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The on-campus stadium will open August 26 for the first game against Oregon State. The Game Day Experience Committee has released many details about tailgating and parking on campus, but some details are yet to be determined. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN
On-campus stadium plans for parking, tailgating By Stuart Smith @notstuartsmith
When the new on-campus football stadium opens next year, game days will be drastically different than they have been in the past. The Associated Students of Colorado State University, the University, and the City of Fort Collins are still working out the final details, and will continue to throughout the summer, but many decisions have already been made. Here is the most upto-date information available now:
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Re-Park Program Only three of the residence hall parking lots will be open for
students to park in on game days, and every other residence hall lot will require residents to move their vehicles. The re-park program will require residents to move their cars between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. on the Friday evening before game day. Students living on campus will be able to move their cars back four hours after the game ends on Saturday, or midnight, whichever comes first. Residents of Westfall, Parmelee and Allison will not be required to move their cars. Students re-parking can move their vehicles to the South College Avenue parking garage and the University Square parking lot. However, they must move their cars from these lots by 7 a.m.
Getting to and from the game Visitors will have various ways to get to campus for games in anticipation for the 40,000 attendees. Based on game attendance at Hughes Stadium during the 2016 season, 55 percent of the attendees will arrive by vehicle, 25 percent by bicycle or walking and 13 percent by transit. The remaining attendees are expected to be on-campus residents. For every parking lot, there will be a designated way for attendees to leave campus. Those parking in lots northwest of the stadium will exit onto Shields Street. The parking lots on the far west side of campus will feed into College Avenue. The Lory Student Center, Morgan Library, Braiden Hall and Harts-
horn Health Center parking lots will lead to Laurel Street, and those parking in the Lake Street garage will leave campus via Prospect Road. Visitor Parking Every parking lot other than the exempted north side residence hall lots will only be available to vehicles with game day parking permits, which will cost $100 for the whole season. However, that $100 will only cover the parking lots farthest from the stadium, with the closer lots restricted to higher levels of donors. The closest parking spots to the campus were available for those who donated $10,000 or more to the stadium this season and those parking lots are sold see STADIUM on page 6 >>
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2 Colorado State students declared Truman scholars By Mikaela Rodenbaugh @mikarodenbaugh
On a Monday afternoon, Colorado State University juniors Kiloaulani Ka’awa Gonzales and Francis Commercon received some excellent news. In recognition for their outstanding public service achievements, each had been selected to receive the competitive Harry S. Truman scholarship. After being told that they were going to give feedback to an alumni member who was starting a scholarship, the pair was led into a room where they were surprised to see University President Tony Frank, as well as scholarship coordinator, Mary Swanson and the professors and mentors who provided letters of recommendation or help with the scholarship to each of the young men. “I kind of knew that day was a day we would find out because all the California scholars already found out, so I called them like 10 times that day and nobody answered the phone. When the door opened my stomach dropped,” said Ka’awa Gonzales. Both fish, wildlife and conservation biology majors from the same school, it is fairly uncommon
for recipients to have such a similar background. Mary Swanson, scholarship coordinator for the university noted the significance of their concurrent selection. “It’s uncommon because typically Truman awards one scholarship per state,” Swanson said. “One of the reasons that both Francis and Kilo received the award is because they were applying for different states.” While Commercon applied as a Colorado student, Ka’awa Gonzales applied for the scholarship as a student from Hawaii. The scholarship only selected 63 scholars this year for their work in public service. Both Ka’awa Gonzales and Commercon were offered an award of $30,000 to the graduate institution of their choice. They have also been granted up to 4 years of deferment for graduate school and will be given an internship opportunity through the scholarship committee. Ka’awa Gonzales plans to use the money at the University of Hawaii, while Commercon is looking into a program at Cornell University. For Mary Swanson, the woman who believed in both
young men and helped them every step of the way with the application process, she said it is a particularly gratifying moment. “Working with students is a great pleasure and all the students I work with are really fantastic,” Swanson said. “Both Kilo and Francis are really talented.” For both Ka’awa Gonzales and Commercon, receiving this award is opening doors for their futures so that may continue on in leadership roles as public servants. “Now I have a straight shot at a lot of graduate programs I might not have had access to before and now that I have some funding with me it will be a lot easier for me to get into the programs I want to,” Commercon said. Ka’awa said he believe the leadership positions will allow him to affect change. ”Putting us into these leadership positions they know we can affect change,” Ka’awa Gonzales said. “It’s nothing new, they are just rewarding us for what we already started.” During the grueling essay writing and interviewing process, Commercon noted that he struggled with the choice to
Truman Scholarship winners Francis Commercon and Kiloaulani Ka’awa Gonzales. PHOTO BY JULIA TROWBRIDGE COLLEGIAN
even pursue the scholarship. He repeatedly thanked Swanson for her role in encouraging him. “I’m so grateful,” Commercon said. “I did not see myself as the kind of person that would be a Truman scholar--it shows me they are normal people--people like me.” For his part, Ka’awa Gonzales said he is also extremely grateful to everyone who helped him to craft his application and receive the award. He mentioned hi re-
sponsibility to take the momentum and support of the scholarship to affect positive change. “A big thing about being national scholar and having all these responsibilities is that you really are under a very big microscope,” Ka’awa Gonzales said. “Understanding that what you do matters; I feel that’s where the extra pressure is, being scholars recognized on campus.” Mikaela Rodenbaugh can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Annual pro-life exhibit to remain on Plaza until Wednesday By Jenn Yingling @jenn_yingling
Twelve-foot tall panels drew attention and sparked debate on the Plaza Monday as part of an annual pro-life event, and will remain on campus until Wednesday. Stop and Think, a Justice For All traveling exhibit, discusses issues such as abortion and feminism. According to their website, Justice For All is a nonprofit educational organization that partners with local church communities to make abortion unthinkable. They partner with Colorado State University’s pro-life club to bring the exhibit to campus annually. The group’s first public exhibition took place on CSU’s campus last year at the same time. “We want to open up the dialogue and listen to one another,” said Catherine Wurts, a Justice For All staff member. “We are creating a space for productive conversation.” According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 664,435 legally-induced abortions were reported in the United States in 2013. Compared to 2012, this was a 5 percent decrease. According to the exhibit on the Plaza however, the group claims that a total of approxi-
Paper Bag Crew aims to fight food insecurity By Ty Betts
mately 1.06 million abortions are performed annually. The exhibit was first displayed in 2000, and it is run by Christian staff members. Free speech boards, as well as the opportunity to “create your own feminist sign” are available at the exhibit. “We are looking at abortion from a human perspective. We are all so different, yet we are all equally human,” Wurts said. “Whatever religion or ethnicity we are, we all deserve equal treatment.” The exhibit also posed the question, “Can feminists be prochoice?” Students wrote down their response to the question and engaged in conversation with staff members. In response to the question, students wrote phrases such as, “Women’s rights are reproductive rights,” and “My body, My choice,” on the board. One prolife student wrote, “Adoption, not abortion.” “I simply want life, hope and love to prevail,” said Zach Lee-Watts, a staff member at the exhibit. “I don’t want a woman to be forced to not have an abortion. I just want the thought of abortion to never even pop into her head.” Lee-Watts emphasized the need to connect with people through peaceful dialogue.
Through this dialogue, students argued their opinions from both sides of the issue. “I don’t want there to be abortion, but we can’t take away women’s rights to do what they want with their healthcare,” said Catherine Turner, a freshman at CSU. “It’s their choice. Why can’t it just be a choice?” Many students wrote on the free speech boards surrounding the exhibit. The boards included phrases such as, “I’m tired of men controlling my body,” and “Informed opposition to a popular opinion should not be considered hate speech.” “We need to provide contraceptives and sex education,” Turner said. “Abortion needs to be accessible.” The group also provides information in the exhibit for those who are experiencing an unplanned pregnancy or who have had an abortion. Wurts described the resources as a place for women to turn to where they will face no judgement. The exhibit will continue daily on the Plaza until Wednesday, April 26 from 9 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. More information about the group and the exhibit can be found on the Justice For All website. Jenn Yingling can be reached at news@collegian.com.
A free speech board sits next to the Justice for All display, allowing students to voice their opinions. PHOTO BY LETA MCWILLIAMS COLLEGIAN
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When the Paper Bag Crew passes out bags filled with food to those facing food insecurity, each comes with a hand-written message such as, “Please remember that you are important, valued and loved.” The Paper Bag Crew, formed by Colorado State University students, are finding a way to put extra meal swipes to good use. The organization was created in November 2016 by two freshman students: international studies major Hannah Cowie and wildlife conservation major Katie Gray. Hannah Cowie, chair of development, said she wants to help educate students that food insecurity is still prevalent in the Fort Collins area despite it being a predominantly middle to upper-economic class city. “It’s a lot more severe than people realize, but there are a lot more things we can do that people are not aware of,” Cowie said. The majority of donations received came from students who use meal swipes to purchase food at express stations on campus. A survey done by the Paper Bag Crew found that about a quarter of students have two to four meal swipes left over by the end of the week that go unused. The group collects about 50 meals in paper bags, then heads to northern Old Town near the Fort Collins Rescue Mission to distribute the meals. The food is targeted toward homeless and transient individuals and works to supplement the care they get at the mission.
Gray, the chair of management, said her favorite part are the interactions with the people. The first time Gray donated her extra meals, she thought it would be a one-time thing. Then, she got hooked. “While we were there I gave a bag to this man who tried to give me his last dollar,” Gray said. While she politely declined, Gray said she found a way to be of service to others, something that is very important to her. The Paper Bag Crew is now made of about 20 members and continues to expand their reach. Cowie said they are starting to implement the distribution of feminine products, items that are often overlooked. Safety while distributing the meals has also been a top priority for the organization. John Gregory, the volunteer coordinator, helps to keep things running smoothly. He said it helps to have a male presence while handing out the meals considering most of the members are female. Gregory said that through the Paper Bag Club he has been able to explore the world of homelessness through more than just statistics. He believes college is a time when students can learn a little bit of humility. “I believe that our goal in college is not as important for our career but for the word as a whole. And I think it’s little things like this that do that,” Gregory said. For more information on how to be a part of the Paper Bag Club students can email paperbagcrewfc@gmail.com. Ty Betts can be reached at news@collegian.com.
The Paper Bag Crew meets Fridays in Old Town at the Fort Collins Rescue Mission to deliver donated student meal swipes and items to those in need. (From left) John Gregory, Lauren Lopez-Mauer, Lauren Rodgers, Jordan Marsh, Katie Gray, Hannah Cowie, Emily Kopal, and Micah Plender. PHOTO BYBROOK BUCHAN COLLEGIAN
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Resources for Disabled Students supports all types of learners By Sarah Caroll @CSUCollegian
Most of us have been there at least once—hours upon hours of time dedicated to studying for a test, project or presentation we would only receive a surprisingly low score for. The hope is that time spent would match the grade. Although, you can get away with less work for a good grade, those are to be cherished. However, there are students who consistently put in the time and effort exceptional of their peers and are still met with scores that reflect the opposite. Many students go through this struggle in academic success without even knowing there are campus resources to guide them through a range of needs. By federal law through the Americans with Disabilities Act, facilities and institutions are required to have these resources in place to avoid discrimination, which is why Colorado State University has had Resources for Disabled Students on campus for decades. “Our main purpose at RDS is to ensure that students have access to the things that they need to be successful,” said RDS Director Rose Kreston, which is what the office strives to do for numerous disabilities in a variety different ways. Whether it is a physical, learning, emo-
tional or mental disability, RDS takes each case on an individual basis and responds to it. “There are three things we try to provide for our students: access, accommodations and advocacy for those who identify as having a disability, so they don’t feel like they’re alone,” Kreston said.
“I think people understand the importance of our office, but not always what that looks like for them as students as CSU.” ROSE KRESTON RDS DIRECTOR
RDS meets with students to determine whether or not they have a disability, and then researches to find the right steps to help them succeed—whether that is extending testing time, converting written text to auditory systems for the visually impaired, all the way to organizing change on the campus for better accessibility.
“I think people understand the importance of our office, but not always what that looks like for them as students as CSU,” said Kreston. It is the connotation of the word ‘disability’ that tends to scare off those who are unaware of what disability is. It may be seen as being a quality that deems them less than human. The word itself actually refers to having some sort of disadvantage to the way society has been structured for those without a disability. “We have some dichotomies in how we look at disabilities,” said CSU alumni CJ Harrison, revisiting his sociology background. “There are two main models: the medical and the social. The medical model says that the person with the disability has a problem that needs to be ‘fixed’. It is well-intentioned, but leaves out some other important perspectives— why should they be fixed? The social model says a person with a disability may have an impairment or something different about their body, but it is only different from what has been structured.” Harrison underwent surgery on his legs at the age of seven to help his mobility. While therapy did not go unappreciated, he found what he needed most was to feel com-
pletely comfortable in his body as someone with cerebral palsy rather than try to be like his peers. CSU also has the student-run Ability Club, which focuses on student awareness of what disability means in a social connotation. “It is an affinity group for students both with and without disabilities,” said Joe Tiner, the club’s president. “We are here to talk about disability and how it shows up in the world, how it interacts with different identities and how it is a part of normal life.” Tiner, who is also legally blind, utilized RDS his freshman year to take his exams and have his textbooks converted into electronic formats. He is in his first year of graduate school at CSU.
“The conversation around how to make things more accessible for everyone is becoming more proactive for the better,” Harrison said. “We talk about it more, or we’re trying to. We are going through a lot of social justice problems and figuring out how that looks for disabilities is going to be harder for people to understand because of that medical piece to it.” RDS at CSU strives to serve students of all abilities. “We want to find out a way to help students get past the hurdles that don’t need to be there,” said Kreston. “You are not a deficit, you mind or body just works differently, so let’s just figure it out. It’s unique, now can I work with it?” Sarah Carroll can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.
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>> STADIUM from page 1 out. As of now, the next highest level of parking lots available are for people or businesses who donated $2,500 to the stadium this season. These parking passes will be reset every season. RV’s will be allowed to park in the Moby Arena parking lot, and this lot requires a minimum $500 donation. The neighborhoods surrounding campus will require parking permits, and the fine for parking in them without a permit will be $100.
Tickets: Season tickets will be sold for $225 Ticket packages for limited amounts of games will go on sale in June Rocky Mountain Showdown tickets will go on sale June 26 Single-game tickets for home games will go on sale in late-July or early-August Single home game tickets last year cost $30 or $40
Tailgating: Tailgating will be permitted in most parking lots around campus Students 21+will be allowed to tailgate on the Lagoon Fields Tailgating activities will begin four hours before kickoff
which will allow alcohol, will be on the field surrounding the Lagoon. Attendees 21 years old and above will be allowed to bring their own beer, but no hard alcohol will be permitted. New Belgium Brewery will have a beer garden in the sculpture garden of the Lory Student Center. Student organizations will be allowed to tailgate, with alcohol, in the parking lot of the TILT building (The Institute for Learning and Teaching). Pineda Soracá said that the details of how student organizations will get access to the lot are still in development. Non-alcoholic tailgating will be allowed in most other parking lots, including those for the residence halls, but no tailgating will be allowed in the parking structures on campus, such as the South Drive parking garage. According to Pineda Soracáa, the Game Day Committee will continue to meet throughout the summer to finalize how game days will play out. They will also meet the Monday after the first game to evaluate how the day went and what improvements need to be made throughout the season. Stuart Smith can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Bicyclist accommodations The University is also planning on accommodations for people who attend the game by bike. The improvements to the infrastructure for bicyclists in Fort Collins that the University has been making to keep its Platinum rating for the League of American Bicyclists will also serve to facilitate bicyclists ways of getting to campus for games. The University will have two bike valet stations near the stadium for bicyclists to drop off their bikes. Aaron Fodge, CSU’s manager of alternative transportation, said this service will be free. The University will encourage bicyclists to park their bikes in racks that are not immediately next to the new stadium.
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Tailgating and Alcohol
The University will allow tailgating on campus. To facilitate this, the University has designated certain areas, including the parking lots of some dormitories, as tailgating areas. However, according to Daniela Pineda Soracá, the president of ASCSU, alcohol will only be allowed in certain areas of campus. Programmed tailgating,
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Old-school study techniques can O’Reilly’s downfall shows be beneficial in the midst of finals America’s progression By Tyler Weston @tylerweston7
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. With finals looming and many of our grades hanging in the balance, this seems like the perfect time to re-evaluate how we’ve approached our courses and consider how to do things better next semester. Whether it’s making a commitment to showing up to more lectures or better budgeting our time. There are a plethora of options to consider. Before anything, we must learn once again the art of note taking. With technology constantly advancing and becoming more and more integrated in how we work and learn, it can seem a little strange to consider regressing to the seemingly old school tactics of pen and pad. Walk into any class on campus and there’s a good chance you’ll see scores of students with their laptops out. This can be problematic for a number of reasons. First and foremost, is the pull of distrac-
tions offered by the internet. Shopping for whatever interests you on Amazon or surfing through the day’s endless stream of social media is clearly more appealing than that dry lecture at 9 a.m.. The evidence is plainly displayed on one of the computer screens in front of me in every lecture hall. For a person who struggles to pay attention in the first place, I consider that especially treacherous.
When compared with peers who typed their notes into a computer, the students with the hand written notes scored higher on the tests that followed the lecture. A study recently published in Psychological Science found that students who take notes by hand retain information better. When compared with peers who typed their notes into a computer, the students with the handwritten notes scored higher on the tests that followed the lecture.
It was also found that, in spite of being able to take down more information more quickly, the results were the same when students were allowed the opportunity to review their notes before testing. Taking handwritten notes limits the amount of information you’re able to copy down before your instructor moves on to the next slide, and that forces you to quickly process the information. When copying word for word, especially at a high pace, less time is spent processing as opposed to typing. Another study even went so far as to instruct students with laptops to try and avoid copying the text verbatim to see if that might help with the problem. The results were the same in spite of this. Obviously, there are many more factors involved in considering student success than just how we take notes, and every person is a little different in how they best retain information. However, if you’re finding yourself disappointed in your performance at the end of yet another grueling semester, maybe it’s time to try something new. So, in the wake of finals, leave the laptop in its bag and take a new, old-school approach. Tyler Weston can be reached at letters@collegian.com.
Leta McWilliams @LetaMcWilliams
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 19, Bill O’Reilly was fired from Fox News after being accused of sexual harassment. It was revealed that five women had received payouts from O’Reilly and Fox totaling about $13 million in exchange for agreeing to not pursue legal action. I am thrilled O’Reilly was fired because of this. It shows America’s progress in regard to harassment and those in power. Back in 2004, Andrea Mackris accused Bill O’Reilly of sexual harassment and filed a lawsuit. Fox fired back, eventually both sides settled, and Mackris was paid millions of dollars. Ultimately, O’Reilly’s reputation was essentially left unaffected even though Mackris had recorded evidence of O’Reilly describing his sexual
fantasies to her over the phone while masturbating. In 2017, evidence of O’Reilly’s sexual harassment did not go unnoticed. Once The New York Times published the revelation about the $13 million payout, O’Reilly was doomed. Within days, advertisers pulled out of The O’Reilly Factor. By his final show, he only had 10 advertisers, as apposed to the 30 he had a month before. Fox had no choice but to cancel his show. I am delighted with Fox’s choice to fire O’Reilly, because it shows that they are willing to fight against this type of injustice. Once upon a time, O’Reilly was the most watched man on cable TV. Now, he is out of the job. This improvement shows that America is moving toward higher standards for celebrities, and holding them accountable. It is also showing victims of sexual assault, or any assault in general, that they do have the power to bring justice to their assailant. However, I understand America has a long way to go in regard to holding celebrities accountable for their actions. We elected a president who has similar accusations against him. Voters knew Trump had see DOWNFALL on page 8 >>
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When student protesters defeat their own causes By Cass R. Sunstein Bloomberg View
At Middlebury College, student demonstrators recently shut down a speech by Charles Murray, the conservative author, in the process injuring a Middlebury professor who was accompanying him. At Claremont McKenna College, student protesters this month succeeded in shutting down a speech by Heather Mac Donald, another conservative author. In a subsequent letter, students from the adjoining Pomona College explained that Mac Donald “is a fascist, a white supremacist, a warhawk, a transphobe, a queerphobe, a classist, and ignorant of interlocking systems of domination that produce the lethal conditions under which oppressed peoples are forced to live.” Officials at the University of California at Berkeley this week canceled a scheduled speech by Ann Coulter, the conservative author, on the ground that the school could not “find a safe and suitable venue” for her. (The school then rescheduled the talk, but Coulter rejected the new date.) Outbursts of campus activism can be good, potentially even great. But far too often, they turn out to be about expressing what students regard as the correct values, rather than actually improving people’s lives. Expressive protests take up a lot of time and energy, and produce an abundance of passion. But they tend to do little or nothing to address the injustices that students say they want to remedy. Efforts to shut down speakers are the worst and the most extreme form of campus expressivism. It should go without saying that at colleges and
>> DOWNFALL from page 7 been accused countless times of sexual harassment, yet America still put him in charge. By electing President Trump, people have shown that they value a certain level of celebrity status over bringing justice for the victims of assault. Even in Fort Collins, we have a long way to go. Gian Clavell, a basketball player at Colorado State University, was accused of domestic violence. The Collegian wrote a piece about his ex-girlfriend, Stephanie Bess, and the domestic abuse case. Clavell was barely
universities, free speech is indispensable, and interferences with it are deplorable. But I want to emphasize a different point: Those who shut down Murray and Mac Donald apparently thought that they were striking a big blow for justice, but they really weren’t. What probably happened is that like-minded students, talking mostly to one another, got all stirred up to the point where they went to indefensible extremes. That’s a pervasive risk in politics, and it is a hallmark of campus expressivism. If the goal is to combat “interlocking systems of domination,” students have a lot of opportunities, whether the activity involves helping particular individuals who face terrible conditions, or devoting time and attention to some kind of reform that might produce systemic change. Instead of silencing speakers, how about helping victims of domestic violence, or working on behalf of increasing the earned-income tax credit, one of the best programs for combating poverty? To be sure, most forms of campus expressivism are a lot less harmful than efforts to shut down speakers. Officials at Harvard, my university, recently announced that they are seeking substitutes for the final line of the alma mater, written in 1836, which ends: “Be the herald of Light, and the bearer of Love/Till the stock of the Puritans die.” According to one faculty member, the line could be seen as “complicit with racism.” In my view, the reference to the Puritans has some charm, but it’s a product of a particular time and place, and it’s not a horrible idea to find a substitute
punished, only paying a $750 bond and suspended from the basketball team for nine games. Though it wasn’t a sexual crime, it still shows that America values celebrity status over justice. America has a long way to go, but O’Reilly being fired is the first step toward bringing justice for those who have been victims of being sexually assaulted by celebrities and people in power. Leta McWilliams can be reached at letters@collegian. com.
Protesters raise their fists to celebrate Tim Wolfe’s resignation during the Concerned Students 1950 protest on Monday, Nov. 9 2015, in Columbia, Mo. PHOTO BY MICHAEL CALI
for it. But careful scrutiny of old song lyrics isn’t exactly the best way to change the world. It belongs in the same category as protest activities about old statues or names on old university buildings, perhaps the most common recent form of campus expressivism. At Princeton, for example, students engaged in a 32-hour protest and sit-in at the office of President Christopher Eisgruber, asking him to excise Woodrow Wilson’s name from its buildings and programs because Wilson believed in racial segregation. But how, concretely, would it further the cause of racial justice if Princeton dropped the name of its former president (and the president of the United
Weddings.
States)? Were the protesting students focusing their time and attention in the right place? No one should deny that symbols matter, because they can affect how people experience their institutions. It is important to reckon with history, and in some cases, changing names might make sense, especially if a building was originally named after a prominent defender of slavery. But far too often, student expressivism looks inward at college life, rather than outward at the world, focusing on what is happening on campus rather than in places where people most need help. It ensures that students will devote their limited time, idealism and concern for justice to actions or reforms that
NOPE DOPE
The weather being cold when it should be warm. 12 foot posters of controversial things on the Plaza.
Failing a test you thought you passed.
Catching feelings for someone and then not being able to be a normal human around them anymore.
do little or nothing to improve human lives. Previous generations of student activists contributed immeasurably to the civil-rights movement and the fight against sex discrimination. On the right, they helped create the Federalist Society, which has transformed how judges and lawyers think about the Constitution. On the left, they have given life to the movement for LGBT rights. In the current era, student activists would do well to think much less about how to express their values and instead to focus insistently on a single question: If I succeed, how many people will I actually be helping? Content from Tribune News Service.
Weddings.
Getting a new recipe for margaritas.
Sneaking into places with your friends and not having to pay.
Passing a test you thought you failed.
Stable relationships. If you’re into that sort of thing.
SPORTS Tuesday, April 25, 2017
SPORTS FOR DUMMIES
Athlete status is no excuse for abuse Michelle Fredrickson @mfredrickson42
Having an external and unemotional view on the sporting world is funny most of the time. It gives me an amusing perspective on a huge subculture I am not part of. It is very entertaining to watch. But sometimes it is not so funny. Sometimes I look at this counter-culture and see some serious and scary flaws. One of those flaws is the way the sports industry treats crimes committed by athletes. Specifically, crimes like sexual assault or domestic violence. A study from Eastern Michigan University found that athletes were far more likely to get arrested for these charges than non-athletes, but far less likely to be convicted. The study concluded preferential treatment for athletes in the justice system. Take, for example, the case of Darren Sharper, a former football star who pleaded guilty to drugging and raping nine women in four states. Sharper, according to a report by Sports Illustrated, ProPublica, and the New Orleans Advocate, was hardly investigated for his crimes because “prosecutors were hesitant to move too quickly on a local football hero.” In spite of a rape kit providing matching DNA evidence, video footage and witness corroboration, Sharper was not immediately prosecuted for these crimes because of his athlete status. Officers involved in later reports against Sharper never contacted him. Rape kits, an invasive procedure for the victim, were taken but then destroyed without any collection of the evidence. Even though sexual assault is often mishandled in the justice system, this takes it to a new level. It was not until two years ago when more cases were brought against Sharper that he pleaded guilty to all cases and avoided a trial entirely. He is now serving 18 years in prison. Similar to this case was the high-profile case of Jameis Winston in Florida. The Google auto-fill after the name
‘Jameis Winston’ is ‘stats’ and ‘college stats’ and ‘jersey’ with no mention in the suggestion box about the accusations of violent crime. Winston, a college football star at Florida State, was never prosecuted for the accusation of rape. He was never even questioned by the police in Tallahassee. The New York Times found an extensive amount of shady dealings between the football program and the police that may have led to his easy escape from the case. This is undoubtedly scary. What concerns me just as much as treatment in the justice system is treatment in the media and by the public. Winston, for example, is always referred to by his football position title, and every article about the assault case mentions that he won the Heisman Trophy. As if his athletic accolades are somehow relevant to the accusation of violent crime. Most people are familiar with the case of convicted rapist Brock Turner. But how often is he referred to in articles that way? Not often. He is most often called ‘Stanford swimmer’ and in multiple articles about his violent crimes, his swim times and statistics are quoted. As if these athletic accolades are somehow relevant to the fact that he raped a woman. This is obviously a deeply pervasive problem that permeates the justice system as well as the overall perception of athletes. It is scary to look at and realize the power these people have to get away with crimes. As someone without an emotional investment in the teams and sports these athletes promote, it is easy for me to look at these cases and be absolutely horrified. However, many people who are fans of the teams are eager to defend the star players. It is important for every person, whether you like sports or not, to think about these issues and to push for things to be done about them. It is a cultural problem, and that means it can be changed with a culture shift – a movement to, as a public, hold athletes and stars of all forms accountable for their actions. A victim’s human rights should never be less important than a game. Michelle Fredrickson can be reached at sports@ collegian.com.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Colorado State adds another transfer to 2017-18 roster By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael
Colorado State men’s basketball has signed Cape Fear Community College’s forward Alonzo Tyson to a National Letter of Intent, head coach Larry Eustachy announced Monday. Tyson originally announced his decision on Twitter Saturday afternoon and was confirmed with an announcement by the school this afternoon. The 6-foot-9 forward will be eligible to play immediately and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining. “We are very excited about Alonso,” Eustachy said. “He
brings a shot-blocking dimension that I don’t think we have had in my time here.” As a sophomore in 2016-17, Tyson played in 31 games, averaging 14 points and 8.4 rebounds per game for the season. In conference play, he increased game averages to 16.6 points and 9.4 rebounds per contest. For the season, Tyson shot 65.2 percent from the field and 68.3 percent from the free throw line, adding 26 assists, 22 steals, and 47 blocks. Prior to his collegiate career, the Fayetteville, North Carolina native spent two years at Trinity Christian high school, where he was a team
captain and ranked by Phenom Hoop Report as the state’s 13th best senior in 2014-15. Tyson was one of nine men’s basketball players in North Carolina nominated for the McDonald’s All-American award and named All-Cape Fear Region Second Team by the Fayetteville Observer. CSU’s current 2017 recruiting class now consists of Tyson, along with guards Raquan Mitchell (Miami, Fla./Southridge, South Plains [TX] College) and Kris Martin (Frisco, Texas/Kimball (Oral Roberts)). Justin Michael can be reached at sports@ collegian.com.
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SPORTS Tuesday, April 25, 2017
MEN’S GOLF
CSU falls short of Mountain West championship title By Christian Headrick @christianhCSU
The Colorado State men’s golf team finished in second place at the 2017 Mountain West Men’s Golf Championship, one shot away from the first-place University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a trip to the NCAA regionals. Over three days and 54 holes at the par-72 7,194 yard OMNI Tuscon National Resort: Catelina Course in Tuscon, Arizona, CSU shot 17-under 847 as a team. The Rams were led by senior Blake Cannon and junior Colton Yates who each shot 5-under 211 and tied for eighth place. Boise State freshman Brian Humphreys had the best individual score of 12-under 204 out of 55 golfers. CSU entered the 11-team tournament ranked No. 73 in the nation behind UNLV (No. 16),
San Diego State (No. 41) and New Mexico (No. 42) as the fourth seeded team when play began on Friday. Coming off a sixth-place finish at the Cowboy Classic, in which they struggled to count a fourth score below par, CSU finished the first round in fourth place thanks to four Rams shooting below par. “We had a great team effort today with four guys shooting below par,” said coach Christian Newton in a statement following the first round. “I think, overall, our ball striking was pretty good and we just need a few guys to get hot with the putter.” The Rams must have took their coach’s advice after round one because they got hot with the putter and carried their strong team effort into the second round. Led by junior Max Oelfke and his 3-under 69, the
entire CSU team shot at, or below par in the second round to move the Rams into first place after 36 holes.
Mountain West Championship results UNLV CSU Boise State SDSU New Mexico
“What a great round by the team today,” Newton said after the second round. “Max’s (Oelfke) 69 was really great as he finally got a few putts to drop.”
CSU’s second round 8-under 280 was the best second round of any team in the tournament, but it only gave them a two-shot edge over Boise State and UNLV heading into the final round. With a trip the NCAA regionals on the line and a number of teams still in the mix, Sunday’s final round was an ultra-competitive 18 holes. CSU, SDSU and UNLV all had a share of the lead at one point on Sunday. Yates led the Rams in the final round with a 3-under 69, matching Oelfke for the best round out of any Ram in the tournament. Sophomore Jake Staiano shot 1-under 71, but Oelfke couldn’t drop below par and finished the day 1-over 73. With CSU and UNLV tied atop the leaderboard at 18-under with only one hole remaining, it was up to CSU’s Cannon and UNLV’s John Oda to decide
who would send their team to regionals. On the 18th hole, the most challenging hole to make par according to average score, Cannon missed his par putt and Oda sunk his to put UNLV up by one stroke and lock up their second consecutive Mountain West conference title. “That was definitely a heartbreaker,” Newton said. “I wanted that title for the guys very badly. I hurt for them to come so close.” The Rams fell just short in qualifying for the NCAA regionals, but their second-place 7-under 847 finish was their best result in the Mountain West Championship since 2010. The Rams hope their strong finish will be enough to earn them an at-large bid to an NCAA regional when teams are selected May 4. Christian Headrick can be reached at sports@ collegian.com.
NATION
Turning the NFL draft into grand theater, with Philadelphia as the stage By Zach Berman
The Philidelphia Inquirer
Officials stood atop the Art Museum steps on May 18, 2016, looked down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia and envisioned an unprecedented NFL draft. The NFL first held its annual draft 81 years ago in a Broad Street hotel ballroom a 1{-mile walk from those steps. It continued in auditoriums and theaters, including 50 consecutive years in New York from 1965 to 2014. The league added an outdoor fan festival to the auditorium atmosphere during the last two years in Chicago. But they were emboldened to make it bigger. So they bypassed more traditional venues like a theater or arena, encouraged by Philadelphia’s history of holding major events along the Parkway. “Standing on those steps and seeing that this is such a heroic moment, this is a culmination for these (draft picks), we set out on, ‘Could we create a theater? Could we build a theater here?’ “ said Peter O’Reilly, the NFL’s, senior vice president of events. “We know it’s going to be complicated. We know it’s going to be audacious. But this is what we have to do, and the Parkway itself was natural.
It’s a home to so many iconic events over the years.” They were guided by the principle of finding a way for more fans to experience the draft instead of its being restricted to only those who have tickets. From October 2015, when Philadelphia and the Eagles first expressed interest in the 2017 draft, to last spring and summer, when they determined how it would come to life, to recent months, when planning and construction commenced, the NFL transformed a selection day for college football players into an event expected to draw 200,000 fans over three days to Philadelphia. It requires erecting a 3,000seat theater along the Art Museum steps, turning the Franklin Institute into the site at which officials from 32 teams submit their picks, and making the nearly one-mile Parkway in between a free fan festival. “If we do this right,” NFL director of event operations Eric Finkelstein said, “it will look absolutely amazing and will be something to not only make the NFL proud to be associated with it but also showcase and highlight the city of Philadelphia as well.” The plans for building the theater focused on the Rocky steps. The NFL considered different proposals, including
building the theater off the steps at the bottom of the plaza or atop the steps looking down. But they were so drawn to those steps, both for visual and symbolic purposes, that they decided to incorporate them into the theater. “The steps are the hero here,” O’Reilly said. “That was critical.” So the steps will be a part of the stage area on which NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will announce the pick, with Goodell standing at a lectern along Rocky’s path overlooking the city. And the prospects, who will be in a green room backstage during the draft, will walk down the steps to shake Goodell’s hand when their names are called. The league also needed to consider how to construct the seating. Finkelstein, who is overseeing the theater plans, said they could have easily built a tent to ensure an intimate, enclosed structure akin to past drafts. But they wanted it to be more accessible to fans, so they stuck to the plan of keeping the theater open-ended to allow fans gathered along the Parkway to crowd near the theater to watch. “Our goal all along was what can we do to max out our space, both with the opportunity to be seated in the theater but also see in,” Finkelstein said. “It’s
something we’ve never been able to do before.” The 3,000-seat theater will have three levels — a floor, mezzanine, and loge. There will be padded chairs for seating, and they are still trying to find a way to squeeze more seats into the venue. It’s a multi-week project that won’t be finalized until Goodell walks to the lectern to start the draft. The theater will be constructed by Mountain Productions, which specializes in outdoor event spaces, along with local labor. Finkelstein acknowledged it’s not a “typical build,” and they must work around the steps at different heights and levels to make the seats fit and the vantage points acceptable. “You’re building all that out of thin air, which in some ways give you flexibility because you can build it to your spec. But you’re building it out of nothing, and you need to make sure you have all those elements ... and you need to make sure it’s flawless,” O’Reilly said. “That’s made it fun and interesting, and that’s why we’re watching every inch of this build closely.” O’Reilly emphasized the importance of what is happening backstage. For as much as the draft is an annual TV show — and a major fan event this year — it’s a business meeting at its core. The prospects and
their families and the commissioner need space backstage. There’s a communication system required for the picks to arrive, and there must be space for the NFL to immediately print the jersey for the pick to hold along with his new team’s cap. “All those pieces come together in a quick, real-time window, which is why we watch all of these other events — we watch the Academy Awards — and this is a unique one,” O’Reilly said. “It’s not something that’s voted on weeks leading up. It’s real time.” Museum officials said that it will be open during normal hours throughout the draft and that visitors can check its website (www.philamuseum.org) for alternative driving directions. With the east entrance closed because of the staging, visitors should use the west entrance. Gail Harrity, president and chief operating officer of the museum, said it “provides a premier setting for such highly visible events on the Parkway. We understand the importance of these events for the city.” In Chicago, the NFL built “Selection Square” in an outdoor space for the 32 team officials who took the call from their team headquarters and handed in the card with the selection’s name on it. There see DRAFT on page 14 >>
ARTS & CULTURE Tuesday, April 25, 2017
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MUSIC
Tierkreiger brings brutality to the Fort Collins area By James Wyatt @jwwyatt2295
In some circles, no genre holds more disdain than death metal with its themes and images of brutality and horror. Seldom do those unacquainted with the genre think of the differences between death and black metal, and Loveland’s Tierkrieger thrives on blending the two genres all in an effort to create something truly brutal. Originally named Mortuary Whore, Tierkrieger was summoned in 2013 by guitarist Red and drummer Horn, who have been playing metal for over 20 years with various acts and musicians. Throughout the years, musicians have come and gone under various band names before the two stumbled upon guitarists Matt and bassist Zach, each preferred to go by their first name. It was the same day that Red and Horn posted an ad on Craigslist looking for a guitarist that Matt posted an ad as a guitarist looking for a band. It seemed fate had spoken, and a year later bassist Zach joined the band. In 2014 the group began playing live shows. “I think this is the best lineup we’ve ever had,” Red said. “It’s certainly the best I’ve ever played with in years.” Red and Horn are no strangers when it comes to the metal scene, as both have been avid death metal fans since the time the genre started. In 1994, Red played his first show in a metal band, the same year that Matt was born. “It seems that the old guys get older and they start dropping out of the music scene so we knew we needed some new blood,” Red said. While Matt’s talents are used as the main vocalist and lead guitarist for the band. However, he and Red usually uphold the responsibility for songwriting. It is a process where Matt’s past of jazz playing in high school comes in handy as both genres are similar in their lack of defined rules or structure. “It’s one of the only kinds of music you can literally do whatever you want,” Matt said. “There are essentially no limits because if you can physically play it, you can manifest it.” This characteristic of metal has largely given way to Tierkrieger’s take on the genre as the band is a mix of black and death metal, two genres whose fans sometimes have resentment toward one another. This type of duality is present through their playing as well as their namesake coming from Norse tradition, as it means animal warrior.
Loveland’s Tierkrieger blends death and black metal. PHOTO BY JAMES WYATT COLLEGIAN
“Animal warrior is a duality and I try to combine the old with the new, the black with the death,” Red said. “There’s always going to be a duality with what we do.” When it comes to combining both genres, Tierkrieger’s process goes far beyond just weaving genre conventions into one another. To tastefully combine the two, it takes a good portion of music theory and knowhow. “We try to have riffs that hit heavy but have more melodic kind of harmonies that add the flair of black metal into the mix,” Matt said. Yet despite all the freedoms of the genre, there is one thing that still remains and that is the unholy trinity. “As long as you got woodpecker drumming, ‘Jaws’ riffs and Cookie Monster vocals then you’re good,” Red said. The kind of playing Tierkrieger excels in is high in intensity and brutal in its execution, the mark of any good metal band worth their salt. “It takes a lot of work and practicing as you got to work to keep your stamina up,” Horn said. “The goal of it is to always make the hair on the back of your neck stand up and evoke a reaction out of the listener.”
In many ways, a stigma still surrounds black and death metal and often the genres are antagonized in mainstream culture in addition to villainizing the musicians and listeners apart of it. It is a genre that is often misunderstood and one that brings continual good to the people’s lives who love it. “It brings people together, maybe people that don’t necessarily come out of the woodwork for another reason get to come out and be around like minded people,” Red said. “As a musician, it’s always been a positive outlet for me because it keeps me from causing trouble.” It is the structure of the songs and the power of the instruments that allow for some true catharsis to occur for musician and listener alike. It is a chance to channel the aggression that people encounter every day in a healthy way and a release from real life. “A lot of people see the appearance of metal and think people like us are bad or that we’re Satanists,” Red said. “What they don’t know is that we are a bunch of hard workers.” It is this side that people do not often see and the good in metal is often covered up by the grotesque and horrific aesthetics
of the genre. To make metal, one does not have to be an evildoer.
See them live: Tierkrieger will be playing a show at the Devil’s Backbone Event Center on Glade Road in Loveland on April 29 at 9:20 p.m.
“We’re all calm, mellow guys,” Horn said. While some stigma may remain, a lot has changed for death metal in the Fort Collins and Loveland area. As property values have skyrocketed, the demographics have seemed to shift in both cities and different genres have garnered popularity. Metal has historically been seen as the genre of working class cities and while Fort Collins enjoys a high rating for quality of life, it does not always bode well for metal. “Maybe there’s less people who enjoy the genre or they can’t afford to go to shows because it’s getting too expensive to live around here,” Red said. In recent years, Fort Col-
lins has also been able to boast a bustling music scene. However, it is still pretty fractured as far as bands go. Jam bands have become popular among music seekers and the Aggie regularly sells out hip-hop shows. “Fort Collins has kind of garnered a reputation for being more hipster-y and hip-hop oriented,” Matt said. While musical tastes often fluctuate, the shows Tierkrieger played in Fort Collins have been a hit with fans and the merchandise table as well. Along with some contemporaries, metal has been able to hold and intrigue among those who are willing to seek it out. “Whenever we do play in Fort Collins it’s always good, and we sell a ton of merch,” Zach said. This week, Tierkrieger plans on releasing their first fulllength album and will be playing a show at the Devil’s Backbone Event Center on Glade Road in Loveland April 29 at 9:20 p.m. “I just want people to hear it, even if they don’t like it,” Red said. Tierkrieger shares a message with fans and readers alike: Keep it brutal. James Wyatt can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
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ARTS & CULTURE Tuesday, April 25, 2017
EVENTS
MOVIES & TV
Lineup announced for Film on the Rocks
Alumna’s book inspires new movie featuring Oprah Winfrey
By Sarah Ehrlich @SarahEhrlich96
Summertime in Colorado is not the time to be cooped up inside. People from all over the world travel to our great state to experience some of the amazing nature that has made us famous. This summer, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in collaboration with the Denver Film Society and Denver Arts & Venues are working to combine the love of nature with the love of movies, to put on the 18th season of Film on the Rocks. This popular event was created to provide an affordable opportunity for the community to experience entertainment and films at one of the world’s greatest backdrops. Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather” was the film of choice for the first ever Film on the Rocks, and now nine different showings of films from every genre will be held throughout the summer. Superbad (2007): May 15, 7 p.m. A classic Judd Apatow movie about a couple of teenager’s dream to be cool for one night. Starring Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill. Rogue One (2016): May 22, 7 p.m. A new Star Wars story showing an epic battle between the light side and the dark side . Long Strange Trip (2017): May 25, 7 p.m. This film is one Deadheads will not want to miss. This is a three-hour documentary about the legendary Bay Area rock band, The Grateful Dead that artfully stitches together vintage clips as well as interviews from the band, roadies and family members. Dirty Dancing (1987): June 5, 7 p.m. The classic dance drama featur-
ing Jennifer Grey the late Patrick Swayze. Fan Favorite: June 12, 7 p.m. This showing is completely up to the audience! Fans can vote out of the following 12 films: “Father of the Bride,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” “Kill Bill Volume 1,” “Melancholia,” “Bridesmaids,” “Princess Bride,” “Sixteen Candles,” “Steel Magnolias,” “The Graduate,” “The Wedding Singer,” “Wedding Crashers” and “The Hangover.” The Fifth Element (1997): June 19, 7 p.m. The fate of the futuristic world is in the hands of a cab driver. Five unlikely people team up to stop the approaching Great Evil from destroying the world. The Lego Movie (2014): July 17, 7 p.m. One for the kids. Emmet, played by Chris Pratt, an ordinary LEGO figurine who always follows the rules, is mistakenly identified as the Special—an extraordinary being and the key to saving the world. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994): July 20, 7 p.m. Watch three drag queens travel across the Australian desert performing for eccentric crowds. But one secret may put the group’s future in jeopardy. Twister (1996): September 11, 7 p.m. University professor Dr. Jo Harding, played by Helen Hunt, prepares the prototype for Dorothy, a ground-breaking tornado data-gathering device. Each film will be proceeded by live music and local comedians. For tickets and more information, visit film.redrocksonline.com Sarah Ehrlich can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
By Samuel Perrine @brickzor
In 1951, doctors at John Hopkins in Baltimore took a sample of Henrietta Lacks cervical cancer cells without her knowledge or consent. HeLa, as it came to be known, was the immortal cell lineage derived from this sample. HeLa single handedly kickstarted the biomedical industry and led to major breakthroughs in cancer research, AIDS, the effects of radiation and toxic substances on human cells, gene mapping and numerous other scientific fields. “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” is more than the story of Henrietta Lacks and HeLa. It is the story of how Henrietta’s family truly came to terms with how Henrietta changed the world. The film focuses specifically on Henrietta’s youngest daughter, Deborah, portrayed by Oprah Winfrey. Based on a New York Times bestselling book by author Rebecca Skloot, who is featured prominently in the film and portrayed by Rose Byrne. The film follows the story of how the book was written, as Skloot and Deborah delve into the Lacks’ family history, often unearthing painful memories from the family’s unfortunate past. Winfrey truly steals the show as Deborah Lacks, and completely overshadows the other performances in the film, many of which are quite good in their own right. Winfrey displays an amazing emotional range, she is not just unstoppa-
ble in her search for the truth behind her mother, she is angry that her mother’s story has been pushed aside. She is left vulnerable as the effects of her mother’s untimely passing have far-reaching effects on her and her siblings. Winfrey navigates between these tumultuous emotions with seamless ease. It is not often that a film makes me wish to see the further efforts of a specific actor, but I felt compelled to place emphasis on just how incredibly good Winfrey’s performance is in “The Immortal Life.” The film simply would not be the same without her. Winfrey is energetic, alive and aware on screen, even as she walks with a cane. Winfrey’s Deborah Lacks seems to be more alive than many of the younger characters. Rose Byrne’s performance as author Rebecca Skloot is not without merit. Byrne delivers a good match to Winfrey’s bursting on-screen emotion. Skloot and Deborah’s friendship is often put to the test during their search for the full story behind Henrietta Lacks and HeLa, something Skloot had been interested in since she was 16. Skloot happens to be an alumna of Colorado State’s own College of Natural Sciences. Skloot graduated from CSU in 1997 with a degree in biological science. At the time, she was set on becoming a veterinarian. Several CSU writing instructors recognized Skloot’s talent early and encouraged her to pursue writing, which she eventually did, earning an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University
of Pittsburgh. Surprisingly, Henrietta Lacks plays a fairly minor in the film. She becomes more of a background to Deborah’s struggle, which is partially due the focus of the script on the making of the book rather than the book itself, and partially due to Winfrey’s powerful screen presence. This also means that the story of how exactly Henrietta Lacks came to be immortal is similarly brushed over. Practically the entire history of HeLa is summarized in the first three minutes of the film. A bit more emphasis on the monumental impact HeLa and Henrietta Lacks had on modern medicine and scientific research may have provided a stronger impression as to how important the human element featured in the film truly is. Similarly, due to the films short length, major issues such as race and medicine in the mid-twentieth century, and the horrific treatment of Deborah Lacks’ sister in an insane asylum are not given the exploration they deserve. Should you watch it? Yes. “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” is a story worth hearing, often times the all-encompassing scientific impacts of a story like Henrietta’s overshadow the human angle. Even if the story’s central premise does not capture your interest, Winfrey’s stellar performance is reason alone to watch. Samuel Perrine can be reached online at entertainment@collegian.com.
ARTS & CULTURE Tuesday, April 25, 2017
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cline.net. Spend some time in the parks around Downtown Denver We Coloradoans sure love to run off to the mountains every chance we get, but we also have some beautiful city parks that should grab your attention. Check out Washington Park, or as most people in Denver call it, “Wash Park.” It is a great place to picnic, play volleyball or just watch the ducks. Almost every night in the summer, the boathouse is booked for events such as weddings and anniversary parties. The upbeat energy is just contagious. Kids love the wooden and steel playground. And families and friends keep themselves entertained with pedal boat and surrey rentals. It is a park that people just keep coming back to. Check out those rentals at: wheelfunrentals.com. Grab an ice cream at Bonnie Brae Ice Cream After your time at Washington Park, head on over to Bonnie Brae. The line is always out the door as it is a summer staple in Denver and well worth the wait. Enjoy your ice cream and the summer weather by sitting at the tables outside and taking in the aesthetic and ambiance.
Hammock Summer gets busy for all of us. We run around trying to cram as much fun and adventure into our schedules as possible that sometimes we just forget to relax and take it all in. Grab your hammock and venture out into the wilderness or your own backyard and just be. Go tubing Cool off from the heat and relax by floating down the river with friends. Check out Clear Creek in Golden, and make sure conditions and weather are good. This is time better spent in nature than hanging out at a water park with hundreds of other people and nonstop noise. Get lost, figuratively, in Rocky Mountain National Forest Drive, hike and wander about. Rocky Mountain National Forest is beautiful year round, but it is overwhelmingly green and alive in the summer months. It is just begging to be explored. Get lunch or dinner in Estes Park when your day is over and make sure to keep nature just as serene as when you found it. Check out hikes, lakes, hours and passes here: nps.gov. Adelayde Dahlin can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.
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ARTS & CULTURE Tuesday, April 25, 2017
ALEC REVIEWS MUSIC
Have Mercy digs deep with new album ‘Make the Best of It’ By Alec Erikson Often, we see a band struggle to definitively find their sound and stick with it. That is always a huge challenge for anyone who is trying to stand out in the music industry. For Have Mercy, they found their sound early on in their career and they are sticking with it. The emo outfit got a sound that worked well for them and ran with it, now they are back with their latest project. The release of “Make the Best of It” shows just how consistent the band can really be. The Baltimore-based band Have Mercy has not been around for a long time. The band can be traced back to 2011. From then they released an extended play, a few splits and two studio albums, “The Earth Pushed Back” and “A Place Of Our Own.” The group found solid footing within the pop-punk scene and are known for the emotional and deep ballads. Vocalist Brian Swindle’s scratchy voice gave the band a unique edge in their performance. Now, following the unexplained departure of the all original members besides Swindle, the band is putting out their third studio album “Make the Best of It.” “Make the Best of It” is an 11-track record that clocks in at around 41 minutes in length. Stylistically, it is familiar to the point where it provides a sense
of comfort. That said, it does not take many risks. As far as a Have Mercy record goes, it plays things safe. While this is certainly some of the strongest and more refined songs the band has put out, it is not that different from anything that came before. Right from the start listeners know exactly what they are listening to, some people will either enjoy it or be turned away. Musically, this is just a cleaner and refined sound that we are used to from Have Mercy. The record starts us off with the track “Smoke and Lace,” which relies heavily on the riffs that stick with you long after listening to it. There are plenty of things to be admired when it comes to this record, from the more layered tracks like “Coexist” and “Drive” to the slower and methodical “Ghost” and “Good Christian Man.” Have Mercy on a technical standpoint cleaned up around the edges with this record. While it does come off as something that is more geared to be more airwaves friendly, there is still that edgy and punk side of their sound that long-time fans have come to love. Lyrically, this is a record that is for those going through heartbreak without a doubt, as it takes on classic themes of a love that could never be, or a relationship that fell apart. When it comes to Swindle’s vocals and delivery and how he howls on some of the
deeper and emotional parts of a track, listeners will find it easy to connect with tracks like “Baby Grand” and “Disagree.” Then the album moves into tracks like “Reaper,” which gets a lot darker and starts talking about killing a boyfriend. Listeners cannot help but get this feeling that this is some of the most emotional and moving stuff the band has written thus far. While it is hard to try and come up with new ways to write a heartbreak album, Have Mercy managed to do it in a way that is both appealing and catchy. Overall, this is some of their best song writing to date.
>> DRAFT from page 10 was a heavy rainstorm during draft weekend last year, and the league wanted a more controlled environment for the team officials this year. The question was where. They considered housing the executives in the Art Museum, but that space was used for prospects and other events. That’s when the idea came to use the Franklin Institute, down the Parkway on the other end of the NFL Draft Experience. Each team will have a representative set up under Benjamin Franklin’s statue for the “nerve center” of the draft. They will bring their card to a front desk for verification, and it will then be phoned into Goodell at the Art Museum. Larry Dubinski, the CEO of the Franklin Institute, called the inclusion of his building in the
event “another opportunity to shine on a global scale, and that’s fantastic for both Philadelphia and the Franklin Institute.” He said that the institute will be open as usual during the draft and that a free viewing gallery for the public will allow visitors to watch team executives as they select the draft picks in real time. “Now, not only are we able to utilize another iconic location,” Matt Shapiro, the NFL’s director of event strategy, said of the institute, “but we’re using a different fan experience, which helps to bookend the Parkway.” Atop the Art Museum steps in May 2016, Nicki Ewell envisioned where a child could attempt a field goal or throw a football. Ewell, the NFL’s manager of events, looked down the Parkway and saw a space for different exhibits for the NFL Draft Experience, which is the fan fes-
tival throughout the three days. Most of the fans who attend the draft won’t step foot in the theater, but they’ll have 25 football fields of space for the NFL Draft Experience stretching from the Art Museum to the Franklin Institute. The league’s major emphasis is that it’s a free event, accessible to fans who cannot spend Sundays in stadiums. “You’ve got a little bit of everything in there, but the draft is never far away,” O’Reilly said. “But there’s enough that if you’re a family coming down that Saturday and you just want some great food and a great, free event and a cool experience with your kids, and you don’t care who the fifth-round pick is of the Jaguars, there’s plenty to do and a great time. So it strikes a balance.” Content from Tribune News Service.
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Should you listen to it? Yes. “Make the Best of It,” while it is not trying to be anything different, does a great job at pleasing longtime fans of Have Mercy. For people who have not had a chance to listen to this band, this is a great introduction purely because they are trying to nail down their sound with this record. For anyone who is going through a tough and emotional time, this record is easy to connect with and it is not difficult to come back time and time again. This is one of those records that is enjoyed best on a day when locked in your room and you are focused on its message. Alec Erickson can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.
Daily Horoscope Nancy Black
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY
(04/25/17). Changing professional directions this August leads to household renovation and beautification. October launches a year of growing partnership. December begins two years of teamwork. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. ARIES (March 21-April 19)
— 9 — Catch coins today and tomorrow. Don’t worry about the future; stick to practical objectives. Deliver results with a smile. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 9 — Unexpected news could require adaptation. You’re a powerful force, especially today and tomorrow. It’s easier to ride the horse in the direction it’s going. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 7 — Strategize plans to follow rules and deadlines. Schedule carefully to avoid risks or error. Consider things from a spiritual perspective. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 8 — Share delicious flavors and conversations with friends. Your team has the necessary resources. Coordinate your response to breaking news. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 8 — Focus on short-term professional objectives. Manage the details of a job impeccably. Coordinate with your team to adapt to surprising news.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 7 — Classes, seminars and educational adventures stimulate understanding and share new views over the next few days. Learn useful tricks and techniques. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 8 — Discuss shared finances today. Strategize to reach determinations and decisions together. Manage short-term cash flow with a sense of humor. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 8 — Step lightly. Dance gracefully with your partner over the next few days, despite changing tempo and rhythm. Expect surprises. Offer a hand. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 7 — Disciplined efforts earn reward. Energize your workout for the next few days. Take one step at a time. Balance your health and work. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 7 — Practice what you love over the next few days. Relax with family and friends. Kindle up some romance. Express your heart to one who’s captured it. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 7 — Domestic projects benefit from disciplined action. Get practical, and clean a mess. Reward worker bees with something delicious. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 8 — Your writing and communications could get surprisingly productive and effective through tomorrow. Learn voraciously, and share.
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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
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26 Tavern drinks 27 Ocean crossers 28 __ button 30 Chant for D.C.’s baseball club 31 Cropped up 32 Court orders 35 Org. with Warriors and Wizards 36 Alfa Romeo sports cars 37 Tell tall tales 38 Surrey town known for salts 41 San __: Riviera resort 45 Hors d’oeuvres spread 47 Diamond-shaped pattern 49 Go along 51 The Spartans of the NCAA 52 “Don’t make __!” 53 Puccini premiere of 1900 54 Nash who rhymed “grackle” with “debacle” 55 Dull 56 Lacking manners 57 Popular rideshare app 60 Window shade 61 Pretentiously cultured, and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues 63 Spring Festival : China :: __ : Vietnam 64 “What else?” Yesterday’s solution
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