Thursday, May 5, 2022 Vol. 131, No. 31

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Vol. 131, No. 31

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‘WATCH WHAT SHE CAN DO’ TURNING TRAUMA INTO EMPOWERMENT

SEE PAGE 4 PHOTO BY LUCY MORANTZ THE COLLEGIAN

COVER STORY BY SERENA BETTIS THE COLLEGIAN

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TOP STORIES NEWS: Students frustrated with CSU conflict resolution processes

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CANNABIS: ‘How High’: The perfect cannabis movie for finals PAGE 7 OPINION: Seriously: CSU to give campus preachers honorary communication degrees PAGE 9 SPORTS: Q&A with Joe Parker on CSU’s newest NIL deal with The Brandr Group PAGE 15 A&C: Seales, Buteau bring race, sexual health, solidarity to comedy PAGE 27

PHOTO: A highlight of senior photographers’ best shots PAGES 12 & 13

FOCO EVENTS University Symphony Orchestra Concert: A Fabled Night at Griffin Concert Hall in the University Center for the Arts 7:30-9:30 p.m May 5

2022 Design and Merchandising Fashion Show: All in Bloom at Canvas Stadium 7:30 p.m. May 6 Mother’s Day Brunch at Canvas Stadium 10 a.m. & noon May 8

Susan Life speaks in Old Town Fort Collins in response to a leaked opinion from the Supreme Court that would overturn Roe v. Wade, May 3. “I have always believed in human rights,” Life said. “I love children, and that’s what they don’t understand. They think that we hate children; we love children. We want them to be cared for. We want our mothers to be cared for. We want that choice. And so it’s been important to me since I was a little kid and knew something was very, very wrong with the way that people were treated — people of color, especially people that didn’t have the opportunities I had growing up.”

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ESPAÑOL

Las residencias ven incidentes de sesgo, daños a la propiedad

El pabellón residencial noreste de Newsom Hall en la Universidad Estatal de Colorado en Fort Collins, CO el viernes 24 de septiembre de 2021.

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Por Katrina Leibee @katrinaleibee

Traducción de Michelle Rivera Garfio Los residentes de la Universidad Estatal de Colorado recibieron un correo electrónico el 8 de abril con respecto a incidentes de sesgo en las residencias, así como múltiples incidentes de daños a las residencias.

El correo electrónico, enviado por la Directora de Vivienda de la Universidad, Helena Gardner, y la Directora de Instalaciones de Vivienda y Comedor, Carolyn Bell,

declaró: “Desafortunadamente, este año se han reportado múltiples incidentes de sesgo, y también estamos rastreando un fuerte aumento en los actos de vandalismo y destrucción en todos nuestros pasillos. Con respecto a este último, hemos rastreado aproximadamente 150 incidentes que han resultado en daños por valor de $ 60,000 a las residencias (esto es en comparación con aproximadamente 20 incidentes rastreado el año académico pasado)”.

Desde entonces, Gardner y Bell han proporcionado más

información sobre los detalles de los incidentes de sesgo y daño.

Gardner señaló que muchos incidentes de sesgo en las residencias tienden a ser interpersonales, como un conflicto de compañeros de cuarto. En Summit Hall, se eliminaron carteles en los pasillos con recursos basados en la identidad que ofrecían apoyo a los estudiantes, y en Corbett Hall, lenguaje racista fue escrito en la propiedad.

Gardner dijo que es importante recordar que no todos los incidentes de sesgo se informan a través del formulario de informe de sesgo en línea, lo que explica por qué algunos de estos incidentes no están disponibles para ver en línea.

“Estos incidentes se comparten con los residentes de la universidad en función de la situación, y cada incidente que se informa es revisado por el Equipo de Evaluación de Sesgo”, escribió Gardner en un correo electrónico a The Collegian.

“Todos los incidentes reportados de las comunidades residenciales son revisados internamente por un pequeño equipo dentro de Servicios de Vivienda y Comedor.

Esta revisión evalúa el impacto en el individuo, la comunidad y los recursos para la respuesta. Los conflictos interpersonales a menudo se navegan solo entre las personas

involucradas y se remiten al Centro de Resolución Estudiantil”.

Según el informe de sesgo de otoño de 2021, “un incidente de sesgo es cualquier conducta, discurso o expresión motivada en su totalidad o en parte por sesgo o prejuicio que tiene la intención de intimidar, degradar, burlarse, degradar, marginar o amenazar a individuos o grupos en función de las identidades reales o percibidas de ese individuo o grupo”.

El semestre de otoño de 2021 vio 118 informes de incidentes de sesgo, un poco menos del doble de lo que vio el semestre de otoño de 2020 (63), según el informe de sesgo de otoño de 2021. Hubo 77 incidentes de sesgo reportados a través del discurso verbal o escrito, 21 a través de grafiti o vandalismo y ocho a través de las redes sociales. Los espacios residenciales fueron los que más reportaron.

Todos estos números provienen del total de informes presentados al sistema de informes de sesgo, y “un incidente de sesgo puede ser reportado varias veces”.

Los incidentes de sesgo no fueron el único problema que las residencias vieron este año. Bell escribió en un correo electrónico a The Collegian que la mayoría de los incidentes de daños involucraron señalización o daños a la propiedad,

como muebles o baños.

“Otros tipos de daños han incluido grafiti, obstrucción intencional de desagües, daños en las paredes, etc.”, escribió Bell a The Collegian. “Las cámaras monitorean los espacios públicos y, en algunos casos, han ayudado a identificar a los responsables, que están sujetos a multas y derivación al Centro de Resolución Estudiantil. También estamos considerando cerrar algunos espacios comunitarios porque están en lugares donde las cámaras no están presentes y continúan siendo dañadas”.

Bell dijo que las residencias con los mayores incidentes de destrucción de propiedades son Newsom Hall y Corbett Hall.

Bell señaló que los incidentes de daños causan una gran tensión al personal y a los residentes en los espacios residenciales, ya que el personal trabaja arduamente para mantener limpios los lugares.

“Enviamos (el correo electrónico del 8 de abril) con la esperanza de que los residentes pudieran ayudarnos a disuadir este comportamiento y alentar a nuestra comunidad residencial a terminar el año con una nota positiva, ya que sabemos que ha tenido sus altibajos para todos”, escribió Bell.

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Turning trauma into empowerment through art, advocacy

Senior Ren Bergeron sits in front of the Simon Guggenheim Hall of Household Arts May 2. Bergeron started an organization called WATCH WHAT SHE CAN DO to empower women in male-dominated industries. PHOTO BY LUCY MORANTZ THE COLLEGIAN

By Serena Bettis @serenaroseb

A mural of a woman’s silhouette hangs on a wall in Simon Guggenheim Hall of Household Arts with the inscription “WATCH WHAT SHE CAN DO.” The woman, who wears a construction hat made out of a protractor, has two purposes: to empower women in male-dominated industries and to show survivors of sexual assault and harassment they are not alone.

For Colorado State University senior Ren Bergeron, art has always been an escape. Now, it’s helped her heal from trauma and given her a path forward paved with empowerment and inspiration.

“I’ve always been an artist,” Bergeron said. “That’s how I communicate trauma and pain and love and everything.”

An interior architecture and design major with a minor in construction management, Bergeron is the artist behind the mural and the founder of the WATCH WHAT SHE CAN DO organization, both of which she created after experiencing sexual harassment on campus in her sophomore year at CSU. “It was just natural to turn to art after this trauma, and it just made sense,” Bergeron said.

The design she created sparked the idea for the WATCH WHAT

SHE CAN DO organization.

Bergeron said it was important to her that the design was as universal as possible, “so anyone could see themselves in it,” but also that it specifically said watch what “she” can do, as she wanted to empower women.

A 2019 national study on sexual assault and harassment found “81% of women and 43% of men reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime.”

The study, funded by Stop Street Harassment, Promundo, the Center on Gender Equity and Health at the University of California, San Diego and the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, followed a similar 2018 study driven to show data behind stories from the #MeToo movement.

The study had four categories for types of sexual harassment and assault: verbal sexual harassment, cyber sexual harassment, physically aggressive sexual harassment and sexual assault.

Verbal sexual harassment,as defined by the study, includes a person making harmful threats, repeatedly asking for dates, talking about another’s body parts in an inappropriate or offensive way and other uses of language deemed inappropriate or unwelcome. Physically aggressive sexual harassment includes someone touching another person in an unwelcome or sexual way or following

someone without permission.

Verbal sexual harassment was reported by the most respondents at 56% total (76% of women and 35% of men), with physically aggressive sexual harassment following at 42% total (58% of women and 25% of men).

“(In) the case of women, when they’re feeling discouraged … any way that we can help celebrate and strengthen and empower women and the wonderful impacts they’re going to make (is) really important to do.”

LISE YOUNGBLADE CSU COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES DEAN

Bergeron said that after her experience, she wanted someone to say, “You better watch what she can do. You’re underestimating her.”

Through WATCH WHAT SHE CAN DO and her mural, Bergeron wants to communicate to others

that they do have the power to make change and speak up.

“I think if we want to actually make a difference, we’re not going to repeat that shit when we’re adults,” Bergeron said. “When we’re the ones in power, that’s really where the difference is going to be made.”

With support from Lise Youngblade,dean of the CSU College of Health and Human Sciences, and Paul Goodrum, construction management department head, Bergeron got approval for her design, which was hung in Guggenheim Hall in June 2021.

“What we wanted to do was give Ren (Bergeron) a voice that can really inspire others and other women in construction,” Goodrum said.

Goodrum said he sees the artwork as a way to encourage women to continue their careers in construction and also pursue leadership and supervisory roles.

“The industry has a long way to go to try to get anywhere close to gender parity,” Goodrum said.

“Anything that we can do here at the University to start these important conversations … I think is a wonderful thing.”

After the design went up, Bergeron said Goodrum told her “a lot of women were really struck by the design” and wanted it on shirts and other items. She then reached out to women in the construction industry for advice on starting the organization.

Bergeron called WATCH WHAT SHE CAN DO an “ode to women,” and the organization focuses on empowering women in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.

With the organization, Bergeron wants to create scholarships for women in STEAM fields, give speeches to high school students who are interested in those industries and create workshops and networks to help women support each other in fields dominated by men.

“Fundamentally, I want everybody at CSU to know they are welcome here and that they’re contributing; they’re making an impact,” Youngblade said. “(In) the case of women, when they’re feeling discouraged … any way that we can help celebrate and strengthen and empower women and the wonderful impacts they’re going to make (is) really important to do.”

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 11% of the people employed in construction in 2021 were women.

“Once I started pursuing WATCH WHAT SHE CAN DO, it was like I had a purpose,” Bergeron said. “Like the trauma had a purpose, and then it became healing. Sharing my story was to help people and to speak out … but more importantly, (to) start to empower women, face my own demons (and) figure out how to move on from that.”

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CAMPUS

Students frustrated with CSU conflict resolution processes

By Katrina Leibee @katrinaleibee

In March and April, Abby Weaver experienced multiple situations in her residence hall with a fellow resident that made her feel unsafe.

A male resident in her hall repeatedly made verbal threats to Weaver, had frequent anger outbursts that involved screaming at Weaver and showed up at her dorm multiple times, Weaver said.

After an anger outburst March 29, Weaver and her suitemate, Avery Aasmundstad-Williams, went to their resident assistant, who filed reports on their behalf to the Student Resolution Center, a place for Colorado State University students to file incident reports or get help with conflicts. Their RA listed them as the victims of the situation and labeled the incident as a physical threat, according to Weaver.

The initial incident that happened with the student who made Weaver want to file was when the resident screamed at Weaver and Aasmundstad-Williams in the lounge, Weaver said.

“He gets these anger outbursts at times, and he got one of them that was very overdramatic, and he started talking about how he’s gonna kill us and he’s gonna snap one day,” Weaver said. “Even from last semester he would make jokes like, ‘I think it’s funny if I chase women at night’ or something like that. And he’s had a couple times where I ended up being in the room where he’s been screaming at me.”

The student showed up to Weaver’s dorm April 2 appearing intoxicated, and he showed up again

April 4. At this point, Weaver and Aasmundstad-Williams were scared and wondering when the SRC was going to update them on the case, as they had heard nothing.

“We contacted the Student Resolution Center, and I had to contact them two or three times before they actually told us anything.”

ABBY WEAVER CSU STUDENT

According to the SRC website, student conduct services offers “oneon-one meetings to discuss alleged violations of the Student Conduct Code.Hearing officers listen to student perspectives, determine responsibility, ensure accountability and provide educational and restorative outcomes when appropriate.”

When students create an incident report on the website, they are asked for their personal information and to report the nature of the incident. The options are emergency transport; sexual misconduct, gender-based harassment, relationship/dating violence or stalking; sexually explicit drawings, writing or language; physical abuse or threats; concern about a student’s mental health; all other student conduct incidents and apartment policy incidents. The

incident report also asks about other people involved in the situation and their roles, which can be a victim, a witness, alleged or information only.

Michael Katz, director of the Student Resolution Center, wrote in an email to The Collegian that when the SRC evaluates an incident report, they first look to the Student Conduct Code to see if the actions reported are prohibited by it. If it’s determined the actions do violate it, a hearing officer gets involved to determine if they need a student conduct hearing or if something else could be done to address the situation.

If the action doesn’t violate the Student Conduct Code, the student may be referred to another resource.

If the report involves “gender-based interpersonal violence,” the case is immediately given to the Office of Title IX Programs and Gender Equity to be handled, Katz wrote.

April 7, Weaver got an email from the Title IX office saying they handle incidents of “sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking and/or retaliation that the University is made aware of ” and that a responsible employee at CSU indicated Weaver was “impacted by an incident of this nature.”

“Title IX was basically like, ‘We have heard the case; we can set up a video call to talk about your options,’” Weaver said. “And the Title IX people were probably the best compared to the resolution center.”

With Weaver’s busy schedule and having only a few weeks left in the semester, she didn’t have time to talk with Title IX about the options.

Title IX Coordinator and Director Araiña Muñiz wrote to The Collegian that any stalking

The Colorado State University Student Resolution Center located on Lake Street Oct. 27, 2019. It is an office where students can report harassment related incidents. COLLEGIAN FILE PHOTO

reports or reports of feeling unsafe around other students on campus are processed by Title IX. “The Title IX office outreaches to any identified impacted parties with resources and information on policy and process with an invitation to meet with someone from the Title IX Office,” Muñiz said. “We define ‘impacted party’ as the person who experienced the inappropriate, violent or harmful behavior.”

“I would encourage any student who has a specific concern about how a case was handled ... to reach out directly to me, and I would be happy to talk to them and provide any information that I am permitted to share.”

MICHAEL KATZ STUDENT RESOLUTION CENTER DIRECTOR

Muñiz wrote the office will discuss resolution options with the impacted party, but Weaver said she and Aasmundstad-Williams opted not to meet with Title IX because of their schedules.

As of now, Weaver and Aasmundstad-Williams have not received information about the case. Weaver has not received any more information or been reached out to by the Title IX office since an April 14 email from a Title IX case manager, who told her the Title IX coordinator and the people from student conduct were looped in on the situation.

Throughout the process, Weaver and Aasmundstad-Williams were referred to their resident director by the SRC a few times. In their chat box with the SRC, the SRC said, “Your RD is the person who is reviewing your case, so it would be beneficial to speak with them.”

Aasmundstad-Williams said they attempted to reach out to the RD, but she was on sick leave and not around enough for them to get in contact, which is why they attempted to reach out to the SRC directly so much.

“Student Resolution Center and University Housing have a very collaborative partnership, and all residence directors and assistant

residence directors are trained as University hearing officers,” Katz wrote. Resident directors often judge and work on student conduct cases in the residence halls, which is why Weaver and AasmundstadWilliams were referred to their RD. Weaver said she repeatedly emailed the SRC and used the chat box on their website to get more information, none of which lead to giving her real updates.

“We contacted the Student Resolution Center, and I had to contact them two or three times before they actually told us anything,” Weaver said. “When they did, they sent kind of a bug off email. ... It was like pulling teeth trying to get someone to tell us (if they) at least talked to the person we had to report.”

Weaver received the response, “I understand where you are coming from, but unless our office needs additional information from you regarding this report, you will not receive any updates regarding the outcome of another student. If you haven’t received any requests for additional information from our office, then what you provided in the report was sufficient.”

Katz wrote that while the SRC is committed to supporting students, they have a legal requirement to protect students’ privacy, which is why they cannot discuss information about cases.

“Protecting students’ privacy is a legal requirement outlined by the Family Educational Rights (and) Privacy Act, or FERPA,” Katz wrote.

Essentially, every university that receives federal funding has to follow FERPA, which protects students’ privacy. Because of this, the Student Resolution Center cannot legally share any information with a student about an investigation regarding someone else, even if they reported it.

Due to FERPA, if you make a report about another student with the SRC, there’s no guarantee you will ever hear more information about what happened in that case.

The only exception would be if a hearing officer determined you to be an impacted party. Even if you list yourself as the victim when you make your incident report, a hearing officer will still decide if you are the impacted party, which determines your further role in the case.

“I would encourage any student who has a specific concern about how a case was handled ... to reach out directly to me, and I would be happy to talk to them and provide any information that I am permitted to share,” Katz wrote.

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CANNABIS TIPS

CBD could make or break your finals anxiety

By Hayden Hawley @hateonhawley

Cannabidiol is a nonpsychoactive component of cannabis that interacts with CB1 and CB2 receptors in the human body. It’s grown into a wildly popular cultural phenomenon over the last several years, likely due to its over-the-counter availability. Its easy access is because of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act. That’s why you can buy delta-8 flower at your local smoke shop.

Part of this cultural meme is the idea that CBD is good for anxiety, but can it be used to cure the college finals jitter? According to James Baumgartner, chief research officer at Panacea Life Sciences, it’s a hard maybe under penalty of law.

It turns out if you work for a CBD company and try to say CBD is good for anxiety, the Food and Drug Administration will give you something to really be nervous about.

“As a dietary supplement, we’re allowed to develop materials that support physiological systems,” Baumgartner said. “We’re not allowed to prevent, diagnose or treat disease.”

When I tried to press the issue on whether these broad-spectrum products would actually help with central nervous system overactivity, he said they make a p.m. product with melatonin in it that can help you get a good night’s sleep if you have anxiety-related insomnia. Also good for this: melatonin.

“It should bother anybody in the cannabinoid space or the pharmaceutical space, people saying, ‘This product right here is going to cure your cancer,’ and they’ve got no data on it whatsoever.”

JAMES BAUMGARTNER PANACEA LIFE SCIENCES CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER

Baumgartner went on to say that until clinical trials are able to fully verify the efficacy of CBD against a placebo, all we have are anecdotal stories of people it has helped. People write to him to say Panacea’s dietary supplements have replaced their Ritalin, which is sometimes their pain medication, but much of his work is about developing products that might help.

“Our industry is littered with people that make claims and false claims about what this material actually does,” Baumgartner said. “It should bother anybody in the cannabinoid space or the pharmaceutical space, people saying, ‘This product right here is going to cure your cancer,’ and they’ve got no data on it whatsoever.”

I was under the impression CBD isn’t terribly useful without a full spectrum of cannabinoids to go along with it, including a bit of THC. According to Baumgartner, this isn’t exactly accurate: Most of the spectrum will do the trick.

“For those that are hypersensitive to THC, I mean, nothing would be worse than going into a final and feeling a little loopy,” he said. “So there are some products that are available with a broad spectrum,

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and so that contains the rest of the components of the hemp oil but has the THC removed.”

Panacea Life Sciences is a Golden, Colorado-based purveyor of CBD extract products and recently became the first CBD company to sell its wares inside the Denver International Airport. They fund research at Colorado State University and recently paid to open a cannabinoid research laboratory with their name on it.

Baumgartner’s ultimate message was one of hope for the future of CBD. As we were wrapping up the

call, he mentioned he worked in the pharmaceutical industry for most of his career but made the jump to cannabinoid science after seeing promising preclinical results about the effects of CBD. “I couldn’t believe what I saw,” he said. “I’d never seen anything like this.”

If you have anxiety about finals, you might try using CBD — or don’t. It might work for you; it might not. You could also take a hot bath, but who’s got the time?

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STONED CINEMA

‘How High’: The perfect cannabis movie for finals

By Hayden Hawley @hateonhawley

“How High,” released in 2001, falls into the genre of “stoner comedies”: movies in which the protagonists’ problems stem from their love of cannabis.

Ahead of finals, we thought it would be funny to review this movie, as it features weed and college as its main plot elements. We had no idea what we were getting into here.

In “How High,” a talented cannabis cultivator, Silas P. Silas, played by Method Man, sells his friend some weed that is so powerful, he falls asleep with the blunt in his mouth and combusts.

In a tribute to his late friend, Silas mixes his ashes with the soil of a new strain and smokes it before his college entrance exam, the THC (Test for Higher Credentials).

As it turns out, smoking human remains causes that person’s ghost to appear to the smoker, so the ghost of his friend, who in the afterlife has conferred with “the old dude who made up this test,” helps

him get all of the answers right, and he’s able to get into Harvard University — at least, a version of Harvard where it’s always sunny out and looks a lot like the University of California, Los Angeles.

This movie shares several elements with “Legally Blonde,” released in the same year. Both involve characters who don’t match the hoity-toity Ivy League aesthetic of Harvard, and both feature exterior scenes on the Harvard campus that were actually shot at UCLA. A crucial plot difference: While Elle Woods adapts to Harvard Law and uses her knowledge of cosmetology and fashion to win her first criminal case, the protagonists of “How High” instead exhaust everyone else in the movie with their hijinks. I’m not trying to suggest that “How High” ripped off or even necessarily borrowed from “Legally Blonde” — it’s more of a take on “Animal House” — but seriously, what the hell was the cultural fascination with Harvard in 2001?

I want to be clear: “How High”

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is a pretty bad movie. Most of the jokes aren’t actually funny or have aged terribly, with an emphasis on the objectification of women and an Asian-stereotype character. It shares the main structural issue of a lot of bad comedy movies in that it’s not so much a film as it is a bunch of hit-or-miss sketches cobbled together into a 90-minute package.

“Holy shit, I thought.

‘How High’ is about institutional racism.”

Still, it’s so absurd that I couldn’t help but laugh at some of the ridiculously immature scenes they came up with for this thing.

For instance, the stuck-up dean who they butt heads with is called Dean Cain. This joke somehow never gets old. There’s a scene

where they attend a Black history class taught by a white professor, who obnoxiously encourages them to walk out of the lecture hall in protest. “Lynch me,” he says. The professor, by the way, is played by Spalding Gray in one of his final film roles before he died by suicide.

So the movie isn’t terribly interested in its own plot, but it makes an attempt at a third act: Their haunted bud is stolen from them, so they seek out other human remains to smoke in order to confer with more dead geniuses.

They rob the grave of John Quincy Adams — whose corpse is mostly intact despite being dead and buried for over 150 years — bring it back to their apartment, slice it up and smoke his fingers and toes. They don’t mash up the remains and mix them with weed — they just smoke his digits as if they were joints, and then the scene ends. Adams does not appear, and they don’t acknowledge that this didn’t work. They just move on. It’s honestly one of the most fucked up and disgusting things I’ve

seen in any movie, yet I am grinning ear-to-ear as I type these words.

Just at the moment when I was most sure it was a totally pointless movie, during the grand finale when they get everybody, including the vice president of the United States, high at some kind of fancy Harvard event, Method Man’s character says, “Amazing what a couple brothers from the P.J. can do with just a little bit of opportunity!”

Holy shit, I thought. “How High” is about institutional racism.

“How High” essentially argues that systemic prejudice prevents truly talented people from getting the opportunities they deserve, and if everyone just chilled out and blazed one, academia could be more inclusive and merit-based.

When we hold dear the ideas of dead white men, we misinterpret their true meaning, and we miss out on the unconventional brilliance that lies inside of everybody. Exhume the corpse of Adams, and smoke his fingers. Hold nothing sacred.

Smoke this: Fuck Bush.

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS

It’s OK to not have a 5-year plan post-graduation

By Nathaniel McKissick @natemckissick

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.

Graduation can be a fun, scary and exciting time. Some students have their first job in the workforce lined up before the day of commencement rolls around, while others are absolutely uncertain of what comes next.

Maybe you’re one of those people who live by their five-year plan. Maybe you’ve planned for this moment for years, and you know exactly what comes next for you, how you’re going to get it and what it’ll lead to.

Or maybe you have no such plan, and your options loom before you with uncertainty. So what’s next?

Leaving undergrad, you’re faced with a couple of paths to go down.

“If you’re interviewing and haven’t secured a job for when you graduate, it doesn’t mean you’re worthless or undesirable to employers.”

First off, there’s the option to continue down the path of education that most have been on for years now and take a shot at graduate school.

“The more experiences you can get early in your career, the better you will be at identifying an ideal position for yourself.”

ELLA BOWERS ACADEMIC SUCCESS COORDINATOR

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But that’s a large undertaking. Not only is graduate school financially taxing — with it averaging between $30,000 and $40,000 annually depending on whether you attend a public or private institution — but it can also be emotionally and mentally draining as well. Mental health disorders are more likely among graduate students compared to average Americans, according to a Harvard University study.

With the mental and financial costs, it’s definitely worth doing some research on whether the field you want to enter (if you know which one) requires education beyond a bachelor’s degree. In some professions, earning a graduate degree can be

quite lucrative, but for others, not so much.

Alternatively, if you know someone who attended graduate school and you are considering pursuing further higher education, you could talk to them and get their perspective on whether or not they believe it was worth it.

Some may elect to take some time off after graduation to travel or simply just hit pause after being in school for so many years. A gap year can provide time to set goals or map out a career plan. However, this naturally isn’t an option for everybody.

Lastly, the other option is joining the workforce immediately. This can be incredibly overwhelming, nervewracking and just downright scary.

If you’re interviewing and haven’t secured a job for when you graduate, it doesn’t mean you’re worthless or undesirable to employers. A position will come along, and with how hot the job market is right now, it likely won’t take long.

The National Association of Colleges and Employers Job Outlook 2022 reported employers plan to hire 26.6% more college graduates in 2022 than they did the year prior.

Ella Bowers, an academic success coordinator for Colorado State University’s communication studies and journalism departments, suggested students confer with CSU’s Career Center before leaving for advice on how to move forward.

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“Students can get help with their resumes, practice interviewing and discuss industries that align with their skills and goals,” she said, also emphasizing the value in learning what you don’t want to do as well as what you do.

“The more experiences you can get early in your career, the better you will be at identifying an ideal position for yourself,” Bowers said.

This is an uncertain time for a lot of people, and navigating the world of the workforce post-graduation can be scary, especially with the newly added factor of COVID-19.

Regardless of what comes next, though, whether it be graduate school, a gap year or a running leap straight into the workforce, it’s perfectly OK to take it one step at a time. It’s normal to be uncertain of the future at times of big changes (like graduation).

One thing is for certain, though: No matter where CSU’s class of 2022 ends up, there’s no doubt they will do great things.

Reach Nathaniel McKissick at letters@collegian.com.

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CSU to give campus preachers honorary communication degrees GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION

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By Bella Eckburg @yaycolor

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.

As Colorado State University quickly approaches its spring 2022 graduation ceremony, the University made a monumental decision that exemplified its undying support for free speech on campus: issuing campus preachers honorary communication degrees.

“As students prepare to take the stage and accept the certificate that represents the culmination of many long nights studying and several skipped classes, CSU has officially made the move to draft communication degrees for those who spent just as much time not going to class as any communication student: preachers.”

“They spend as much time on campus as every student,” said Poe Lark, a spokesperson for CSU’s graduation planning team. “It’s time for CSU to make a public stand in support of free speech on campus once and for all.”

With campus preachers spending nearly every day over 65 degrees on the Lory Student Center Plaza gripping megaphones, students have shown a growing distaste for their practices through counter-protests and even inviting New York City’s hometown hero, Spider-Man, to make an appearance.

“I just hate to hear hate speech,” said Peter Parker, a totally ordinary

CSU biophysics major. “I’m really glad to see these college kids standing up for what’s right, … but I think the University is a little confused.”

CSU has to tread lightly when it comes to free speech on campus, as the line between allowing those to use their voices and protecting students from hate speech is frequently blurred.

Online discourse has only added to the issue.

While CSU has little power to kick these preachers off campus, it has implemented bias reporting systems and supported counter-protests to show its allegiance to those wanting to speak their minds.

As students prepare to take the stage and accept the certificate that represents the culmination of many long nights studying and several skipped classes, CSU has officially made the move to draft communication degrees for those who spent just as much time not going to class as any communication student: preachers.

“Yeah, I took public speaking twice,” said Mike Lieuser, a CSU communication student, answering the integral question about what it takes to become a true professional communicator. Upon further review

by The Collegian, it seems the campus preachers may be more qualified than previously believed.

The Collegian reached out to CSU President Joyce McConnell and representatives of the Associated Students of Colorado State University for comment on this confusing step in the left direction (instead of the clear right or wrong direction), but it seems both have our emails consistently set to enter the spam folder.

If you’re graduating this year, look out for vague signs, like “Vape Kills God” or “Sinner sinner chicken dinner,” decorating the stage.

Apparently, CSU really pops off for free speech.

Get your caps and gowns ready for an argument, folks. Nothing makes blood carbonated like the sun reflecting off a bald head into your eyes while that man yells about how your blue hair damns you to hell.

Happy graduation, happy job hunting and happy condemnation to eternal punishment. You made it!

Reach Bella Eckburg at letters@ collegian.com.

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SEARCH AND RESCUE

On the line: The final test for certification

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Continuing our galleries from the last two Collegian editions, students of the Larimer County Search and Rescue Basic Search and Rescue course are 10 weeks into their 11-week training.

Having learned search skills such as basic tracking, working with canines, navigating, attraction methods and completing a mock search, the Basic Search and Rescue Training students have started to focus on rescue skills. They learn about using litters, subject care, ascending and descending ropes, mechanical advantage and moving subjects in steep terrain.

Before rappelling over a 50-foot cliff, the BASARTs had a class on a system consisting of a SkyHook, long foot stirrup, interconnect and medium foot stirrup. The SkyHook is a Prusik knot attached to the rope and harness, retaining the distance traveled. Long and medium foot stirrups are used to step up and move the SkyHook

up the rope and are connected by Prusik knots. The interconnect is connected to the long foot stirrup and the harness, creating a second point of contact with the rope.

The system allows the team to move along a rope while being able to maneuver side to side and rest on the knots.

After learning the system, the BASARTs practiced in the garage with active members overseeing the process. In addition to rappelling and ascending skills, the BASARTs learned subject care, which includes assembling a litter, loading an injured person into a litter, picking up a loaded litter and maneuvering the subject down trails. Ahead of the BASARTs is scree training, in which they will move across scree fields using their accumulated knowledge. Then there will be a final that, if passed, will make them fully active LCSAR members.

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1. The 25 Basic Search and Rescue Training students and training coordinator Ed Hildenbrand pose for a group photo May 1.

2. Rachel Galbraith, a Basic Search and Rescue Training student, practices transitioning between ascending and descending a rope at the Larimer Country Search and Rescue Cache April 20.

3. Spence Sedacca, a Basic Search and Rescue Training student, practices ascending and descending a rope on a 40-foot cliff with an overhang April 23.

4. Chris Jones, a Basic Search and Rescue Training student, practices ascending and descending a rope at the Larimer County Search and Rescue Cache April 20.

5. Bryan Bibeau, a Larimer County Search and Rescue instructor, checks a rope anchor before Basic Search and Rescue Training students ascend and descend the line April 23.

6. A Basic Search and Rescue Training student loads Larimer County Search and Rescue instructor Bob Townsend into a litter while practicing rescue and subject care skills May 1.

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SPOTLIGHT

A highlight of senior photographers’ best shots

As nine Collegian photographers look toward graduation and the real world, it is important to take a look back and highlight their work for The Collegian. Showcased here is a small example of the great work to come out of The Collegian photo desk but also a preview of what is to come when these photographers enter the workforce. While not everyone will pursue photography in the future, there is no doubt their work has left an indelible mark in the history of The Collegian and student media as a whole.

Lt. Cmdr. Julius Bratton stands as four of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly overhead during The Great Colorado Air Show at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport Oct. 17, 2021. PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS THE COLLEGIAN

Tywan Francis (8) holds his hands up in response to a call on the field Sept. 11, 2021.

PHOTO BY LUKE BOURLAND THE COLLEGIAN

Max Coleman, a traveling artist from Connecticut, works on his mural July 29, 2019.

PHOTO BY NATHAN TRAN THE COLLEGIAN

President-elect Robert Long and Vice President-elect Elijah Sandoval, recently announced to their positions in the Associated Students of Colorado State University, smile at each other after giving their acceptance speech in the CTV studio April 6. PHOTO BY CONNOR MCHUGH THE COLLEGIAN

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Thirteen-year-old skateboarder Dawson Gordon practices tricks in the air at Launch: Community Through Skateboarding’s indoor skatepark Sept. 10, 2021.

PHOTO BY ANNA TOMKA THE COLLEGIAN

Dan Huling, owner of the Colorado Shoe School, holds one of the largest shoes he’s ever made Sept. 7, 2021. PHOTO BY ELLIE SHANNON THE COLLEGIAN

Juan Barreras, senior cheerleader at Colorado State University, is in the air as he finishes a toe-touch jump Feb. 14. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GILES THE COLLEGIAN

Natalie Day celebrates her 21st birthday with a surprise car parade of loved ones cheering her on from a safe distance in Portland, Oregon, April 23, 2020.

PHOTO BY ALYSSA UHL THE COLLEGIAN

Colorado State University Korean dance club member Corinne Wilson dances at the front of the line in a filmed performance at Campus Crossings at Ram’s Pointe’s tennis court Oct. 18, 2020.

PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN THE COLLEGIAN

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS

CSU needs to show more appreciation for Native people

Heaven Old Coyote puts a beaded feather piece in their hair at the Native American Cultural Center’s 37th Annual Pow Wow, hosted by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society in the Lory Student Center Nov. 26, 2019. Old Coyote traveled five hours from the Wind River Indian Reservation to Fort Collins to perform with their family. PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN THE COLLEGIAN

By Michael Stella @michaelstella

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 campus tour is a vital part of the decision-making process of future college students deciding which university or college they should attend. There is one element of tours at Colorado State University that is crucial and should go much further in-depth: Native American representation.

Tours at Colorado State University follow a defined route that can go either way, forward or backward. A tour typically starts at the iconic Oval and makes stops at Morgan Library, the Student Recreation Center, a residence hall and an academic building.

A tour of the University for prospective students usually starts with an informational session in Ammons Hall. It is here that potential incoming students are shown the Land Acknowledgment video.

For those prospective students who are touring the beautiful campus here in Fort Collins, typically with their parents, nothing could be more vital than knowing where, or who, this land came from.

The history behind the Land Acknowledgment is one of the most important identities Colorado State University has, and it is vitally important that when newcomers are on campus they understand the story of the land CSU is built upon.

While it is an important step for CSU to show the Land Acknowledgment video at the informational presentation at Ammons Hall, it does not do enough to honor Native Americans and their land.

CSU is built on the “ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Ute nations and peoples,” according to the Land Acknowledgment. The founding of this University came at a “dire cost” to these Native nations.

CSU was conceived from the Morrill Land-Grant College Act of 1862. The land grant act gave land held by the federal government to states to sell so they could use that

money to build agricultural and mechanical schools and programs.

The idea was that these institutions would give Americans practical skills to improve their lives and the lives of those in the community.

“CSU must instead embrace its ugly conception and incorporate and honor Native Americans at every step of the college experience, from tours to student life to alumni engagement.”

There is inherent moral tension between Colorado State University and its founding. CSU is a research institution that is a leader in sustainability. While CSU

has risen to be a highly regarded public University, it can never be forgotten or overlooked that the founding of something so great came at an existential threat to the Native Americans who called this land home.

This recognition of how Colorado State was founded back in 1870 is a fact that every campus visitor, such as prospective students, should know about.

With the exception of the Native American Cultural Center in the Lory Student Center, there is virtually no recognition on campus of the Native tribes that lived on this land. Once the Land Acknowledgment video is done and the acknowledgment is recited at events, there is almost no mention of the topic again.

CSU’s campus is often regarded for its beauty and open spaces, but the stories behind those open spaces and beauty are not often enough told to students.

There is always more that can be done, and CSU should find a way to incorporate Native American history into the identity of the campus. The

Native American Cultural Center and its exhibit on the upper story of the LSC is great, but unless you go to the top floor of the LSC, the chances are low that you will come across it.

There should be a more deliberate way Native Americans are honored on campus. What if there was a garden located outside the LSC that displayed plants of cultural importance to the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Ute peoples? Or a statue park that told the story of the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Ute peoples that lived in Northern Colorado and conducted trade with other tribes?

CSU will never be able to change the past. There is no avoiding that the land on which our University was built is land stolen from Native Americans.

CSU must instead embrace its ugly conception and incorporate and honor Native Americans at every step of the college experience, from tours to student life to alumni engagement.

Reach Michael Stella at letters@ collegian.com.

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NAME, IMAGE AND LIKENESS

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Q&A with Joe Parker on CSU’s newest NIL deal with The Brandr Group to help them build bridges to other students on campus. ... It’s a winwin for both our students and for local businesses.”

Colorado State University Athletic Director Joe Parker speaks during a press conference Dec. 4, 2019.

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By Braidon Nourse @braidonnourse

Colorado State University just reached another milestone in the name, image and likeness space.

CSU first reported April 12 that the school reached a group licensing agreement with The Brandr Group, a company that will enter the NIL space to combine select studentathletes’ names, images and likenesses with official trademarks and logos associated with CSU. This means soon enough, Ram fans will be able to purchase things like CSU shirts and even jerseys with players’ names on them. Additionally, those players will be able to profit off their sales.

CTV’s Cameron Evig and I sat down with CSU Athletic Director Joe Parker and discussed the deal and the details of it along with what it means for the Rams athletics community.

Q: How is the partnership between a student-athlete and the University via jersey sales different from somebody involved with a local business?

A: “The partnership we just struck with Brandr gives our studentathletes the opportunity to work in the licensed good space. So it would allow a group of students or a few students across a few rosters to work on a licensed goods merchandising program.”

How is this good for not only CSU and its athletes but also the local community?

“The benefit, I think, to the broader community is I think our students are influencers in the social media space; they have some level of notoriety on campus with their fellow students, so it’s an opportunity for businesses that want to partner with our students

With the new Brandr deal, with jersey sales, do the students have to take up that responsibility themselves within licensing with Brandr, or is that something the athletic department facilitates?

“Brandr takes that responsibility on, so they’ll be constantly kind of surveying our program, understanding our rosters, developing stories — things that they can capitalize with, like a hot market T-shirt that they can use when they facilitate the licensing agreement with a group of students.

“It’s not really (the athletics department) that’s prompting that, and it’s certainly not our students. ...

I think, of those three entities — the department, the students themselves and Brandr — I think if there’s concepts or creative ideas that come up, we can kind of push those forward to Brandr and see if they want to take advantage of it.

“There’s market risk, right? They want to do something that’s going to have some level of popularity where they can generate revenue and in turn a margin of profit, so they’re going to be selective when they do that. But I think there’s enough stories on our campus with particular team performances or rosters that there will be future opportunities or ongoing opportunities for our students to leverage this.”

Do you know of any student-athletes who Brandr has reached out to and started those conversations with?

“(I’m) not aware of that. I mean, it’s a pretty new partnership for us right now, and we’re closing in on the end of an academic year, so a lot of the sports programs have completed seasons. So I think it’s something that will present opportunities through the summer and certainly as we move into the new academic year.”

As the partnership between CSU and The Brandr Group goes on through the summer into the next academic year, Rams fans can expect to see a change in merchandise at games. The hope is that sometime in the near future, jerseys and other forms of merchandise that include the names of fans’ favorite Rams will be available to purchase.

Reach Braidon Nourse at sports@ collegian.com.

By Anna Jelden Plants can be a great way to decorate your home, apartment, or give life and vibrance to a dull space. Being a plant parent may seem intimidating if you don’t know where to start. However, there are many houseplants that require little maintenance and can thrive in a variety of conditions.

FIDDLE LEAF FIG Ficus lyrata

Plant Bio The fiddle leaf fig is native to western Africa and is a tropical native. Its leaves have a naturally glossy finish. This plant can be tricky to care for and does not like sudden changes. Once you’ve decided where to place your fiddle leaf fig, try not to move it around too much. Avoid placing it near areas with cold drafts. This plant loves warm, humid conditions and can be misted to keep humidity levels up. The large leaves on this plant easily collect dust, so wipe them off every month to keep them clean and healthy. This plant is toxic to pets.

Prefers consistent bright, indirect light Water when top 50% of soil is dry Prefers warmer temperatures and higher humidity

Did You Know?

Why is compacted soil a problem? Compacted soil makes it harder for plants to take in water because it creates soil pockets where water can’t reach.

Aerating soil is an easy fix for this problem. You can use a chopstick or pencil to break up soil around your plant. Pay careful attention to where your plant’s roots are!

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Cabernet Sauvignon - Save $5�������� $9.99

Cono Sur Bicicleta All Types ������ $6.99 Frontera All Types ��������������������2 for $10 Kitek Sauvignon Blanc - Save $5 � $7.99 La Espera

Le Petite Clos - Save $15 ����������� $44.99

Clos Apalta

Rosado, Torrontes/Riesling��������������� $8.99 Malbec ������������������������������������������������ $12.99 Casillero del Diablo All Types ��� $9.99

Amalaya

SOUTH AMERICAN WINE

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Toscana Rosso - Save $7 ���������������� $17.99

Verga La Storia

Nero di Troia - Save $5 �������������� $14.99

Torre del Falco by Torrevento

“Baby Barb” Barbera ������������������������ $12.99

Sant’Agata

Barbaresco - Save $10�������������������� $24.99 Prophecy Pinot Grigio ������������������� $9.99

La Pranda

Rosso di Montalcino - Save $10 �� $24.99 Brunello - Save $10 ������������������������� $39.99 Cupcake Pinot Grigio ��������������������� $8.99

Cavit All Types ����������������������������������� $7.99 Corte Pavone

Moscato d’Asti - Save $5 ����������� $11.99 Arneis, Barbera d’Alba, Dolcetto d’Alba, Nebbiolo d’Alba Save $5 ������������������������������������������� $14.99 Barolo Sernie - Save $10 ����������� $39.99 Barolo Riserva - Save $20! �������� $59.99

Cascina Boschetti

Veneto Rosso - Save $5��������������������� $9.99 Antinori Villa Antinori Blanc ���� $10.99 Rosso Toscana IGT ��������������������������� $16.99 Babarosa Moscato d’Asti ��������������� $9.99

Antale Pinot Grigio, Salento ��������� $8.99

ITALIAN WINE

Grenache - Save $5 ������������������������� $12.99

IMPORTED WINES

Paso Robles Zinfandel - Save $5 ���� $9.99 Ski Girl Red Blend - Save $5��������� $9.99 Zombie Zin Zinfandel ������������������� $8.99

Rancho Costero

Rye Barrel-Aged Red Blend Save $5 ������������������������������������������� $14.99

Protest

Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Red Blend, Rosé ����������������������������������� $9.99

Prophecy

The Prisoner Red Blend ������������������ $48.99

Prisoner Wine Company

Sauvignon Blanc - Save $8 ������������ $14.99 Cabernet Sauvignon - Save $8����� $16.99

Pezzi King

Cremant d’Alsace, Cremant d’Alsace Rosé Save $7 ������������������������������������������������������������������������ $12.99

Bourbon Barrel: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay,Gold Rush Red, Zinfandel ������������������������������������������� $15.99

1000 Stories

Brut - Save $10 ���������������������������������������������������������� $29.99 Brut Rosé ��������������������������������������������������������������������� $39.99

Ziegler

Francois Daudret

Brut Nature 2016 - Save $5 ����������������������������������� $12.99

Oriol Russell Reserva

Sparkling Moscato, Prosecco, Prosecco Rosé ������ $9.99

Natale Verga

Brut Prestige, Brut Rose, Cuvee M ����������������������� $19.99

Mumm Napa

Grand Cru Assemblage - Save $25! ��������������������� $49.99 Lunetta Prosecco, Prosecco Rosé ��������������������� $10.99 Mionetto Prosecco ����������������������������������������������� $12.99

Louis Dousset

Blanc de Blanc, Blanc de Noir, Brut, Demi-Sec ���������������������������������������������������������� $13.99 Rosé ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ $14.99 LaLuca Prosecco, Prosecco Rosé ����������������������� $11.99 Lamarca Prosecco, Prosecco Rosé ������������������ $13.99

Gruet

Blanquette de Limoux Brut, Rosé Cremant de Limoux - Save $5 �������������������� $14.99

Cave Liberal Brut, Brut Rosé - Save $7 ������������� $8.99 Devaux Augusta Brut - Save $15! ��������������������� $34.99 Elegance

Prosecco Jeio �������������������������������������������������������������� $10.99 Prosecco Rosé ������������������������������������������������������������ $14.99

Bisol

Demi-Sec - Save $10 ����������������������������������������������� $14.99

Berryhill Cremant de Bourgogne

Cuvee Rosé, Tradition Blanc de Noir Save $10 ��������������������������������������������������������������������� $39.99

Andre Chemin

Bubbles for Mom

Xila Organic

Priorat - Save $6������������������������������� $15.99

Slates of Bonmont

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Prices Good May 5 thru May 8, 2022

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12 yr old Doublewood Single Malt Scotch 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $59.99

750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $19.99 Jameson Irish Whiskey 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $19.99 Paddy ’s Irish Whiskey 1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $29.99 Fighting 69 Single Barrel Irish Whiskey 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $32.99

TEQUILA

707 Wine

Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Rosé, Sauvignon Blanc Save $5 ������������������������������������������� $14.99

Martha’s Chard, Snoop Cali Red, Snoop Cali Rosé�������������������������������� $12.99

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AMERICAN WINES

Cinnamon Whiskey (Glass or Plastic) 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $12.99 Downtown Toodeloo Rock & Rye 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $19.99

Fireball

VS Cognac 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $34.99 VSOP Cognac 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $69.99 XO Cognac 750 ml ����������������������������������������������� $129.99 Baileys Irish Cream 1�0 L������������������������������������������������������ $32.99 Disaronno Amaretto Liqueur 1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $49.99 Hochstadler’s Slow & Low 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $22.99 Kahlua Coffee Liqueur 1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $34.99

Francois Voyer

VS Brandy 1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $17.99 VSOP Brandy 1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $19.99 XO Brandy 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $12.99 Hennessy VS Cognac 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $39.99

LIQUEURS & CORDIALS

E&J

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Balvenie

Friday ’s Folly Red, Friday ’s Folly White ��������������� $11.99 A Touch of Red, Moscato, Riesling ������������������� $13.99 Chardonnay, Rosé ������������������ $15.99 Malbec �������������������������������������� $16.99 Cabernet Sauvignon, Ensemble, Syrah ��������������������� $18.99 Cabernet Franc ����������������������� $23.99

Colorado Wines Bookcliff

Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc ��������������������������������� $9.99 Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Marquis Red Blend, Rosé ��������������� $10.99

Noble Vines

Chardonnay - Save $5 ������������������ $9.99 Cabernet Sauvignon - Save $5 $14.99

Moonlit Harvest

Red Wine - Save $5 ���������������������������� $9.99 Cabernet Sauvignon - Save $5����� $12.99

Lyeth

Vintner’s Reserve: Pinot Gris, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc ������������������������������� $11.99 Avant: Chardonnay �������������������������� $12.99 Vintner’s Reserve: Chardonay, Rosé, Zinfandel ��������������������������������� $12.99 Vintner’s Reserve: Pinot Noir, Red Blend ������������������������������������������� $16.99 Vintner’s Reserve: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot�������������������������������������������������� $18.99 Grand Reserve: Chardonnay �������� $15.99 Grand Reserve: Cabernet Sauvignon������������������������ $26.99 Grand Reserve: Pinot Noir������������ $28.99

Kendall-Jackson

Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Rosé, Sauvignon Blanc �������������������� $11.99 Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Red Blend���������������������������� $12.99 Buttery Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, North Coast Chardonnay��������������� $13.99 Cabernet Sauvingon North Coast Reserve, Paso Robles Reserve, Bourbon Barrel-Aged Cabernet Sauvignon, Bourbon Barrel-Aged Zinfandel �� $17.99

Josh Cellars

Pinot Gris �������������������������������������������� $14.99 Chardonnay Black Label, Pinot Noir Black Label �������������������� $18.99 Russian River Chardonnay ������������� $26.99 Russian River Pinot Noir ���������������� $34.99

J Vineyards

Riesling, Valdiguie ������������������������������� $9.99 Chardonnay Riverstone, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah ������������������ $12.99 Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir ��������������������������� $15.99

J Lohr

Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, GSM, Merlot, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir������� $11.99

Hahn Estates

Pinot Gris, Rosé - Save $5�������������� $14.99 Pinot Noir - Save $5������������������������ $19.99

Greetings from the Willamette Valley

Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon - Save $5 ������������������� $14.99

Greetings from Washington

Cabernet Sauvignon - Save $10 �� $19.99

Greetings from the Napa Valley

Merlot - Save $5 ������������������������������ $14.99

Greetings from the Columbia Valley

Chateau de Candale

Roble - Save $5 �������������������������������� $14.99 Crianza - Save $10��������������������������� $19.99 Reserva - Save $10 �������������������������� $29.99

Evodia Garnacha������������������������������ $8.99 Salcis

Jumilla - Save $5 ����������������������������� $7.99

Castillo de la Peña

Tempranillo ������������������������������������������� $8.99 Reserva ������������������������������������������������ $12.99 Gran Reserva ������������������������������������� $22.99

Campo Viejo

Rioja Garnacha - Save $10 ������������ $39.99

5 Barrels Terra Alta - Save $8���� $14.99 Altos Montote

SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE WINE

The Gnome Knows Grenache �� $8.99

Bordeaux Blanc - Save $5 ��������� $11.99

Petit Freylon

Cotes du Rhone Rouge, Cotes du Rhone Blanc, Nature �������� $9.99

Perrin

Blanc, Rose, Rouge ����������������������������� $6.99

La Vieille Ferme

Beaujolais Villages, Rosé ���������������� $11.99 Macon Villages ��������������������������������� $12.99 Chardonnay ��������������������������������������� $15.99 Pinot Noir ������������������������������������������� $16.99 Pouilly Fuisse ������������������������������������� $24.99

Louis Jadot

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc -Save $5 ���������������� $9.99

La Croisade

Cotes du Rhone Blanc, Rose, Rouge ��������������������������������������� $13.99

Guigal

Sauvignon Blanc - Save $5 ������� $12.99 Rosé Le Roque - Save $5 ����������� $14.99 Pouilly Fumé, Sancerre Blanc, Sancerre Rosé - Save $20���������� $24.99

Florian Mollet

Condrieu Blanc - Save $10 ����������� $39.99

Domaine de Rosiers

Puligny Montrachet - Save $20! �� $59.99 Chambolle-Musigny - Save $50! $99.99

Domaine Belleville

Cotes de Bordeaux - Save $6 ������� $13.99

Chateau Terre Blanque

Bordeaux Rouge - HALF PRICE! ����� $7.49

Chateau Pericou

Medoc - Save $5 ������������������������������ $14.99

Chateau Mazails

Cotes de Bordeaux - Save $10 ����� $29.99

Chateau Marsau Prelude

Pomerol - Save $7 ��������������������������� $22.99

Chateau Le Manoir

Bordeaux, Bordeaux Blanc Save $5 ���������������������������������������������� $9.99 Bordeaux Superieur - Save $5 � $12.99

Chateau Lamothe

Graves Bordeaux - Save $7 ����������� $17.99

Chateau Guillon

Saint-Julien - Save $30!������������������ $99.99

Chateau Gloria

Cotes du Rhone - Save $5 ������������� $12.99 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Save $10 ��������������������������������������������� $29.99 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Save $10 ��������������������������������������������� $39.99

Chateau Gigognan

Bourgogne Chardonnay Vielles Vignes, Clos des Avouries - Save $10 ������� $19.99

Chateau De Messey

Beaujolais Villages - Save $5 �������� $14.99

Chateau de Corcelles

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Save $10 ���������������������������������������� $34.99

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Peter Vella

Anthony ’s Hill by Fetzer All Types 1�5 L��������������������������������������������������������� $8.99 Corbett Canyon All Types 1�5 L��������������������������������������������������������� $6.99 Gallo Family Vineyards All Types 1�5 L��������������������������������������������������������� $8.99 Sutter Home All Types 1�5 L��������������������������������������������������������� $9.99 Two Vines All Types 1�5 L������������������������������������������������������ $11.99 Barefoot All Types 3�0 L������������������������������������������������������ $17.99 Black Box All Types 3�0 L������������������������������������������������������ $17.99 Fisheye All Types 3�0 L������������������������������������������������������ $14.99

ECONOMY WINES

Chardonny, Sauvignon Blanc��������������������� $11.99 Cabernet Sauvignon, Exuinox Red Blend, Merlot, Rosé ���������������������������� $13.99 Pinot Noir �������������������������������� $16.99

Bonterra

Organic Wines

Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Clare Valley Shiraz, Promised Land Cabernet Sauvignon, Promised Land Shiraz, Estate Riesling - Save $5 �� $14.99 Jaraman Cabernet Sauvignon Save $5 ����������������������������������������������� $17.99 St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon, St Andrews Shiraz - Save $20 ������� $29.99 Yalumba Y All Types �������������������� $11.99

Wakefield

Pinot Noir - Save $5 ���������������������� $9.99

Sisters Ridge

Chardonnay - Save $6 �������������������� $11.99 Prophecy Sauvignon Blanc ���������� $9.99

Mt Beautiful

Sauvignon Blanc ������������������������������� $12.99

Kim Crawford

Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Dark Red, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, The Uprising Red, Sauvignon Block, Shiraz ����������� $9.99 Warden Red Wine ���������������������������� $14.99

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Wilbur the Wine Wizard

750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $14.99 New Amsterdam Gin 1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $17.99

Gray ’s Peak Small Batch Gin

GIN & VODKA

6 yr old Bourbon Cask Irish Whiskey 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $54.99

Dubliner

Busker Irish Whiskey

12 yr old Single Malt Scotch 1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $59.99

IRISH WHISKEY

Glenfiddich

X Scotch 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $26.99 10 yr old Single Malt Scotch 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $29.99 Laphroaig 10 yr old Single Malt Scotch 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $52.99

Glenmorangie

Scotch 1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $24.99 12 yr old Scotch 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $39.99 Ballantine’s Scotch 1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $24.99 Chivas Regal Scotch 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $32.99 Dewars Scotch 1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $32.99 Aerstone Land or Sea Scotch 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $24.99

Glengarry

1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $12.99

Highland Mist Scotch

SCOTCH & SINGLE MALTS

Captain Morgan Spiced Rum 1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $21.99 Mount Gay Rum 1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $34.99

1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $11.99 Canadian Mist Canadian Whiskey 1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $13.99 Pendleton Canadian Whiskey 1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $32.99 Crown Royal Canadian Whiskey 1�75 L ��������������������������������������������������� $42.99

Black Velvet Canadian Whiskey

CANADIAN WHISKEY

Single Barrel Colorado Bourbon 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $67.99

Art of the Spirit

Barrel Select 100 Proof Bourbon 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $49.99

Rossville

Piggy Back Rye 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $39.99 15 yr old Single Barrel 750 ml ����������������������������������������������� $199.99

Whistle Pig

Whiskey 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $24.99 Private Select Bourbon 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $52.99 Wyoming Small Batch Whiskey 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $32.99 Basil Hayden Small Batch Whiskey 750 ml ������������������������������������������������� $32.99

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BEER

Firestone Walker 805 Cerveza

12 pack cans ���������������������������������������� $15.99

4 Noses

Rio Lento Mexican Style Lager With Lime Juice & Sea Salt 6 pack cans ������������������������������������������ $10.99 Lone Tree Mexican Lager 6 pack cans ����������������������������������������������$8.99

Cerveceria Colorado

Mango Rico Tropical IPA, Senior Pina Pineapple Blonde Ale & Venga Mexican Lager 6 pack cans ����������������������������������������������$8.99 Ska Mexican Logger 6 pack cans ����������������������������������������������$9.99

Corona

Extra, Familiar, Light & Premier 12 pack btls ������������������������������������������ $15.99 Extra, Light & Premier 12 pack cans ���������������������������������������� $15.99

Modelo

Especial & Negra 12 pack btls ������������������������������������������ $15.99 Especial 12 pack cans ���������������������������������������� $15.99

Pacifico

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Folks, this is sadly my final Collegian Podcast Spotlight. I have enjoyed sharing new podcasts with you all each week, and I hope I have helped you find some new favorites. To commemorate the soon-to-be graduates, here are some podcasts I have been listening to as I too prepare for life after CSU. Peace out, and listen on!

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Knights in the 2020-21 season. The Golden Knights did not make the @braidonnourse playoffs this year, but the Avalanche could face a rematch of the sevenWell, Colorado sports fans, what a game thriller against Dallas in the week it has been. conference finals — should both The Denver Nuggets have been teams advance that far. knocked out of the playoffs. During The Denver Broncos just finished a 1-4 series loss to a revitalized (and up their bid in the NFL draft. They healthy) Golden State Warriors missed out on the homegrown hero team, the Nuggets never wanted a of a tight end in Trey McBride, who healthy team more. The rollercoaster went to the Arizona Cardinals with of emotions the team made all of the 55th pick — only nine picks us go through with star point guard before the Broncos made their first Jamal Murray and 6-foot-10selection. However, the Broncos inch sharpshooter Michael Porter Jr. picked up a handful of defensive possibly making their returns from linemen and defensive backs, along lengthy injury with a pair of rehab is over. sure-handed But this is a pass-catchers in good thing. Just a tight end and a imagine if either “The lack of wide receiver.

— or both — of The lack of draft love for the the young stars draft love for the debuted in these offensive line was offensive line was playoffs, and we surprising, as the surprising, as the learned the hard orange and blue orange and blue way it was too traded away some soon by way of traded away some valuable young a repeat injury. talent to get a valuable young This way, both less mobile yet players can have talent to get a less still elite superstar a full offseason quarterback in mobile yet still to rest and Russell Wilson. elite superstar fully prepare Finally, the their bodies quarterback in Colorado Rockies’ and minds to season is in full Russell Wilson.” return to NBA swing. Get it? basketball.

After a hot 6-2 OK, enough start to the season, about the Nuggets. the Rockies have rocketed back into The Colorado Avalanche clinched mediocrity. They now sit at a modest their spot as the No. 1 seed in the 13-9, good for fourth in the National Western Conference and will face the League West.

Nashville Predators in the first round.

In their last two series, the mileThe matchup should not be an issue high ballplayers were swept by the for the 56-19-7 Avs, especially since Philadelphia Phillies but bounced the Predators will have to rely on back in a huge way with a sweep of their backup goaltender for at least their own against the Cincinnati the first two games of the series.

Reds. They are set to finish up Avalanche fans may remember the series against the Washington that in the last two seasons, the Avs Nationals before they take on division went 3-4 against the Dallas Stars rivals in the Arizona Diamondbacks. in the 2019-20 playoffs and, more Reach Braidon Nourse at sports@ recently, went 2-4 in a six-game collegian.com. series against the Las Vegas Golden

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2022 Denver Broncos draft profile: Nik Bonitto

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The 2022 NFL Draft certainly did not offer the same high level of intrigue for Denver Broncos fans as in years past. This is due to the fact that almost all of the Broncos’ premium picks for this year’s draft were sent to the Seattle Seahawks in the team’s blockbuster deal to acquire Russell Wilson.

Nonetheless, even without their first-round pick in this year’s draft, the Broncos had nine picks to try to further bolster their already overhauled roster through the latter rounds of this year’s draft.

As Broncos fans know better than most, the importance and potential of both mid- and late-round picks are often grossly undervalued.

Without the presence of key players such as Emmanuel Sanders (third round), Derek Wolfe (second round) and Connor McGovern (fifth round) on the 2016 Super Bowl team, the Broncos would not have defeated the Carolina Panthers for their third franchise Super Bowl title.

Having said as much, it’s abundantly clear that for toptier teams in the NFL, strong contributions from mid- and late-round draft picks are an absolute necessity.

With the Broncos once again poised to compete as one of these top-tier teams, it was imperative that general manager George Paton was able to select a true difference-

maker somewhere within his nine draft picks this year.

Fortunately for Broncos fans, I believe the Broncos did in fact find a diamond in the rough with their second-round selection of Nik Bonitto.

A 22-year-old outside linebacker from The University of Oklahoma, Bonitto possesses a rare combination of speed and size that allows him to excel as a pass-rusher.

In fact, this unique skill set led to Bonitto being named Pro Football Focus’ Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2021. Adding to this impressive accolade, Bonitto recorded a staggering 16 sacks in his final 21 games with Oklahoma.

Having run an impressive 4.54 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, Bonitto solidified his place as a second-round pick.The reasoning behind Bonitto not being up for first-round consideration is entirely due to his lackluster production as a run-defender.

At 6-feet-3-inches and 248 pounds, Bonitto isn’t drastically undersized as an edge rusher. With that being said, it’s clear the No. 1 priority for Bonitto should be to put on some more weight. If he’s able to get stronger and improve his technique, there’s no reason to believe Bonitto cannot become at least proficient as a run-defender.

For now, Bonitto will serve as a rotational piece behind Bradley Chubb at the weakside linebacker position. With his exceptional passrushing abilities, he’ll likely be on the field for all third downs and

other passing situations.

In a year or two from now, if Bonitto is in fact able to improve enough as a run-defender, I believe he will unlock the ability to be utilized as somewhat of a Swiss Army knife for the Broncos’ new defensive coordinator, Ejiro Evero. Evero would be able to switch up defensive formations by alternating Bonitto between both outside linebacker positions and occasionally defensive end.

Assuming he reaches his ultimate potential and improves in the run game, my NFL comparison for Bonitto would be the Philadelphia Eagles’ newly signed star linebacker, Haason Reddick.

Reddick is eerily similar to Bonitto in size, stature and strengths.

Like Bonitto, Reddick entered the league as an undersized pass-rushing specialist. After five years in the league with the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers, Reddick has heavily improved in defending the run and, as such, has become the defensive Swiss Army knife that I could someday see Bonitto developing into.

If nothing else, Bonitto is a relatively safe pick thanks to his already NFL-caliber pass rushing abilities. If he fails to develop in the run game, Bonitto will serve as a useful rotational linebacker at the very least.

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The Post Chicken & Beer vs. Comet Chicken

By Katrina Leibee @katrinaleibee

Alright folks, for my last article at The Collegian, I feel it is only right that I review one of my favorite foods.

I have had chicken tenders from almost every place you can get them in Fort Collins. From Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers to Music City Hot Chicken, from Comet Chicken to The Post Chicken & Beer, I’ve tried it all. Any one of my friends can attest I will always pick chicken tenders and fries as my meal of choice.

When eating chicken tenders and fries, I typically judge them based on a few categories: crispiness of the chicken tender, seasoning of the chicken tender and seasoning of the fries. These, in my opinion, make the best tender meal combo. I also give bonus points if there is a good side option, such as bread.

Based on these criteria, I have narrowed down the best chicken tender baskets in Fort Collins to The Post Chicken & Beer and Comet Chicken, and now I will put them up against each other to determine the best chicken tender meal in FoCo. The Post Chicken & Beer has some hot chicken. I’m not talking

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spice here but actual temperature.

Chicken from The Post is always hot and fresh. The chicken is juicy and never overcooked or dry, and it has a crispy layering that can’t be beat. It does lack seasoning on the chicken and could use a bit more spice to it.

However, what the chicken lacks in spice, the fries make up for. The fries are really well seasoned as well as perfectly crispy. The fries aren’t limp,

and they are some of my favorite fries in Fort Collins.

The Post Chicken also has cheddar biscuits I always get as an appetizer. The biscuits are filled with herbs and have cheddar pockets tucked in nice and warm. I love these biscuits and would go to The Post Chicken just to get them.

While I love The Post Chicken & Beer, Comet Chicken is a strong

competitor. Comet Chicken’s tenders are amazingly seasoned and awesomely crispy. The chicken tenders melt in your mouth and are a great option to try if you typically love Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers. Comet Chicken’s biggest downfall is their fries. The fries are quite bland in my opinion, and they don’t go very well with the chicken tenders.

However, Comet Chicken has a combo of tenders, fries and a churro that just cannot be beat.

These churros are some of the best I have tried, and while it might seem strange to eat a churro with your chicken tenders, it’s weirdly an amazing combination that I applaud Comet Chicken for. These churros are flavorful, crispy and soft on the inside.

Both chicken vendors have great combinations, and they each bring something special to the chicken tender scene in Fort Collins. Personally, I think The Post Chicken & Beer wins this challenge, but it is a close call.

What I think truly brings them over the top is the crispiness of the chicken and the seasoning on the fries. As a plus, you typically get a lot if you order the tender basket, and it reheats great if you can’t eat it all.

Once I graduate, I am going to miss the Fort Collins chicken tender scene possibly more than anything else in this town. Dragging my friends and boyfriend along to different chicken tender restaurants every day is one of my favorite pastimes, and it will be missed. I urge everyone who lives in Fort Collins to not take it for granted.

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5 date spots to try in Fort Collins this summer

By Sierra Grimm @csuram5

Congratulations: The spring semester is coming to an end, and while the summer semester and summertime are approaching, it’s time to celebrate all the hard work you’ve done with a delicious date night.

Whether it’s a date with your loved one or taking yourself on a date, enjoy a spring/summer evening with some delicious food, ambiance and an epic cocktail of choice. You won’t just be getting an incredible evening at these spots, you will also be supporting local businesses — something we love here in Fort Collins.

1. Jaws Sushi, 1205 W. Elizabeth St.

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When in doubt, a sushi restaurant is the perfect place if you want to impress your date.

Head to Jaws Sushi for the finest rolls in town. There is no need to book a reservation, as it is a firstcome, first-served service, but the

wait is worth the mouthwatering food. It’s pretty standard in Japanese culture to order a miso soup before your meal — try it out if you haven’t before.

2. Nick’s Restaurant & Bar, 1100 S. College Ave.

Enjoy a romantic evening at Nick’s Restaurant & Bar, as patio seating is in order with the warm weather upon us. Enjoy a New York-style pizza, lasagna or pasta — you can’t go wrong with those classic options. And of course, it all pairs well with a delicious house red wine.

3. The Emporium: An American Brasserie, 378 Walnut St.

For something a bit swankier, inside the Elizabeth Hotel you’ll embrace a Euro-American feel at The Emporium: An American Brasserie. If you or your date is a lover of wine, then this place is a jackpot. Savor the experience of not just the food but the ambiance and environment as

well. If you really want to have an experience, perhaps stay a night at the Elizabeth Hotel following your date night.

4. The Regional, 130 S. Mason St.

Experience a beautiful evening under the cabana at The Regional.

This spot is known for its farmto-table dining options and wholesome American food with a twist of a seaside feel. This quaint restaurant has a unique element: an oyster shucking bar, which brings an East Coast tradition to the heart of Fort Collins.

5. The Union Bar & Soda Fountain, 250 Jefferson St.

With some flair, a bit upscale and modern, the Union Bar & Soda Fountain is a relaxed environment filled with nothing but hearty meals that make you feel like you’re at your neighbor’s house. Enjoy a wonderful meal, perhaps with a delicious boozy milkshake.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Seales, Buteau bring race, sexual health, solidarity to comedy

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By Kota Babcock @kotababcock

On April 30, comedians Michelle Buteau and Amanda Seales graced the Lory Student Center Ballroom with stories of being high, young and in love.

“2 Dope Queens” performer Buteau, who recently announced her show “Survival of the Thickest” with Netflix, brought high energy with her onstage. With her bubbly personality and hilarious stories of her “white boy” husband, Gijs van der Most, Buteau made her mark on students and community members alike.

“I’m really bad at being high,” Buteau said. “My husband is so good at being high, and one night, we got basketball tickets, ... and he was like, ‘Let’s go get high, and it will be really fun because you don’t have to talk to anyone.’”

Unfortunately for Buteau, she said she hallucinated that the ground was moving and began whispering, thinking the basketball players could hear her. Like many of

their other high adventures, getting high before the event did not make being high more tolerable for Buteau. She described other events like this, including a trip to a reptile refuge where she swears a lizard spoke to her.

She attributed much of her husband’s strange hobbies to his whiteness, joking she’d rather get high and make social change than fix a chair he found in the dumpster.

At the sight of so many white college students, she jokingly assigned names to audience members before asking for them and laughed when their name was more stereotypically white than she expected.

“The names are getting whiter and whiter,” Buteau said. After realizing the trend of names, she said, “Taylor, where you at?” which led to an eruption of laughter as a girl raised her hand in the middle of the crowd.

Her set was full of audience interaction and jokes about her “big-titty TED Talk,” especially as she got more personal.

“I’m from New York, and like, I

get very nervous when I go to the rest of the country and leave my five-block radius,” Buteau said. “If I don’t see Black people, gay people or smell piss I get nervous.”

Buteau moved into a more serious conversation prior to Seales’ set, voicing her support for transgender women and relating to them through her own inability to carry children, telling people a woman is not defined by her fertility or birthing abilities.

As Seales took over the stage, the HBO star known for her roles in “Insecure” and “Blackish” commented on her stress over abortion laws in Florida and Texas.

“Can y’all still get abortions (in Colorado)?” Seales asked the audience, who in response shouted and applauded to signal that the medical procedure remains legal in the state.

Both Seales and Buteau addressed their college years, with Seales capitalizing on the failures of her school’s sexual health clinic and the racism she witnessed from teachers in New York.

“(My roommate) went to the clinic because she was like, ‘You know, I’m having cramps,’ and the clinician was like, ‘Hm, I think you have an ectopic pregnancy.’”

Seales said despite her roommate being a virgin and the clinician running no tests prior to the statement, the clinician was convinced she was pregnant.

Seales herself admitted to having a similar experience when she developed a yeast infection, and a clinician told her she had chlamydia without running any tests or doing an exam. In response, Seales accused her boyfriend of giving it to her before discovering she was negative for the disease.

Much of Seales’ set joked about sexual health and her experiences of having a vagina and how confusing it is regardless of age. Her discussion of her own sex life turned into a conversation about a racist professor at her college, who told an African student that white people “civilized” Africans just for him to “act like an animal.” The audience quickly became uncomfortable, and Seales

said that class was one of the catalysts in her leaving college.

“Unless you have like, a Kanye plan of action, and we see how that’s turning out, don’t (quit school),” Seales said.

The adventure tales of Seales and Buteau throughout their sets did much more than entertain an audience of mostly CSU’s underclassmen — it became clear at the end that this comedy show provided a moment to unwind without hiding from the social issues found at CSU and nationwide.

Seales and Buteau offered a space in their show to celebrate diversity and encourage change in universities and larger society.

If you were unable to make it out, Buteau’s comedy special, “Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia,” is available on Netflix, and Seales’ special, “Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin’,” is available through HBO and HBO Max. Reach Kota Babcock at entertainment@collegian.com.

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The Fox Den brings a zero waste future to Fort Collins

The Fox Den: No Waste Cafe & Roastery on Laporte Avenue uses reusable mugs and has no trash cans in the seating area May 4. PHOTO BY REUEL INDURKAR THE COLLEGIAN

By Kadyn Thorpe @thorpekadyn

The Fox Den: No Waste Cafe & Roastery is the zero waste cafe Fort Collins didn’t know it needed. As one of the newest additions to the Fort Collins food and drink scene, The Fox Den has created a unique dining experience. The Fox Den opened in mid-March and is a cafe Fort Collins has never seen before.

The Fox Den is committed to running a zero waste operation.

This means when you order a coffee, tea, beer, wine or any other beverage served here, it is served in a reusable glass.

If you are just stopping by to grab a drink and wish to take it

with you, you are encouraged to bring your own cup or pay a deposit for a to-go jar. The deposits are $1 for cold drinks and $1.50 for hot drinks, which come with a fabric sleeve. All to-go glasses are refunded when customers bring them back.

“Within our first couple of days after opening, about half the customers were bringing in their own cups,” owner Patricia Acheson said. “I haven’t had anyone who has been really mad about the deposits we charge for the to-go cups.”

When you enter The Fox Den, you are met with reclaimed decorations and furniture. All furniture pieces within the shop are part of their zero waste philosophy. The cafe is filled with

local artists’ work, bright vintage furniture and the smell of freshly brewed coffee.

There is a small part of the cafe where you can buy things like bags of their No Waste Coffee to take home and brew yourself, which is also available at Lucky’s Market near the Colorado State University campus. If none of the prepackaged coffee grounds are what you want, you can check out their coffee bean refill station. Bring your own jar, or use one they have to get your favorite coffee for home brewing.

There are compost bins throughout the cafe, one for food and one for paper, to prove The Fox Den truly is a no waste cafe.

Each customer is encouraged to stay and enjoy their drink or pastry while they work or mingle

with friends. When customers order, they are prompted to choose a mug hanging from the wall. All mugs and glasses are sanitized before being used to ensure each customer gets a clean and delicious drink. They have couches and chairs set up so customers can get comfortable while they enjoy their coffee. The Fox Den also offers food choices from paninis to pastries.

Acheson said she always dreamed of opening a zero waste coffee shop. Last year, on a bike ride around town, she found the vacated building of Micromat Laundromat and knew it was time for her dream to come true.

She had owned and operated a couple coffee shops while she lived in California, but she

wanted one where people could come sit, work and hang out. This year, The Fox Den was born.

“The response from everyone has been amazing,” Acheson said. “(Fort Collins is) a really welcoming community.”

With a cafe like this, there is no surprise that many people have already claimed it as their new favorite place to work and relax with a cup of coffee. You can check out The Fox Den off Laporte Avenue and support the no waste mindset Acheson hopes other businesses in Fort Collins will pick up on. To learn more, visit their Instagram page @nowastecafe_foxden.

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