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By Kyle Grabowski The Rocky Mountain Collegian Living up to expectations is never easy, but the CSU volleyball team has a habit of maintaining excellence. Four CSU players were named to the All-Mountain West team, and senior Dana Cranston was chosen as the 2012 Mountain West Volleyball Player of the Year. Cranston ranked second in the conference in points (4.31) and kills (3.65) per set, while playing all six rotations for the first place team in the conference. She moved from the opposite hitting position to outside hitter and shouldered much of the Rams’ offensive load. “It was definitely a learning experience during the season. I think I took on too much of that mentally instead of leading by example,” Cranston said. “The way the season went taught me a lot more than it would have if I would have just stepped into See vball on Page 7
Csu All-MW selections Senior outside hitter Dana Cranston (Mountain West Player of the Year) (2nd selection) Senior middle blocker Megan Plourde (4th selection) Senior middle blocker Breion Paige (2nd selection) Sophomore setter Deedra Foss (1st selection)
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Graduate student Todd Hyster works in the chemistry lab Tuesday afternoon. Hyster created an artificial metalloenzyme that is gaining recognition throughout the scientific community.
CSU discovery published in ‘Science’ By Kate Winkle The Rocky Mountain Collegian It took about nine months for Todd Hyster to discover a scientific breakthrough, and by October 2012 to have it published in Science magazine. And to think he almost became an orthodontist. “I knew I liked science and math, I didn’t know I wanted to do organic chemistry. I actually thought I wanted to be a doctor or an orthodontist,” Hyster said. “I found in my chemistry and molecular biology class that I actually enjoy thinking about small things more than thinking about big macroscopic systems, and while I was taking my cell and chemical biology class I was also taking my first organic chemistry class, and that’s when I started to get the feeling than chemistry would be a better fit.”
Hyster, a fifth-year graduate student, collaborated with CSU chemistry professor Tomislav Rovis and scientists at the University of Basel in Switzerland to create a new enzyme that allows scientists to transform other molecules in more selective ways at a faster rate than previously possible. Enzymes help rearrange molecules in very specific ways to change their function. In the human body, enzymes break down food and rebuild the molecules into something the body can use for energy. The combination of an enzyme and a metal is called a metalloenzyme. Although metalloenzymes occur naturally, Hyster and Rovis’ experiment paired a bacterial enzyme and a metal to create an “unnatural enzyme” not found in nature. This artificial metalloenzyme helps solve problems that do not work with just a metal or just an en-
zyme, according to Rovis. In the pharmaceutical industry, it takes chemists anywhere from weeks to months to create a single candidate for a drug. Decreasing the time it takes to make a compound allows testing to begin sooner. “If you shorten the discovery time, then in theory you can make a lot more candidates and in theory you have a better chance (of success),” Rovis said. “You keep swinging at a pitch, and the more pitches you swing at the more chances you have for a home run.” The collaboration that led to the success happened by accident. While on sabbatical, Rovis met Thomas Ward, a scientist at the Univesity of Basel, who had developed technology for artificial metalloenzyme synthesis. Rovis put Ward in touch with See breakthrough on Page 3
Route 11 sees an increased amount of riders By Alex Steinmetz The Rocky Mountain Collegian
Standing room only, please excuse any inconvenience. The Transfort bus system, which runs seven routes to and from the CSU campus, has seen congestion in ridership for Route 11 this fall, despite the 2.6 percent decrease in overall ridership from last year. “Route 11 is our highest ridden route,” said Jerediah Burianek, the service planner for Transfort. According to Transfort General Manager Kurt Ravenschlag, there were 126 riders per hour in 2011. This year, the number decreased to 122 per hour. Burianek went on to say that decreased ridership is a difficult issue to combat. In an attempt to eliminate the congestion, Transfort has incorporated the use of more than one bus — or trailer buses — to run for each stop and pick up additional capacity, according to Burianek. While the use of the trailer-bus is helpful, a variety of factors can add or subtract ridership, including student’s
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schedules changing per semester. “Peak period fluctuates every semester, but trailers start at the 7:30 loop and the 11:30 loop,” Burianek said. Another factor that can lead to a congestion in ridership and crowding on the bus is the weather. With colder weather on the way the ridership is not only increasing, the baggage is as well. “In the winter time people are wearing bigger jackets and capacity could go down based on what people are carrying,” Burianek said. Burianek further explained that while capacity differs from bus to bus, the average number is around 65 riders.
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Tuesday morning, a bus driver waits for the massive group students who just boarded to take their seats. In the morning and afternoon bus stops like this one are packed with CSU students traveling to and from campus.
In order to try and keep the riders from being left or being crowded on the bus, Transfort is working with the Associated Students of Colorado State University (ASCSU) to gain more funding. If there were more money to work with, there could be an additional bus and
an additional driver for Route 11, according to Burianek. “We considered having a bus run every 10 minutes, rather than every 20. That way it would spread out the riders more,” explained Burianek. Ravenschlag explained that the hope was to increase the
frequency, however there needs to be more funds to do so. Currently, the allotted amount of money for the 2012-2013 school year is, $540,585.82. According to the overview of the ASCSU budget, See busses on Page 7
Protect Yourself, It’s Your Right Quoth Anna Mitchell all guns we shall keep, better safe than sorry! The Strip Club is written by the Collegian staff.
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Lauren Spease stretches after teaching a hot yoga class at the Corepower Yoga studio located on South College Ave. She has been practicing yoga for almost three years, and has been a instructor at the Fort Collins studio for a little over a year.
Community Briefs Professor, Dean Emeritus of Veterinary Science honored with awards Two members of the CSU Veterinary Science community received recognition for their work, CSU announced on Tuesday. The Colorado Veterinary Medical Association have honored Dr. Khursheed Mama, a professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences and Lance Perryman, dean emeritus of the College
of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, with service awards. Perryman received the 2012 Distinguished Service Award and Mama received CVMA’s 2012 Outstanding Faculty Award, according to a press release. “The college has been lucky to have such passionate people as Drs. Mama and Perryman who have had a positive influence on students and the community,” said Dr. Mark Stetter, dean of the college, in a statement. For information, visit http://www.colovma.com/.
Speakers address hidden homelessness When many think of homelessness, they picture the people they’ve seen on city streets: sleeping on benches or asking for change. But in reality, the majority of homeless people are out-of-sight from the general public. To raise awareness about chronic and ‘hidden homelessness,’ CSU’s School of Social Work’s Diversity and Human Rights Committee and CAHS Diversity Com-
mittee will be presenting a Community Initiative addressing the issue. The presentation, “Homelessness 2020” will take place Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Behavioral Sciences Building Room 131. Guest speakers Bryce Hach, executive director of Homeward 2020 and David Rout, program director, HomelessGear, will present local initiatives, including opportunities for CSU community members to help, according to the CSU calendar.
The event is free and open to students, faculty and staff.
Explore the world with cooking Put away the ramen noodles. As part of its ongoing international cooking series, the Kendall Anderson Nutrition Center is teaching students and CSU community members to make their own from-scratch meals. On Wednesday, the Center will host a workshop
featuring food from Spanish-speaking countries, with a focus on “authentic flavors and nutritious choices,” according to the CSU calendar. Students and CSU community members can attend a session either from noon to 1 p.m. or from 6 to 7 p.m. in room 114 of the Gifford Building. Each class costs $20, which includes recipes, education materials and lunch. There will be one more lesson in the series.
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“The great part about this system, I think, is that it was developed specifically for University Safe Ride programs. ... All in all it will be better technology to suit the high demand of RamRide.” Regina Martel | ASCSU President
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New system could dramatically decrease wait times By Carrie Mobley The Rocky Mountain Collegian Photo courtesy of Matthew juneau | COLLEGIAN
From left to right, Tyler Blanch, Josef Canaria, Cory Powell, Leroy Jones, Zach Wahls, John Harrold, Matthew Juneau, Cody Sprague pose after Zach Wahls spoke in the LSC theatre on marriage equality.
CSU’s men on the move By Austin Briggs The Rocky Mountain Collegian For many, society expects men to be a lot of things: tough, fearless, strong. Society also says men aren’t supposed to be compassionate, vulnerable or allowed to show emotion. A CSU organization, Men in the Movement, is deconstructing these traditional definitions of masculinity in an effort to prevent gender violence and change the definition of what it means to “be a man.” The 18-member group meets once a week to discuss topics like gender roles, the effects of pornography on society, and the importance of men approaching gender violence not as a woman's issue –– but as something men have a large responsibility in preventing. “A lot of times you hear things like stalking, sexual harassment and we think of them as women’s issue’s even though they’re perpetrated by men,” said John Harrold, group facilitator and program coordinator for the Women and Gender Advocacy Center. “So the way we kind of frame it is it’s men’s responsibility to try to stop some of these issues.” The group encourages men to look inward to examine their own attitudes, beliefs and their personal definition of manhood to see how that might inadvertently play a role in perpetuating sexism and violence. Being
breakthrough | Continued from Page 1 Hyster, and Hyster ended up going to Basel for three months to work on the project with Ward and Livia Knörr. There was no guarantee of success, according to Rovis. “I thought there was large potential for it, but it could have died,” Rovis said. “You plant a seed, and it could die, or it could sprout into this big tree and without the right person on it, it would have died, and I think Todd was the right person. It’s beginning to flourish, and it will continue to do that.” Ward praised Hyster for his motivation and creativity, calling him “the best graduate student I have ever seen” and an adviser’s dream Ph.D candidate. Rovis provided direction for the project, but he credits about 90 percent of the work to Hyster. “Todd is capable,” Rovis said. “My role sometimes is just cheerleader.” However, Hyster said that Rovis’ guidance over
an ally to women, transgendered people, and accepting of peers with different sexual orientations is also one of the ways men can prevent gender violence, Harrold said. Josef Canaria, a senior communication studies and political science major, attended a “Take Back the Night” rally to raise awareness of and prevent sexual violence his freshman year. He said the rally had a profound effect on him and afterward he became involved with organizations on campus that explored and encouraged diversity. Canaria said he was excited to be nominated to join Men in the Movement when it was created earlier this semester. “I wanted to make myself an ally of this movement and really be somebody that can utilize male privilege to help end the struggle against gender violence,” Canaria said. The group is recruiting new members for next semester and hopes to increase outreach efforts and community involvement as it expands. Language is a powerful tool that can subtly perpetuate negative stereotypes, said freshman natural resources management major Matthew Juneau. Words or terms men carelessly throw around, like “that’s so gay” or “sissy” can play a role in furthering negative stereotypes, he said. Juneau believes using more inclusive language and being aware of how we talk around other people is another way men can show support for equality.
Movement program What: The Men in Movement Program Purpose: To encourage men to prevent gender violence and rethink traditional definitions of masculinity Contact: For more information, contact John Harrold at john.harrold@colostate.edu
“What we say has a lot of power. Words carry connotations with them so there’s just some words that are triggering for people,” Juneau said. “So it’s important to use language that isn’t going to offend anyone.” Growing up, Juneau said his family was extremely liberal by saying that he or anyone else can date, love and be with whoever they want, and that it isn’t other people’s right to judge that. He spent a lot of time thinking about these issues in high school and while at a diversity program at his residence hall, a WGAC representative asked him if he was a male feminist. Without having to think about it, he said “yes”, found out more about the Men in Movement Program and joined when it started up this fall. “Especially with college and stuff, it’s just a really liberal time and a lot of things I’ve been thinking about are here,” Juneau said. “I thought it was really cool that CSU had something like this.” Senior Reporter Austin Briggs can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Grad student honored the years helped him better approach problems and become a better scientist. “If the training has gone well, by the time you get to your fourth or fifth year you should be able to make these (intellectual) leaps on your own, and your boss should be able to sit back and admire the fact that his approach worked,” Hyster said. Hyster began work in organic chemistry volunteering in the lab of his undergraduate adviser at the University of Minnesota. He said he enjoys the puzzle-like complexity of the projects he works on, and that he wants to become a professor like Rovis. The project was published Oct. 26 in Science magazine, a “tremendous honor” because of the few organic chemistry papers that Science publishes, according to Hyster. A publication in Science is “every scientist’s dream,” according to Ward, because it is a tangible sign of the importance and originality of a
project. The most exciting part of the discovery process for Rovis is the initial success of a project, and then finishing it and sending off to someone who recognizes its impact. Having Science be that someone is “pretty high up on the list,” Rovis said. Because of Hyster’s project, CSU now has a small facility and is able to do more metalloenzyme development. There is a lot of interest in artificial metalloenzymes, and Rovis said he hopes other scientists continue the work Hyster started. “It really is a small step,” Rovis said. “It is a very significant step, but it’s a small step. It’s an awful lot left to do, and while we’ve opened up one fairly narrow area, in theory you should be able to open up in this direction, that direction, and then it becomes a field. Now it’s, in essence, a blade of grass; we want it to become a whole field.” Senior Reporter Kate Winkle can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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A new dispatch system may be in the future for RamRide according to Becky Ewing, director of RamRide for the Associated Students of CSU. This new system will feature tablets instead of cell phones in all RamRide vehicles, a decreased need for volunteer dispatchers, increased fuel efficiency and significantly decreased wait times, according to Ewing. “The system we are looking at implementing would be like night and day with the old system,” Ewing said. “The biggest difference would be the use of a mobile app that students could download in order to enter their information to be picked up.” Also included will be a way to respond to calls in order of how close a RamRide car is to a student’s location — a feature that Ewing said could save a huge amount of gas money, and possibly decrease the need for so many RamRide vehicles.
“The great part about this system I think is that it was developed specifically for University Safe Ride programs,” Martel said. “We also won’t need cell phones in the cars anymore. All in all it will be better technology to suit the high demand of RamRide.” According to Ewing, the new dispatch system has the potential to be costly, but it also has the potential to save a lot of money. “Although this system would be costly in the sense that there will be a monthly fee to use it, the decreased need for as many vehicles, as well as the increased fuel efficiency and overall decrease in wait times would be well worth it,” Ewing said. “The students will get a much better overall experience, which is the main goal.” Although there are many perks to this system, it isn’t a sure bet yet. “I’ll be working with the new RamRide director on this next semester,” Ewing said. “It will take some significant negotiations, but in the end it will pay off.”
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Story highlights RamRide may be getting a new dispatch system This new system could decrease wait times, increase fuel efficiency and decrease the need for so many volunteer dispatchers The new system could be implemented as early as next fall
Although keeping the dispatch system financially sustainable, said Martel, ASCSU will work to make the new system possible. “We’re constantly looking at ways to improve the services that we offer,” said Regina Martel, ASCSU president. “With financial planning we should be able to make it work, or have a test trial of the program at the very least.” If all goes according to plan, said Ewing, the contract for the new system will be signed next semester, to be implemented next fall. ASCSU Beat Reporter Carrie Mobley can be reached at news@collegian. com.
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Let the war on Christmas begin
By caleb hendrich
There are a lot of hazards to being a secular person in today’s society, from raging televangelists decrying us as the heralded doom of the U.S. to the looks of silent disdain when people learn of our doubting natures. Christmas is one of those times when it is particularly difficult for us. If the analysts at socially conservative media outlets are to be believed, atheists, agnostics and secularists are waging a full out war on the holiday of Christmas, trying to ban everything from Christmas Trees, to nativity scenes, to the very acknowledgement of the phrase “Merry Christmas” itself. At least that’s what all of the hyperbole seems to indicate. As a secular person, I am oftentimes confused and exasperated by this annual occurrence. If there is an effort to ban the holiday of Christmas, it does not appear to be coming from the American secular movement. Sure, there are organizations such as the American Atheists who are pretty fervent in their desire to ensure a strict separation of church and state. They have a good reason for this, the display of religious paraphernalia (such as nativity scenes) on government property is a pretty strong endorsement of Christianity, something forbidden by the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. But this is hardly an attempt to ban Christmas for private citizens. This of course operates on the assumption that secularists do not observe the holiday, which is absurd. While we personally may not believe in the religious aspect of the holiday, that does not stop us from partaking in the spirit of the holiday. Many of us go out and buy gifts for friends and family, put up Christmas trees and even observe church services with family members who are Christian. For us, we do not see Christmas as the observance of the birthday of Jesus Christ, but rather as a time for generosity and spending time with friends and family. Just because we say “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” does not automatically mean that we hate everything that has to do with Christmas. We say this in the spirit of inclusivity, given that Christmas is not the only religious holiday that falls in the month of December. For instance, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah
begins on December 8th and lasts until December 16th. The Pagan holiday of Yule also begins on December 20th and lasts until December 22nd. We are not trying to ban Christmas. There are a lot more pressing issues for the secular movement to be working on. For instance, the state of Kentucky has made it a crime to be an atheist, citing the necessity for the Christian God to the security of the state. The law carries a penalty of a 12 month prison sentence simply for not believing in the Christian God. The law first surfaced six years ago, but it has yet to be struck down despite its blatant disregard for the First Amendment. Getting that law off the books, at least in my mind, is a helluva lot bigger of a priority than stopping states from putting up Christmas trees. Notwithstanding the decades, and sometime centuries old, state laws that demand a test of faith in order to hold public office, seven states have laws on their books which disallow those who do not believe in a god or gods from serving in public office, in spite of the popular vote. This blatant disregard for Article 6 Section 3 of the Constitution also trumps encouraging Wal-Mart greeters to say “Happy Holidays”. From a secular perspective, this so called “War on Christmas” is a colossal waste of time and effort to be waging, if we are waging it at all. But if people have a driving need to blame atheists for something, then by all means continue to spew your hyperbole. Just do it in the knowledge that we, the secular community, tend to just look at these accusations as some of the best comedic material of the year. We are not trembling in our boots, we are laughing so hard our sides hurt. So let your so-called War on Christmas begin! Come at us with your shouts and your rants! We’ve already made popcorn and have watched reruns of the Daily Show in preparation for the greatest media sideshow in history! Trust me, I am much more interested in catching the Christmas special of Doctor Who than trying to stop you from putting up a Christmas tree. Happy Holidays, social conservatives! Editorial Assistant Caleb Hendrich is a senior political science and journalism double major. His columns appear Wednesdays in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian. com.
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Foothills Mall malevolence The Fort Collins City Council, acting as the Urban Renewal Authority and the new owners of Foothills Mall, approved an agreement that provides the beginning steps to formalize the city’s ability to invoke eminent domain to seize land that’s a part of the 100-acre mall property. Eminent domain is the power of the government to take private property for public use with the compensation for the land seized at market price. In regards to the Foothills Mall, there are indications that the possible invocation of eminent domain is being considered on questionable reasoning and may be carried out not for the public good, but instead for private gain. Sears owns its building in the
mall and has rejected an offer to sell the premises to developers Alberta Development Partners
“Eminent domain is the power of the government to take private property for public use with the compensation for the land seized at market price.” and Walton Street Capital, who purchased the mall in July. Fort Collins officials have
already decided the mall is “a menace to the public health, safety, and welfare of the community,” approving an urban renewal plan for the area in 2007, though the city has not filed for condemnation or not. Condemnation of the mall? The study cites various general infrastructural problems and missing improvements, yet doesn’t cite a single example of anyone getting hurt — not much of a menace to the community, we’d say. Instead, this threat of eminent domain appears as though somebody is trying to strongarm Sears into forfeiting the land they are legally entitled to with the threat of taking the land by force with the property rights-subverting governmental tool that is eminent domain.
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Protect yourself and bear arms: It’s your right
By anna mitchell
I can’t think of very many people who are intrinsically opposed to life. Sure, there will always be people that may be against life, be it their own (being suicidal) or that of others (being homicidal). But I like to think that most people are in favor of having the essential right to exist. What many people don’t consider is that, with the right of an individual to have life, comes the responsibility of an individual to protect that life. Earlier this week I had the pleasure of hearing a presentation by arms rights activist and CSU faculty Ken Stanton, Ph.D. An acclaimed speaker of the proarms movement, Stanton began advocating in favor of Second Amendment rights after losing a friend in the Virginia Tech massacre five years ago. Stanton argues that, had the VT campus permitted concealed carry weapons, the spree-killer would have been faced with self-defending opposition. As the campus is a gun-free zone, the murderer had an advantage over the rest of the university: an advantage of being a well-armed violent criminal
with hundreds of unprotected victims. This advantage cost the life of 32 people and wounded 15 more. Laws that take away guns are laws that take away self-defense. If someone has the intention to commit a violent crime, a sign that says “NO GUNS ALLOWED” isn’t going to prevent that. It will only limit the means that surrounding law-abiding citizens have to protect themselves if violence may occur. It is counter-intuitive for laws that are intended to keep people safe to grant power in favor of people possessing the intention to harm. I truly do believe that gun restrictions are formed by people with good, albeit uneducated, intentions. Unless someone is a fascist tyrant attempting to control and disarm the citizens under his control, I cannot imagine creating gun-control regulation that wasn’t meant to make the public safer. But unfortunately, criminals don’t follow laws. They only take advantage of the opportunities with which they are provided. So why give them better access to easy victims? Bearing arms is a constitutionally guaranteed right. Restrictions placed on a right create privilege. In this case that’s equivalent to restricting who has the opportunity to self-defense in life-threatening situations, and who does not. How can we ethically leave it up to legislation to decide who has a better chance to live and a better chance to die? As stated before, I believe most people argue in favor of the inalienable right to life. How, then, can they be in favor of legislation restricting protection of that right? By not allowing government gun
control, everyone (and not just criminals) gets the chance to carry a gun and it evens out the playing field. In some weird, crazy, completely counter-intuitive way, guns create more peace. There are no rational arguments against the right to keep and bear arms. There are incredible sources out there that debunk any and all arguments far more eloquently than I ever possibly could in a 700 word column, such as gunfacts. info (an easily navigable, free 112 page document brimming with cited information). If you oppose or are unsure about your stance on gun control issues, I highly encourage you to check it out. As there are no reasons to restrict the right to have firearms, it becomes our duty as citizens to join the dialogue and protect that right. Responsible ownership is essential here. Study and practice gun safety. Never let gun ownership translate into becoming an aggressor. Learn the laws regarding where you can and can’t carry and have a valid permit where needed. At CSU we are fortunate with these laws — anyone over 21 years of age that has taken a gun training course may obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon. I know I feel a lot safer knowing that if a gunman came into my class, there will probably be at least one other person in the room with equal firepower to protect me from becoming a victim of yet another school shooting. No place is immune to crime. Don’t allow yourself to become immune from defense.
Anna Mitchell is a junior liberal arts major. Her columns appear Wednesdays in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.
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Rams heading to L.A. showdown with Loyola Marymount By KYLE GRABOWSKI The Rocky Mountain Collegian
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It’s time for the CSU women’s basketball team to hit the road after four straight home games to open the season. The Rams play Loyola Marymount Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at the Gersten Pavillion in Los Angeles to start their road schedule. Loyola won its first three home games by more than eight points per game, and won four out of its last five games overall. The Lions score 68 points per game, which ranks third in the West Coast Conference, and accumulate much of their scoring in transition. They lead the West Coast Conference with 12.6 steals per game, and CSU’s coaching staff has stressed the increased importance of taking care of the ball. “We have to be able to handle their pressure. We’ve had a lot of games where teams have been up in our face, and we need to handle it a little better,” junior forward Sam Martin said. “We have to top them in transition, and make them play against our half court defense.” Much of Loyola’s offensive firepower comes from their preseason All-WCC selection guard Alex Cowling. She ranks third in the
Loyola Marymount’s redshirt senior guard Alex Cowling
16.7 points per game (3rd WCC) 7.4 rebounds per game (8th WCC) 81.3 percent free throw shooting (7th WCC)
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Head Coach Ryun Williams explains a new play to Emily Johnson,10, and LaDeyah Forte,1, during practice. The Rams face Loyola Marymont in Los Angeles this evening and are in search of thier first road win of the year.
conference in scoring at 16.7 points per game, while also pulling down 7.4 rebounds per game and shooting 81.3 percent from the free throw line. “She’s a big time player that can really score the ball
in a variety of different ways,” CSU coach Ryun Williams said. “She’s a headache for anyone that goes against her.” The Rams won two of their four games in their season opening homestand,
and acknowledge there are areas of their game that need to be improved. “We’re definitely not where we want to be, and it gives us motivation to know we can play better than
that,” sophomore forward Kara Spotton said. The first road game on CSU’s schedule may provide some headaches for a team lacking experience. The Rams only have one
senior on their roster, and rely on three players who have never played Division I basketball before in freshman Taylor Varsho and Emily Johnson and junior college transfer Alicia Nichols. “With all the youth we’re putting on the floor, and the inexperience, there’s going to be some inconsistencies,” Williams said. “We just want to keep things as normal as possible. The road can be good for you; it brings a team closer.” CSU won’t return to Fort Collins after the game against Loyola, and will instead stay on the road and travel to Bowling Green for its next game Dec. 1. “It’s hard to play on the road. Right now we have a six day road trip to play two games,” Martin said. “A strong start would keep spirits high, and it makes trips a lot more fun when you’re winning.” Assistant Sports Editor Kyle Grabowski can be reached at sports@collegian.com.
Red light? Nay, brew district growing
Local committee seeks to expand the brew culture of FoCo’s ‘Beer-muda Triangle’ By MATT GABRIEL The Rocky Mountain Collegian Proposing a designated “brew district” in some cities might seem out of place, but then again, most cities aren’t Fort Collins. Colorado is widely regarded as a hub for quality beer, and Fort Collins accounts for 70 percent of the state’s craft brewing industry. Now, the local group known as “The Committee to Expand and Enhance the Downtown Experience” (it’s a part of UniverCity, which aims to bring CSU, downtown Fort Collins and the Poudre River together) is looking to capitalize on Old Town’s growing reputation as a beer drinkers’ destination by creating the new brew district. “We are in fact being referred to around the country, around the world, as a craft brewing capital — the Napa valley of craft beer,” said Michael Short, execu-
tive director of the Downtown Fort Collins Business Association. “So now what we’re doing is trying to put some definition around that and play to something that clearly is becoming one of our strengths as a community.” The proposed brew district would be located in Old Town Fort Collins, an area that currently functions as a central location for the town’s breweries. “We have a unique group of craft breweries that are making their mark in the world,” former mayor and liaison to the committee, Doug Hutchinson, said. The ultimate goal would be an internationally renowned brew district that attracts beer connoisseurs from around the globe. The theoretical brew district would highlight the brewers’ positive impact on the community while attempting to minimize irresponsible drinking in the
culture. “We have to continue to envision the outcome we seek, which is for a very safe fun place to come and visit, shop, dine and play,” Short said. Avoiding things like DUIs and other pitfalls of irresponsible drinking is one of the main concerns in creating the brew district. The committee doesn’t seek to just expand the brewery’s interests. As their name implies, their goal is to enhance downtown as a whole. “All of us value the balance we have between our shopping, our dining and the bars. What makes it such a great place is the fact that it is all three of those things,” Short said. Hutchinson cites public and private partnerships in Old Town, such as the recently opened Fort Collins Museum of Discovery and the brew district, as factors that can make the Fort Collins Old Town experience
IMPACTS IN FOCO $309 million in output 2,488 direct and indirect jobs $141.9 million in employee compensation 70 percent of craft brewing in Colorado comes from Fort Collins 29 DUI arrests in Fort Collins over week-long Halloween crackdown, fifth most out of any region in state (Fort Collins is the fourth most populated city in Colorado).
more enjoyable. The committee wants to establish a positive image in the proposed brew district, one free of the negative connotations related to a heavy drinking culture. “Everybody already knows that side of the story, and we’re in a position to present a different side of the story,” said Kristy Clark, a retired community member who partakes in the committee. Collegian Writer matt Gabriel can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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The three largest brewing companies signs are seen outside of their respective offices: Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins Brewery, and New Belgium Brewing. Business association in Fort Collins and CSU officials are pushing to burnish the city statewide and nationally as a brewing hub.
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“It shows that they took the year very seriously. They know they have to prove that on the court.” Tom Hilbert | head coach
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Cranston named Player of the Year
Continued from Page 1 the right shoes right away.” Cranston was also named preseason Mountain West Player of the Year, and became the first player to win both awards since CSU player Danielle Minch in 2010. Senior middle blockers Megan Plourde and Breion Paige and sophomore setter Deedra Foss joined Cranston on the all-conference team. It is the first selection for Foss, while Paige and Cranston appeared on the 2011 AllMW team, and Plourde has been named all-conference all four years in her career. Plourde becomes the second player in MW history to appear on four all-conference teams, and the fourth CSU player to be named all conference in all four years of her career. “It’s consistency. She has never been a high-error player; she’s always played very smart,” CSU coach Tom Hilbert said. “As her career has gone on, she’s become the player people have focused on, and she still managed to continually be good.” Hilbert ranked Plourde as the best blocker he has ever coached, and the best blocker in the Mountain West over the time he has coached in the conference. Of CSU’s four all-conference selections, three were named to the preseason all conference team,
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resolve limited funding Continued from Page 1 the allotment for Transfort is 30 percent of the entire funding provided by ASCSU, which is the highest percentage of the total funds provided. While the allotment has increased by almost $16,000 since the 20112012 school year, there is still a need for something more. According to Burianek, the cost for running route 11 for one year, is a little over $75,000. “The funding is a set amount agreed upon with ASCSU and the city,” said Burianek. Ravenschlag explained that they are doing everything they can to try and come to a conclusion that benefits all of the parties involved, but they are running into obstacles along the way. “We submitted a request to the city council for the partial funding to increase that funding and unfortunately that didn’t ride above the line,” Ravenschlag said. Ravenschlag continued to explain that they are not going to give up, and that
they are working to find a resolution. Students said they are feeling distaste for the crowding on the bus rides to and from the school. According to sophomore social work major, Rachel Inman, this is definitely a problem that needs fixing. “Every time that I am on the bus, I feel as though I am invading another person’s space, or having my own invaded. It’s uncomfortable to feel as though we don’t have any space,” Inman said. Inman went on to say that she hopes that there will be a resolution to the problem sooner rather than later. Burianek concluded that while this is an obvious issue, there are only so many things that can be done at this time with the limited means, but that they are working to resolve the issue. “It’s known and we are trying to do everything we can with limited funding,” Burianek said. News reporter Alex Steinmetz can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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CSU volleyball players Megan Plourde (top left), Dana Cranston (top right), Deedra Foss (bottom left) and Brieon Paige (bottom right) were named to the All-Mountain West team. Cranston was also named Mountain West Volleyball Player of the Year.
and lived up to that billing. “It shows that they took the year very seriously. They know they have to prove that on the court,” Hilbert said.
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