Volume 126 No 92 February 23, 2017

Thursday, February 23, 2017 Volume 126, No. 92

NEWS

A holocaust survivor’s story PAGE 4

Clark update not a priority despite University concern Clark has become a topic of concern on campus after Rams for Representation released a video calling for amdinistrative action to renovate the building due to concerns of asbestos as well as campus aestetic. PHOTO BY NATALIE DYER COLLEGIAN

By Stuart Smith @notstuartsmith

After a student group released a video about the state of the Andrew G. Clark building last week, Colorado State University officials have responded with the stance that while CSU recognizes the need for a Clark building update, it is not a priority.

The video was released by Rams for Representation, a student advocacy group at CSU, and called on the administration to consider prioritizing an update to the building. The video quickly went viral in the Fort Collins area, and currently has 32,000 views on Facebook.

One concern of the student group was the amount of asbestos in the building.

Clark does have several instances of asbestos at the moment, according to Shelly

Carroll, the Head of Program Approvals at CSU. According to Carroll, asbestos was removed from the A and B-wings, but it is still present in the C wing.

The C-wing has floor tiles that contain asbestos, which have been mostly covered up with carpets, Carroll said. Pipes in mechanical rooms and the plenum areas, or open areas above ceilings and behind walls that contain cables and other appliances, also contain asbestos in the C-wing.

Around 50 percent of the ceiling tiles in the C wing contain asbestos, according to research done by Eric March, safety and industrial hygiene manager for CSU. However, Carroll said March assured her that the building is safe as long as the asbestos-containing areas are not disturbed.

Though the student group is calling for a renovation with the claim that the building is in major need of repairs due to its age, Clark went through a series of updates from 2006 until 2010, especially from 2008 to 2010.

During that time, major work was done on classrooms in the A and C-wings of Clark.

According to a document provided to the Collegian, the project “updated lighting, seating, finishes, acoustics and audiovisual equipment in all eleven A-wing auditoriums and all C-wing general education classrooms.”

Also updated were the fire alarm systems in the A and B wings and all three building elevators. The A and B wings were given new ceiling tiles, flooring and paint.

In total, those upgrades cost

CSU $6 million with $4 million of that coming from the state, and the other $2 million from the student facility fee.

The exterior of Clark was repainted in the summer of 2006, costing the university around $95,000.

Despite all of this, there are currently no plans by CSU to renovate Clark. According to Fred Haberecht, assistant director of CSU facilities management, there are several reasons for this.

The first reason, Haberecht said, is that Clark is one of a number of what he calls “sixties legacy buildings,” or buildings that were constructed in the 1960’s.

According to him, 40 percent of the buildings on campus were built in that era. He also said that CSU has a disproportionately see CLARK on page 4 >>

OPINION

Celebs should get political PAGE 8

SPORTS

Rams capture fourth MW title PAGE 14

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NEWS Thursday, February 23, 2017

CITY

Shields Street to close for three weeks due to construction

By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98

Shields Street will close south of Elizabeth Street on Saturday for construction of the bicycle and pedestrian underpass.

Shields Street between Elizabeth and University will be closed around 5 a.m. Feb. 25 with plans to reopen March 19 when Colorado State University’s spring break ends.

According to Fort Collins Police, the Elizabeth and Shields intersection and Moby parking lot will remain open. Local residential and business access will also remain open. Fort Collins Police recommend Mulberry Street or Prospect Road to Taft Hill Road or College Avenue as detour routes during the threeweek closure.

The underpass, which is being constructed by the City of Fort Collins and CSU, is scheduled for completion in August 2017. The underpass is nearing the end of its second phase, which requires Shields Street to be fully closed south of the intersection.

Though Shields Street has been under construction for weeks, the closure for the underpass is expected to be the first and only full closure for the intersection and its surrounding areas.

The closure of Shields Street is one of numerous spring con-

struction projects planned for Fort Collins.

Construction in the Campus West shops parking lot and lanes will close occasionally through the end of construction in August after Shields Steet reopens.

A section of Prospect Road between College Avenue and Remington Street will be closed eastbound until March 17 and will be closed westbound until April 16. From Feb. 13 to March 10, the intersection of Prospect Road and Remington Street will be closed.

The westbound block of Prospect Road between College Avenue and the railroad will be closed for construction from March 19 to April 16. Eastbound traffic will remain open during these dates.

Renovations for Prospect Road are expected to be completed in July 2017.

Other construction projects planned for Spring 2017 will directly impact the CSU campus.

Two blocks of Lake Street, which were recently closed along the construction site for the new stadium, will close in July a second time for maintenance and other improvements. Exact dates for the closure have not been announced.

Pitkin Street on campus will also close for repaving. Closure dates have not been announced but is anticipated for mid-March.

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

Construction at the intersection at Shields and Elizabeth. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN

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CAMPUS

Holocaust Survivor shares experience in Auschwitz

By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98

Fanny Starr said she lost her will to live when she entered the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp months before it was liberated by the British.

“I told my sister, ‘I don’t want to live. I don’t have nobody,’” Starr said upon entering Bergen-Belsen.

Starr said her sister, Rena Alter, grabbed her by the collar of her striped outfit.

“She grabbed me by my clothes, stood me up and said, ‘This is our life, no mom, no dad,’” Starr said.

Starr shared her experience as a Holocaust survivor in the Nazi concentration camps with over 300 students Wednesday night for the 20th annual Holocaust Awareness Week. Rebecca Chapman, a freshman at East High School, and Alex Ingber, the Vice President of Students for Holocaust Awareness, asked Starr questions about the Holocaust.

Starr, born in 1922, was a teenager when her family was forced into the Lodz ghetto. According to Starr, there was very little food, and people received food once a month if they were lucky.

Starr and her family were taken to Auschwitz in a train car of

>> CLARK from page 1 large number of these legacy buildings compared to other college campuses, but that work has been done on them.

“If you look at campus over the past five years, many of those legacy buildings have had major renovations,” he said, naming the Lory Student Center, Eddy, Aggie Village, Morgan Library and Animal Sciences.

Haberecht also brought up that there are other sixties legacy buildings that have not yet undergone major renovations, including Education and Physiology.

Part of the difficulty with Clark, he said, is its size.

“We’re in a situation where most of our buildings are that age,” Haberecht said. “Clark is by far the largest of them, at 255,000 square feet.”

Most of the other buildings that have been renovated were given priority over Clark either due to their age, where the money for them came from, or where CSU believed the most work was needed.

nearly 60 people after the ghetto was liquidated in 1944.

Starr remembers Auschwitz as a horrid place where the Jewish people were stripped of their clothes, and their identities were reduced to numbers. She remembers seeing the writing “Arbei Macht Frei” and Dr. Josef Mengele in his black uniform as she got off the train.

Starr remembers how Mengele assessed each Jew who got off the train and decided who looked healthy enough to work or who would be sent to the gas chambers.

“My youngest sister, (as) we were standing in the line to see him, ... pinched my cheeks, and I pinched her cheeks to look (healthy),” Starr said.

Starr remembers laying in a field in Auschwitz, looking up at the night sky as bodies burned in the ovens.

“The sky was red, and the smell was horrid,” Starr said. “You could smell the body smell and the hair smell. We could see the ashes coming down like snow.”

Starr lost her mother and two siblings to the gas chambers in Auschwitz. Her father starved in Dachau.

She said she and her sister came to America in 1951. Starr said they visited a cemetery to say their goodbyes to family members even though their family’s

bodies “were just ashes.”

Over the years, Starr has questioned why the Jewish people were placed into concentration camps and killed, but says her experience helped her become a better person.

“I became a better person, and I care about humanity,” Starr said.

“Don’t forget and don’t forgive their crime against humanity.”

Starr encourages people to educate themselves about the Holocaust and be open-minded to other people’s differences.

Rebecca Chapman, one of the moderators for Evening with a Holocaust Survivor, has interviewed Starr twice about her experiences with the Holocaust.

Chapman said she continues to share Starr’s story to educate others on the events of the Holocaust.

“I think it’s really important to make other people aware of everything that’s going on, and make sure people are still recalling everything that happened,” Chapman said.

Tahani, Mohamed, a sophomore Human Development and Family Studies major, said she never educated herself on the Holocaust, but attending Evening with a Holocaust Survivor helped her draw parallels with her personal history.

“It really touched my heart because my mom is from Sudan,

Academic building Clark conditions are examined in a follow up after a viral video criticized the older building on campus. PHOTO BY KAITLYN

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Eddy was chosen to be completely redone several years ago due to it being several years older than Clark, whereas the new sciences buildings constructed on West Pitkin Street were prioritized because of a lack of space.

According to Carroll, the new Biology building was prioritized due to its status as a core

curriculum for students.

“So many different majors have to take biology courses,” Carroll said. “So, biology is almost as varied of a student based as liberal arts. Lots of students have to take at least some biology courses.”

Haberecht added that the current set of construction projects are the most donor-funded

Fanny Starr, this year’s featured speaker for Holocaust Awareness Week, shares her story about surviving internment in several Nazi concentration camps during World War II. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

so she’s also been through war,” Mohamed said. “Hearing the same thing, but from a different culture or a different ethnic (group), it makes a really big difference in my life. I really appreciate the opportunity CSU has given me to meet a survivor.”

She is concerned that under the current presidential administration, she will become a victim again.

“I’m very much against this government, and I’m very scared I will become a victim again,” Starr said. “(President Donald Trump) is not the human being to be president.”

Starr says she continues to speak to counteract anti-Semitism present in the world today. “(Anti-semitism has) grown in such a record way,” Starr said.

“I speak to not forget. I will never forget it -- the crime they committed against humanity.”

About 300 people attended the event in the Lory Student Center Wednesday night as part of Holocaust Awareness Week. A memorial service will be held in remembrance of Holocaust victims Friday at 1 p.m. at the Lory Student Center Plaza.

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

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“Our newest round have never been more heavily influenced by donations,” said Haberecht. “State contribution is limited. ... That’s where we are right now.”

The Richardson Design Center, Animal Sciences building and Warner College of Natural Resources are all funded by private donations.

Haberecht said that a renovation of Clark would involve updates to the mechanical systems and to the exterior aesthetic, saying it would be similar to Eddy. He said the mechanical systems date back to the sixties.

“It would have what people derisively say are the ‘wine racks,’” he said. “It would have a clear window, it would have the stone on the corners that are now the painted and mustard color.”

“Like we did in Eddy,” Haberecht added. “There would be a general renovation of paint and flooring for the rest of the building.”

Carroll added that Mike Rush, CSU’s architect, would likely love to have Clark redone.

“He can’t stand how it looks as you walk down the academic spine, with all the improvements that we’ve made along the way,” Carroll said. “He would certainly like to have it aesthetically (improved).”

Due to its size, expense and the lack of priority, CSU has no immediate plans to improve the building, despite what appears to be significant student concern and university favor for the project.

Rams for Representation had plans to host an open forum on the Plaza Thursday to address projects of student concern, but the event was canceled due to weather and technical difficulties. In the meantime, Carroll said the building is functional.

“The classrooms have been addressed recently,” she said.

“So, it functions quite well compared to other buildings.”

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

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SCIENCE

CSU ahead of national curve for women in STEM

By Sean Kennedy @seanskenn

At a time when issues of gender equality are coming under national scrutiny, CSU can take pride in the fact that it is ahead of the curve where it counts: in the classroom.

Data for the 2016-2017 school year shows that colleges at Colorado State are enrolling and graduating female students in majors in science, technology, engineering and math —also referred to as STEM— at a rate greater than the national average.

According to research from the National Science Foundation, women today earn about half of all bachelor’s degrees awarded to STEM majors. Enrollment data from the University indicates that female students at CSU are poised to better that mark this year, as women make up 53 percent of all STEM students at CSU. Part of these numbers could be due to the efforts of student organizations on campus. CSU has several student-run clubs and Greek Life organizations related to various fields of science, including the Society of Women Engineers. According to the president of SWE, Stephanie Higgins, student engagement can be surprisingly robust.

“We had 95 people show up to our first meeting this year in the fall,” said Higgins, a senior Mechanical Engineering major.

“It’s really cool to see how excited some people are in what we do.”

However, despite enrolling more women than average in STEM majors overall, CSU lags behind in the percentage of enrolled female students in engineering.

While the colleges of Agricultural Sciences, Health and Human Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science are each at least 65 percent female, the student body of the College of Engineering, in contrast, is nearly three-quarters male.

This disparity is echoed in colleges across Colorado. At the University of Colorado - Boulder’s College of Engineering, 74 percent of the the college is male.

CU-Denver’s College of Engineering and Applied Science is 79 percent male. The Colorado School of Mines’ entire student body is 71 percent male.

Enrollment differences according to gender are not limited to traditionally male-dominated majors. The University of Northern Colorado has similar gender trends as CSU has in sci-

ence majors like biological and health sciences, which at both schools are dominated by women. According to enrollment data from UNC, female students majoring in biology and biomedical science outnumber their male peers 2 to 1. Female students also comprise over 57 percent of UNC’s chemistry major.

These disparities at CSU and other Colorado colleges mirror national trends. According to the National Science Foundation, women earn roughly 58 percent of all undergraduate degrees in biological sciences and they receive about 40 percent of natural science degrees. At CSU, the numbers are above average, at 73 percent and 53 percent respectively.

But, NSF data show that women earn less than 20 percent of all engineering degrees.

The picture is a bit rosier for women at CSU, where female undergrads currently make up 25 percent of students in engineering.

But although CSU may be ahead overall, some say the gender disparities in science majors can still create problems.

“It can definitely have a boy’s club feel sometimes, though I’ve never had anyone refuse to help me with homework or anything like that,” said Higgins. “I feel like the guys make a stronger connection with each other than the girls do.”

According to the American Association of University Women, females studying science still face biases that often follow them from their academic lives into their professional careers. Common social biases, like the idea that science and engineering are fields exclusive to men, can contribute to discrimination that limits women engineers and scientists in the advancement of their careers.

The National Science Foundation notes that women are represented professionally in rates even smaller than their rates of representation in STEM majors in college.

Higgins noted that while she noticed “some differences” in how women in engineering at CSU are treated differently than men, she never felt discriminated against until it came to the workplace. Higgins, who worked for several months at a plant co-op during 2015, noted that her assistance was passed up multiple times by male supervisors during her time at the company in favor of newer, less-experienced male coworkers.

“I’ve known that (discrimination against women engi-

neers) was a stereotype, but I never experienced it until I worked at that co-op,” Higgins said.

While the rate of women earning engineering degrees has increased by 3 percent since 1995 to make up almost a fifth of all engineering graduates, the percentage of women actually employed as engineers is only about 15 percent.

Campus organizations at CSU like the Society of Women Engineers are working to address this gap between female representation in STEM education and the workforce by

reaching out to girls when they are younger.

“I feel like a reason why not a lot of women go into engineering is because they aren’t taught and they don’t know in high school what engineering is actually about,” Higgins said. “I mean the only reason I had any idea of what engineering was in high school is because my dad was a civil engineer.”

The Society of Women Engineers reaches out to young women in middle school and high school by working with local schools and organizations to sponsor activities like

the Pretty Brilliant program, a project in which members of the Society educated and worked with girls from local grade schools to install lights in a Habitat For Humanity house.

Through events like these, the Society hopes to increase the roles of women in engineering at CSU and around the country.

“We want to make women feel comfortable in engineering,” Higgins said. “We want to show them why it’s so important for them to be here.”

Sean Kennedy can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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POLITICS

Activist group hosts town hall without Cory Gardner

By Katie Marshall @katie_marshall3

IndivisibleNoCo, a progressive activist group hosted a town hall meeting in Fort Collins intended to question Senator Cory Gardner, but neither him nor his representatives attended the meeting. “(Gardner is) not available to hold any in-person town hall meetings,” Tara Morton an IndivisibleNoCo member said.

Gardner and his staff offered to host a teleconference, but IndivisibleNoCo turned the offer down, saying that they believe teleconferences do not allow the community to properly express their opinions and concerns to representatives.

IndivisibleNoCo decided to host the meeting without Sen. Gardner.

In order to answer the community’s questions as they believe Sen. Gardner would, IndivisibleNoCo used Sen. Gardner’s common talking points. The group claimed to have nine pages of research on their website to properly cite what they believe Sen. Gardner’s answers would be.

“We recognize emotions are

high, however we believe only through thoughtful dialogue we will be able to move forward,” Morton said.

Morton said IndivisibleNoCo’s goal was not only to ask questions the community was finding were being dismissed, but to keep dialogue civil.

Residents of the community were concerned about issues such as Gardner’s status on the environment, illegal immigration, education and national security.

The meeting pled for Sen. Gardner to support the BRIDGE Act, which would allow people at risk for deportation to continue living in the U.S. through DACA. A university professor, Alyssa Murphy, thanked Sen. Gardner for his support for renewable energy and the industry. This industry generated $4.8 billion in 2015, according to Murphy.

However, the audience members present said they want Sen. Gardner’s support to continue to stand up for the environment, and put more pressure on bigger companies to support environmental regulation.

One of the topics that was questioned of Sen. Gardner was his stance on the future of public

education since Betsy DeVos was appointed as the United States Secretary of Education.

The town hall questioned why Sen. Gardner voted for Ms. DeVos, when he has previously stated that he wants to “get congress out of the classroom.”

Many teachers and families present said they were afraid for the future of public education, as DeVos has been a long time supporter of private education.

Sen. Gardner has stated on earlier occasions that DeVos personally pledged to Gardner that she will be an advocate for public education. But, at the town hall meeting, public education activists questioned this statement.

Representatives of IndivisibleNoCo said they hope that Sen. Gardner will address questions raised at the town hall in the future.

According to their Twitter biography statement, IndivisibleNoCo is a “progressive group that is rising to action to protect fundamental democratic values of liberty, justice and equality.”

Katie Marshall can be reached at news@collegian. com.

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CAMPUS

ASCSU talks budgets, credit requirements for election candidates

By Rachel Telljohn @racheltelljohn

Amendments to the election process, as well as budget reports, dominated the Associated Students of Colorado State University senate Wednesday night.

Mike Lensky, vice president of ASCSU, presented again on the Student Fee Review Board.

Next week, budgets for SLICE and the School of Music, Theater and Dance will be presented.

A question was raised about opting out of fees. Lensky said that a subsidized philosophy approach is used in regards to fees, and used Adult Veteran Learner Services as an example.

Currently, each student pays around $7 to have ALVS on campus, and if only those using it were to pay for it. It would cost those students roughly $70 each to fund it.

There is no opt- out program, Lensky said, but that it is a discussion each vice president has. He said the subsidy philos-

ophy is the best route available right now.

Up for discussion once more was a resolution which brings changes to the current ASCSU election code. Much of the senate’s discussion was dominated by this resolution, and one of the main changes which presented a concern was the credit requirement for individuals running.

Currently, ASCSU bylaws require the individuals running for the office of president and vice president to hold sixty credits cumulative, or have completed roughly thirty credits, or one year each.

Amendments to the resolution presented this week would completely remove the credit requirement in order to not disenfranchise transfer students, graduate students or even firstyear, or freshmen, students.

The point was raised that not all freshmen students are traditional freshmen students - for example, those freshly out of high school or younger in age.

ASCSU President, Daniela Pineda Soraca, speaks at an ASCSU meeting earlier this year. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

After much discussion, Senator Jennifer Murrary motioned

to amend the amendments in order to create a compromise.

Murrary suggested exempting graduate students from all requirements and lowering the credit requirement to 24 credits cumulatively for the office of president and vice president.

Speaker Pro Tempore Edward Kendall pointed out to the body that much confusion still remained and many were likely unaware what they were voting on.

Sam Barthel, the ASCSU elections manager, hoped the body would be able to vote on the bill tonight.

“I did not foresee so many changes to be made to credit requirement,” Barthel said.

The body voted to send the resolution back to the university issues committee in order to discuss the resolution further without taking more of the senate body’s time.

The resolution will reappear for discussion in front of the senate body next week.

Rachel Tellsjohn can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS

Celebrities face unfair backlash for caring

By Jayla Hodge @JaylaHodge

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.

Last week, actor and CEO Ashton Kutcher spoke at a Senate of Foreign Relations Committee hearing about the issue of human trafficking and how his company, Thron, works to combat it. It was a deeply moving speech where he details the cruelty of child exploitation around the world and goes in-depth about the progress his company has made towards creating the technology to end human trafficking. Before Kutcher even began this speech he had to start off by defending why he, a famous actor and celebrity, gets to speak out about this issue and why he even gets to care.

That’s right: we live in a time filled with so much criticism, that celebrities have to defend their right to even care about issues outside their careers.

Celebrities publicly supporting causes and politics should not be seen as a hindrance but as a benefit. They have created and built these platforms for themselves and have every right, if not the responsibility, to use them.

According to Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest and most utilized charity elevator, celebrities not only tend to donate the most,

but help raise the most money and awareness towards issues.

Celebrities are also allowed to be involved in politics, and many usually are. Kutcher is just one example of a celebrity trying to get policy enacted to support his own important cause. It’s not uncommon to see celebrities out promoting presidential candidates during election season.

They are citizens of this country just like us, so everyone needs to stop losing their minds when they show an interest in politics.

When will the calls to boycott celebrities, and pretty much anything else that doesn’t support our own personal beliefs end?

Award season tends to bring out politically charged speeches from celebrities trying to highlight issues dear to them. Meryl Streep’s proactive anti-Trump speech was one of the most talked about moments from this year’s Golden Globes. She asked audience members to support the non-profit committee to protect journalists because, as she says, “we’re going to need them going forward and they’re going to need us to safeguard the truth, and we need to rely on the media to keep the Trump administration honest.” Not only was her career and her great accomplishments as an actress and as a successful woman belittled by Trump’s supporters, President Trump himself even tweeted insults about the actress calling her ‘overrated.’

Instead of appreciating

when a celebrity uses their fame as a platform to be a voice for a cause or political stance, they face major backlash. They are told to stick to entertainment, or that they don’t know enough outside their ‘Hollywood bubbles.’ While they usually face criticism from anyone who doesn’t agree with their views, right-wing conservative figures, such as Tomi Lahren, label any celebrity with contrary political or social views as “Hollywood elitists that are out of touch with reality.” I don’t hear them criticizing conservative President Ronald Reagan who used his celebrity status to kickstart his political career or any celebrities with a right-leaning perspective. It is extremely hypocritical to disregard celebrities as such,

especially considering President Trump, who they support so wholeheartedly, is also considered a wealthy celebrity with no political experience.

Other examples of highly publicized statements that faced a massive wave of backlash include Beyonce’s political stance on Black Lives Matter and her black empowerment performances, as well as recent demonstrations by many celebrities in reaction to Trump’s presidential election. This also includes Joy Villa wearing a pro-Trump ‘Make America great Again’ dress on the red carpet.

If you choose not to support a cause or belief simply because you don’t like the celebrity that supports it, then you are not only extremely shallow, but you

are the problem with our culture. You care more about the celebrity than the issues they are supporting. It’s fine if you don’t agree with a celebrity’s political stance or views, but it in no way entitles you to bash on their careers or unrelated achievements.

Even though many celebrities live very different lives than that of the average middle-class citizen, they are still citizens.

They are humans with cares and concerns, and they have the ability and resources to make a difference and support their beliefs.

Instead of ridiculing them, we should celebrate the ones who use their voices and wealth to promote something other than themselves.

Jayla Hodge can be reached at opinion@collegian.com.

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS

How to give a speech in Trump’s America Leta McWilliams @letamcwilliams

Editor’s Note: This column is satire and if you think it’s real, you’re probably an idiot. Bigly.

America’s new Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, has set new standards for students on how to speak publicly all around the United States.

“We’re making a lot of changes to America’s education system,” states DeVos. “Being able to speak in front of a crowd is an important thing that a lot of people don’t know how to do correctly. This way, there will be universal standards for everyone to follow.”

Here at The Collegian, we thought we should educate you

on these new standards and requirements: First, don’t be nervous.

Memorizing a speech is no longer a requirement. It isn’t even recommended that you practice since the speech will be printed right in front of you.

All you need to remember is to make big hand gestures, so the audience knows your hands are truly as big as you say they are.

A good way to get your audience to think you’re smart is to use big words, so make sure to use the word “tremendous” at least once every 90 seconds.

This way, your audience knows the importance of whatever it is you’re talking about. It is also advised to use the words “absolutely” and “incredible,” because they will help emphasize important points.

We know that when researching your topic, it can be hard to find information that will support your argument.

When this happens, make up the statistics and facts that you need, so the argument will seem more compelling. This way no one can disagree with what you’re saying because the facts will fit your argument perfectly.

When asked about grammar, DeVos became very serious.

“Oh, no, grammar is going away completely,” DeVos stated.

“Grammar was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive. We don’t need it any more.”

If you’re ever afraid to claim something that people might call you out on, use “we” instead of “I.” For example, “we won by a record breaking amount,” sounds better than “I won by a record breaking amount.” You don’t actually have to explain who the “we” is, but it seems like you have a least one other person who is agreeing with you which makes your claim seem more

legitimate.

If your speech is argumentative, the most efficient way to prove the opposition wrong is to call them fake, out of control or a mess. It’s an easy and quick way to persuade your audience, and it’s impossible to disagree with.

Just like papers, having a high word count is very important for speeches. It’s suggested to use double modifiers, such as “very, very” and “really, really” when describing something big or important. We also recommend saying “not popular” instead of “unpopular,” or “not good” instead of “bad.” Most importantly, constantly repeat yourself when you want to indicate something crucial to your speech.

“Also, remember to refer to yourself in the third person every once in a while,” said DeVos. “Statistics show it makes you seem bigger and more informed with what you’re

talking about, because you’re citing yourself as a source.”

Speaking of sources, those aren’t needed anymore. Any bibliographies you’ve created can be shredded or thrown away.

Studies show that no one actually looks at the bibliography, and since you are now creating a lot of your information they aren’t necessary.

Finally, if there’s a question and answer after your speech, don’t fret. If you don’t know the answer to a question, start talking about something you do know. This will redirect the person who asked the question, and you will sound smarter talking about something you’re knowledgeable about. You can also cut them off while they are asking a question. That way you won’t even have to answer it in the first place.

Leta McWilliams can be reached at opinion@ collegian.com.

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OPINION Thursday, February 23, 2017

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

LGBTQ: The letters that I thought Greek Life didn’t care about

By Collin Meyer @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.

How often do you think of the term LGBTQ and Greek Life? Probably never.

Now, for those of you apart of a Greek organization, think of the term LGBTQ and how it relates to your letters. For most people those two terms are quite honestly never discussed or related.

When new students come to school, the idea of fraternities and sororities is based off what they’ve seen and heard throughout their pre-college time. Fraternity men are supposed to drink, party and score the hot girl. Sorority women are supposed to be pretty, cliquey and date the hottest fraternity boy.

Personally, I never felt like I could join a fraternity because I was a gay man. I don’t watch excessive amounts of football, shotgun beers for fun and I definitely couldn’t care less whether Sara the Gamma

Whatever was into me. The idea of a ‘gay frat boy’ was nearly taboo for me, especially after I was called a “faggot” when trying to go to a fraternity party with friends. Yet, when I found my Greek organization I realized everything I had previously thought or felt wasn’t true, and due to misconceptions through the media and movies.

Surprisingly, I’ve never felt more comfortable around a group of guys in my whole life than I did around my fraternity brothers.

Sadly, that feeling I felt isn’t one that others feel throughout the world. Men and women are often turned away from an organization because of their sexual orientation proving those harsh stereotypes to somewhat be true. Young adults are also often less open with their sexuality forcing them to have to choose to be their true self, or impress their ‘bros’ or ‘the girls.’

My purpose in this letter is to force all members of Greek organizations, and even non-Greek organizations to question whether or not what someone does in bed should be a deal breaker for acceptance. And if it is, realize that the stereotypes you don’t want to see surrounding your organization are due to the close-minded-

ness you’re emitting. I then want everyone to think about their best friend within their organization. What about that person makes you friends, and whether or not them being gay, lesbian, black or white has any effect on your friendship as a whole.

Be open, be mindful and be respectful. When you say those derogatory words about people, realize you could be hurting your best friend, your brother or sister. At the end of the day we would all do nearly anything for the friendships we’ve made through our organizations, why should we allow sexual orientation to be a deciding factor?

And lastly, to everyone within an organization afraid of being themselves because of fear of judgment from within your organization, realize that at the end of the day, your brothers, sisters and friends will love you for you. The only way you’ll know whether they’re all true friends or not is by being yourself. If people can’t accept, love and welcome you as who you truly are, they’re not the people you want to surround yourself with.

You wear your letters with pride, now be yourself with pride.

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SPORTS Thursday, February 23, 2017

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Rams make history with 4th straight MW title

By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

Colorado State will have its name attached to four straight Mountain West titles.

With a 58-55 win over New Mexico,the Colorado State women’s basketball team (21-6,13-2 MW) made their mark on history Wednesday night. With the win, at the very minimum, the Rams will own a share of the Mountain West regular season championship for a fourth straight year, something no other program, men’s or women’s, has ever done in the conference.

“I thought New Mexico was really tough tonight but we made some really timely shots,” head coach Ryun Williams said following the victory. “We have really been doing that all year and that is how you win a championship.

You have got to have kids step up and make winning plays. I’m happy we got the win. Four in a row is really special.”

Donning pink uniforms in support of breast cancer research, the Rams were once again led by the senior duo of Elin Gustavsson and Ellen Nystrom, both of which finished the evening with a double-double. Gustavsson finished with 11 points, 11 rebounds and Nystrom led all scorers with 22 points, while bringing down ten 10 boards of her own.

Following the win over Uni-

Watch the video with the story online at: collegian.com versity of New Mexico, Williams spoke of the massive impact these two have made on the program over the last four years, winning over 100 games and four straight league titles.

“These two (Gustavsson and Nystrom) have a lot more responsibility with this one,” Williams said. “They had a ton of responsibility for all four, but let’s face it, we play through these two seniors right here. They are our heartbeat. This is their championship.”

Despite getting a pair of double-double’s from the Swedish duo, the Lobos fought the Rams to the buzzer and actually took a one point lead with two minutes remaining in the contest.

“I think our kids understand that this is how it is going to be this late in the season,” Williams said. “There is just nothing easy out there, especially when you see an opponent for the second time.”

Then Nystrom took over like she has her entire career, making what would end up being the game-winning layup with 5.5 seconds, before securing the victory by blocking Alex Lapeyrolerie’s

CSU Seniors Ellen Nystrom and Elin Gustavsson celebrate their 1000th career point during a post-game ceremony on February 22 at Moby Arena. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

three-point attempt with just two seconds to go.

“I really wanted to win this game and I was not going to lose it,” Nystrom said, referring to the final block.

After defeating the Lobos and picking up their 13th conference win of the season, CSU will need to win just one of their final three games to secure the league title outright. Despite technically accomplishing their goal, the Rams are not taking their final three

opponents lightly and have no intention of sharing the league title.

“You do not win the number of games they have won, without them keeping a level head,” Williams said. “They know this was one of our goals. They do not want to share it and they know what has got to get done in Las Vegas.

That is probably the biggest goal, so we want to just keep moving this thing forward and keep getting better.”

Colorado State will be on the

Remaining schedule: Feb. 25 @ SDSU Feb. 28 @ Wyoming March 3 vs Nevada road next, as they travel to California to take on San Diego State on Saturday, Feb. 25.

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

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CLUB SPORTS

CSU wrestling to host national qualifying tournament

By Tyler Johnson @TylerGJohnson20

With a chance to go to nationals on the line, Colorado State club wrestling will host wrestlers from 12 other schools for the Great Plains Conference Championship. The top three wrestlers in each weight division will move on the National Collegiate Wresting Association Nationals in early March.

“We’ve hosted this national qualifier for three years and a row, and we have teams coming in from Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and teams all around Colorado,” CSU head coach Kendall Dejonge said about hosting the event. “So it’s going to be a great tournament.”

The Rams with not only be

participating as individuals, but also as a team. As individual wrestlers advance further into the tournament, they will earn points towards the team’s total.

“There are some great teams coming, our conference is filled with great wrestlers in every weight, and it can be hard to compete for a team title when you don’t have a full team,” Dejonge said about the teams chances this weekend.

“We are looking to qualify as many wrestlers as possible to nationals.”

Senior team president Mike Brungardt will be looking to make it to nationals for the third time during his college career. While the individual achievement holds a place in his mind, Brungardt is quick to

praise his teammates on their hard work over the season.

“Besides our injuries, we have a stacked team that is filled with young talented wrestlers both men and women,” Brungardt said. “The whole team has been working hard and we even have a guy trying to compete with a torn ACL.” For undefeated freshman wrestler Kendal Davis, the Great Plains Conference Championship will be his first post-season event. Davis is one of two women on the CSU wrestling club team, both will represent Colorado State at nationals as automatic qualifiers.

“It has been a great season, the team has been a great place to make friends and get a good workout,” Davis said about her

experience on the CSU team this season. “My high school team didn’t have any other girls so its nice to have another girl on the team here.”

With a whole season of work on the line it can be easy for wrestlers to get nervous going into such a big tournament.

However, Davis has shown she is prepared.

“I’m a little nervous because it’s nationals,” Davis said. “But at the same time I’m more excited to see how my team is going to preform.”

For Brungardt, his upcoming matches will be the last time he will represent Colorado State. For the senior, the whole experience has gone by in the blink of an eye.

After 13 years of wrestling,

Brungardt’s time on the mat is coming to an end, and it would be difficult for anyone to not reflect on their time.

“It’s hard for me to fathom that its almost over and I don’t think it will sink in until I take the headgear off for the last time,” Brungardt said regarding his final matches. “And this team has taught me so much, like that leadership isn’t load. Every interaction can impact the lives of others and your own life.”

The Great Plains Conference Championship will take place at the South College Gym Saturday Feb. 25. Wrestling will start at 9 a.m. and continue throughout the day.

Tyler Johnson can be reached at sports@ collegian.com.

CLUB SPORTS

Polo club at CSU an athletic powerhouse

By Emma Turner @EmmaTurner1228

Most students think about football or basketball games when imagining college sporting events, but Colorado State University has one powerful team on horseback bringing heat to the arena. The CSU Polo Club includes a men’s and women’s varsity team and both are members of the United States Polo Association intercollegiate division. The men’s team took the national title in April 2015 and both teams are looking for another competitive season.

The game works like this: Teams of three, mounted on horses, use bamboo mallets to attempt to hit a ball into the opposing team’s goal. One player on the team, Raenne Magill, says that polo is different from any other organized sport. The most important rule of the game is that players cannot pass the line of the ball. This is important as it helps to keep the horses safe from swinging mallets. Some game rules can be rather abstract and difficult to follow, according to Magill. While others are fairly straight forward. For instance, players must use their right hand to swing the mallet, but can swing on either side of the horse. A game is divided up into “chuckers,” which are similar to quarters in basketball. Collegiate games usually have four, but arena polo can have up to eight

chuckers, each lasting about seven and a half minutes. Polo is a full-body contact sport. Just as rough and rigorous as games like hockey, riders can bump and ride off so long as they are following basic rules, which helps to keep horses and riders safe.

Andrew Wildermuth, the captain of the men’s varsity team says the game can get extremely competitive and aggressive at times.

Safety is important for both riders and horses. All players must wear a helmet, knee-high leather boots and knee pads. College teams are also required to wear either a facemask or safety goggles. Elbow pads and gloves are optional. Horses are outfitted with polo wraps and splint boots on their legs to prevent injury.

Over-girths are straps wrapped over the top of the saddle to keep it fastened during the game. All gear or “tack” used either aids the rider in maintaining control or provides a safety feature to the rider or horse.

A lot of dedication and time goes into a successful team. Commitment begins with caring for a fleet of horses. There are around 15 horses used by the club; 12 are regularly used, with two backup horses and one ref horse. An ideal polo horse is selected for speed and agility. These four-legged athletes must be able to turn quickly and maintain energy throughout a long game.

During the off-season the

Members of the CSU polo club practice last Thursday night. PHOTO BY EMMA TURNER COLLEGIAN

horses are kept at another location, said Chris Chun, a thirdyear student and one of the horse managers. When the team gets them back for practices, they must be exercised back into shape like any other athlete. The horse managers are responsible for establishing and following a week by week exercise schedule and creating nutrition plans and vet appointments for the horses. Two students are caretakers meaning

they must feed the horses every day and blanket them at night when it gets cold.

The team’s work does not stop at horse care. Mariel Bialy, the captain of the women’s varsity team, says she spends about 10 hours a week practicing.

“Time flies by when you’re with the horses,” Bialy said. Bialy is in her fourth year of competing for CSU and has been playing polo for nine years.

“Not everyone is as lucky as we are,” Magill said. The polo team at CSU was a major deciding factor for her when choosing a college.

Students can come watch and support these dedicated student athletes this week. The men’s team will be playing at home this Friday, Feb. 24 in the B.W. Pickett Arena at CSU’s equine center.

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

The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Thursday, February 23, 2017

MOVIES & TV

This year’s biggest Oscar snubs

By Nate Day @NateMDay

Later this week, the best of the best within the film industry will be honored and celebrated at the Academy Awards. It is sure to be a glamorous evening, and no doubt the stars that have been nominated deserve the recognition, but they are not the only ones. Every single year, there are a handful of people that are snubbed when it comes to the major categories, and here are some of the biggest ones this year: Best Actor in a Leading Role: Tom Hanks (“Sully”)—Over and over again, we have seen Hanks inhabit a character to the fullest extent, and he is ofen recognized for it. This year was a bit different, however, as his turn as Captain Chelsey ‘Sully’ Sullenberger was overlooked by the Fil,m Academy.

Michael Keaton (“The Founder”)—Another comedic-actor-turned-dramatic, Keaton stretched his wings in “Birdman” in 2015 which got him an Oscar nod, but his portrayal of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc evidently was not good enough for a second nomination.

Best Actress in a Leading Role: Taraji P. Henson (“Hidden Figures”)—After skyrocketing to fame thanks to “Empire,” it was no surprise that Henson already had an Oscar nomination under her belt, but she deserved a second nomination for her run in “Hidden Figures.”

Instead, her co-star Octavia Spencer was nominated.

Amy Adams (“Arrival”, “Nocturnal Animals”)—Adams may very well be the next Leonardo Dicaprio when it comes to winning (or in this case, being nominated for) Oscars.

She has been nominated five times already, and many critics thought that “Arrival” gave her the opportunity to finally bring home some gold.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Ralph Fiennes (“A Bigger Splash”)—He can do it all: a suave hotel owner, an MI-6 agent, an evil sorcerer and now a fun loving goofball. Fiennes has proven that he has as much range as the world can offer, but this comedic role was not enough to earn him a third nomination.

Hugh Grant (“Florence Foster Jenkins”)—At this point, it is never a surprise when Meryl Streep is nominated for her work, but what about her co-stars? Grant was nominated for a Golden Globe for playing the husband to the worst singer in the world, and he should have earned a nomination for an Oscar, but the Academy thought differently.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Tilda Swinton (“A Bigger Splash”)—Known for her ability

Actor/Presenter Tom Hanks in the deadline room at the 84th Annual Academy Awards show at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles, California, on Feb. 26, 2012. PHOTO COURTESY ALLEN J. SCHABEN LOS ANGELES

to embody a character beyond what we all thought was possible, it may come as a shock that Swinton only has one Oscar. This film should have at least given her a nomination for a second.

Janelle Monae (“Hidden Figures”)—After conquering the world of music, Monae turned to film, where she proved that she can play a sassy, won’ttake-no-for-an-answer woman like no one’s business. The Academy must not have agreed, as she did not make the cut for “Hidden Figures” or “Moonlight.”

Best Picture: “Silence”—A cast of award-nominated actors and one of the most well-revered directors in Hollywood could only bring one nomination to this film, but not for Best Picture.

“Deadpool” - This one was a long shot, but it was massively fun, not to mention one of the more successful films of the year.

Unfortunately, the Academy opted to stray from comedy again.

Best Director: Martin Scorsese (“Silence”)—As mentioned above, this film was highly neglected by the nomination committee for many categories, including Best Director. While the movie was still fantastic, perhaps this is a sign that Scorsese is losing his

magic touch.

Denzel Washinton (“Fences”)—Garnering four nominations, it is no secret that “Fences” is an Academy favorite.

Washington was nominated for acting in the play-turned-movie but was notably ignored for his directional efforts.

Best Music (Original Song): Sia (“Lion”, “Zootopia”, “The Eagle Huntress”, “The Neon Demon”)—One of the music industry’s strongest songstress, Sia has proven that she can rock a ballad or a pop jam with her uniquely soulful style. Despite producing some incredible songs for several films this year, Sia was entirely and royally snubbed.

Pharrell Williams (“Hidden Figures”)—Not only was Pharrell snubbed for his score of the movie, but the songs he contributed to the soundtrack were criminally overlooked as well.

However, his work was so well received it would not be a surprise to see him do it again (and hopefully get recognition for it).

While we will not be seeing any of these folks accepting awards this weekend, their hard work did not go unnoticed. It is because of them that the other nominees were able to do the incredible work they did.

Nate Day can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

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FEATURES

The taste of nature: What you should know about foraging on Colorado trails

By Zoe Jennings @zoe_jennings4

Sometimes you want to be in nature, and sometimes you want nature in you.

With the accessibility of the Internet, it is easy to look up medicinal and edible plants in Colorado. However, the practice of foraging for food on the trail requires extensive research and forethought.

Laura Cascardi, a botanical herbalist at the Golden Poppy Herbal Apothecary, was first taught by her great grandmother. Cascardi furthered her education of studying plants at the Rocky Mountain Center for botanical studies and studied botany at Colorado State University. and now she teaches classes on Colorado plants for the community and at CSU. “The one thing I want to start by saying is every good herbalist and forager knows how to kill people,” Cascardi said. “So if you don’t know what the plants are, you need to absolutely not eat them.”

Cascardi is cautious to tell people which plants to eat because each person should become well versed in plants before eating them.

“There are some lookalikes that literally can kill you,” Cascardi said. “I mean with one bite. So be a little bit afraid.”

Cascardi follows the Wise Woman Tradition, which emphasizes the importance of following intuition and common sense while acknowledging the perfection that exists in nature. This tradition that teaches about the use of plants is passed down orally.

“I remember when I was first learning my plants and what was edible and medicinal here in Colorado, before the Internet was around, she (her grandmother) would bring reference books with her on the trail and become acquainted with each plant,” Cascardi said.

Cascardi said reference books are an important tool for beginning foragers. She uses “The Flora of Colorado” written

by CSU professor Jennifer Ackerfield to identify plants.

“You can use this to ID if you’re not really sure,” Cascardi said. “It is one of a kind.”

Danny Volz, graduate of Warner College of Natural Resources at CSU and stocking specialist at REI in Fort Collins, is an experienced backpacker.

He advises using books as well.

Backpacking on the Colorado Trail near Copper mountain.

PHOTO BY ZOE JENNINGS COLLEGIAN

“I would start with reading books and studying plants and plant structure because there are some plants that are really similar but there might be a small difference, and that small difference could just be that chemical that is dangerous to humans,” Volz said.

Beyond knowing the plants, Cascardi advises that backpackers know sources of noxious substances.

“You must harvest herbs from a clean space,” Cascardi said.

Clean spaces exist where there is no human civilization and where there are no other poisonous plants near the area.

“If you think about where nutrient exchange happens in the root system, if something is growing by water it is absolutely picking up toxins that may not affect the growth pattern of the plant because they just store it in their cell wall,” Cascardi said.

“Whereas if we eat it, it can really damage us. So, the other thing is knowing which plants are poisonous because if you harvest plants that are by something that is poisonous, they can pick up some of the toxins and actually become poisonous themselves.”

Volz said stay away from plants that have bright red coloring, often they look like berries but are in fact poisonous red seeds.

In most cases, edible plants end up being what we consider

weeds, Cascardi said.

“Some of our most edible plants end up being the things that we call weeds that we spend a lot of time, money and energy eradicating,” Cascardi said.

“For instance, every part of the dandelion is edible, and you’ll find dandelion down out in the plains in Pawnee National Grassland grasslands all the way to very high elevations, well past 9,500. If you’re using it medicinally it’s good for your kidney and liver as far as nutritionally.

It’s super rich in nutrients.”

Common berries are also a staple edible plant in Colorado, according to Volz. The most recognizable, and therefore safest berries to eat, are strawberries, raspberries, vaccinium and gooseberries. Berries ripen the end of July to mid-August, according to Volz.

“In Colorado, we have a low amount of plant coverage for under-story plants, so a lot of the plants that you would be eating that are edible are going to be berries,” Volz said. “And that’s what I feel the most comfortable telling people which ones you can and can’t eat because there’s about four or five berries that are pretty easy to distinguish and figure out which ones they are.”

Another dangerous but rewarding food found on the Colorado trails are mushrooms.

“There’s some really delicious mushrooms out there,” Cascardi said. “Mushrooms are

some of the most delicious and nutritious foods we have out there.”

Volz said there are always mushrooms but to be careful which ones you eat.

“That’s definitely something you have to know what you’re doing,” Volz said. “If you’re going to eat mushrooms, you need to have a book and you need to have spore papers so that you can do a spore print. It will identify the kind of fungus.”

While on the trails, foragers have a responsibility to respect the balance of nature and respect the laws in place. Cascardi said it is your duty to know what plants are endangered and not to pick those plants.

“One of the huge things is proper harvesting techniques,” Cascardi said. “When you’re harvesting, even if it’s something like dandelion, as humans we are really awesome at making things go extinct. We love doing that. ‘Oh, look at this beautiful thing; let’s harvest it until it’s gone.’ The Wise Woman Tradition says pick one in 20 plants.

So, you don’t sit there and pick everything you see. You make sure you don’t harvest a ton.”

It is best practice to follow the leave no trace philosophy, according to Volz.

“When you’re out backpacking you always want to follow the leave-no-trace policy and that’s kind of a grey zone because you’re not really leaving a trace because you’re eating it, but I would definitely say that if you’re going to forage, for berries especially, don’t take all the berries,” Volz said. “I would leave some berries because the birds, bears and squirrels are also relying on those as well. I think that sometimes you can get carried away, and I would definitely leave some for nature.”

Cascardi said oftentimes you do not have to stray far from the trail because weeds grow along well traveled areas.

“They are not far off the trail,” Cascardi said. “If you think about the way that plants grow, those first successors, the ones that come to disturb soil i.e. the sides of a path, are the ones that are our food. So, we often don’t have to go far in seeking. They’re often right on the edges of a well-traveled path see FORAGING on page 20 >>

Volz said red and other brightly colored berries are almost always poisonous. PHOTO BY ZOE JENNINGS COLLEGIAN

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Reporting on Refugees

Today: Engineering Career Fair 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Fort Collins Hilton, 425 W. Prospect Rd. Engineering career fairs are open ONLY to students and graduates of Colorado State University. Students from all CSU colleges are welcome to attend.

Tomorrow:

Thursday, Feb. 23, 4pm in Clark A-204 2016 was the deadliest on record for people crossing the rough waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Coloradoan reporter Jason Pohl embedded with two Poudre Fire Authority firefighters to assist in rescuing refugees fleeing across the Mediterranean. He spent two weeks aboard the Minden, which was rescuing refugees off the coast of Libya.

Join Jason as he talks to the CSU Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists about the experience.

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CULTURE

Tips for studying abroad during college

By Nate Day @NateMDay

Every college student has the opportunity to study abroad, and Rams are no exception. Whether students temporarily transfer to a university in another country or follow as Colorado State University faculty member for a structured program, the international experience is known as a cannot-miss part of the college experience.

While students are absolutely encouraged to study abroad, it can be a daunting task. Packing up and leaving your home country for several months, saying goodbye to family and friends and finding someone to sublet your apartment are only a hand-

ful of the things you have to do to prepare for the journey, not to mention adjusting to living in another country.

We all know that Rams take care of Rams, so here are some words of wisdom offered by CSU students and faculty for those preparing to study abroad: Alexis Svenson, a senior business student who studied in England last spring said you do not have to be afraid to study abroad alone.

“I had a lot of friends who studied abroad with their other friends, and they had a great time, but studying abroad somewhere I knew absolutely no one really helped me gain a sense of independence,” Svenson said.

Svenson that because she

MUSIC

Lana Del Rey releases “Love,” hints at new album

By Taylor Felver @collegian_tay

After a long and empty year, Lana Del Rey has graced us with a new single possibly previewing a forthcoming album.

Del Rey released a new single Feb. 19 titled “Love.”

Out of nowhere, yet perfectly timed, she brought forth a masterpiece of melodic and vintage themed melodies that can only be described as “Lana-esque.”

It is hard to put Del Rey in a genre for those who have never listened to her music. Confining Del Rey to one a basic genre description would just be wrong because she is clearly one-of-a-kind.

Del Rey has always captured the essence of freedom and American patriotism with a Don Draper time period feel.

While her albums go through phases regarding love, whether it is the whimsical and naïve honeymoon phase or the dark

and twisted period, Del Rey focuses on what it means to be human while idolizing other eras in a nostalgic way.

Del Rey’s music is enchanting by the way she makes her audience thirst for a time period they might not have been part of. “Love” is no different in its erotic edge with soulful lyrics.

Where to listen: Spotify for free, iTunes for $1.29 Judging by this single, her album that is expected to be released soon will not disappoint fans or anyone who likes music in general.

If this is just a taste of the direction that she is headed, then I will have to put on my vintage dress and glamorous looking cigarettes because I am on board.

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went alone she was able to meet new friends from all over the world. Additionally, she encourages students to try and learn a bit of the language practiced in the country they are visiting.

Kelvin Asante, a senior business administration major said to be weary of living options.

“Live on campus if your study abroad university gives you the opportunity to do so,” Asante said. “It’s easier to meet people that way.”

Asante, who studied in London last semester, also knows from experience that students should keep an eye on the clock while abroad. Many countries in Europe utilize a 24-hour clock, which makes it all too easy for American students to miss a bus

>> FORAGING from page 18 or somewhere that used to be a homestead. Looking at those disturbed areas is where you’re actually going to find more of your edibles than not. It’s a funny symbiotic relationship that we have. We destroy the land and the plants that grow back are good for us.”

Berries do not always grow as consistently along the trail. Volz said sometimes foragers leave the trail to find them.

“You can always go off trail,” Volz said. “But if you’re in a wilderness area, they suggest you spread out so you’re not trampling down one spot.”

The different classifications of public land determine what kind of foraging is allowed. Foraging is not allowed in national parks. There is a policy of staying on the trail and not touching anything. The United States Bureau of Land Management lands allows for the reasonable collection of plants and plant matter for non-commercial purposes.

National forest land has varying costs, permits and stipulations regarding plant foraging depending on the region.

Cascardi said she forages for almost all of her food during backpacking trips.

“When I take my children backpacking, we would bring nothing,” Cascardi said. “I would bring emergency ramen in case.

We would just harvest the food that we ate on the trip, and just bring a little water filter and that was it.”

Cascardi said you can eat full meals while foraging.

“There’s a lot of roots out there that are edible,” Cascardi said. “There are some Apiaceae,

or a plane.

Asante was also provided a list of useful resources for students planning to study abroad.

He recommends that you visit Hostelworld.com, Skyscanner. com and Trip Advisor to help you plan your time overseas, and he said WhatsApp is a helpful app for communicating with family.

Whether you are studying with a CSU-based program or an affiliate, The Office of International Programs wants your study abroad to be successful as well.

Emily Garner, the Education Abroad Coordinator for Faculty-Led Programs said they will work with students to make the trip best fit people’s individual needs.

“I want the program to be the best option for you,” Garner said. “Choose a program that is the perfect fit academically and financially and that also fits your personal career goals.”

Garner said students often forget that they do not have to study abroad for a full semester.

Going for a few weeks is a good option too.

In addition to having coordinators like Garner, the Office of International Programs hosts several information sessions and workshops for finding a program and raising money to participate. Information about these programs can be found on their website.

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

Oregon Grape Holly is a commonly foraged berry in Colorado. PHOTO BY ZOE JENNINGS COLLEGIAN

which are in the carrot family.

Other herbs that we eat are nettle and raspberry leaves, as long as they’re young leaves; the older leaves have a lot of tannins and don’t taste as good.”

Although he is an experienced backpackers, Volz stresses about the importance of bringing back-up food, especially if you are an inexperienced forager.

“It’s hard to forage for food in Colorado because it’s such a dry climate because you wouldn’t get a lot of calories from it,” Volz said. “It would be more of a supplemental diet unless you were hunting also.”

Despite the obvious risks to foraging for food while hiking in Colorado, by eating the food that

nature provides you can not only see, feel and smell nature but taste it as well.

“I think it would be really good for people to interact more with nature and learn more about how we used to live,” Volz said. “It brings us closer to nature, and we recognize that there’s a lot that nature has to offer, more than just taking pictures and looking at the sights, smells and things like that.

I definitely think it brings a whole new experience to nature when you’re out there hiking around and you stumble across a strawberry patch or raspberry patch and you take a little break and get a snack in.”

Zoe Jennings can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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Women make some noise: Sound expert Ai-ling Lee makes history in two ways

By Jen Yamato Los Angeles Times

In a landmark year for diversity at the Oscars, “La La Land’s” Ai-ling Lee has already made history _ twice.

The Singapore-born Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan are the first all-woman sound editing duo to receive an Academy Award nomination. Additionally, Lee is part of the “La La Land” team nominated for the sound mixing trophy at Sunday’s ceremony.

With more than 70 feature films in her resume, including “Watchmen,” “Rock of Ages” and “Man of Steel,” Lee, 38, is also the first Asian to be nominated for sound editing _ and only the second in the field of sound mixing to earn a nod after “Slumdog Millionaire’s” Resul Pookutty, who won the award in 2009.

Lee’s double nominations are a huge achievement in a field dominated by men.

“There are really only a handful of women I am aware of,” she says, advising aspiring sound pros to find their specialties within the field. “I count myself as really lucky to be able to be doing this.”

Lee started her career working for a TV studio in Singapore, but the real La La Land beckoned. Writing unsolicited letters to Hollywood production companies and studio sound department heads, she introduced herself from halfway across the world. The initiative paid off.

“I packed my bags and came here, and it took a while,” she says, “but I was fortunate enough to meet people willing to hire me.”

That was nearly 20 years ago.

Some of Lee’s first credits came

as a sound editor on films ranging from the music documentary “Buena Vista Social Club” to the Rob Schneider comedy “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo,” specializing in sound effects editing. Last year she contributed to 20th Century Fox’s “Deadpool” (“the stabs, slashes and gunshots”), and she can still instantly recall the sound effect she used on the Adam Sandler comedy “The Waterboy,” one of her first credits, to trigger Bobby Boucher’s talent for tackling anything and everything in his path.

“When he starts having those visions that make him charge toward his opponents and tackle people, we used crashing waves,” she laughs. “That’s what’s fun about sound: You might not use the most obvious sounds for what you see.”

Soundcraft, Lee says, “is an invisible kind of effect.”

She fell in love with it as a child watching Hollywood action blockbusters with her audiophile father in Singapore. “We’d watch movies over and over again, like ‘Terminator 2’ and ‘Jurassic Park’ _ I was amazed at how much sound can heighten, and help bring the audience into a world.”

Multiply that power by a thousand swoons in a musical like “La La Land,” writer-director Damien Chazelle’s Los Angeles-set ode to dreamers and Hollywood endings. “La La Land’s” thoroughly modern soundscape was designed to draw viewers into the springtime spark between jazz pianist Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and aspiring actress Mia (Emma Stone) _ while hinting at the cracks beneath the surface.

“Because Los Angeles is such a big character in the film, part of

what Damien liked was to make use of sound to sell its liveliness, how it’s always bustling,” Lee says. “This is a musical, but you always also have music coming out from parts of the city _ a car going by or Sebastian’s neighbor playing a mariachi song as he walks into his apartment.”

But the film’s sound design _ distinct from its Oscar-nominated score and songs _ also plays a crucial role in building the audience’s emotional connection to the leads. Take the dinner scene, in which audio cues subconsciously ebb and crescendo to emphasize the discord between Sebastian and Mia as a romantic date filled with music from a record player devolves into an argument and, eventually, into a silence that screams louder than words.

“You have this really rhythmic dialogue exchange that Damien had written, and we punctuated with some of the utensils so there’s almost a musicality to it,” Lee says. “By the point when they start yelling at each other, the music stops _ almost signifying the end of their relationship.”

Not quite up on the difference between the academy’s two sound categories? Let Lee explain.

“I get asked this quite a bit,” she laughs. “You start with sound editing, taking the production dialogue recorded on set and cleaning it up so you don’t have any hiss and pop. Eighty percent of sound is added during sound editing _ background sound, car doors, giant monster sounds, are all designed and recorded then.

The sound editing team basically creates a palette of all of these sounds.”

Next, you move onto the

sound mixing.

“You take all that material and sift through them to see what is important to focus on,” Lee says. “It’s like when you’re watching a film and the camera is helping you focus on what’s onscreen.

Here you do that with the sounds created by the editing team.”

In “La La Land,” Lee worked with Morgan, 61, to build a palette of sounds and effects that not only flowed in rhythm with Justin Hurwitz’s score but matched it in pitch and tone. In the sound edit they created car horns in just the right key for the opening traffic jam number and recorded birds in Silver Lake, where Lee lives, to fold into the sonic geography. They brought in cho-

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“It was almost like (Stone) was performing a monologue,” Lee says. “And as she was singing she’d get so emotional that after every take she’d be crying.”

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Sound Advice: Modern vs. vintage audio equipment

By Don Lindich

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Q. Why do so many audio fans seem to prefer a vintage receiver over new receivers with modern technology? Are there actual reasons that older equipment can sound different or better?

I have a Technics SA-600 stereo receiver from the late 1970s. I purchased a new Denon surround sound receiver thinking it would be an improvement, but didn’t like it! It was just way too complicated to use, and even though the Denon supposedly had more power, music just didn’t sound as enjoyable as with the Technics. I used the same turntable, CD player and speakers for the comparison.

— K.R., South Bend, Ind. A. When it comes to receivers and amplifiers, older can be better.

The amplifier sections in new receivers often don’t have the power and electrical current capability of vintage models, especially going from a stereo receiver to a surround sound receiver as you did. The manufacturers saved money by cutting quality in surround receivers’ amplifier sections, then used the savings to add new features such as extra channels for more speakers, Bluetooth, etc.

The power ratings in new gear are often inflated, as well.

In real-world use, your Technics may actually deliver more power to the speakers, despite the Denon’s higher advertised power rating. In addition, many receivers digitally process everything, including the volume control.

Some feel that this digital processing degrades the sound.

There is also the possibility that the Technics’ power is not as “clean” as the Denon and has more distortion, but the mild distortion lends a pleasant quality to the music. That is the reason lots of people prefer tube amplifiers or vintage speakers. Though the old equipment may not reproduce the music as accurately as modern gear, the listener may simply prefer the sound from the vintage equipment.

In general, though, I think if you choose carefully you can get better sound with modern equipment than with vintage. You just have to be careful about what you buy and how you match components together. There is good stuff and bad stuff littering every price point, and one of the goals of this column is to point out the good stuff so readers can get great results no matter their budget.

You can get much more speaker for your dollar than you could years ago. Most modern turntables will sound better too, but much of that is by virtue of

their newness. Old turntables can have worn platter and tonearm bearings, which seriously degrade the sound. As you discovered, it is in the realm of amplifiers and receivers that quality has taken the biggest hit. For stereo, if your budget is under $500 a vintage amplifier or receiver could very well be the best choice if you have access to a clean example that works perfectly. The problem for the average consumer is knowing what brands are best and what to look for so you get a reliable unit.

The “golden age” for vintage audio was probably the 1980s and some great, affordable audiophile brands are Adcom, B&K, Harman/Kardon, NAD and Rotel.

Fortunately, some manufacturers have started to fill the void with high quality receivers and amplifiers that most people can afford. Emotiva is a champion at this. The Emotiva TA-100 stereo tuner/amplifier (same as a receiver) provides high-end sound and 50 strong watts of power for $399.

For surround sound an Emotiva MC-700 preamp-processor paired with an A500 amplifier for a total of $1,098 (called “separates” rather than a receiver) will outperform most any surround sound receiver, and will have flexibility for later upgrading as well.

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Find resources and solutions in your circles.

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Craft your communications with care to win.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 7 — Investigate possibilities and discuss plans and itineraries over the next few days. Travel opportunities arise in conversation. Make promises for what you will accomplish.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 9 — You’re even more powerful than usual for the next two days. Prepare to launch.

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