Volume 126, No. 75 Wednesday, January 25, 2017
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SPORTS
Protesters stand outside Fort Collins City Hall prior to the City Council Work Session in which the topic of Compassion and Consequences: Disruptive Behavior Solutions was being discussed. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN
Citizens protest anti-homelessness legislation outside City Council By Gabriel Go @rgabrielgo
Standing in front of the Fort Collins City Hall in frigid January weather, a few more than 20 Fort Collins citizens held a demonstration against a set of proposed policies deemed to be discriminatory against the City’s homeless population during a City Council work session on Tuesday night. The proposed policies are collectively referred to as the “Compassion and Consequences Proposal.” The proposal seeks to introduce a series of measures meant to address issues with
homelessness in Fort Collins. There are four policies outlined in the Compassion and Consequences Proposal. The first proposal would reserve three year-round jail beds with the Larimer County Jail for repeat offenders of the Fort Collins Municipal Code, which are petty non-violent offenses that result in low-level citations. According to the City Council agenda, the City has had difficulty in “stopping certain individuals” from violating the Municipal Code, despite an increased police presence in downtown Fort Collins. The document also says that although police officers are able
to cite offenders, the jail’s current capacity has decreased the available bed space for Municipal Code offenders. Furthermore, the document states that “(City Council) staff (are) excited about this agreement, as they believe that this will give the City a tool to impose consequences on those individuals who consistently fail to meet community expectations and follow our laws.” The second proposal would prohibit sitting, reclining and lying in places in the downtown area. These include public sidewalks and plazas between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m., objects de-
signed for sitting such as benches or chairs, public restrooms with the exception of toilets, and on objects not designed for sitting such as drinking fountains or bicycle racks. This proposal also prohibits sitting on a bench for more than one hour. Personal property would also be prohibited to be stored in the right-of-way citywide, and would also be barred from being left unattended in public spaces. Exceptions to the proposed ordinance include vendors, public performers, children in play areas, and those experiencing a medical emergency. see PROTEST on page 5 >>
Nystrom: a humble hero PAGE 8
A&C
“Split” depicts rare disorder PAGE 12
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Safe spaces supported, questioned by students post election By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98
Safe spaces commonly refer to areas of a university campus where those in marginalized communities can go to discuss their experiences with others who have empathy for those experiences. On CSU’s campus, many students consider the diversity offices a safe space for them, while others do not think safe spaces hold any significance. Em Boyett, a student aid member of the Women and Gender Advocacy Center and junior psychology major, said the WGAC office is a safe space because of the inclusive environment. “I come in here to just hang out or if I’m feeling upset or if the campus at that point in time is not safe,” Boyett said. “I’ll come here because I know that I’m included, my needs will be met, and I will be safe.” Boyett added the the WGAC office was a place of comfort following the news of President Donald Trump’s election. “I personally got a lot of threats for being queer after the
Colorado State University provides numerous services and resources to students on campus and is host to over 400 clubs. PHOTO BY BROOKE BUCHANAN COLLEGIAN
election, so I spent a lot of time in here because I didn’t feel comfortable walking through the plaza,” Boyett said. “I just stayed in here (to) not deal with the tension that was going on on campus.” Originally, safe spaces were used by members of the Queer
community but have since expanded to include racial and ethnic minorities. Claudia Perez, a first year communications major and participant of El Centro’s La Conexión program, considers El Centro a safe space because she can connect with other Latinos on campus. “A safe space is a place where you can be and not feel threatened in any way, whether that be emotionally or socially, or something that makes you uncomfortable,” Perez said. “For me (El Centro) is my safe space because, on other places on campus, it’s hard to find a lot of other Latinos… so this is my safe space where I can come in and not feel like I stand out.” Although many students consider the diversity offices a safe space, others are not sure they should be. Syd Sahota, the inclusive community assistant at the Asian/Pacific American Cultural Center, considers the office a personal safe space but understands that others might not agree. “I have a hard time considering everything a safe space,”
Sahota said. “I think it’s really hard to say something is a safe space, but not necessarily hold the whole ideal together … a safe space is very different depending on the individual, and it’s hard to guarantee safety for every single person.” “While I think that all the SDPS offices strive to be as safe a space as possible, it’s kind of hard for me to say that everywhere is a safe space in the diversity offices,” Sahota continued. “I would consider (APACC) a safe space here for me. I can’t speak for anyone else that comes into this office … I think they all strive to be safe spaces, but I think the idea of a single safe space for everyone is kind of a false concept.” Aaric Guerriero, the director of Pride Resource Center, agrees that not everyone will consider the diversity offices a safe space. “It’s natural that not everyone is going to find a home in all the diversity offices, but the important thing is that students know we exist, and that they know they can reach out to us if they need support, guidance or even need referrals to campus and local resources,” Guerriero
said. “I think it would be unrealistic to say that we will be a safe space for every person on this campus to reach out to us, but the important thing is that students who do find us ... they keep utilizing us. Hopefully the more visibility we have, the more that people will be able to reach out to us and feel connected.” Guerriero added that the Pride Resource recently started the Safe Zone program, a threehour training open to faculty, staff and students to reduce homophobia on the CSU campus. Other students consider the Key Communities a safe space, such as Dominica Manlove, a freshman majoring in biochemistry. “I’m in Key Health Professions, and I feel like that’s a safe space,” Manlove said. “We’re all health professionals, and we all want to succeed, so we all help each other in those hard classes to succeed. It’s not like you’re own your own.” One CSU student, who preferred to remain anonymous, said they do not believe safe spaces are significant. see SUPPORTED on page 5 >>
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CAMPUS
CAMPUS
CSU selected as finalist to create camp for kids with parents who have cancer By Nicole Towne @nicole_towne21
In 2017, there is will be an estimated 1.6 million new cases of cancer, according to American Cancer Society. Colorado State University is one of 13 colleges in a national voting campaign to create a Camp Kesem chapter, a camp for children who have or had a parent with cancer. Junior ecosystem studies major Sarah Wipple and freshman business major Katherine Brown have teamed up to start a Camp Kesem chapter at CSU. Camp Kesem is a national organization which provides a week long summer camp experience, free of charge, for kids who have or have had a parent with cancer. There are over 80 chapters at college campuses across the country that hold a camp each summer. The first camp was held in 2000 with the Standford University chapter. This past year, over 6,000 kids participated in camps thanks to the help of over 3,000 college volunteers. For both Whipple and Brown, their desires to bring Camp Kesem to CSU stem from personal experiences. When Whipple was in first grade, her mom was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer and was given a seven percent chance of survival. Whipple remembered her parents being gone a lot and having her grandparents from Sweden come to help. During this time Whipple said she felt
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alone. “I felt really alone because I couldn’t really relate to anyone at my school,“ Whipple said. Soon after, one of her best friend’s fathers was diagnosed with brain cancer, which gave Whipple the opportunity to connect with someone going through a similar situation. Whipple said she found out about the camp later in college from a roommate and decided to get involved. “So when I heard about Kesem, it brought back all those memories of having that bond with my best friend at that time, and how I wished there were more students that I could have connected with,” Whipple said. For Brown, it was during freshman year in high school when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She said she had to grow up fast in order to take care of her mother. “I felt like suddenly I wasn’t a kid anymore, even though I was still too young to understand everything that was happening,” Brown said. Brown’s parents enrolled her in Camp Kesem through the University of Wisconsin Madison chapter. Brown went to the camp for five summers. She said it had a profound effect on her. “You can’t control a lot of things when a parent has cancer, but being surrounded by people who understand is comforting and makes the experience a lot more bearable,” Brown said. “I wanted to work with Sarah so I could provide that experience to other kids.”
The process for applying to become a Camp Kesem university chapter started in October with an extensive application submission. The application required a letter of support from the university, as well as lists of students and staff who would be willing to pledge time and interest to the cause. Students also had to identify possible locations to hold the camp. The Camp Kesem organization initially received applications from 40 different universities, which has been reduced to 14 possible candidates, including CSU. From Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, people can visit the Camp Kesem website to help determine which universities will be the next campus chapter. It is expected that the top nine universities receiving the most votes will become campus chapters. The University of Colorado Boulder became a chapter in 2013 and has seen an overwhelming interest in the camp. They have been receiving so many applicants that they have been forced to turn away campers, according to Steve Burns, advisory board member for CU’s Camp Kesem chapter. “The need for the camp in Colorado is huge,” Burns said. “There is always a waiting list. There are so many families that are under-served and could benefit from Camp Kesem.” For Brown and Whipple, both of their mothers have been in remission for two and 13 years respectively. Brown said bringing a Camp see SELECTED on page 5 >>
New Public Editor of the New York Times a CSU alumna By Stuart Smith @notstuartsmith
The new Public Editor of the New York Times, Elizabeth Spayd, is a Colorado State University graduate and former Collegian editor. As the Public Editor of the New York Times, Spayd acts as an ombudsmen for the paper. “It’s looking at the journalism that the New York Times produces every day and trying to evaluate it for good journalistic standards, and good ethics,” she said.
“I look at decisions that have been made or stories that have been done, or photos that have been run, headlines that have been written, and how well the New York Times is doing.” ELIZABETH SPAYD PUBLIC EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES
“I look at decisions that have been made or stories that have been done, or photos that have been run, headlines that have been written, and how well the New York Times is doing.” Though she works for the New York Times, and makes sure it stays ethical, she does not have any power over what is published in the paper. “Because I have a job independent of the newsroom, I report up to Arthur Sulzberger Jr., whose family owns the New York Times. So, I don’t report in to the newsroom, and as a result I don’t know about things before they are published. I’m not a part of that decision making,” she said. Instead, Spayd responds to articles that have gotten a lot of responses, and addresses situations after the fact. In her role, she writes articles in response to articles that the New York Times has produced, such as whether or not the New York Times should have published information it knew about FBI investigations into Donald Trump’s organization prior to the election. Spayd said one of her articles that caught a lot of attention last month covered a lack of diversity in the newsroom. On the rising lack of trust in the media, she believes the big-
gest culprit is the segmentation of the media. “There’s so many more media outlets that you can go to to get your news and the more that that happens, the more people start to be segmented by their own ideology. If you’re Fox News, and the vast majority of the people that are tuning in are mostly conservative, they’re not going to tend to trust the rest of the media,” she said. “In many cases, I think that viewership is right, that a lot of the media is liberal.” Other than ideologies, there are other differences between different news organizations. “There are so many kinds of news sites, and there’s some that take their work very seriously, and their standards very seriously, like the New York Times and the Washington Post, and there are others that don’t do that, that freely publish a lot of things,” said Spayd. “I think in the public’s mind those things get blurred and it drags down everybody.” To restore that lost trust, Spayd says that the media should branch out more, and cover people that it normally glosses over. “They need to cover the people that don’t live on the coast. I think the New York Times gets that they weren’t doing that enough, and they’ve sort of doubled down on trying to do more of that. I think it’s also just going out to red states, and... writing about them in a way that they see their lives reflected, and their views.” As an alumna of Colorado State University, and the Collegian, Spayd had lots of praise for the organization, saying it was valuable for her career. “When you’re graduating, people want to see your clips, they want to see your work,” she said. Spayd began as a general reporter, but then found her beat to prepare herself for working for a big paper. “I was a general reporter at first, and then I really started focusing on city politics in Fort Collins, because I felt like that was going to most reflect what a real job was like... I think that really helped me, definitely helped me get a job.” Spayd has a regular “Friday Mailbag” column in the New York Times every week, and also writes anywhere from one to three pieces a week in response to other articles that the New York Times publishes. Stuart Smith can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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>> PROTEST from page 1 The third proposal seeks to discourage panhandling to individuals by promoting a program meant to encourage donations to charities directly. The program is called “Give Real Change,” and is slated to launch in the spring. The program is the brainchild of the Downtown Business Association and consists of two major parts: a public awareness campaign, and the establishment of a community fundraising model where donations from citizens or businesses go directly to social service professionals. The final proposal seeks to introduce more surveillance cameras in the downtown area, with the intention of deterring crime. The proposals were met with pushback from members of the Fort Collins community, particularly the Fort Collins Homeless Coalition. Around 20 people attended the protest, with chants such as “Homeless rights are under attack! What do we do? Rise up, fight back!” chorusing on the steps of City Hall. According to Lynn
Thompson, a protest organizer and member of the Fort Collins Homeless Coalition, homelessness has been on the rise nationwide due to a lack of federal funding in public housing. “We see that here locally just as much anywhere else. Fort Collins certainly isn’t unique in struggling with how to deal with that,” Thompson said. “One of the things that the Fort Collins Homeless Coalition has been working against… (are) measures that criminalize people from being homeless.” Because the City Council meeting was a work session, members of the public were not able to make comments, although they were welcome to observe Deputy City Manager Jeff Mihelic and Police Lieutenant Mike Trombley present the Compassion and Consequences Proposal. “We really rolled up our sleeves, dug deep inside, (and asked) ‘what can we do to address the challenges that we’re having?’” Mihelic said. “This program is not about restricting panhandling in any way,” Mihelic clarified with regards to
the third proposal on panhandling. However, Mihelic cites a number of instances in which panhandling resulted in violent behaviour. “The concept is to flip it upside down, and say to people… ‘instead of giving money directly to panhandlers give money to social services,” Mihelic said. Councilman Ray Martinez voiced his opinions on the proposal. “I don’t want to create (a law) that targets a specific element of our community just because of their station in life,” Martinez said. “From my perspective, that’s tantamount to trying to segregate people. We got away from that in the sixties, (but) that’s just my viewpoint.” The council eventually directed their staff to move forward on the proposals regarding increased surveillance and the Real Change initiative. The other two proposals regarding the sit-lie ban and jail beds are expected to return in future City Council meetings. Cheryl Distasio, coordinator for the Fort Collins Community Action Network and affiliate of the Homeless Coalition said
that her group plans on attending the upcoming meetings. “We’re going to regroup and then we’re going to have our own timeline,” Distasio said. “I’m sure that we’ll be here for public comment.” According to a 2015 article by the Coloradoan, the city of Fort Collins was sued by the Colorado branch of the American Civil Liberties Union over a law which punishes panhandling. The ACLU filed the class-action lawsuit on behalf of four homeless citizens representing “all others similarly situated,” the Coloradoan wrote. The City’s website currently states that while panhandling is legal within the City, it is prohibited if done “in a manner that is threatening, intimidating, coercive or obscene.” According to the Coloradoan, the lawsuit says that Fort Collins police have enforced the policy so broadly that it was similar in effect to prohibiting panhandling completely. Gabriel Go can be reached at news@collegian. com.
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>> SUPPORTED from page 3 “The term safe space is just entirely ridiculous,” the student said. “What do people hope to achieve with a safe space, and what are they going to protect themselves from? There’s a difference between a safe space and a place that you would call home. My dorm room (is a place) I can go to and do my own thing. A safe space is literally a public place. It’s pointless.” “What’s actually protecting a safe space becomes the question, and the answer is really nothing. It’s literally a place you can go to say that you are safe,” the student continued. “There’s no physical ways of actual protection from anything or anyone. It’s a way that millennials, including people my age, can try to feel better about themselves, like, ‘Oh, look we’re doing something.’” Haley Candelario can be reached at news@ collegian.com.
>> SELECTED from page 4 Kesem chapter to CSU would allow students to help the silent victims of cancer. “Often times kids whose parents have or have had cancer are the silent victims because they are not the ones who are sick, but they have to be a part of everything that happens,” Brown said. If offered a chapter, CSU would hold their first camp in the summer of 2018 and be able to offer spots for 20 kids. They school would then be able to grow their program each year by offering more spots to kids in need. Voting starts January 30 and goes through February 3 at vote.campkesem.org. For more information view the Facebook event. Nicole Towne can be reached at news@ collegian.com.
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OPINION Wednesday, January 25, 2017
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Students for Life: “CSU should protect our rights” By Emily Faulkner President, CSU Students for Life There sure has been a lot of buzz around CSU being sued by the student organization Students for Life. In response to an extremely erroneous article published yesterday, I write to straighten things out a little bit. Erik Petrovich wrote yesterday in the Collegian that Students for Life made “wild, unverified and overblown claims” in their federal lawsuit against the University. In reality, they were sound allegations against the University. When a public university denies funding to a student group for no apparent reason, except that the content the speaker presents “does not appear entirely unbiased as it addresses the topic of abortion”, you have a serious free speech issue on your hands. To take it even further, this so-called Diversity Grant is funded from student activity fees. In case you were not aware, that fee totals around $800 per student per semester. I know what you’re thinking: “If we are all paying into this grant, shouldn’t it be
distributed in a viewpoint neutral fashion?” Sadly, the answer was no in this case. The decision on who gets the grant is decided by a panel of students and faculty who have no guidelines to follow when selecting who the grant goes to. Petrovich claimed that “with no sound basis, the group accuses CSU of allocating activity funds based on its own viewpoints”. But, Mr. Petrovich, I am sorry to tell you that you are wrong. Just look at the lawsuit (which I am sure you did not read, unlike me). There truly are no guidelines that the panel has for selecting who is awarded
“CSU should protect our rights as given by the Constitution.” with this grant; it is solely based on their viewpoints. I will have to agree with Petrovich for one quick second though. He is right; free speech is not granted by CSU, thank God! (end agreement). CSU
should protect our rights as given by the Constitution. But he is foolish in maintaining that the freedom of speech cannot be taken away by CSU. It certainly can, and was, taken away by the university. I would like to challenge you, Mr. Petrovich, and ask, if public institutions cannot take away our First Amendment rights, why then were students at the Kellogg Community College in Michigan arrested for no reason for passing out pocket constitutions on Constitution Day? Why was Students for Life blatantly denied funding for an event from a grant that that they met every single criteria for? Exactly. Oh and in case you didn’t read the Diversity Grant either, the sole purpose of it is to “raise awareness of differing perspectives.” Denying funding because “the speaker does not appear entirely unbiased as he addresses the topic of abortion” sure sounds like they are trying to raise awareness of a differing perspective. They should call it the “Diversity Grant as long as you agree with me grant”. Now, let’s talk about the actual speaker and his orga-
nization and how Petrovich butchered the whole purpose of the Equal Rights Institute. The mission of the Equal Rights Institute clearly states: “Equal Rights Institute trains pro-life advocates to think clearly, reason honestly, and argue persuasively.” Petrovich was extremely misguided in saying that the organization teaches that being “pro-choice is philosophically wrong, and that being pro-life is a declaration of body rights”. First off, the talk has nothing to do with pro-lifers claiming bodily rights. That is a pro-choice argument. Secondly, nowhere in their mission does it say anything resembling what Petrovich claims. The speech was entitled “Bodily Rights: The Ultimate Abortion Argument”. It was intended to address the “my body, my choice” argument, and teach effective dialogue to people on both sides of the issue. I am not sure where he got the idea that the words of the speaker “would only matter to a very select few organizations and like-minded individuals”. The goal of the Equal Rights Institute is to “help pro-life advocates to reason
well about difficult arguments, but also to ask the right kinds of questions so they become better at understanding different views” and to “encourage prolife advocates to be open-minded, even about abortion.” The Equal Rights Institute believes that one should only “exhibit stubbornness and an unwillingness to go where truth leads if you’re afraid you’re wrong. We want to see productive dialogue between people who disagree, and open-mindedness makes productive dialogue possible.” This completely negates Petrovich’s faulty claims that the Equal Rights Institute’s goal is to “educate already pro-life activists and citizens into being able to convince others that being pro-life is right, and that being pro-choice is ethically and morally wrong”. Petrovich, you need to do your research. I would also encourage you to read up on the First Amendment before you think that a university deciding “not to allow certain speakers on campus” isn’t a flagrant violation of the freedom of speech. What’s your view? Email us at letters@collegian.com.
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SPORTS Wednesday, January 25, 2017
BASKETBALL
Humility makes Nystrom a different kind of star By Colin Barnard @ColinBarnard_
Look across the sports landscape in America and you’ll find some of the biggest personalities in any industry. With constant media spotlight and attention from fans worldwide, it is easy to understand how many star athletes value themselves and their personal success more than their surrounding world. Americans have become obsessed with these personalities in sports, many times for all the wrong reasons. For Colorado State women’s basketball star Ellen Nystrom, a flashy me-first sports personality could not be farther from the truth. Over the last three and a half years, the Lulea, Sweden native has grown into the Mountain West’s best player. But just by watching the way in which she conducts business on the court, or by listening to her postgame press conferences, an unfamiliar fan could not tell Nystrom from any other player on the team. Nystrom’s altruistic mindset can be attributed to the way she was raised in her native town. Rather than boast about one’s accomplishments, Swedes are expected to remain humble through and through. “It has a lot to do with where I’m coming from,” Nystrom said. “I’m from Sweden and you’re not supposed to do that. We have a law, kind of a social law, where you’re not supposed to be better than anybody else. You’re not supposed to say that you’re better or worse. Everybody is equal.” Those morals translate directly onto the court in a clear way. Though she is as talented as any player she plays against, Nystrom is always looking to set up others before scoring herself. And when a teammate sets a new career high or goes the extra mile in practice, she’s the one raving about it. As a junior, Nystrom led the 2015-16 Rams to a perfect conference record and first NCAA tournament berth since 2002 en route to being named Mountain West Player of the Year. Now in her senior year with the Rams, Nystrom continues to improve on the court. Through seven games of conference play, she ranks in the top 10 in the conference in scoring (3rd), rebounding (9th), assists (4th), field goal percentage (8th), free throw percentage (5th), steals (2nd) and assist/turnover ratio (2nd). Currently, Nystrom leads the Rams in seven different categories. She is a star in all aspects of the word.
Perhaps the greatest quality of a star she possesses, though, is one uncommon to most Americans: she doesn’t care about any of those numbers or the fame and recognition that comes with them. “It’s not anything that I think about, honestly,” Nystrom said. “I wouldn’t be anything without my coaches or my teammates; they play a really big role (in my success).” Although she may not focus on her numbers on the court, others certainly take notice. Along with the Player of the Year nomination, Nystrom’s outstanding 2015 and 2016 seasons have earned her the College Female Athlete of the Year award from the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.
Nystrom will become the ninth recipient of the award in CSU history, joining former Ram Becky Hammon as the only other women’s basketball player to be honored. Nystrom will become the ninth recipient of the award in CSU history, joining former Ram Becky Hammon as the only other women’s basketball player to be honored. Big deal, right? “It’s an incredible honor, but it’s nothing I really think about when I play or practice,” Nystrom reiterated. “It’s great, I don’t really think that I know how big it is, honestly. But it’s really nothing that makes me say ‘whoa this is so big.’” Instead, Nystrom’s humble mind has always been focused on what she can do for her team. After the team lost its two leading scorers Jamie Patrick and Keyora Wharry from a season ago, Nystrom has been the one to change her game and fill that void. Defensively, she is the heartbeat of the nation’s fifth best scoring defense. Head coach Ryun Williams understands the massive role that she plays in the team’s success. “Ellen’s got to take care of the ball, she’s got to score for us, she’s got to usually guard a really good player, and she leads us in rebounding,” Williams said. But just as remarkable as her play on the court is Nystrom’s success in the classroom and involvement in the Fort Collins community. The business ad-
ministration major is a two-time Mountain West All-Academic selection and has been noticed for her volunteer work around the city. Most notably, Nystrom and other members of the team have partnered with police officers in Fort Collins to speak with those in need of assistance. The team also spends time reading to elementary schoolers in the area. Along with fellow Swede Elin Gustavsson, Nystrom has mentored young girls in the community. Her all-around success as a player, student and member of the community have made Nystrom a candidate for yet another personal accolade, the 2016-17 Senior CLASS Award. This award values senior student-athletes who have excelled in four areas: character, classroom, community and competition. One of thirty finalists, Nystrom has a chance to join a prestigious group of winners that includes basketball stars Breanna Stewart, Elena Delle Donne, Maya Moore and Sue Bird. Still, Nystrom’s mind hasn’t swayed from what matters to her. “I just want our team to do good and I want us to get to the NCAA tournament,” Nystrom said. And when a team’s best player is also its most humble, that goal certainly becomes highly attainable. Colin Barnard can be reached by email at sports@ollegian.com.
Colorado State University’s Ellen Nystrom (13) looks for an open teammate while protecting the ball during the game against Utah State on Saturday at Moby Arena. The Rams beat the visiting Utah State Aggies 74-43. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN
Ellen Nystrom pounds her first in the air at a game. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN
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SPORTS Wednesday, January 25, 2017
TRACK & FIELD
Hassan named MW men’s indoor field athlete of the week By Chad Deutschman @ChadDeutschman
After a record setting performance by Mostafa Hassan at the Deloss Dodds Invitational in Manhattan, Kansas, on Jan. 21, the junior shot putter was named the Mountain West track and field indoor men’s field athlete of the week, the conference announced Tuesday. Hassan’s mark of 65-1.5 in the shot put broke a 28-year-old record, surpassing the previous Deloss Dodds Invitational record set back in 1989. Hassan won the event by nearly five feet. A native of Cairo, Egypt, Hassan is currently ranked No. 1 in the nation this season in the shot put and holds the top two marks nationally in the event to date. His season-best mark of 65-7.75 at the Wyoming Power Meet on Dec. 9 is the longest mark in the nation for the current season by almost two feet and ranks fourth in Mountain West history. Hassan now holds three
of the top-five indoor shot put marks in Colorado State history. All of Hassan’s recorded marks this season sit in the top-five of CSU indoor shot put history. The men’s field athlete of the week award is the first weekly conference honor of the season and career for Hassan. He now joins three other CSU track and field athletes to be honored this season in Lorenda Holston, Hunter Price and Cole Rockhold. As a team, Colorado State has now exceeded their weekly conference honors from a season ago, where Leah Fair accounted for all three honors in 2016. Colorado State track and field returns Friday, Feb. 3 and Saturday, Feb. 4, where the team will share time at both the CU Open in Boulder, Colorado and the New Mexico Classic and Multis in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Chad Deutschman can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
Hassan at the MW indoor Championships. PHOTO COURTESTY OF JUAN LABRECHE NCAA
ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, January 25, 2017
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FOOD & DINING
LYRIC MOVIE REVIEW
Urban Bowls brings global cuisine to Campus West
‘20th Century Women’ sheds light on single parents
By Connor Deblieck @CDeBlieck1995
Known for its selection of food choices, Campus West has ushered in a new restaurant to celebrate the new year. Urban Bowls, located right next door to Fuzzy’s, offers a wide range of global cuisine all in one place. Ranging from a Pineapple Curry Bowl to BBQ pork, Urban Bowls offers something for every palate. With moderately priced dishes, Urban Bowls is a great place to dine for an affordable date or for those looking for healthier options than ramen.
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1335 W Elizabeth St #105 While the prices for entrees fall just under $9, they are a perfect balance of quantity and quality. The Sweet Chili Scampi bowl they offer was flavorful and perfectly filling. There was not too little or too much food. The bowls have a slight customization option that allows customers to choose different proteins. The options available were: chicken, pork, beef, tofu and shrimp. With the shrimp being an usual up-charge, the chicken was a suitable alternative that blended well with the sauce, rice, broccoli and garlic. There was not too much of one thing, so no ingredients or flavors overpowered the others. While the meal, for its
price, did not have much in quantity, it was perfectly filling. For those with a sweet tooth, Urban Bowls offers just a small choice of desserts catered to those who crave something not typically found on the dessert menus in the plethora of other restaurants in Campus West. From mango mousse and fried bananas to ice cream with fried beignets, Urban Bowls offers anything but American cuisine and sweets. The fried beignets, a French deep fried pastry, was sort of like a smaller and crispier sopapilla that was served with a selection of vanilla, chocolate or strawberry ice cream. For something straying from the norm, the beignets and ice cream complemented each other perfectly and made for a light and savory sweet. Aside from their menu, Urban Bowls offered a modern style dining experience with a friendly and knowledgeable staff who are great for helping first-time customers find the perfect dish. Urban Bowls is simplistic with its interior design, and even though their menu has a wide range or different cuisines, it is also simple and concise. The menu is not overwhelmingly expansive like the Cheesecake Factory. With a blend of an inviting atmosphere and modern dining style, Urban Bowls offers a wide range of delicious dishes sure to catch on with visitors to Campus West. Connor Deblieck can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com
By Alaysha Powell @alaysha_powell
Until recent times, a large majority of films have portrayed families by a very basic standard: a straight, monogamous relationship with children and grandfather snoring in the corner. While there is nothing wrong with this lifestyle, there is a large majority of families out there who do not follow this formula. “20th Century Women” is a film about Dorothea Fields, portrayed by Annette Bening, a single mom trying to raise her teenage son, Jamie, portrayed by Lucas Jade Zumann. Dorothea is having a hard time trying to raise Jamie so she turns to help from Abbie, portrayed by Greta Gerwig, who lives in the Field’s household as a boarder, and Julie, portrayed by Elle Fanning, who is the cute girl next door. Together this unlikely group work to raise Jamie and go through a series of ups and downs along the way, proving that family does not have to be related by blood. The movie takes place in Santa Barbara, California during 1979. During this time period, there were a ton of changes and rebellion within
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the culture. Dorothea is in her mid 50s and feels as if she is losing her son as he grows up. The movie touched on so many subjects that society as a whole tends to ignore. It was really interesting to see parenting through this perspective. There was a very common issue addressed in this film. Because his mother always had to take care of everything by herself, Jamie felt guilty and felt that he needed to take care of her. Of course, Dorothea sets
him straight and lets him know that the only thing she needs from him or any other man is for them to be there for her. Should you see this movie? Yes. However, if mature topics like sex, cussing and divorce bother you then this may not be the movie for you. The writers and directors did not bother to censor themselves when making this film, they wanted to cover a difficult topic and they made sure to cover it. see CENTURY on page 13 >>
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MOVIES & TV
‘Split’ tackles rare Dissociative Identity Disorder ByAdelayde Dahlin @addsss_
The new thriller movie “Split,” directed by none other than M. Night Shyamalan, deals with the controversial disorder regarding split personalities known as Dissociative Identity Disorder, or DID. This movie is thrilling, emotional and a plot twister. However, the question is not if the movie is entertaining, although it definitely is, but rather is DID accurately portrayed? While DID is an actual di-
agnosis, it should be emphasized that it is a very “controversial diagnosis, which not everyone believes exists,” said Colorado State University psychology professor Karla Gingerich. This is due to it being “largely diagnosed in the United States and it being difficult to study because it is so rare,” Gingerich said. Although this film does not comment or report on the concrete amount of DID cases there are, it does bring to the forefront the disbelief that much of the psychological community has about it.
The main character in the movie, Kevin, played by the ever- brilliant James McAvoy, has 23 different personalities and will soon receive a 24th. His therapist greatly believes in his disorder and is trying to spread new information about it and educate the psychological community; however, her peers are only willing to view split personality as a mood disorder rather than a personality disorder. According Gingerich, DID is definitely not a mood disorder; in fact it is placed in its own section under dissociative disorders.
Kevin’s therapist knows for a fact that DID is not a mood disorder as well and explains why in a seminar in the film. She explains that these are not moods that her patients are experiencing, but separate personalities. She explains this by telling them of cases of when one of her patients has one personality that needs insulin while another one of their personalities does not, or one personality can write with one hand while the other writes with the opposite hand, and they each have different handwriting. Kevin himself
even has one personality with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, which does not appear to be present in any of his other personalities. According to Gingerich, she has heard of real-life cases such as these. Although, it is important to note that these real-life cases are case studies and that people “cannot generalize from them,” Gingerich said. The case studies she has observed include participants who do turn out to have personalities where one is right-handed and another is see SPLIT on page 13 >>
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News Quiz: Trump; ‘alternative facts’ 1. Which word or phrase did President Donald Trump NOT use in his inauguration address? A. “America First” B. “American carnage” C. “Thank you” D. “Tremendous” 2. Who told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that “alternative facts” were used to falsely say “this was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period”? A. Rex Tillerson B. Kellyanne Conway C. Sean Spicer D. Richard Spencer 3. Crowd scientists said the Women’s March in Washington had how many people in relation to how many people were at Trump’s inauguration the day before? A. Half as many B. About the same amount C. Twice as many D. Three times as many 4. “La La Land” received a record-tying number of nominations for this year’s Oscar nominations. How many is it? A. 8 B. 11 C. 13 D. 14 5. The ruler of what country recently left after 22 years in power, following weeks of tensions as he tried to overturn the results of the December election? A. Gambia B. Brazil C. Syria D. Libya Quiz from the Tribune News Service
>> CENTURY from page 11 If this kind of stuff does not bother you, then go see this movie. It does not matter what type of family you were raised in; this movie will speak to you. There is so much work that goes into being a parent and that amount of work must increase being a single parent. This movie gives recognition towards single parents who go through this every day. Alaysha Powell can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com
>> SPLIT from page 12 left-handed, as noted in the movie, as well as another case study in which “one has to wear glasses where the other does not,” she said. If evidence like this actually exists, are there really DID cases with as many personalities as the 24 we eventually see in this box office hit? According to the psychology book in Gingerich’s office, “Exploring Psychology in Modules” by David G. Myers, in the 1980s the typical number of personalities in a DID case was about three, but today it has grown to 12. That is quite the jump; maybe it will continue to grow throughout the years and maybe we will see growth in the information behind the disorder as well. The big question now is if the field of psychology is getting any closer to proving or disproving DID. “We are still pretty much in the dark,” Gingerich said, and elaborated that DID is difficult to explain due to the fact that it is still so rare. Until the day that the field of psychology is able to completely understand the disorder, there will only be the media’s exaggerated take on this disorder to learn from. There was indeed light shed on the fact that it is a controversial issue in the movie, and it appeared to be inspired by some real case studies, but the capabilities that Kevin’s 24 personalities have, plus his ability to switch between them, appear to be far from the truth. We have a ways to go, but Hollywood, you keep doing you. Adelayde Dahlin can be reached at news@collegian.com
Today: Info Session: Semester at Sea 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. LSC 372 Join us in the Lory Student Center for an information session about Semester at Sea. Learn more about this exciting education abroad opportunity and how you can take CSU courses and earn credits towards your major while sailing on a floating ship campus and visiting between 10 and 12 countries over the course of a semester. We will provide an overview of the program including logistics, costs, first-hand accounts by past participants, and you will have an opportunity to ask any and all questions.
CSU Men’s Basketball vs. San Jose State 7:00 p.m. Moby Arena Come cheer on the Rams as they go head to head against San Jose State!
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OSCARS
2017 Oscar nominations: ‘La La Land,’ diversity and the return of Mel Gibson By Josh Rottenberg Los Angeles Times
There are few things Hollywood loves more than celebrating itself and, true to form, the nominations handed out Tuesday for the 89th Academy Awards reflected an industry happy to revel in its own glittering self-image. But they also revealed a 90-year-old tradition-bound institution embracing the future with record levels of diversity, both in demographics and format. The effervescent, brightly colored musical “La La Land” — a love letter to the city of Los Angeles and the movies themselves danced its way to 14 Oscar nominations, including best picture, tying the all-time record held by “Titanic” and “All About Eve.” One of nine films to score a best picture nod in this year’s crowded and varied field, “La La Land” has been widely embraced as a balm in these politically turbulent times and a fresh twist on a genre that had largely fallen out of favor. “It’s a film that uses all the tools of cinema — performance and music and design and storytelling — and masterfully combines them to deliver a joyful experience,” said one of the film’s producers, Marc Platt. “No cynicism, no irony — just joy.” But beyond the resurgence of the old-fangled musical, Oscar voters gave the recently embattled motion picture academy something bigger to cheer about: Unlike last year’s telecast, which host Chris Rock scathingly branded “the White People’s Choice Awards,” the 89th Academy Awards will not be dominated by hot-button questions of discrimination in the film industry. After two years of bitter controversy over back-to-back slates of all-white acting nominees, seven actors and actresses of color earned nominations this year. The diversity of this year’s nominations — which, in a further break from tradition, were announced via a pre-recorded, live-streamed video instead of the usual news conference — is a testament to a strong group of recent films, including “Fences,” “Moonlight” and “Hidden Figures,” that deal head-on with issues of race in ways that have resonated with critics and audiences. “It goes to the heart of what I say over and over again and that is, frankly, that diversity pays,” said “Hidden Figures” producer Donna Gigliotti, who helped bring the real-life story of female African-American mathematicians in the space race to the screen. “People want to see their
own stories up on the big screen. The problem is nobody in Hollywood is really paying attention, so it falls on independent producers to find and tell these stories.” To help encourage the telling of those stories, and in response to last year’s #OscarsSoWhite furor, the academy’s leadership has taken dramatic steps to broaden the organization’s overwhelmingly white and male membership ranks. Of the 683 industry professionals invited to join last year, 46 percent were female and 41 percent people of color. And while it is impossible to know what impact that new class had on the nominations, six black actors and actresses earned nominations. Among them were Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, who share the screen in Washington’s adaptation of August Wilson’s play “Fences,” and Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris, who earned nods for their work in “Moonlight,” a coming-of-age film about a gay African-American boy growing up in Miami that earned eight nominations in total, including one for its African-American director, Barry Jenkins. Even so, writer and activist April Reign, who first created the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag in 2015, says there is still much work to be done before the problem is truly solved. Noting the lack of Latino or Asian-American acting nominees, Reign said that “we can’t forget just because we have black nominees this year. #OscarsSoWhite is about everybody.” Studios, she said, need to be “actively seeking the stories of the marginalized — and that’s not happening yet.” And indeed, the lists of nominated directors and writers were overwhelmingly male. There were no women nominated in the directing category, and in the screenplay categories there was only one: “Hidden Figures” co-writer Allison Schroeder. While “La La Land” emerged from Tuesday’s nominations as the odds-on favorite to win the top prize, Oscar voters spread their love far and wide, with films across a range of genres competing for best picture, including the cerebral sci-fi hit “Arrival,” the crime thriller “Hell or High Water” and the World War II epic “Hacksaw Ridge.” For “Hacksaw Ridge” director Mel Gibson, the nominations capped a noteworthy comeback. The onetime megastar, who spent years as an industry pariah for his alleged anti-Semitism and other controversial offscreen behavior, picked up six
nominations for his film, including nods for his directing and for lead actor Andrew Garfield. “This was definitely a film that had to overcome a lot of stuff to get in,” said “Hacksaw Ridge” producer Bill Mechanic. “Only by the quality of the movie being so strong did the love overcome the hate. ... It was emotional to see Mel be embraced and all the stuff of the past finally being forgiven.” The wrenching drama “Manchester by the Sea,” though an odds-on favorite for the six nominations it received including best picture, was also a milestone. As the boundary between film and television grows ever porous, “Manchester” marks the first time Amazon Studios, or any streaming service, has earned a best picture nomination. The story of an emotionally broken man who becomes the guardian of his late brother’s teenage son, the film earned six nominations in total, including for its director and writer, Kenneth Lonergan, and for stars Casey Affleck, Lucas Hedges and Michelle Williams. The documentary “O.J.: Made in America” blurred formats even further. The 7 {-hour documentary that was shown in five parts on ESPN as well as in a limited theatrical release earned a nomination for best documentary feature, as did director Ava DuVernay’s Netflix film about racial discrimination in the criminal justice system, “13th.” With a crowd-pleasing Hollywood confection such as “La La Land” dominating the nominations and the #OscarsSoWhite controversy abated for now, the Oscar telecast — which will air on ABC on Feb. 26, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting — promises a return in many ways to the oldschool and the feel-good. “We want to inspire people with memories of what a best friend the movies have been over the course of their life, and we want to have a lot of laughs,” Oscar telecast co-producer Michael De Luca told the Los Angeles Times in November. “Get in, get out. No homework. All joy.” That said, with many in liberal-leaning Hollywood staking out full-throated opposition to President Donald Trump and diversity so strongly on display, these Oscars are sure to be freighted with political messages, overt and otherwise. “These are very wild times,” said industry stalwart Jeff Bridges, who earned a supporting actor nod for his role as a Texas Ranger in “Hell or High Water.” “We’re all in it together.” Content from the Tribune News Service.
Daily Horoscope Nancy Black
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY
(01/25/17). A powerful team takes you farther. Develop personal skills, talents and image, in preparation for an incredible romance. Share a passionate adventure in partnership. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. ARIES (March 21-April 19) --
Today is an 8 -- A professional opportunity has your interest. You can see for miles and miles. Accept a friend’s encouragement. A fantasy appears within reach. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Discover new gardens. Get out in the world and ramble around. See how other folks live. Consider a spiritual view. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -Today is an 8 -- Discuss shared finances with your partner. Share maintenance tasks. Pay bills, and keep accounts current. Manage insurance, investments and legal affairs. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Enter an exciting new collaboration. Negotiate to refine the plan. You can learn as you go. Accept a sweet deal. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Your work is in demand. Find support to manage the flood. Schedule further into the future. Get allies to assist with the demand?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Love is the bottom line. Spend precious time with people you cherish. Soak in the emotional support. Romance flowers naturally. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -Today is a 7 -- You and a family member shared a dream for your home. Make plans, and get the others involved. Prioritize areas of consensus. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Use your persuasive arts. Market your wares. Reconnect with friends and clients. Invite others to participate. Learn new tricks. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Steady action can get profitable. You’re learning quickly. An interesting development requires investigation. Get help if you need it. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Step into greater leadership. Use your strength to help others. Take charge, and invite participation. Your confidence can be contagious. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 5 -- Think about the past, and those who came before. Photos and memories invite contemplation. Dig for facts. Tell the old stories. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Inspire and motivate your team. Listen for what’s wanted and needed. Clean up a mess, and repay a favor.
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