Monday, December 9, 2019
COLLEGIAN.COM
Vol. 129, No. 32
Rams firstround exit can’t define historic year A near-perfect season for CSU volleyball is suddenly stopped by loss to South Carolina
By Ryan Loberger @LobergerRyan
As a state-owned property, Colorado State University falls under the same tobacco restrictions under former Gov. John Hickenlooper’s November 2018 executive order as other state-owned buildings and properties. “I think it’s been a positive progression. We didn’t expect anything to happen overnight,” said Bob Schur, the executive director for CSU’s department of policy, risk and environmental programs, which oversees the tobacco ban enforcement. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SKYLER PRADHAN THE COLLEGIAN
‘It’s about education’: Smoking ban enforcement met with mixed reviews By Marshall Dunham @gnarshallfunham
It’s been over a year since former Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an executive order outlawing tobacco and vaping products on state-owned building property. Because Colorado State University is state-owned property, the University then implemented a policy banning
tobacco use on campus. In addition to complying with the executive order, the University’s tobacco policy webpage states the ban exists to “reduce second hand smoke and vaping aerosol exposure” and to “support tobacco users in quitting and reducing use and encouraging others to never start.” Bob Schur, executive director for CSU’s department of policy, risk and environmental pro-
grams, explained he believed the policy was working out. “I do hear from Facilities that there is less cigarette litter compared to when we first had non-smoking areas on campus,” Schur said. “I think it’s been a positive progression. We didn’t expect anything to happen overnight.” Schur explained that the big question everyone had was pertaining to how this policy would
be enforced. “The enforcement strategy is two-fold,” Schur said. “First and foremost, it’s about education. We’re not trying to get people in trouble or be really punitive about this. We’re making efforts to communicate with the campus community about the policy and how it came about and what’s expected.” see SMOKING on page 4 >>
All good things must come to an end, but for Tom Hilbert and the Colorado State volleyball team, it feels like the end has come too soon. After a historic regular season where CSU collected 28-straight victories, claimed their thirdstraight Mountain West Conference title, their 21st overall, and secured a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the 25th consecutive season, the Rams and their senior-laden core seemed poised for a postseason run. The Rams had only advanced past the first round in tournament play once in the last three years with this group of seniors back in 2017. With a formidable foe in South Carolina this season, the storyline followed a similar narrative, as the Rams fell 3-2 (27-25, 17-25, 25-22, 14-25, 18-16) to the Gamecocks in round one of the 2019 NCAA Tournament. The sting of defeat is amplified by the fact that the Rams relinquished a 13-8 lead in the fifth set, allowing the Gamecocks to score 10 of the last 13 points, taking the final frame 18-16 and sending SC to the next round.
see RAMS on page 16 >>