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Susan Holmes arrested on perjury charges Holmes lied under oath about sharing a child with the CSUPD officer who shot her son

By Ravyn Cullor @RCullor99

will return to the NCAA Tournament at the end of the year.

“I think the team is ready after NCAA regionals last year,” Fisher said. “It helped us understand the next level that we need to get to. Our team is excited to take on some top-25 teams and take care of business when it comes to some other solid teams like Wichita State.”

A Fort Collins woman who claimed to have a biological child with a Colorado State University Police Department officer in order to file a red flag petition against him was arrested in Fort Collins on Tuesday, according to the Fort Collins Police Department.

Susan Holmes had a warrant issued against her in late January for first-degree perjury and attempting to influence a public servant, according to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office warrant.

The warrant came after Susan Holmes claimed she shared a child with the officer who, in 2017, fatally shot her son, Jeremy Holmes, so she could file a red flag petition against the officer, according to a Coloradoan article. She reportedly made the claim because red flag petitions can only be filed against family or household members.

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Rams softball team to get back in the swing of things at Texas A&M Classic

By Savvy Rafkin @SavvyCollegian

After a long winter, Colorado State softball is ready to get a fresh taste of the spring season. Finishing off last season with a 39-12 overall record, the Rams will jump into their spring schedule with a tournament down in Texas starting on Feb. 7.

CSU will take on Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, the Uni-

versity of Maryland, Lamar University, the University of Texas and Wichita State University with their full 2020 roster.

“I’m just excited for the season; I’m excited to play,” senior pitcher Jessica Jarecki said.

“Each game brings on a new challenge, and I am ready to take that on with my team this year.”

Last season, Rams softball defended their home turf with a 19-2 home record. Addition-

ally, the Rams maintained an impressive 20-game winning streak between Feb. 28 and April 6.

Despite graduating five seniors, including a deep catching staff and their starting pitcher, Bridgette Hutton, the Rams have added several freshmen prospects and continue to build with their returners from the 2018-19 season. Coach Jen Fisher feels confident that her team

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Junior Jeb Hartman and senior Carly Spaulding, along with other members of the Colorado State University Chess Club, play each other in chess in the Lory Student Center on Feb. 5.

Spaulding discovered the club through Hartman, who had gone to the club one time before and was taught the fundamentals of chess as a kid from his father. Hartman hopes to learn more chess theory and break down the game during his time in the club. “You can have the same opening over and over,” Hartman said. “The game is just so complex, so it’s just fun to look at new options and find new challenges and meet new people.” PHOTO BY LUCY MORANTZ THE COLLEGIAN

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Yusef Salaam speaks on Black identity, self-discovery behind bars

By Noah Pasley @PasleyNoah

As part of Colorado State University’s Black History Month celebration, one of the exonerated Central Park Five spoke on his wrongful conviction at age 15 and what Black activists can learn from it.

The Feb. 4 event, organized by the Black/African-American Cultural Center in the Lory Student Center, featured keynote speaker Yusef Salaam.

The Central Park Five, now known as the Exonerated Five, was a group of teenagers, four Black and one Latino, convicted during a highly publicized investigation following the assault and rape of a white female jogger in New York City’s Central Park, as well as other assaults in the area.

The charges were dropped in 2002 after a convicted murderer and serial rapist, Matias Reyes, confessed to officials, and his DNA was found to

match that found at the scene.

“I’m always excited to share this journey of growth,” Salaam said. “The story of the Central Park Five, as we were known back in 1989, is not a story they wanted you to know today.”

“Somehow, society systemically is trying to get us to ask permission to live a life God gave us.”

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Salaam said the 13th Amendment is a “clue as to what is going on and how we can move forward” because it has historically worked to oppress minorities and return them to a state of slavery.

Salaam said he aged out of the youth facility in 1995 and

transferred to the adult facility.

“The worst part about that experience was that they cut my flat-top off,” he said.

He went on to explain how the prisoner identification system functioned, describing how those convicted in the first half of the year, like himself, received an A in their identification number. Due to this process, Salaam was assigned the number 95A-1113.

“95A-1113 meant that, in 1995, I was the 1,113th person to enter the door, and it was February 27,” Salaam said.

He spoke about the Black History Month theme of “Ubuntu,” a Zulu term that Salaam says means “A person is a person because they are people.” Salaam said society wants the Black community to accept a lower version of themselves.

Salaam said the political climate has a lot to do with understanding how important it is for us to see ourselves as being born on purpose, and

therefore we have a purpose in life.

“Somehow, society systemically is trying to get us to ask permission to live a life God gave us,” he said.

Salaam said it’s best to live by the words of Maya Angelou: “You should be angry, but you must not be bitter.”

He said it’s important to be angry to create change, especially in voting, and that the “true stakes that we’re fighting against ... (have) never been a color issue. The true battle has always been about battling spiritual wickedness in high and low places.”

Salaam said the story of the Central Park jogger case was a love story to God and his power.

“It’s a story of a people buried alive, but the system forgot we were seeds,” Salaam said.

Salaam ended with the importance of perseverance, saying that Angelou’s words “taught us how to become alchemists,” and her words about

anger and bitterness teach the community how to make the best out of a bad situation.

Salaam wrapped up with a performance of one of his own poems, which he wrote during his stay at the Clinton Correctional Facility.

“I’ll meet you in between Venus and Mars; in between Venus and Mars is the center of our attraction,” Salaam said. “Life is mortal, so follow the way of those who are heaven-sent.”

The lecture was followed by a short Q&A session where Salaam offered advice for Black student activists.

“When I won my lawsuit, ... a reporter came up to me and said: ‘What are you gonna do now?’” Salaam said. “’Sure not gonna be sitting on a beach and sipping Mai Tais.’”

He followed with a verse from the Quran, loosely translated to “Surely after difficulty, there is relief.”

Noah Pasley can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Holmes >> from page 1 Susan Holmes’ son was shot on July 1, 2017, after suggesting he was going to stab his brother, according to a Collegian article.

According to court documents, he was having a “psychotic reaction to THC in marijuana.” Susan Holmes called FCSP when she was unable to contact the brother.

According to an LCSO letter determining if the CSUPD officer, Cpl. Philip Morris, acted with undue deadly force, the call was forwarded to CSUPD because Jeremy Holmes’ brother lived in Aggie Village. While one CSUPD officer spoke with the brother and his wife at 500 W. Prospect Road, Morris remained outside to intercept Jeremy Holmes if he arrived.

At 8:38 p.m., Morris saw Jeremy Holmes walking toward the apartment. Morris turned on his lights and pulled over to contact Jeremy Holmes. According to the letter, Jeremy Holmes was carrying an 11 1/4 inch bayonet knife, which he unsheathed as Morris got out of his car.

Morris pulled his service pistol out and began asking Jeremy Holmes to put the knife down.

According to the letter, a review of Morris’ body camera footage showed the officer asking Jeremy Holmes to put the knife down 36 times. Jeremy Holmes contin-

ued to approach Morris, and the officer backed up 113 feet in two minutes.

On the way to another call, FCPS Officer Erin Mast saw the interaction between Morris and Jeremy Holmes, at which time she stopped to assist Morris. Mast got out of her vehicle and drew her service pistol. According to the letter, Morris announced he was going to attempt to deploy his Taser and began to holster his pistol.

At that time, Jeremy Holmes charged Morris with the knife.

The letter says Jeremy Holmes was 11.6 feet away from Morris when he charged. Morris fired four times, and Mast fired twice, with all six rounds hitting Jeremy Holmes. Jeremy Holmes “fell to the sidewalk at the feet of Officer Morris.”

According to the Collegian article, Susan Holmes requested the release of the body camera footage on July 20, 2017; Aug. 2, 2017; and Nov. 10, 2017. A redacted version of the footage was released Nov. 21, 2017, but Susan Holmes requested the unredacted footage six days later.

On Dec. 1, 2017, CSUPD said they would not release the full version due to its “extremely graphic” nature.

Susan Holmes claimed, after Jeremy Holmes’ death, CSUPD was attempting to silence her and edit the story to say “the officer was a hero for waiting so long to shoot her son.” She also claimed the dialogue in the body camera

footage and the released 911 call were edited by CSUPD, according to the Collegian article.

Susan Holmes said she was unaware she was being recorded while she was speaking with the coroner, saying, “I’m in the middle of handling my son dying. I was in agony, and this is what they were doing to me. That’s how bad it is.”

Susan Holmes ran for City Council in 2019 to fight what she said is corruption but did not win the seat. Susan Holmes also publicly demonstrated with a sign reading “Tony Frank please speak with me” and “Jeremy Holmes killed July 1, 2017, by campus police.”

She filed the red flag petition against Morris on Jan. 9, according to the Larimer District Attorney’s documents. The red flag petition was denied. Susan Holmes claimed under oath she had a child in common with Morris, which he denied and she later said was untrue in a Denver Post interview.

Susan Holmes was arrested in Fort Collins on Feb. 4. No further court actions had been scheduled as of Feb. 5.

Morris and Mast were exonerated of wrongdoing in the LSCO letter, saying, “The body cam videos of both Officer Morris and Officer Mast clearly demonstrate that Officer Morris’ fear of being stabbed and killed was totally justified.”

Ravyn Cullor can be reached at news@collegian.com.

Fort Collins resident Susan Holmes holds a sign about her son’s death while listening to speakers at the Martin Luther King march in Old Town Jan. 20. PHOTO BY MATT TACKETT THE COLLEGIAN

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City Council approves new Municipal Court probation option

By Samantha Ye @samxye4

A probation option for the Fort Collins Municipal Court was added to the City Code Tuesday night, one of several actions approved by a miniaturized City Council. With only four members, Council also voted unanimously to both buy another parcel of land for the City affordable housing Land Bank and appropriate a $70,660 grant to support Club Outdoors.

Probation sentencing option for Municipal Court offenses For those charged with non-traffic Municipal Court level offenses, probation can now be granted as an alternative sentencing option to fines or jail time. The hope is to reduce recidivism rates and help individuals work out any underlying problems leading to the offense, according to Patty Netherton, Municipal Court administrator.

Judges can sentence people with up to two years of probation with requirements to undergo medical or psychiatric treatment, participate in restorative justice, participate in drug treatment or meet a number of other conditions listed in the amended ordi-

nance. Probation can still impose fines and court fees on the defendant.

Other than traffic violations, the City Court deals with: 1. Civil infractions, such as code noncompliance.

2. Petty offenses, such as smoking in banned zones. Can carry a fine of up to $500 but not jail time.

3. Municipal misdemeanors, such as indecent exposure or theft of items under $1,000. Can carry a fine of $2,915, six months in jail or both.

Earlier this year, Council allocated about $66,000 in the budget for a new probation officer, who has now been hired.

Certain groups of people have been “slipping through the cracks” of the broader sentencing options, Netherton said. Those options don’t address underlying issues, such as hoarding or substance abuse.

For repeat offenders, professional probation supervision would give the court a way to reach into a person’s life and move them toward resources, Netherton said.

“If we can at least craft a sentence that gives them a better chance when they’re done with their time to support being better situated to deal with their prob-

lems and come back into the community and beat their issue, then I think that’s a win for the community,” Netherton said.

North College Avenue land purchased for affordable housing Council approved funding for the purchase of a 5 acre plot of land west of North College Avenue to add to the City’s affordable housing Land Bank program.

The anticipated price is no more than $1.3 million or $5.85 per square foot.

Through the Land Bank program, the City purchases plots of undeveloped land that they hold on to with the expectation that its value will rise as the surrounding areas have their infrastructure developed.

After holding the property for five to 15 years, the City can then sell the land for no more than 90% of the current fair market value.

This means the future developer has more wiggle room to build affordable housing. The money the City earns from selling one Land Bank plot must go toward purchasing another one.

It is the City’s only long-term affordable housing program.

The property at 1506 W. Horsetooth Road was the first Land Bank property to be “activat-

ed” when the City sold it in 2017 to make the Village on Horsetooth.

The new parcel, located at 1475 N. College Ave., belongs to Hoag Commercial Rentals, LLC. Hoag had approached the City about selling the western half of the land. Given its northern location and proximity to transit, employment and commercial centers, the parcel is an ideal addition to the Land Bank, said Sue Beck-Ferkiss, social policy and housing program manager.

Depending on the development of the surrounding land, the parcel can hold about 75 affordable housing units, Beck-Ferkiss said.

“I think to have another opportunity to have a place where housing will be affordable in perpetuity is really important,” said Mayor Pro Tem Kristin Stephens. “(Because of) the proximity to the transit and to commercial areas, … (this land) may get developed sooner than later.” $70,660 grant supports expansion of Club Outdoors The D.R. & V. Pulliam Charitable Trust awarded a $70,660 grant to the City to expand and support Club Outdoors, a program that brings underserved youth to natural areas. Council incorporated

this grant into the Natural Areas Department’s 2020 budget and assigned $16,161, as required by the grant, to further support the program.

Club Outdoors is a partnership program between the Natural Areas Department and two Boys & Girls Club locations. The grant will help the program provide weekly activities and add more field trips to Bobcat Ridge Natural Area, as well as bring in the Loveland Boys & Girls Club location.

The grant covers one year, mostly as salaries for two summer internships and a staff person to run Club Outdoors. City staff said they expect to be able to obtain future years’ funds from the Pulliam Charitable Trust.

“I’ve always thought that environmental protection is also social equity, that the natural environment is all of our heritage, but we don’t always get to appreciate it and certainly not people who don’t get access to transportation or other means to enjoy the outdoors,” said Councilmember Ross Cunniff. “So I’m very excited this gives the opportunity to many kids who otherwise wouldn’t have had that opportunity.”

Samantha Ye can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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CSU implements new technology to heat and cool Moby Arena

By Isaiah Dennings @isaiah_dennings

Colorado State University is making another huge step forward in sustainability and energy efficiency by implementing new geo-exchange technology to heat and cool Moby Arena.

The geo-exchange technology will reside below the intramural fields and require a large scale drilling operation that will take place this summer, said Carol Dollard, an energy engineer and co-chair of the Presidential Sustainability Commission.

Dollard said when you dig 5 feet below the soil line, the earth stays at a constant 50 degrees. In geo-exchange heating, the heat from the earth is absorbed into water inside pipes, allowing the heating or cooling of a building without using electricity to generate the heat.

“All we are doing is exchanging heat from the ground,” Dollard said. “You are either absorbing heat from the ground in the wintertime when you want to warm the building or dumping heat into the ground when you are trying to cool the building.”

The drilling is currently scheduled to take place the day after graduation and be finished late August just as students arrive back on campus, Dollard said.

Tony Flores, the project manager overseeing the design and construction of the project, said the first three fields to drill will be fields four, five and six. Flores said a lot of the piping and work on Moby will be done before graduation.

There will be a total of 400 wells, each 550 feet deep. Once the wells are drilled, they will be filled with over 80 miles of pipe, Dollard said. The pipes will then be filled with water containing 25% glycol to stop it from freezing, creating a closed circuit.

The first phase of the project is already in motion with the abatement of asbestos in Moby Arena, Dollard said.

“A lot has to change inside the building because these components are 50 years old,” Dollard said.

This project will be accomplished with a control maintenance grant from the state that was intended to renew the 50-year-old HVAC in Moby, Dollard said Replacing the HVAC in Moby and adding a new boiler would require adding a new addition to Moby to house these components, upping the cost of the project, Dollard said.

Instead of adding a new addition to Moby, this was seen as an opportunity to not only modernize Moby but implement the more efficient geo-exchange system, Dollard said.

Although going with the geo-exchange system is more expensive up front, it has a payback period of six to eight years, meaning it will be

Construction equipment sits inside the Colorado State University Lagoon Feb. 2, 2020. PHOTO BY MEGAN MCGREGOR THE COLLEGIAN

paying for itself after that, Dollard said.

The total price of this project is $20 million. However, the geo-exchange system alone is a fraction of the entire price of this project, about $4 million, Dollard said. The bulk of the expense comes from renewing Moby and preparing it to be paired with the geo-exchange field.

“Beneficial electrification,” meaning the electrification of key building components, is what Dollard said is the next step for Moby and eventually meeting the 2030 goal of 100% clean electricity at CSU. Others have successfully implemented the geo-exchange. Ball State University in Indiana has implemented geo-exchange into its entire campus, and Poudre School District has implemented geo-exchange fields within its operation center and has plans to build it into a new high school, Dollard said.

“When we are done, it will be one of the largest (geo-exchange complexes) west of the Mississippi,” Dollard said. “We hope everybody’s excited about moving into a new phase of more efficient, greener energy at CSU.” The project, if successful in Moby Arena, will most likely be adopted on the east-most intramural fields to heat and cool the new residence hall, Meridian Village, Flores said.

As of now, there are only three buildings west of Meridian Avenue that are running on steam power, and with Moby converting, CSU will be pushed closer to its goal of 100% green electricity, Flores said.

Construction on the geo-exchange technology is scheduled to begin underneath the intramural fields and will be the largest geothermal project in Colorado. PHOTO BY MEGAN MCGREGOR THE COLLEGIAN

There should be no concerns for the health of the field and the impact on intramural sports in the fall, Flores said.

“When we’re all said and done, you won’t notice anything underneath the fields,” Flores said.

Tim Kemp, CSU’s capital construction and engineering staff manager, his staff and project managers work closely with the contractors to ensure that everything is up to CSU standards and regulations.

“This project relies on our engineering staff for technical exper-

tise, especially with the new geo-exchange,” Kemp said.

The project will use six drill rigs from a few different firms. Kemp said contractors enter a competitive bidding process with the state of Colorado and CSU itself.

“We were looking for two things: experience and the best financial value,” Kemp said, ensuring that best in class resources are going to this project.

Kemp meets with the project management team every two weeks and works closely with all actors involved to make sure that

everything is up to CSU standards.

“We are thankful for all of our partners and this cumulative effort of doing the right thing for the University and getting a truly innovative addition to campus,” Kemp said.

With current testing, each drill rig can complete one to 1 1/2 holes per day. With six rigs going at a constant rate over the summer, the project should be done at the beginning of fall semester 2020, according to Kemp.

Isaiah Dennings can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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ASCSU votes no on bill funding disability simulation

By Charlotte Lang @chartrickwrites

A proposed bill last week regarding a disability simulation event was questioned and opposed by members of the disabled community during the previous meeting. At the bill’s second and final appearance, it failed to pass with a 0-27-1 vote.

Discussing and voting on the bill by the Associated Students of Colorado State University senate followed an approximately hourlong gallery input session from students, alumni and others identifying as disabled.

While a few spoke in support of the bill, a majority of the gallery opposed the bill and urged senators to vote against it.

Many said they felt a simulation couldn’t properly provide an experience in which able-bodied participants would emerge with either understanding or empathy for disabled people.

Luna Nordstrom, CSU alumni and mother of two disabled children, said the takeaway becomes pity.

“This is the disabled version of blackface.

This is downright cultural appropriation.”

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“It doesn’t in any way foster empathy, inclusion and a discussion towards changing things to foster equality,” Luna Nordstrom said. “Please don’t fund this bill.”

Others expressed a feeling of hurt or insult at the thought of others attempting to replicate their identity.

“This is the disabled version of blackface,” said Chian Baumer, who works with the Student Disability Center. “This is downright cultural appropriation. If this event were to happen, the individuals participating can take the disability off at the end of the day.

We cannot.”

Baumer said the stigma, shame, pain, inequality, discrimination, pity and hate that come with having a disability cannot be simulated.

Larimer County Commissioner John Kefalas attended and asked senators to vote yes on the bill. He said he’s had experience with simulations hosted by the United Way of Larimer County.

Kefalas said these simulations focused on poverty and were effective for people not in that socio-economic situation.

“Given that Senator (Savanah) Overturf is a person with a disability on the autism spectrum, is a person who has a lived experience, I think that working with all the various stakeholders, this can prove to be a very effective event,” Kefalas said.

As the bill asked for $1,000 for funding, others noted that the money could be better used in making areas of campus more accessible and inclusive. For example, Luna Nordstrom suggested adding handicap buttons on the doors in Braiden, as the doors do not currently have an option for this.

During the senate discussion of the bill, Senator Savanah Overturf, author of the bill, read numerous letters from supporters. These included statements and endorsements from CSU students and alumni.

“This is not just a simulation; this is something I created as a person with a disability,” Overturf said in defense of the bill.

Overturf exited the senate shortly after, following an event in which an opposer of the bill, CSU alumni and senator-emeritus Cerridwyn Nordstrom, began reading a post from Overturf’s Facebook page, claiming it had been posted while the gallery was speaking.

The post in question was posted at 7:36 p.m., which would have been near the end of gallery input.

Cerridwyn Nordstrom and Baumer asked why Overturf would think it acceptable to spend time on Facebook rather than listen to the testimonies and beliefs of those speaking in the gallery.

Speaker of the senate Blake Alfred prevented Cerridwyn Nordstrom from fully reading the post, calling it a personal attack and inappropriate.

Other senators thanked those in the gallery for attending and teaching the senate about their lives as disabled people.

“There is power behind your words, and having an event that shares those words is what we need,” Senator Marlis Hazleton said. “We don’t need simulations.”

It was also mentioned numerous times that, while the intention of the bill was admirable, the impact could be more harmful than intended. With this in mind, the bill failed to pass.

Charlotte Lang can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Beer lovers rejoice: CSU proves hops can grow year-round

By Noah Pasley @PasleyNoah

In a bout of happy news for breweries, research conducted at Colorado State University indicates that hops do not require a vernalization period as previously thought.

Bill Bauerle, who leads the research, studied at CSU for his undergrad in the horticulture department in the ‘90s. Now a professor in the department and a self-proclaimed “craft beer lover,” Bauerle discovered that hops do not need to go dormant thanks to LED lighting systems at the CSU Horticulture Center.

The lighting systems, courtesy of a partnership with Philips Lighting, are capable of simulating ideal growing conditions year-round, which made the discovery possible since those growing conditions don’t naturally exist.

“Hops are very photoperiod sensitive,” Bauerle said. “If they don’t have enough daylight, they go dormant.”

Most of the nation’s hops come from the Pacific Northwest, with Washington alone producing over 75% of the nation’s hops; Idaho and Oregon follow, and Colorado ranks as the seventh biggest producer of hops in the country, Bauerle said.

Bauerle explained that the latitude and climate in the Pacific Northwest makes it easier to yield a larger quantity of hops. In places such as Washington and British Columbia, which sit at roughly 48 degrees and 54 degrees latitude, respectively, days become much longer at the summer solstice. For instance, British Columbia experiences roughly 17.5-hour days at the summer solstice, Bauerle said.

“Washington has a full extra hour for photosynthesis,” Bauerle said.

It was previously understood that hops require a vernalization period, which is a sort of dormancy in which certain crops reset themselves during the cold winter conditions. Hops have roughly a 90-120 day cycle, which Bauerle called the “complete life cycle of a crop.” This meant that under natural conditions, hops could be grown for one cycle a year. “(From) field production, (the) higher side of things would be about 1-2 pounds of dry hops per cycle,” Bauerle said.

However, Bauerle’s research shows that hops can be grown yearround using the indoor research facility and state-of-the-art LED lighting systems.

With the new discovery, it’s possible to yield four cycles of hops each

year.

Bauerle said this is important to him because the research expands a market for beer, including craft beers previously available only seasonally or in low quantities. He made the distinction between highyield hops like “Columbus” and “CTZ” as opposed to low-yield hops such as “Saaz.”

Because low-yield hops are harvested in smaller quantities, producers of low-yield beer can charge higher prices due to the supply, Bauerle said. So, the ability to grow four cycles a year makes the market bigger and would probably increase profits.

Bauerle also said the discovery creates new opportunities for wet, or fresh, hopped beers.

Traditionally, wet hopped beers are only produced right at the time of harvest, resulting in beer festivals such as Oktoberfest. These beers are available in short supply and have many different flavor profiles, Bauerle said.

Using the proper technology, however, companies could produce the once-seasonal wet hopped beers multiple times a year, and Bauerle said companies could charge a higher premium because of the demand for it and the flavor profiles. It also expands profits for the United States because wet hops

The Colorado State University Plant Growth Facility provides over 60,000 square feet of research space, including greenhouses, growth chambers and office space. PHOTO BY MATT BEGEMAN THE COLLEGIAN

can’t be imported.

“It can’t be shipped off to Mexico because it oxidizes after 48 hours,” Bauerle said.

In other words, hops begin to rot and get “off-flavors” after 48 hours, so the only option for transportation is expensive air freight.

Bauerle said his research has been ongoing since January 2016, when he received his first crops after building for the Horticulture Center wrapped up in October 2015. Bauerle has primarily worked with hops at the Horticulture Center, even selling some of the hops produced to local breweries.

Bauerle collaborated with two breweries in the past, one of

which was Rally King Brewing, a Fort Collins brewery that has been open since 2015, according to the brewery’s website.

The other was Odell Brewing Company, which opened in 1989 out of an old grain elevator, according to the brewery’s website. Odell is now the 23rd largest craft brewery in the country, according to the website.

Hemp, which is now nationally legal, is Bauerle’s next research venture, and he said although CBD is “the big moneymaker,” research would impact the production of hemp clothing and canvas.

Noah Pasley can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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La nación sufre la pérdida de Kobe Bryant: Leyenda de la NBA

By Ethan Lee @EthanLee_99

Traducción: Mayra Reyes Gómez El 26 de enero por la mañana, la exsuperestrella de la NBA Kobe Bryant y su hija de trece años Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant fallecieron en un trágico accidente de helicóptero en Calabasas (California). Bryant, de 41 años, deja esposa, Vanessa Laine Bryant, y tres hijas: Natalia Diamante Bryant, Bianka Bella Bryant y Capri Kobe Bryant.

Sin duda Kobe será recordado por mostrar sus habilidades impresionantes cada noche durante sus 20 años de trayectoria en la NBA. Como jugador, Kobe simbolizaba preparación y una mentalidad ferozmente competitiva que es conocida como “mamba mentality” (mentalidad mamba). Sin embargo, para llegar a entender el legado de Kobe uno primero debe comprender que el impacto que este dejó trasciende el baloncesto, dejando una huella verdaderamente única en el mundo.

Kobe se hizo un fenómeno reconocido nacionalmente a los 17 años cuando encontró lo que pasaría a ser como un hogar para él la noche del reclutamiento para la NBA en 1996. Por la que en la actualidad es considerada una de

las peores decisiones en un día de reclutamiento en la historia de la liga, los Hornets de Charlotte cambiaron a Kobe con los Lakers de Los Ángeles por el centro Vlade Divac.

Las primeras etapas de la carrera de Kobe vendrían acompañadas de dificultades crecientes que eran de esperarse para un adolescente recién graduado de la preparatoria.

Sin embargo, lo que no aparecía en la hoja de estadísticas no ensombrecía su nivel de potencial sin precedente.

A principios de los años 2000, el potencial sin límite ya mencionado de Kobe empezó a desarrollarse al lado de la primera superestrella de la liga Shaquille O’Neal. Este dúo organizado por el “zen master” (maestro zen) Phil Jackson arrasó en la liga y ganó el Campeonato de la NBA tres años seguidos. No obstante, este par que era imparable comenzaba a discordar.

Mientras que Kobe y Shaquille eran la pareja perfecta en la cancha, su relación fuera de ella consistía en constantes disturbios por querer ambos ser el macho alfa. Estos disturbios permitieron que el tribunal de la opinión pública condenara a Kobe por ser un egoísta enfocado en anotar primero y pasar después.

Su personaje público fue representado como perjudicial para el éxito del equipo, ya que muchos medios de comunicación expre-

saron que Kobe favorecía el éxito individual sobre el éxito del equipo.

Durante el desarrollo de críticas hacia el baloncestista, Kobe también se vio envuelto en problemas familiares y escándalos personales.

Estos disturbios en su vida personal se vieron reflejados en la final de la NBA del 2004 que perdieron ante los Pistons de Detroit y la salida de Shaq por medio de un intercambio.

Durante esa primavera, Jackson fue relevado de sus funciones como entrenador, dejándole el destino de la franquicia de los Lakers a Kobe.

Fue durante esta adversidad que Kobe resurgió de las cenizas de esta dinastía que estaba disipándose y se convirtió a sí mismo en personaje legendario tanto dentro como fuera de la cancha.

Durante el transcurso de las próximas 12 temporadas, Kobe ganó dos medallas de oro, dos campeonatos de la NBA, dos premios MVP (Most Valuable Player, Jugador más valioso) de las finales y un premio MVP de liga. También formó parte de 12 Juegos de Estrellas consecutivos y consiguió varios títulos de puntaje, premios AllNBA (mejor quinteto) y selecciones para el mejor quinteto defensivo.

Incluso anotó, increíblemente, 81 puntos ante los Raptors de Toronto en el 2006.

Esta compilación de genialidad

en el baloncesto fue completada muy a la manera de Kobe cuando anotó 60 puntos inolvidables en su último juego de la NBA, dejando a sus seguidores que lo adoraban con un último saludo: “Mamba out”.

Fueron estos momentos los que nos dejaron a mí y a muchos otros seguidores de la NBA maravillados en el piso de nuestras salas. Al terminar los partidos, corríamos hacia afuera e intentábamos anotar el característico tiro en suspensión después de giro.

Independientemente de a qué equipo apoyemos, todos hemos hecho esto de la misma manera; hemos cerrado los ojos y nos hemos visto en el área del fondo del Staples Center, haciendo un pivote seguido por un desplante hacia atrás, siempre concluyendo con la exclamación “¡Kobe!”.

Después de dedicarse al baloncesto, el mundo conoció aspectos de Kobe que nunca se habían visto en público. Uno de estos aspectos fue su lado artístico, ya que se ganó los corazones de audiencias en todas partes con su cortometraje “Dear Basketball” (“Querido baloncesto”), que se ganó un premio de la Academia de cine.

Kobe ilustró su amor que se convirtió en obsesión hacia el deporte mientras le agradecía al baloncesto por todo lo que le brindó.

Desafortunadamente, ha llegado el

momento de que la comunidad aficionada al baloncesto expresemos nuestra gratitud a la leyenda y prometamos que las contribuciones de Kobe al juego nunca serán olvidadas. Su legado vivirá en cada estadio, gimnasio y canasta casera.

Quizás el lado más destacado de Kobe fue su papel como padre y como amigo. La admiración hacia Kobe entre sus compañeros de juego era incomparable, ya que la mayoría de los actuales y previos jugadores de la NBA, incluyendo a Shaq, su compañero de equipo que en algún momento fue desdeñado, consideraban a Kobe como un amigo afectuoso y apasionado.

Como padre, quienes mejor conocían a Kobe eran, claro está, sus cuatro hijas, a quienes enseñó a jugar a baloncesto con su ardiente pasión y su delicada mano características.

Nunca habrá otro Kobe. Así que en estos momentos de dolor y conmemoración, olvidemos sus estadísticas y elogios en cuanto a su carrera. Tomemos este momento para recordar a Kobe como persona y su compromiso inquebrantable con la excelencia motivado por una preparación obsesiva. Si dejáramos que la mentalidad mamba viviera a través de todos nosotros, el mundo sería un lugar mejor.

Puedes contactar con Ethan Lee en sports@collegian.com.

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST

We don’t need more ‘boy power’ Madison Thompson @heyymadison

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board.

Blaine Howerton, a publisher for The New Scene, recently expressed his concern about raising his sons in a world where women are celebrated more than men. The publisher’s letter titled “Boy Power!” was published in both The New Scene and North Forty News (and then taken down from both websites).

In the letter, Howerton asks, “Is it just me or have we so bent over backwards to provide girls and women with opportunities, often denied (to) them in the past, that we seem not to be concerned about providing good role models for boys?”

Quite frankly, Howerton’s article is severely tone-deaf.

We don’t need to be concerned about providing good role models for boys because this is not a problem. Not only are young men capable of seeing women as role models, but there are endless amounts of successful men for boys to look up to.

The only reason women’s achievements catch the eye of someone like Howerton is because they’re so diluted in male commentary that when a woman’s success is highlighted, it sticks out.

Peggy McIntosh, a feminist and anti-racism advocate, wrote, “Only rarely will a man go beyond acknowledging that women are disadvantaged to acknowledging that men have unearned advantage.”

“When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.”

Howerton does exactly this.

He is clearly aware that women are inherently disadvantaged, but he won’t acknowledge that this is exactly why there’s been a push to ameliorate that. Similarly, Howerton goes on to state that, “When in some universities the student population is 75% female, who will be there for these strong, educated and accomplished women we are raising?”

Again, we have more women in higher education than ever before because we know that having a degree is an advantage, one that men don’t always need in the same way.

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Unfortunately, student loans are part of the reason why higher education has become more accessible. American women hold nearly two-thirds of outstanding student loan debt, with over $800 billion in debt as of 2017.

The difference is that boys have a long list of potential role models to sift through and can choose one who resonates with them. For women, we just get to be excited when one of us is even considered part of that club.

It’s not that boys shouldn’t have role models. They deserve that. Everyone should have a role model. However, it seems as though Howerton is assuming women could not serve in any capacity as a suitable role model for male children, and in that lies the problem.

The concern should not be that since women are being uplifted, men are losing their stature. When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.

The problem is that there are plenty of men in many industries who do mediocre work but are put on a pedestal because of their perceived identity. Women, on the other hand, have to work harder just to be considered worthy of even being on the same level.

Madison Thompson can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST

We need to see the feminist importance of classic literature Renee Ziel @reneezwrites

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board.

In grade school, English teachers often forced classic literature upon us, asking for analyses and long book essays — often to our displeasure. But when one approaches these novels with a willing eye, they become more bearable.

English majors and the like are usually familiar with these works, but classics and their authors are an often overlooked aspect of the literary world and deserve more recognition among those less inclined to give them a glance.

As Generation Z lives in an increasingly progressive world, one instinct might be to overlook those who come from a less progressive time period.

However, some of these authors were well ahead of their time, and their ideas and lifestyles were rather radical.

It is important to note that in all of my analyses below, I am reading these texts through a specific lens. My interpretations are not all-encompassing, and it’s possible that reading through other lenses could result in different interpretations.

In a world long dominated by rich/powerful men, the works — and by extent the lives — of Jane Austen and Mary Shelley in particular should be

displayed for young women to look up to. The long-held belief that all women of the past complied with the patriarchy should be cast aside in favor of seeing these iconic women for who they were.

“Pride and Prejudice” has long been a favorite of mine, largely because it wasn’t thrust into my hands by a teacher. Once upon a time, I heard good things about Austen and decided I should read what I now consider one of the best romances of all time.

Such a love was also fueled by the heavenly 2005 adaptation

by Joe Wright, starring Keira Knightley.

If one cares to look, “Pride and Prejudice” has some of the best themes of both a romance and an early feminist take on 18th century class-conscious English society. This is especially true for the protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet.

“One also has to take themselves away from what mainstream culture and English classes might have them believe, which is that classic literature is boring and conforms to an unequal society.”

Elizabeth fosters a loyalty to fellow women throughout the story, particularly with her sisters. Even when her own friends and family commit great wrongs, she never aims to tear them down for sake of

doing so. She sees situations and people as they really are, even if it takes her a moment to figure it out.

Despite Elizabeth’s own feisty and independent personality, “Pride & Prejudice” still engages with women who prefer to be more feminine and empathetic, seen in Jane Bennet, or those who defy the standards for women as much as they can, seen in the often ignored Mary Bennet. There are other characters who try to shame the Bennet sisters for their “lesser” class status and lack of proper education, but Elizabeth never lets them get away with it.

Most importantly, Austen uses this novel to shed light on important, interesting traits such as self-determination, intelligence and wit, all of which Elizabeth firmly embodies.

These are themes common among her other works, such as “Emma” and “Sense and Sensibility.”

As for the novel’s focus, the romance between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, there are key things to understand about their relationship and how it shapes itself over the course of the story. Both of them are stubborn and prideful toward one another upon meeting, but both of them steadily soften.

It’s a slow burn we’re probably used to, but Austen was one of the first to do it successfully.

Finally, at the end of their relationship, both Elizabeth and Darcy admit how they’ve been wrong and realize how much they’ve come to love one another. As an extra step — which would be an important lesson for young men today — Darcy even goes out of his way

to resolve his actions made in the face of terrible judgment, which nearly ruined the lives of two Bennet sisters and the reputation of the whole family.

As for Austen herself, she joined Shelley (and Shelley’s prominent feminist mother, Mary Wollstonecraft) in being one of the most prolific early advocates for female empowerment. These women knew that marriage wasn’t the ultimate “happily ever after.”

“However, some of these authors were well ahead of their time, and their ideas and lifestyles were seen as rather radical.”

Writers tend to reflect their beliefs and experiences in their writing, whether they intend to or not. As Austen rejects a society that oppresses women by means of marriage (argued by feminists to be a form of servitude, especially before the 21st century) and class distinction, so too does Shelley reflect her ideas, and those of her mother, that women were outcasts in the infamous “Frankenstein.”

In “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman,” Wollstonecraft, a pioneer of feminism, speaks on the need for women to break free of the norms, which requires receiving an education that advances women’s rational and abstract thinking skills. Shelley must have been influenced by those ideas, as she, with her love for writing, transported them into

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one of the best Gothic novels of all time.

It’s well known in the literary world that Shelley’s relationship with motherhood was also filled with death and pain, which was reflected in “Frankenstein.”

The antihero Victor Frankenstein loses family close to him and tries to create life, only for it to be a horrifying monster literally made of dead bodies. The monster is intelligent and, although violent, has the primary motivation of living like everyone else does, as women would in a world where they were reduced to housewives socially and financially dependent on men.

Shelley and Austen, through their profound works, were well ahead of their time.

One has to dislodge themselves from the mindset that women didn’t have ideas of their own — let alone extremely radical feminist ideas — before the 1960s, especially since men tried so hard to make it seem as though that’s true.

One also has to take themselves away from what mainstream culture and English classes might have them believe, which is that classic literature is boring and conforms to an unequal society. Unclear ideas plague humanity’s views today — and did then.

The wealthy created a damaging hierarchy, women were seen as inferior and outsiders were seen as hostile by default.

In their time, these brilliant women could see why society was in need of a change — which makes the reminder even more important now.

Renee Ziel can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST

Emergency contraceptives are noninclusive Kenia Ortiz @Kenia_Ortiz_

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According to a National Survey of Family Growth study regarding the use of contraceptives among women, from 5,554 respondents between 2015 and 2017, nearly 65% of women between the ages of 1549 reported using some sort of contraception in the month that they were interviewed.

However, when contraceptives such as birth control pills or condoms don’t work, some women and their partners turn to emergency contraceptives.

A popular emergency contraceptive is the Plan B morn-

ing-after pill (levonorgestrel).

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey showed that from 2006 to 2010, 5.8 million women used emergency contraceptive pills such as Plan B.

“We can’t pride ourselves on our medical advancements if the general population cannot use what is one of the few options available to us.”

HANEEN BADRI CSU STUDENT

A European study shows that the Plan B pill loses its efficiency in women weighing around 165 pounds and does not work at all in women weighing 175 pounds or more.

This is extremely dangerous because according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average weight for a woman in the United States is 166.2 pounds.

This leaves a large number of women no choice but to risk the effectiveness of the overthe-counter emergency contraception.

“From what I’ve read about birth control and its effectiveness on women over 165 pounds, it’s really concerning,” said Haneen Badri, a fourthyear student at Colorado State University. “Most average women in today’s society do not have access to a reliable form of birth control.”

Anna Glasier, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, recommends “the copper intrauterine device (IUD) as a first line of defense.

It offers a 95% success rate as emergency contraception, making it the most effective

option by far.”

However, in the United States, an IUD is much more expensive than the morning-after pill.

“A dose increase of levonorgestrel is not proven to be a solution for (Plan B inefficiency on women over 165 pounds),” said Karina Gajek, a spokeswoman for HRA Pharma. “However, women with higher weight are advised to discuss alternative emergency contraceptive options with their physician: IUD or alternative oral emergency contraceptive.”

IUDs, however, can be accompanied by side affects, such as cramping or aching after the IUD is put in, spotting, irregular periods and heavier flow accompanied by worse menstrual cramps. Also, IUDs do not protect from sexually transmitted diseases, so a second method would have to be used as well.

There is another emergen-

cy contraceptive pill called ella, which became available in the United States in 2010 but hasn’t gotten as much attention as Plan B. Rather than working as a synthetic progesterone, also called progestin, the way that hormonal birth control and levonorgestrel do, ella acts as an anti-progestin. Basically, ella “delays ovulation by rendering the progesterone receptor inert rather than allowing it to bind with progestin.”

The idea that there’s accessibility to functional, inclusive contraceptives for the average woman to take is a joke.

“We can’t pride ourselves on our medical advancements if the general population cannot use what is one of the few options available to us,” Badri said. “It’s also very disappointing and deceiving that this information isn’t public knowledge.”

Kenia Ortiz can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

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Sports | Thursday, February 6, 2020

Softball >> from page 1 Peyton Allen, a freshman catcher and infielder, brings in talent but has pretty big shoes to fill.

After the departure of Amber Nelson, the Mountain West Player of the Year last year, the spot for catcher remains wide open.

However, Allen had a successful high school career and stole the spotlight her senior season. Ending with a .540 batting average, Allen has the potential to be a huge asset for the Rams.

She also was awarded All-Conference first team as a senior. Allen has a positive outlook for the 2020 season. She feels that her high school experience prepared her to play college ball. “(I learned to) always compete and overcome really hard challenges that come at you,” Allen said. “I didn’t have the best coaching in high school. … The coaching here is like nothing I’ve ever had in my career. (Coach Fisher) welcomed me here. You could tell this was a family unlike any other program.”

Jarecki proved to be a successful player for the Rams last season. She finished the 2019 season with a 2.65 ERA and a 15-4 record. Jarecki also contributed to many of the wins in the Rams’ 20 game winning streak. This season, she hopes to tackle another successful season with her team by her side.

“My goal is to stay calm, cool and collected and not rush,” Jarecki said. “The pitchers set the pace of the game, and if it gets a little chaotic and things don’t go our way, I want to calm everyone down and keep the energy up.”

Despite a successful team last year, the Rams will face a difficult schedule this year. They compete against many of the same teams as last season, and it will not be easy to sweep the Mountain West Conference.

The Rams face San Diego State and San Jose State right off the bat in conference play beginning on March 13. Last year, CSU topped both SJSU and SDSU with 2-1 records. San Diego State finished the 2019 season with a 25-26 record, and San Jose State finished with a record of 37-16.

“Eighteen or 19 wins will typically win the conference,” Fisher said. “So, you really have to keep the consistency of your team going and not have any letdowns and try and go for a couple of sweeps and try and take two out of three (games) at every opportunity in conference series.”

The Rams will begin the tournament in Austin, Texas, on Friday at 8 a.m. MT against the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders and will then take on the University of Maryland at 3:30 p.m. MT. Savvy Rafkin can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

Colorado State University shortstop Haley Donaldson (5) throws to first to get the runner out during the Rams’ game against the Aztecs on April 26, 2019. COLLEGIAN FILE PHOTO

Colorado State University outfielder Jordan Acosta (23) bats in the Rams’ game against Nebraska Feb. 28, 2019.

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BASKETBALL

Conference-leading Fresno team dominates Rams 79-61

By Bailey Shepherd @B_Sheps

After suffering a heartbreakingly close loss to Fresno State two weeks ago, the Colorado State women’s basketball team hosted the Bulldogs for their second match against the conference leaders on Wednesday. Unfortunately the outcome didn’t change, and the Rams endured a 79-61 loss at Moby Arena.

The Rams looked fired up and ready to play early on. Junior forward Jamie Bonnarens went a perfect 3-3 from the floor in the first frame, including one bucket from deep that opened the scoring for the Rams. Disciplined defense around the perimeter proved key early on, as CSU only allowed one shot out of six from deep to find the target.

Coming into the game, the Rams looked set on stopping the Fresno guard duo of twins Hanna and Haley Cavinder, with the latter sister coming off of a season-high 31 points against New Mexico. The Rams did well keeping them quiet early on, only allowing them to score a combined two points in the first quarter.

Although the Rams took a four point advantage heading into the second frame, Fresno bounced back in emphatic fashion in the second quarter of play. The Bulldogs showcased their trademark highpress defensive style, forcing the Rams to turn the ball over five times in the second period.

Twelve of Fresno’s 29 secondquarter points came directly off of those turnovers.

The Rams had no answer, shooting only 20% from the field in the second quarter, while the Bulldogs connected on 12 of their 22 shots, including an impressive 66.7% from deep to take a 42-24 lead into halftime.

“Our energy just kind of plummeted,” Bonnarens said on the difference between the opening quarters. “Especially on defense, we weren’t talking as much. We weren’t as active, and that played a big part in it.”

Bulldogs guard Aly Gamez was Fresno’s top contributor in the half, pouring in an impressive 17 first-half points, missing only one of her eight field goal attempts in the first half. Haley Cavinder hauled in an impressive 10 first-half boards to cement the lead for the Bulldogs.

Fresno picked up right where they left off in the sec-

Andrea Brady (32) dribbles toward the basket during the Colorado State University home game against Fresno State on Feb. 5.

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Megan Jacobs (3) shoots the ball while Colorado State University takes on Fresno State Feb. 5. The CSU Rams lost 79-61.

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ond half. Haley Cavinder connected from deep with a dagger of a 3-point shot in the opening seconds of the third quarter.

Unfortunately, the Rams’ offensive and defensive struggles persisted, as CSU was only able to connect on 34.1% of their shots in the second half.

The Bulldogs closed the game out in a domineering fashion, boasting a 48% shooting percentage in the second half while shooting 70% from behind the arc to hand the Rams a 79-61 loss.

“We needed a more prideful effort,” head coach Ryun Williams said after the team’s loss. “We just have to have more conviction in what we do.

We got to break it to get a good shot, break it to score, shoot to

make it.”

With this win, Fresno State remains unbeaten in conference play, improving to 12-0 in the Mountain West. The Bulldogs sit at the top of the conference with an overall record of 19-4.

With six conference games remaining, the Rams will have to drastically improve their offensive potency to preserve their chance of making it into the conference tournament, and with CSU’s next test coming against bottom-of-the-conference Utah State on Feb. 12, the Rams seem to have the perfect opportunity to get some momentum going.

Bailey Shepherd can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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NBA

The Denver Nuggets finalize a 4 team, 12 player trade

By Ethan Lee @EthanLee_99

The week of the trade deadline in the NBA is always an interesting time of year for franchises and fans alike. At times it is difficult to remember that the players being discussed in various trade rumors are people, not pieces on a chessboard.

That being said, professional basketball is a business, and team executives operate under that premise even if it means trading away fan favorites.

The general manager of the Denver Nuggets, Artūras Karnišovas, did just that last night as he chose to deal Malik Beasley and Juancho Hernangomez to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nuggets center Jarred Vanderbilt will also be heading to Minnesota.

In return, the Nuggets received Shabazz Napier, Keita Bates-Diop and Noah Vonleh from Minnesota, as well as Gerald Green and a firstround draft pick from Houston.

Most analysts around the league find the incoming combination of assets to be a net positive in comparison to what the team lost, but Nuggets fans will be hurting as they say goodbye to familiar faces.

An important development to note regarding the Nuggets’ participation in this trade is that Beasley was widely expected to walk away from the Nuggets at the end of the season. The two parties were never

able to agree upon a mutually advantageous extension.

Hernangomez and Vanderbilt, on the other hand, were viewed as disposable due to the lack of meaningful court time each player had seen so far this season.

With the aforementioned assets now in hand, Denver faces a new crossroads and must decide whether or not to move forward with their new additions to their bench, or they could choose to continue to shake up the roster before Thursday afternoon’s trade deadline. Talks around the league indicate that the Nuggets’ primary, if not only, remaining target is the New Orleans Pelicans’ shooting guard Jrue Holiday.

Holiday is a savvy veteran and one of the league’s premier two-way players. Over his past three seasons in New Orleans, Holiday has averaged at least 19 points, six assists and 1.5 steals per game. Production of that nature is understandably desired around the league, but it comes at an equally understandable premium.

A package with the young twoway guard Gary Harris and backup center Mason Plumlee paired with an initial draft asset would likely be enough to lure Holiday away from the Pelicans.

However, before Nuggets fans erupt with cries, urging the front office to keep the current young core intact, let me remind you that even after a Harris exit, the Nuggets

would still boast a backcourt of Jamal Murray (22 years old), Monté Morris (24 years old) and Napier (28 years old), not to mention the addition of Holiday (29 years old).

Plumlee’s exit would also leave the Nuggets without any gaping holes since the team would still have a formidable frontcourt in the form of Nikola Jokić (24 years old), Paul Millsap (34 years old), Jerami Grant (25 years old), Michael Porter Jr. (21 years old) and newly-added Vonleh (24 years old).

Regardless of what Denver chooses to do in the time before tomorrow’s trade deadline, the team will undoubtedly be poised to compete for the top of the Western Conference for years to come. However, amid a wide open title race, a daring move could be more valuable than ever.

Last season, the Toronto Raptors took a leap of faith and abandoned loyalty in pursuit of a championship, and it paid off in an unforgettable fashion. The Nuggets could employ a similar strategy in hopes that winning will mend any fracture that may arise from additional trades.

My prediction is that the Nuggets will make a run at Holiday but will be unable to close out a deal with New Orleans, resulting in an eventual second-round playoff exit at the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers.

Ethan Lee can be reached at sports@collegian.com .

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Barracuda come to Loveland for 2-game series with the Eagles

By Ryan Loberger @LobergerRyan

Coming back to Loveland after a successful road trip, the Colorado Eagles need to keep the win train going after taking two wins from their series with the Tucson Roadrunners.

“Our team played great; (it) was a huge weekend for us,” goalie Hunter Miska said. “They’re the number one team in our division. ...

We needed our A-game both games, and we found ways to win.”

The Eagles will host the (1423-3) San Jose Barracuda in a two-game series starting on Friday night.

“They’re last (place) in our division, but I think they’re a good hockey team,” Miska said. “They’re young, and they have a lot of skill up front, so we’ve just got to be fast and play a 200-foot game, and hopefully we’ll come out with some good points this weekend.”

There’s a lull around February during the hockey season: a limbo where you’re just off the all-star break, teams are just approaching the home stretch of the regular season and playoffs still feel far away.

For the Colorado Eagles, the momentum they’ve built in winning three of their last four games has come as a result of doing the little things right. “(We’re) just (paying) attention to detail,” Miska said. “We’ve got to come to the rink every day with the right mindset. I think we have a team here that can make a big push.”

The Eagles, 52 points, are currently sitting three points ahead of the Ontario Reign, 49 points, for third place in the Pacific Division. They are trying to make up ground behind rival Stockton Heat, who are in second place with 56 points and have a game in hand over Colorado.

The push for a top two seed will continue, as having home ice advantage in the playoffs would be a huge advantage for an Eagles team that has qualified for the postseason for the past 16 seasons across three different leagues.

Having already faced off five times this season, the Eagles own a losing head-to-head record of 2-3 against the Barracuda. In those three losses, the Eagles have been outscored 17-4, and in the victories

they have only edged San Jose by an 8-3 margin.

“This is a team that’s coming here at last place in the standings, but they’ve given us some fits this year, and they beat us pretty handily the last time we were in San Jose,” forward Jayson Megna said.

The Eagles will need push the pace in the game and not simply match the level of competition the Barracuda present. Taking two wins from Tucson was a great response from splitting their home series against the San Antonio Rampage.

Expect the Eagles to come out hard looking for the first goal, as they’ve had much more success playing with a lead as opposed to chasing their opposition.

After an injury sent goalie Adam Werner to the training room, backup Miska will be between the pipes this weekend for Colorado.

The third-year pro has put up some exceptional numbers in 17 games played this season, boasting a .923 save percentage, which is ranked top five among all AHL goalies, and a GAA of 2.52, ranking 14th in the league, en route to a 9-4-4 record.

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“(Miska) has been great for us all year,” Megna said. “He’s really stepped up, and I think the most important thing for us is taking care of the puck. ... If we can limit our turnovers in the offensive and defensive zone, I think we can spend less time (in our end), which means your goalie is going to face less shots.”

Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m.

Friday at the Budweiser Events Center.

“We need to bear down,” Megna said. “You can’t take a night off in this league. Every team is so good.

We’ve had a couple good days of practice, and we’ll be ready to go.”

Ryan Loberger can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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Oscars 2020: Predictions for the 92nd Academy Awards

By Scotty Powell @scottysseus

It’s Oscars season again: the one time of year that those of us who don’t follow professional sports are given an outlet to vent our unnecessarily pissy opinions on wholly arbitrary topics.

If you’re struggling to put your ballot together and are in the market for some tips about which films to watch in each category, here are our picks for the films that will be taking home gold on Hollywood’s biggest night.

Best picture: Will win: Parasite (or 1917) The biggest nail-biter in this year’s ceremony is the race for best picture, which sees Sam Mendes’ emotional, soul-piercing war spectacle “1917” pitted against Bong Joon-ho’s twisted, class-clashing “Parasite.”

Both movies display some of the finest, most innovative storytelling to come out of Tinseltown in years and are equally deserving of Oscar gold, but the drastically different reasons make it near impossible to compare them.

On the one hand, “1917” is a traditional film from a traditional genre, but it’s flawlessly executed.

Mendes perfectly orchestrates the cinematography, setting, dialogue and special effects of the film in such a way that every element throughout the movie consistently enhances the film’s central purpose — creating a stark dissonance between war as audiences are accustomed to seeing it in film and war as it is actually experienced on the battlefield. That being said, the film is also standing on the shoulders of giants, and, while nearly perfect as a standalone piece, it only barely pokes its head above its predecessors.

Meanwhile, “Parasite” is something wholly new and is without a doubt the most innovative film.

Joon-ho’s second-act narrative sucker punch and his ability to successfully see it through to a satisfying conclusion is nothing short of a revolution in Hollywood screenwriting conventions.

While “1917” packs in the most raw emotional power, “Parasite’s” ability to see its risky stylistic choices through to fruition makes it a far greater demonstration of artistic prowess, which gives it a leg up. Additionally, the Academy’s recent efforts to prove its open-mindedness and expand its recognition beyond the types of films it has traditionally favored, among which are war epics, will likely make voters more inclined to choose Joon-ho’s film.

Best director: Will win: Sam Mendes (or Bong Joon-ho) Although Parasite was a more innovative film, nothing compares to the tightness of direction in “1917.”

People often ask why certain

films get nominated for best picture but not best director. If the director is the person who oversees all the elements of production, wouldn’t it make sense that the best films of the year were the best films because of the choices made by the director?

What this question doesn’t take into account is how crucial the actual storyline and narrative progression is to the resonance of a film and how little the director actually influences this.

Best picture is chosen primarily based on the power of the narrative being told in the film. Meanwhile, best director is a reflection of how effectively the technical and stylistic elements of the film combine to enhance that story and its themes.

This is done in isolation of the development of the narrative.

Thus, while “Parasite” boasts a more innovative and complex story, Mendes’ work on “1917” is the most technically and stylistically cohesive. As mentioned earlier, the movie is near-perfectly crafted, with every shot brilliantly reiterating the central paradox that lies at the story’s core.

From the one-shot camera technique, to the burnt out towns, barns and houses haunting each scene, to the gorgeous flaming climax, Mendes’ harmonious conduction of the film’s sound and imagery soars above the competition.

“Both ‘1917’ and ‘Parasite’ display some of the finest, most innovative storytelling to come out of Tinseltown in years and are equally deserving of Oscar gold, but the drastically different reasons make it near impossible to compare them.”

That being said, one can’t underestimate Joon-ho’s brilliant design of the Park family’s ritzy, dollhouse-esque mansion and the camera’s eerie, Kubrickian navigation of it, which may land him the statuette after all.

Best original screenplay: Will win: Parasite (or Once Upon A Time in Hollywood) Admittedly, I can’t say for certain that “Parasite” will win the Oscar for best original screenplay.

Indeed, if I’m being completely honest, all signs currently point to Quentin Tarantino taking home the trophy for “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.”

This may be well-deserved, at least in terms of the effectiveness of the film’s dialogue. However, I don’t speak Korean and can’t say for cer-

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tain whether the lines of Joon-ho’s script have the same kind of bounce and buzz as those in “Hollywood” when interpreted in their native language.

However, screenplays are more than just words. They are also the skeleton of a film’s story. While Tarantino’s harmonious, heavily subtextualized exchanges of meaningless b*llshit are fun to listen to, the plot of “Hollywood” is little more than Brad Pitt punching hippies (and iconic golden age film actors) and Leonardo DiCaprio stewing in self pity.

Sure, it has a fun and satisfying ending that makes the slog through the first two hours worth it, but it doesn’t have the same kind of magnetism as “Parasite’s” spaghetti-like maze of haphazardry.

Joon-ho’s film is a landmark in screenwriting — a script that seems to defy every single previously established principle and convention in cinematic storytelling, yet it still somehow manages to pull the stunt off. Tarantino has reigned supreme for 25 years, but there’s a new sheriff in town now, so it’s high time he hands his badge over.

Best adapted screenplay: Will win: Joker (or Little Women) As with the race for best original screenplay, it seems my choice for best adapted screenplay is also at odds with the critics’ consensus, as Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” seems to be a shoe-in for the trophy.

Admittedly, this is an opinion that I’m becoming increasingly more uncertain of, as Gerwig’s nonlinear structuring of “Little Women” did imbue the film with a very unique, powerful bleakness that is often lost or glossed over in previous adaptations of Louisa May Alcott’s classic story, and Gerwig gives the March sisters a distinct humanness that they are usually denied.

That being said, the vernacular

used by the characters is still inconsistent, which is a hefty blemish on the screenplay.

Meanwhile, the line toed between truth and fiction by Todd Phillips and Scott Silver in “Joker” is a commendable achievement.

Making an origin story for one of the most notorious — and unquestionably evil — characters in American cinema is a difficult task to pull off.

The terror of Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the character in 2008’s “The Dark Knight” left a deep, and some might even argue dangerous, imprint on our cultural psyche that is difficult to explain or fully understand. So, to take that character and tell their story in a way that doesn’t come across as a justification or defense of their actions is tricky. But the way that Silver and Phillips blur the lines between Arthur Fleck’s real life and his villainous fantasies is nothing short of brilliant.

Rather than crafting an origin story that explained the character’s actions to the audience, the story played out as the character’s explanation of his actions to himself. They created a film that understood its inability to understand the extent of the Joker’s evil and, by extension, our inability as audience members to understand it ourselves.

The movie wasn’t a dissection of the character but rather a dissection of the crowd and the unreasonable expectations audiences have for movies to explain human behavior rather than merely represent it — as art is meant to.

Best actress: Will win: Renée Zellweger The awards for acting are easy to predict, considering there are only two nominees who truly “acted” in the roles for which they were nominated.

First is Renée Zellweger, whose passionate and tortured represen-

tation of Judy Garland in “Judy” soared above the competition. Although the film as a whole was a bit of a flop, Zellweger’s brash embodiment of the Hollywood icon was a tour de force in the power of commitment.

Garland was the kind of loud and showy personality that can be very easy for an actor to caricaturize — embracing the dramatic exterior without paying any mind to the complex interior. But Zellweger displayed a keen understanding of and respect for every layer of the legendary performer’s psyche, revealing the deep-seated love for her art form that was hidden beneath the eccentric persona she developed throughout her life.

Best actor: Will win: Joaquin Phoenix As with best actress, there is simply no competition in the best actor race, as every nominee other than Joaquin Phoenix is to some extent or another simply playing a slightly altered version of themselves.

The actor’s equally terrifying and pitiable portrayal of Fleck offers a gripping illustration of the fragility and unsustainability of our conception and definition of masculinity in modern America.

The way Phoenix accesses the seeming innocence and child-likeness of Fleck — the dark aura of whimsy that makes the evil of the Joker so much more sinister and incomprehensibly paradoxical — is nothing short of scarring.

The performance not only captures the delight the Joker takes in his gory acts of violence, but his unalterable naïveté toward the wrongness of his ways. It has no doubt earned Phoenix a place alongside Anthony Hopkins’ Hannibal Lecter and Robert De Niro’s Max Cady in the annals of silver screen villainy.

Scotty Powell can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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Russ shakes up rap scene with new album

By Isabelle Rayburn @IsabelleRayburn

Reaching over 14 million listeners on Spotify, Russ has become a well-known artist in the hip-hop scene. The Atlanta-based rapper kicked off 2020 by releasing his new album that provides more insights on his life, “SHAKE THE SNOW GLOBE,” on Jan. 31.

Also known as Russel Vitale, the musician signed with Columbia Records in 2017, where he released his major-label debut “There’s Really a Wolf.”

This album, which became his first certified platinum, established Russ as a force to be reckoned with in the industry.

“SHAKE THE SNOW GLOBE” is 12 tracks long, with two bonus tracks and features from artists such as Rick Ross and BIA. Russ starts off the album with a narrative of him starting at the bottom and bringing himself up to the top. In the song “NEED A MINUTE,” he sings “I used to catch trains, now it’s planes flyin’.” This is a trend in many of his songs, which can also be seen throughout his previous discography.

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hear more about his accomplishments. He sings about his cars, his pool and other materialistic possessions. In the song “GUESS WHAT (feat. Rick Ross),” Russ says “Guess what?

I just put my logo in my pool/ Guess what? I just made a porno in the booth.” The song continues with more of this bragging about how his newfound fame is treating him.

In the song “*SSHOLE” (feat. Bugus),” Russ addresses some negative public reception, especially regarding his lax views on drug abuse. He responds to this by rapping “People tell me I’m an *sshole/ Tell me something that I don’t know,” making it clear that he has no intention of addressing these concerns seriously.

The more relatable love songs start to come up toward the end of the album. In the track “ALL TO YOU (feat. Kiana Ledé),” the lyrics, “I swear that I wanted you for all of my life, yeah/ I gave my all to you,” are something that people in a relationship would experience.

There are some love songs where he is rapping and some where he is singing, providing a nice bridge between the hiphop and pop genres.

Russ notes that his mother has also been a large part of his inspiration and writing process.

He dedicates the song “MOMMA” to her, singing “You ain’t gotta cry no more, mama/ I did it/ And we don’t gotta chase our dream no more,/ mama.”

These lyrics offset the brash selfishness he showed in the first half of the album. The care of his mother and his attention

to trying to bring her up with him as he rises adds a new dimension to the artist.

RATING: ■ Best Songs:

“NIGHTTIME (INTERLUDE)” “BEST ON EARTH (FT BIA)” “ALL TO YOU (FT. KIANA LEDE)” “MOMMA” “CAN’T GO ON” “NEED A MINUTE” “I THOUGHT YOU GOT ME” ■ Worst Songs: “GUESS WHAT (FT. RICK ROSS)” “A LOT MORE” “*SSHOLE.” “SHOTS” “PATIENCE” “FOOT ON THE GAS” “CIVIL WAR” ■ Overall Rating:

6.5/10

Overall, this album sounded like a lot of his old music, continuing to brag about his accomplishments like in his 2017 album “There’s Really a Wolf.”

The love songs gave it a unique touch, providing different scenarios from his past albums that appeal to more people.

Isabelle Rayburn can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

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Collegian Picks: What did the Academy Awards get wrong?

By Collegian Staff @CSUCollegian

Oscars season is upon us once again, meaning that, for this week, it is acceptable for us all to become the pretentious film nerds we can only hope to be while the rest of the year drags on. Don your bow tie, pretend you know what the term “cinéma vérité” means and enjoy The Collegian’s picks on who should have been included at the 92nd Academy Awards.

Lauryn Bolz: I feel the Oscars gods did not give “Jojo Rabbit,” or its director, Taika Waititi, the recognition it deserved. Waititi’s newest comedy left me pulsating between hysterical laughter and profuse tears for the entirety of its hour and 48 minute run time. But the intense emotion this film inspired was not even its crowning achievement. Waititi poured every ounce of his ironic, comedic genius into this film, cultivating a stylistically beautiful and functional narrative that conveys a powerful message of world peace.

For this master curation of staging and tone, the “What We Do in the Shadows” director does not only deserve a nomination for best director, but I think he should win the category. This was the most tragic snub of the 2020 Oscars.

Scotty Powell: Two words. Alfre. Woodard. The actress’s intense and moving performance in Chinonye Chukwu’s “Clemency” was one of the most fantastic displays of acting prowess I saw all year. It didn’t stick in the mind quite to the degree Renée Zellweger’s explosive turn as Judy Garland did, and it may not have been worthy of the final trophy, but

certainly a nomination was in order.

Characters like the one Woodard plays in this film are some of the most difficult for any actor to portray. She is a stony-faced prison warden with a tortured interior that is not revealed to the audience until the very end of the film. Thus, the actor cannot rely on observation or visual cues to convey the emotional weight the character carries because the character’s actions hardly indicate anything at all. Instead, this weight must be contained within the actor’s own mind.

But Woodard is up to the challenge and executes the role with quiet poise and sharp intensity, a much more captivating performance than the ones delivered by many of the actresses who were nominated in her stead. Putting aside Saoirse Ronan, Zellweger and Cynthia Erivo, the performances delivered by Scarlett Johansson in “Marriage Story” and Charlize Theron in “Bombshell,” while admirable, do not showcase the kind of skill that would merit an Academy Award nomination.

In fact, “Clemency” itself was snubbed across the board. Chukwu’s directing, while simple, was perfectly tuned to the story being told and should have landed her a spot in the best director race. It was a film that accomplished what it set out to accomplish with unfaltering intentionality and purpose, which is all a film needs to do in order to be effective and award-worthy.

Elena Waldman: There are only a few memorable moments Adam Sandler has proven himself as an actor. These films are few and far between and only come at the hands of truly great directors.

The first time Sandler proved himself was in Paul Thomas Anderson’s

“Punch-Drunk Love” almost 20 years ago. In 2019, the former comedian came back from his tragic string of crude comedies to the arthouse genre.

Not that I believe in any kind of democratic electoral process, especially if it is done by an academy of elite snobs, but I will say I don’t necessarily believe Josh and Benny Safdie, professionally called the Safdie brothers, should have been nominated for best director. They are young and have a long career ahead of them, so perhaps this snub is good. Perhaps it will motivate them to make more dynamic and lucrative films as they move forward. But I do think Sandler’s name should be on the list for best actor.

Graham Shapley: One of the most poignant films I’ve had the pleasure of watching in the last year was Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell.” The story carried cultural influences rarely seen in Western filmmaking, providing a unique point of view on life, death and the emotional weight of knowing what’s coming.

The supporting cast of the film had some of the most brilliant subtle performances I think I’ve ever seen. If you get a chance to watch the film, pay attention to the facial expressions of the side characters — even those who don’t get many lines really get to show their acting chops.

In particular though, Awkwafina in the role of Billi and Shuzhen Zhao as Nai Nai portrayed a relationship across generations that feels familiar and realistic, and the fact neither even got a nod from the academy is a shame.

The Arts and Culture staff can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

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Jesca Hoop brings off-kilter folk to FoCo

By Ty Davis @tydavisACW

Jesca Hoop will bring her signature style of indie-folk to Washington’s Saturday, Feb. 8.

Folk singer-songwriter Hoop will be stopping in Fort Collins to perform alongside fellow experimental folk musician Ani DiFranco as part of her tour across the Western United States that will extend into Europe.

Hoop grew up in Santa Rosa, California, in a Mormon household that cherished music. Hoop traveled around the Western United States for a few years after leaving her family to pursue music. After a few years, Hoop found a steady gig nannying the children of legendary

jazz and blues singer Tom Waits.

Over the five years Hoop worked for the Waits family, Waits and his wife, Kathleen Brennan, would encourage Hoop’s music pursuits. Waits passed on a demo version of Hoop’s “Seed of Wonder” until it became a popular repeat on Los Angeles radio station KCRW. Hoop released her debut album, “Kismet,” in 2007. Since then, Hoop has released five more solo original albums. She most recently released “Stonechild” in 2019, as well as a collaboration album with Sam Beam, better known as Iron & Wine.

Hoop made a name for herself with her distinctive folk style. Her juxtaposition of dreamy, airy vocals with instrumentals that have an eerie, dark aesthetic gives Hoop a tone

reminiscent of Hope Sandoval but unique to herself.

Her song “Old Fear of Father” exemplifies Hoop’s ability to balance familiar imagery and serious subject matter. In the song, which analyzes the different upbringings of men and women, Hoop croons “Don’t look to me to hold you/ I shape and mold you/ So you can get the ring/ While you’re still pretty.”

Hoop upholds consistent pillars of classic folk while remaining inventive within the genre. No stranger to breaking formulas, Hoop will often change her style, whether that means changing her vocals or including instrumentals not traditionally used in folk.

Ty Davis can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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