Volume 126, No 85 February 13, 2017

Volume 126, No. 85

Monday, February 13, 2017

OPINION

Why your style of arguing sucks PAGE 6

Elijah Hughes introduces Hayley Ratcliff from CSU Democrats at the Solidarity Rally with Planned Parenthood on Feb. 11th

Over 1,000 gather for Planned Parenthood rally in Fort Collins PHOTO BY JULIA TROWBRIDGE COLLEGIAN

By Hailey Deaver @autumn_hail

Roughly 1,200 Planned Parenthood supporters gathered in Old Town Square for a peaceful rally to protest the defunding of Planned Parenthood on Saturday afternoon.

AJ Kelley and Elijah Hughes, co-founders of the local Fort Collins Girl Gang, organized this event originally for just a group of friends. They were in awe of the amount of people that wanted to show their support.

“My goal right now is to have a march as big as Denver in Fort Collins.” Kelley said, “we are going to do more events.”

The rally encouraged everyone to stand together as friends with women who support the right to choose what they do with

their bodies.

Men, women, children and pets surrounded the stage and took part in performances from local musicians, heard stories from people that go to Planned Parenthood and received support from guest speakers.

The many speakers included State Representative Joann Ginal, Senator John Kefalas and Hayley Ratcliff from CSU Democrats.

“An interesting thing about Planned Parenthood is that it was started over 100 years ago in 1916,” Meyer said. “Margaret Sanger was a woman who was a health care professional. She was a nurse. She wanted to start helping these women and their families. She was opposed to abortion and remained opposed to abortion her whole life but no

one fought harder for birth control services, public health, education and prevention.”

The crowd was encouraged to donate money to Planned Parenthood in honor of the people they love, big moments that happened in their lives and as a way to show they care.

“Every single person here is an inspiration,” Staysha Ryder said. “Every single person who’s put time into organizing this is an inspiration. So thank you, everybody. The 2.5 million people that Planned Parenthood serves cannot be absorbed by the community clinics. We do not need to defund Planned Parenthood. We need to define Planned Parenthood for those who aren’t aware of the role the organization plays for women and particularly the role that it plays for women who

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State Representative Ginal and Senator Kefalas spoke to the crowd and encouraged more support.

“I’m really grateful and thankful to be here, standing with you in solidarity for what we believe in.” Kefalas said. “This morning we had one of our town hall meetings at Council Tree Library and it was the first time ever we actually had to turn see GATHERED on page 4 >>

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NEWS Monday, February 13, 2017

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CITY

Spring road closures planned for roads surrounding campus

By Stuart Smith @notstuartsmith

There are numerous construction projects planned in Fort Collins in the Colorado State University area this spring.

One major project will be the closing of Prospect Road for one block on either side of College Avenue for renovations.

Prospect Road will close between College Avenue and Remington Street on Monday, Feb. 13 for the first construction phase for the underpass.

The block of Prospect Road between College Avenue and Remington Street will be closed eastbound through March 17 and will be closed westbound through April 16.

The intersection of Prospect Road and Remington Street will be closed from Feb. 13 to March 10.

From March 19 to April 16 the westbound block of Prospect Road between College Avenue and the railroad will

be closed for construction while eastbound traffic will remain open.

Along with renovations of the road there will be various infrastructure upgrades to the blocks. These will include improvements to the signals and signal system and improvements to the underground sewer and storm system.

In all the construction planned for Prospect will add up to nearly $4 million. Of the total cost $3.2 million of that will come from City Engineering Contributions and $0.75 million will come from City Utilities Contributions.

The Prospect renovations are slated to finish up in July 2017.

There are four other construction projects planned for Spring 2017 and all four will directly impact the CSU campus.

Currently Lake Street is closed along the construction site for the new stadium but it will reopen on Saturday, Feb. 18.

Two blocks of Lake Street on campus will be closed for a second time in July for maintenance and other improvements. The exact dates have not yet been finalized.

Shields Street will close at West Elizabeth for three weeks from Feb. 25 to March 19 for construction of an underpass that will tunnel below Shields. There has been construction in the area for weeks but this is planned to be the first and only full closure of the intersection and surrounding areas.

Even after Shields opens again there will be construction in the Campus West shops parking lot and lanes will be closed sporadically through the end of construction in August.

There will also be a full closure of Pitkin Street on campus for repaving. The closure dates have not been announced yet but the renovation is expected to begin in mid-March.

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

A map of the upcoming road closures. INFOGRAPHIC BY JONATHAN GARBETT COLLEGIAN

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NEWS Monday, February 13, 2017

CAMPUS

CSU Diversity Grant suspended following Students for Life lawsuit

By Seth Bodine @sbodine120

The Colorado State University Diversity Grant has been suspended following a federal free speech lawsuit filed by an anti-abortion student group.

The grant’s purpose is to support programs that enhance the educational and cultural aspects of the university and raise awareness of differing perspectives.

According to the grant website the suspension is to review the process and procedures in the grant process.

“Our aim is to address problems that have come to light with the existing process and ensure that it is managed in keeping

with our legal and ethical obligations to all students, the First Amendment, and our institutional commitment to the free and open exchange of ideas,” the website said.

CSU Students for Life, an anti-abortion club at CSU, filed a federal lawsuit against CSU for the denial of the grant to fund a pro-life speaker.

The event, titled “Bodily Rights: The Ultimate Abortion Argument,” would have featured Josh Brahm, president of the Equal Rights Institute, a national organization dedicated to training pro-life advocates for dialogue and outreach.

The student group claimed the grant was denied because the event did not seem unbiased

Timeline September 2015- CSU Students for Life apply for Diversity grant to fund anti-abortion speaker Josh Brahm, president of the Equal Rights Institute, a national organization dedicated to training pro-life advocates for dialogue and outreach.

January 2017- CSU Students for Life files federal free speech lawsuit against CSU. February 2017- Diversity bill suspended to review process and procedures in grant process.

and the committee worried attendees from various sides of the issues “won’t necessarily feel affirmed while attending the event.”

The lawsuit, Students for Life at Colorado State University v. Mosher, states public universities cannot discriminate against student speech in a public forum on the basis of a content or viewpoint. The complaint asks the court to halt the University from applying a double-standard by funding other groups’ speaker events on similar topics.

Mike Hooker, CSU executive director of public affairs and communications, said CSU can not comment on the grant outside of what is on the website or the active litigation.

“Our aim is to address problems that have come to light with the existing process and ensure that it is managed in keeping with our legal and ethical obligations to all students”

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

COLORADO

Rocky Mountain National Park working to accommodate record numbers

By Stuart Smith @notstuartsmith.

Since 2012 Rocky Mountain National Park has seen an increase in its number of visitors by 40 percent. From just 2014 to 2016 RMNP saw an increase of 32 percent.

According to Kyle Patterson, Public Information Officer for RMNP, there are multiple reasons for this increase but it is most likely tied most to the increase in population along the Front Range. According to the United States Census Bureau the Front Range Corridor saw an increase in population of nearly 10 percent from 2010 to 2015.

“Larimer and Weld counties are the fastest growing counties in Colorado and we are the nearest national park and easy to get to, we’re very accessible,” Patterson said.

She added that many of those people are not from Colorado.

“One of the main reasons (people) are moving to Colorado is because they love what Colorado has to offer, such as public lands, open space and recreational activities,” Patterson said. “Many of the people that are moving here already have those interests, they want to go see their national parks whether it’s their first time or their tenth.”

Along with setting overall records for number of visitors the park also saw unprecedented levels for all months of the year.

“Back in the day there might have been a time where we said ‘our peak visitation is from Memorial Day to part of September,’” Patterson said. “But now that visitation is year-round and we’re hitting record levels every month.”

Patterson said when the park started to see a skyrocketing of

visitors in 2015, jumping by 21 percent and surpassing 4 million visitors for the first time it had difficulty handling the large crowds.

“We basically were on our heels in 2015 because you’re seeing this level of visitation and you can’t necessarily respond quickly at that level,” Patterson said.

“Our staffing and infrastructure is set for kind of the old mode l... and now that has changed dramatically in the last five years.”

In the winter of 2015 the park had a brief moment where the staff looked at the numbers and started to try to come up with a way for the park to accommodate the growing number of visitors.

To facilitate this the administration had listening sessions with all of the staff and came up with four areas that needed to be addressed.

The four areas were: visitor and staff safety resource protection operational capacity visitor experience With these in mind the staff went into 2016 a little bit more on their toes.

“We know where our highly congested areas are, particularly during the summer,” Patterson said. “So we started moving forward with some short term measures in 2016 where we knew that there were a lot of problems and issues based solely on vehicle congestion.”

Some measures placed in 2016 and 2017 include restricting vehicle access in the Bear Lake Road corridor, Wildlife Ba-

sin area and the Alpine Visitor’s Center.

These restrictions, although they often were implemented at around the same time every day, were not based on time but rather weather and road conditions and how many people were trying to get into the area.

Patterson gave the Bear Lake corridor as an example of when they limit access.

“What we started doing is once the parking lot’s filled and once we started feeling a lot of congestion on the road we started restricting vehicle access,” Patterson said. “Some days that would be at 10:30 a.m., some days that would be at noon. Once we started implementing that we restricted access basically every Friday, Saturday and Sunday late June through September.”

She added that after this policy was added there were less complaints from visitors and it set expectations for a lot of people. Any visitors who were not able to get up to the area would have to take the hiker’s shuttle that runs from Estes Park to the corridor.

While the Park is only working on short-term fixes right now they are planning on implementing more long-term policies in the future because the current solutions are affecting the rest of the park.

Patterson used the analogy of a glove for the park and the short term policies as pressure on the glove. She said when access is restricted in one area, use in other areas is pushed that would otherwise not be as popular.

“We need to look at this on a park-wide level and what that means for visitor use throughout Rocky Mountain National Park,” Patterson said.

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

Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park is seen frozen over at sunrise. PHOTO BY TONY VILLALOBOS MAY COLLEGIAN

>> GATHERED from page 1 people away. We had 125 people within the community room.

We had to turn away about 20 or so people. So we are not alone.”

Ginal spoke about her time spent deciding on passing some bills through legislation. Ginal expected her peers to have patience and listen to both sides, stating that the two sides were both extremely emotional.

“I am very proud and I am very honored and heartfelt with the welcome that you have given me today,” Ginal said.

“We respect. Even if we do not have the same beliefs we still respect and listen to the other side.” Ginal said.

The rally was meant to allow supporters to gather peacefully and protest the federal defunding of Planned Parenthood. During the entirety of the rally only one person spoke out against the crowd. The man shouted “baby killers” repeatedly which was quickly responded with a large “love trumps hate” chant from the crowd.

There was also a petition at the rally meant to show Cory Gardner how many people

showed up to the event and are concerned about the possible defunding of Planned Parenthood.

Fran Levine from Fort Collins for Progress said the group was trying to bring people together to express themselves.

“There I sat with other real people, our paths crossing on one particular day, due to a myriad of different circumstances about which I would never know the details,” said Cori Wong, the Director of the Women and Gender Collaborative at CSU. “Details that I or anyone else should never feel the need to know. The only people qualified to make a decision about whether someone should get an abortion are the people that seek them for themselves.”

The event was organized and sponsored by the Fort Collins Girl Gang, Fort Collins for Progress, NoCo Spark, CSU Democrats and NoCo NOW. The event was advertised as a pro-choice and pro-Planned Parenthood rally and took place from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. It continued without any weather complications, arrests, injuries or crimes.

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

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS

Congress needs to be held accountable for their jobs

By Alex Stettner @alexstetts

Editor’s Note: 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.

Here in the United States we the people employ our representatives in government. We hold interviews, ask them questions and evaluate their work before giving them the job. If we hire them and they don’t perform then we hire someone else for the position. We even give them several years to prove their success and their ability to represent us accurately.

What’s interesting is how this system isn’t really seen this way.

It’s whoever can promise the best and the biggest things and who can persuade the electorate the most. After a candidate wins the public also lacks in holding them accountable, either by checking up on their work, or by campaigning against their reelection.

This is especially true with The House of Representatives who are often drowned out of their responsibility with so many other representatives from around

the country. Additionally the House has a fairly large gap in the majority vs. minority party, meaning that representatives’ votes may not matter if they vote outside of party lines, which is already a dangerous political move to make. This all makes it much less likely for them to speak their minds.

The public is wasting their democracy if they are not politically engaged. You are wasting your freedoms and spitting in the face of every veteran who fought to defend that if you “don’t care about politics.”

Only 60% of eligible voters turned out in the election this year. To compare the election in 1876 between Samuel J. Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes, which was similar to this past election in the contention between two candidates, had a voter turnout of 83%. The electoral college came out to 185-184. Imagine how different this election would have been, and the dialogue around it, if 23 percent more people would have voted.

This system of democracy can work but a government by the people has to have people who are engaged in it. We can’t wait for the government to do

this for us because we are the government.

Considering all of that I think this culture could be changing.

Political demonstrations and petitions are skyrocketing and getting record amounts of people involved. Congressmen and women have seen record numbers in phone calls surrounding issues in government.

But lately it doesn’t really seem like what the people are doing is working. In the recent vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as education secretary thousands of constituents called their representatives and asked them to reject her and vote no on the confirmation. There was some movement and the vote came to 50-50 but the vice president broke the tie.

This was especially true in Colorado. Republican Senator Cory Gardner voted yes despite thousands of letters, emails, and phone calls. He was a critical vote, someone who hadn’t publicly announced what his vote was going to be and so many of his constituents were asking him to vote no. This shows the power of lobbying (DeVos donated just shy of 50,000 dollars to his campaign) and party politics, which

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should not play a role in a representative’s decisions.

If Gardner became truly nervous about his reelection prospects his attitude towards constituents would change rapidly.

Our congress seems to have forgotten that they work for us.

Now, with a radically new administration and several nominations on the schedule, is the time to go back to holding them accountable.

Alex Stettner can be reached at opinion@collegian.com.

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OPINION Monday, February 13, 2017

Millennials are terrible at the art of arguing COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS

By Allec Brust @brustyyy

Editor’s Note: 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 edito-

rial board.

Arguing is awesome. It shows intelligence and promotes growth through discussion. It is not a negative thing to disagree, which is something many millennials tend to forget. Millennials

have become subjected to a life of communication from behind a computer screen and, along with that, we have lost a very important skill: the ability to argue.

Millennials are passive-aggressive. It is difficult to describe

us that way however. The onslaught of protests and violence is in no way passive-aggressive. I do not mean that millennials do not combat their issues because it is obvious that aggression has been a staple of the election season. The issue is that millennials have lost sight of what it means to communicate through argumentation, a skill which is vital to succeeding in the workplace.

It is a slippery slope but it does not take a ton of research to see that millennials are failing at communication skills and holding a job in general. One more concrete example is women failing to negotiate their salary in high paying careers. If women don’t wish to communicate they get the short end of the stick on their own accord.

It all comes down to a trait we have all inadvertently acquired: a dependence on secondary communication. Businesses have started to recognize gaps in communication skills with younger applicants. The dependence on our phones has made our ability to speak publicly a talent only few possess. Since millennials were socialized to modernize and dumb down we have lost business skills that our baby boomer counterparts had success in. Why would I meet with someone to discuss differences when I can just bitch through my phone? Why would I have a political argument when I could just post my views on Facebook?

Convenience is killing our very ability to speak.

The problem is surface level: we are a nation that thrives off of convenience. It can be frightening to tell people you disagree, which is understandable because we are only human and deal with conflict differently. The issue is that we have the choice to be non-confrontational where in the past that wasn’t an option.

There has been extensive research on this generation’s dwindling communication abilities. We can analyze it all we want but in the end it starts with the individual. Millennials need to stop being goddamn pushovers.

Charisma has taken a backseat to the passive-aggressive loser

complaining on my Facebook feed. Problem solving skills have dwindled at the hands of cattiness from behind our iPhone screens. We are the generation of individuals who will freeze under the influence of constructive criticism. We are useless, blabbering toddlers who can’t speak our thoughts. We cannot handle opposition without feeling aggressively attacked.

Millennials have ideas and goals and strengths but we cannot communicate when faced with opposition. It is imperative to learn these skills. When your boss tells you your project is terrible you can’t go to your office to cry about it; that’s just annoying and pathetic. Not only is it annoying but not understanding criticism has lead people to violence. The 2014 Arapahoe shooting was prompted all because a student was told his debate skills were inadequate. Being able to take opposition is imperative in the workplace but also for life in general.

On a more positive note being able to actively argue and discuss differences is incomparably sexy and intriguing. If you have ever sat down over coffee to discuss opposing political views you know what I mean. There is so much you can learn from the passions and beliefs of people that are different from you.

Being able to listen actively to someone is a beautiful, educational experience. Playing off of one another’s ideas and listening without the intent of immediate rebuttal is a talent, something we should all acquire. Discussion over opposing ideas exists and it’s amazing once you open up to being opposed.

So stand strong in your views.

Be passionate about issues and fight for your beliefs. If someone opposes you listen to them without the intent to attack. If you have an issue with someone don’t instigate the situation by sending a text.

Show them you are serious through confrontation. If you are faced with criticism just take it. Learn to speak and grow through communication.

Leaders are not made behind the screen of a laptop.

Allec Brust can be reached at opinon@collegian.com.

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SPORTS Monday, February 13, 2017

TRACK & FIELD

BASKETBALL

Record-breaking weekend for CSU Rams track and field

By Eric Wolf @Eric_Wolf5

The Colorado State Rams indoor track and field team was scattered this weekend but the results were much the same as school and conference records changed hands across the board.

The action started in Seattle, Washington where the CSU distance team spent the weekend.

In the men’s 5,000-meter run on Friday juniors Jerrell Mock and Grant Fisher blazed their way into the CSU record books. Mock clocked in at 13:44.65, good for the CSU all-time record and the fourthbest time in Mountain West history. Fisher finished right behind Mock with a 13:46.58.

Fisher’s time is the second best in CSU history and stands as a 35-second improvement over his prior personal best.

CSU Records Set Jerrell Mock: 5,000-meter Darby Gilfillan: 5,000-meter Lorenda Holston: 60-meter hurdles Mostafa Hassan: Shot put Emily Romo: 400-meter

“The 5k is a big event for us,” CSU distance coach Art Siemers said. “Jerrell — being an All-American and the school record holder — really wanted to try to punch tickets to nationals. He did a great job to run a time that broke the school record and will likely get him to the NCAA Championships again. It was a great breakthrough race for (Fisher). He’s been getting better and better.”

On the women’s side junior Darby Gilfillan knocked 22 seconds off of her previous best in the 5,000 to grab the CSU school-record in the event with a time of 16:22.19.

On Saturday the distance runners kept up the pace in Seattle.

Senior Jefferson Abbey got back into gear this indoor season and ran a 7:56.48 in the 3,000. His time is the best for any CSU runner this season and second in school history only to his 7:51.38 during last year’s indoor season.

“Jeff knew that today was important and, on a big stage,

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ran so well” Siemers said. “That’s the Jeff that we’re used to. It was exciting for our team because he’s our leader. He’s one of the ones that got our distance program to where it is now over the past few years so it was great to see him run so well.”

Sophomore Cole Rockhold kept rolling this season as he became only the second runner in school history to run a subfour minute mile with a 3.59.55 unadjusted time on Saturday. It is the fastest unadjusted time of Rockhold’s career.

The rest of the team spent the weekend in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Don Kirby Invitational where record-breaking remained the status quo.

For the fourth straight meet senior Lorenda Holston broke her own school record in the 60-meter hurdles. Holston ran an 8.06 in the finals on Saturday, up from an 8.13 at last weekend’s CU Open meet. Not only is the time a new school record but Holston is now the all-time conference leader in the event as she topped the previous record set by San Diego State’s Micha Auzzenne back in January.

In the shot put senior Aaliyah Pete and junior Mostafa Hassan added some more hardware to some already crowded trophy cases on Saturday.

Hassan--who holds the outdoor school record in the event--broke the CSU indoor record with a throw of 66-8.5.

The toss broke Magnus Lohse’s school record set back in January of 2005 and Hassan now has the second best mark in indoor conference history.

Not to be outdone by Hassan, Pete put up a personal best 55-2.25 in the women’s shot put. The mark puts Pete second on the all-time CSU list and third in conference history in the event.

To cap off the record-breaking weekend senior Emily Romo recorded a new personal best of her own with a 53.75 in the women’s 400-meter run.

With the time Romo upped her own school record by .03.

“For the most part everyone that competed at Don Kirby had some highlights that really showed off the strengths of our team,” CSU assistant coach Ryan Baily said. “The big performances will help set us up for the conference championships. Overall the team is really shaping up.”

Eric Wolf can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

Paige lifts CSU over Fresno State, keeping MW title hopes alive

By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

With Saturday’s 78-62 blowout victory over Fresno State the Colorado State men’s basketball team (17-9, 9-4 Mountain West) sits within a single game of first place in the Mountain West with just five games remaining.

It was a slow start for the CSU offense as the Rams started just 3-of-17 from the floor but, led by sophomore guard J.D. Paige, the Rams outscored the Bulldogs by 14 in the second half on their way to their sixth victory in the last seven games.

Paige was everywhere for CSU early, scoring 14 points in the first half including a crucial three in the corner just seconds before the first half expired to give the Rams a slight two point

lead at the break.

“It was really big because we were struggling a lit bit on offense, trying to get to the rim or make shots,” Nico Carvacho said, referring to Paige’s play. “He really carried us in the first half, hitting that big shot to give us the momentum going into the locker room.”

Although the Rams technically took a two-point lead into the break it would not last long because Paige was given a technical foul for “unsportsmanlike conduct,” allowing the Bulldogs to shoot a pair of free throws and tie the game at the start of the second half.

Following the game Paige explained that the situation was really just a result of miscommunication.

“The ref told coach that I

stared at him after the shot, which I did not,” Paige said.

Mountain West Standings Boise State: 9-3 Colorado State: 9-4 Nevada: 8-4 New Mexico: 8-5 San Diego State: 6-6

“I looked into the crowd but he just happened to be right there… I went up to another referee before the second half started and just wanted to let him know that I did not mean any harm.” see BASKETBALL on page 13 >>

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SPORTS Monday, February 13, 2017

BASKETBALL

Hamm and Nystrom clutch in 66-64 overtime win over Fresno State

By Colin Barnard @ColinBarnard_

As Ellen Nystrom performs well so do the Colorado State Rams.

Nystrom’s free-throw line jumper with two seconds left in overtime gave the Rams (19-6, 11-2 MW) a 66-64 win at Fresno State in a strong comeback effort. Nystrom finished with a game-high 18 points and added six rebounds and six assists.

Adding to the stellar performance Nystrom passed CSU great Becky Hammon as the school’s all-time assist leader (539).

With 11 seconds remaining in overtime head coach Ryun Williams called a timeout and put the ball in his superstar’s hands.

“It’s a play that we practice,” Williams said in a statement.

“We just told her in the timeout ‘make sure you look for your jump shot.’ She can just rise up over everybody and she did. She just planted one, two and rose up over the second-best shot blocker in the country. Ballgame.”

“I wanted to make it,” Nystrom joked. “I was just trying to go at her and see what she was going to do. She kind of backed off so that’s when I rose up.”

However it did not always look promising for the Rams who trailed by 10 after the first quarter. The same offensive woes that have hindered them in the

previous two games appeared as though they would rear their ugly head once more.

In the second half, however, they began executing at a much higher rate. The open shots that were not falling the previous two and a half games found the bottom of the net while the defense remained steady.

Under 13 seconds remaining in the game and the Rams trailing by three, Myanne Hamm was the first to come to the rescue.

On the defensive end Hamm forced a jump ball that favored CSU. Just seven seconds later Hamm found herself open in the corner and drilled the game-tying three-pointer to send the game into overtime.

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“That’s Myanne. She don’t give two rats’ tails,” Williams said. “She just has a confidence and says, ‘hey I’m gonna let it fly. If I miss it, I miss it.’ She put a good stroke on it and I love it when Myanne gets that fist

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pump. And you can talk about the shot but the tie up she had I thought was the key to the game.

That was equally as big as the three-point basket.”

Hamm finished with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting, including three makes from threepoint range, in 23 minutes of action. This game follows a trend of successful play from Hamm who has established herself as a threat coming off the CSU bench.

“Myanne has been playing really well lately, really well,” Williams said in a statement.

“The game is pretty controlled in her head.”

Gustavsson contributed 17 points and 14 rebounds including a number of offensive boards in the overtime period.

Stine Austgulen was the only other Ram in double-digits with 11 points while playing all 45 minutes of action.

After losing to Utah State last time out the win provides some momentum for the Rams to finish up the year and keeps them atop the Mountain West standings.

The Rams now turn their attention toward the Wyoming Cowgirls, the team nipping at their heels in the conference standings. Moby Arena will host the northern rival on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m.

Colin Barnard can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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ARTS & CULTURE Monday, February 13, 2017

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ART

ART

Michael Salmond explores new media through video game art

United Women of Color’s Dripping Melanin Hair Show showcases black beauty

By Ashley Potts @11smashley

Professor Michael Salmond from Florida Gulf Coast University is making art in an unexpected place: video games. Salmond works in electronic arts and interactive design. His recent research takes the form of the game “The Diaries of Professor Ansell: Deceased.”

The game is based on H.P. Lovecraft’s short story “The Call of Cthulhu” and is currently on display and open for play at Colorado State University. The game puts players directly into Lovecraft’s narrative.

“The idea is you’re the nephew, your uncle has died under slightly mysterious circumstances and you’ve got to go to his house,” Salmond said. “You’re going to take up his affairs and in going through his notes and his writings you start to understand he’s got involved in this cult, this Cthulhu worship and you don’t know anything about it. You’re exploring the house in different levels and it kind of reveals more about what Cthulhu is about and what the whole thing is about.”

While the game is great it leaves many wondering, is it really art?

“Electronic art can be a lot of things,” said Cyane Tornatzky, a professor in the electronic arts department at CSU. “It can be video art, it can be net art, it can be using the computer to process drawings and images so that they have a different look and feel.”

“What Michael’s done is he’s translated a text into this interactive space,” Tornatzky said. “So the artistry is that all of a sudden he took this 2-Dimensional text, his imagination and interpretation of the text and then translat>> BASKETBALL from page 11 Paige finished the afternoon as the Rams leading scorer, totaling 23 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 5-of-7 from behind the arc and 4-for-4 from the free throw line.

“My teammates were looking for me. They have tremendous confidence in me and I am not going to let anyone on the team down,” Paige said.

Along with Paige the Rams veteran seniors Gian Clavell (19) and Emmanuel Omogbo (17) each finished the day in double-digits as well.

“I feel like we are dangerous all the time. Anyone can get go-

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Visiting video game artist Micheal Salmond shows off his upcoming video game, “The Diaries of Professor Ansell: Deceased,” to the CSU Art Department. PHOTO BY CJ JOHNSON COLLEGIAN

ed it into a video game.”

“We’re very used to adaptations of books into film or books into television. It’s pretty rare to have books adapted into video games,” Salmond said. “That’s kind of my thing. It’s literally like a book. There are experiential games so you go through and you experience it.”

Tornatzky explained that new media, such as electronic art and video game art, is very focused on the interaction the viewer has with the art. It is much like performance art in that sense.

“So people have this different experience of art, they’re immersed in the art,” Tornatzky said. “We’re thinking about this when we make video games that are artwork. We’re doing it in a new way that is aesthetically beautiful, takes place over time and deals with greater concepts.”

Tornatzky also mentioned that her classes use some of the

textbooks that Salmond has written and that her class was able to test out Salmond’s game before he gave his official talk to the public. The two hope to continue collaborating.

“Going forward Michael and I hope that our students will do an exchange and tie [our universities] more closely,” Tornatzky said.

The game will be up and running in the Electronic Arts Gallery in the Visual Arts building for about a month. It is open for anyone to play throughout the day. The only condition is that the game is a work in progress and Salmond wants feedback on any bugs.

“I want you to tell me where there’s doors you can’t get through, this doesn’t work, that doesn’t work, I fell through architecture. That sort of thing,” Salmond said. “This is how game development works.”

Ashley Potts can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

ing,” Paige said.

On the defensive end the Rams were not their dominant self on the glass but were able to force 19 turnovers, resulting in 22 points. This was the biggest factor of the game according to Paige. “We really do not care about offense; it is about getting stops and keeping teams off the boards.”

Despite getting only three rebounds from Omogbo the Mountain West’s leading rebounder, Carvacho was able to make up for some of the production, totaling 11 rebounds on the day.

“That is what I have to do for this team to win,” Carvacho said.

Carvacho explained that with guys like Prentiss Nixon, Clavell, Paige and Omogbo leading the offense he can focus on creating extra possessions and putting pressure on the opposing defense for another 30 seconds.

Colorado State will look to carry the momentum of a threegame win streak into Laramie, Wyoming this Tuesday where the Rams and Cowboys will square off for the first of two match-ups in the following weeks.

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

United Women of Color, a student organization within the Black/African American Cultural Center, hosted a hair show Sunday afternoon in the Lory Student Center Theatre.

The show is one of many events for Black History Month hosted by the diversity office.

Three hairstylists, Tiana Porter, Corrine Fenster and Taylor Scott, competed in four rounds showcasing different hairstyles. The rounds consisted of natural hair, short hair, up-dos and classic black hair to a panel of students and community members. The winner of the show would receive $300.

Jhasmyne Cooper-Moore, the president of United Women of Color, said the annual show is popular within the diversity office and aims to showcase the beauty of black hair.

“Everybody knows (United Women of Color) is going to be doing a hair show for Black History Month and I think as time goes on … we just kinda realize that there is a need to tell a story about black hair and there is a need to really educate people about the beauty of black hair and the sacredness that comes along with it,” Cooper-Moore said. “A lot of times people aren’t aware so it’s just something we want to continue to put on because it has shown to be a good cause and people love it.

It’s just a great time.”

In addition to showcasing the beauty of black hair Cooper-Moore said the show aims to educate people about the cultural significance of black hair.

“As a black woman I’m constantly told that my natural hair is not beautiful,” Cooper-Moore said. “In order for me to be beautiful I need to straighten my hair, I need to put relaxers on my hair. I think there’s something about black hair when it’s in the natural state, when it doesn’t have any chemicals on it, that just makes it somewhat sacred.”

Cooper-Moore pointed out how through the show she hopes to educate people about disrespectful actions towards black hair such as touching it. “(My hair) is my crown,” Cooper-Moore said. “(Solange Knowles’ “Don’t Touch

CSU Alum Corrinne Fenster’s hair model here portrays the “natural” style of hair at the United Women of Color’s fashion show in the LSC Theatre. PHOTO

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My Hair”) is really influential to me (because) it tells the story about how this is something that I live, this is who I am and for you to ask to touch my hair or for you to go ahead and touch my hair is disrespectful because this is sacred to me.”

In between the hair models strutting across the LSC Theatre’s runway were members of United Women of Color showing off clothing designs of Colorado-based designers. Various members of UWC modeled clothes from four local clothing brands who sold their products off to the side of the stage.

The show concluded with an extra round that only one of the hair stylists, Corrine Fenster, competed in. Fenster’s model strutted out on stage with a shaved head. Fenster said she chose a bald model because anyone can be beautiful whether or not they have a full head of hair.

Fenster was named the runner-up of the competition while Tiana Porter took home the grand prize.

Cooper-Moore said she hopes the event overall shows Colorado State University students the beauty of black women and black hair.

“We would just like to share our gifts, our talents and our beauty with being black women with the campus,” Cooper-Moore said.

Haley Candelario can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

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FOOD

La Pompeii food truck pairs well with Fort Collins breweries

By Max Sundberg @jmaxsun

On an uncommonly warm early Sunday afternoon in February a bright red truck sat nestled in the back of Zwei Brewing’s small parking lot. It was a repurposed Fed-Ex delivery truck with a hand-painted logo and a handwritten menu board offering pizza by the slice, whole pies, calzones, Stromboli and salads.

At the window a cheerful woman began taking orders for several small groups of families and friends. Nearby on Zwei’s outdoor patio patrons drank beer, played ping pong and enjoyed the warmth that shone down over several picnic tables.

The food truck’s pizza pairs nicely with a locally brewed rye lager from Zwei. PHOTO BY MAX SUNDBERG COLLEGIAN

As the newest addition to the city’s food truck scene La Pompeii opened for business on Jan.

15, 2017 at Zwei Brewing located at 4612 S. Mason St., a brewery specializing in classic German beer styles.

Those looking for a worthy execution of traditional New York-style pizza to pair with a solid local draft can look no further than the La Pompeii food truck.

Shortly after ordering beers from the inside of the brewery the 16-inch sausage, onion and green pepper pizza we had ordered was delivered to our table. It was served simply: out of a pizza box with white paper plates.

Steam billowed out as we opened the box. It was not the most aesthetically glamorous pizza but it did look like a true New York pie.

A light dusting of flour coated the bubbly, cavernous outer crust. The center looked soft, slightly gooey and overlaid with a healthy dose of Italian sausage.

Picking up the first slice, mozzarella dangled from all sides and fought to stay attached to the rest of the pizza. The sauce was extremely light, characteristic of the style of pizza, but it left us wanting just a bit more. The vegetables were fresh and the sausage, with a lot of fennel, was fairly good.

As it seemed the pizza was soft and floppy in the center while a perfectly crisp crust with

La Pompeii is parked at Zwei Brewing on a sunny February day. PHOTO BY MAX SUNDBERG COLLEGIAN

an audible crunch composed its circumference. It is the type of pizza to fold in half while you eat.

The pizza paired very well with Zwei’s rye lager, a light, refreshingly dulcet beer that complemented the savory and particularly cheesy pizza.

Should you try it out? Yes, if you are already headed to a brewery Most breweries in town, like

Zwei, do not house restaurants.

They welcome and depend on the diverse group of vendors on daily rotations to provide quality pairings for their beer.

La Pompeii offers a small menu with reasonably priced, tasty pizza. As a food truck it does not pose a competition for the town’s established pizza restaurants but it does provide trueto-style, fresh pizza for brewery

patrons.

Choices for toppings are few but classic: pepperoni, sausage, onions, green peppers, black olives and spinach.

The truck often serves at Zwei Brewing but to find out where it will be next visit La Pompeii’s Twitter or Facebook page.

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

MOVIES & TV

“Rings” fails to bring horror into the social media age

By James Wyatt @jwwyatt2295

When “Ring Two” came out in 2005 I don’t think anyone figured there would be another American or Japanese “Ring” film coming out anytime soon.

In a way they were right. It’s been 12 years and now the American “Ring” franchise is finally back with the film audaciously titled “Rings” because the plural of the word “ring” sure is scary, right?

Of course, for those who don’t know, the original two “Ring” films with Naomi Watts were American remakes of Hideo Nakata’s “Ringu” (1998) and “Ringu 2” (1999). The 2002 American version of “Ring” is often considered a solid entry in the horror genre but the film itself is not without its own problems. While the film was visually stunning and had a unique look

to it the plot teetered on ridiculousness and vague plot explanation. “Rings” suffers the same problems all the while looking less appealing with much worse acting.

Our characters are pretty drab and unentertaining, something pretty symptomatic in a lot of horror movies, as no one is particularly likable here. There’s not much characterization besides Vincent D’Onofrio’s blind preacher who is hands down the best part of the movie. D’Onofiro here is able to salvage some of this movie by playing into some classic horror schlock which adds some element of fun in an otherwise dull picture. Yet all these problems aren’t unique to this movie “Ring” suffered them too. The more unique problem here is that “Rings” feels like two movies in one that don’t mix.

A good amount of the film

incorporates smartphones and computers into the horror, something that has become much more prevalent since 2005’s “Ring Two.” Samara, the film series’ cursed villain, crawls out of phone screens this time and the original VHS tape from the prior two films has been copied on to computers. Copies of the film are passed along and involved in a research study conducted by a university professor played by “Big Bang Theory’s” very own Johnny Galecki (the dude that played Leonard).

Galecki plays a hip and edgy college professor that stumbles upon the cursed VHS tape at a thrift store because, well, he’s a hipster, duh. This is actually kind of a justified and funny way for the events of this movie to happen but it’s not played up for any laughs.

What could have been a funny commentary on hipster-ism and

the fact that someone would still hunt for VHS tapes could have been really funny if it were played the right way but this film is constantly over-serious.

When the interesting stuff starts to happen, as far as Samara entering the digital age, the film does a complete 180 and thrusts the characters of the film into a rural setting, negating any momentum or commentary on technology. It’s baffling and this is precisely where the movie feels like it’s trying to capture two distinctive feels in one narrative.

While it’s easy to write off “Rings” and simply categorize it as bad there’s actually a lot of squandered potential in the movie. The American “Ring” films were by no means cerebral but “Rings” had a few instances that could have been interesting.

Imagine if “Rings” was about an ambitious researcher studying

the nature of the haunted tapes in hopes of discovering the afterlife only for it to go horribly wrong.

Soon videos of Samara are popping up all over students’ social media accounts as Samara crawls out of Twitter or Instagram to kill those who had seen the haunted viral video. In a sense that could have been a fun, deadly spin on the “horrors of social media” yet nothing like that occurs.

Instead “Rings” just feels like a sequel that was made a decade too late and does nothing interesting with how much things have changed since the last movie occurred.

Should you watch it? Maybe If you’re looking for a couple good jump scares I would hesitantly recommend this movie as it is leagues better than the hilariously titled “Bye Bye Man.” James Wyatt can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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