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With classes going online after Thanksgiving break, resident assistants expressed concerns about their job security, and Colorado State University Housing & Dining Services issued a response.

Pictured above is Braiden Hall, where there was recently an outbreak, a public health expectation sign and a resident assistant posting a flyer on a bulletin board in Corbett Hall Sept. 16.

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Housing & Dining responds to RA concerns over job security

By Ceci Taylor @cecelia_twt

After resident assistants voiced concerns over their job security if Colorado State University were to go 100% online, Housing & Dining Services at CSU issued a response.

“As with many employment agreements on- and off-campus, the RA employment agreement was updated

this summer to address some changes related to the pandemic,” Helena Gardner, director of University Housing, wrote in an email to The Collegian. “All RAs received an email about the changes in mid-July and were asked to let us know if they still wished to remain an RA.” Gardner wrote that if the RAs wished to remain an RA with the changes, they were sent a link to review and sign

a new employment agreement. Gardner wrote that all RAs were aware of the changes to their contracts when they signed their new agreements.

This response came after some RAs told The Collegian they were worried about their housing security if CSU were to send freshmen home. Some RAs said they were told they would have to vacate their rooms.

Gardner wrote that CSU

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does not plan to turn away any student who needs a place to live, including RAs. “Depending on the number of students in the halls, we would keep as many RAs on staff as we possibly could,” Gardner wrote. “We would continue to support student success, and that may mean particular aspects of the job would be adjusted to follow health guidelines and address

campuswide needs.”

Gardner wrote that the contracts originally changed after the experience with residence halls when CSU went online last fall. Gardner wrote that of the 6,000 students living in the dorms, only about 500, including RAs, remained when CSU shut down. This meant that the students were confined to only two residence halls. see HOUSING & DINING on page 4 >>

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49th ASCSU senate concludes, 50th ratifies executive cabinet Taylor and Schindler for chief of staff, said he is a good leader through experience working as a camp counselor.

“That speaks to my ability to work with individuals and help them accomplish their goals,” Sloss said.

Sloss also said he wants to provide more outreach to diversity offices on campus to learn how to better offer opportunities and listen to the voices of their students.

Taylor and Schindler then selected for director of campus engagement Taylor Millson, who said she hopes to help students learn about ASCSU and make it more accessible.

Millson also talked about starting a mentor program for those who are interested in getting involved with ASCSU, as she said it can be confusing when just getting started.

Mitchell Ballew, chosen for director of academics, worked as the deputy director last year and wants to continue on with that work.

Ballew said he has merit based on his past experiences in the honors program at CSU and has experience as the ASCSU deputy director of academics.

Ballew also talked about combating elitism on campus and diversifying science, technology, engineering and math programs at CSU.

“There’s that disconnect between STEM majors and others,” Ballew said. “But a degree is a degree. … It doesn’t matter; you worked hard for it. How can I help to combat that?

I think my goal is to make sure all students feel welcome here. … Other students might not feel as smart as students in (a STEM) degree. … I will be the advocate for a culture change here on campus.”

Taylor chose Merry Gebretsadik as director of diversity and inclusion. Gebretsadik has been involved in ASCSU for multiple years, worked as a resident assistant on campus and served as a presidential ambassador.

Gebretsadik said she hopes to work on an initiative for prospective First Generation students that will better connect them with the University and show them the options they have for higher education.

The 50th senate had 16 voting members present.

Sloss was ratified with a vote of 12-1-1; Millson was ratified with a vote of 13-0; Ballew was ratified with a vote of 8-2-3; and Gebretsadik was ratified with a vote of 13-0.

For a full account of the senate meeting, visit collegian.com.

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The 49th senate meeting of the Associated Students of Colorado State University ended Wednesday night before transitioning into the first meeting of the 50th senate.

The meeting began with parting words from the former president, Ben Amundson.

Amundson said he’s excited to see the new administration take over and that it’s been an honor to serve as the ASCSU president.

“You have really encouraged and inspired me and pushed me to be better every single day,” Amundson said.

Amundson also thanked the senate for holding him accountable as president, for allowing him to lead and for making him a better person.

He encouraged the new administration to leave ASCSU as a better place than where they found it, and he said he hopes he has done the same. Amundson said he plans on continuing to serve in the senate.

The 49th senate then went over updated job descriptions for the senators. These updates include requiring the speaker of the senate to attend all committee meetings that require their attendance, and

New senators and associates were then sworn in for the new school year.

Election of officers Newly-elected President Hannah Taylor and Vice President Noah Schindler presented their new cabinet members for the upcoming school year.

The senators voted to not elect the cabinet members by slate but called for each candidate to introduce themselves, and candidates were questioned individually.

Taylor also faced criticism from senators over the short application period for executive cabinet positions, which lasted only a week, when she said that in the past they have had three weeks to review applications and interview candidates.

Taylor said they received more applications and conducted more interviews this year than any other year, despite the short application period.

Senators were concerned that the application may have not been sent out to each of the Student Diversity Programs and Services like Taylor said because they did not receive notifications themselves.

Senators said they were worried good candidates might have been missed and the executive cabinet could have been more diverse.

Sloss, a candidate chosen by

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senators are now required to hold three office hours and two outreach hours.

A motion seeking unanimous consent to accept the changes was approved.

The 49th senate meeting ended with some final remarks from ASCSU senate members who planned on leaving.

“I have had a really fun time being your speaker for the past two weeks and a lot of fun with ASCSU these past four years,” Alissa Threatt, speaker pro tempore, said. “It’s been one of my favorite things I’ve done here at CSU, and I think it’s because of all of you.”

Jasper Sloss, who transitioned from senate to the cabinet, also left remarks.

“This was my first introduction to ASCSU, and I can’t say enough how grateful I am to have been a part of it,” Sloss said.

The senate then took part in singing the CSU Fight Song together.

The new president and vice president-elect, as well as the new speaker, were then sworn in before the 49th senate session adjourned.

The 50th ASCSU senate meeting began with remarks from the new speaker of the senate, Christian Dykson.

“I want you to know that your voice matters,” Dykson said.

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HOUSING & DINING >> from page 1 “University Housing experienced significant impacts to the budget, and as a result of what we learned during the spring semester, we were better able to prepare for classes going virtual this fall,” Gardner wrote.

“Anticipating similar circumstances if we went virtual before fall break, we purposefully notified staff in advance that we would need to be nimble.”

“They don’t inform us about anything. We ask questions, and they give us vague, unclear answers. They pretend like nothing is wrong and everything is OK. ... We don’t even know if we’re going to be kicked out of our dorms if classes move 100% online.”

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Gardner wrote that they had more time to prepare for the spring semester and put in the effort to be more thoughtful to their students. Gardner wrote that RAs were told to prepare for if employment dates were to change and that they should be available when CSU plans to go online after the fall break.

Some RAs, however, still find issues in the way Housing

& Dining treats its staff, especially during the pandemic.

Comments from several RAs were shared with The Collegian that described the way they felt about their treatment as RAs. These comments will remain anonymous, as RAs said oftentimes when they had voiced feedback or concern in the past, it was met with backlash and consequences. “(Housing & Dining) has no idea what they are doing,” one RA wrote. “They don’t inform us about anything. We ask questions, and they give us vague, unclear answers. They pretend like nothing is wrong and everything is OK. ... We don’t even know if we’re going to be kicked out of our dorms if classes move 100% online.

Some of us have nowhere else to go, and we need answers so we can prepare for when that inevitably happens.”

Another RA shared similar concerns and wrote that questions about the updated RA contracts and job security after CSU closes were often glossed over.

“When a group of RAs started speaking up on how it all wasn’t being answered, one of the supervisors in Housing said that our contracts had been changed to ‘allow the University to be nimble in planning,’” the RA wrote. “Almost like they knew they’ll have to change their plans coming into the school year and don’t want to admit that.”

The RA also wrote that many RAs find their jobs to be the only way they can stay out of bad family situations at home, but they wrote that they felt the University can still

The southern entrance of Ingersoll Hall at Colorado State University Sept. 29. PHOTO BY SKYLER PRADHAN THE COLLEGIAN

force them out of the residence halls despite that.

“We would continue to support student success, and that may mean particular aspects of the job would be adjusted to follow health guidelines and address campuswide needs.”

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Another RA wrote that when COVID-19-related safety comes up in meetings, RAs are told that the University values their lives above their jobs. However, the RA wrote that they were also told that if they feared the pandemic, they should quit, as their lives were more important.

“This blatantly and intentionally disregards the fact that we depend on CSU for a place to live and food to eat and that we’re given only a few days to vacate should we quit or be fired,” the RA wrote. “We were basically told that if we feared the pandemic on campus, to

just quit and make ourselves displaced instead.”

Gardner wrote that Housing & Dining acknowledges how difficult things this year are for everyone, including professional and student staff.

“There are no easy decisions during a pandemic,” Gardner wrote. “And we are struggling through this together. We all wish we could have had a fall similar to last year, and knowing that’s not possible, we are doing all that we can to support our residents and student staff in this new reality.”

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9 students test positive for COVID-19 in Braiden, Summit Hall

By Serena Bettis @serenaroseb

Six students in Braiden Hall and three students in Summit Hall tested positive for COVID-19 after Colorado State University placed them under a mandatory quarantine Sept. 24.

In an email sent to residents of Braiden and Summit Sept. 29, the Pandemic Preparedness Team said all students who tested positive were moved into isolation and levels of COVID-19 in the wastewater have dropped.

“We want to thank you who followed our request to quarantine and test this weekend,” the email said. “Your commitment to your fellow Rams is appreciated and important to the health of our entire community. We know that being under quarantine can be difficult and stressful.”

For residents who left

their hall during the mandatory quarantine, the University is requiring follow-up tests within 24 hours of a resident’s return to campus.

Students who have been in close contact with someone who tested positive or who tested positive themself must remain in isolation or quarantine, the email said.

These students were contacted by public health officials at CSU. “The best way to avoid becoming infected and to minimize the number of mandatory tests and the chances of another buildingwide quarantine is to diligently follow the public health guidelines,” the email said.

All other residents who tested negative are no longer in quarantine, and may resume attending class, the email said.

The Pandemic Preparedness Team also wrote that the COVID-19 numbers “are dynamic and will change.”

As of Sept. 23, CSU had conducted over 15,760 COVID-19 tests, according to the COVID-19 Recovery website testing summary, and has had 343 cumulative COVID-19 cases since June, updated as of Sept. 28 on the COVID-19 Recovery dashboard. This creates a percentage rate of positive COVID-19 tests of 2.18%.

However, the number of positive COVID-19 cases reported on the dashboard reflects positive cases found from tests conducted

by CSU and cases reported to the University by Larimer County and from private physician tests. The University is unable to determine how many total tests have been conducted on students, faculty and staff outside of CSU, so the total percentage rate of positive COVID-19 tests is likely lower than 2.18%.

According to Public Safety and Risk Communications Manager Dell Rae Ciaravola, 164 of the positive COVID-19 cases at the Uni-

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versity have come from University testing, which, as of Sept. 30, has totaled 18,700 conducted tests. This puts the percentage rate of positive COVID-19 tests completed by the University at 0.88%.

The Collegian does not have the number of students tested in Braiden and Summit but will update this story as more information

becomes available.

Editor’s Note: This article was updated Sept. 30 to reflect more accurate information regarding the percentage of positive COVID-19 cases on campus. A previous version of this article did not fully explain the percentages.

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

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Student disability office provides COVID-19 accommodations

By Molly O’Shea @Molly_O23

The Colorado State University Student Disability Center made significant changes in the ways they support students due to the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on the 2020 fall semester.

All CSU students have access to the SDC and will be provided with personal assistance specific to their needs, according to the SDC website.

“The goal of the SDC is to normalize disability, including chronic health conditions, as part of the culture of diversity on campus,” the website reads.

“The characteristic of having a disability or chronic health condition simply provides the basis of the support that is available to students. The goal is to ensure students with disabilities or chronic health conditions have the opportunity to be as successful as they have the capability to be.”

With consideration to the many problems that CSU students face due to the pandemic, the SDC has created a COVID-19-specific list of modifications made for the circumstances this year. These COVID-19 adjustments can be found on the SDC website under “FAQs Fall 2020.”

These new policies include the option to take classes fully online for students who have a compromised immune system.

Immunocompromised people are at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website on COVID-19 guidelines.

Students who would like to take online courses for reasons not based on a disability need to work with their academic adviser, the FAQ said.

“Whenever possible, work with your academic adviser to identify online courses that satisfy your program requirements to allow you to limit physical contact with students, faculty and staff,” the FAQ said.

The FAQ also entails financial support that can be provid-

ed for students with disabilities affected by the pandemic and housing options for students who feel unsafe living in the dormitories.

Junior Autumn Graham described the office as a place where she was “incredibly comfortable going” and where she always felt supported.

“Professors have been super understanding, and it was nice that, since I went through the program for accommodation, they knew me, and I felt more comfortable reaching out,” Graham said.

“Professors have been super understanding, and it was nice that, since I went through the program for accommodation, they knew me, and I felt more comfortable reaching out.”

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There are some accommodations that the school cannot provide for everyone, for example, an online lecture as a replacement for an in-person class. As stated by the SDC website, there are not enough resources to provide an online lecture option for every class, so if a student cannot attend due to varying reasons, they should contact an adviser to find a fully online course.

If students have situations or questions that are not covered by the Student Disability Center’s fall 2020 accommodations page, then they may call the office and be directed to a specialist who can provide answers in accordance to the SDC homepage.

For more information on accommodations provided by the SDC, visit their website.

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

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Degrees earned during the pandemic will be worth more

Degrees earned during the pandemic won’t be worth more

By Cat Blouch

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With every login to our Zoom classes and every pre-recorded lecture we sit through, it’s natural to wonder whether a degree earned during a pandemic holds the same value as a degree earned in a traditional environment.

Though bleak times may overshadow judgment, there’s a strong case in saying that a COVID -19 degree is actually worth more than its regular counterpart.

The pandemic cements cultural norms and styles of communication that are not going to simply cease once the lingering fears of the disease vanish. Businesses are already moving toward the organizational structure of “distributed work,” described by entrepreneur and web developer Matt Mullenweg, in which more workers within a company work remotely and asynchronously.

Twitter is one such company.

The company’s human resources head, Jennifer Christie, stated in an interview with BuzzFeed News, “I do think we won’t go back,” in reference to the old working organizational structure.

“People who were reticent to work remotely will find that they really thrive that way,” she said. “Managers who didn’t think they could manage teams that were remote will have a different perspective.”

Being well-versed in remote learning indicates a stronger sense of the communication style we will expect within the post-pandemic workplace.

Though it may be difficult to see how this type of formal communication can be seen as more attractive, such is the case with any dramatic adaptation within an organization, there is a period of assimilation. The economic theory of the productivity J-curve explains this well.

The National Bureau of Economic Research explains that, when companies first adopt new technologies, their productivity drops slightly but then increases significantly, mirroring the shape of a J. Earning a college degree during 2020 can be likened to the first stage of the rapid adoption process.

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reThis indicates that by the flects the views of the individual author only time we are ready to enter the and does not represent a stance taken by The workforce, we will be equipped with Collegian or its editorial board. the skills required for the large Adapting to unprecedented uptick in productivity expected by circumstances has defined this fall semester organizations shifting to this style of at Colorado State University. The COVID-19 communication. pandemic has rearranged the way CSU Additionally, the element of is delivering education to students, with perseverance displayed by students most students learning through some who make the dedication to their combination of in-person, online and hybrid education creates value for the classes. Naturally, students are mixed in their degree earned during a pandemic. responses and attitudes toward this new My fellow columnist Cody normal.

Cooke makes the claim that, Given these circumstances, it’s under“students’ perseverance throughout standable for students to question just how these stressful and immensely much their degree is worth and whether or disorienting semesters should not the pandemic changes that for better certainly be acknowledged, but or worse. Despite the stress and novelty of these circumstances don’t qualify learning during a pandemic, a student’s diour collective education for a higher ploma shouldn’t be considered more valuvalue.” I disagree. able than any other diploma because of it.

It should be noted that the It might be true that COVID-19 has nature of the shift in communication an effect on which degrees will become styles due to COVID-19 shares a more valuable or desired in the future. strong similarity to the expectation For instance, within the context of a rising of adaptability employers desire popularity of science, in order to keep up technology, engineering with the demands and math degrees, of rapidly changing THE FACTS ON COLLEGE public health will almost working conditions.

ENROLLMENT 2020 undoubtedly become a Management highly sought-after career trends, as discussed path for college graduates. in the Cost Engineer■ In a study of nearly 3000 colleges, But it shouldn’t ing Journal, suggests conducted by the Chronicle make a difference that workplace environof Higher Education, 34% are an individual earned ments are moving primarily online. that degree during the toward “organic pandemic of 2020. commitment, self-dis■ CSU is one part of 23% of colleges Firsthand experience with cipline and teamthat are primarily in person. the pandemic certainly work.”

Continuing ■ According to the National Center has its merits, but those studies through such for Education Statistics, 19.7 million merits shouldn’t extend to parlous circumstances students were projected to attend the value of a diploma. sends a strong mesHaving completed college in fall 2020. sage to employers that a semester or three in you are able to keep up a unique online format with a changing work shouldn’t set 2020 graduates apart from the environment, which is an advantage crowd. Online enrollment for colleges across we have over our peers who earned the United States has been on the rise for the the same degrees before us. past several years, suggesting that a trend Nonetheless, the future is toward remote learning was underway long uncertain. It’s impossible to state before the pandemic accelerated it. that a “pandemic degree” will be Also, a significant portion of in-person worth more or less once it’s time college learning was already online before for us to walk across the graduation everything transitioned in March. Navigatstage and move into the workforce. ing Canvas and RAMweb, corresponding Certain degrees may be valued with professors over email and submitting more than others. However, there online work are skills that were just as valuis still solace in stating that, despite able before the COVID-19 pandemic forced being thrust into such a confusing the school to rely mostly on virtual interacera, our unique experiences as tion. students during a pandemic can Sure, adapting quickly to uncontrolmake us stand out from our elder lable circumstances and continuing our peers. education in spite of them is remarkable.

Cat Blouch can be reached But COVID-19 doesn’t add value to such an at letters@collegian.com. education, especially if there’s evidence to

suggest that adaptation was going to happen anyway.

The fact that students pushed through the headache that accompanies our COVID-19-influenced education shouldn’t make our degrees more valuable than those who came before us. Unfortunately, stress has been a growing problem for American college students for some time now.

If having earned a degree despite very stressful circumstances makes a student’s degree more valuable, then the value of degrees should have been on the rise before the pandemic and not because of it.

My colleague Cat Blouch argues, “The element of perseverance displayed by students who make the dedication to their education creates value for the degree earned during a pandemic.” Students’ perseverance throughout these stressful and immensely disorienting semesters should certainly be acknowledged, but these circumstances don’t qualify our collective education for a higher value.

Along the lines of future careers, Blouch makes a good point about the value of communication on the job. With reference to changing work environment expectations, she argues that “being well-versed in remote learning indicates a stronger sense of the communication style we will expect within the post-pandemic workplace.”

I can understand that if more jobs truly expect employees to “work remotely and asynchronously,” then having that experience today puts graduates at an advantage.

But one has to wonder exactly which jobs will be adapting to that kind of communication style. Twitter seems to be in favor of it, but I doubt that careers across the board will welcome a less personalized and removed approach to business, opting for virtual instead of face-to-face interactions even after it becomes safe to do things in person again.

Occupations that thrive on the kind of engaged, personal and glitch-free communication that comes with in-person interaction probably won’t find remote operation valuable. To never have physically met our therapist, adviser or mentor might not be in our best interest.

Also, shouldn’t we ask ourselves if such a change is valuable in and of itself before we start labeling degrees that prepare students for that change as valuable?

Blouch and I can certainly agree that the current circumstances are bizarre and that they will have significant impacts on college graduates now and in the future, but, with those future graduates in mind, it is unjustified to label current students’ degrees as more valuable simply because they earned them during these circumstances.

Cody Cooke can be reached at letters@ collegian.com.

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Discussion boards save higher education

By Paul Brull @CSUCollegian

Editor’s Note: This is a satire piece from The Collegian’s opinion section.

Real names and the events surrounding them may be used in fictitious/ semi-fictitious ways. Those who do not read the editor’s notes are subject to being offended.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - This year, campus looks and feels a bit different. Instead of weary herds of hungover and overstressed business and engineering students, respectively, trudging toward 8 a.m. lectures, they simply sleep through the Zoom call.

Yes, a new age of collegiate lethargy emerged in the wake of COVID-19, but some teachers are fighting back, using every method at their disposal.

One of the most common tools is the Canvas discussion board.

“We’re worried that students won’t get their money’s worth without them,” said tenured professor T.A. Teachington. “Without an arbitrary discussion board, I simply couldn’t even hope to inflict the same levels of stress and neurosis as regular years.”

Students seem to agree, as Colorado State University senior John Evry stated, “Sh*t, that’s due today?!” and sophomore Everet Bodi commented, [REDACTED SLOUGH OF EXPLETIVES].

Indeed, the new normal may be even better than before. Physics and applied mathematics major Cesil Johnson said, “I write down an ambiguous and often pointless block of text before 11:59 p.m. that the professor never reads. They get to pretend they’re doing their job, and I get to pretend I’m learning, so it’s a pretty good deal.”

A group of professors, however, are going above and beyond the call of duty, assigning additional paid online services.

“We understand Canvas is a robust teaching tool that we almost never use to its full extent,” said ab-

surd logic specialist Paymore Bills, “but it just doesn’t have this one thing.”

Many other professors agree.

According to a campus poll conducted by A Totally Real Polling Company LLC, “Not having this one thing” is the third most common reason for not using Canvas (26%) right after “What’s Canvas?” (29%) and “I don’t know how to use it” (31%).

“I personally use Red Button Discussions for my classes,” said Bills.

“Besides providing this one thing, it also requires students to press a small red button every five minutes in the corner of their screen. Otherwise, it deletes the response they’re working on, and they have to start over. For only $200 per student, it guarantees rage and anxiety Canvas could never hope to reproduce.”

Student reviews of these additional services, however, are mixed.

“With student debt in the United States racking up every day and a pandemic almost certain to cause an economic recession, asking students to pay even marginally more for dubious education gains seems gratuitous and brutish, ” student Chad C. Chaddingsworth said.

Karen Potoski thinks otherwise, stating, “I personally like the multitude of services. By having five different paid external services for each of my classes, I can get behind on classwork and accumulate debt so much faster! Speaking of which, I’ve got a discussion board due in five minutes that requires me to do a headstand while typing it. Bye!” When asked for comment on price and usefulness, Bills stated, “I understand their concern, but what about this one thing? Without mediocre web services, I simply couldn’t provide an inferior version of Reddit.”

While the jury’s still out on collegiate education in the era of discussion boards, one thing can be said for sure: No one, not even the professors, are sure why we keep posting.

Paul Brull can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

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I think the gallant blue of the sky is whispering to me, lips covered in clouds. I cannot hear.

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Do you hear the world too? Or does she only speak to those who dream the way I do?

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What if fictional sports teams and players matched up?

By Scott Nies @scott_nies98

The beloved feel-good sports movie “Remember the Titans” celebrated the 20th anniversary of its release on Tuesday. Personally, it is one of my all-time favorite movies, and it got me thinking how the T.C. Williams squad would match up against other football teams from various sports movies.

Then, in the spirit of procrastination, I began to think of how teams and players from a wider range of sports across the film universe would stack up against each other and found myself down a rabbit hole of mindless fictional sports statistics.

I will probably miss quite a few possible high-profile matchups between teams throughout the sports movie world, but the ones below are just some that I thought would be hilarious to watch.

I must mention that the T.C. Williams Titans is a real high school team and thus has real football stats from their 1970-71 season.

In the name of fairness — because that is, of course, what matters

the most when comparing teams that are fictional — all competitions will be based purely off of information gained from the movies, not the real-life inspiration.

The T.C. Williams Titans (“Remember the Titans”) vs. South Central Louisiana State University Mud Dogs (“The Waterboy”) On one side, you have the defensive duo of All-American linebacker Gerry Bertier and defensive end Julius Campbell.

They were the fire that fueled the T.C. Williams squad and ultimately resulted in a Virginia state high school championship.

On the other side of the field, there is really only one name from the South Central Louisiana State University Mud Dogs’ roster that matters, and that is linebacker Bobby Boucher. According to Fantasy Labs, he recorded an NCAA record of 16 sacks in his first ever football game against West Mississippi.

With Boucher coming down field, most quarterbacks would be in for a world of hurt. But let’s remember Ronnie “Sunshine” Bass, the California transfer on the T.C. Williams squad.

Bass was forced to come in when the T.C. Williams’ starting quarterback broke his wrist. In a moment of offensive rejuvenation, Bass decided to let the opposing all-state nose guard run straight into the pocket before flipping him — a moment that all quarterbacks dream about recreating.

Boucher is a different animal; he is 31 years old in the film, and that type of defensive production is un-

paralleled. Bass may be able to flip Boucher the first time, but no way could he sustain that type of bombardment for a full game.

Verdict: Mud Dogs beat the Titans and total points scored in the game is under 15. Boucher records more sacks than his team scores points. SCLSU is also a college team, and no matter how confident T.C. Williams is, it is hard to rationalize a high school team beating a collegiate one.

Monstars (“Space Jam”) vs. Flint Tropics (“Semi-Pro”) When you think of the cultural phenomenon that is “Space Jam,” fans are instantly drawn to the incredible underdog story of Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny and the Tune Squad. For the purposes of this article, suspend that admiration, and instead think of one of the juiced up Monstars dunking on Will Ferrell.

The “Harvard Sports Analysis Collective” blog has compiled an in-depth look into the puzzling box score of the Monstars’ game against the Tune Squad. For our purposes, this analysis provides great insight into the insane scoring trends the Monstars exhibited.

Will Ferrell’s character, Jackie Moon, is the Flint Tropics’ starting power forward. Pound, the gargantuan orange Monstar, would be his opposite position.

The Harvard Sports blog said that Pound recorded 37 points on 16 field goals in the Tune Squad game; this includes five 3-point dunks, which is absolutely cartoonish.

Per Moon’s basketball trading

card, according to him, “Free throws are like, the best facet of my game.”

3-point dunks or free throws — make your own connection on that one.

In “Semi-Pro,” the Flint Tropics play their last season right before the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association merged in 1976. Unfortunately for them, they can’t take a page out of the Tune Squad’s book and kidnap Michael Jordan, as his first season in the NBA was not until 1984.

With zero inside defensive presence to protect against some huge space aliens, the Tropics are in for a long day of being demoralized at the rim.

Verdict: Monstars beat the Tropics handedly, but Moon flops, drawing a shooting foul, and showcases his free throw shooting prowess.

The Sandlot Kids (“The Sandlot”) vs. The Benchwarmers (“The Benchwarmers”) This is maybe my favorite of the matchups listed today because, in an alternate world, it might have been the most likely to occur.

The Benchwarmers only play kid’s little league teams throughout the entire movie. For the sake of this scenario, imagine that after that summer, all the kids from “The Sandlot” pooled their funds and made an actual little league team.

It also helps that “The Benchwarmers” was filmed in Agoura Hills, California, which is in Los Angeles County. “The Sandlot,” although filmed in Salt Lake

City, takes place in Los Angeles in the 1960s. Although separated by roughly 40 years, there would not be any significant travel that would need to occur between the two teams should they find each other on an alternate timeline.

Benny “the Jet” Rodriguez, the naturally gifted short stop who could very well play any position on the field, is without question the best weapon on offense and defense for the Sandlot squad. So much so that his character eventually goes on to have a major-league career with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Benchwarmers, due to their three-man roster, do not have a short stop, or any infielders for that matter. In the film, they mention the stats on the back of their baseball cards, which really gives insight into the absurd offensive efficiency of this team.

Their most competent player, Gus Matthews, has 30 home runs throughout the film, followed by Richie Goodman with 11 foul ticks and Clark Reedy with a staggering 6 dead birds.

Verdict: A lot of participation medals are given out, and everyone has fun. Both films look to highlight the stupidity of bullying and the importance of sports in bringing people together. If I was guessing, each team throws any type of serious competition out the window and plays a spirited game of pickup baseball to celebrate the game itself.

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

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Two Lucky Joe’s customers dance near their table while Marty Nightengale plays live music Sept. 26. Shortly after, they were asked by management to return to their seats to prevent the spread of COVID-19. PHOTO BY LUCY MORANTZ THE COLLEGIAN

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Latinx Heritage Month: Julissa Calderon on acting, opportunity

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Far different from the mediums of years past, El Centro, in partnership with the Black/ African American Cultural Center, welcomed Julissa Calderon over Zoom as this year’s Latinx Heritage Month keynote speaker. And, while attendees watched from hundreds of miles away, the sense of community was present all the same.

Calderon, an Afro-Latinx actress, writer, producer and director, was the keynote speaker for El Centro’s Latinx Heritage

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Month Tuesday night. Wellknown for her work at BuzzFeed for the “Pero Like” channel, Calderon also starred as Yessika Castillo in “Gentefied,” a TV show that aired in February 2020 about a taco shop in Boyle Heights existing as the neighborhood becomes increasingly more gentrified. Calderon was also named as one of Variety’s “10 Latinxs to Watch” in 2020.

Calderon started her speech by talking about her journey to becoming an actress, specifically from her early days as a student at the University of Florida.

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“I went to the University of Florida because, at that time, that school was the number one party school in the nation,” Calderon said. “I wanted to have a fabulous and amazing time when I went to UF. I didn’t want to just focus on school; I wanted to have the fun that came with college.”

Calderon said she started off at UF as a pre-med major, hoping to become a nurse or a doctor, but changed her mind after she kept running into trouble with her chemistry class. She first got introduced to the idea of acting after walking past theatre students after having failed her chemistry test.

After making the announcement to her mom and officially changing majors, she also picked up a second major in telecommunications production because she felt that theatre alone was “too easy” and knew that she’d need the production side of things in her career.

One challenge that Calderon faced throughout college, and even now in her professional career, was coming to terms with her identity as a Dominican woman and an Afro-Latina.

She said that many people from less diverse cities, like those in the Midwest, often didn’t see people like her as Latina.

“I grew up saying that I was a Dominican girl, and when I

got to UF, I realized that people didn’t know what Dominicans were,” Calderon said. “I got a slap of truth when I got to the University of Florida because everyone would walk up to me when I talk and ask, ‘Where are you from?’”

“I am so thankful for everyone on the team of ‘gentefied’ who decided to say, ‘let’s rewrite that character ... To Yessika Castillo, a Dominican girl on a Mexican show.’ I think that gentefied is so special, because we are showing how Latinos are not all the same.”

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Calderon said that she also often got turned down for roles because she looked too Black to be cast in a Latinx role or sounded too Latina to be cast in a Black role. She even faced challenges when it came to being cast in “Gentefied” as Yessika Castillo — a character that was originally written to be a Mexican woman named Yessi-

ka Flores. Calderon said that the show passed on casting her twice but asked to see her again to go over some notes for the role, including dialing back her accent to fit the character.

However, she decided to audition once more without dialing back her accent and ended up booking the role anyways.

“I am so thankful for everyone on the team of ‘Gentefied’ who decided to say, ‘Let’s rewrite that character ... to Yessika Castillo, a Dominican girl on a Mexican show,’” Calderon said. “I think that Gentefied is so special because we are showing how Latinos are not all the same.”

Finally, Calderon closed on the importance of Black and Brown communities working together and expanding on the work previous generations have done.

“We are from generations of guerreros, of guerreras, (or) in English, warriors,” Calderon said. “We have fought to be here, and a lot of people who are Black and come from Black and Brown communities, it is 10 times harder for us to get into these colleges ... (and) into these rooms. I hope that, from this, ... you will understand we are so much more alike than we are different.”

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

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HOP is an important infrastructure project on the outlet that provides water to Fort Collins Utilities and Soldier Canyon water treatment facilities and will strengthen the Horsetooth Reservoir water delivery infrastructure for the future.

The Cameron Peak Fire could affect water quality in the Poudre River during future runoff seasons, making it crucial to complete the reservoir maintenance now.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Embrace flexibility and expect to be challenged. You’re not in the wrong. Simply, you need to learn to embrace multiple truths.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Ground yourself. You don’t need to know the answer to everything. You possess all the knowledge you need for the day.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Turn off your desire to micromanage situations around you. Instead, express gratitude for the gifts within your life.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Do your research. You’re on to something, but you need more time. You’ll know when you’re ready to share your findings with the world.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) Lean on others for support. Just because you can do something by yourself, doesn’t mean you have to.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Go with the flow. Be gentle on yourself and indulge in activities that make you smile.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Reality is knocking on your door. Face it, or continue to deal with the same problems you always have.

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