Thursday, October 24, 2019
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Vol. 129, No. 21
New year, new faces for men’s basketball Rams hopeful roster turnover will lead to success this season
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drive. You have kids. You have a dog. What are you gonna do? Just walk away?” Crossroads Safehouse in Fort Collins offers shelter, outreach, education, prevention, legal advocacy, a law firm and a 24/7 crisis line for survivors of domestic abuse, all free of cost.
After an underwhelming season in 2018, the Colorado State men’s basketball team is welcoming nine new faces to the program. Each player offers their own skill set to help the Rams improve on last year’s record. David Roddy, guard/forward Out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, freshman David Roddy is a 6-foot-5-inch guard/forward. Roddy is a big body who will bring versatility to the Rams squad this season. At Breck School in Minnesota, Roddy was second in the state in scoring with 29.7 points per game. He increased this number to 31 points per game in the postseason. Roddy also averaged 16.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists per game and 2.2 blocks per game. Roddy was a finalist for Minnesota Mr. Basketball and the McDonald Award in his senior season. Roddy is built like a tank and can battle with taller opponents down low.
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The Crossroads Safehouse in Fort Collins is a safe place for abused adults and their children to find safety, shelter and the personal assistance and resources they need to build their lives without violence, May 1. PHOTO BY ALYSSA UHL THE COLLEGIAN
A road to safety: Crossroads provides free resources to survivors of abuse By Joey Wagner @joeyleewagner
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roads Safehouse. “It’s less common that we actually see physical injuries of clients,” Wooldridge said. “They’ve sustained a lot of other abuse that’s more secretive and harder to prove.” This “secretive” abuse can often be found in control, whether that’s emotional, financial or otherwise, she explained.
“I’ve heard more times than I can count, ‘Why don’t they leave?’” said Lisa Poppaw, the executive director of Crossroads. “Well, where are you gonna go if you’ve got no money, and you don’t have access to any of your finances? If you don’t have access to your birth certificate, don’t have access to your social security card, you’re not allowed to
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