Volume 126, No 78 January 31, 2017

NEWS

Trump executive orders explained PAGE 5

OPINION

Pothead isn’t a personality PAGE 7

Volume 126, No. 78 Tuesday, January 31, 2017 Senior Gian Clavell prepares to pop a shot during the second half of action against San Jose. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

Gian Clavell

Charges dropped, named Mountain West Player of the Week see the news story: CHARGES DROPPED on page 3 >>

see the sports story: MOUNTAIN WEST on page 10 >>

A&C

Joe Champ keeps it real PAGE 11

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COLLEGIAN.COM Tuesday, January 31, 2017

A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Dear Reader, I wish to thank you for your support of the Rocky Mountain Collegian, starting with your decision to pick up this newspaper. We would not exist if it were not for you, our readers. Since we are a student-run publication funded in part by student fees, we want you to know that your impressions of us matter in our eyes. We exist to serve you as a student body.

We have certainly not been perfect over the years. In October 2015, the Collegian editors at that time published a thoroughly misguided column about white privilege that alienated many readers.

While covering a drag show on campus in 2012, phrasing in an article equated drag performers with strippers. There have been cases in which reporters have made sources who identify as minorities feel tokenized, or have made a source unwillingly a spokesperson for a campus office or student group.

Inaccuracies have appeared in articles, each of which affects our credibility. We do not take mistakes lightly, and strive every day to churn out the best quality news possible for the campus and larger Fort Collins community.

While we are known as many things, one descriptor that feels often overlooked is one that is

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But it is not lost on our organization that we are serving students at a time when trust in the media is at an all-time low; we are working hard to earn your trust as readers.

Something else that is crucial in today’s news environment, especially for a hyper-local production like ours, is the knowledge among our own staff that we are members of the community that we serve. We will not survive as a news source if we alienate our audience, whether that be done through accidental insinuations, hurtful misnomers, or by overlooking events that are important to our readers. We cannot ask for your trust without earning it; we cannot ask for your confidence without setting up adequate channels for feedback and comment in case something goes awry.

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Those who have information that we may overlook can help us get the whole picture by reaching out.

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NEWS Tuesday, January 31, 2017

CAMPUS CITY

State of the city accompanied by homelessness protest, city officials focus on innovation

By Hailey Deaver @autumn_hail

The 2017 State of the City Address covered innovation, construction and homelessness Monday night, the latter of which was shadowed by protesters chalking the sidewalks in response to recent homelessness legislation.

About 150 people attended the state of the city address by Mayor Wade Troxell. Amanda King was the host for the evening, asking questions to Mayor Wade Troxell and City Manager Darin Atteberry.

The event started with a video presentation that showed Troxell and Atteberry traveling across Fort Collins to speak with different influential organizations in the community. They spoke with the Poudre Fire Authority, The Music District and others. The video showed the audience the prevalence of community within Fort Collins.

Homelessness The issue of homelessness was also brought up during the event. King started her question by clarifying that the sub-

ject has been an issue to Fort Collins recently. Mayor Troxell explained that there are drug, alcohol and mental issues that are contributing to the homelessness issue in Fort Collins.

He also spoke about how the city has been making “extreme efforts” to provide more affordable housing and the efforts that several non-profit organizations have made. Troxell stated that services will be provided and punishment will incur when the law is broken.

“I really appreciate the community in Fort Collins,” said Doug VanderWilt, a Fort Collins resident. “I’ve certainly witnessed it myself and I’ve done some to help the homelessness situation as well, but it is a really tough problem. People are coming through here and that’s partly because this is such a wonderful community.”

The triple bottom line comes into play with the issue of homelessness in Fort Collins.

It focuses on the environmental, economic and social aspects of a city. The Fort Collins City Council uses the triple bottom line to outline their decisions for the city.

The City Manager also spoke about the financial status of Fort Collins. He assured the audience members that Fort Collins is very financially stable and has been rated as a AAA city.

About 15 protestors for the No Lie-Sit Ban were peacefully waiting outside of the location with signs and flyers. By the end of the event, the sidewalk was covered with chalk with phrases such as “Downtown is for everyone” and “No sit-lie ban.”

Innovation and Technology The PFA spoke about how they do their best to reduce their carbon footprint by using newer vehicles and better technology. The PFA also spoke about an app, Pulse Point, that was developed for people to download and receive information on where the nearest AED is located in case of cardiac arrest. This app would allow citizens to help the community and could provide immediate medical care.

King started the formal discussion with innovation and how it is tied to the community. Mayor Troxell mentioned how Fort Collins is featured in

an exhibit in the Smithsonian among other cities as a place of innovation.

“There’s such a committed citizenry in our community actively involved and passionate about so many things and we hear about it on a regular basis in city council,” Mayor Troxell said.

Atteberry spoke about self-driving cars for Uber and how the advancements are being made in other cities. He stated that this kind of technology will make its way to Fort Collins eventually.

Mayor Troxell also spoke about the advancement of broadband in businesses in Fort Collins. Broadband will allow the community to access information in education, business and entertainment much faster than normal internet speeds.

There were about 150 residents in attendance. The event was also live-streamed online and at two other locations, The Lyric Cinema Café and the Prost Tasting Room.

Hailey Deaver can be reached at news@collegian. com.

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Charges dropped against CSU basketball player Gian Clavell

By Erin Douglas @erinmdouglas23

Charges against the CSU basketball player arrested in a domestic violence incident last November have been dropped, confirmed CSU Men’s Basketball spokesperson John Martin on Monday.

Gian Clavell, who was named the Mountain West player of the week Monday after helping lead CSU to two conference wins, was arrested

by CSU Police Nov. 9 after his ex-girlfriend reported an incident in which he physically restrained her and touched her after she repeatedly told him to stop.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LARIMER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.

Communications and Public Involvement Director Amanda King, City Mayor Wade Troxell, and City Manager Darin Atteberry discuss the state of the city at the Fort Collins Artery on Monday, January 30th, 2017. The Mayor and City Manager speak on topics like the homelessness and construction that impact the city. PHOTO BY JULIA TROWBRIDGE COLLEGIAN

Clavell was charged with false imprisonment with a domestic violence enhancement as a result of the altercation, and was suspended from the team for nine games. The charges were dropped sometime last week, according to Martin.

After CSU Police arrested him, Clavell was released on a $750 bond.

He was immediately suspended from the CSU Men’s Basketball team while CSU conducted an internal investigation of the incident. When the University completed the review, Clavell was cleared for practice on Nov. 30, and later cleared for games on Dec. 10.

Under terms reached with the Larimer District Attorney’s Office, Clavell was required to complete a one-day “Making Better Choices” class with the National Corrective Training Institute. However, according to a report in the Coloradoan, defense attorney Erik Fischer said Clavell had trouble completing the class due to time conflicts with basketball practice, games and travel.

November was the second time Clavell was arrested in relation to a domestic incident with his ex-girlfriend. In July 2015, Clavell was arrested when a CSUPD officer witnessed him grab her by the arm as she attempted to walk away from him.

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

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NEWS Tuesday, January 31, 2017

CAMPUS

CSU students attend Racial Healing Forum

By Stuart Smith @notstuartsmith

Dr. Tia Brown McNair, a leader in campus diversity and equality research, held a forum Monday evening to get advice from students regarding racial healing projects that she has been working on.

McNair asked for imput from students for her project, Centers for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation. The project aims to heal what she calls the “Hierarchy of Human Values.”

McNair is the Vice President of the Office of Diversity, Equity, Equality and Student Success at the American Association of Colleges and Universities.

In all, thirteen students were in attendance at the Lory Student Center to provide feedback to McNair.

“We are representing one sector of the Higher Education Sector (of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation), so our role and what we’ve decided to do is to take the framework of the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation enterprise ... and to put it into practice,” McNair said.

One of the goals of the Centers is to envision what communities that have eliminated inherent segregation would look like.

“I pushed questions that we (the Center) asked ourselves, and we’ve been engaged in the work for a long time,” McNair said.

As part of the forum, McNair asked the students in attendance what they thought the theoretical community would look like, and how it could be achieved.

“I think it would be really valuable to heal and work with people similar to you on the issues, but also communicate with people different than you to work through them,” said one attendee.

Arisson Stanfield, another student in attendance, said that part of the problem that should be fixed is the constancy of the issues that they are trying to fix.

“There’s a preemptive exhaustion when you can tell there’s BS coming. There’s a lot of stepping on toes that you have to deal with every day,” he said.

“It’s one thing to have discussion than to have action,” said another student in attendance.

McNair agreed, and added that, “in order to get to that action, you have to start in that place... you start with the truth of the situation... and then you move to the healing.”

She also mentioned healing circles as a way to help get through difficulties. According to crystalinks.com, healing circles consist of “a group of like-minded people who pray together to give or receive healing or energy work.”

McNair described her experience in a healing circle as “one of the only spaces where (she) felt like (she) truly was

Dr. Tia Brown McNair visits CSU to discuss recent affairs surrounding the topic of race with students. During her group discussion she recommended ‘We Gon’ Be Alright’ for its relevance to race related issues. PHOTO BY DAVIS BONNER COLLEGIAN

CSU’s hosting of Dr. Tia Brown McNair brought forward a collection of students from around campus who all shared Dr. McNair’s message of eradicating racial issues within their lives and their communities.

PHOTO BY DAVIS BONNER COLLEGIAN

listening.”

Another item that McNair brought up was a book published last year called, “We Gon’ Be Alright,” by Jeff Chang.

The series of essays takes a look at the recent racial problems of the nation, and takes its name from Kendrick Lamar’s hit song “Alright.”

She also mentioned a documentary called “America Divided,” by “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes, and stars “Grey’s” actor Jesse Williams, that takes on the issues that the Centers will be trying to combat head on. She says that it is “going to be a starting point to see our divides.”

One problem with the forum was the length, she said.

The forum only lasted an hour.

“I think it’s difficult within an hour-long conversation to have something so deep without trust being established,” she said.

However, McNair still thinks that the forum went well.

“I do think that they gave some very solid recommendations on what we struggled with just as much as the students struggle with,” McNair said. “The conversation went well. (But), if we had all day, we would have talked about ‘America Divided,’ we would screened parts of it, it would have preceded the conversation.”

Stuart Smith can be reached at news@collegian.com.

Planned Parenthood solidarity rally to respond to Cory Gardner

By Hailey Deaver @autumn_hail

We’ve Got Your Back, a local Fort Collins Girl Gang, is hosting a rally from 12-3 p.m. on Feb. 11 at Cory Gardner’s office at 2001 S. Shields St., Building H. The purpose of this event is to protest the defunding of Planned Parenthood and support the women that believe in the right to choose what they do with their bodies.

AJ Kelley, founder of We’ve Got Your Back, said, “I would like to stand with you to peacefully protest the defunding of Planned

Parenthood, and stand in solidarity with women who support the right to choose what they do with their own bodies.”

This rally is one among many rallies that will be occurring all over the country on Feb. 11. Another accessible rally location is in Denver. More information on this rally can be found on their Facebook page. These events are Pro-Choice/Pro-Planned Parenthood events.

For more information on the Fort Collins rally go to the Facebook page.

Hailey Deaver can be reached at news@collegian.com.

Protesters line the sidewalk outside Planned Parenthood at 825 S. Shields St. to support the Stand Up for Women’s Health event last year.

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NEWS Tuesday, January 31, 2017

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POLITICS

Timeline of upcoming post-election protests and rallies

By Seth Bodine @sbodine120

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, multiple protests and rallies have been planned. The Collegian has compiled all of the upcoming local post-election protests and rallies.

Jan. 31: Marching in Solidarity with Our Immigrant and Muslim Neighbors When: 12 p.m.-1 p.m.

Where: Rolland Moore Park, Fort Collins About: Organized by Fort Collins for Progress, the event is to support the Muslim community in light of the recent Trump immigration ban. The event description also states that they will send a small delegation to Cory Gardner’s office.

Feb. 4: Protect Our Muslim Neighbors Rally When: 1 p.m.- 4 p.m.

Where: Civic Center Park,

Denver About: The event, hosted by Denver peace activist Queen Phoenix, which is organized to show support the Muslim community. According to the Facebook event page, it will be a peaceful and family friendly event.

Currently, 5,312 people say they will be attending and 17,237 are interested. Due to the size of people estimated going, the rally will begin at the Greek Amphitheater at Civic Center Park.

Feb. 11: Pro-Planned Parenthood/ Pro-Choice Solidarity Stand In When: 12 p.m.-3 p.m.

Where: 2001 S. Shields St., Building H, Fort Collins About: The event was organized to support Planned Parenthood. A total of 277 are planning on attending, with 2,370 people interested.

Feb. 11: Colorado Stands with Planned Parenthood When: 1 p.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Skyline Park, Denver About: The rally is to oppose the Planned Parenthood protests, and is to take place around the country on Feb. 11. The rally will march to Sen. Cory Gardner’s office and a statement will be read to urge Gardner to halt any action to defund Planned Parenthood.

Feb. 18: To Immigrants with Love When:10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: LSC Plaza About: The event is organized by Dreamers United, a student organization at Colorado State University that aims to create a safe environment for DACA and ASSET students on campus. According to the Facebook event, it is a letter writing campaign “for immigrants and the allies who love them to publicly acknowledge that we are standing with immigrants no matter what.”

Feb. 18: One Billion Rising- Denver

2017 March and Rally When: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: Denver Pavilions About: The event is hosted by One Billion Rising, a organization that campaigns to end violence against women worldwide.

“We rise to show we are determined to create a new kind of consciousness – one where violence will be resisted until it is unthinkable,” the organizers wrote in the description of the Facebook event.

April 15: March for President Donald Trump’s Tax Returns When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Civic Center, Denver About: According to an article in The New York Times, a top aide said Donald Trump will not release his tax returns. The march is organized to get Trump to release his tax returns by April 16. The event has a GoFundMe campaign in order for fund details of the march such as a public assembly permit. The permit

will allow them to take the same march route as the women’s march, which took place earlier in January. Currently, the campaign has raised $4,871 of a $25,000 goal.

April 29: People’s Climate March on Denver When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Civic Center Park, Denver About: Taking place on Earth Day, the march is organized to show support of protecting the environment. The concern stems from climate change section on the White House disappeared, and over Trump’s rhetoric on cutting participation in the Paris Climate Agreement.

“It is clear that now, more than ever, we the people must protect the environment ourselves, since our government refuses,” the organizers wrote, on the Facebook event description.

Seth Bodine can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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NEWS Tuesday, January 31, 2017

POLITICS

Guide to Trump’s executive actions — so far...

By Erin Douglas & Tatiana Parafinuk-Talesnick @erinmdouglas23 @TatianaSophiaPT

President Donald Trump signed 18 executive orders/ memorandums this past week, sparking protests and reactions across the country. While some have claimed that this type of action is unprecedented, the president’s swift action is not unusual for a president in the first few weeks of office - what may be unprecedented is the extent to which his executive orders reach. Here is a list of all the executive actions taken so far: Executive orders: Minimizing the impact of the Affordable Care Act “Executive Order Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal” This executive order was intended to “minimize the economic burden” of the Affordable Care Act. It allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and heads of other agencies, to delay the implementation of the Affordable Care Act if it imposes a financial, state or regulatory burden on any individuals.

Expediting environmental reviews on infrastructure projects “Executive Order Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals For High Priority Infrastructure Projects” This executive order will streamline environmental reviews of infrastructure projects. It prioritizes the projects and instructs the White House Council on Environmental Quality to create expedited deadlines for environmental reviews and approvals for high-profile projects.

Removes funds for sanctuary cities, prioritizes deportations “Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States” This executive order prohibits federal funding to “sanctuary” cities where local officials have declined to enforce immigration laws, which is impacting several cities in California and could impact Denver. The order also prioritized certain undocumented immigrants for removal, such as those with criminal convictions or who have been charged with a crime. Third, it requires the secretary of homeland security to hire 10,000 additional immigration officers, subject to federal funding. The order also creates a list, to be updated weekly, of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants in sanctuary cities and jurisdictions.

Border security and immigration enforcement, southern border wall “Executive Order: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements “ This executive order directs the secretary of homeland security to complete several tasks related to immigration and border control. First, the department must begin planning, designing and constructing a wall along the US-Mexico border. He also instructed them to identify available federal funds for the wall. Second, they must construct and operate detention facilities near the border, subject to existing funding. Third, Trump ordered them to hire 5,000 additional border patrol agents, also subject to existing funding. Fourth, Trump ended the “catch and release” policy. Fifth, the action directs the secretary of homeland of security to empower local law enforcement to act as immigration officers.

Reduce Refugee Intake “Protecting the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States” This executive order reduces U.S. refugee intake from 2017’s fiscal year’s 110,00 to 50,000. Also suspends U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for 120 days. It also completely suspends the entry of all “immigrants and nonimmigrants” from Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Syria for 90 days. The order directs the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program to prioritize admittance to individuals making claims on the basis of religion “provided that the religion of the individual is a minority religion in the individual’s country of nationality.” The order caused protests in airports across the country Saturday and Sunday.

Ban Former Executive Appointees From Lobbying “Ethics commitments by executive branch appointees” This executive order bars “every executive appointee in every executive agency” from engaging in lobby activities related to that agency for five years after leaving the agency. It also permanently bars them from lobby for any foreign government or political party. This is part of Trump’s campaign promise to “drain the swamp.”

Presidential Executive Order on Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Executive Order: Create a “two-for-one” requirement to reduce regulations The executive order requires that every proposal for agency regulation must also identify two regulations to

be repealed, also creates additional obstacles for regulations that propose new incremental costs. The order has an exception for national security regulations.

Executive Memorandums:

Decreases regulations for domestic manufacturing “Presidential Memorandum Streamlining Permitting and Reducing Regulatory Burdens for Domestic Manufacturing” This executive action requires the review of the impact of federal regulations on domestic manufacturing.

After review, the Secretary of Commerce was instructed to create more streamlined permitting processes for domestic manufacturers.

Prioritizes construction of American Pipelines “Presidential Memorandum Regarding Construction of American Pipelines” This executive memorandum instructs the Secretary of Commerce to prioritize domestic manufacturing of pipelines. They must create a plan for the pipelines created, repaired or expanded in the U.S. and requires that the pipelines are completely produced in the U.S.

Encourages the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline “Presidential Memorandum Regarding Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline” Trump encouraged the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Keystone XL Pipeline. The action invites TransCanada, a Canadian energy company, to re-submit the application for a presidential permit to construct the pipeline. The memorandum instructs a review and approval of the remaining construction of the pipeline.

Hiring freeze for federal government “Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze” President Trump issued a memorandum that prevents the federal government from hiring any new employees. It does not apply to military personnel, and exemptions may be made for national security or public safety responsibilities.

Withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership “Presidential Memorandum Regarding Withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Agreement” This memorandum officially withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but the signature was somewhat symbolic, as the deal was never ratified by the Senate. Former President Barack Obama had negotiated the deal with 11 other pacific nations. Trump says he plans to negotiate deals with individual nations instead.

Blocks funds to foreign organizations that perform abortions “Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Mexico City Policy” This memorandum reinstates the “Mexico City Policy,” that was established by former President Ronald Reagan. The policy prevents the use of U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund foreign non-governmental organizations that perform or promote abortions. It has traditionally been removed by Democratic presidents and reinstated by Republican presidents.

Freeze of pending regulations until Trump administration review “Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies” This memorandum froze all pending federal regulations until they are reviewed by his administration or by an agency led by his administration’s appointees. The memorandum exempts pending regulations that are health, safety, financial or national security matters.

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Review of military strength “Presidential Memorandum on Rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces” This presidential memorandum directs the Secretary of Defense to see EXECUTIVE on page 16 >>

OPINION Tuesday, January 31, 2017

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OPINION

Beaulieu: The risky business of making weed your life

By Mack Beaulieu @CSUCollegian

The views expressed in the following column are those of the writer only and do not necessarily represent the views of the Collegian or its editorial board.

There are probably hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people at CSU and in the surrounding area that not only smoke weed, but take pride in it to the point where they believe it defines them. You’ve probably seen a stoner pissing contest once or twice; two red-eyed scruffy dude’s half bragging and half arguing about who smokes more.

That’s all well and good

while you’re still in the stage where anything that would disappoint your parents is something to set your hat on, but to be honest, it gets boring. Don’t get me wrong, I’m someone who definitely believes a responsible adult can have a healthy love for weed, but it better go beyond smoking if you choose to bask in it so much.

Eventually, you’re going to have to pull back or stop smoking altogether if you want to make a real mark on the world: whatever that may be. I recently had a friend who quit smoking for his airline career.

If you really love marijuana though, then maybe try to work in the emerging industry.

Something that, to be success-

ful, you’ll probably still have to cut back. I talked to a grower in California this week about his journey to where he is now and what it means with his relationship to weed.

Nick, as we’ll call him here, never really got involved in the harvesting of weed until this past year. Bored of his college, Nick was flown out to California by his brother. His brother is a caregiver, has all the legal paperwork to sell to dispensaries, and owns multiple facilities out of which he grows.

Nick is running one of those facilities and tends to about 200 plants, putting in lots of long hours. When I talked to Nick this past Wednesday, it was take-down day. “I spent about

10 hours today cutting down the plants and hanging them up to dry,” Nick said, having just smoked for the first time that day around 7:00 p.m.

When asked if he smokes as much as he did in college, before he came to California, Nick answers with a resounding no.

“I don’t smoke nearly as much, not like I used to,” Nick said, “I feel like I have to be focused, and all the growers out here who are known as major stoners aren’t very good growers.”

As chill as his job might sound, Nick stays focused for several reasons. First and foremost is the health of the plants. “It’s not something everyone who smokes should do,” said Nick, “Four of my brother’s growers failed already.

He brought me out after he fired the last guy.” There are more serious concerns though. Cops and robbers, mainly.

“My brother got arrested a few years ago, but he got a lawyer and beat the charges” Nick said, “Though the feds basically kicked in the door of his grow op, he got real lucky.” When asked if he worries about that possibility for him, Nick demurs. “I don’t really think about it much, it could depend on who Trump puts in that position,” speaking of the secretary of agriculture. “It’s more common that people get robbed,” he adds.

For taking all these risks, Nick is rewarded with free rent in a large house that also houses see MARIJUANA on page 16 >>

OPINION

Brust: Trump’s immigration plan is fear mongering Alec Brust @AlecBrust

The views expressed in the following column are those of the writer only and do not necessarily represent the views of the Collegian or its editorial board.

Fear Mongering: To spread frightening rumors, to cause alarm.

The influx of fake news, sensationalism and prejudicial undertones is throwing the United States into a frenzy. The media, social media in-particular, has successfully been drawing Americans away from the very thing we need the most: cold, hard, non-alternative facts.

The result is chaos, the root of a fear monger.

I am honestly quite confused by most of what Donald Trump is doing, because his choices do not mirror statistics. His actions don’t add up. If you look at immigration statistics, all of the countries included in Trump’s 3 month immigration ban are countries with the lowest count of terrorism strikes. Perhaps the most interesting, the fact that Saudi Arabia is not on the list, even though 15 of the 19 plane hijackers who committed 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia. Now, I am not saying that Saudi Arabia should have by any means been included on the list, but why are we limiting terrorism to these seven countries when terrorism stems from all over the world?

There is an issue with banning predominantly Muslim countries, and there is an issue banning countries in a refugee crisis.

Yes, conservatives can argue that Obama’s past visa restrictions sparked Trump’s ban. We could even bring up the fact that Obama set an immigration ban back in the day in response to a direct Iraqi threat. Although there were incredibly different extenuating circumstances, it is a valid argument, yet Trump’s motives are different. Labeling the ban as an initiative to end terrorism is ridiculous. Terrorism stems from every walk of life. A white boy shooting up a school is a terrorist, a police officer killing an unarmed black man is a terrorist. The definition of terrorism is not limited to Muslim countries, or foreign countries in general; acts of terrorism can be performed by anybody.

This is labeling. This is discrimination. Labeling seven predominantly Muslim countries as terrorist hot spots is the very definition of fear mongering. Those who argue that the countries are being banned has nothing to do with Islam need to take a look at the bigger picture.

One of my professors had a perfect analogy: If a law passed banning anybody from sleeping under an underpass, am I discriminating against everyone, or just the homeless? It is a Muslim ban. Period.

This is where fear mongering takes its course. Anybody could commit an act of terror within the 90-day ban, and we cannot control where or who that act of terror could come

from. Trump’s ban on immigration is not an act that will help stop terrorism, or even slow it. Trump’s ban is harming thousands of refugees, rejecting normal people with no intent of terrorism, and instilling fear in the hearts of millions for no good reason.

We have the largest military

in the world. It is not okay to endanger the lives of thousands under the mere suspicion that some act of terror may happen.

Anybody who commits an act of terror is a terrorist, no matter where they come from.

Fear of the unknown is what will run our country into the ground.

In the words of Helen Keller,

“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”

Alec Brust can be reached at opinion@collegian.com.

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Davis competes amongst nation’s top talent in East-West shrine game FOOTBALL

By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

After battling injuries throughout his first couple years in Fort Collins, Kevin Davis evolved into one of the nation’s most productive linebackers for Colorado State, recording 211 tackles, 25.5 of which were for a loss over his junior and senior seasons.

Recently, the Rams impact linebacker travelled to St. Petersburg Florida, where he capped off his collegiate career in the 2017 East-West Shrine Game. Playing as a representative of the West team, Davis finished third on the squad with five tackles.

“It was an awesome opportunity to show that a lot of my hard work has paid off through the years,” Davis said. “I had a pretty successful last two seasons so getting the invite was icing on the cake for my senior year.”

Davis finished the 2016 season eighth in the Mountain West in total tackles (110) and was only one of three NCAA FBS players with an interception, 100-plus tackles, multiple sacks and multiple forced fumbles. For his efforts, Davis earned second-team All-Conference honors, and the opportunity to play in the nation’s oldest college football allstar game with some of the nation’s elite talent.

Some of the Davis’ Shrine Game teammates included for-

mer foes such as Air Force wide receiver Jalen Robinette, who finished the day with a modest two catches for 11 yards, but impressed many reporters and scouts throughout the week.

Robinette also made an impression on Davis, who listed the former Falcon first when asked about players that performed well throughout the week. “He was catching everything all week,” Davis said.

Despite playing for bitter rivals, Davis enjoyed the opportunity to suit up with Robinette and a variety of former collegiate rivals, including San Diego State’s Calvin Munson and multiple University of Colorado defenders.

Davis explained that he already trains with some of the guys in Denver, but that they all became closer through this experience. Davis also spoke on how this year’s Shrine Game was an opportunity to put both the Front Range and Mountain West football on the map.

“There’s big talk about the Power 5 vs. the Group of 5 and all that, but I mean we were definitely as good as guys from the big schools, guys from Michigan and places like that,” Davis said.

“Jalen (Robinette) got called up to the Senior Game because he had a great week. I don’t think there is really a difference between us and the Power 5 guys.”

Along with a chance for collegiate stars to play in front of

CSU Linebacker Kevin Davis (33) calls the defense during the Rams’ win over Fresno State.

PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

NFL coaches and scouts, the Shrine Game provides an opportunity for soon to be prominent professional players to give back to their community.

Created by the Shriners in 1925, the annual game is designed to raise money in support of Shriners Hospitals for Children. According to the official East-West Shrine Game website, “More than one million children have benefitted from Shriners Hospitals’ unique way of providing hope and healing, regardless of the families’ ability to pay for services.”

“It was truly an awesome experience,” Davis said, referring to the chance to work with Shriners Hospitals for Children. “Just to see how lucky we all are. A lot of these kids are sick or have some sort of disability...I didn’t really know much about it all, but it was really cool to learn all about what the hospitals do. Kids never have to pay for their treatment, which is amazing. Just to hear their stories and be with them, it was definitely one of the highlights of my week.”

Although the Shrine Game does not exactly make up for the

Bowl loss, in provided an opportunity for one of the Rams most productive defenders to compete with some of the best talent across the board and cap off a successful collegiate career with a victory.

Davis does not know where his next stop will be or if a team will draft him this spring, but whatever happens, he is ready for the challenge. More than anything, Davis is just excited for the opportunity to try, and to keep playing football.

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

BASKETBALL

Mountain West names Gustavsson player of the week

By Chad Deutschman @ChadDeutschman

Colorado State senior Elin Gustavsson has been named the Mountain West Women’s Basketball Player of the Week following a career-best 32 points against San Diego State on Jan. 28, the conference announced Monday.

Gustavsson’s 32 points against the Aztecs marked the third straight game the Angelholm, Sweden native led Colorado State in points. In the 60-43 win over San Diego State, with Colorado State leading by eight after the 3rd quarter, Gustavsson scored 11 4th-quarter points to seal the victory. She finished the game 13-of-21 from the field with six rebounds.

To accompany the career-best scoring outage against San Diego State, Gustavsson

notched her fourth doubledouble against San Jose State with 26 points and 10 rebounds.

Gustavsson averaged 26 points and eight rebounds in Colorado State’s two wins last week while shooting 63.9 percent from the field. In addition to her high-percentage shooting from the field, the senior shot 66.7 percent from three-point range.

The weekly honor is the first this season for Gustavsson and the third of her career.

Gustavsson joins Ellen Nystom as the only Rams to earn MW player of the week this season.

Colorado State will look to hold their Mountain West lead when they take the court in Boise against Bosie State on Wednesday Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.

Chad Deutschman can be reached by email at sports@ collegian.com.

Colorado State University’s Elin Gustavsson (22) watches her three-point shot during the game against Utah State at Moby Arena. The Rams beat the visiting Utah State Aggies 74-43. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN

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Clavell and Omogbo are Mountain West’s best duo Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

Saturday’s victory over San Diego State helped keep Colorado State’s chances of winning a regular season Mountain West championship alive, but it was also a statement to the rest of the league that Gian Clavell and Emmanuel Omogbo are the best one-two punch in the conference.

The duo combined for 61 points and 17 rebounds en route to erasing a 13 point second half deficit while overcoming all five SDSU starters finishing with double digit scoring totals and ultimately leading the Rams to their first road victory over the Aztecs since 2003.

What Gian Clavell did on the court Saturday night was something I have never seen

before. The veteran guard scored a career-best 37 points including the team’s final 12 points and an absurdly difficult layup to win the game.

More impressive than dropping nearly 40 points on the road and closing the game 7-of-8 from the field was the majority of Clavell’s attempts were well defended, but it did not seem to phase him in the slightest.

Time after time, Clavell was able to split the defense and create scoring opportunities both inside and out of the perimeter. Whether it was a three-pointer from four feet behind the arc, a fadeaway jumper in the corner or a layup with the defender draped all over him, Clavell simply could not miss.

Clavell’s performance will undoubtedly go down as one of the greatest in program history, but his counterpart was no slouch either.

Emmanuel Omogbo has consistently been the force that drives this team all sea-

son and he came up big time in Saturday’s victory. The Rams’ big man currently leads the Mountain West in the double-double’s (11) and has owned the post against the majority of CSU’s opponents. Saturday night was do different, as Omogbo recorded a career-best 24 points while adding nine rebounds and three assists.

Along with being his usual dominant self in the paint, Omogbo proved you cannot leave the big man alone behind the arc.

Omogbo was a career-best 4-of-4 from three-point range and was able to take advantage of some second half defensive lapses from Steve Fisher’s squad.

“I thought it was a game for the memory books,” Larry Eustachy said after the win. “If you watched it on TV, or you were here live, or you were able to have the luxury of coaching in the game, I think everything played out perfect. Gian Clavell had four fouls. We took him out

and sat him for about four seconds and then put him back in.

When you’ve got somebody like him and Emmanuel (Omogbo), you feel like you’ve got a chance.”

With the conference being wide open for the taking, having an experienced duo like Clavell and Omogbo that can contribute in multiple ways on both ends of the floor may be what separates this team from the rest of the pack.

There is certainly quite a bit of talent in the MW conference with multiple teams possessing strong duos such as New Mexico’s Elijah Brown and Tim Williams, or Nevada’s Cameron Oliver and Marcus Marshall, but none of them are as versatile as the one-two punch of Clavell and Omogbo.

Clavell has deadly range, and his ability to create space and score anywhere on the floor makes him to tough to contest.

Omogbo is a physical mismatch and a weapon on the boards, but an improved offensive touch has

elevated his game to a new level this year.

Most importantly, Clavell and Omogbo have each shown a willingness to distribute the ball to the open man and play off of each other’s strengths, instead of looking to put up individual numbers on a nightly basis.

When this group is playing unselfish basketball, and can put the ball in the hands of their big men in the post and their playmakers in the perimeter, they are extremely tough to beat and it has shown of late. The Rams are 6-3 in their last nine games and have won three straight, despite playing with only seven scholarship players.

If this team continues to play to their strengths and rely on the best one-two punch in the Mountain West (Clavell and Omogbo), this team is capable of making a legitimate run at the postseason and surprising a lot of people.

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

Clavell named MW Player of the Week BASKETBALL

By Chad Deutschman @ChadDeutschman

Colorado State’s Gian Clavell was named the Mountain West Men’s Basketball Conference Player of the Week for games ending Jan. 29, the conference announced Monday. Clavell joins fellow senior Emmanuel Omogbo, who was awarded MW player of the week in November, as the only Rams to earn MW honors this season.

Clavell averaged 30.5 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and 1.5 blocks for the week while helping Colorado State (14-8, 6-3 MW) to two conference wins over San Jose State (10-10, 3-6 MW) and San Diego State (11-9, 3-5 MW).

In a win over San Jose State on Jan. 25 Clavell collected his third double-double of the season with a then season-high 24 points and 12 rebounds while giving head coach Larry Eustachy his 100th career win at Colorado State. The Puerto Rico native shot 10-19 in the game with two assists, one blocked shot and three steals.

On Jan. 28, Clavell had his best game at Colorado State, leading the Rams to their first win at San Diego State in 14 years. The 6-foot-4 guard scored a career-best 37 points, two of which came on a game winning layup with 3.8 seconds left to

give CSU a 78-77 win. Clavell shot 14-of-23 against the Aztecs including 4-of-6 from threepoint range.

Clavell’s second-half of the San Diego State game was where the senior separated himself from the pack as he went 11of-14 from the field and scored Colorado State’s final 12 points in the game, scoring 30 of his 37 points in the half. Clavell finished the game with 37 points, eight rebounds and two

Breakout Box Points: 18.5 Rebounds: 6.5 Assists: 1.5 Steals: 1.7 Minutes: 35.2 blocked shots.

The two-win week for Colorado State helped the team stay in the hunt for a conference title, as the Rams are tied for second in the Mountain West at 6-3. Colorado State will be back on the court Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. against Boise State (13-7, 6-3 MW) in Moby Arena. The game can also be broadcast on ESPN3.

Chad Deutschman can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

Gian Clavell drives the ball towards the hoop against New Mexico earlier this season. PHOTO BY NATALIE DYER COLLEGIAN

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Former TV anchor turned professor ranks high among students

By Samuel Perrine @brickzor

Many people wonder why Joe Champ decided to leave a successful television news career that spanned more than a decade to become a professor here at Colorado State University.

Champ spent eight years as the host and news anchor of Madison, Wisconsin’s local CBS affiliate. He is now an associate professor of journalism and technical communications at CSU. According to Champ, part of the reason he now teaches is the students.

“You know, I haven’t met a student I didn’t like,” Champ said.

Champ’s career began with a job as a public relations assistant and media liaison for the Green Bay Packers.

After getting a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications from the University of Wisconsin, Champ was hired as a sports anchor and general assignment reporter in Minnesota.

“The worst part of that (reporting) was covering barn fires,” he said. “You just stand there all day in the cold.”

In 1987, Champ became the host and news-anchor on WISC-

TV, Madison, Wisconsin’s CBS affiliate. Champ anchored in Madison for eight years. During said time, Champ also earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin.

Champ eventually earned his doctorate in journalism from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Shortly afterward he joined the CSU faculty as a full-time instructor in 2001, and has stayed Fort Collins ever since.

Since 2001, Champ has published an array academic works and taught thousands of students.

Champ has garnered quite the reputation among his students at CSU, and he has a near perfect score on the website Rate My Professor which serves as a platform for college students to provide independent feedback of what they think of their instructors. Many of the reviews cite Champ’s knowledge of the subject matter and passion for teaching.

Champ loves his students and it seems difficult to meet a CSU student who does not have good things to say about Champ.

Champ was surprised when he heard about his reputation among students at CSU. “Maybe it’s because of my teaching approach, I try to build

a rapport with students, and make my lessons applicable to their lives,” Champ said. “I love the students the way a father would. And maybe that’s not all good, but it’s true.”

Champ has settled well into academia over the past decade and a half and still enjoys it, even more than his time as a journalist in Wisconsin.

“I realized that what we do as communicators is a reflection of how we are,” Champ said. “That’s one of the reasons that I love academia, thinking about the deeper questions of communication.”

Champ is no stranger to these kinds of questions. He has wrestled with them in various publications over the years.

Champ has even been nominated for an Emmy award for a documentary film on family dynamics entitled “Our Family Tree.”

Currently, Champ still teaches several courses for the CSU Journalism department, and is involved in a collaborative research studies with the National Parks Service “Find Your Park” campaign as well as the United States Geological Survey.

Samuel Perrine can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

Journalism Professor Joe Champ. PHOTO BY DAVIS BONNER COLLEGIAN

ALEC REVIEWS MUSIC

Japandroids leave punk roots with new alternative album

By Alec Erickson @CTV_ace

For any other band, this latest record would be phenomenal. That being said, we finally have the third-studio album from the Japandroids, “Near To The Wild Heart Of Life.” While it can be an exciting and fun record to listen to, it is a little bit too off base with its more classic rock and alternative feel. Ultimately we see the Japandroids clean up their sound, and not necessarily for the better.

The Japandroids are a punkrock duo based out of Vancouver, Canada. Their origins date back to 2006 with their debut album “Post-Nothing” which brought them to mainstream attention.

“Post-Nothing” can only be described as a good combination of classic and post-punk rock that had a much more unique sound.

In short, Japandroids were a breath of fresh air for an age that does not resemble classic rock

elements anymore. The band really took off with the release of their second album “Celebration Rock.” This record brought about a lot of critical acclaim that was well deserved, arguably being one of the strongest records released in 2012. The band had found their footing and were well on their way. Now, just five years later, we finally got the release of the third album “Near To The Wild Heart Of Life.”

“Near To The Wild Heart Of Life” is an eight-track record that clocks in around 37 minutes long. From front to back, it is a fun and exciting record to listen to, and it more than easy enough to lose yourself in the music. That being said, the most apparent difference from this versus any of the band’s previous work is noticeable right from the start. Vocals are not as gritty as they once were, the guitar is mixed in so well it is actually a really clean record. There are so many layers here all working

together, that if one thing were out of place this record would fall flat on its face. This is more along the lines of something we would have saw back in the Tom Petty days, which is not bad, but for long-time fans, maybe this record is not exactly what they were expecting.

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Musically, there is a lot of moving pieces all over this record. It builds up in small increments and releases, but it only manages this a couple of times.

The tracks are layered really well, and this record is method-

ically thought out to the placement. Everything is supposed to be where it is, and this is usual from Japandroids. Drums are not nearly as memorable this time around and the rhythm is a little over the place in some tracks. All that being said, one of the standout tracks has to be “Arc of Bar.” The main reason for that is this track is the most classic rock style song on the whole record. It carries interest for the entire seven and a half minutes.

The harmonies are great, and it has a very memorable melody, which is hard to say about some of the other tracks.

Lyrically, this is some of the simplest song writing we have seen from the Japandroids. Nothing is special. Most tracks focus on either getting out of town, or some girl. There are some lessthan-subtle religious undertones, but they do really have a lot of fun with how simple these tracks are. You find yourself shouting along to the chorus on tracks like

“North East South West,” while on tracks like “No Known Drink or Drug,” you cannot help but feel like it is a bit too relatable. There is not really anything complex with the song lyrics and the delivery at times can be a bit too monotone, but that is all second to the music.

It is hard not to find something to sing along to.

Should You Listen to It?: Maybe “Near To The Wild Heart Of Life” comes down to a couple of things. If you have never heard of Japandroids, this is a good record to start out with, just keep in mind that they do have some way better music to check out. Secondly, if you are a longtime fan of the band, this is more of an OK album that should be approached tentatively. It is one of those records that is more mindlessly fun to listen to than anything else. It is a great alternative record, just not a great punk record.

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

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International students weigh in on global cuisine in Fort Collins

By Max Sundberg @jmaxsun

Sitting in the common area of Colorado State University’s International House, a well-spoken criminology major from Ghana nostalgically described the West-African cuisine that he had not eaten since before his arrival to the United States.

Though reluctant to complain about the new foods he had tried in the U.S., Yaw Dapaah described the lack of culturally diverse and authentic food on campus.

“CSU has a huge amount of African students,” Dapaah said.

“It would be good if there were more variety in food.”

Locations Hot Wok Cafe–1122 W. Elizabeth, Panda Express–Lory Student Center food court Petra Grill–1335 W. Elizabeth St. Fatafeat–1401 W. Elizabeth St. Garbanzo Express–LSC food court Petra Grill is one restaurant Abdullah Almutrairi will frequent as a substitute for home cooking. PHOTO BY CORY BERTELSEN COLLEGIAN

Other students, like Abdullah Almutairi, a chemical engineering major from Kuwait, agree that for a university that prides itself in diversity and inclusion, there should be a more globalist approach toward food.

“There really should be more restaurants and choices for international students,” Almutairi said.

The university has made strides to provide dining options that reflect varying cultural backgrounds, but many international students are still looking to local restaurants to get an authentic taste of the foods they grew up with.

From Mediterranean to Thai and Chinese, West Elizabeth Street is home to many restaurants that international students say are the real deal.

Isabella Zhu, a senior agricultural business major from China frequents Hot Wok Café, one of only two restaurants in Fort Collins she was willing to label as authentic Chinese food.

“I like the fried rice, the noodles,” Zhu said. “And the fried

chicken is really good—it tastes like real Chinese.”

Without leaving campus, it can be difficult finding ethnic food that is not a caricature of its original rendition.

“CSU has a lot of just American food,” said Zhu. “Panda Express is not Chinese food,” though she admitted to settling for it occasionally while on campus.

Almutairi said he has not found any Kuwaiti food in Fort Collins, but Mediterranean restaurants are a good enough substitution for now.

“Petra Grill and Fatafeat are pretty similar to Kuwaiti food,” he said. “They’re really the closest thing.”

If he could have any food from home, Almutairi would take a traditional Arabic dish called majboos, a rice and chicken dish, “cooked Kuwaiti style,” he said.

In terms of cultural variety, most international students agree that the dining halls tend to be better than the food court.

“The chicken and the pasta in the dining halls are the closest thing to West-African food at the

school,” Dapaah said.

Still, he has not been able to find a taste of home on West Elizabeth Street or on campus. As West-African cuisine has yet to gain traction in the U.S., Dapaah said he would even settle for a

Waakye, which he described as “brown rice, pinto beans and chicken in a really good, spicy sauce.” Nothing he has tried in the U.S. yet has been comparable.

Dapaah hopes to see more African food merge into Amer-

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Fast-food chains like Panda Express and Garbanzo Express have Westernized food of other regions of the world. “If there were an African version, it would be great,” Dapaah said.

Particularly, he would like to get his hands on a popular West-African dish called

ican culture and would also like to see more choices for international students at CSU because “it would help to make international students feel at home.”

Max Sundberg can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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American college culture at CSU from the eyes of international students

By Adelayde Dahlin @addsss_

We all want to go abroad.

We want those foreign experiences and to get away from our ideals and American culture for a little while, so what do students coming here visualize?

Basically everything we also envisioned college to be like when we were leaving high school and getting ready for the next chapter of our life: parties and unbelievably hard classes.

Here are the major differences that two transfer students, Nancy Crawshaw from Lincoln University in New Zealand and Megan Leonard from University of Tasmania have noticed about going to school at Colorado State University.

For Crawshaw, it is like “everything you see in the movies.” For Leonard, it is “much bigger and harder to meet people.”

The girl-guy divide According to Leonard, American students take it as out of the ordinary to just ask someone to lunch after just having met them in one of their classes. American students can take this as flirting, whereas back home it is not. Typically this is considered normal and just being friendly. “There is a large girl guy divide here,” Leonard said. “Guys and girls here hangout more for the relationships rather than for friendships and we even take relationships more seriously, even getting engaged while in college.”

Politics Another large difference is our passion for politics. Crawshaw and Leonard explain that people at their universities know what is going on, but do not get

as involved with it. Whereas here, we are consistently talking about it, and are driven by politics among other things such as religion. Crashaw and Leonard do not get much of the protesters or the “going to hell” sign guys that we get either. Students here may look at those people on campus as nuisances, but to them it is more exciting because they do not have anything like that going on at their schools.

Greek life Coming to CSU also offered other opportunities Crashaw and Leonard did not have before such as Greek life. Fraternity parties came up a lot, but is that not something we all think of when college comes to mind?

Sports CSU also offers more sports teams at a much larger decibel too. Leonard mentions that we have a lot of “cool merch,” which is something they do not really get back at home. Crawshaw likes how much “we get behind our teams.” Crashaw and Leonard both emphasize the amount of school pride we have in being rams, which is not usually the norm.

TA’s “TA’s are a new cool thing as well” according to Leonard. That being said, Crawshaw added that our professors and lecturers will also actually take the time to explain things and help if you ask for it, whereas before they were just kind of on their own. Another new thing is that it is only the third week of classes and people are already studying, “you don’t start studying until week six,” Leonard said.

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we are not allowed to drink on campus. In comparison, their universities tend to put on events that encourage students to socialize and everyone can drink. An example of this is something called “society day, the biggest drinking day of the semester” according to Leonard, where you join as many clubs as possible and get drinks while getting to know people at each club’s booth.

Academics There is also an emphasis on working with your peers back home. Here, professors put more emphasis on watching out for plagiarism. The bigger shock to them was that “50 percent is passing back home,” Leonard said. It is harder to get into universities here. It is probably because here we are going to college to “set ourselves up for life,” Crawshaw said.

CSU favorites After asking what their best CSU memory is so far, being three weeks in, they both said the sports aspect. “Every time someone say’s ram ball,” Leonard said. “It’s the most American thing.” You may just hear a group of exchange students saying “RAM BALLLLL” all over campus because they all think it is so funny, she said.

The most important thing though, what Crashaw and Leonard are most looking forward to is mainly meeting new people, which is something we can all do more of. As well as trying new things. “Everything you see in American movies, we want to do,” Crawshaw said. They also both really want to meet Cam the Ram, the actual ram, so someone make it happen!

Adelayde Dahlin can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

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ARTS & CULTURE Tuesday, January 31, 2017

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

What to do while waiting for warmer weather

By Adelayde Dahlin @addsss_

It often seems like our winters here fall short, especially when you realize how much Colorado has to offer in the spring, summer and fall months.

Kayaking, hiking, rock climbing, camping, paddle boarding, you name it. The possibilities are basically endless thanks to the much warmer weather and not to mention all that sun in the sky.

However, in the winter it may seem like we are not as lucky.

Sure we have all those mountain activities, but if the snowboard and ski culture are not for you, or just the cold weather in general, then what really is there to do?

Mini-roadtrips Day dreaming about warmer days during lecture is a go-to, but realizing you can start some of these summer-like adventures a few months early changes things. You just need to be a little creative. If you are a road trip person, spend your Saturday exploring Rocky Mountain National Park. It is fairly close to Fort Collins, but just far enough away that you feel like you are still going out on your own little adventure. Plus if it is freezing out, cruising around in your car and seeing the sights can be just as fun as hiking, but

with the added bonus of heat and tunes.

Visiting Horsetooth Now most of us are water people, we love our lakes, rivers and reservoirs. Getting out there in the winter seems almost impossible, but that should not stop people from being around it. I spend time up at Horsetooth almost every weekend. If I do not, I get almost nostalgic about it.

Sometimes it can even seem better in the winter because it is not as crowded and you can just sit there and appreciate the beauty. Plus you get to think about all the fun to come in the future months while you are there. Just make a killer warm weather playlist, I recommend a country or reggae mix for this.

Drive there with friends, and take some time at each stop to take it all in.

Camping party Camping is something else we all long for in the lengthy winter months, but most of us are not interested in freezing our butts off to actually test it out. Instead, one solution for this is to have a camping party. It can be rather amusing, and you get some good memories out of it. You just need some of your closest friends and a sense of humor. I did it over the weekend and I would say it was a success.

Some steps to take include setting

up a tent inside. We set up an Airloung too, just to be extra camping savvy. Having some type of s’mores is always good too. We did not want to use our fireplace when we did it so we instead found some amazing s’more mix at the store.

It was a great substitute. It can also be great if you dig out some games you would not normally play on your stereotypical weekend in college. It changes things up and it can bring back some old memories. We played monopoly and it got heated.

Buying what you usually drink on summer camping trips adds to the theme as well and make sure to take a ton of pictures, we used polaroids because of the aesthetics.

Eat summer foods One more simple thing I know a lot of us miss about warm weather is the food.

Everything in the winter is so heavy and is missing the freshness and fruit that comes with summer.Smoothiesaremysavior; Summer in a cup! So try out all the smoothie places Fort Collins has to offer, they may have been what was missing in your life. Take one to Horsetooth next time you go too, they will just to continue to add to the vibes.

Adelayde Dahlin can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(1/31/17). Teamwork propels a shared dream. One door closes and another opens in a partnership this February, before a lucrative phase erupts.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 7

— Productivity behind closed doors satisfies. An idealist needs to be held to the facts; no excuses. Aim for a personal dream today and tomorrow.

Follow your mom’s advice and win.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 8 — More is possible now.

Don’t be intimidated. Invest in your own dreams. Make sure what you build is solid.

Share what you’re learning.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 9 — Team up with a genius for a creative partnership. Discuss future options. Finish up a project over the next two days CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 8 — Travel to discover a locale you’ve been studying. Choose your path carefully. Be careful and thorough to advance.

Upgrade a communications device to increase security LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 6 — Discuss numbers with your partner. Keep accounts and books current. Share your concerns and support each other to reach goals..

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 8 — You don’t have to do everything by yourself; delegate!

Find tasks that you can give away.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 8 — You can accomplish great things. The previously impossible looks easy. Fulfill promises you’ve made, with attention to detail. Discuss dreams.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 8 —You have a secret source of power. Draw upon hidden resources. Invest in your business, and aim for excellence.

It’s a good time to sell.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 9 — Domestic comforts entice.

Putter in the garden. Cook up something scrumptious.

Inspiration hits when you least expect. Follow a hunch. You can realize a dream.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 8 — Write and refine your thesis. You don’t have to start from scratch. Look at things from a different angle. Share your new view of an old story.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 — Work demands could seem intense today and tomorrow. Schedule carefully to include rest, healthy food and exercise. Revise and streamline your routine.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 7 —Write down your dreams, stick to the budget and believe in your team. Provide a spiritual component. This idea could really grow into a profitable venture.

COLLEGIAN.COM Tuesday, January 31, 2017

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16 Tuesday, January 31, 2017 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian >> EXECUTIVE from page 6 review the military’s readiness and develop a budget capable of improving the military’s readiness. Trump also directed them to complete a strategy to review U.S. nuclear and missile-defense capabilities.

National Security Council reorganized “Presidential Memorandum Organization of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council” This memorandum reorganizes the National Security Council to make it more digitally-focused. The order allows some of the president’s staff to attend any NSC meeting.

Plan to defeat ISIS “Presidential Memorandum Plan to Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria” Trump instructed the Defense Secretary to create a plan to defeat ISIS in this memorandum. The president required him to submit the plan within the next 30 days, which must include a comprehensive strategy, changes to the rules of engagement, strategies to de-legitimize radical ideology, a plan to cut off ISIS’ financial support and identify new partners for the fight against ISIS. Erin Douglas and Tatiana Parafinuk-Talesnick can be reached at news@collegian.com.

>> MARIJUANA from page 7 the grow up he’s overlooking. Besides that, he writes down his hours and gives them to his brother. He also gets a bonus if he produces a certain amount more per light than what’s considered average.

Nick sees this as his career now. Long term, he’s hopeful that the skills he’s learning now will set him up for corporate marijuana. “If everything goes well politicly than we’re probably headed to corporate marijuana, people like my brother will be bought out,” Nick said, “I just hope when it does I’ll be able to go in and be a grow manager for them or something.”

The very scary thing for many people, myself included, is that it no longer seems like a slam dunk that weed will be legalized everywhere or even the states its currently in. I don’t think it’s at the top of Trump’s list and some people he knows would certainly make a quick buck of it, but he does have republicans to cater to.

So that, “when,” may never come for Nick, but he’s just one example of how a person can make their love for weed into work, and how a person who’s serious about this should start thinking seriously about how to get a foothold in the industry.

You could harvest, you could work at a dispensary, you can own or manage one, get into making edibles/different forms of dabs, or you could just take on a career where it’s not something that hurts you so much. Regardless, like Nick said with growers, the best person at their weed-tolerant career probably isn’t the biggest stoner.

Mack Beaulieu can be reached at opinion@collegian.com.