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Monday, March 2, 2020
Vol. 129, No. 47
‘Hunks vs. Punks’ recalls era of chokers, torn jeans The 2000s themed dance party brought out Emo Nite fans for a night of nostalgia
By Graham Shapley @shapleygraham
County Democrats’ website, precincts consist of approximately 1,000 registered voters and are redrawn every 10 years. A map of the Larimer County precincts is available on the county website. The Larimer County Republican Party and the Larimer County Democrats have caucus locations available on their websites, but you must enter your registered voter address to view the Republican caucus locations.
For many in their 20s and 30s, the early 2000s were perhaps the first time they were paying attention to popular culture. The ‘90s kids have entered adulthood, and the cycle of nostalgia has swung around once more to the era of Razor scooters, Britney Spears and “Shrek.” At the Aggie Theatre, the 2000s returned to delight Old Town travelers with songs of the era in a four-hour till-midnight dance party. For Colorado State University graduates Madison Scruggs and Shelby Taylor-Thorn, the creators and emcees for the event, the early 2000s were about one core division: the distinction between the hunks, with their bright poppy colors and boy bands, and the punks, who followed the alt-rock lifestyle draped in leather and torn denim. And so the Hunks vs. Punks Dance Party was born.
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Citizens of the 305th Precinct in Fort Collins cast their votes for the Democratic gubernatorial candidates in the Larimer County Democratic caucus on March 6, 2018. COLLEGIAN FILE PHOTO
Voting in Larimer County caucuses: What you should know By Serena Bettis @serenaroseb
When picturing political caucuses, one image that may come to mind is groups of adults clustered in different corners of the local high school gym, trying to convince others to join their side. This image is only a small piece of the caucus puzzle, which Colorado Republicans and Democrats will put together March 7 during precinct caucuses. Here is all the information you
need to know before participating. Who can vote in the caucus, and where do I go? Ed Haynes, a volunteer and former chair of the Larimer County Republican Party, said unaffiliated voters cannot participate in the party caucus, but they can attend and observe. Voter eligibility in party caucuses comes down to three requirements: a voter must be a resident of the precinct, registered to vote and affiliated with the party holding the caucus, all
22 days before the caucus. Seventeen-year-olds who are preregistered to vote with the party can participate in the caucus if they will turn 18 by the general election. Every registered voter has a precinct number that designates the congressional district, state senate district, state house district, county code and precinct number. Voters can put their information into the Colorado Secretary of State’s website to find their precinct number. According to the Larimer