Thursday, March 25, 2021 Vol. 130, No. 39

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Thursday, March 25, 2021

Vol. 130, No. 39

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‘This isn’t normal’: Local vigil honors Boulder victims

By Noah Pasley

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Rams to clash with Wolfpack in NIT quarterfinal

By Bailey Shepherd @b_sheps

Before the NCAA Tournament prepares for a weekend of Sweet 16 action, the Colorado State Rams will march on into quarterfinal play of the National Invitation Tournament.

The Rams are coming off of a 75-73 win over the University at Buffalo but will have a tough matchup ahead of them when they take on the North Carolina State University Wolfpack.

CSU’s matchup against the four-seeded Buffalo team was a close contest from start to finish. The Rams’ dramatic win was fueled by the offensive prowess of starting trio David Roddy, Isaiah Stevens and Adam Thistlewood, who finished with 17, 14 and 14 points, respectively.

The real story of this firstround game was the dramatic finish. Buffalo hit a game-tying 3-point shot to even the score at 73-73 with 14 seconds left in the game before the Rams charged down the floor, and Stevens powered his way to the rim and managed to pull off an impressive finish to put the Rams up 75-73 with 1.2 seconds left in the game.

With a timeless win in tournament play like that under their belts, CSU will be looking to carry this momentum back to Texas and into their game against the three-seeded NC State.

However, if there’s any team that could possibly have more momentum coming into this matchup, it’s the Wolfpack.

see VIGIL on page 4 >> see RAMS on page 11 >>

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Colorado State University painting and graphic design student and The Collegian freelance illustrator Elliot Stemen sits by a body of work that deals with themes of human waste during COVID-19 and how this affects wildlife March 18. Stemen uses fun colors, movement and linework to contrast the negative aspects of the themes he’s dealing with.

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VIGIL >> from page 1

By Noah Pasley @pasleynoah

After Monday’s mass shooting at a Boulder, Colorado, King Soopers, which left 10 dead, including police officer Eric Talley, the Fort Collins community came together to show their support.

Students from Colorado State University and local high schools gathered Tuesday night in the cold outside the Larimer County Justice Center to honor and grieve the victims.

Mikiele Biles, a recent graduate from Rocky Mountain High School, organized the vigil with the support of friends and family, making fliers to spread the word.

Biles and friends also made posters honoring each of the victims and bought candles for attendees to light.

“I am the type of person where that feeling can really overtake me.

But I wanted to use my pain and try to help my community and bring everyone together. One girl said she was from Boulder, and she wishes she could’ve been home, and that’s exactly what I wanted to do.”

MIKIELE BILES ORGANIZER OF TUESDAY’S VIGIL

Biles said she chose to organize the event because she has family ties to Boulder, and while worried about her family members, she got herself into a “spiral ... of anger and heartbreak and sadness.”

She said she ended up posting a message to see if anyone would help her set up the vigil and was met with support from peers.

“I am the type of person where that feeling can really overtake me,” Biles said. “But I wanted to use my pain and try to help my community and bring everyone together. One girl said she was from Boulder, and she wishes she could’ve been home, and that’s exactly what I wanted to do.”

Piper Klein, one of Biles’ friends and a senior at Fort Collins High School, made the flier for the event and sent it to Barstool Sports CSU, who then reposted it on their Instagram account @barstoolcsu.

In a speech she made to the small gathering, Klein said she heard the news between teaching swimming lessons to kids but had to hold it together.

Klein said what really struck her about the incident was how

many comments said that the mass shootings in recent weeks, including the March 16 violence in Atlanta that left eight dead, are signs that things are “returning to normal,” as the country begins to open back up following COVID-19 closures.

Klein said the escalation in violence was awful, “devastating and heartbreaking,” especially so close to home. She added that it was important for the community to bond together and support each other, while also demanding action to prevent the violence from continuing any longer. “‘Oh, COVID-19 is going away, the pandemic’s getting better; that means things are going back to normal’ as if all these shootings are normal,” Klein said. “This isn’t normal — we shouldn’t accept this as normal. ... I feel awful for all the victims across the entire United States, ... and we can’t keep going on like this.”

John Williamson, a thirdyear finance student at CSU, said he found out about the event from Barstool CSU’s post and decided to attend to support the community.

“I have no connection to almost anyone in Boulder; I’m an out-of-state student from Hawaii,” Williamson said. “But I know what it’s like to lose someone. I lost my dad and my brother, and that was both too soon. And just the support that I got meant a lot to me, so if I could support even one person going through whatever this may mean to them, that is enough for me to be out here in the cold.”

Williamson also said while he couldn’t be in Boulder to support the community there, supporting the people in our local community was the “bare minimum” he could do.

“I wouldn’t have had time to do this at all, like I have a lot on my plate,” Williamson said. “But the fact (is) that this is already set up where all I have to do is show up and support.”

Molly Margolis, a junior construction management major, also said it was important for her to show support in her local community. Margolis, who is from Superior, Colorado — a town right outside of Boulder — wanted to be home to support her community in Boulder but couldn’t due to school and work.

“Being able to support my community from home, like my community in Fort Collins was supporting my community in Boulder, meant so much more than I can even express and so that prompted me to just show my support,” Margolis said. “I don’t even know who’s setting this up; the community aspect of supporting Coloradans just meant way more than they even know.”

Margolis also said she wanted to give props to Biles and her friends and family for putting together the candlelight vigil, adding that she didn’t know if other people would have taken action.

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

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ASCSU presidential debate: Transparency, safety and more

By Serena Bettis @serenaroseb

Presidential candidates for the Associated Students of Colorado State University built off of their running mates’ performance at their own debate Wednesday night.

Candidates, who run on a presidential/vice presidential ticket, debated on transparency, building relationships with the CSU community and their own specific campaign promises March 24, after the vice presidential candidates met March 23.

Christian Dykson is a second-year political science major running with Merry Gebretsadik.

Cinque Mason is a thirdyear communication studies major running with Lydia Zuklic.

Lys Taddei is a second-year majoring in interior architecture and design, running with Weston Schroeder.

John Williamson is a thirdyear business administration student running with David Pringle.

Transparency All candidates said transparency and communication are important goals for their administration, with some discussing transparency specifically related to ASCSU finances.

“Transparency needs to be in place in order for the student body to guide us as we make solutions and decisions on where those funds go,” Dykson said.

Dykson said one priority for his and Gebretsadik’s campaign is to ensure students have access to mental health resources and to keep up the fight against food insecurity. He said that with these basic needs, students can achieve more, not just in academics but as people, too.

“We think transparency is honesty. … It means open agendas, open meetings, open mindsets, open frameworks,” Dykson said.

Mason said he and Zuklic would work on transparency by being available on The Plaza to regularly talk to students and accept suggestions.

Taddei said she would address transparency by running an audit on University spending to make sure students know where their money is going. Part of Taddei’s platform mentions turning lights off in buildings after a certain time of day to save students’ money.

Williamson’s approach to transparency is based on establishing trust and being truthful when he and Pringle have more to learn, Williamson said.

“We’re going to be as proactive as possible in telling you that we don’t know some things, and we’re going to learn some things so that we, in fact, can make better choices,” Williamson said.

Part of Williamson’s platform in financial transparency involves fundraising for student organizations, so more students have the opportunity to participate in campus life.

CSU Undie Run Mason and Zuklic’s platform includes bringing back the CSU Undie Run and turning it into an event that acts as a fundraiser or an awareness campaign for survivors of sexual assault.

In both the vice presidential and presidential debates, student viewers expressed concerns over this plan.

In the chat function on the YouTube live streams, students said the Undie Run is harmful to survivors of sexual assault, harassment and domestic abuse and that it perpetuates a culture that allows for this.

“The thing about the Undie Run is that it’s going to happen,” Mason said. “The best way to reverse the damages done by the Undie Run is to sanction it. … We have to take steps to get to this; we have to find a healthy compromise.”

Williamson challenged Mason’s view on this, and said that condoning the Undie Run condones everything that goes along with it.

“This isn’t a recognized tradition, but this is a tradition within the heart of students,” Mason said.

Pandemic safety When asked about how they would go about ensuring student safety as the campus reopens in the fall semester, candidates had differing answers and perspectives.

Taddei said it is her goal to have campus open to students, so students can engage with each other in person and get the most out of their college experience.

“I am not going to tell you what to do,” Taddei said. “I’m going to advise you to do what you think is best.”

Dykson said he would primarily follow guidelines put in place by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, local health departments and the CSU Pandemic Preparedness Team to understand how he should lead the students continuing into the pandemic.

Of CSU’s current response, Dykson said “CSU is a pacesetter in that regard,” referencing the University’s ability to quickly test thousands of students for

COVID-19 through saliva screening and wastewater testing.

Campaign promises Other priorities highlighted by candidates included commitments to sustainability, diversity and inclusion and student engagement.

Williamson’s platform centers on student engagement, which includes plans to help fundraise for student organizations so they can continue to provide opportunities for students without increasing student fees.

“Every single student here at CSU should have the opportunity and the ability to fully partake in every aspect of the college experience,” Williamson said.

“The college experience is the people you meet, the memories you make and the things you do.”

Williamson also said that students with no prior ASCSU experience should feel welcomed to get involved because it is a person’s experience as a student that counts.

Taddei’s campaign runs on a similar platform, with the idea of a “forever campus” that unites all students. Taddei said she wants to see ASCSU reaching inside all communities on campus.

CSU is well-known for its sustainability efforts, and Mason hopes to continue and improve upon those with his campaign promises. Mason said he wants to see CSU cut down on waste by reducing single-use plastics and creating programs that would put dining hall food into the hands of students instead of the garbage.

When it comes to diversity and inclusion, Dykson said that he wants to engage with the Student Diversity Programs and Services, college councils and the key communities to build the ASCSU executive cabinet.

Dykson said ASCSU needs to “go beyond tokenism,” and that it is the power of ASCSU to leverage these campus networks to raise others’ voices.

For a full recount of the debate and the campaign promises at hand, watch the presidential debate on CTV Channel 11’s YouTube.

A recording of the March 23 debate is also on CTV’s YouTube page. Students can tune in March 25 at 6:30 p.m. to watch the livestream of the speaker of the senate debate.

Students can vote in the ASCSU elections March 30-April 1 on RAMWeb and read all about the candidates and other campaign news on The Collegian’s website.

Serena Bettis can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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What the ASCSU vice presidential debates brought to the forefront

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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.

The Associated Students of Colorado State University vice presidential debate, which the CTV 11 YouTube channel streamed live Tuesday, covered a range of topics, both menial and hard-hitting.

The candidates speaking, David Pringle, Merry Gebretsadik, Lydia Zuklic and Weston Schroeder, gave unique insights into their plans for handling the $57 million budget allocated to ASCSU and how they will implement inclusion and diversity with their respective running partners, among other topics.

What the debate really brought to light was how ASCSU needs to allocate more time to improving its online presence.

Student involvement is the root of this organization, and improving media correspondence with the average CSU student will lead to more interactions between ASCSU representatives and regular campus life, encouraging a higher voter turnout during the upcoming election.

CSU-themed Instagram pages like @colostatememes or @barstoolcsu, which both have thousands of followers, are consistently producing content directed to CSU students in an informal, entertaining way.

ASCSU is a formal student government organization that gives students opportunities to serve as representatives of the University’s student body and gain experience in leadership positions. This formality, although admirable, can occasionally feel like rigidity — distancing the representatives from the average student on campus.

These representatives are regular students, and, to their credit, having to answer complex questions while also coming across as personable and inviting during a live debate is difficult. However, being both students and representatives gives them an opportunity to reach their audience in a unique and effective way.

If ASCSU were to partner with student-led pages and interact more online overall, they would reach the audience they are searching for.

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er engagement, we need to look at how many students at CSU actually know what ASCSU is,” said Gebretsadik, who is running alongside presidential candidate Christian Dykson. “I would say that’s about 40% of students, which is not a lot.”

The candidates can be found campaigning on The Plaza most days, giving out pins and answering questions. However, the extremely low voter turnout of the last election has opened the door for discussions on effectively reaching students unaffiliated with the organization, student media or CSU clubs.

“One post could reach hundreds of students, and they don’t have to be asked to stop to discuss the election while on their way to another destination.”

“I will ensure we have new outreach through social media,” Zuklic stated, speaking for herself and her running mate Cinque Mason. “We’ve increased a lot of engagement ... (by direct-messaging) people and asking (if they have) any thoughts. … I think everyone should exercise this right. Everyone has a voice, and they deserve to have it heard.”

Every candidate running for vice president brings their unique background and perspective to the table, but their ability to communicate effectively with their intended audience is where their campaigns seem to falter. Their target audience is average college students attending the University — students that likely ignore the mass emails about elections sent to every inbox.

Allowing potential voters to see the candidates in a more informal light will create a sense of approachability, giving students a potentially new perspective of them as regular people instead of just potential representatives.

By becoming approachable on a personal, non-invasive level, the candidates can discuss their plans while also telling us, the voters, why they want to be the next vice president.

It’s more than just saying you want to make changes; it’s giving your audience the sense that they are on the same playing field, that they can use you to voice opinions that need to be shared with CSU’s administration and board and know you’re listening.

ASCSU’s reputation as a formal operation is long-held, and meeting students where they are at and partnering with the social media accounts students are already on would not compromise the integrity of the organization.

The posts do not need to be crude or salacious to reach social media audiences; they can be light-hearted and entertaining while also informational.

Instead of handing you a “vote for me” pin in passing, the ASCSU vice presidential candidates can cast a wide net into the sea of potential voters indirectly through an effective online presence. One post could reach hundreds of students, and they don’t have to be asked to stop to discuss the election while on their way to another destination.

In the age of digital media, having an online presence is incredibly important, and this election could grasp the audience they’ve been desperate to reach through social media.

Although speaking to Greek chapters and various clubs is important, it’s not enough to reach those who are not involved in some form of campus club. Partnering with social media pages specifically for CSU students would create a personable connection between students and the candidates and allow them to tap into the mainstream audience they need to achieve a larger voter turnout in the election.

Read about presidential debate coverage at collegian.com.

Bella Eckburg can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

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‘We are every bit as American as you’: Asian hate crimes must stop

By Laura Studley @laurastudley_

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. Laura Studley is the news director at The Collegian.

As an adopted Chinese American, I walk the fine line between being too white for the Asian community and too Asian for the white community. Alas, I am not white enough to not experience racism.

There have been countless incidents of discrimination in my life, including when the pandemic was first declared last March. It was around the time former President Donald Trump called COVID-19 the “Chinese Virus.”

I was in the Behavioral Science Building on campus.

When I sat down, a person sitting across from me gave me a look, aggressively applied hand sanitizer, packed up their stuff and left. I hadn’t done anything wrong. It wasn’t like I was responsible for the pandemic.

And though this was small, there are much larger discriminatory incidents happening against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community across the United States. Just because Asians are considered the “model minority” does not mean hate crimes aren’t happening against us.

According to data from a Stop AAPI Hate press release, there were 3,795 accounts of anti-Asian hate across 50 states and the District of Columbia from March 19, 2020, to Feb. 28.

Verbal harassment made up 68.1% of these incidents, followed by “deliberate avoidance of Asian Americans” at 20.5%.

Physical assault made up 11.1%.

The ethnic group targeted the most were Chinese, comprising 42.2% of reports.

“I’m tired of seeing my culture being accepted but not the people.

I’m tired of people loving anime, the food, the language, but not affording the same love to the community.”

A New York restaurant now closes at 8:30 p.m. to ensure employee safety. Jason Wang, CEO of Xi’an Famous Foods, said this panic and question of safety was never an issue before COVID-19.

Noel Quintana had to get about 100 stitches in his face after a stranger cut him with a boxcutter on the subway in New York City.

A man left a dead, mutilated cat outside Mad Butcher Meat Co., a Chinese, family-run

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butcher shop in Sacramento, California.

Even locally, a fake restaurant listing used racist, discriminatory language directed at Asian communities.

Most recently, there was a shooting in Atlanta that killed eight people. Six of the victims were Asian women. The list goes on.

President Joe Biden condemned the widespread hate in an address on March 11.

“At this very moment, so many of them, our fellow Americans, they’re on the frontlines of this pandemic trying to save lives,” Biden said. “And still,

still they’re forced to live in fear for their lives just walking down streets in America. It’s wrong, it’s un-American and it must stop.”

People need to stop directing their anxieties and anger toward innocent people. The Asian community is not responsible for the state of the world. The violence, slurs, verbal attacks and vandalism are unacceptable.

I’m tired of seeing my culture being accepted but not the people. I’m tired of people loving anime, the food, the language, but not affording the same love to the community.

Something has to change.

America has a long history of mistreating Asians, and it is my hope that I, my friends, colleagues and others in my community can live in a world where that tragic history is not repeated. Do not mistake our ethnicity for the virus.

If you see a hate crime happen, take action. Don’t be a participant in the bystander effect — not taking action makes you complicit.

Remember, we are every bit as American as you.

Laura Studley can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

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Vote yes for Hughes Stadium open space ordinance Guest Author @csucollegian

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Letters to the Editor reflect the view of a member of the campus community and are submitted to the publication for approval.

As a third generation resident of Fort Collins, I find it crucial to support the Hughes Stadium citizen-initiated ordinance on the April 6 City of Fort Collins ballot by voting yes.

The ballot initiative before us is truly not about access to affordable housing, transportation, child care, a proposed golf course or a transit center on the periphery of Fort Collins — it is about leaving a legacy. This is the truth.

Future generations of people and wildlife will benefit from our vision of leaving land that is not compromised by development with stone and wood, mortar and glass or concrete and asphalt.

I urge you to be informed and stay strong in support of this open space for current and future generations.

As a 1989 graduate of Colorado State University, I was a proud CSU alumna for more than three decades until events regarding the on-campus stadium unfolded. While I appreciate that athletics are a vital part of our community and contribute greatly to our local economy, the retroactive financing of an undisputedly controversial on-campus stadium, used only a handful of times per year, that undermines access to open space for humans and wildlife disappoints me.

Do you want to tell your children and grandchildren that

you helped preserve 164.5 acres for animals and birds, helped facilitate a wildlife rehabilitation center for Northern Colorado, helped create a wildlife and wild lands education center and had the vision to keep land open and free for various outdoor recreational activities for all citizens?

Or would you rather tell them that you helped finance the CSU football stadium, used a few times a year, by building housing structures?

The proposed number of homes to be built on this site has been inconsistent, as has the average cost of these allegedly “affordable” homes. Please consider the long-standing impact of dense housing on our precious and already compromised water and energy sources, air quality and infrastructure, plus added stress from traffic congestion and limited access for emergency services. Is it worth it?

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Our only option is to preserve this modest corridor on the periphery of our City for creatures — winged, grounded and underground — as well as for people to thrive, to learn and to recreate. This proposed open space will additionally support many species migrating annually through an essential ecological corridor.

We owe this to ourselves now and to future generations because once it is gone, paved

over and exploited, it will be gone forever.

I urge you to vote yes for open space on the April 6 City of Fort Collins ballot. Yes is a vote for the “wild” future of Fort Collins, something all citizens and our local wildlife deserve.

Lila Bartmann Letters may be sent to letters@ collegian.com. When submitting letters, please abide by the guidelines listed at collegian.com.

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RAMS >> from page 1

In a double-digit win over Davidson College, NC State shot lights out. The Wolfpack flipped an offensive switch that powered them to a season-best 58.8% shooting percentage from the field.

The Wolfpack got off to a fast start, and it’s easy to see why. Their offensive explosion was in large part thanks to NC State’s size advantage, as they logged 38 points in the paint. With strong efforts from 6-foot-11-inch forward Manny Bates, who went 7-7 shooting and poured in 14 points, and 6-foot-10-inch forward D.J. Funderburk, who went off for 21 points, the Wolfpack refused to let Davidson keep it close.

To put it simply, NC State is playing its best basketball right when it needs to.

The Wolfpack’s inside presence could pose a multitude of problems for Colorado State. CSU allowed Buffalo to score 38 points in the paint.

With two of NC State’s starters towering 6-foot-10-inches or more, the Rams will have to be strong on interior defense if they want to limit the damage NC State has proven they are capable of.

The keys to the game for Colorado State will be their ability to convert the deep ball and how they can dictate the pace of the game. NC State got off to a fast start in their last game, and if the Rams want to keep their offense at bay, they’re going to have to be diligent with hustling back in transition.

“When CSU puts forth an offensive showing that spans the entire team, they are near impossible to contain.”

Colorado State shot slightly below their season average in 3-point percentage in their game against Buffalo with 35% of their deep shots finding the net. NC State is also a formidable defensive team around the perimeter; they kept Davidson to 29.2% shooting from beyond the arc. CSU’s ability to make deep shots against this defense is going to either make or break this matchup for the Rams.

Besides being a consistent threat from deep, the Rams will need to continue to spread the wealth. Totaling 17 assists against Buffalo, the Rams’ ability to share the ball was on full display, and a similar oc-

P.J. Byrd (5) celebrates with John Tonje (1) after Tonje gets fouled during the Air Force Reserve Mountain West Men’s Basketball Championship in Las Vegas. Colorado State University lost the game 62-50. PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS THE COLLEGIAN

currence will need to happen again in this matchup. When CSU puts forth an offensive showing that spans the entire team, they are near impossible to contain.

The marquee matchup in this game is going to come at the forward position between Roddy and Funderburk. Both players played an incredibly important role in their first-round games and throughout the season.

Roddy has been CSU’s best asset offensively, and while he may not be the perfect size matchup for the large NC State forward, his strength on defense can more than make up for it. Keeping Funderburk from going off in the paint will be essential if the Rams want a result.

Freshman forward James Moors will also need to have a big game for the Rams to mitigate their opponents’ inside presence. Moors has been steadily improving all year, and, after going up against Utah State University’s Neemias Queta, he has experience against some dominant bigs. A strong defensive showing from Moors could prove to be the difference in this game.

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

Isaiah Stevens (4) prepares to shoot after driving toward the basket during the Air Force Reserve Mountain West Men’s Basketball Championshipo in Las Vegas. Colorado State University lost the game 62-50.

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VOLLEYBALL

Rams take 3-1 win against Fresno State

Kennedy Stanford (17) spikes the ball against the United States Air Force Academy.

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By Taylor Paumen @TayTayPau

With an extra day of unexpected rest, it is only right that offenses ran rampant in Colorado State’s volleyball win over California State University, Fresno.

What was supposed to be a standard two-game series got cut short after Fresno State’s COVID-19 testing results were delayed. The series was allowed to continue, but it was limited to a one-game series after Friday’s game was canceled.

Set one started with the Rams and the Bulldogs going back and forth, with Fresno State taking their first and only lead of the set early on at 4-3. The Bulldogs tried to stay in the fight, but a three-point run in the middle of the set gave the Rams a solid 15-9 lead.

Sophomore setter Ciera Zimmerman was able to return to a buffered amount of play after recovering from an ankle injury that occurred during the Rams’ series against San José State University. The Rams adjusted to Zimmerman’s limited playing ability and shifted to a 6-2 offense, which created several great options for CSU to use their selection of strong hitters.

CSU pushed their lead in

set one, getting ahead by 10 points, and they started off the match with a set one win at 2517.

The Rams are a young team, and this definitely showed in set two. This time around, it was the Rams that let the game slide away from them, and Fresno State capitalized. The Bulldogs held a 22-15 lead late in the second set, and it proved too far of a deficit to overcome for the Rams.

Set three saw the Rams start aggressively, as they jumped to a 4-0 lead. Breana Runnels took advantage of Fresno State’s weak spots and continued the offensive assault for the Rams with a piercing kill, increasing the lead to 5-1.

Colorado State then went on a five-point run with an ace from Zimmerman and a pair of kills from Runnels and Kennedy Stanford to push the lead to 16-7.

With attack errors staying consistent with Fresno State, the Rams pushed their lead to 21-10. Freshman Naeemah Weathers entered the set later on, gaining her first kill of the night and bringing the Rams closer to a set win. Runnels ended the set with an ace, taking the win 25-12.

Set four started with the Rams taking the lead, but Fres-

no State stayed close behind at 5-3. The two teams tied after an attack error by Alyssa Groves but was reversed after a Bulldogs service error. Fresno State took their first lead of the set with a kill, making it 7-6. After a tight battle between both teams, the Rams finally got back on track with a late seven-point run shooting them to the lead of 20-15.

With help from some big defensive plays from Sasha Colombo and Stanford, the Rams closed out the afternoon with a 25-17 win. Closing the game with a 3-1 victory, the Rams now have a record of 6-5 on the season.

The group of hitters ended with a total of 51 kills; Runnels led the team with 15, Stanford with 10 and Colombo finished with nine.

The Rams ended the day with a great win, practicing a new offense and getting the freshmen some experience. It will be interesting to see how head coach Tom Hilbert’s squad builds on this win and matures as the Rams look toward their final four games of the regular season.

CSU will play Boise State University at Moby Arena in a one-game series on March 25.

Taylor Paumen can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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Anti-maskers.

COVID-19 vaccines.

Spring break crowds.

Springtime.

Allergies.

“Mission Impossible.”

Bad coffee.

Science.

Losing your wallet.

Brewing your own beer.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Hedge your bets with Scott: Saturday’s Sweet 16

By Scott Nies @scott_nies98

In the words of Michael Jordan, “I’m back.”

Even the greatest in the game need a break — Jordan played baseball, and I hit the books. But as senioritis takes a gripping hold of all of us graduating in May, and with the Sweet 16 on the horizon, it seemed like the perfect time to retake the mantle of The Collegian’s resident gambling guru as I strive for mediocrity in this week’s picks.

Brackets are long busted in this year’s March Madness tournament, but we will come in humble in an attempt to appease the college basketball gods. A mere three picks will be listed from this week’s Saturday slate; nothing more, nothing less.

Sports betting has provided me with added levels of entertainment, but only because I bet within my means. If you feel you need help, call the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700.

No. 12 Oregon State University vs.

No. 8 Loyola University Chicago ■ Spread

OSU +6.5, LUC -6.5 ■ Moneyline OSU +225, LUC -278 ■ Over/Under 125 points

Ah yes, the classic 12-seed against an eight-seed Sweet 16 matchup — clearly one everyone saw coming. Oregon State University is arguably the hottest team in college hoops right now after their late-season surge to win the Pacific-12 Conference men’s basketball tournament. Averaging 70.9 points

a game, the Beavers offense is peaking at just the right time.

The Beavers’ two tournament wins have been quite convincing as well, which gives the indication that they have no plans of slowing down. That being said, Loyola University Chicago will be, without question, one of the biggest defensive challenges the Beavers have faced so far.

The Ramblers are only giving up 55.8 points per game, which could put some water on the Beavers’ fiery offense. Sometimes strong defensive teams struggle to put together consistent offensive performances, but that has not been a problem for the Ramblers. This Loyola team has put up 71 points in both of their tournament games and looks to be emerging as one of the better two-way teams left in the tournament.

Verdict: Over 125 points.

I think taking the over is the safest bet here. Both teams will have had a couple of days’ rest and will come out fresh. Could the Loyola defense lock down the Beavers? Absolutely, but one team will have to hit its stride in order to move on to the Elite Eight, and 125 points is low enough that this seems like a promising hit in my book.

No. 15 Oral Roberts University vs.

No. 3 University of Arkansas ■ Spread

ORU +10.5, UA -10.5

■ Moneyline

ORU +350, UA -500 ■ Over/Under 159.5 points Oral Roberts University is the biggest Cinderella story left in this tournament. Loyola is a good team, Syracuse University is a good team and Oral Roberts

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is clicking on all cylinders right now, but no one truly expected them to make it this far — if you did, you are probably clairvoyant.

Everyone loves a crazy narrative in March, and Oral Roberts is certainly that. If they upset the University of Arkansas, it will be one of the most incredible runs in March Madness history, which is exactly why I think their luck has finally run out.

However, when looking at each team’s big three, there is not a lot that separates them on paper. Arkansas and Oral Roberts both have a powerful inside presence in the form of Justin Smith and Kevin Obanor, respectively. Both teams also have guards that are the motor behind their team’s offensive efficiency. Arkansas’ Moses Moody is averaging 17.1 points per game, and Oral Roberts’ Max Abmas is averaging 24.5

points per game.

Verdict: Oral Roberts +10.5.

A spread of 10.5 points is huge in a Sweet 16 matchup, and while I don’t think the Golden Eagles will pull out their third upset, I definitely don’t think they’ll get blown out.

No. 11 Syracuse University vs. No. 2 University of Houston ■ Spread

SU +6, UH -6

■ Moneyline

SU + 200, UH -250 ■ Over/Under 139.5 points To the three, maybe four, people that actually read these, you may be wondering: Where are the upset picks? Isn’t that the biggest allure of March, when the expectedly dominant

teams fall?

The most puzzling aspect of this game is that both of these teams are very much dominant. I have long believed Syracuse was under-seeded in this tournament, and with their most recent two wins, I am heavily bought into the confirmation bias that is presented before me.

The X-factor is Buddy Boeheim. The Syracuse guard scored 25 points and shot 46.2% from deep against West Virginia University. Is the University of Houston a phenomenal defensive team? Yes. Do they hold teams to 28.3% from 3-point range? Also yes. But that will not deter me from crusading for Boeheim’s brilliance.

Verdict: Syracuse moneyline at +200. I love it, you love it — let’s see a double-digit seed make the Elite Eight.

Scott Nies can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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CULTURE AND COMMUNITY

Annual ACT Human Rights Film Festival focuses on connection

By Maddy Erskine @maddyerskine_

After a year of unprecedented isolation, the need for human connection both among our communities and globally is at what feels like an alltime high. This intense desire for connection is at the center of this year’s ACT Human Rights Film Festival.

“So the idea (connection) is, you know, connecting across communities, connecting with your friends and family members and connecting with people around the world and their stories, just trying to keep people who may or may still be distancing or isolated connected in a variety of ways,” ACT Managing Director Beth Seymour said.

Taking place virtually March 19-28, the sixth annual Colorado State University film festival includes 12 feature-length documentaries and nine short films that address human rights and social justice.

“We actually have more films this year than we’ve ever shown before, which is

exciting,” Seymour said.

Films are reviewed and selected by a committee of around 20 professors, students, community members and filmmakers.

“We picked films, not just for their sort of human rights content, but also for the way they tell stories and the approach the filmmakers take, and try to show films that are not just important and showing important stories but also doing so in a way that’s creative and artistic,” Seymour said.

One of this year’s featured films, “Belly of the Beast,” addresses racism, incarceration, reproductive health and women’s rights in the United States.

Directed by Erika Cohn, the film brings attention to the ongoing legacy of eugenics by exposing a pattern of illegal sterilizations in California’s women’s prisons.

“It’s like an onion, and you just keep peeling and seeing just layers and layers and layers of systemic injustice on so many intersectional levels,” Seymour said. “And so that film is absolutely worth watching for students.”

The goal of this festival is to connect us all together, but also to educate ourselves on the injustices in the world around us.

Another film, “Missing in Brooks County,” follows the journey of two families who arrive in Brooks County to look for their loved ones. Brooks County, Texas, is located 70 miles north of the MexicanU.S. border. In the past decade, thousands of immigrants have gone missing or died there, according to the film’s description.

“I felt like before I watched that, ... I’d seen a lot of U.S. immigration and U.S. border stories,” Seymour said. “And that film taught me a ton of pieces and parts of information I didn’t know. For example, the U.S. government specifically drives immigrants through the least hospitable parts of the Southwest ... so the U.S. has actually used the geography as a weapon.”

Other films in this year’s selection address themes of transgender representation and identity, sexual assault, government corruption, disas-

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ter relief, freedom of speech, the war on terror and many more forms of injustice.

This year, CSU also gets to celebrate the accomplishments of CSU alumnus Anthony Grimes, the executive producer of “Mr. Somebody.” “Mr. Somebody,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, is a short film about a former gang member’s search for redemption after 14 years in prison.

On March 26 at 5:30 p.m., the festival and the CSU Alumni Association are hosting a free “Alumni Night In,” which will include a showing of the

film and a Q&A with Anthony Grimes. To attend, one must RSVP on the CSU Alumni Night In webpage.

A limited number of free student tickets for the festival are available thanks to the Student Leadership, Involvement and Community Engagement office. To get the comp code, students can email SLiCE program coordinator Rachel Kiemele at rachel.kiemele@colostate.edu or Beth Seymour at beth.seymour@colostate.edu and request a free SLiCE ticket.

Maddy Erskine can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

FOOD AND DINING

Simply Cooking with Sierra: Sweet potato enchiladas

By Sierra Grimm @CSUram5

INGREDIENTS ■ 1 large sweet potato ■ 1 can of organic black beans

(drained)

■ 1 white onion (chopped) ■ 1/2 cup of canned corn (drained) ■ 4 ounces of green chilies ■ 3 cloves of garlic (minced) ■ 1 jalapeño (minced) ■ 1 teaspoon of ground cumin ■ 1 teaspoon of salt ■ 1 cup of red enchilada sauce ■ 12 corn tortillas ■ 2 cups of shredded cheese

(optional)

There are few things with as much flavor as traditional Mexican enchiladas. Those same great flavors often come with a bigger calorie count, and the fat-heavy meats and cheeses in

many enchiladas, while tasty, are sometimes more than bargained for. I love enchiladas, but I’m also a big fan of sweet potatoes, so I decided to make up a homemade dish that combined the two in a somewhat healthier alternative.

Usually, enchiladas are prepared with some meat, but I thought beans and sweet potato would be an excellent substitute to get the protein. Now that I’ve tried them, I don’t think I will ever eat any other enchiladas again.

Instructions: Before we start prepping, turn that oven on to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Now we can start prepping the food.

Grab your large pot, and put it on medium-high heat on the stove with some oil drizzled on.

Go ahead and peel and dice your onion completely. Do the same with the sweet potato.

Now your pot should be all warmed up. Pop in the chopped onion for about five minutes or until they are soft. While the onion is cooking, mince the garlic and open and drain the black beans and corn.

Once those onions are soft and tender, and the oil has evap-

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orated, add water to the pot and put the chopped sweet potatoes in. They should soften after 1215 minutes. Make sure all the water has evaporated. Remove the pot from heat, and add in the rest of the ingredients: jalapeño, minced garlic, chilies, corn, beans, salt and cumin. Stir until mixed evenly, and set aside.

Tortilla time. On a cooking sheet, lightly rub olive oil all over the tortillas — you should be able to fit six tortillas at a time. Place those in the oven for

two minutes. Repeat that step one more time for a total of 12 warm tortillas.

While your second batch of tortillas is baking, pour 1/4 of a cup of your enchilada sauce in the bottom of a small-to-medium baking dish.

Once all your tortillas are finished, grab the sweet potato mixture and spoon about 1/4 cup into each tortilla and roll them up tightly but not to the point of ripping. For better results, have the opening of the tortilla

face down. Add the rest of the enchilada sauce on top of the 12 tortillas, and add cheese if desired. Once complete, cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake until enchiladas are a bit brown on the edges.

When finished, let the enchiladas sit for a couple of minutes to cool off before consuming. These can be saved as leftovers or frozen.

Sierra Grimm can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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SPRING CLEANING:

GETTING RID OF OLD CLOTHES AND DEVELOPING A NEW STYLE S T Y L E O V E R V I E W JORGE ESPINOZA

The start of spring offers the perfect time to clear some space in your closet for new clothes. Use the start of spring as a time to reflect on the clothes that make you feel confident and get rid of the clothes that no longer fit your sense of style. As always, when shopping for new clothes, look for variety. The more variety you have between colors, textures and patterns, the more elevated your wardrobe will become.

Deciding between which clothes stay and which clothes go: Don’t get rid of everything unless you can afford to buy a completely new wardrobe. Start by getting rid of clothes that no longer fit you comfortably. Then, separate your favorite items from the items you don’t wear as often. Think deeply about whether or not you ever plan on wearing some of the items you don’t wear as often. If you can’t envision a new way to style them, it might be time to part ways.

Where to donate your clothes: You can always donate clothes to a thrift store, sell clothes online, or give them to friends and family. There are plenty of people who would benefit from your donating clothes.

Create a mood board for the style you want to embody: Once you have room in your closet, brainstorm ideas for the ways you’d like to elevate your style. Think about what you want your style to say about you. Once you’ve chosen an aesthetic, take your time buying clothes. You don’t need to go on a shopping spree to fill your closet back up. Rather, you should always have space for something new in your closet.

Remember to always stick to the basics: At the very least, you should always have white and black T-shirts, blue and black jeans, and a white pair of shoes. From there your wardrobe can grow into whatever you want it to be. You can never have enough basics.

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Molly Skold, mayor

administration that encourages economic growth and forwardthinking policy. Skold’s campaign is focused on public-private partnerships and local small businesses, with special emphasis on the recovery of Fort Collins from the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Supporting our local businesses and bringing in jobs is key,” Skold said.

Skold also advocates for a fiscally responsible city government in which “every tax dollar counts.”

“The biggest thing is bringing back the economy,” Skold said.

“We’ve got to bring back our economy so that people go back to living again.”

Skold approves of the City’s actions so far in providing support for local business, such as easements allowing businesses to deliver alcohol, but hopes to take that support further.

One of the first actions that Skold has said she will take is to get approval from the state government for restaurants to have disconnected patios. She said that a provision in state law would allow Fort Collins restaurants to extend patios into the street, but the City hasn’t yet taken advantage of it.

Skold also hopes to further address affordable housing.

“Something like 46% of our service industry workers cannot afford to live in Fort Collins,” Skold said. “That’s staggering.”

In order to bring innovation to Fort Collins, Skold supports local tech startup companies and hopes to foster an entrepreneurial environment for those startups.

“We have an amazing opportunity with our tech folks over at the Innosphere (Ventures),” Skold said, adding that there are about 30 startups right now.

Innosphere Ventures is a Fort Collins-based nonprofit that serves as a “science and technology incubator that accelerates business success of startups and emerging

growth companies,” according to the company’s about page.

Born and raised in Fort Collins, Skold said she has deep familial ties to the area. Practically all of Skold’s education took place in Fort Collins, from elementary school to college. Since graduating from Colorado State University in 1980, Skold lived in Iowa, Russia, Chicago and Nebraska before finally moving back to Fort Collins in 2015.

Skold has extensive experience that would inform her approach to the mayoral office. While living in Omaha, Nebraska, Skold worked as vice president of marketing and communications for East Campus Realty, LLC, the real estate wing of financial services provider Mutual of Omaha. During her time in that position, she directed the marketing and public relations for Midtown Crossing at Turner Park, a multimillion dollar development that spans 16 acres and boasts numerous attractions, including restaurants, apartments and live events.

Besides Midtown Crossing, Skold was involved in various other community programs in Omaha, including some that sought to foster community engagement and display local art. Skold also worked on the establishment of the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, which serves as a hub for recreation, education, events and art in Omaha.

“I know how to build partnerships; I know how to revitalize parts of the community, and I understand compassion,” Skold said.

limited to The Farm Stand Bill, Augmentation of Instream Flows Act, School Psych Bill and the Water/Land Master Plan Bill, according to her mayoral campaign website.

“Thinking about the City, ... let’s think of what we want our City to look like in 10, 20 years,” Arndt said in a YouTube video.

“Let’s come together and think about that. More accessible, not built around the car, more mobile, more equitable, neighborhoods — not housing developments — interwoven with services, so you don’t always have to drive your car somewhere.”

Arndt said in her video that her immediate priority is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. For Arndt, this includes helping small businesses open back up, getting kids back in schools and ensuring everyone is safe and healthy.

Other priorities that Arndt discusses in different YouTube videos on her website include affordable housing, mental health resources, the Black Lives Matter movement and protecting water resources.

In her priorities video, Arndt said that, in a different aspect than affordable or attainable housing, the City needs immediate housing.

“We end up housing people, and we put them in jail,” Arndt said in the video. “Being

homeless is not a crime. ... Maybe we redesign a more humane situation and use our tax dollars not to build a bigger jail ... but to build housing, immediate housing, that have those wraparound services.”

In her video on affordable housing, Arndt said she thinks the City needs a dedicated funding stream to house people experiencing homelessness. Arndt said that while Fort Collins nonprofits that assist people experiencing homeless are great organizations, they are “overworked” and housing assistance should fall under government duties. “(Affordable housing) goes into the idea that Fort Collins is for everyone,” Ardnt said in the video. “To build a strong community, you have to have the people who work here live here.”

On the topic of running for mayor, Arndt said in a video that she thinks her background in civil discourse will benefit the City if she is elected. Arndt expressed the desire to build a strong, cohesive community that is all-inclusive and welcoming.

“I honestly think we have a unique opportunity to ... show the United States how it’s done in a civil way,” Arndt said in a YouTube video.

Fort Collins municipal elections are April 6.

Molly O’Shea can be reached at news@collegian.com.

Jeni Arndt, mayor

Fort Collins Mayoral candidate Molly Skold stands in front of Sheldon Lake in Fort Collins City Park March 20.

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By Aidan Knaus @knausaidan

Mayoral candidate Molly Skold hopes to bring innovation to city government and reboot the local economy.

Skold wants to translate her experience in business and community involvement into an

By Molly O’Shea @molly_o23

Representative Jeni James Arndt is running for mayor in the upcoming Fort Collins City Council election. Arndt lives with her husband and three children in Fort Collins, where she has volunteered and worked for her adult life.

Arndt graduated from Poudre High School, received her undergraduate degree in sociology from Colorado College and earned her master’s in geography from the University of Colorado.

Arndt also received a master’s in special education and a doctorate in literacy from Purdue University, according to her website.

“When I legislate, I legislate for the long term, and then I walk it back and develop many goals and legislation so that we can build for the vision of the long term,” Arndt said in a YouTube video about her priorities for Fort Collins.

As a member of the 73rd Colorado General Assembly, Arndt currently serves as chair of the Agriculture, Livestock and Water and Statutory Revision committees. She is also involved with the Transportation and Local Government Committee, according to the CGA’s website.

Arndt has sponsored many bills from the people of Fort Collins, including but not

Since returning to Fort Collins, Skold has continued to contribute to community programs. She has served on the boards of directors for the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery and Visit Fort Collins. Skold said that understanding tourism and its role in helping the community is “very, very” important.

Skold is a member of the advisory board for Elevations Credit Union and has also worked for the Food Bank for Larimer County, serving as a committee member on their capital campaign.

Skold’s views on food security have been influenced by her time abroad in rural Russia, where she taught English for a year and a half.

“If you’ve ever been hungry — like truly hungry — it’s a frightening experience,” she said. “I believe strongly in supporting those who are food insecure.”

As mayor, Skold stressed that she would encourage collaboration and community engagement without a political agenda.

“We need a mayor that thinks independently and acts independently and who puts Fort Collins first,” Skold said. “I think good people and smart people are opting out of local leadership right now because they don’t feel like their voice is heard.”

Aidan Knaus can be reached at news@collegian.com.

Fort Collins Mayoral candidate Jeni James Arndt stands by the Colorado State University Center for the Arts March 20.

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Gerry Horak, mayor

District 6 Fort Collins City Council candidate Gerry Horak stands in front of the Colorado State University Center for the Arts March 20.

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By Noelle Mason @noellemaso

With over 15 years serving the Fort Collins community, Gerry Horak prioritizes supporting small businesses and environmental progress in his bid for mayor.

By Serena Bettis @serenaroseb

Running for the Fort Collins City Council District 4 seat, Shirley Peel’s campaign centers on COVID-19 relief for businesses and developing a smart growth plan for the City.

A Fort Collins resident for 20 years and a founder of the Christian Core Academy, Peel is excited to engage with voters and create plans that can turn into actions.

“I’m not a politician, and I’m not running just because I want to hold political office,” Peel said.

“I’m running because I want to help the community. … I really care about this community — it’s meant so much to my family and it’s given so much to my family.”

Peel said that, if elected, during her first month on council she would focus on understanding what the best ways to help small businesses are.

“I think the City needs to play the bigger role in business and job recovery,” Peel said. “That would probably be the most important thing, is to make sure that we are supporting our businesses and making sure that we’re getting people back to work.”

Peel wants to go to businesses directly and engage them in conversations about how to best help them recover from the pandemic, whether that is funding assistance or mediation with landlords to keep business locations.

According to his website, Horak’s background includes 40 years in business and has focused on the environment in addition to obtaining a Ph.D. from Colorado State University.

Horak’s past accomplishments with the City of Fort Collins

“I know the City has been trying to work with the state in getting money, but I think we need to try to continue with that and the state needs to understand the need for businesses to recover,” Peel said.

On her campaign website, Peel expressed concern over the greater impact the COVID-19 pandemic could have on the Fort Collins economy, given that if more businesses close, sales tax revenue will decrease alongside that.

“The trick with (growth) is going to be figuring out all of these things and keeping what makes Fort Collins unique.”

SHIRLEY PEEL DISTRICT 4 CANDIDATE

“Our economy is roughly 60% sales tax dependent and if small business and major retailers do not survive the crisis, our community is looking at potential layoffs and significant reductions in services,” the website said.

Peel’s other high priority is looking at the population growth Fort Collins and the Front Range has experienced in the last 20 years and the projected growth for the next 10 years.

Peel has a smart growth plan she hopes to implement, which

Horak strives to be an approachable member of local government.

“To my knowledge, I am the only council member to respond to every email, text, letter — hardly any of those anymore — and any other communications,“ he said. “I think that’s important.”

Horak makes an effort to respond to the needs and concerns of Fort Collins citizens and knows their worth when it comes to local government.

“I’ve had listening sessions where citizens have come up with ideas, and we’ve been able to implement them,” he said.

Horak is a supporter of U+2, and he knows affordable housing is an important issue to the CSU community.

According to his website, Horak plans to develop affordable housing action plans, institute “affordable and reliable utilities” and expand access to internet.

Horak takes pride in his tangible plans, available to the public on his website. He is passionate about running for mayor because he knows he can make a difference in the community.

“When people see positive change, they get excited about it,” Horak said. “I need citizens to think that we can make a difference, and that’s what part of my motto is: ‘Getting it done.’”

Noelle Mason can be reached at news@collegian.com.

include major strides in improving the Transfort bus system, the restoration of several acres of the Cache la Poudre River and the protection of several natural spaces throughout Fort Collins. Horak said he is running for mayor because he likes helping people.

Horak’s priorities include individuals, businesses and the environment. According to Horak, the community is hurting. “(Being on City Council is) one of the most meaningful things I’ve done in my life besides raising children, and now spoiling grandchildren,” Horak said. “You can make a real difference.”

As a family man and someone who cares about Fort Collins, Horak said, “I like helping people with small problems, something they have in their neighborhood, and big problems: climate change, trail systems, how we get around town.”

“The environment is also hurting,” Horak said. His list of accomplishments and awards is heavy on environmental progress, and his environmental priorities include continued implementation of the Climate Action Plan, improving air quality and working toward a carbonneutral Fort Collins.

“If you think about it, local governments tend to be more innovative because we can move quicker with ideas,” Horak said.

Horak also takes pride in con-

tinued protection of natural areas in Fort Collins, especially when it comes to the Cache la Poudre corridor, much of which was burned last summer in the Cameron Peak fire.

“We need to get back to revegetating that land,” Horak said.

“This spring, the water will again run black in the Poudre River,” deeming it unusable. The Poudre watershed falls high on his list of priorities, especially when it comes to increasing water quality and quantity for the City.

“When I first got on the council as a young man, I helped the City spell ‘environment;’ it wasn’t part of the equation,” he said.

Horak’s past initiatives reflect his passion, but he plans to continue to prioritize plans to help improve the quality of Fort Collins’ air and water.

Horak’s platform also includes a response to COVID-19.

“We need to put a community effort into making sure hard to reach populations get the vaccine,” Horak said. He also said one of his goals is to improve internet access to remote populations who utilize the internet for job searching, research and education. According to his website, his response to COVID-19 also includes encouraging citizens to continue wearing masks, social distancing and avoiding large gatherings and to be transparent and provide health data in real time.

includes adopting “common sense zoning practices,” continuing solid infrastructure development into areas of new growth and authorizing the use of metro districts.

“The trick with that is going to be figuring out all of these things and keeping what makes Fort Collins unique,” Peel said. “I think that’s the open spaces and the unique vibe of Fort Collins; we don’t want to lose that as we grow.”

Peel said she thinks the City Council has not done the best job at keeping up with the growth in the City but said she admires the way they put together comprehensive plans with detailed steps on follow-through.

Along with her smart growth plan, Peel said affordable housing and changing the City’s zoning laws would make growth more manageable.

“I do understand the noise issue and all that, but then as a mom of four kids (in college), … trying to find affordable housing (for them) was a nightmare,” Peel said. “I think the U+2 ordinance has outlived its time.”

Peel said her experience as an educator is what most qualifies her for City Council. As the founder of the Christian Core Academy, Peel also worked there as a teacher and administrator and still serves on the school board.

“I think that has taught me how to communicate to people (and) articulate visions to peo-

Shirley Peel, District 4

District 4 Fort Collins City Council candidate Shirley Peel stands by the Colorado State University Center for the Arts March 20.

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ple,” Peel said. “On the school board, I have learned how to collaborate and build bridges between different ideas, different mindsets.”

As school founder, Peel said she built two education programs “from the ground up,” which taught her how to plan, implement and evaluate initiatives.

City Council elections will

be April 6, with registered Fort Collins voters receiving their ballots by mail in the last two weeks of March. Colorado also has same-day voter registration; voters must have lived within Fort Collins city limits for at least 22 days to be eligible to vote in the municipal elections.

Serena Bettis can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Susan Gutowsky, District 1

“I think that those are the umbrella (under) which everything else falls,” Gutowsky said. “Any of the issues that we value for our community all fall under the umbrella of equity and social justice.”

Appointed to fill a council vacancy in January 2019 and later voted into a two-year term during the April 2019 elections, Gutowsky

has been a Fort Collins resident for over 40 years.

The areas of focus covered under Gutowsky’s equity umbrella include accelerating the City’s Climate Action Plan, putting work into the City’s new equity and inclusion program and improving the infrastructure in the northeast section of the City.

“We’re very concerned about our air quality,” Gutowsky said.

“Years ago, we enjoyed pristine air and now, not so much.”

The City adopted its current Climate Action Plan in March 2015 with goals to reduce carbon emissions by getting them 20% under the emissions levels from 2005 by 2020. By 2030, the goal is to get 80% under 2005 levels.

The City will have to wait until 2022 for 2020 carbon emissions data, but City officials predict that Fort Collins was 3% shy of its 2020 reduction goal, according to The Coloradoan.

Gutowsky said poor air quality is directly related to the increased use of cars in the City that comes with continued population growth in Fort Collins and along the Front Range.

“A couple of the priorities I want to have is the idea of multimodal transportation; to use less cars and more alternative transportation modes,” Gutowsky said.

If elected, Gutowsky hopes to set equity, inclusion and social justice as one of the council’s top prior-

ities for the next two years.

Under that topic, Gutowsky said she wants to promote the legal aid fund for immigrants and see that the work is completed.

“That’s something we began a number of weeks ago, and it’s in progress, but I would like to see that come to completion, so we have that resource available to our immigrant population,” Gutowsky said.

Gutowsky also wants to work on connecting the growth in the northeast section of the City, which falls under District 1 with the rest of Fort Collins.

“At one time, the growth wasn’t there, but our demographics are changing, and the growth is moving farther north, and it’s time to focus, with planning and with funding, to improve the infrastructure in the northeast,” Gutowsky said.

For Colorado State University students, Gutowsky said her transportation plans will be of direct benefit, as she is all too familiar with the frustration that comes from a lack of parking, being ticketed for parking in the wrong place and dealing with congestion on City streets.

“The more emphasis we can put on other ways for students to get to where they need to go (will help),” Gutowsky said. “That could be enhancing commuter trails, ... expanding our public transit, ... so there are ways for students to get

to utilize an already existing partnership between Colorado State University, Front Range Community College and the Larimer County Workforce Center called NoCo Inspire.

“It’s a skills-based job placement program for younger kids to get internships and apprenticeships in skilled labor jobs, which is a really cool pathway, but we could be elevating this to all of the local employers through partnerships with the Small Business Development Center, StartUp FoCo, which I’m the lead organizer of — I mean, you name it,” Armstrong said.

Not only does Armstrong want to focus on employment, but he said he wants to find better solutions to fight homelessness in Fort Collins.

“We have to seek out some sort of way to holistically support (people experiencing homelessness) with mental health, with physical health, with social supports, with job placement and job training, with a shelter and a pathway to homeownership or at least just renting in our community,” Armstrong said.

As a fan of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration, Armstrong said he wants to create jobs for people experiencing homelessness through building infrastructure, such as new trails.

“We could stand to use a few more trails in Fort Collins and putting this population to work, and paying them well would allow them to live here and get paid in equity,” Armstrong said.

Besides adding new jobs, Armstrong said he wants to provide support to the population with physical

and mental health as well because being homeless is not easy.

“If we’re not fixing all of those things all at once, we’re putting our neighbors back out in the cold, and we’re doing them a disservice,” Armstrong said. “So we need to be much better about that.”

Armstrong also spoke of the inequality that goes on in the business community, and his wishes to improve Black, Indigenous and people of color’s experiences as business owners in Fort Collins.

“What we are seeing in the business community is that BIPOC members of the community might be being offered good titles, but they’re not being offered job titles that come along with equity in terms of business ownership,” Armstrong said. “And so they don’t get an ownership stake in the company.”

Armstrong said it isn’t clear what is causing this to happen but believes hosting training and outreach would go a long way. Armstrong said he hopes to build a multicultural resource center to aid in that outreach and communication.

“Along North College (Avenue), that defunct Albertsons that’s been sitting hollow for years; if rejuvenated into a multicultural resource hub, (it) could serve as a sales tax hub for art and cultural events,” Armstrong said. “It could serve as a meeting space, it could have a space for nonprofits in our community that do outreach and connectivity. It’s a space that’s needed in our community.”

Armstrong said building the center on North College Avenue

Nick Armstrong, District 1

Susan Gutowsky stands in the gazebo at the Annual Flower Trial Garden March 19. Gutowsky is a candidate for City Council District 1.

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By Serena Bettis @serenaroseb

Running for reelection in Fort Collins District 1, Susan Gutowsky wants to focus on equity, inclusion and social justice during what she hopes will be her next term on City Council.

By Ceci Taylor @cecelia_twt In his bid for the position of City Council member in Fort Collins District 1, Nick Armstrong said he would focus on supporting local businesses, easing the affordable housing crisis, fighting homelessness, reconnecting northeast Fort Collins with the rest of the City and raising equity and representation.

“Reconnecting the northeast Fort Collins neighborhoods requires teamwork and collaboration between the City, the county and the neighbors and a rethinking of the City policy for how we find trails, sidewalks and bike lane connections between neighborhoods,” Armstrong said.

Armstrong said over half of District 1 is not connected to the rest of Fort Collins by bike lanes, sidewalks and trails. He said this lowers residents’ quality of life and has environmental consequences.

When it comes to the affordable housing crisis, Armstrong said he approaches the problem differently because of his background as a small business owner.

“I tend to really focus on pragmatic solutions, things that are easy to achieve if we were working together in the same direction,” Armstrong said. “We need to have a unified front for providing job placement and job training services and especially in the skilled labor and unskilled labor fields where employers are having a hard time finding employees and keeping employees.”

Armstrong said he wants

not only from home to school but any other places they need to go in a relatively inexpensive fashion.”

Gutowsky said she would also love to see the MAX expanded, as she said it has been one of the most amazing things the City has done for transportation.

Additionally, Gutowsky thinks that the City could work with CSU to serve students experiencing food and housing insecurity and mentioned that she donates to Rams Against Hunger on a monthly basis.

“The University is an integral part of our community,” Gutowsky said. “CSU students are maybe temporary citizens of Fort Collins but nonetheless an integral part of the community. ... Anything we do, we keep the students in mind because we value you, we value your presence and we consider you our residents.”

City Council elections will be April 6, with registered Fort Collins voters receiving their ballots by mail in the last two weeks of March.

Colorado also has same day voter registration; voters must have lived within Fort Collins City limits for at least 22 days to be eligible to vote in the municipal elections.

Serena Bettis can be reached at news@collegian.com.

District 1 Fort Collins City Council candidate Nick Armstrong stands in front of the Colorado State University Center for the Arts March 20.

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could also help liven the place with more businesses, sidewalks and bike lanes.

“There are so many businesses that could survive and thrive in that space if we were mindful about how we support them,” Armstrong said.

In his first week in office, if elected, Armstrong said his priority is to advocate for improved infrastructure in District 1 and highlighting organizations that are doing

good work, along with artists and community members.

“It’s not my job as a City councilperson to speak for the community members, what my job is, is to make space on the platform and then step back and let them speak and share their experiences, and then commit to acting on what we’ve learned,” Armstrong said.

Ceci Taylor can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Tricia Canonico, District 3

District 3 Fort Collins City Council candidate Tricia Canonico stands by the Colorado State University Center for the Arts March 21.

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By Isaiah Dennings @isaiah_dennings

Tricia Canonico is running for the City Council seat to represent District 3 located in the southeast sector of Fort Collins.

Canonico has lived in Fort Collins for 10 years with her

By Michael Stella @michaelstella_

Gavin Kaszynski is running for Fort Collins City Council seat for District 3 with the main goal of getting the Fort Collins economy going again. Kaszynski, who has a background in finance, believes he is uniquely positioned for the job.

For Kaszynski, the Fort Collins economy feeds into every other issue that the City faces.

This includes climate issues, energy and affordable housing.

“In an economy that is booming, issues like affordable housing, issues like child care affordability, health care affordability, these issues tend to sort of get taken care of, not entirely, but a growing economy helps everyone,” Kaszynski said.

Kaszynski also said that the economy is the main topic that City Council should focus on. He explained that an environment that promotes economic growth creates a space for small businesses and startups to be successful.

“I’m saying that because I am pro-business, but I am mainly saying that because I am pro-human,” Kaszynski said.

Additionally, Kaszynski said he is uniquely qualified when it comes to the economy because of his professional background.

After graduating from the University of Houston with a degree in finance, Kaszynski went into commercial banking with Bank

husband and kids. When she is not at home with her family, Canonico is out volunteering and giving back to the community.

“I am on the board of The Family Center (La Familia) here in town,” Canonico said. “I was co-lead of Moms Demand Action, and I gave that up to of America. While at Bank of America, Kaszynski would look at business financial statements and translate those numbers into a way to understand if the business was doing well or not.

“When you ask what I bring to the City Council, that’s it,” Kaszynski said. “There are indicators underneath the economy that we should be tracking that let us know the health of our economy.”

“The vision that I have is that my grandkids will be as happy as I am today in this great community. I am thinking two generations ahead. I want Fort Collins to be as good for them as it was for us.”

GAVIN KASZYNSKI DISTRICT 3 CANDIDATE

The first thing that Kaszynski wants to do, if elected, is form the Community School Committee. This committee would seek to bring stakeholders in the Poudre School District together to talk about the issues that face the school district on a regular basis. Stakeholders include the superintendent of PSD, board members, people from each municipality represented in PSD,

become the co-chair of the Colorado Coalition Against Gun Violence.”

Canonico is also an entrepreneur, as she ran two successful online businesses from 2006 to 2017. Canonico said she believes her experience with running a small business has given her skills that can be really useful because she can better relate to what small businesses are going through during the COVID-19 crisis.

Canonico started Feed the NoCo Frontline, a nonprofit initiative to help struggling local businesses and provide support for frontline pandemic workers.

“We raised $36,000 to buy meals from struggling restaurants to feed frontline workers,” Canonico said.

Canonico first got involved in politics by getting out and canvassing for candidates. She held one of the first fundraisers by someone not involved in politics prior for Rep. Joe Neguse.

This fundraiser got her interested in running for City Council.

“I’ve always been very enthusiastic about helping out in the community and serving the community, and it just felt like this was the next step,” Canonico said.

Canonico has lived all over the country and abroad several times. She has experienced multiple different types of

towns but has loved living in Fort Collins.

“I’ve lived in well-run towns and ones that weren’t as well-run, so I think I’ve got an idea of what really works well for a city,” Canonico said.

Canonico believes Fort Collins is doing a good job but said there are still areas to improve.

One issue that Canonico advocates for is the lack of child care within the City; her work with The Family Center/La Familia in Fort Collins has made that issue apparent.

“I’ve really become passionate about affordable, quality child care,” Canonico said. “I think Fort Collins was already a child care desert before COVID(-19) hit, and it’s just really exacerbated those conditions.”

Providing support for small businesses is also an important issue, as Canonico’s brother is a restaurateur in Atlanta. Seeing the struggles that he is going through, as well as the experience with her own small business, has inspired her to help.

“Small businesses really have my heart, and I want to support them,” Canonico said.

“They’re really the heart and the soul of Fort Collins. We have so many great unique businesses that we need to continue to thrive through this crisis.”

The main issue that Canonico will act on first if elected is the COVID-19 recovery.

Canonico wants to have education efforts informing the public on the safety of the vaccine, a strategic plan for allocating stimulus money to local business and leadership.

She hopes this will connect the community with the resources available to mitigate the economic fall out experienced by the community.

“When this crisis finally ends, we need to carefully examine how we can keep our community resilient and viable to ensure all people recover and thrive,” Canonico said.

Canonico also wants to see progress within the climate action and zero waste plans, as well as with affordable housing and making Fort Collins a more inclusive place to live.

Additionally, Canonico said she’d like to have listening sessions with Colorado State University students to hear what is important to them.

“I just don’t find much wrong with Fort Collins,” Canonico said. “Again, there’s still more that we can do to make it even better, but I just think we’re also fortunate to live in this community.”

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

teachers and parents.

“I helped bring some of these parents together with the school board to talk,” Kaszynski said.

“It was a really good conversation; they started to understand one another and understand one another’s challenges and found some common ground.”

By forming the CSC, Kaszynski wants a forum where all stakeholders of the PSD can communicate with each other.

Kaszynski recognized that forming this committee has little to do with City Council, but he thinks it is important anyway because so many people are impacted by it.

Kaszynski said City Council has done well in keeping the council nonpartisan and focused on solving issues that transcend politics.

“City Council should be a place where we should be able to avoid the ugly polarizing partisan politics that defies everyone immediately,” Kaszynski said.

Kaszynski said it is a good thing City Council races are nonpartisan and said they should be kept that way.

When Kaszynski and his wife moved to Fort Collins back in 2006, the Fort Collins community was something that stood out to them.

“We were just welcomed here,” Kaszynski said. “It was like, ‘Wow, this is home; this is a great place to be.’”

Kaszynski has a vision for Fort Collins that will “guide his

Gavin Kaszynski, District 3

District 3 Fort Collins City Council candidate Gavin Kaszynski stands by the Colorado State University Center for the Arts March 20.

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decision making” if he is to be elected.

“The vision that I have is that my grandkids will be as happy as I am today in this great community,” Kaszynski said. “I am thinking two generations ahead. I want Fort Collins to be as good for them as it was for us.”

Kaszynski, who said he is the 100th percentile for opti-

mism after taking a personality test, does not want City Council to get sidetracked by all the other issues that “are too easy to get side tracked with.”

He said he wants City Council to focus on building a great community for everybody within it.

Michael Stella can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Jessica Dyrdahl, District 4

Dyrdahl is the advisor for the Associated Students of CSU and graduated from the University in 2007 with degrees in political science and Spanish. Her top three platforms include COVID-19 relief, affordable housing and environmental sustainability.

As part of COVID-19 relief, Dyrdahl takes a holistic approach,

focusing the mental, social, emotional and physical aspects of living through and recovering from the pandemic. According to her website, the City Council can advocate for more funding from state and federal legislators, support mental health initiatives and emphasize safety guidelines.

Dyrdahl said something that the City has already done but could continue is the small business relief program.

“What I did for that approach is I had a list of small businesses in my district, and I just called them all or emailed them,” Dyrdahl said. “(I asked) ‘Hey, do you know that this program exists, have you applied, do you qualify?’ because there were only a couple of time frames that they were able to apply for that funding.”

Dyrdahl, like many other candidates, said she fully supports the City’s new Housing Strategic Plan and thinks it will be a good start for improving affordable housing.

“They have a pretty comprehensive plan with 26 different strategies,” Dyrdahl said. “Some can be implemented immediately and others might be longer term and just continuing the work that they’re doing there.”

Dyrdahl said that it has been cool for her to see her work overlap between her City Council election and her work as ASCSU advisor because she is helping students get involved with the Housing Strategic Plan.

Now that the plan has been

put forward, Dyrdahl said they are looking at “how are we actually implementing some of these strategies and doing additional research, and the students have got on board in progressing that.”

Two of Dyrdahl’s platforms, housing affordability and sustainability, tie together closely, she said.

Dyrdahl said that when people cannot afford to live in the City limits, they have to commute to work, which increases their greenhouse gas emissions.

“From a greater community aspect, (look at) how we are offering different ways to cut down our impact on the environment,” Dyrdahl said. “Air quality is pretty bad in Fort Collins — actually one of the worst in the nation — and so how are we encouraging more people to use alternative modes of transportation to cut down on our differing emissions.”

On the Hughes Stadium ballot issue, Dyrdahl said that she sees the pros and cons to the open space initiative. Dyrdahl supports open space, she said, but also likes seeing that CSU is planning on affordable housing options for staff, faculty and the broader community.

However, as a CSU employee, Dyrdahl said she will remain impartial and act only on what the constituents tell her.

“If the voters decide that it should all be open space, I strongly support that,” Dyrdahl said.

Dyrdahl feels qualified for the City Council because of her leadership and political science

money, Rachid explained her position on urban development.

She doesn’t want the City to continue expanding as it has been, calling it “the biggest problem” for Fort Collins.

Rachid said that with the water drought, she has concerns about how much the City can withstand if it continues to grow.

“In the future, it’s going to come back and be a real problem,” Rachid said. “We’re building as if there’s no tomorrow.”

On her website, Rachid specifically opposes the development of the Hughes Stadium area. She believes it should remain an open, green space.

“Located at the base of the foothills, it begs to be included in Fort Collins natural areas,” the website reads. “If developed, this gem will be lost to future generations.”

Additionally, Rachid explained that more development will not resolve affordable housing.

She wants to propose rebates and assistance to help add rental units into pre-existing homes, according to her website.

“This takes advantage of existing infrastructure and is a more sustainable solution,” her website reads. “To accomplish this, restrictions in the land use code should be reexamined and changed to allow higher density areas.”

In the spirit of sustainability, Rachid also supports the plastic bag ban initiative, explaining that it’s

the “first step in trying to control the use of single-use plastics in our community,” according to her campaign site.

Rachid also believes the Fort Collins Police Services should be more transparent and accountable.

She has worked on numerous campaigns to fight for criminal justice reformation, particularly with jails, including one that opposed the Larimer County Jail Sales Tax Replacement in 2011.

Rachid said that homelessness should stop being criminalized.

She explained that the City needs to help people experiencing homelessness instead of putting them in jail or ticketing them.

“I think that we need to change how we look at situations and people in our community and the way we treat some people,” Rachid said. “We waste money enforcing laws that are unnecessary.”

Rachid said that if she is elected, she will work with FCPS and nonprofits in the area to change the mindset around homelessness.

Finally, Rachid believes affordable child care is “essential,” explaining that the positive impacts of early education are proven, according to her website.

“In the 2020 election, Portland, (Oregon), overwhelmingly passed a ballot initiative which would provide free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-old children,” the website reads. “Fort Collins should consider a similar initiative.”

If elected, Rachid said she will

Sidna Rachid, District 4

Fort Collins City Council candidate Jessica Dyrdahl stands outside the Colorado State University Center for the Arts March 19.

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By Serena Bettis @serenaroseb

Jessica Dyrdahl, a Colorado State University graduate and employee, is running for the Fort Collins City Council District 4 seat, which is currently held by Melanie Potyondy, who was appointed to fill a vacancy in January.

By Laura Studley @laurastudley_

Sidna Rachid has a commitment to the residents of Fort Collins.

Running for the District 4 City Council seat, Rachid’s top priority is helping people from underserved populations. Though Rachid has no prior experience with City Council, she believes that she can be a successful council member for District 4.

Before moving to Fort Collins in 2001, she lived in various places, including Egypt for 10 years. “(Fort Collins) was the perfect size,” Rachid said. “It’s just a wonderful town; it’s just a wonderful place to live. There’s lots to do; I haven’t had any problem keeping busy.”

Rachid attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, earning her bachelor’s degree in zoology. Years later, she pursued a master’s in business administration in accounting from Rutgers University in 1989, graduating with honors.

Rachid is confident in her ability to organize spreadsheets and budgets through her degree and said this will carry over if elected.

“You’re going to have a certain amount of money,” Rachid said. “So you have to figure out where it’s best spent.”

In addition to handling

background and the work she does every day with ASCSU. “Every day in my work with ASCSU, I help students to be able to represent their constituents, their fellow students,” Dyrdahl said.

“How are they passing pieces of legislation, how are they implementing programs, how are they getting the word out to others, how are they being responsible stewards of the student fee.”

Dyrdahl said that, if elected, within the first month of her term, while setting priorities for the next two years with the rest of the council, she would focus on equity and viewing all policies with an equitable lens.

“You show what is important to you by where you put your money, and so how are we making sure that those goals are realized?”

Dyrdahl said. “So that first month would be really focusing on that (time) as we’re setting ourselves up for the next year.”

City Council elections will be April 6, with registered Fort Collins voters receiving their ballots by mail in the last two weeks of March.

Colorado also has same-day voter registration; voters must have lived within Fort Collins city limits for at least 22 days to be eligible to vote in the municipal elections.

Serena Bettis can be reached at news@collegian.com.

District 4 Fort Collins City Council candidate Sidna Rachid stands by the Colorado State University Center for the Arts March 20.

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continue to pose questions that others may not think of. She said she will try to get other perspectives and ask what the decisions are being based on.

In addition, her campaign is not accepting any financial contributions.

“I’m not taking any contributions for my campaign, so I’m only going to be doing what’s best for the City, not for anyone else,” Rachid said.

Laura Studley can be reached as news@collegian.com.

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Melanie Potyondy, District 4

After attending Colorado State University in 1998, Potyondy studied at the University of Northern Colorado to pursue her doctorate in school psychology. She and her husband moved around the Front Range, only returning to Fort Collins about six years ago.

Potyondy loves Fort Collins for its businesses, parks and progressive ideals. She said that it has a

es and spaces that make the City unique while “growing gracefully.”

The second is achieving longterm livability. This includes creating opportunities for housing affordability, providing a wide variety of jobs and having adequate transportation in place.

Potyondy said she wants to make Fort Collins a place where people can settle and feel like they have a home.

Thirdly, Potyondy will focus on environmental sustainability.

She said she wants to be progressive and mindful of climate action, solid waste diversion and keeping an adequate amount of open space.

Another part of Potyondy’s platform is making sure Fort Collins is accessible for everyone. As a school psychologist, she works with students with disabilities. After high school, there are many obstacles they face, including finding a job and getting around, Potyondy said.

“I want to see everybody in the City be able to live at their highest level of independence and enjoy our community and be able to access all it has to offer and not feel like they’re stuck,” Potyondy said.

As for the Hughes Stadium ballot initiative, Potyondy said it’s a difficult issue. She explained that she sees members of community valuing housing but also valuing open space. Potyondy said there’s a “push-pull” relationship.

“I value both of those things, but I’m really, really invested in giving the voters their say, that people

formation, especially given how difficult it can be for marginalized groups and people without access to technology to make appointments and find the information they need.

On affordable housing, Hottenstein said there are many things the City can do to help its residents find affordable and attainable housing for both renters and homeowners.

“When we’re talking about affordable housing, it seems like it is time to revisit our land use code and consider some changes to make housing more affordable, and by that I’m talking about U+2,” Hottenstein said. “It depends on what the whole package is, but I do think … it might be time to make some adjustments to it.”

Hottenstein also referenced Fort Collins’ new Housing Strategic Plan, which was adopted by the City Council Feb. 16, and said she thinks everything that went into that plan will be a great step forward for the community.

One of Hottenstein’s favorite aspects of the housing plan is that the City worked closely with the community to create it. She said something she hopes to do if elected to council is to create more engagement time with residents and collaborate with other groups on major issues.

Hottenstein said she is dedicated to sustainability and the City’s Climate Action Plan, another issue that Hottenstein knows

is important to Colorado State University students.

“The City has a great Climate Action Plan that they adopted in 2015, but unfortunately we haven’t been meeting that annual goal, so I think it’s important to push forward on those goals,” Hottenstein said.

She wants to focus on reducing greenhouse gases and finding a way for the Rawhide Energy Station to stop burning coal.

Hottenstein completed CSU’s Water Literate Leaders of Northern Colorado program in 2020, which gives her a better perspective on environmental issues important to local farmers, small businesses and the City.

With everything Hottenstein addresses, she said that she will also focus on the diversity, equity and inclusion aspect of the issue.

“I think it’s super important that we have that lens on every policy that the City considers,” Hottenstein said. “(We need) to make sure that we’re thinking about the impact that the policies are going to have on different groups of people and make sure that everyone is included in the conversation.”

Hottenstein said she is qualified to be on City Council because of her experience as a journalist, which taught her how to ask the tough questions, and her experience with volunteering and running a small business in the community.

“I think that’s a valuable perspective to bring to council because

Erin Hottenstein, District 4

District 4 Fort Collins City Council candidate Melanie Potyondy stands by the Colorado State University Center for the Arts March 20.

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By Laura Studley @laurastudley_

Melanie Potyondy is on a mission to improve and preserve the future of Fort Collins.

Potyondy, the current representative for District 4, is running to maintain her seat for the upcoming April election.

By Serena Bettis @serenaroseb

Erin Hottenstein, a Fort Collins resident of 21 years, is running for a City Council position to finish the remainder of Kristin Stephens’ four-year term in District 4.

Hottenstein’s platform focuses on COVID-19 relief and recovery, affordable housing and diversity as well as equity and inclusion initiatives.

“It’s really important to help individuals, families and small businesses to get back on their feet,” Hottenstein said. “I’m especially interested in working on the longterm recovery of getting those jobs back that we lost.”

Hottenstein feels that the City could do a better job at spreading information about COVID-19 vaccines in the form of public information campaigns and resources to help residents find vaccination locations within the City.

“I would like to see the City helping in any way that they can with the vaccination process,” Hottenstein said. “I understand that the City doesn’t have vaccines itself, but the City does have a lot of resources … and the City has people that can help, and so I would like to see as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible, and I think the City could lend a hand with that.”

Hottenstein said she was surprised that the City has not done more to provide vaccination in-

have the chance to communicate what they want with that property,” Potyondy said.

Given her commitment to sustainability, Potyondy fully supports the plastic bag ban, characterizing it as “the first step” toward being assertive in environmental action.

Potyondy said there’s a sense of urgency to roll back the environmental damage and that includes taking small, tangible efforts where people can.

Her first order of business, if elected, is helping both private residents and businesses recover from COVID-19.

“We’ve got to help get us back to the place where people’s basic needs are being met and that they’re feeling secure,” Potyondy said.

Additionally, Potyondy places an importance on the Housing Strategic Plan and the Climate Action Plan, explaining that Fort Collins’ growth will only continue.

There needs to be a balance between development and being environmentally conscious, she said.

Potyondy cares deeply about her community in District 4, given it’s the area she works, lives and where her two sons will attend school.

“My whole life happens in this part of town,” she said. “I am very, very invested in taking care of the folks who live here and the families I work with at Rocky (Mountain High School).”

Laura Studley can be reached as news@collegian.com.

small-town feel with the benefits of a larger city.

Her interest in local politics began when she took CityWorks 101. This program serves as a citizen’s academy to get residents interested in the City’s government and its inner workings.

Potyondy said the course allowed her to see all the pieces of the City come together and learn how they fit together.

She was also able to see the government at work firsthand in 2019. She, along with local mayoral candidate Jeni Arndt, helped pass a bill that sought to have equal compensation for nationally certified school professionals, including school psychologists like herself.

Potyondy said that this helped her realize how accessible local politics is.

“I had this idea as a constituent and I got to do something about it and see it change the law in Colorado,” Potyondy said. “You can actually talk to your representatives and make change.”

Additionally, Potyondy said that after the 2016 election, she felt she had to do more than vote.

“I needed to have a more active role, and I found that local politics was really where I could have more direct impact with what was going on in my community,” she said.

Potyondy’s platform has three main focuses under the umbrella of COVID-19 recovery.

The first is to keep Fort Collins’ character as it grows. She wants to maintain the qualities, business-

District 4 Fort Collins City Council candidate Erin Hottenstein stands by the Colorado State University Center for the Arts March 20.

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I know what it’s like to start up a business and try to grow a business,” Hottenstein said. “I really have a good understanding of what that’s like and what other small businesses are going through.”

Hottenstein also works with Colorado 50-50, a group dedicated to elections and voting, she said.

City Council elections will be

April 6, with registered Fort Collins voters receiving their ballots by mail in the last two weeks of March.

Colorado also has same-day voter registration; voters must have lived within Fort Collins city limits for at least 22 days to be eligible to vote in the municipal elections.

Serena Bettis can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Jeff Hansen, District 5

Fort Collins City Council candidate Jeff Hansen stands outside of the Colorado State University Center for the Arts March 21.

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By Piper Russell @piperrussell10

With plans to put words into action, Jeff Hansen is running on a platform of reconnecting Fort Collins.

Hansen, an architect, is running for the City Council seat for District 5. He has lived in Fort Collins for almost 10 years but has been visiting Fort Collins for over 20 years.

Being an architect helped

By Noelle Mason @noellemaso

Kelly Ohlson is a Colorado State University graduate, longterm resident of Fort Collins District 5, former school teacher and historic building renovator and former City Council member, mayor and mayor pro tem. Ohlson is running for a City Council seat representing District 5 in west central Fort Collins.

“I think I am the right person for these frustrating and challenging times,” he said in regards to running.

Ohlson has an extensive resume that includes years of service to Fort Collins.

“I think my experience and proven leadership will best serve District 5 and the Fort Collins community,” he said. “I think my experience will come in real handy … especially because these times are a little stranger than most.”

In regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohlson says he is for the recovery of both people and businesses impacted by the virus.

“This will pass; a lot of lessons will be learned, and I’m sure some good will come out of it as well,” Ohlson said.

Hansen get onto Fort Collins’ Planning and Zoning Board.

He has been a member of the board for seven years and chair for two years. Hansen’s time on the Planning and Zoning Board familiarized him with the format of public meetings.

Hansen has heard concerns from many people in Fort Collins through working on the Planning and Zoning Board and said that he wants to help them. However, the board can’t address all the concerns According to his website, he prioritizes assisting local businesses and their employees impacted by the pandemic.

Ohlson wants to make sure that everybody is involved in local government; highlighting an emphasis on equity, inclusion and diversity is important in his platform.

“We need to make progress on social and economic justice and make sure people aren’t getting left behind,” Ohlson said. “I’d like to give attention to the people that perhaps haven’t gotten as much attention historically in Fort Collins and improve assistance for the most vulnerable citizens.”

Ohlson’s platform is about his governing style being inclusive rather than a particular issue.

“It’s more about running on a governance model than a particular issue because the issues change,” Ohlson said.

Ohlson said that a successful local government “starts with making sure that we are doing it right, and we aren’t just serving the few to the cost of the many.”

One of the issues Ohlson is passionate about is the environment.

“I’ll continue my work championing the protection of open

that Hansen has heard about.

Hansen said there hasn’t been much progress with many issues that City Council has planned to address, prompting him to run. These issues include the Climate Action Plan and creating livable neighborhoods.

“I’ve seen a lot of things that Fort Collins needs that past City Councils have addressed with words, but if you look at tracking progress toward those goals, then they’re not accomplishing what they set out to do,” Hansen said.

The overall theme of Hansen’s campaign platform is to reconnect. Hansen spoke about how there is a “complex web of attributes that work together to make Fort Collins such a great place.”

“COVID-19 and the current political climate has really started to stress that quite a bit, and we really need to work on making those reconnections to keep Fort Collins a great place to live,” Hansen said.

One of Hansen’s highest priorities is working on COVID-19 recovery and making sure that businesses in Fort Collins are “functioning well and are financially healthy.”

COVID-19 has put stress on local businesses in Fort Collins, which has also impacted the tax revenue of Fort Collins, he said.

According to Hansen, many ideas to help small businesses stay open came from the businesses themselves, like when the City gave up parking spots to expand sidewalk dining into the streets.

“We need to keep a good

relationship with them and keep an open ear and open mind to their ideas because that’s where it’s going to come from, is from the business community,” Hansen said.

Another growing concern for Hansen is the cost of housing in Fort Collins. If elected, one of Hansen’s highest priorities will be to slow rising housing costs.

Hansen became familiar with the City’s strategic housing plan and its goals as a member of the Planning and Zoning Board.

space and natural areas, including the (Cache la Poudre River), and I’d like to see the Hughes property protected as open space,” Ohlson said.

This ballot issue is a popular one among students, as is environmental action. According to Ohlson’s website, he plans on improving parks and trail systems, expanding composting, recycling and reduce and reuse options as well as enforcing action on climate change and air and water quality.

As a CSU alumnus, Ohlson spoke on the importance of the campus community to him.

“I am very tied into CSU — it’s in my district,” Ohlson said.

According to Ohlson, his past accomplishments include making it easier for CSU students to vote.

“I want to make sure everybody is invited to the table to chart the future of Fort Collins … (which) includes young people and students as well,” Ohlson said.

Ohlson said he takes care in being responsive to citizens of his district.

“I’ll make sure that for anyone who wants to be in touch with me, I’ll be easy to find,” Ohlson said.

Noelle Mason can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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“Local politics actually have a more direct impact on your life than anything that’s happening in Washington, D.C. I encourage students to get out and vote.”

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“I think the plan generally has good ideas, but I think they’re approaching it a little bit slower than what’s warranted due to the rate that housing costs are increasing,” Hansen said.

The Housing Strategic Plan has some short-range goals that can be implemented in around six months and some that could take 20 years to implement. Hansen would look at expanding the rental

portfolio, which is limited by the U+2 ordinance.

“We need a policy around occupancy limits that’s more flexible and adapts to the individual circumstances of any one house,” Hansen said.

Along with his experience on the Planning and Zoning Board, Hansen spoke about his ability to react well to opposition and how his skill set and profession will allow him to accomplish goals.

“I’m a thinker, a planner and a problem solver, so I know that my unique approach will benefit the City of Fort Collins,” Hansen said.

Hansen aims to continue the City Council’s work on climate issues, preserving natural space and eventual response to ideas from the business community to help stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Further, there is a large student population of registered voters in District 5. According to Hansen, local politics are relevant to collegeaged students.

“Local politics actually have a more direct impact on your life than anything that’s happening in Washington, D.C.,” Hansen said. “I encourage students to get out and vote.”

Piper Russell can be reached at news@collegian.com.

Kelly Ohlson takes a break from campaigning for Fort Collins City Council, stands outside the Colorado State University Center for the Arts March 21.

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On our ballots: City Charter Amendments 1 and 2

By Natalie Weiland @natgweiland

Two amendments to the Charter of the City of Fort Collins would increase transparency in the government if passed.

Charter Amendment No. 1 A city-initiated charter amendment up for a vote in the April 6 election would clarify and amend the process to appoint or replace a mayor pro tem to the City Council.

“Transparency in process and clarity of intent are key to responsible municipal governance.”

new changes would build upon existing rules that dictate a mayor pro tem is chosen after a City election, now updated to include that this election must take place after the recount period has passed.

This is a departure from the previous system in which a 2017 change caused the election of a mayor pro tem to sometimes occur before newly elected council members took office, as explained in the measure text.

The amendment would also create a more specific guide for the selection of a mayor pro tem in the event of a resignation before the end of

one’s term.

“If a vacancy occurs in the position of mayor pro tem, whether through resignation or otherwise, the Council shall, at the first regular or special meeting after the occurrence of such vacancy, elect a new mayor pro tem to serve for the remainder of the vacated term,” the amendment said.

Nick Armstrong, candidate for City Council District 1, feels that the amendment would increase transparency within the Fort Collins government.

“Transparency in process and clarity of intent are key to responsible municipal governance,” Armstrong wrote in an

email to The Collegian.

A vote “yes” on the initiative is in favor of the amendment to the City Charter, and a vote “no” opposes the changes.

Charter Amendment No. 2 The City-Initiated Proposed Charter Amendment No. 2 on the ballot in the April 6 election would revise Section 8, Article VIII of the City Charter to allow the City Council the ability to change campaign finance laws to reflect changing laws regarding campaign funds as political speech.

According to the text of the amendment, this change would allow the City Council “to prohibit such campaign contri-

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According to Merriam-Webster, a “pro tem,” or “pro tempore,” official is one who fills a governmental position temporarily in the absence of the individual who permanently holds that position.

The mayor pro tem is selected from among the members of the City Council and serves a two-year term in the position.

If passed, City-Initiated Proposed Charter Amendment No. 1 would amend Section 4 of Article II of the City Charter to reform the process of electing a mayor pro tem. The

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butions and expenditures as it determines reasonably appropriate,” as well as “require disclosures and reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures.”

If passed, the measure would also remove previous prohibitions on City employees, political parties or “any other person, firm or corporation, owning, interested in or intending to apply for any franchise or contract with the City” from making direct or indirect contributions to the campaign of any candidate, as stated in the text.

The reasoning for these changes to Section 8 can be found in the ordinance text, which explains that the goal is to allow the rules to adapt to the ever-changing definition of campaign contributions as political speech as set through case law by both the Colorado Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of the United States.

The amendment aims to “consolidate” the various restrictions City Council is able to place on issues relating to campaign donations and expenditures, as well as allow the laws to adapt to changes that may be made at the state or federal level, according to the text.

A “yes” vote acts in favor of the changes to Section 8 set forth by the ordinance, and a “no” vote opposes these changes.

Natalie Weiland can be reached at news@collegian.com.

On our ballots: Zoning Hughes Stadium land as open space

By Natalie Weiland @natgweiland

A proposed City ordinance up for a vote during the April 6 election would compel the City of Fort Collins to attempt to purchase the land that formerly housed Hughes Stadium in order to zone the land as open space.

Hughes Stadium was vacated in 2016 when the CSU football team moved to Canvas Stadium and was demolished in 2018.

CSU, in conjunction with Lennar Corporation, a property development company, has developed a plan to turn the space into an affordable housing community for CSU

“Nearly 50% of the land of the land should be convertfaculty and staff. The University’s plans also include a transit we will keep as undeveloped ed into open space, rather than center and will reserve a por- open space,” Anderson said. just a small portion within the tion of the land as open space “We don’t think solutions in proposed housing community. for residents of Fort Collins to Fort Collins have to be ‘either/ Local groups such as Planning or;’ we think solutions can be Action to Transform Hughes enjoy.

If passed, the citizen-initi- ‘and.’ We think those are the Sustainably have organized to advocate for the use of the ated ordinance would require best solutions.”

Some Fort Collins resi- land as a fully open, 164.5-acre the City to attempt to purchase the former Hughes Stadium dents, however, argue that all space.

Sarah Rossiter, property and reserve PATHS representative, the area as a natural said that this area is a open space.

“We have a really unique opportunity vital part of the Fort Brett Anderson, Collins identity and special assistant to to use land-grant University land for should be preserved for the CSU system chanthe public good and for the benefit “the public good.” cellor, said that CSU’s of everyone in the community, not a Further, she says plan addresses both the area holds a great the need for housing select few.” deal of ecological sigand the desire among SARAH ROSSITER residents for an open nificance.

PATHS REPRESENTATIVE space area.

“We have a really unique opportunity to

use land-grant University land for the public good and for the benefit of everyone in the community, not a select few,” Rossiter said.

The text of the citizen-initiated ordinance directs the City of Fort Collins to “acquire the property at its fair market value,” which currently sits at $10 million. The area will be rezoned as “public open lands” immediately upon passage of the ordinance, according to the ballot text.

A “yes” vote would favor the effort to buy and zone the Hughes lot as public open space, and a “no” vote would oppose this effort.

Natalie Weiland can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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On our ballots: City Charter Amendments 3-5

By Aidan Knaus & Sam Moccia @knausaidan @samuelmoccia

Charter Amendment No. 3 Charter Amendment No. 3 is a proposed amendment to Sections 9 and 11 of Article V of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado. Article V is titled “Finance Administration.”

Section 9 is titled “Supplemental appropriations,” and Section 11 is titled “Lapsed appropriations.”

Supplemental appropriations are appropriations, like taxes, that need to be enacted outside of the planned budget.

Lapsed appropriations refers to when appropriations end or are stopped.

The amendment would al-

ter the wording of the two sections in order to clarify what the City can do with money it receives. This amendment is partially in response to a 2018 court case that distinguished between “revenue,” defined as taxes and other income, and “other funds,” which includes grants and donations.

“Charter Amendemnt No. 3 will alter the charter to more precisely explain which funds are being referred to in Sections 9 and 11.”

Since the City Charter doesn’t make this distinction, the amendment will expand the language in Sections 9 and

11 to refer not only to revenues but to “other funds.”

In Section 9, this means that supplemental appropriations may now be made with grants and donations, not only tax revenue. In Section 11, this means that “other funds” are now included in the funds that can be appropriated and designated as “non-lapsing.”

To summarize, Charter Amendment No. 3 will alter the charter to more precisely explain which funds are being referred to in Sections 9 and 11.

Charter Amendment No. 4 Charter Amendment No. 4 is a proposed amendment to Article II, Section 17 of the Fort Collins City Charter.

Article II deals with the structure and operation of the City Council.

This part of Article II is

titled “Independent annual audit” and requires an independent annual audit of the City government’s finances.

Currently, this section requires that the summary of the audit is published within five months after the end of the fiscal year.

The proposed amendment will revise the deadline for this publication from five months to seven months, extending the time for the completion and summarization of the audit.

This section of the charter has not been updated since 1985. The stated reason for the amendment is that the complexity of the City government has increased since its last revision, and as such, the audit needs more time to be thoroughly completed and made accessible to the public.

Charter Amendment No. 5 Charter Amendment No. 5 is another measure which Fort Collins residents will see on their April ballots.

This amendment focuses on the updating of wording found in Section 5 of Article VII of the City charter, specifically replacing a line referencing the City’s outdated presiding judicial title of “municipal judge” with the updated title, “chief judge.”

The term chief judge was officially adopted to replace municipal judge in 2017, and this amendment seeks to update the charter to meet the present-day language of the City and avoid future policy confusion over terminology, according to The Coloradoan.

Aidan Knaus and Sam Moccia can be reached at news@collegian.com.

On our ballots: Removing plastic bags from grocery stores

By Molly O’Shea @molly_O23

This April, Fort Collins residents will be deciding on the fate of one of grocers’ long-term companions — plastic bags.

The City Council is in favor of adopting this ordinance because it helps protect the public’s health along with their “safety and welfare,” according to the ballot measure. Additionally, the ban will improve the Cache la Poudre River drainage.

According to estimates provided by the City, Fort Collins shoppers use about 50 million disposable bags from large

If the measure is approved grocers annually, significantly tiative should pass, given that impacting solid waste flows and recycling plastic bags is no easy by voters, plastic bags will not task. be provided by large grocers in greenhouse gas emissions. “permanent buildings” Fort Collins is workover 10,000 square feet. ing toward a more susPeople who have proof tainable future through “The ordinance states that disposable of membership to an intheir Climate Action Plan, an environmental bags do not include bags used by come-qualified aid program are exempt — howeffort to be carbon neushoppers inside the store to carry ever, they must present tral by 2050, meaning the fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, their card when the puramount of carbon City chase is made. operations are adding to plants, baked goods, pharmacy items, A 12-cent fee will the atmosphere is baletc.

This measure also does not also be placed on disposanced by the removal of include bags that are used to protect able paper bags. Grocers that same amount. and the City will get $0.06 Additionally, the an item from damage.” each. The ordinance said City’s project goals for the City’s share will be zero waste will be benused “for the operation efited if the ballot ini-

and administration of the waste reduction program.”

The ordinance states that disposable bags do not include bags used by shoppers inside the store to carry fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, plants, baked goods, pharmacy items, etc. This measure also does not include bags that are used to protect an item from damage.

Trash bags, pet waste bags and other packaged bags are exempt as well.

If passed, Fort Collins residents can expect to see the ban go into effect May 1, 2022.

Molly O’Shea can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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