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Thursday, March 5, 2020
Vol. 129, No. 48
CSU’s forgotten ‘70s football superstar Mike Bell A defensive all-star forgotten because of unsuccessful seasons
By Ethan Lee @EthanLee_99
clable depending on events and food. More contamination decreases this amount.” The Operations Department has included information in Ram Welcome as well to try to get the word out, but even then, it’s not enough. The amount of foot traffic throughout the LSC includes more than just students. Staff, students and guests for events and tours all contribute to the amount of waste that can contaminate the recyclables.
During the mid to late 1970s, Colorado State University quietly boasted one of the nation’s premier defensive lines, headlined by defensive end Mike Bell. During Mike’s four-year tenure at CSU, the Rams had a modest overall record of 26-18-1. This unfortunate lack of head-turning team success has led many Ram fans to forget one of the University’s most decorated athletes. Mike arrived at CSU in 1975 along with his twin brother, Mark. Natives of Wichita, Kansas, the Bell brothers brought their hard-nosed Midwestern style of play to Fort Collins. The Rams were coming off a 4-6-1 season and were in desperate need of instant impact players. The Bell brothers were more than happy to oblige. In their freshman season, the Rams captured a winning record of 6-5. With help from Mike, who set the edge for the defense, CSU saw the opponent’s average points per game drop from 24.2 to 21.3.
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Only 1-3% of recycling from the Lory Student Center is completely recyclable due to contaminants such as food and other non-recyclables. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MATT TACKETT, LUKE BOURLAND AND AMY NOBLE THE COLLEGIAN
98% of LSC waste can’t be recycled Operations Department can’t keep up with volume of contaminants By Paislee Fernau @PaisleeFernau22
The Operations team at the Lory Student Center has made new efforts to try and increase the rate of recyclables around offices, lounge areas and the food court. However, because so many students are uneducated on what is considered recyclable versus a contaminant, only about 1-3% of waste from the food court is able to be recycled, said Nancy Cowley, the environmental services manager of
the Operations Department at the LSC. LSC faculty throw away both trash and recycling because so much of it is contaminated and can’t be recycled at all, Cowley said. The Operations Department has put up signs to try and help, but it can only do so much, said Tamene Abebe, the director of Operations at the LSC. The LSC cannot effectively get rid of waste in a safe and eco-friendly way without the help of students and staff, Department of Operations leadership said.
Cowley and her supervision team train employees on the job, along with formal training two times a year, to make sure everyone is up to date on the correct regulations and procedures. After the trash is collected, Sheela Backen, the Facilities Management operations manager, and her team take the trash from there. The amount of trash that is eligible for recycling depends on contamination, Cowley said. “Office trash is mostly recyclable,” Cowley said. “(Hallway trash can be up to) 60% recy-
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