Volume 126, No 87 February 15, 2017

Volume 126, No. 87 Wednesday, February 15, 2017

NEWS

TEDx Talks coming to CSU. PAGE 4

OPINION

In government we (must) trust.

PAGE 5 Sophomore Prentiss Nixon celebrates a three-pointer that lifted CSU to a 78-73 win over Wyoming. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

CSU wins Border War, moves into first place in Mountain West

By Eddie Herz @Eddie_Herz

LARAMIE, Wyo. — First place and redemption.

With Colorado State’s 7873 victory over Wyoming in the 226th edition of the Border War and a Boise State loss to New Mexico Tuesday night the Rams have taken sole possession of first place in the Mountain West.

The CSU win is the first in the last five Border War meetings

between the rivals.

“It’s a great feeling, especially when you come up to Laramie and beat Wyoming,” CSU sophomore guard Prentiss Nixon said.

Colorado State led 41-33 at halftime and held a lead as big as 10 in the second half, but, as expected in a rivalry game, Wyoming made a comeback bid.

“I thought our team had several chances to crack but they stayed together as five,” CSU

head coach Larry Eustachy said.

“That’s what won it. Even when somebody was struggling the other four picked him up” The Rams held a one point advantage with 60 seconds remaining in the game until Prentiss Nixon took over. The guard hit a three-pointer with 34 seconds left to give CSU a four point lead and cementing the victory.

Nixon proceeded to score the Rams’ next four points from the

free throw line en route to the win.

“I just take it when it comes,” Nixon said. “Gian (Clavell) drove and found me and I knocked it down. And free throws are my thing.”

Uncharacteristically, the Rams got into significant foul trouble and failed to take advantage of their free-throw attempts for the majority of the game. see BORDER on page 8 >>

A&C

CSU scientist talks EPA gag.

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NEWS Wednesday, February 15, 2017

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CAMPUS

Student group creates viral video pushing to renovate Clark

By Stuart Smith @notstuartsmith

Rams for Representation, a Colorado State University student political organization centered around student-based issues, released a video on their Facebook page about the structural state of the Clark building on Monday morning that quickly went viral. Now it has tolled around 17,000 views.

The video starts off by describing CSU as a wonderful place, but quickly turns into the creators of the video criticizing the old look of the Clark building, how it has been treated by students and the administration, and how it is falling into disrepair.

“Our main goal is to jump start a movement around the renovation of the Andrew G. Clark building,” said Marco Durazo, president of Rams for Representation and a double major in political science and economics.

Durazo hopes that the video will help to make the issue more well known specifically to the administration. He believes the issue is something that a lot of students talk about and are bothered by.

“But I don’t think that administration necessarily knows

that and I don’t think the people in charge of building these buildings knows that,” Durazo said. “If you talk to teachers around campus they’ll tell you that there’s been talk about remodeling Clark for an extraordinarily long time and yet nothing has happened.”

Durazo added that talks with students around campus have led the group to believe that it is an issue that affects everyone. Clark, the group believes, is one of the most important buildings for the school and is essentially the spine of the campus.

“We feel like it symbolizes a lot of student issues on campus and is something that can focus the student voice on campus,” Durazo said.

Durazo said that compared to the other buildings Clark looks bad.

“When you walk into the school you see all these beautiful buildings,” Durazo said. “You see the LSC, you see brand-new Eddy, Morgan Library, the Behavioral Sciences Building.”

“And then you see Clark and there’s graffiti all over it and it’s falling apart. And that’s one of the first buildings that everyone goes into,” Durazo said.

Durazo said he believes the

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building’s weaknesses are sharply contrasted with its placement next to the newly renovated buildings and that change is needed. But the group feels that the call for change has widely been ignored.

“We don’t think that the administration is going to put forth the money to actually renovate Clark,” Durazo said.

Vice President of Rams for Representation Josh Silva believes that the CSU campus should be held to a higher standard than it has been in the past for these issues.

“Colorado State University is one of the premier schools in our state along with CU Boulder,” Silva said, “and because of that we should have the best facilities to

show people and we should never settle for less than the best quality.”

Rams for Representation is holding a public forum in the plaza for student organizations to voice their concerns about various issues around campus. The forum will be next Thursday, Feb. 23.

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

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NEWS Wednesday, February 15, 2017

CAMPUS

TEDxCSU coming March 4, tickets on sale

By Jenn Yingling @jenn_yingling

CSU will host TEDxCSU in the Lory Student Center on March 4 and will feature CSU professors as well as students as speakers.

TEDxCSU is an annual daylong event featuring ten different speakers giving live talks, entertainment and speaker-to-audience interactions.

Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) is a nonprofit organization that delivers talks approximately 18 minutes each by a variety of speakers. TED is devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading,” as explained on their website. The “x” in TEDx stands for an independently organized event. The goal is to bring people in local communities together in order to discuss and connect

with each other.

Speakers will include Colorado State University senior Brandon Kidney and recent graduate Lauren Migliaccio, who founded the CSU Brain Injury Community (CBIC) after both having sustained multiple brain injuries themselves.

Dr. Cory Wong, an assistant to the President and the Director of the Women & Gender Collaborative at CSU, will also be a speaker at the event and focuses on issues such as gender, race and class.

The remaining speakers will range from cognitive psychologists, to wildlife conservationists, to social workers. Each talk will have its own unique topic of conversation.

Speakers include: Mark Benn, Ph.D., Anne Cleary, Ph.D., Jaelyn Coates, Jesse Elliott, Da-

vid Enden, Rachel Esters, Joe von Fischer, Ph.D., Brandon Kidney & Lauren Migliaccio, Mo Wells and Cori Wong, Ph.D. There will be three sessions with two intermissions in between. Intermissions will have free refreshments and appetizers as well as time for the audience to talk directly with some of the speakers.

“The team is beyond excited about this event and hope to get everyone else excited as well,” wrote Valentina Martinez, the Marketing Coordinator for RamEvents, in an email to the Collegian.

The event is set to take place on March 4 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. in the Lory Student Center Theatre and the doors open at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $5 with a student ID and $30 dollars for community members. Be prepared to show your ID at the event.

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Tickets are being sold at the Lory Student Center Box Office as well as online at CSUTix.com.

More information about the

event can be found here or on the TEDxCSU Facebook page.

Jenn Yingling can be reached at news@collegian.com.

CAMPUS

Computer program helps business students make smart investments, teaches risk management

By Ty Betts @TyBetts9

Colorado State University students in the college of business are using a special computer program to help them make smart investments.

The Bloomberg terminals, known as the Bloomberg Professional service, are multiscreened supercomputers located inside of the Rockwell building.

The terminals are used in the financial world to access almost any type of market data.

According to CSU associate finance professor Patricia Ryan users can gain up-to-the-second information on risk management, equity stocks, debt securities and more.

Ryan said the terminals have become an industry standard and knowing how to use them is necessary for focusing on corporate finance or investment analysis.

“It gives students a competitive edge in the job market,” Ryan said.

Ryan believes the terminals are useful because they collate up to date data into one location rather than having to search for information from a variety of sources.

CSU finance graduate student Billy Cao uses the terminals to valuate companies by viewing financial statements and important records.

Cao said he believes the software is sometimes difficult to navigate.

“There is always a way to do what you need,” Cao said. “The

real question is figuring out what functions will meet those needs.”

Another use for the terminals is the Summit Student In-

Kyle Bandy, a senior business student, uses the Bloomberg terminals in Rockwell to work on the Summit Fund Tuesday afternoon. PHOTO BY JENNA VAN LONE COLLEGIAN

vestment Fund in the college of business. Students who run the fund use the Bloomberg terminals to decide what stocks to invest in and the risk vs. reward of different decisions.

According to the 2014-2015 CSU Summit Student Investment Fund in 1999 the fund started out as $50,000 and reached over $350,000 in 2015.

Ryan said CSU started with one terminal in 1999 and now has 16. An article in Marketwatch estimates the price of one terminal is $21,000. According to Michael Bloomberg’s website the terminal was created in 1982 and 22 of the first units were sold to Merrill Lynch.

Cao said he uses the terminals as an opportunity to learn a skill that he says is necessary to the financial job market.

Ryan said this technology is being incorporated into the classroom for investment courses and is part of various classes’ curriculum.

For Cao the terminals offer a way to gain experience on a platform that he can expect to see in the future.

“Everyday I find something new to do with it. It’s really fun,” Cao said.

Ty Betts can be reached at news@collegian.com.

OPINION Wednesday, Febraury 15, 2017

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Why it’s okay to trust the government again Lauren Willson @CSUCollegian

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.

In recent decades civilian trust of the U.S. government has been deteriorating. Widespread decline in federal faith over the years can be attributed to a number of factors, but today lack of belief in our administration is strongly linked to skepticism over Trump’s capability of holding the presidential seat. However the rejection of Trump’s so-called ‘travel ban’ by the Court of Appeals suggests federal recognition of American dissatisfaction and hints at an effort to better represent the public’s wishes. Although it may seem inconceivable now the recent move by the Court of Appeals will boost confidence in our administrative officials’ competence and ultimately increase trust of government.

According to the Pew Research Center American trust in government began to wane

significantly half a century ago, around the time of the Vietnam War. The horrific Asian conflict transpired along with a series of trust-eroding events, from Nixon’s Watergate scandal to the economic “stagflation” of the late 70s. As Americans began to doubt government’s ability to maintain economic prosperity, peace and national security their faith in the federal system fell accordingly.

Granted there have been instances in which public opinion was more optimistic.

For example a fiscal uptick in the late 1990s resulted in greater approval ratings for government.

Likewise confidence in the United States system grew following the September 11th attacks when federal officials demonstrated political prowess in the midst of terrorism and tragedy.

But it seems that we Americans are difficult to please for long; ratings fell sharply when President George W. Bush mired the nation in Iraq and again during the fiscal crisis of 2008.

The point is the general populace’s conviction that government can and will do the right thing is feebler than it is strong.

With media outlets constantly publicizing every political scandal and slip-up, it’s no wonder we are so inclined to criticize and doubt elected officials.

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Trump is no exception, having committed enough faux pas to inspire eight seasons of Saturday Night Live. Just recently Trump shared a phone call with French president François Hollande. A senior official who had knowledge of the call reported that the American politico spent a great portion of the conversation going off topic and ranting about personal preoccupations such as his belief that the United States is being exploited by other countries and organizations like NATO. As the president continues making long-distance calls to foreign officials one should hope he learns to maintain a more professional demeanor.

It’s not implausible to assume that trust in government will continue to decline in the early months of Trump’s term, as the president has shown borderline draconian fervor in policymaking. Despite being in office for less than 30 days the new president has already made significant alterations to the fabric woven by the Obama administration. Since his inauguration Trump has signed 25 executive actions, including 11 executive orders. Such dicta are typically put forth as a means of directing the executive branch to follow new guidelines or policies. One order, for instance, instructed the secretary of the Treasury to

reassess the 2010 Dodd-Frank bill, a law passed by Obama and Congress in response to the financial crisis of 2008. The bill aimed to enforce greater financial regulations on Wall Street and lessen risk for consumers.

As Trump’s order loosens these regulations critics argue that he is putting consumers’ financial welfare in jeopardy once again.

Perhaps more significant is the issuing of Trump’s notorious travel ban, an order that barred entry of immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority nations.

The executive order elicited sharp criticism from both Democratic and Republican congress members as well as from numerous organizations, businesses and churches.

Across the nation thousands of individuals formed protests (primarily in airports) to decry the ban, which they deemed unnecessary, islamophobic and anti-American. Opposition was so vehement that the state of Washington filed a lawsuit against the government as means of challenging the ban.

On Feb.7 a panel of judges on the federal appeals court held a session to hear arguments from attorneys for both the plaintiff (State of Washington) and the defendant (Trump Administration).

Following the questioning the judges unanimously rejected Trump’s ban on the grounds that refusing to implement the policy would not be injurious or see GOVERNMENT on page 7 >>

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>> GOVERNMENT from page 5 endangering to the country. The judges also argued that there was too little reason to support the enactment of Trump’s order, writing in their decision, “the Government has pointed to no evidence that any alien from any of the countries named in the Order has perpetrated a terrorist attack in the United States.”

The decision of the appeals court is not only a win for the state of Washington and those affected by the ban, but the rest of the nation as well. Ruling in favor of the states demonstrates that the opinion of the people has been heard loud and clear by officials and this is why we can begin to trust our government.

When our constitution was written the founding fathers decreed that a system of checks and balances be enforced to prevent excessive control by any one branch of the government.

Proper distribution of power in government is an excellent way to establish and preserve trust in the population, for it ensures that no one individual can obtain too much authority. In the case of

Trump’s travel ban the judiciary branch “checked” the authority of the executive and did so for very good reasons. Not only is Trump’s ban unnecessary and unsubstantiated, but it discriminates against the very kind of people who comprise our melting pot of a nation: immigrants, refugees and minorities. Enforcing the ban would be directly opposed to American ideology and the general populace was capable of recognizing this even if Trump was not. Citizens retaliated with peaceful protests and verbal condemnation of the order and their actions proved effective, as the court of appeals ultimately ruled in favor of the majority opinion.

Trump may not have the acumen to pick up on the desires of the American people, but fortunately other federal employees seem able to do so.

As ironic as it may sound I believe that this presidential term will actually produce an increase in Americans’ trust of government. Their faith will most likely not be in Trump— who has already proven himself rather rash and self-absorbed—

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but in the administrative officials who work tirelessly to keep him in order. The United States is still one of the healthiest, most robust nations in the world, but this classification hinges largely on a collective optimistic outlook; we must appreciate all the great things our government does and can do for us and make sure to take advantage of every opportunity we are given. Regardless of whether or not Trump will be a competent commander-in-chief we should not look to his upcoming term with pessimism, but instead with an air of hope. Rather than fear the future and succumb to the darkness of distrust we should maintain faith that government can enact positive change. By continuing to fight for what we believe in—as we did with the travel ban—pressure will be placed upon authority figures to exact change. With the recent court decision fresh in mind I honestly believe that our democracy can improve life for every American citizen, regardless of who holds the Oval Office.

Lauren Willson can be reached at opinion@collegian.com.

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SPORTS Wednesday, February 15, 2017

BASKETBALL

First place on the line as Rams host Wyoming in Border War

By Colin Barnard @ColinBarnard_

When the Wyoming Cowgirls come into Moby Arena to face Colorado State Wednesday night there will be far more at stake than the usual bragging rights between the two schools.

Wyoming (18-6, 10-3 MW) currently sits in second place in the Mountain West, just one game behind the first place Rams (19-6, 11-2 MW). It is a position that the Cowgirls are not all that familiar with. In the last four years Wyoming has not finished above fifth place in the Mountain West regular season standings. To begin this year they were picked to finish eighth in the conference.

All of that is in the rearview mirror as the Cowgirls make the trip to Fort Collins for the first of two late season showdowns. With first place on the line head coach Ryun Williams remains calm and composed.

“It’s just the next game, the next game is always the biggest game of the year for us,” Williams said. “We do what we do. We prepare with the same urgency and execution that we would any other game. The kids feel the rivalry, they know it. It’s not something that we need to talk about all that much. They know we’ve got a really good opponent, a really good opponent coming into Moby and we’ve got to be ready to go.”

Junior guard Liv Roberts en-

>> BORDER from page 1 In terms of fouls Nico Carvacho and Nixon each had four with over eight and a half minutes of play left. Gian Clavell, Anthony Bonner and Braden Koelliker also finished with three fouls a piece.

Coming into the game Colorado State held a team freethrow percentage of 74 percent, however the Rams went 21-34 (61.8 percent) on Tuesday night.

CSU’s poor performance from the line allowed Wyoming to hang around.

The Rams went 7-of-15 from three-point range. The 46.7 percent mark from behind the arc is over 10 percent better than their season average of 35 percent.

Though the stats will not show it enough CSU’s role players proved to be an irreplaceable part of the victory. Koelliker, Bonner and Carvacho had positive contributions in the victory.

The three players average a combined point total of 13.6 per game, but Tuesday night the trio scored 19 while also adding 14 rebounds, four more than they average together. Carvacho scored eight points and collected five rebounds, Bonner had five points and grabbed three re-

ters the week as the Mountain West’s fourth leading scorer averaging 15.4 points per game and leads the Cowgirls in six different categories, but she is not the first prolific scorer the Rams have faced this season.

In their most recent meeting with San Jose State the Rams held Dezz Ramos, the conference’s leading scorer, four points below her season average. McKynzie Fort of San Diego State scored just nine points against the Rams compared to her season average of 16. The conference’s third leading scorer, Cherise Beynon from New Mexcio, shot an atrocious 5-of-24 against the Rams stifling defense.

They have a tendency to limit a team’s best player, something Williams understands his team must do against Roberts if they want a victory.

“We have to neutralize her.

Liv is a very versatile player,” Williams said. “She shoots the ball exceptionally well, she drives it, she plays in the post. Obviously we’ve got to really compete on Liv. If she has a big game, Wyoming probably beats us.”

The Rams are coming back home after an up-and-down twogame road trip. Last Wednesday they had their nine-game winning streak snapped at Utah State. On Saturday, however, CSU righted the ship in a thrilling overtime victory at Fresno State. After Myanne Hamm tied the game with five seconds left in regulation Ellen

CSU Junior Hannah Tvrdy drives to the hoop past fallen Fresno State defender earlier this season. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

Nystrom made the game-winner with two seconds remaining in overtime to seal the victory.

Coming off such an emotional victory Williams has his sights set solely on the Border War. “That was a really good win, our competitiveness was really tested,” Williams said. “So yeah our kids feel good about the victory, but that isn’t gonna help us

beat Wyoming. We’ve got to totally reset and turn our attention to a very efficient, well-coached Wyoming team.”

The Border War will also serve as this year’s Orange Out as the Rams pay homage to their days as Aggies. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15.

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

MW Standings Colorado State: 11-2 Wyoming: 10-3 New Mexico: 9-4 UNLV: 8-5 Fresno State: 7-6

rebounds. The senior converted his first six shots of the game and finished 8-for-11.

Gian Clavell had an uncharacteristic shooting night, going just 5-for-17, but did manage 20 points by converting on 9-of-12 free throws.

MW Standings Colorado State: 10-4 Boise State: 9-4 Nevada: 8-4 New Mexico: 9-5 San Diego State: 6-6

J.D. Paige rushes against Justin James at the Border War late last night. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

bounds off the bench and Koelliker also added six points and six rebounds in only 17 minutes of action off the bench.

Koelliker’s stat line may not stand out, but the Snow College

transfer played through an illness Tuesday night.

“He was really sick,” senior forward Emmanuel Omogbo said. “He wouldn’t have played if we had everybody, but he fought

through it, he played. He hit really big three-pointers early on and that’s really all we need.”

Omogbo gathered his 15th double-double of the season, scoring 19 points and adding 16

Colorado State has now won four straight games and eight of their last nine.

“Collectively it was probably our best win with all the things that went wrong before the game and throughout the game,” Eustachy said.

Colorado State will take its win streak to The Pit to play New Mexico next Tuesday. The game can be seen on CBS Sports Network at 8 p.m. MT. Eddie Herz can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

BASKETBALL

Eustachy leading CSU on unexpected MW run the Rams’ biggest hardwood rival, the Wyoming Cowboys.

“I think the story to date is Justin incredible,” Eustachy said after Michael Saturday’s home victory over @JustinTMichael Fresno State. “I think it would be great for the fans and great for the players…I think it’s imAfter defeating Wyoming portant but what really moves 78-73 Tuesday night the Col- your program along is getting orado State men’s basketball to the NCAA Tournament and team (18-9, 10-4 MW) current- winning.”

If the Rams want a shot at ly sits atop the Mountain West and have the opportunity to the big dance they would likely win their first regular season have to win the MW tournament, which is no easy feat for conference title since 1990.

It has been a long road to a team that lacks depth. This this point and Larry Eustachy’s team has certainly handled squad has faced adversity at playing with seven scholarship every turn, but after winning players better than anyone ever seven of their last eight games imagined possible, but even the Rams are firmly in conten- Eustachy knows that the miletion to compete for a Mountain age will eventually take a toll on his roster.

West championship.

Playing four-to-five games Although winning the regular season title would like not in as many days is tough for be enough to get the Rams in teams with rosters of 12-plus so the 2017 NCAA Tournament handling it with eight will be a it would be an impressive feat real test for the Rams.

Whether they are able to considering the journey that this team has been through to play their way into the NCAA Tournament or not Eustachy get to this point.

Between playing with- deserves credit for managing out their leading scorer (Gian his squad through an extremeClavell) for the first nine games ly difficult situation and saving of the season and then ulti- what could have very easily mately losing Che Bob, Devocio turned into a wasted season.

Eustachy’s coaching style Butler and Kimani Jackson for the season due to academic in- has been widely criticized eligibility the fact that Colora- throughout his tenure at Coldo State is this close to a title is orado State, but he has praised this squad for buying into his a success in its own right.

Especially when you factor system all year and they have in the team’s first victory at San proved him right to this point.

Justin Michael can be Diego State since 2003 their 5-0 record against schools from reached at sports@collegian. the state of Colorado and last com. night’s most recent victory over

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TRACK & FIELD

CSU Rams sweep track and field weekly honors

By Eric Wolf @Eric_Wolf5

After a record-setting weekend the Colorado State track and field team made even more history on Tuesday.

The Rams swept all four weekly Mountain West conference honors after the team’s performances last weekend at the Don Kirby Invitational in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the Husky Classic in Seattle, Washington. It is the first time in MW history that a track and field team has swept the awards.

Junior Mostafa Hassan and senior Aaliyah Pete were named the MW indoor field athletes of the week after their performances in the shot put in New Mexico while senior Lorenda Holston

was named the women’s indoor track athlete of the week and junior Jerrell Mock garnered the award on the men’s side.

Rams to earn MW honors this season: Lorenda Holston (3) Cole Rockhold (2) Mostafa Hassan (2) Hunter Price Aaliyah Pete Jerrell Mock Hassan’s big weekend in New Mexico featured a new indoor

personal best which broke the CSU school record set back in January, 2005 by Magnus Lohse.

Hassan’s throw of 66-8.5 is the second best all-time in conference indoor history and sits just 1.5-inches off the record of 66-10.

This is the second such honor for Hassan this season.

Pete put up a personal best of 55-8.5 in the women’s shot put in New Mexico--a mark that puts her second in school history and third in conference history.

Pete’s mark also ranks 13th nationally, currently putting her in a qualifying position for the NCAA indoor national championships.

Holston leads the way as far as weekly honors go as she now see TRACK on page 14 >>

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ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, February 15, 2017

CSU LIFE

Wildlife biology student weighs in on Trump’s environmental policy

By Emma Turner @EmmaTurner1228

In Colorado summer seems to begin in February but winter does not seem to end until June.

These radical weather swings may be the result of a bigger problem. The student body, as well as many Americans, stand divided on many political issues.

Since the 2017 inauguration of President Trump the future of certain people, groups, government agencies and public programs have become unclear. One student shared some insight into what should be perhaps the highest priority platform. Ben Amerman, a second-year wildlife biology student is concerned about the new administration’s proposals and their potential environmental impact.

Amerman began studying wildlife biology with plans to become a veterinarian. After developing an interest in non-domesticated animals he switched his focus.

When President Trump took office many people became afraid, Amerman said. This sparked an interest in the role of his studies in the political field.

The first concern Amerman raised was Trump’s belief that the Environmental Protection Agency can afford certain cuts while the United States cannot afford to lose businesses.

Allowing this sort of detriment to the EPA would be “counterproductive because every business needs the environment in one way or another,” Amerman said.

These scale backs to the EPA were proposed by Myron Ebell, the former head of President Trump’s EPA transition team.

On Jan. 30 The Washington Post wrote that Ebell’s goal was to remove nearly 2/3 of the EPA’s current employees within four years, citing “regulatory overreach” by the agency. The Washington Post also mentions Ebell’s reputation for supporting “global warning alarmism.”

“People know what we’re doing even if they are a climate denier,” Amerman said. “The Earth isn’t in the best [condition] it could be right now and I don’t think anyone can deny that entirely. Jobs are what everyone thinks about.”

The 2016 Paris Agreement was the next controversy Amerman identified, claiming that Trump has mentioned backing out, which in turn caused upset with China. The Paris Agreement outlines a set of mandates and protocols for countries to track and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Largely because of this agreement countries are working to implement more sustainable practices when it comes to agriculture and harnessing en-

ergy. Some have turned to new systems like vertical farming and aquaponics. Colorado State University’s plan to Go Green in 2018 is an example of an entity that is working towards using solely renewable resources such as solar and wind power, Amerman said. This is the future for which he hopes but he is skeptical of the Trump administration’s intent to make these types of changes.

President Trump’s dedication to continuing work on the Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines concerns a number of individuals. The construction and continued existence of either of these projects could harm local wildlife populations by disrupting movement and migration patterns and contributing to noise pollution, Amerman said. Beyond that Amerman is truly concerned about the potential for an oil spill, which can be extremely damaging to wildlife and their habitats.

Many of the president’s actions and proposals are of great concern when looking at environmental impact, Amerman said. Still many of Trump’s claims have yet to be acted upon.

“No one really cares about the environment in congress, I feel like,” Amerman said. “Or at least not a lot of them do.”

Emma Turner can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

Ben Amerman, wildlife biology major, is interested in rehibilitation and reintroduction. PHOTO BY BROOKE BUCHAN COLLEGIAN

LYRIC MOVIE REVIEW

‘Lion’ tells a story from the geography of the heart

By Charlotte Conway @charzibar

“Lion” skates the line between overly-sentimental-poverty-porn and “I cried four times because it was just that good.”

True stories, ironically, tend to skate these fine lines when they are unbelievably awesome like this one.

The story largely takes place in India where the main character, a boy named Saroo, falls asleep on a train that takes him thousands of miles from his home and his family. Saroo as a young child, played by Dev Patel, does not know what direction or what area he came from and is unable to go home.

After escaping several fright-

ening and chaotic situations Saroo ends up being adopted by an Australian couple, played by David Wenham and Nicole Kidman, living in Tanzania. When Saroo’s childhood memories reawaken he begins to search for his childhood home 20 years down the line.

Much of the film follows young Saroo, building up a backstory that is rich and filled with a sense of the vastness of India. The movie begins with shots of rural India, giving a sense of just how huge and geographically diverse the country is. It is refreshing in an age when Western stereotypes tend to show a one-sided India that is poverty ridden and overly crowded. The movie does

move into these cityscapes, which show homeless children crowded in the train stations and dirty streets of Bengal with shady characters but the film mostly resists shoving the Indian characters and sites into a one-size-fits-all mold. The relationship between Saroo and his brother is full and dimensional and though his Indian family just scrapes by, they are loving, supportive and real. Good thing, too, because I do not think I could sit through another overly simplified miraculous escape from squalor film.

The movie does other interesting things with landscapes as well. Wandering around in Australia, memories follow Saroo and create an in-

teresting mixture of imagination and reality. Google Maps also takes Saroo on a journey through the geography of his own memory. Funny how a pixelated blob on a screen can bring back such vivid memories of a once familiar place.

Tear-jerking might be an understatement. It might just be that I am especially prone to a child’s innocent pain or it might be that the movie tells a story that tunes in to broader and more universal fears such as loss of place or the struggle of keeping a family together. The movie at times verges on being too sentimental, maybe a little too idyllic, but the truth of the story keeps it in check.

Should you see it? Yes.

For starters you could see this movie for the sweeping landscape shots alone. From beginning to end the movie is packed with magnificent landscapes and scenery, from the varied geography of rural and urban India, all the way to the breathtaking little island of Tanzania off the coast of Australia.

The story is outrageously touching, so much so that the ending almost seems unbelievably happy. But it is not! This is a true story that can lend hope to even the most leather-hided of pessimists out there. And if you are a romantic type be prepared to wail and cheer, sometimes both at once.

Charlotte Conway can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

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CAMPUS EVENTS

Martial arts classes at the campus rec center offer instruction in multiple styles of fighting

By Zach Bermejo

said. “I was like, ‘Are you sure you have time for this?’...she basically said ‘I’m not sure I don’t have time for this, it’s the only thing keeping me from falling apart.’”

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Martial arts is not new to the world by any means but it is experiencing a surge in popularity. In recent years the Ultimate Fighting Championship has expanded its viewership and has grown into a billion dollar company. Fighters have starred in both big movies and video games and have huge followings on social media.

The campus rec center offers classes in both traditional and modern martial arts. Some of the instructors of those classes provided more insight into what their art is about and why it may, or may not, be for you.

Muay thai As the name implies muay thai comes from Thailand. It is similar to kickboxing except the style also makes use of elbow and knee strikes. As a modern martial art muay thai has become widely adopted in mixed martial arts fighting for its efficiency.

Kristina Ogden, 29, is the instructor of the muay thai class at CSU. When she started learning kickboxing and muay thai five years ago it was just a workout.

But then it became a real-world skill that she wanted to hone.

She has students coming in just for the fitness aspect and students looking for something more, Ogden said.

“I think that a lot times people are just looking for a place to belong,” Ogden said. “Martial arts is a great answer for that because they’re getting a skill and they’re getting a community. I see that a lot at the CSU program.”

Ogden also competes in muay thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournaments but she said that not everyone has to train to fight nor should they be expected to.

“Because of the UFC [and other fighting leagues] a lot people feel like there’s a pressure to fight...and be tested to the max,” Ogden said. “A lot of people [practice] how to shoot a gun but they don’t put themselves in a gunfight every day.”

Aikido Aikido originated in Japan, and it is non-aggressive and non-competitive. It focuses on redirecting the motion of someone that tries to attack you while also trying not to seriously injure your attacker in the process.

There are no punches or kicks.

Victor Hung is the Aikido instructor at CSU and has been teaching the class for five years and has been practicing the art for 23.

Sign Up Info Boxing Jan. 30–April 12: Mondays and Wednesdays 5:30–6:45 p.m. for $65 in the mat room

Muay Thai Jan. 31–April 13: Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30–5:30 p.m. for $65 in the mat room

Aikido Jan. 31–May 4: Tuesdays and Thursdays 7–8:30 p.m. for $99 in the mat room

Shotokan Karate Jan. 31–May 4: Tuesdays and Thursdays 7–8:30 p.m. for $99 at the Moby aerobics room

CSU students practice Brazilian Jujitsu at the CSU Rec Center while their instructor advises them. PHOTO BY

MICHAEL BERG COLLEGIAN

The passive nature of the art means that it may not be for the competitive type of person, Hung said. But that does not mean it is not useful. At age 51 Hung has used Aikido to benefit his daily life.

“When you go to a conference or a group meeting you always have people challenging you or putting you on the spot,” said the processing engineer at Budweiser. “The way Aikido has helped me in those circumstances is to not be reactive, [but] more passive, and being more alert and aware.”

Boxing Many are familiar with boxing due to its great history in the United States. Though icons such as Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson may be referred to as boxers before martial artists the sport is indeed considered a martial art.

“Martial arts has always been a part of my life since I was young,” said 26-year-old boxing instructor Chad Volk. “It keeps your ego in check.”

Volk’s martial arts background includes taekwondo, muay thai and brazilian jiu jitsu. Though he never directly learned tradition-

al boxing muay thai taught him enough about it to teach the basics to first-time people.

In Volk’s class students can gain newfound confidence but also a great level of humility. “[I think] it’s important to emphasize to people the reason you’re taking a class is because you’re not good at fighting,” said the physics major who plans to one day be a professor. “That’s the whole point of learning something, is that you have to admit first of all that you don’t know.”

Shotokan Karate This is another traditional martial art from Japan and it focuses on using your hands and feet to strike an opponent. It is the most recognized martial art around the world. As a striking based style it can be adapted to be more competitive. UFC fighter Lyoto Machida incorporated karate into his style, with a signature move of his being a crane kick.

The instructor of the karate class at CSU, Laura Davis, has been practicing the art for 21 years and is a third degree black belt. For 15 of those years she has taught it to others both at

CSU and at her own dojo. Aside from the physical benefits of Karate Davis said that it has been an important part of her students’ lives.

“One of my students [at CSU], as finals approached last fall, she was picking up extra training at our local dojo,” Davis

tial arts can be for anyone and anyone can be good at their art.

And, to a mimic a sentiment you may have heard from an older and wiser person in your life, you get from martial arts what you put into it. Learning a style takes time and patience but it can become a rewarding part of your life.

Oh, and it can also help with stress during finals week. A lot of us need that.

Zach Bermejo can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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MOVIES & TV

Movie remakes are not just a recent fad

By Nate Day @NateMDay

It has happened to all of us.

As we sit in a movie theater, eagerly anticipating the movie, the ads are rolling, and every single one of them is a for a remake or a reboot of another film.

Hollywood is hooked on remakes and reboots. Right now we are set to get a reboot of the “Ocean’s Eleven” franchise, a new “Jumanji” will hit theaters this summer and “Beauty and the Beast” will premier in a few weeks.

It is not just the movies that are experiencing that trend but television as well. A “Dallas” reboot has come and gone, a sequel to “24” kicked off after the Super Bowl and ABC is set to debut a remake of “Dirty Dancing” in May. Why is Hollywood obsessed with remakes and reboots? One theory blames streaming services like Netflix for making classics available in droves, inspiring desire for classics to be regenerated. Another suggests that writers are simply running out of good ideas.

Nick Marx, an assistant professor in the communication studies department and professor of the evaluating contemporary television class, however,

believes it is due to something else.

“In general the surge in reboots is coming from media industries’ hedging their bets,” Marx said. Studios are creating this content under the premonition that they know it will work as opposed to taking risks on new ideas, Marx said Studios are “fairly conservative,” said Scott Diffrient, an associate professor in the film studies department. Remakes also come from audiences wanting content in a world they already know.

Viewers are drawn to pictures in which the world-building has already been done, which also explains why studios are so eager to produce sequels in addition to remakes, Diffrient said. “[Remakes] have been a predominant feature of Hollywood since the beginning,” Diffrient said. There are actually fewer remakes being produced than there were in the 1930s and 1940s, so if you’re frustrated now imagine visiting a theater then, Diffrient said.

“Reboots, remakes and spin-offs have long been with us. They’ve just never been as valuable as they are today,” Marx said.

Some are afraid that remakes spell a lack of creativity in Hollywood.

“[I] don’t think they spell the doom that so many people say but rather movies and television shows that struggle are the ones that aren’t overly thoughtful in their productions,” Marx said.

“Remakes showcase the potential of cinema in what it hadn’t been showcased before,” Diffrient said. Movies are remade because they’re “culturally worthy” of retelling, and rarely are they made to kill off the original film, he said.

Remakes can revisit subjects that were unthinkable in previous years and comment on the current culture.

“Remakes broach subjects that were taboo years earlier,” Diffrient said, referencing the most recent version of “The Magnificent Seven” and its racially diverse cast. When the original was made in 1960 it would have been practically impossible for the film to feature as many actors of color as the 2016 version does, inviting audiences to “partake in the narrative,” Diffrient said.

Remakes are a big fixture in Hollywood but will that always be the case? Some, including Diffrient, predict a rise in “transmedia reboots” in which movies are remade and adapted into television series or stage productions.

“There’s a frivolous, I think,

MOVIES & TV

What you missed from the ‘The Walking Dead’ mid-season premiere

By Zach Bermejo @zach_bermejo

“The Walking Dead” picked back up on its seventh season this past Sunday with episode nine, titled “A Rock in the Road.”

As most fans of the show could probably have seen coming this episode was entirely a set up for a bigger all out war.

Main events Rick has changed his mind about being subservient to Negan and basically wants to fight back. So he and the group spend most of the episode trying to persuade everyone they know to rise up against Negan. It sort of works.

The Hilltop leader, Gregory, continues his obnoxious fanfare and seems to have even stepped it up a bit from previous episodes. The level of pomposity from Gregory is enough to match even the most prominent of political figures.

We also saw more of the Kingdom in this episode, thanks

to Jesus making the introduction of Rick’s group to King Ezekiel. It is perhaps the best part of the episode, and Rick gives a surprisingly moving speech about a rock being in the middle of the road. The story may have been enough to inspire the name of the episode, but it certainly was not enough to inspire Ezekiel to take action against Negan and his Saviors. He will need at least five more episodes to ruminate on that.

Of course, no episode of “The Walking Dead” is complete without at least one satisfying walker scene.

This episode’s gimmick almost seemed straight out of a video game. As Rick’s group leaves the Kingdom, they happen upon two cars on either side of the highway connected by a long steel cord that is rigged with explosives. It is apparently a trap for walker hordes set up by the Saviors. After the group removes most of the explosives at Rosita’s

request, and saves them for later use, Rick and Michonne each drive one of the cars and clothesline a horde of zombies with it.

However, I feel that those type of outlandish zombie kills are sometimes the only thing keeping the show fresh and engaging.

The show closes yet again on another cliff-hanger with Rick and the crew being surrounded by a large number of armed women. Rick starts laughing for some reason, but I guess I would stop taking other threats seriously too after someone happily bashed in the skulls of two of my friends with a baseball bat.

Other stuff that’s happening Father Gabriel is up to some unexplained shenanigans. The episode opened on good ol’ Gabe stealing supplies and making off with them in a car with someone else,we don’t see who. So expect that subplot to take up a whole episode sometime soon.

Carol is still trying really see PREMIERE on page 14 >>

debate among film and television critics about how the former medium is dying creatively and that all the good stories are

migrating over to television,” Marx said.

Nate Day can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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BOOKS

‘Pastrix’: the honest self-reflection of an unconventional Lutheran pastor

By Emma Turner @EmmaTurner1228

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy” -Matthew 5:7. Nadia Bolz-Weber’s spiritual connections and words bring great emotion to the hearts of the deeply religious and the atheist. “Pastrix; the Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner and Saint” tells the memoirs of a self-proclaimed sinner and her journey as a female pastor of her very own Lutheran parish in Denver, “House for All Sinners and Saints.” Her flawed and passionate story puts “Eat Pray Love” to shame.

Nadia is anything but a conventional pastor. Her heavily-tattooed arms seem to contradict her clerical collar and her diverse congregation is not the common vision of a Lu-

theran church. In House for All Sinners and Saints one can find men and women, children and adults, families, lone wolves, people of all colors, members of the LGBTQ community, criminals, drug abusers, mothers, fathers, friends and everyone in between. The constant is that everyone is a sinner and yet, in some way, a saint. Nadia’s journey towards this new profession began while speaking at a friend’s untimely funeral to a crowd of late-night comics and drinkers. Her own history of depression and substance abuse only contributed to the community and love she says Christ has brought to her.

“Getting sober never felt like I had pulled myself up by my own spiritual bootstraps,” she writes. “It felt instead like I was on one path toward destruction

and God pulled me off of it by the scruff of my collar, me hopelessly kicking and flailing and saying, ‘Screw you. I’ll take the destruction please.’ God looked at tiny, little red-faced me and said, ‘that’s adorable,’ and then plunked me down on an entirely different path.”

Her story is engaging, largely thanks to her wit and humor that is unlike any other “religious” read. “Jesus taught us to pray, ‘Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us’ not forgive us and smite those bastards who hurt us,” writes Nadia. Her lessons are not lost on readers with any sense of humor.

She tells it like it is and her voice becomes credible through her hilariously honest words.

She also tells her own accounts of major events such as the devastating earthquake

in Haiti. This catastrophe occurred during Lent, the season leading up to Easter for many Christian denominations. Just before Easter many parishes will hold “Stations of the Cross.”

For this activity members of the congregation travel to a picture or statue of each “station,” each of which tells part of the story of Christ’s crucifixion including each time He falls, an apostle carrying the cross and, of course, His death. Some of the rhetoric Nadia experienced during this time of suffering for Haiti was that of disbelief and confusion about why God would let such a thing happen. However she used a photograph from the despair in Haiti for each station in order to demonstrate that when

humans suffer, God also suffers.

She writes about this particular action in such a way that will bring any reader to tears.

Should you read it? Yes. For many her tale sheds light on issues in our world and today. From immigration, to civil rights Nadia’s words tend to offer a means to an open heart when confronting inequality and injustice now. She never claims to have the answers, but she opens the door for self reflection and relates to readers to do so. To gain insight into a passionate and fierce woman right here in Colorado pick up Nadia Bolz-Weber’s “Pastrix; The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner and Saint”.

Emma Turner can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

>> TRACK from page 9 has been named the women’s indoor track athlete of the week for the third time this season.

Holston’s time of 8.06 in the 60-meter hurdles in Albuquerque broke the school-record for the fourth time this season and she now has the best time in the event in conference history.

Mock, who competed in Washington this weekend, ran the fastest 5,000-meters in CSU history with a time of 13:44.65. Mock broke his own school record in the process, and he currently has the fourth-fastest time in the event in the conference and the ninth-best time nationally.

After the four-way sweep the Rams have combined for 10 weekly conference honors this indoor season--a number that tops the Mountain West. Holston’s three awards are the most of any track athlete in the conference while Hassan and mile-runner Cole Rockhold have received two-weekly honors each. Mock, Pete and Hunter Price round out the weekly awards with one apiece.

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

RAM

>> PREMIERE from page 13 hard to be a recluse, but Morgan and Richard, Ezekiel’s top soldier guy, because I forgot his name too, are not letting her. She wants nothing to do with anyone, and honestly the writers are starting to make me a little annoyed with her character.

Daryl is hiding out in the Kingdom because he escaped from the Savior compound and killed Fat Joey while he was at it. We find out on Jesus’ stolen Savior walkie talkie that this is something that really upset Negan because Skinny Joey is now just Joey.

Because of this, Trevor from “Grand Theft Auto V” shows up again at Alexandria to see if they’re hiding Daryl. Sorry, Trevor, but Daryl is now part of the plotline to convince Ezekiel to go medieval on your ass.

Should you watch it?: Maybe.

In essence, the mid-season premiere was nothing to write home to mom about. It was a lot of setup for a war with Negan that will probably happen next season if the show’s current pace is anything to go by.

Oh, and Tara is still an annoying background character.

Zach Bermejo can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 8 — Confer with allies through tomorrow. Participate with groups and on committees. Your friends are your inspiration. Let your feelings show. Follow through on your promises.

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