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Community plans protest in response to viral video of arrest Following an altercation outside of Bondi Beach Bar on Saturday, some community members are questioning the amount of force used by a Fort Collins police officer to arrest CSU student Michaella Surat. PHOTO BY COLTON STRICKLER COLLEGIAN
By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98
A video showing an Old Town police officer throwing a Colorado State University student to the ground sparked controversy over the weekend. In response to the video, community members plan to host a rally at Fort Collins City Hall April 18 at 5:30 p.m. The video, which was shared to Twitter and Instagram by Barstool Sports and Barstool Colorado State on Saturday, shows CSU junior and member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority Michaella Surat being thrown face-first into the ground by an unidentified officer. Juan Caro and Emily Faulkner, of the Conservative Interest Group of Colorado, and CSU alumnus Kwon Atlas, who recently ran for mayor of Fort Collins,
are helping to organize the rally on behalf of concerned students. Caro anticipates that around 50 people will attend the rally, and said anyone who is concerned about the use of force by the Old Town officer or police brutality are invited to attend. In a statement to the Collegian, Atlas said Surat can be heard asking the officer, “What did I do?” before being forced to the ground. Atlas said the community needs to voice their opinion about the incident to show their support for Surat. “We need to speak up because a young woman asked, ‘What did I do?’ And, then she was body slammed,” Atlas wrote in a statement to the Collegian. “We can’t reasonably expect a fair investigation at this time when details have been left out. We need the public to participate in this discussion.”
Surat was charged with third-degree assault and obstructing a peace officer. She is due in court on Wednesday. According to multiple sources, members of Gamma Phi Beta are being asked not to comment on the situation from their International Executive Council. “They (the Gamma Phi Beta International Council) were talking about not adding fuel to the fire,” an anonymous member of Gamma Phi Beta said. “At this time, there’s not enough info about the case to release a comment.” The member of Gamma Phi Beta said her heart goes out to Surat and feels the officer should not have used the maneuver on Surat. “After watching the video, I feel really passionate about the brutality,” she said. “There was absolutely no reason for an officer of that stature to throw down
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a girl that was that small.” Caro said he wanted to help organize the rally to give a voice to the members of Gamma Phi Beta. “I’m a free speech advocate. I want to give (the sorority) a voice if their national organization can’t,” Caro said. “We’re not protesting the arrest, that’s up to the court. We are protesting the force used. This is a bipartisan issue.” The member of Gamma Phi Beta said that although it was an unfortunate circumstance for Surat to be involved in, she believes Surat can advocate that police brutality is not limited to a person’s race, and can happen to anyone. “Excluding the fact that I’m in her sorority, I just think that brutality is an overlying issue,” she said. “It should be talked about. There are amazing police in the world … But, when there are see RESPONSE on page 4 >>
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Guest speaker notified of Pulitzer Prize win while visiting CSU By Ty Betts @TyBetts9
Kevin Hall, a journalist who reported on the Panama Papers, waited anxiously in a classroom at Colorado State University on Monday waiting for the news. And, at 1 p.m., the news broke: He won a Pulitzer Prize. Hall held back tears as he was greeted with a round of applause from the small classroom of students that he had come to talk to, and cheers from his journalism team on Facetime. He was in Fort Collins this week to visit his aunt and cousins. “When you start your career you hope for one thing. You hope you have that one story that makes a difference,” Hall said. The award was for his multiyear commitment to the Panama Papers in which he and his team published articles exposing companies who used fake off-shore establishments to hide illegal financial activity. Hall said the team analyzed 11.5 million documents that amassed to be 2.7 terabytes of leaked financial data. This was a task that Hall said would be impossible for one person. “If you spent a minute on every document in there, you would need two full lifetimes of 80 years,” Hall said. The organization of this data was a large part of what made
the team successful, Hall said. Computer programmers organized the mass amounts of data and secured the files during the times they were hacked.
“When you start your career you hope for one thing. You hope you have that one story that makes a difference.” KEVIN HALL PANAMA PAPERS REPORTER
“Take away the writing and reporting part of it, just the organization of that kind of data is massive. And that is a key part of the story that I don’t think was ever really told.” Hall said. The Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting was given to the Panama Papers for work that utilized a team of over 300 reporters on six continents to explore off-shore tax havens. Hall said a team of this size is significant because it required a great deal of trust between bureaus to keep the story secret until it was complete. “There really hasn’t been anything like this where so many people around the world worked together without trying to get the scoop, but to get the story,” Hall said.
Before becoming a journalist, Hall said he travelled the world with a guitar and was about to become a “professional bum” when he decided he wanted to be paid to travel the world. He got his start working late night radio shifts that eventually led him to work for United Press International. Through UPI, Hall achieved his goal of working in various countries, often during conflicting times. Hall’s work with the Panama Papers, however, was not always glamorous. Hall said he believes there are a lot of people that are smarter than him, but few that will work harder than he does. “We spent months and months, 14 hours a day, looking at really boring financial documents trying to understand who these people were,” Hall said. “People don’t say, ‘Bad Guy Inc.,’ it’s not that obvious.” Now with a Pulitzer Prize to show for it, Hall and his team can be gratified by the work they have done. For Hall, this story was about unveiling the corruption that the public was unaware of. “You hope that there is some force out there that pushes you and gives you a tail-wind in documenting injustice,” Hall said. “You don’t go into journalism to make money, you go into journalism to spotlight injustice.” Ty Betts can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Kevin Hall reacts after hearing the announcement that the investigative reporting team he was on won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting on the “Panama Papers”. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI
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Rep. Jared Polis introduces congressional bill to treat marijuana like alcohol on a federal level By Piper Davis @Piperldavis
Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) reintroduced the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act on March 30 to attempt to protect the legal marijuana industry from potential executive action by President Donald Trump’s administration. In response to growing uncertainty of the Trump administration’s stance on the marijuana industry, members of Congress recently collaborated to create the Cannabis Caucus – a bipartisan group formed to accelerate marijuana legislation. The group considers concerns that the industry could be threatened federally. According to the caucus, they try to provide a rational approach to federal cannabis policy. The group is composed of Republican and Democrat Congress members from states in which medical or recreational marijuana is legal. According to Polis’s statement on the bill, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act seeks to, “decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level, to leave to the States a power to regulate marijuana that is similar to the power they have to regulate alcohol, and for other purposes.” The bill was originally introduced in 2015, but failed due to a lack of threat from federal intervention after the implementa-
tion of the Cole Memo. The Cole Memo, implemented in 2013, offered solidified guidance regarding marijuana regulation. Essentially, it stated that the Department of Justice would abide by the Controlled Substance Act. The memo rid of any threat of marijuana legalization to the federal government by solidifying rational objectives and guidelines for regulation. It created an agreement between state and federal governments that the federal government would avoid any type of intervention if the Controlled Substance Act was properly upheld. Yet, the Trump administration’s stance is unclear and wavering, causing uncertainties within Congress members, leading to an acceleration of bills proposed involving marijuana, much like Polis’ bill. “The President has said time and again that the decision about marijuana needs to be left to the states,” Polis said in a statement in response to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s statements suggesting the administration would increase enforcement. “These comments leave doubt and uncertainty for the marijuana industry, stifling job growth in my state. The public has spoken on recreational marijuana, we’ve seen it work in Colorado, and now is the time to lift the federal prohibition.”
Members of the Cannabis Caucus introduced four other bills on March 30 regarding cannabis reform: Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2017 Responsibility Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap (RAMP) Act Marijuana Tax Revenue Act Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act
The bill’s objectives are: Remove marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug Transition marijuana oversight from the Drug Enforcement Agency to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Regulate marijuana like alcohol by inserting it into the section of the U.S. Code that governs “intoxicating liquors” According to Polis, following the November election, one out of five Americans reside within a state with legal access to recreational marijuana, and 95 percent of Americans live within states that permit some degree of legal access to marijuana, wheth-
Democratic Congressman Jared Polis (right) speaks to Colorado State University freshman Declan Watts (left) while in the Plaza on Wednesday, Nov. 2nd 2016. Polis made an appearance at Colorado State University and spoke about his campaign in the week prior to the election. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN
er it is medical or recreational. Despite the immense access Americans have to marijuana, it still remains illegal at the federal level, meaning the federal government can overrule the states by increasing enforcement and prosecutions. With Trump’s recently confirmed Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, who is opposed to marijuana legalization, a crackdown from the Trump administration on legalized marijuana could be likely. Yet, Polis defends the industry by saying that legalization
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Deputies engage in high speed pursuit on I-25 By Stuart Smith @notstuartsmith
Larimer County Sheriffs engaged in a high-speed pursuit that reached 104 miles per hour, and culminated in the use of spike strips and a search. At about 1:00 a.m., deputies of the Larimer County Sheriff ’s Office saw a vehicle with a fictitious license plate driven by a male with a female passenger. Deputies tried to pull the car over, which led to the triple-digit speed pursuit northbound on Interstate 25. Driver Benjamin Weir, was arrested on 11 charges after a pursuit both in a vehicle and on foot. The female, Melanie Wind was arrested on three charges at the end of the car pursuit. At East County Road 58, deputies laid out spike strips, successfully puncturing and de-
flating the passenger side tires of the suspect’s vehicle. The vehicle continued northbound, leading to officers employ the PIT maneuver, spinning the suspect vehicle into the center median. However, Weir was able to regain control of the car and continued driving, ramming the driver’s side door of a deputy’s vehicle. The vehicle eventually stopped near Jefferson Avenue in Wellington, where Weir fled on foot. Wind was detained by police shortly afterward. Deputies, along with the Colorado State Patrol and Fort Collins Police Services, set a perimeter around the area to search for Weir, but were unable to find him. The search was called off shortly before 5:00 a.m. Around 9:50 a.m., a deputy near the Burger King at Cleveland and 6th Street in Wellington was
approached by a citizen and told of a suspicious man. The deputy looked into it, and recognized Weir from the earlier chase and called for backup. Deputies attempted to deploy a Taser, but it was ineffective. Weir began running and displayed a knife. Weir was eventually surrounded by deputies in the 8500 block of Secretariat Drive where deputies successfully subdued the suspect. Weir was then identified and taken into custody. Wind was charged with tnlawful possession of a controlled substance and possession of an illegal weapon. Weir was given 11 charges, including attempted second-degree assault on peace officer, third-degree assault, vehicular eluding and displayed fictitious numbered plates. Stuart Smith can be reached at news@collegian.com.
has created economic benefits in Colorado. “Colorado has proven that allowing responsible adults to legally purchase marijuana gives money to classrooms, not cartels; creates jobs, not addicts; and boosts our economy, not our prison population,” Polis said in a statement on his website. “This budding industry can’t afford to be stifled by the Trump administration and its mixed messages about marijuana.” Piper Davis can be reached at news@collegian.com.
>> RESPONSE from page 1 police officers out there who abuse their power, that’s unfair.” Fort Collins Police Services have not released the identity of the officer involved and have not released footage of the incident captured by the officer’s bodyworn camera. FCPS Chief John Hutto released a statement Sunday evening stating that releasing the footage from the body camera would be unacceptable. “This is an open investigation, and to release evidence, absent a truly compelling reason, would not be proper,” Hutto wrote. “I am committed to preserving a process that ensures a fair and impartial outcome. I am equally committed to preserving the rights of both Ms. Surat and the involved officers.” Kate Kimble, a spokeswoman for the Fort Col-
lins police, told the Coloradoan that Surat, “shoulder-checked the bouncer and an officer and then pulled her boyfriend from the area,” while officers, who were initially responding to a report of a “separated disturbance” between two men at Bondi Beach Bar, talked to employees about the altercation. FCPS upholds that the maneuver used to subdue Surat was a standard arrest control. However, Caro believes the officer did not have any reason to force Surat to the ground. “The officer will probably never be suspended for forcing a girl on her face, when he could have easily had another officer come behind her to make an arrest,” Caro said. Haley Candelario can be reached at news@collegian. com.
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NPR correspondent discusses role of media in politics By Piper Davis @PiperLDavis
Students and community members filled the Lory Student Center ballroom to listen to Asma Khalid, a National Public Radio correspondent, discussed the role of media in politics Monday afternoon. Rosa Martey, an associate professor of journalism and media communications at Colorado State University moderated the event. Shauna Deluca, the assistant director in International Programs on campus, introduced Khalid and Martey, encouraging attendees to enter the discussion with open minds. “Come into this discussion with attitudes of openness and curiosity,” Deluca said. “It will allow you to understand unique perspectives.” The Office of International Programs hosted the event. Deluca coordinated the event, stating that she has wanted Khalid to speak on campus for a long time because of her knowledge on important topics. “I think being able to offer as many opportunities as I can to our campus community to interact with thought leaders, with national voices, (and with) leaders in certain industries and
fields, just strengthens learning and your experience on campus,” Deluca said. Before Khalid began, she urged audience members to participate to make the conversation an interactive experience. Attendees lined up behind microphones placed in between rows to propose questions to Khalid regarding topics examined within Khalid’s initial discussion. Topics of discussion revolved around Khalid’s investigations regarding the 2016 Presidential Election. During the election, Khalid worked as a campaign reporter focusing on the intersection of demographics and politics. Before Khalid worked on NPR’s Election Team, she covered politics for WBUR, Boston’s NPR station. Khalid also worked at NPR following her college graduation, serving as a producer for “Morning Edition.” Her radio experience extends to BBC Newshour in London where she worked as an intern during graduate school. Khalid primarily focused on demographics playing a key role in elections. Khalid believes that demographics aid the population in understanding why certain groups of people vote a certain way.
Khalid shared some of her personal findings regarding demographics during the previous election. “One sort of demographic group that is interesting is white women who, in previous elections, voted for a Republican candidate,” Khalid said. “These types of women were really turned off by Donald Trump. Some were turned off by things they heard, yet others thought there were other priorities that needed to be stressed that outweighed some of their personal convictions.” Another demographic Khalid showed interest in during the election was communities of color. She traveled around the United States comparing attitudes and behaviors of certain groups, and noticed a lack of enthusiasm from communities of color that were prevalent during President Barack Obama’s election. Another topic of interest was social media and the role it plays in elections. “When you map perspectives, a majority of us live in social media bubbles,” Khalid said. “Yet, when looking at data, it’s hard to understand how complex voters actually are.” Khalid commented that twothirds of voters got some sort of information from social me-
Asma Khalid, a political reporter for NPR, speaks about her experience covering the 2016 Presidential Election while at Colorado State University Monday afternoon. PHOTO BYFORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN
dia regarding the elections, yet found some limitations in the use of social media as a reliable source. She explained how difficult it is to have complex conversations behind a screen within a limited amount of characters. Questions from the audience focused predominantly on the role of journalists in covering politics. Discussions included topics of polling strategies, technology, “fake news” and how the election has changed journalism. “Our jobs are to be curious... So, maybe we as journalists need
to do a better job of education and open up windows for others to understand our process,” Khalid, said. “Mostly, I think this election has sparked the desire to have more reporters due to accusations of being fake news,” Khalid said. “Our jobs are to be curious and explain thing to folks, so maybe we as journalists need to do a better job of education and sort of open up windows for others to understand our process.” Piper Davis can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter responds to EPA rollbacks By Ty Betts @TyBetts9
On March 28 President Donald Trump signed an executive order that affirmed to the international community he has no plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The effect of this executive order on the United States is uncertain. President Trump said he believes this action will revive the coal industry and put miners back to work. Former Colorado Governor and founder of the Center for the New Energy Economy, Bill Ritter, is doubtful. “It is not likely that the Trump administration is going to save coal jobs. What is happening here is market driven,” Ritter said. “In short of subsidizing the coal industry, which I don’t think the Trump administration is likely to do, your probably not going to resuscitate these jobs.” Ritter created the Center for the New Energy Economy in partnership with Colorado State University to work with states on a clean energy transition. Part of the work they do is help utility companies create new business models tailored to renewable energy while the coal industry declines. Ritter said that last year, Wyoming had the three largest coal
producers in the country: Peabody, Arch and Alpha. All three went into bankruptcy in the past year, and while they have since recovered, their stock prices have been at all-time lows. The Clean Power Plan, which Trump plans to end with this executive order, was introduced by the Obama administration. The plan was created to transition away from coal power plants and move toward renewable energy, but it has never actually been implemented. Michele Betsill, chair of political science at CSU, explained that the Clean Power Plan has been halted by legal barricades when several states sued the Obama administration. “Under the Obama administration, when the Clean Power Plan was being challenged in court, the administration was defending the Clean Power Plan,” Betsill said. “With this executive order, Trump said we are not going to defend the Clean Power Plan. So essentially he is letting this die.” Betsill predicts people in favor of the Clean Power Plan will similarly challenge Trump’s action and the legislature will remain in court for years. However, just because Trump is attempting to get rid of the Clean Power Plan, does not
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mean he will be able to stop the EPA from regulating emissions. Betsill said the EPA previously recognized that carbon dioxide is a danger to human health and gave it an endangerment ruling. Under the Clean Air Act, with an endangerment ruling present, the EPA is legally bound to regulate carbon emissions.
“It’s very easy for people to come back to the Trump administration and say, ‘Look, if your not going to regulate CO2 under the Clean Power Plan, you have to regulate it in some other way’” MICHELE BETSILL CHAIR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AT CSU
“It’s very easy for people to come back to the Trump administration and say, ‘Look, if your not going to regulate CO2 under the Clean Power Plan, you have to regulate it in some other way,’” Betsill said.
The federal government has never been the leading force in climate change policy. Betsill said that opposition to congress often blocks new legislation, even during the Obama and Clinton administrations. State and city governments, as well as the private sector, are stepping up to drive progress. The city of Fort Collins has some of the most ambitious climate goals in the nation, according to Betsill. Fort Collins has a Climate Action Plan that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Fort Collins is also one of the only cities in the world that has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050. Ritter said that ironically, by Trump’s actions to eliminate the the Clean Power Plan, he is actually making it harder for some states to shirk their responsibilities in emission reductions. This is because part of the Clean Power Plan was to create allowance trading between states. California, Oregon and Washington, who have gone ahead of their clean power goals, would have been able to ease the burden on states like North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming who have yet to meet their targets. Ritter said by eliminating this trading platform under the
Clean Power Plan some states will have to do more to implement renewable energy. Beyond the United States, the international community has begun to respond to the stance Trump is taking on greenhouse gas emissions. Betsill said world leaders are not impressed with the United States, but they are ready to take action in reducing emissions. “The president of China has stepped in and said we are going to be a leader on this global issue, which was unheard of a decade ago,” Betsill said. While change is coming to the energy industry, Ritter said that he can not demonize coal. He said it helped build a manufacturing sector in America, and contributed to developing the middle class. The problem, according to Ritter, is that coal is driving climate change and new energy sources need to be developed. State, city, private and international support can still continue to promote this transition. “It would be ideal to have a federal partner here who was on board in trying to move this clean energy transition,” Ritter said. “We don’t have that. But we still have a lot of reasons to be positive.” Ty Betts can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Students need to better utilize Fort Collins transportation By Tyler Weston @CSUCollegian
Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by the Collegian or its editorial board. It almost sounds like a dream, not driving through the ever-changing maze of construction and just sit back and let someone else do the work. This is a reality that many students fail to recognize as true. Our student I.D. doubles as a bus pass to get you a ride around campus, and the greater Fort Collins community. Not to mention... it’s completely free. I’ll be the first to admit that riding the bus doesn’t immediately sound like a very pleasant experience. I’ve had some truly terrible experiences traveling by bus, including a guy coughing up phlegm on the bus window in Honolulu, and drunks arguing loudly on a bus in D.C. It’s reasonable to say that I’m a bit wary of this particular mode of public transit. This one is different however. Transfort is an excellent tool for students. The busses are clean, which is a huge perk. Honestly, they are cleaner than my
car. The drivers are all friendly and the busses are mostly on time. What I did once out of necessity has quickly become a more pleasant way to start my day. I just pop my headphones and take a morning walk instead of fighting traffic and parking. I can appreciate that walking 10 minutes to the bus stop, or even riding your bike there since the busses have bike racks, isn’t always going to be convenient. All I’m saying is you can save the $520 they want for an annual parking pass that grants access to lots that seem constantly filled. Charging as much as they do for parking here is obscene. The rare occasion in which I do drive to campus, I’m always disappointed it costs $10 to park for a day of classes. It may well be that I’m just cheap, but money is tight for many college students. There’s also the environmental impact to be considered. Factors like runoff and increased demand locally for oil products are also to be considered as well. Another albeit selfish environmentalist reason is the smell. It’s not here yet, the air is still fresh, but as we add more roads and cars to drive on them that’s bound to
The Transfort bus stations are useful resources to many students on and off of campus. PHOTO BY RYAN ARB
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change. I know I can’t speak for everyone but the fresh air is one of my favorite things about this place. Of all the resources that are made available to us, this one seems tragically underused.
With over 33,000 students registered at CSU last semester the Fort Collins bus transit system logged just 4,083 passengers during the last three months of the year. So, whatever reason is suffi-
cient for you, make the change. Leave your car parked at home and simplify your life a bit while saving yourself a few bucks for much needed food and beer. Tyler Weston can be reached at letters@collegian.com.
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Brust’s earlier column on campus construction missed the point on new campus slaughterhouse Leta McWilliams @LetaMcWilliams
Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by the Collegian or its editorial board. My colleague Allec Brust believes that the new slaughterhouse being built on Colorado State University’s campus is detrimental to the campus because it shows an unequal budgeting plan, neglect to the larger student body and that certain majors are given preferential treatment. I agree with her, but I also believe the slaughterhouse is morally unethical. It makes my stomach churn thinking that a slaughterhouse is going to be
built in the middle of campus. Having a building for the slaughter of animals and meat processing on campus will define the school. Colorado State University recently announced its intentions to build a slaughter and meat packing facility on campus. The slaughterhouse will cost $12.5 million, and will be paid for by JBS USA, a meatpacking facility based in Greeley, CO. The intention of the slaughterhouse is to teach animal science students how to correctly process animals after they’ve been killed. There are many positive and negative feelings about the slaughterhouse being built on campus. Temple Grandin, an agricultural professor at CSU, thinks it will be a great addition to the animal sciences department. Many students, even those in the animal sciences department, are against it being built. Amy Schweitzberger, a zoology major at CSU, is against the
slaughterhouse being built. “I think it’s wrong to build it in the middle of everything. I think it’s really going to upset everyone,” Schweitzberger said. “It’s going to cause a lot of protesting at the school. We’re going to get a lot of animal rights activists on campus. It’s going to draw a lot of negative attention I feel like.” I agree with many things Brust says. The argument to put it in the middle of campus because CSU doesn’t want to inconvenience their students’ education by making them study off campus is unfair. There is no need to have a slaughterhouse directly on campus, especially since performing arts majors don’t have a single building on campus specifically for their major. However, it is harder for me to stomach such an unethical building being put in the middle of campus. Every time I go to the library to study, I will see that
building. Every time I go to Clark or across the quad, I will see that building. I will be reminded of what that building represents. I will visualize animals being slaughtered and processed right in the center of campus. Alisa Otte, a liberal arts major at CSU, is also against the building of the slaughterhouse. “It upsets me very much,” Otte said. “I’m not happy about it because I am a vegetarian, and very for animal rights, so it’s just going to be really uncomfortable for me to pass that on my way to classes and to know what’s going on inside and to just have to live with that on my campus. It’s such a beautiful place, I don’t want to have to deal with that and think about that being there.” I understand that CSU is an agricultural school, and animal science is a part of it. The College of Agricultural Sciences is one of the largest at CSU. Having a slaughterhouse and meat pro-
cessing center on campus would benefit the agricultural science students by teaching them how to properly process animals. However, to put it in the middle of campus is pushing it in front of everyone’s faces. Putting it in the middle of campus is to showcase it. People will tour this school, and for any non-animal science major, they will see such a building on our campus and feel uncomfortable. If I had seen a slaughterhouse on campus when I toured, it would have made me feel extremely distressed and would have impacted my decision to go here. “It’s something that, whether they want it to or not, is going to effect everyone else on campus,” Otte said. If you are against the slaughterhouse and would like your voice to be heard, change.org has a petition you can sign. Leta McWilliams can be reached at letters@collegian. com.
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MW basketball missed the boat on Wichita State Justin Michael @JustinTMichael
The American Athletic Conference recently announced the addition of Wichita State (formerly Missouri Valley Conference), to the Mountain West Conference has once again missed an opportunity to improve its product on the basketball court. Under head coach Greg Marshall, the Shockers have become one of the truly elite basketball programs in the country and have been mainstays of NCAA Tournament over the last decade. Despite facing significant scheduling difficulties and battling the perception of being a “mid-major,” Wichita State has now advanced to a minimum of the second round of the NCAA Tournament in six consecutive seasons. Three Sweet-16 appearances and eight-straight 25-plus victory seasons to boot, the Shockers would have been an
excellent addition for a conference that desperately needs to improve its perception. For years, the Mountain West was considered one of the tougher mid-major hoops conferences in division-one basketball, if not the toughest. Unfortunately, the conference is far from what it used to be. Due largely to weak scheduling, the Mountain West has now sent just one team to the NCAA tournament in back-to-back seasons, conference tournament winners Fresno State (2016) and Nevada (2017), who receives an automatic bid to the big dance. Once proud schools like Univerity of New Mexico and University of Las Vegas, Nevada used to be viewed as two of the toughest hoops programs in the west. Recently though, they have made national headlines for being in disarray. Four UNM players have already announced that they will transfer from the program this offseason, subsequently leading to the dismissal of head coach Craig Neal. Now the school is reportedly struggling to find somebody to take over the program, with
CSU forward Koelliker to transfer from program @EvanNGrant
Colorado State sophomore forward Braden Koelliker will transfer from the program after being given his release, head coach Larry Eustachy announced Thursday. Koelliker has two years of eligibility remaining. Koelliker played in all 36 games for Colorado State in 2016-17 season, averaging 4.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 18.9 minutes a game. “I want to thank the entire community of Fort Collins and all those involved with Colorado State,” Koelliker said. “I’ve had an incredible experience being here and learning from such experienced and professional people. It’s in the best interest for me and my family to transfer from Colorado State University as
San Diego Union Tribune, Fisher informed his players, staff and university that he is retiring on Monday. Although SDSU is in a more stable position than UNM, with assistant coach Brian Dutcher groomed to take over the program, losing one of the greatest coaches in the history of college basketball will certainly have an effect on the program. Adding Wichita State would not have made up for the demise of these formerly great Mountain West programs, but it definitely would have helped. The final KenPom rankings featured just one Mountain West team in the top 75, Nevada (No. 54). SDSU finished the season at No. 78 and Colorado State was the next highest ranked at 86th. Adding a program like the Shockers
we are looking to move closer to home. I have the utmost respect for the basketball program, my teammates, and the coaching staff and hope the absolute best for them in the future.” Koelliker, a native of Snow, Utah, came to Fort Collins for the 2016-17 season from Snow College. He started five games throughout the season and scored in all but one Mountain West game coming off the bench. “We really appreciate everything Braden has done in his time here at Colorado State,” Eustachy said. “He was a significant contributor to our success this year and a great teammate and student here at CSU. We wish him all the best with the next phase of his life and in all his future endeavors.” Evan Grant can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
instantly would have improved the competition within the conference and would have been the first step to helping revive a conference that is seemingly getting weaker by the year. After missing out on Wichita State, the Mountain West would be wise to look for other expansion candidates, but conference commissioner Craig Thompson has made it clear that the league is content with its current members. Time will tell how WSU will fair in the AAC, but I would not bet against Marshall or the Shockers. One thing thing is for sure, there will be plenty of Mountain West hoops fans thinking “what if” over the next couple years. Justin Michael can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
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Sports fandom: A self-inflicted emotional battering ram Michelle Fredrickson @mfredrickson42
As sports dummies, we have become pretty good at one thing – dealing with the crippling feelings of defeat in our sports-loving friends whenever their team does not win. My brother-in-law, for example, is a huge Broncos fan. I recall the year the Seahawks, my home team, played the Broncos in the Super Bowl – I was secretly hoping the Broncos would win so my brother would not feel sad. Even I have felt this from time to time. In my last column I mentioned that baseball is the only sport I like – specifically the Seattle Mariners. This weekend, the Seattle Mariners snatched defeat from the jaws of victory and lost a six-run lead in the 9th
inning. Some of my friends were distraught by this, and angsty Facebook statuses abounded. Even I felt a twinge of sadness. There are some teams, like the Mariners, that always seem to lose, but those teams still have loyal fans who endure the emotional pain of loss after loss after loss. We all know somebody who is really into Ram football, convinced they are the best team in the world, even though ostensibly they are not a very good team. This weekend’s game got me thinking – why do people continue to root for losing teams when it seems to be a self-inflicted emotional battering Ram? I thought about this and asked some of my sports-loving brethren for their thoughts, and it seems to come down to an unspoken code of conduct. Most sports fans are raised on a sport, and it is considered a treacherous act to stop rooting for their team just because they are not performing well. It is a
social code as well – those who leave when the team is down on its luck are dubbed as ‘bandwagon fans’ or ‘not real fans,’ all of which could have negative ramifications for the social expectations built up around sports.
“I try to keep this in mind when my friends are miserable because a team they root for lost, yet again. I have to maintain sympathy for them, rather than simply rolling my eyes and asking them why they care. ” Being a fan of anything comes with certain expectations. I am a fan of a lot of things,
and even if they are not sports related, the principle still applies. It is like when people call themselves “Lord of the Rings” fans but have never read any of the books. We all have criteria for what makes a ‘true fan’ of something we care about. Am I a true “Doctor Who” fan if I have not watched the original seasons? Am I a true pizza fan if I only eat cheese pizza? The criteria for true-sports fandom are no different. It is interwoven into our society that a person cannot be a ‘real’ sports fan unless they stick with their team through thick and thin. However a person finds the team they decide is theirs, once they have committed to that team they are in it for the long haul. My brother-in-law grew up in Portland without a football team. He decided as a kid that his team was the Denver Broncos. Ever since then, he has been extremely committed. When he married my sister, orange was one of the col-
ors at the wedding. He might live in Seattle now, but the Broncos are still his team, and he watches and cheers for them every single game they play. Sports are an important part of a lot of people’s lives. Just as it matters to me to always win trivia contests to be perceived as a ‘real’ fan of “Lord of the Rings,” it matters to them to keep their reputation as a true fan strong. I try to keep this in mind when my friends are miserable because a team they root for lost, yet again. I have to maintain sympathy for them, rather than simply rolling my eyes and asking them why they care. We all have things that we have to be true to. So fellow sports dummies, if you find yourself in the company of others who are bemoaning a losing team, try to be nice to them about it. They are just fulfilling society’s expectations. Michelle Fredrickson can be reached at sports@ collegian.com.
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SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH
WGAC puts on interpersonal violence event on the Plaza By Zoe Jennings @zoe_jennings4
Rows of hand decorated t-shirts lined the Colorado State University Plaza, telling stories of survivors and those affected by interpersonal violence. These shirts are a way that victims can keep moving on with their story and journey, said Ambria Merriez, a student aide at CSU’s Women and Gender Advocacy Center. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. April 10, the WGAC put on an interactive event aiming to explain consent and bring awareness about its importance called Plaza Day, Merriex said. At the booths students could make glitter jars, aromatic Plato, write on a white board about how they get consent and tie dye “consent turns me on” t-shirts. For Merriez, the CTMO t-Shirts along with the reframe t-shirts, which show a pie graph showing that rapists are the only reason for rape, are a big attraction for students participating in Plaza Day. “We can joke about it but still understand the meaning and message behind it,” Merriez said. “A lot of students look for-
ward to this.” Along with the WGAC, there were several supporting organizations with booths at the event including Crossroads Safehouse, beforeplay.org, Creating Respect and Educating Wellness for and by Students,
Upcoming sexual assault awareness month events put on by the WGAC: April 13: Healing and Self-Care After Trauma, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. April 17: Keynote Speaker: Sandra Kim, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. April 24: R.E.D. Open House, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Consent Turns Me On Carnival, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. April 26: Take Back the Night, 6 p.m.
Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center and Students United for Reproductive Justice. Representatives from the Red Whistle Brigade and Men in the Move-
ment were also there. Skye Lewis is with the student group SURJ, which is partnered with Planned Parenthood. “(We are) just being here and letting people know that we know and we care,” Lewis said. “We’re here for you. We have safe places for you to be and talk to people and also if you want to join stuff there’s ample opportunity and different places to find something that you want to do if you’d like to do that.” The Fort Collins’ SAVAC offers support for those who are affected by sexual assault by providing services such as therapy, support at hospitals and with police and a 24-hour hotline. “We just want to promote the message of believing and empowering survivors and being a resource there,” said SAVAC representative Lucy Nuremburg. “We want to make more CSU students more aware of our presence in case they need us.” CSU student Natalya Clasen participated in the Plaza Day. She is currently enrolled in several women’s and ethnic studies classes. “I think WGAC’s Plaza Day
T-shirts that tell the stories of survivors and those affected by sexual violence were displayed on the Plaza for Plaza Day put on by the WGAC. PHOTO BY ZOE JENNINGS COLLEGIAN
was influencial, coming from someone who feels like she knows a good amount about regarding consent and the topics that the WGAC presented and educated about,” Clasen said. “It is crucial that the things that the WGAC teaches is presented often and actively.” According to Clasen, events like these are important for dismantling rape culture at CSU and beyond. “CSU needs to be aware of
the supportive rape culture we live in, and I think that the more we as a community talk about it, the bigger of a difference we can make in dismantling this harmful environment.” For information on events put on by the WGAC and other events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month visit their website at wgac.colostate.edu. Zoe Jennings can be reached at entertainment@collegian. com.
TV & MOVIES
Telluride Mountainfilm to visit CSU campus on Wednesday By MQ Borocz @MQBorocz22
Mountainfilm on Tour, a touring version of the Telluride-based film festival, will arrive at the Lory Student Center Theater on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for Colorado State University Students and $10 for the general public. Mountainfilm presents independent non-fiction films from around the world that address issues surrounding the environment, culture, climbing, politics and social justice. The festival seeks to use the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences and create a better world, according to the Mountainfilm Organization. The 2017 presenters include journalists, photographers and explorers. “It’s a diverse array of pre-
senters lined up for the fest this year,” said Mountainfilm Festival Director David Holbrooke in an article on Mountainfilm’s website. “We’re looking at everything from current geopolitics to how nature heals.” Each film will be introduced by a Mountainfilm presenter, who will lead the audience in a discussion afterwards. The event is hosted by the CSU chapter of Net Impact, a nonprofit organization that empowers students and professionals to drive social and environmental change. This year, students of Fort Collins’ Poudre High School will also have a chance to view selected films from the festival through Mountainfilm for Students, a free educational outreach program for K-12 schools. Mountainfilm on Tour travels year-round and according to
the Mountainfilm Organization, reaches more than 50,000 people on six continents. It encompasses a selection of films from the annual Telluride festival, which also features a symposium of art and photography exhibits. Telluride Mountainfilm Festival began in 1979 and is now one of the longest-running film festivals in the United States. According to their website, the Mountainfilm Organization seeks to educate and inspire audiences and motivate communities to find solutions for a livable world. Tickets for Mountainfilm on Tour at CSU are available at the CSU Campus Box Office, located in the LSC, or online at csutix. universitytickets.com. A list of the films on tour can be found at Mountainfilm.org. MQ Borocz can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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‘Because’ brings new light to the marching band lifestyle By Mckenzie Moore @mkenziemoore17
“Because” by R.K. Slade recently skyrocketed up the Amazon bestseller charts in the music genre, quickly drawing attention from the nationwide marching band community. The story follows the adventures of Rigby Raines, a trumpet and piano player in her high school marching band who travels back in time to take music lessons from Ludwig van Beethoven. The book averages five-star reviews on Amazon. Author R.K. Slade proves he knows the logistics and lifestyle of marching band with eight years of experience marching in high school and college. He majored in music theory and composition, which gives him credibility in writing about the complex music history involved in the story. Though the book is advertised as being about marching band, most of the plot takes place in 1801 Vienna. The story progresses to encompass Rigby’s emotional development and slowly introduces the villain, then leaves room for the plot to continue into the second installment that will be released later. The marching band only makes an appearance in the beginning and ending parts of the book, but it serves as a driving force behind
Rigby’s adventures. Drum major auditions, mentioned in the beginning of the book and taking place at the very end, provides the characters in the story with motivation and creates tension between them. Although the actual audition process has some minor inconsistencies, the event adds another layer of emotion to the story and provides validation for readers who may find themselves in similar situations as audition season starts to heat up in the spring. R.K. Slade also runs the “Marching Band is Awesome” social media spaces and merchandise lines. He uses the first part of the book to not-so-subtly promote products and the online platforms. This may irritate some readers and distract from the point of the book, but the “Marching Band is Awesome” line exists as a prominent aspect of many band members’ lives and the mention of it in “Because” simply connects the story more directly to the real world. Especially in the beginning and ending, the book is littered with marching band inside jokes and themes. The running joke of “one more time!” holds true with any marching ensemble at any level or geographical location, including such universal themes makes the book relatable to any and all “band geeks” who read it. It connects the national band
community with the entertaining story while educating them about aspects of music history. Should you read it? Yes. Marching bands get very little representation in mainstream media, and in whatever appearances it does make, it is often portrayed in some kind of false light. Films and TV shows often use high school marching bands as the butt of jokes, perpetuating the stereotype of “nerdy” members. In media that focuses on marching bands as the premise, such as the movie “Drumline,” the activity is portrayed as hyper-competitive and bitterly elitist. “Because” transcends these predetermined boxes by depicting marching band in an accurate light, written by someone who has experienced the activity firsthand. Most of the reviews on Amazon contain the enthusiastic applause of marching band members across the country, praising the author for creating work that portrayed marching bands in a way that both the community and the general public could relate to. Generally, the book succeeded in accomplishing its goal of uniting the nationwide marching band community and pushing the activity into a more positive and accurate light. Mckenzie Moore can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.
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LYRIC MOVIE REVIEW
Horror film ‘Raw’ explores humanity’s greatest taboo By Sarah Ehrlich @SarahEhrlich96
These days, people seemed to have become desensitized to horror films, a cookie cutter Hollywood production line of demons and monsters. Hungry for a different kind of scare, some movie goers seek foreign films in which regulations are far laxer, and therefore far more terrifying things can happen on screen. One such French film shown at the Lyric over the weekend explores not the sinister doings of the supernatural and evil, but rather the sinister transformation of even the purest of heart. Chaotic would not begin to describe the deliciously nightmarish film that is “Raw,” the French-horror debut of director Julia Ducournau. With a pernicious concoction of adolescent sexuality, id-ridden desires and dark humor, “Raw” delivers a truly unnerving tale of grisly self discovery. Belgian cinematographer Ruben Impens takes the audience uncomfortably close to gushing flesh along with the sticky and sweaty atmosphere of college parties. The film follows Garance Marillier’s character Justine, a valedictorian and strict vegetarian as she makes her way through a veterinary college, the alma mater of both her parents, and where her older sister Alexia is a well-established upperclassman. In this strange, nameless, con-
crete compound of a university, upperclassmen put the freshmen through shocking means of hazing, the trigger of Justine’s disturbing transformation. Rush week for the freshmen include the destruction of their personal things, being drenched in animal blood à la the film “Carrie,” and then the forced consumption of raw rabbit kidney, where Justine promptly throws it back up in front of her classmates. The only one by her side is Adrien, played by Rabah Nait Oufella, her gay roommate. After an angry rash flares up all over Justine’s body, she can only suspect an allergic reaction from the meat she ate. Little does she know that this rash is only the beginning manifestation of an illness that turns her disgust for raw meat into an insatiable craving. From what has been said thus far about this film, one would assume this is only about a cannibal. Did not we already cover that in “Silence of the Lambs?” Yes, but in reality, “Raw” is more of a debauched coming-of-age film, a young girl discovering herself in the most unorthodox way imaginable. The curiosity that comes with college is timed perfectly with Justine’s new taste for flesh. She finds that alcohol and sex bring out her most forbidden impulses and soon, gas station burgers and even the raw chicken cutlets from her dorm fridge are not enough to satisfy her.
A freak accident involving her sister that gave a whole new meaning to finger foods, sends Justine into an uncontrollable spiral of constantly looking for her next fix. Once a doe-eyed, straight-A student Justine is now completely immersed in her new addiction, using her fellow classmates to satisfy her hunger in more than one way. The deeper Justine dives into her new taste for human flesh, the more confident she becomes in herself. Director Julia Ducournau shows a twisted version of the dramatic time we all went through as teenagers, finding out who you really are as a person and dealing with the confusion and desperation that comes afterwards. This multidimensional-horror film goes deeper than the surface of just making an audience jump, but rather makes their skin crawl days after with thoughts of humanity’s greatest taboo. “Raw” not only explores the fervent hungers that may lay in our subconscious, but also a young girl’s journey in becoming comfortable in her own skin, creating a unique and perfectly cringe-worthy contrast. Should you watch it? Maybe. If you can handle a film that reportedly made some people faint or lose their dinner, you will find a fresh and creepy spotlight on family, feminism and growing up. Sarah Ehrlich can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.
FOOD & DINING
New Belgium to release new Fat Tire beer By Sarah Ehrlich @SarahEhrlich96
Fort Collins’ beloved New Belgium Brewing has some exciting news just in time for summer; a new sibling to accompany their original brew, Fat Tire, is expected to be released in August of this year. Fat Tire is the flagship ale of New Belgium and set off the success and inspiration of this famous hometown business. After riding his bike along the Belgian countryside years ago, New Belgium’s co-founder came back with the ingredients and inspiration to make Fat Tire Belgian Style Ale, a pioneer in the ever popular craft beer movement. Now the special release flavor, named Fat Tire Belgian
White, will accompany the iconic original for only a short time. The new 5.2-percent ABV beer is brewed in the same style as popular Colorado wheat beers such as Blue Moon and Shock Top, according to a press release. “This is a true Belgian style beer,” said Bryan Simpson, a New Belgium spokesperson. “It’s unfiltered, so it’s a little cloudy, and has typical Belgian spicing. We used Seville orange and a little bit of coriander, that is ground fresh from the Old Town Spice Shop right up the road from us.” Simpson also says New Belgium hopes the Belgian White release will be the start of the next generation for Fat Tire. Since it is getting national distribution, there is good potential
for this flavor to stick around permanently. Colorado State University students seem to be excited for the new release as well. Computer science major and beer lover Adam Watson drinks mostly New Belgium and has five different brews in his fridge right now. “Belgians are one of my favorite varieties of beer, so I’m definitely excited for this special release,” Watson said. “Every new flavor from New Belgium is a home run in my experience, so I hope and expect this one to be no different.” Beer enthusiasts can expect Fat Tire Belgian White to be released everywhere August 1. Sarah Ehrlich can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.
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(04/11/17). Big changes are underway this year. Create sparks with a partner this June. A group effort takes a different road in August, before passion ignites. Begin a lucrative year in October. Team efforts win for two years beginning in December. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 9
— Attend to shared finances for the next two days. Study money, and review your resources. Provide for family. Consider an upcoming job. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 8 — Creative design makes the work go faster. A difficult situation is making you stronger. Develop strong partners today and tomorrow. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 8 — The pace quickens. Organize to maximize balancing work with health over the next few days. Schedule carefully to avoid overbooking. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 8 — Enjoy friends and family over the next two days. Something’s getting lovely. Find what you need close to home. That’s where your heart is. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 7 — Care for home and family today and tomorrow. You may need to get your hands dirty. Plan your modifications.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 9 — You’re especially clever over the next few days. Write, study and research. Don’t be hasty. Present your arguments diplomatically. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 9 — Focus on making money through tomorrow. Compute expenses and keep on budget. Do the work that nobody sees. Surprises disrupt the action. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 9 — Step into a confident twoday phase. No more procrastination. Keep your promises and deadlines. Call when you know you’ll be late. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 6 — Concentrate on cleanup for the next two days. Be sensitive to a loved one’s wishes. Note a controversy in process. Keep a low profile. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 8 — Confer with allies and friends over the next two days. Rely on another’s expertise. Enjoy conferences, classes and seminars. Conversations provide insight. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 — Consider new career opportunities. Compete for more responsibilities. Explore your options over the next few days. Don’t touch savings. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 8 — Get adventurous through tomorrow. Conditions are better for travel. Plan your moves before making them, allowing flexibility with new opportunities.
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GoldLink stays true to formula with new album, but lacks innovation By James Wyatt @jwwyatt2295
Characterized by his jittery flow and sensibilities for danceable rhythms, rapper GoldLink has been making waves in the hip-hop scene for a few years now. Hailing from Washington, D.C., GoldLink along with rappers Wale and Oddisee, have been some of the only few notable rappers that have represented the District of Columbia in the hiphop scene. GoldLink began his career by going by the name Gold Link James before he made his 2014 debut album “God Complex.” It was an album that was heavily grooved, based with a large electronic focus and it came out when GoldLink was only 20 years old. Upon the release of the album, GoldLink established himself as a one-of-a-kind artist. GoldLink’s music has about
twice as many beats per minute than regular street rap and has a flow that moves at breakneck speed. His music is truly an onslaught of stimuli, as every inch is packed with flutters of jazzy beats combined with glamorous synths. It was after the release of “God Complex” when GoldLink caught the attention of legendary producer and Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin. Barely 20 years old, GoldLink gained Rubin as a mentor before moving on to put out his next album, “And After That, We Didn’t Talk,” in 2015. The album was a return to form for GoldLink and had a feature from Anderson .Paak who was then an up-and-comer on the brink of making it big before the release of his own sophomore album “Venice.” The album was met with a warm reception from critics and fans alike. GoldLink’s latest release
“At What Cost” is the rapper’s first release on his new label RCA, and it does not stray too far from the GoldLink formula. The pace is as fast as ever and the D.C. native does not throw any curveballs.
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The first track, “Same Clothes as Yesterday,” finds GoldLink sharing a spaced out,
quick-paced beat with rapper Ciscero, as both of them rap at an incredible speed. A synthetic flute slides in and out between heavy claps as GoldLink sounds as cool as ever. “Meditation” is another highlight, featuring Canadian producer KAYRANADA lending his talents along with singer Jazmine Sullivan. The producer’s signature drums help create a catchy tune as GoldLink’s flow glides effortlessly over them. For a majority of the album, GoldLink is serving a specific sound of disco and 1980s-inspired rhythms with a myriad of features on each song. In fact, there are only two tracks that GoldLink goes unassisted on. Often, featured artists help create memorable hooks and break up portions of GoldLink’s chant-like delivery. It is an interesting choice to feature this many artists and on some tracks. GoldLink
is overpowered by the amount of talent on a track, giving little room to the MC. With so little room on some tracks, GoldLink does little to vary his vocals. Some tracks feature the exact same delivery and after awhile it becomes monotonous and individual tracks seem to blur together. Should you listen to it? Maybe.
Anyone who was a fan of GoldLink’s previous output is going to be at home here listening to “At What Cost” but may find themselves wanting a little more innovation. It is a solid album with some cool tracks that are incredibly fitting for spring and summer, but sadly “At What Cost” lacks in memorability. James Wyatt can be reached at entertainment@collegian. com.