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Thursday, October 3, 2019
Vol. 129, No. 15
The 1491s: culture, comedy combined The comedy YouTube group discussed intimate themes of appropriation and oppression
By Scott Powell @scottysseus
As a freshman, Armstrong was a contributor for a very good Washington State team. She played in seven games as a freshman and was a regular toward the end of the season once she earned her spot in the rotation. Armstrong even played in the NCAA tournament where she notched her first collegiate goal.
Inclusivity: It’s a nice word and one that typically evokes feelings of pity and guilt but not any actual desire to include all types of people. Enter the 1491s, the “Monty Python” of the American West, whose zany, unhinged comedy left their audience at the Lory Student Center Theatre in stitches on Oct. 2. The comedy troupe took the campus by storm with a raucous, biting collection of sketches that covered everything from buffalo sex, to beaver tickling, to dream catchers that boost your wifi signal. Suffice to say, the troupe didn’t pull any punches. With the tribal elders laughing as hard as the rest of the audience, it is safe to say the comedy stuck with people from all walks of life. “I think what I really love is that they can take the hard topics like cultural appropriation and colonization and genocide and make it funny,” said Tiffani Kelly, assistant director of the Native American Cultural Center.
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The Colorado State University women’s soccer team takes the field against New Mexico on Sept. 27. PHOTO BY MEGAN MCGREGOR THE COLLEGIAN
Rams soccer transfers bring monumental season, eye the top of the Mountain West By Bailey Bassett @baileybassett_
Transfer athletes can do wonders for collegiate programs, and the Colorado State soccer team can attest to this. The Rams are having their best season in the program’s history thanks to a group of transfers that have joined the team. Halfway through their sea-
son, they have a record of 6-3-1. Historically, the team has struggled to finish with a record above .500. In their seven year existence, they have never had a winning season. That is changing, and with conference play underway, the Rams are looking to take over the Mountain West. Part of the reason for the teams’ success is the influx of outside talent the Rams have re-
ceived this year specifically, as well as over the last few seasons. Transfer students have been drawn to CSU’s soccer program in recent years, with six players who began their collegiate careers elsewhere coming to join the Rams. Gracie Armstrong, originally from Broomfield, joined the Rams this year after one season at Washington State University.
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