals: black, white, asian, transgender, etc. The ad culminates with Jenner handing a Pepsi to one of the police officers engaged in a standoff with the protesters. Following this, all law enforcement-civilian disputes are miraculously eliminated; the crowd erupts in cheers. The commercial immediately prompted negative responses, especially on social media, for its apparent trivialization of social protest. Some found the ad’s imagery to be reminiscent of “Black Lives Matter” demonstrations which have been characterized by standoffs between protesters and officers. In particular the shot of Jenner handing a soda to the officer was compared to a 2016 photo of an African-American woman, Ieshia Evans, peace-
fully standing her ground before several policemen during a BLM demonstration. However, it should be noted the video does not give all of the camera time to African-Americans. It focuses on personae of all shapes, sizes, genders and ethnicities. Yet I’ve not seen any commentary about the commercial’s diverse cast. Shouldn’t we be celebrating that? While minimizing the severity of racism, discrimination and oppression is unacceptable I doubt Pepsi intended to provoke controversy. The company issued a statement apologizing for the commercial, asserting they were “trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding...we missed [it]...we apologize. We did not intend to make light of any serious issue.” The company explained they would be removing the advertisement and apologized “for putting Kendall Jenner in this position.” Despite Pepsi’s actions the promotion is still being mocked. The commercial’s climax presents a quixotic, rather illogical depiction of how society’s ills can be cured: by sharing pop with a cop. Bernice King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., commented sardonically via Twitter: “If only Daddy would have known about the power of #Pepsi.” King has a point: our nation’s woes cannot be cured with the crack of a pull-tab. If this were true Black Lives Matter—which was precipitated by the murder of Trayvon Martin—would not still be prevalent five years after its founding. Despite the negative backlash I don’t believe Pepsi was intending to make any kind of social commentary. It’s just a crappy ad. Almost anyone possessing half of a brain can recognize that the world’s problems won’t be ameliorated with junk food. But before jumping on the bandwagon that the company was minimizing the severity of racism, police brutality, etc., consider this: Pepsi is a commercial business. If their only goal is to sell more product why would they want to promulgate a message of societal ignorance, potentially offending millions? Honestly, when I viewed the video I thought it did a nice job of incorporating people from all walks of life. While watching the thought going through my see CONTROVERSY on page 16 >>
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OPINION Monday, April 10, 2017
COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS
CSU election turn out shows that students don’t care about ASCSU Zane Womeldorph @zanewomeldo
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. Last week we as a student body elected two people to lead our student government. Well, let’s rephrase that. Last week less than 20 percent of the student body voted to choose our next student government leaders. The total student population this semester at CSU is over 32,000. Roughly 5,500 votes were cast in this most recent iteration of the ASCSU elections. The winners, Josh Silva and Michael
Wells, received 1,440 votes, which encompasses about 4 percent of the student body. Fear not all you non-voters, for I am not here to scold. I must admit that I was among the 27,000 of us who failed to cast a vote in this election. But such a paltry showing begs the question: does any of this matter? And, if it does, why doesn’t anyone outside of ASCSU seem to notice? Let’s take a look at the issues elucidated in the last month or so by some of our candidates. Candidates Hailey Morton and Yuval Rosenthal did a great job with word economy on their website where the issues section clocks in at a total of 3 words: “Inclusivity. Transparency. Connection.” The Bohn-Syron campaign chose to forgo a website in favor of a Facebook page. Their “About” section contained one sentence with far too many commas be-
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fore closing with the real meat of their campaign: “It’s time for you.” They actually had a very detailed campaign platform, but it was hidden as a post far down the page, at least on the mobile site. Eddie Kendall and Kyrie Merline went with “Environment, Society, and Economy” for their slogan. According to their Facebook page this essentially boils down to getting buses to run on Sundays, implementing a $1 fee per student to fight food insecurity on campus and taking on the largely infeasible task of trying to change city laws in some way within the next year that would make off-campus housing more affordable. Silva and Wells had the best website of the group, but as far as substance goes were just as lacking. Their platform was basically changing the RamRide app in some nebulous manner to make it more like Uber or Lyft and promising to “make it easier” for us to not take out student loans by freezing ASCSU fees next year. While this last part certainly sounds appealing we all currently pay $43.25 per semester to fund ASCSU. Excuse me for not being super excited about knocking $5 off Debt Mountain. If they mean to freeze all student fees at the current level that is another thing entirely, but whether or not the ASCSU executives have that power is unclear. You’d be forgiven at this
point for assuming all of this to be nothing more than an exercise in sloganeering and a contest to see who can take their campaign pics in the dopest suits. Because, unless you watched the twohour debate — which, judging by the 200 or so views of the video on CTV’s YouTube channel, not many did — or spent a significant amount of time digging through each of these websites and Facebook pages, you’d be hard pressed to choose a candidate based on anything else.
From the outside ASCSU seems like an insular group of gogetters and resumebuilders arguing amongst themselves about insignificant minutiae. After watching the debate it’s clear that this isn’t fully the case. I did watch the debate. It was exceedingly long, but I came away feeling encouraged. All the candidates were well-spoken and clearly knew what they were talking about and they all seemed legitimately passionate about serving the student body.
From the outside ASCSU seems like an insular group of go-getters and resume-builders arguing amongst themselves about insignificant minutiae. After watching the debate it’s clear that this isn’t fully the case. But the larger student body only hears about ASCSU once a year and what they do hear is mainly limited to brief interactions on the plaza or a short visit to a Facebook page. Silva and Wells seem fully capable of running the student government, especially if one views ASCSU mainly as a body that ensures our student fees are well spent. They both have served in the Department of Finance and, as Silva said in the debate, “we are the the only ticket on this entire stage that knows exactly how much every single ASCSU expenditure costs, why it was done and how it benefits students and that’s what we want to bring to the administration.” Lack of voter participation is attributable, certainly, to voter apathy, but also reflects a failure on the part of ASCSU to communicate what purpose they serve and why it’s important. And unless Silva and Wells make good on another of their goals—namely that of “communicating what ASCSU is”—participation in next year’s elections will surely be just as pathetic. Zane Womeldorph can be reached at letters@collegian.
NOPE DOPE Struggling to find vegetarian options when out to eat. When your parents buy you new hiking boots. Taking people on hikes while they complain the whole time. It’s hiking weather again.
Warm weather means shaving is a thing again. When your boyfriend finally gets the switch and you can play Breath of the Wild. Fat shaming people at the gym of all places. Free porch food. #NotAnEndorsement Camping for three days to take astrophotography and the clouds are covering the stars the whole time.
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FOOTBALL
Stevens and offense win in second scrimmage By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael
Colorado State football held its second scrimmage of the spring period Saturday and, for a second consecutive week, offense ruled the day. After inclement weather forced the Rams to hold the first scrimmage on the 65-yard indoor practice facility, the team was able to play outdoors on a full field this time around. “Beautiful day to have some recruits on campus and play a little football,” head coach Mike Bobo said following the scrimmage. “For a second scrimmage in a row I thought the offense had their way,” Bobo said. “We were a lot more efficient throwing the ball this week than we were last week. I know there were a lot of yards and numbers (last week), but the efficiency of Nick (Stevens) and the ones was extremely good today.” Stevens completed 80 percent of his passes in total, finishing the scrimmage 20- of-25 for 315 yards and five touchdowns. Three of the touchdowns went to Tennessee transfer wide receiver Preston Williams, who finished the day with four catches for 93 yards. Along with leading the team in receiving yards Williams led the offense in yards per-reception (23.3) and caught the longest pass of the day, a 65yard reception from Stevens. “I think the ones might have only been stopped one time today,” Bobo said. “They did a nice job in and out of personnel plays and moving the ball.” The offense saw plenty of success through the air on Saturday, but Bobo’s unit also moved the ball well on the ground.
Freshman running backs Darrius May (76) and Rashaad Boddie (82) each rushed for at least 75 yards and both found the endzone once. Defensively, a thin unit struggled to contain the offense, but Bobo refused to use that as an excuse. “We as coaches don’t need to make excuses, we’ve got who we’ve got,” Bobo said. “We gotta make sure those guys are ready to play and go out and play hard... There’s no doubt in my mind that we can be a good football team, but we cannot say what we don’t have or what’s missing.” Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Christian Colon and sophomore linebacker Max McDonald led the defense with six tackles apiece. In the roughly 100 snaps played the defense was able to record seven sacks and five pass break-ups. Twelve defenders finished with at least four tackles. Despite struggling to execute in both scrimmages so far, Bobo feels that his defense is ahead of where it was last year at this time. “I think we are ahead in knowing things, we are just not executing,” Bobo said. “I am sitting in on all of the defensive meetings this spring. We are asking all the questions and understanding what we are trying to do conceptually, but we are not playing through our concepts as fast as we need to play.” The Rams will conclude the spring period with their third scrimmage, the annual Green and Gold game on April 22. The game will be played on the Lagoon field west of the Lory Student Center and is open to the general public. Justin Michael can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
TRACK & FIELD
Rams continue to roll at CU invite By Eric Wolf @Eric_Wolf5
Before next week’s string of competitions in California the Colorado State Rams track and field team stayed close to home this weekend at the Colorado Invite at Potts Field in Boulder. During Friday’s competition sophomore thrower Kelcey Bedard maintained her strong start to this year’s outdoor season. Bedard won the women’s hammer throw competition on Friday
with a personal best throw of 206 feet, 6.5 inches. Bedard’s throw also places her third on the CSU all-time list in the event. Also in the women’s hammer, sophomore Linnea Johnson placed third with a toss of 196-8.5 while junior Aimee Larrabee finished fifth after a throw of 190-3.5. “The hammer was a highlight for us,” CSU head coach Brian Bedard said. “I did not expect that because we actually pushed see INVITE on page 16 >>
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SOFTBALL
Strong performances lead Rams to series win over San Jose State By Austin White @ajwrules44
Strong pitching from the Colorado State Rams softball team led the way for their series win over the San Jose State Spartans over the weekend. The Rams (18-13, 6-6 MW) took two out of three games to move into a tie for third place in the Mountain West, two and a half
games back of Utah State (25-9, 8-3 MW). “As a staff they have been working really hard,” head coach Jen Fisher said of the pitchers’ performance. “San Jose State has a history of being a very good and disciplined hitting team…the fact that we turned so many double plays and the pitchers got so many ground balls, I was really proud of their performance.”
The Rams started out the weekend on Friday with a 5-4 victory over the Spartans (24-14, 4-5 MW) behind the pitching of junior Kaylynn Pierce. She allowed only two hits through six innings with one unearned scored before a rough seventh inning. CSU had just gone up 5-1 in the top of the seventh after junior Hannah McCorkhill launched a two-run
Colorado State University’s Danni Klein (7) keeps her eye on a high pitch during a game against Buffalo earlier in the seasons on Friday, March 3. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN
home run to left center. “Hannah’s was a no doubter off the bat and obviously we needed that insurance,” Fisher said. “That was really an important home run for us.” In the bottom of the inning Pierce started by getting her fifth strikeout of the afternoon and looked to be closing the game out. A triple and three singles later the Rams found themselves clinging to a one run lead with a runner on first with two outs. Up to bat for the Spartans was reigning Mountain West Player of the Week Chelsea Jenner who came into the series batting .635 in conference play, the highest in the conference. Pierce was able to get her to ground into a fielder’s choice that got the runner out at second, giving the Rams the 5-4 win. Her stat line for the complete game performance was three earned runs off of six hits, six walks and five strikeouts. The five runs scored by the Rams also came off of SJSU’s two best pitchers. Seniors Katelyn Linford and Colette Riggs came into the series both tied for the fourth best ERA in the MW at 2.32. The Rams were able to get three runs off of Linford and two off of Riggs. An encore performance had to wait however as rain would once again change the schedule around. Saturday’s game was moved to Sunday and the two teams played a doubleheader. Sophomore Bridgette Hutton pitched a complete game shutout against SJSU. Hutton came into the game with the highest ERA for the Rams at 4.63 and she had given up the most hits on the year with 93 allowed. The Spartans could not figure out Hutton’s nasty changeup and were not able to get any offense going behind their three total hits in the Rams’ 5-0 victory. The only offense in this game came in the first inning when junior Madison Kilcrease hit an inside the park home run with the bases loaded on a ball that rolled all the way to the corner of left field. That trip around the bases paired with a RBI single by senior Taryn Arcarese, who helped out Bridgette Hutton on defense with two inning-ending double plays in the game, was more than enough for the Rams. The final game of the weekend turned into a pitching duel between Riggs and the Rams’ entire staff. Junior Larisa Petakoff struggled in another start, allowing two hits in the first inning and two walks and a single in the second that brought home a run and pushed coach Fisher to switch to Pierce. The Rams responded quickly
with two runs of their own in the top of the third after a RBI double down the right field line by sophomore Amber Nelson and a RBI single by to left by Kilcrease to score Nelson and go up 2-1.
CSU vs SJSU series statistics: Game 1: CSU 5, SJSU 4 Game 2: CSU 5, SJSU 0 Game 3: SJSU 3 CSU 2
From there Pierce was firing like she was in game one of the series until the bottom of the fifth when the Spartans hit back-to-back singles and a double off of her to score one run and put runners on second and third with one out. Fisher made a second pitching change to Hutton, but the first batter she saw singled to right field to give the Spartans the 3-2 advantage. Riggs shut down the Rams with six straight outs in the sixth and seventh inning to close out the 3-2 victory for SJSU. Bridgette Hutton pitched well over the weekend with eight and two thirds innings pitched and allowed only four hits with no earned runs. Kilcrease had a great offensive weekend with five RBI and senior Haley Hutton, the CSU career leader in runs scored, continued to get on base and score runs, crossing home plate four times over the weekend to lead the Rams. “I think we are doing a good job against adversity,” Fisher said about the status of her team heading into their biggest weekend of the season. “I am starting to see a little bit more consistency…I think it’s nice to be in control of your own destiny a little bit, but it would be great if we can keep taking it one game at a time, just win every series and if we can do that, that is going to put us in a good position.” The series victory sets up a big week for the Rams as they return home after two straight weekends on the road. Up first will be a pair of home games against the University of Northern Colorado Bears as the two teams make up their postponed game from Feb. 28 and will play the originally scheduled game on Tuesday, April 11. After that the Rams will host the MW-leading Utah State Aggies in a threegame series starting Thursday. With a sweep the Rams could take control of first place as the action begins at 4 p.m. MT on Thursday. Austin White can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
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25th Annual NCIA Powwow celebrates women in Native By Ashley Potts @11smashley
The 25th Annual Northern Colorado Intertribal Association Powwow took place over the weekend. The arena at the Northside Aztlan Community Center was full of the sounds of drumming, singing and the jingle of Native American dress. The powwow consisted of blessings, traditional foods
and traditional clothing. Many groups participated in dancing competitions throughout the weekend as well. The theme for this years powwow was “Honoring All Sisters — Our Women.” “This year we honor our beautiful women,” read the 25th Annual NCIPA Powwow program. “Men and women are like the two wings of a bird. When both are strong, the bird can soar
like an eagle. It is the responsibility of both men and women to foster that equality.” The NCIPA brings together communities of any nationality, race or creed in northern Colorado to share and participate in Native American culture. They also provide information, social networking and educational support. Ashley Potts can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
A drum group that performed at the 25th Annual NCIPA Powwow. PHO-
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A drum group that performed at the 25th Annual NCIPA Powwow. PHO-
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A dancer plays with one of the drum groups at the 25th Annual NCIPA Powwow. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN.
A dancer at the 25th Annual NCIPA Powwow. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN
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MOVIES & TV
Staff picks: Most anticipated films from the ACT Human Rights Film Festival By Nate Day, James Wyatt, Sam Perrine @NateMDay, @jwwyatt2295, @brickzor
The ACT Human Rights Film Festival will be kicking off April 14 thanks to CSU’s Communication Studies department and professor Scott Diffrient in particular. The festival, which is the only human rights film festival in the state of Colorado, will showcase films surrounding “issues of LGBTQ rights, human trafficking, the fight for democracy, disability rights, homeless and more,” according to the festival’s website. In preparation for the festival The Rocky Mountain Collegian’s movie critiques are weighing in on the films they are most anticipating from the festival. James Wyatt The film I’m most excited for is the film “Queen of Ireland,” a documentary that chronicles the life of titular Irish drag queen Pati Bliss. Also known for her birth name as Rory O’Neil, the film is considered an uplifting documentary that was filmed on the front lines in Ireland’s fight for marriage equality during the 2015 referendum which amended the country’s constitution. O’Neil herself has been an advocate for HIV/AIDS research and a warrior in the fight to combat homophobia in Ireland as many people have called her the country’s answer to RuPaul. However, O’Neil’s rise to the spotlight was after a childhood chalked with setbacks from growing up gay in the rural town of Brollinrobe. O’Neil’s story has been a major success in the push for more LGBTQ representation in the media and “Queen of Ireland” looks to tell this narrative in a way that is equally humorous and poignant. A look within the drag movement of Ireland is a glimpse few of us get to see in mainstream American culture. To see Universal Pictures distributing this film leaves me with a sense of hope for the future of the movement. Drag has always been used as a way to protest gender identity and a way for someone to embrace their sexual identity, a movement we often attribute to the United States. While “Queen of Ireland” is still a western perspective on the subject it will be particularly interesting to see the cultural differences in the movement’s rise to more main-
stream acceptance. While the LGBTQ community has enjoyed major successes during more progressive times in society I hope this film can give us more perspective on whether or not mainstream culture will continue to accept this movement in the face of both countries entering more conservative eras of government policy.
The ACT Human Rights Film Festival will take place April 14-21. “Queen of Ireland” will play at 7:30 p.m. in the Lory Student Center Theatre on April 21 following a reception in the Ballroom featuring a Q&A with director Conor Horgan and subject Rory O’Neil. Sam Perrine Browsing the list of films by the ACT Human Rights Film Festival, I found myself looking for films that presented an angle and a perspective that I had never seen before. Luckily for me there are many such films in this year’s lineup. One film caught my interest immediately. “Transit Havana” is a documentary and winner of the “Best Human Rights Film” award at the Verzio Film Festival in Budapest. From director Daniel Amba, the film centers around three Cuban Individuals who are awaiting sexual reassignment surgery provided by the Cuban National Center for Sex Education and a group of Belgian and Dutch doctors. The program is led by Mariela Castro Espín, daughter of current Cuban president Raul Castro. The program is part of Mariela’s pledge to support transgender individuals through government health care. The film explores some of the history of the LGBTQ+ movement in Cuba as well as the clash of societal values, both old and new, something which should be familiar to viewers around the world. The film focuses on its main characters who are all waiting for surgery, but the trailer suggests that the film will take time to explore a social revolution in Cuba in regards to its LGBTQ+ population. Through these individuals the film will explore a long struggle in Cuba for the end of oppression based on sexual orientation or identity. The island nation has re-
mained somewhat of an enigma, even an enemy to many in the United States and elsewhere. With the re-opening of friendly relations initiated by President Barack Obama relatively recently, and with films such as “Transit Havana,” a better understanding of Cuba, its culture and its people can hopefully be reached. “Transit Havana” will be screened at 7 p.m. in the Lory Student Center Theatre on April 20 with a Q&A with one of the film’s subjects Malu Cano. Nate Day The ACT Human Rights Film Festival is set to have some amazing films telling some amazing tales, but the film I am most looking forward to is “Sing Your Song.” The documentary recounts the story of Harry Belafonte, a singer and activist whom most viewers will know for his hit “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song).” Belafonte was not only known for his music but also for his intense political activism during the Civil Rights Movement. Belafonte’s music career spans several genres, making him an interesting enough character as it is. However, what really seals the deal is just how involved Belafonte was within the Civil Rights Movement and the way in which he used his fame and his art to promote ideas of inclusivity and tolerance, both in the United States and beyond. The film has already won several awards from other film festivals. Appearances from massive names like Coretta Scott King and Whoopi Goldberg speak to just how great it will be as well as how great Belafonte is. Belafonte himself is quite the award winner as well, having bagged six Grammys, an Emmy and a humanitarian award from the Academy of Motion Pictures. The film is sure to tell a great story about a great man and will be made that much better by the appearance of Belafonte himself for a Q&A after the film “I am Not Your Negro” airing just after “Sing Your Song.” “Sing Your Song” will be screened at 4:30 p.m. in the Lory Student Center Theatre on Friday, April 21 and Belafonte’s Q&A will follow the film “I am Not Your Negro,” screening later that day at 7:30 p.m. in the Lory Student Center Theatre. Nate Day, James Wyatt, Sam Perrine can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.
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Funk-fusion band Kung Fu to play at Hodi’s Half Note Wednesday By Jonny Rhein @jonnyrhein
Funk-fusion band Kung Fu will be playing Wednesday at Hodi’s Half Note. Kung Fu’s style merges the sounds of Weather Report and Head Hunters with a contemporary EDM-informed sensibility. Kung Fu is comprised of guitarist Tim Palmieri, tenor saxophone player Robert Somerville, keyboard player Beau Sasser, bassist Chris DeAngelis and percussionist Adrian Tramontano. The members take turns on vocals. Tramontano said he became interested in playing the drums at an early age. He taught himself the instrument by playing along to tapes of bands like Motley Crue, Metallica and Def Leppard. “I was 10 when I started playing drums,” Tramontano said. “My father had a band and I used to go to his band practices and sit behind the drummer to watch him play. Then I just started picking up cans and pots and started banging on them. Tramontano said he would sit in with his father’s band at the age of 12 before he started a band in high school with Palmieri. “We were in a band called Mocha Jam together in the mid90s,” Tramontano said. “We did a
lot of shows and got a lot of experience. It was more like contemporary jazz and saxophone-led, almost like Chick Corea Elektric Band but not nearly as complicated.” As Tramontano played more jazz his influences geared towards drummers like Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers and Omar Hakim. “I just became obsessed with how good they were,” Tramontano said. “Then I learned about old school dudes like Elvin Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Tony Williams. So, I started listening to that music a lot and whatever I’d hear I’d mimic and get in the vibe of what’s happening.” Tramontano describes Kung Fu’s sound as action packed. “It’s really fun to play,” Tramontano said. “I’ve always loved fusion music, so it’s got that. It’s definitely funky. I never play the same thing twice. Arrangement, yes, but whatever I’m feeling I put a twist on that night. It’s faster tempo. We play slow stuff too, but it’s a really active, busy band.” Initially Kung Fu was more of an instrumental band. Tramontano said the band decided to add vocals to their music as time went on. “When we first got together we weren’t really playing to do anything,” Tramontano said. “We
were just playing fusion together on Monday nights, like Herbie Hancock stuff. All of a sudden we realized a lot of people were coming to these shows and we should keep them interested by singing.” Tramontano said Kung Fu tours about one hundred days out of the year. They have shared the stage with bands such as Umphrey’s McGee, Lotus and Lettuce. Kung Fu’s current tour, “The Fez Tour,” consists of one set of original material and another set of Steely Dan covers. Tramontano said they will play new songs on this tour including one about a fake girl scout who scams Cookie Monster out of cookies. Taylor Ybarra, a longtime fan since Kung Fu’s 2011 self-titled album, will be seeing them for the first time next week. “I’m so excited for this show,” Ybarra said. “There’s no way I’m missing this one. I’ve watched a lot of their live videos on YouTube. It seems like a really great time. I love how crazy and complex their structures are. They could take a turn at any moment. It keeps the music entertaining.” Kung Fu is playing Wednesday, April 12 at Hodi’s Half Note with special guest Jaden Carlson Band. The doors open at 8 p.m. Jonny Rhein can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
Funk-EDM fusion band Kung Fu will be at Hodi’s Half Note April 12. PHO-
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Today: It’s On Us Summit
Apr. 10 Lory Student Center The It’s On Us™ initiative—whether at a campus, community, or state level—declares that we all play a role in preventing sexual assault. The Colorado Office of the Attorney General, It’s On Us™ Fort Collins Steering Committee, Colorado State University, the City of Fort Collins, and the Sexual Assault Victim Advocate (SAVA) Center are collaborating to offer the nation’s first statewide summit on April 10, 2017 on the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins.
Upcoming: Telluride MountainFilm on Tour
Apr. 12, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Lory Student Center Theatre Telluride MountainFilm on Tour features a selection of the best short films from the Telluride MountainFilm festival. The festival features films that focus on outdoor adventure, sustainability, and the human spirit.
Jazz Ensembles Concert
Apr. 13, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. University Center for the Arts Jazz Ensembles I and II are joined by the great Matt Wilson, drummer and jazz musician extraordinaire. Matt Wilson is universally recognized for his musical and melodic drumming style, as well as being a gifted composer, bandleader, producer, and teaching artist. His positive energy, sense of humor and ability to explore a broad range of musical settings keeps him in constant demand. In addition, Wilson’s dedication to jazz has helped establish him as a beloved world ambassador for the music, on and off the bandstand. This will be a great time for the audience!
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FOOD & DINING
Great Plates raises over 100 thousand dollars for the Food Bank of Larimer County By Randi Mattox @randi_mattox
The Downtown Business Association and downtown Fort Collins raised a record-setting $110,731.96 for the Food Bank of Larimer County with the 2017 Great Plates of Downtown promotion. The event featured 28 restaurants in Old Town providing a $25 dinner specials March 1-14. Customers were asked after their meals to make a donation to the Larimer County Food Bank. This year’s donations exceeded last year’s by more than $23,000. “This is a great event for a great cause,” said Ryan Houdek, owner of the Melting Pot, Social and Rodizio Grill, in a press release. “I’m so proud of the staffs who raise so much and the guests who give so much to help our community.” During its 11 years of service the Great Plates of Downtown promotion has raised over $439,724 for the Food Bank of Larimer County. “The Food Bank is grateful for the huge outpouring of support for this year’s Great Plates,” said Heather Buoniconti, chief development officer for the Food Bank for Larimer County,
Participating Restaurants Austin’s American Grill Beau Jo’s Bisetti’s Ristorante Blue Agave Grill The Boot Grill CooperSmith’s Pub & Brewing Fish Illegal Pete’s Jax Fish House Jay’s Bistro The Kitchen LuLu Asian Bistro The Mainline The Melting Pot Pour Brothers Community Tavern
in a press release. “This is a true community event made possible by thousands of neighbors, including our partners at the DBA, the staffs at participating restaurants and the diners who generously donate to the
Pueblo Viejo RARE Italian Rio Grande Rodizio Grill Slyce Social Sonny Lubick’s Steakhouse Spoons The Still Whiskey Steaks Taj Mahal Restaurant Tasty Harmony The Welsh Rabbit The Yeti Ben & Jerry’s Kilwin’s
campaign. Everyone’s support allows us to continue to provide food for the increasing number of families, children and seniors needing assistance.” Randi Mattox can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
Denver Public Art opens request for new Red Rocks projects @EmmaTurner1228
Denver Arts and Venues’ Public Art Program opened a request for qualifications on April 6 for a Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater art project. A selection panel will choose artwork(s) based on originality and reflection of
the history, geology and diversity of the natural scenery. Any media can be used to create this artwork. The selection panel seeks specifically for an artist that is experienced or can demonstrate capability of incorporating the artwork into the existing environment. The goal of this endeavor is to incorporate permanent or
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semi-permanent artwork into transitional areas of the park. Applications will be accepted at CallforEntry.org through April 27 at 11:59 p.m. The budget is $65,000 and is only open to artists and teams from Colorado. Emma Turner can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.
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>> POLICE from page 6 they identified the student in question or whether the student has any upcoming court appearances. This was part of a series of clown hoaxes that swept the nation last year where children said that clowns were trying to lure them into the woods and were spotted nationwide in a series of bizarre sightings. Last fall Greeley police also said that a post went out online that threatened a shooting on Halloween night, rumoring that two clowns would carry out shootings at two Greeley schools.
>> CONTROVERSY from page 7 mind was not how the videography was “offensive,” but rather why Jenner underwent an outfit change between photo shoot and crowd-entering. If anything the most disconcerting aspect of the commercial is the fact that her second outfit is approximately 90 percent denim. If you view the commercial without prior exposure to others’ interpretations you might find it does convey an undertone of respecting diversity and embracing the moment. I won’t disregard the fact
In Loveland last fall the Collegian previously reported on an email sent out to parents of the Thompson R2-J School District regarding suspicious activity and their “Safe2Tell” program. Loveland parents had also told the Collegian that they heard rumors of a clown arrested prior to the email being sent out, which was not confined to the Collegian by law enforcement. The Collegian will continue to update throughout the ongoing investigation. Tony Villalobos May can be reached at news@collegian.com.
that Black Lives Matter is a necessary movement. Discrimination and state violence still sadly exist. But is it really necessary to turn everything into an argument about race? How can we expect to renounce antiquated ideas about skin color if we bring them up every other minute? Rather than scrutinize the “social commentary” of a soda commercial it would be much more productive to discuss more pressing, relevant issues in the world. For instance, the same day the ad was released (April 4) was
>> INVITE from page 9 our volume in throws this week and hit the weight room pretty hard. We expected everyone to be a little beat up, so it was a pleasant surprise. Our confidence was good.” The Rams kept the momentum going into Saturday when eight CSU competitors took home individual event victories. Junior McKenzie Wright won the women’s high jump after a top clearance of 5-9.25. the 49th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Instead of beverage ad rants I would have preferred to see social media feeds filled with messages of equality and fighting for one’s beliefs as MLK did. In any case, we can forget about the “offensive” commercial as Pepsi has pulled it from circulation. Those previously disgruntled can now refocus on promoting the very things they asserted the ad disparaged, such as law enforcement reform and social equality. Lauren Willson can be reached at letters@collegian.
Wright matched her personal best in the event with the jump and remains fourth in the CSU outdoor record books. “For (Wright) to jump 1.76-meters today was a special thing and I’m proud of her for that,” assistant coach Ryan Baily said. “McKenzie did exactly what she was supposed to do. We adjusted her approach slightly to give her more confidence and she responded really well to it. She’ll have a lot of confidence heading into next week.” The Rams also took home podium sweeps in the women’s 1,500-meters and men’s shot put. In the 1,500 Janelle Lincks won the event with a time of 4 minutes, 32.17 seconds. Dominique Ward finished second with in 4:36.25 while Ali Kallner finished third in 4:37.51. Senior Daniel Weirich won the men’s shot put with a throw of 57-4.25. Brothers Alex (5410.75) and Austin Blaho (532.25) finished second and third, respectively. In other throwing events junior Mostafa Hassan took home
his second discus win of the year with a throw of 173-0.25. In the women’s discus Bedard got her second win of the weekend with a toss of 159-7.25. Senior Aailyah Pete finished in second with a mark of 156-10.5. Senior distance runner Darby Gilfillan competed unattached in the women’s 3,000 and won the event after recording a time of 10:06.46. Junior Macy Kreutz also earned an individual event win with her time of 2:10.88 in the women’s 800. “I thought we got some things done today,” Bedard said of Saturday’s competition. “We obviously are trying to train through this meet a little bit and back the training off for a big week next week out in California. Athletes were competing this weekend a little bit tired, but for the most part I thought we had a good effort and some highlights. You always want to see more highlights as a coach, but there was enough there to be excited about some things.” Eric Wolf can be reached at sports@collegian.com.