Thursday, January 30, 2020 Vol. 129, No. 38

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Thursday, January 30, 2020

COLLEGIAN.COM

Vol. 129, No. 38

Ubuntu: 'I Am Because We Are' Black History Month events Five events the BAACC office encourages students and staff to check out

By Gerson Flores Rojas @GersonFloresRo1

mon (1999) and Missy Franklin (2012-13), to name a few. “I wasn’t really expecting it; it was pretty crazy to receive that honor,” Ward said when asked how it felt to make it on the list of winners. “It’s really amazing to have all your hard work recognized. But it’s not just my hard work. It’s also my team’s hard work, my coaches, my trainers. It’s everyone.”

With Black History Month right around the corner, the Black/African American Cultural Center at Colorado State University has put together 32 events to bring the community together this February. Events including discussions, lunches and performances will take place all across campus and will encompass the theme for the month. The theme will be Ubuntu, which is a Nguni Bantu term that means “I am because we are.” While there are many different events taking place all across campus, there are five that members of the BAACC highlighted. While members said that every event is important, these are five the BAACC says you can’t miss. Black History Month Kickoff, 102.9 Launch Party Black History Month Kickoff will launch the month’s theme and will present Ubuntu to the community, said Dejuan Chapa, health and human sciences major and BAACC member.

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see BHM on page 4 >>

Colorado State University volleyball setter Katie Oleksak and swimmer Maddie Ward both won the 2019 Colorado Sportswomen of the Year award. Oleksak is a three-time holder of the Mountain West Player of the Year, and Ward holds the CSU 100-yard breaststroke record. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BROOKE BUCHAN, MATT BEGEMAN & RACHEL MACIAS THE COLLEGIAN

Oleksak, Ward recognized with Sportswomen of the Year awards By Bailey Shepherd @B_Sheps

The only thing better for a university having one student-athlete be recognized as the best in their sport is having two, and that’s just what Colorado State University has. In a recent announcement from the Sportswomen of Colorado, junior CSU swimmer Maddie

Ward and senior volleyball star Katie Oleksak were both recognized as the best collegiate athletes in the state in each of their respective sports. Ward is taking home swimmer of the year while Oleksak secured her spot as volleyball player of the year. The Sportswomen of Colorado is an organization that was founded in 1974 with the mission of promoting, honoring and em-

powering Colorado women in sports. The organization is also recognized as the first community-based organization in the country that specifically honors female athletes. Ward and Oleksak are in good company being honored with these awards, as notable winners of the organization’s Sportswoman of the Year award include Amy Van Dyken (1995-97), CSU women’s basketball legend Becky Ham-

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