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NEWS: Ips beetles cause spikes in spruce tree deaths PAGE 3
L&C: What to expect: This year’s Shabbat 200 preview PAGE 7
CANNABIS: Cannabis for our furry friends: CBD treatment in pets PAGE 9
OPINION: Stella: Give the CSU women’s basketball team the support it deserves PAGE 11
SPORTS: Howell and Blackburn anchor CSU football’s defensive foundation PAGE 18
A&E: New tattoo shop creates a safe experience for clients PAGE 20
PHOTO: 38th annual pow wow PAGES 14 & 15
‘American Roulette’ opening at the CSU Visual Arts Building Hatton Gallery 3:30 p.m. Nov. 10
Canned food drive at the Border War football game Drop off non-perishables at the Republic Services booth near the Ram Walk before the game at 5 p.m. Nov. 12
Native American Heritage Month documentary film screening at The Lyric 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16
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Last month, the City of Fort Collins issued a press release warning city residents of “a dramatic increase in spruce tree deaths caused by the ips beetle.” Ips beetles are indigenous to Colorado and are known to inhabit and kill spruce trees.
Among other reasons, the dry, warm and windy weather occurring over the past year has caused the spread of ips beetles in Colorado. Ips beetles attack trees that are experiencing some form of stress and do not typically impact healthy trees. That being said, once a tree is infested with ips beetles, it can be killed relatively quickly.
The ips beetle begins to kill spruce trees from the top down, which is why the top of a spruce tree being dead is the primary way to recognize the presence of ips beetles. Senior Forestry Specialist Carrie Tomlinson said at this stage, an infested tree can be dead within three to six weeks.
Tomlinson said that when an older tree dies, it can often have a large emotional impact on home and property owners.
“Because these are historic trees, it’s very difficult for owners to commit to removal,” Tomlinson said. “They have to figure out emotionally when they’re ready to let trees go.”
CARRIETomlinson stressed the importance of taking action and contacting a licensed arborist or the Fort Collins forestry department as soon as a tree has been infested. Once a tree has become infested with ips, they are liable to spread to surrounding trees, which is why it is important to remove all trees with ips.
Ralph Zentz, assistant city forester with the City of Fort Collins, commented on the timely removal of infested trees as well. Drawing on his 36 years of experience as a member of the forestry department as well as the latest research, Zentz said, “I think a lot of people think they can cure their trees if it has ips, but our research shows that once you see the top die, it’s very unlikely to recover.”
Over this past summer, Tomlinson said the forestry service had to remove 30 medium-to-large trees from public property.
“It’s shocking too because I just moved to Fort Collins,” Tomlinson said. “Seeing big, beautiful trees go is hard.”
The key to preventing ips beetles from killing spruce trees is maintaining trees’ health. Both Zentz and Tomlinson emphasized the importance of watering trees in Fort Collins as much as possible. It is recommended that trees be
watered throughout the year: once per week during the warmer months and twice per month in the colder ones.
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manager of the shop.
While business wasn’t booming, the employees themselves weren’t given much notice of the shop’s closure.
“I feel like the owner has known about the shop being in trouble for a while, and I feel like it would’ve been something nice to know before we all got hired back on,” Nemes said.
people haven’t been able to find jobs, and nobody’s being transferred over to the store in Loveland.”
“In my interview for this job, I said that I would like a long-term job that I could stay at for a good amount of time, and I was under the impression that that’s the position that I was getting, so it was a surprise for sure,” Peace, Love and Little Donuts staff member Lucia Manier said.
Manier, like several other employees, isn’t prepared for what to do following the closure of the shop.
“A couple of our workers are in high school, so it’s harder for them to find other jobs,” Manier said.
Manier acknowledged the impact of the closure on the community in addition to displaced employees.
By Emmalee Krieg @csucollegianAfter Halloween, it’s hard to tell whether favorite little establishments closing is a trick or just reality.
Nov. 1, the beloved doughnut shop Peace, Love and Little Donuts on South College Avenue closed — meaning one less groovy business on the street.
Peace, Love and Little Donuts, a popular doughnut chain founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, glazed its way into Fort Collins in 2017. After five years in business, the Fort Collins location closed, leaving Loveland as the only location in Colorado.
According to KUAD-FM Radio, Peace, Love and Little Donuts sent out an email announcing its closure and thanking customers for their support.
“We are sad to announce our Fort Collins Peace, Love and Little Donuts location will be closing for good after normal business hours on October 31,” the email read. “Thank you for your faithful support over the past five years. It has been a true pleasure serving you all.”
“Our main thing is that we just never really financially recovered from COVID, so the store just suffered terribly,” said Abbie Nemes,
Staff said the announcement of the closure came as a shock and disappointment.
“It affected our staff a lot, especially because we were given a week-and-ahalf notice when the store was going to shut down,” Nemes said. “So a lot of
“A lot of people are upset — I didn’t realize that we would have that many regulars for a doughnut shop,” Manier said. “A lot of people, especially students, come in here, and it’s a bummer for a lot of them because it’s a nice little spot.”
The Loveland location of Peace, Love and Little Donuts has been open since 2019 and will continue normal operations.
“I hope that our shop made good impact on Old Town,” Nemes said. “I feel like a lot of people really did love this store, even though we didn’t really get the best business over the last year.”
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“In my interview for this job, I said that I would like a long-term job that I could stay at for a good amount of time, and I was under the impression that that’s the position that I was getting, so it was a surprise for sure.”
LUCIA MANIER PEACE, LOVE AND LITTLE DONUTS STAFF MEMBEROfferings at the Fort Collins Peace, Love and Little Donuts store Oct. 30. The location closed its doors Oct. 31 after five years in operation. PHOTO BY GREGORY JAMES THE COLLEGIAN
“Because these are historic trees, it’s very difficult for owners to commit to removal. They have to figure out emotionally when they’re ready to let trees go.”
TOMLINSON SENIOR FORESTRY SPECIALISTA spruce tree stump outside the Lory Student Center Lagoon Nov. 9. The tree was cut down because it was infested with ips beetle colonies. Ips beetles, also known as engraver beetles, target pine trees of all varieties but mainly target spruce trees, tunneling through the tree and bark, which kills the tree. PHOTO BY GREGORY JAMES THE COLLEGIAN
Members of Colorado State University’s Alternative Transpor tation Fee Advisory Board have put in efforts to ensure projects funded by the board are more equitable and valuable to students.
According to ATFAB’s website, the board provides guidance and advice to the president of the Associated Students of Colorado State University and the alternative transportation manager about CSU’s contract with Transfort and other transportation needs. The board also oversees the allocation of funding from the $33.65-per-person alternative transportation fee paid by fulltime on-campus students for projects proposed to the board, all with the goal of providing or improving transportation facilities for CSU students.
“A big part of what ATFAB does is oversee the contracts that the university has with Transfort,” said Kenneth Kinneer, ATFAB financial board member. “That’s a large chunk of our budget that goes toward that contract. The board manages the alternative transportation fee that students pay, … and that goes toward the contract, new infrastructure projects and programs.”
The programs funded by ATFAB are decided by the board during the spring, and in the fall, the board focuses on evaluating how the award funds are used and updating
the project application, explained Aaron Fodge, ATFAB advisor and alternative transportation manager for CSU’s Parking and Transportation Services.
Project applications are linked on ATFAB’s website and are due Jan. 20, 2023.
Ride Right and SkiSU. ... The infrastructure projects are things like the bike roundabout inbetween the (Lory Student Center) and the library, Hughes Way and the Monfort Quad (Crossing) Trail.”
Other projects funded by the board are listed on the Funded Projects page of its website.
The board decides on the allocation of funds based on the project rating criteria they release.
“We go back and look to see what the current year’s board would like to change, and we release our application with the new, updated scoring criteria,” Flynn said. “That is basically so that we have a consistent metric used for each project.”
One of the changes made by the board this year was to put a bigger emphasis on equity.
has representatives from ASCSU and the (CSU Graduate Student Council). This is a fee board that is taking an allocation of students and fees and representing them. It’s used in a fair and equitable manner to award transportation projects on campus for the benefit of students.”
HELEN FLYNN ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION FEE ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRATFAB accepts two different kinds of project proposals.
“We have programmatic projects and infrastructure projects,” said Helen Flynn, ATFAB chairperson. “The programmatic projects are things like The Spoke, Rams
“We have kind of a renewed focus on equity considerations and the way that we evaluate projects,” Kinneer said. “We, the board, have now updated our scoring criteria to reflect a greater commitment to bringing value to students and meeting the needs of the CSU community. Ensuring that we fund projects that are safe, impactful and equitable are some of our most important considerations.”
In addition to putting a focus on equity in their scoring criteria, ATFAB is also taking lengths to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion in the board itself.
“It’s important for the board to have representation across all the college councils,” Fodge said. “It also
“We are really trying to diversify the board and increase our cultural awareness and competency,” Flynn said. “I think that (diversity, equity and inclusion) is becoming a really important thing, especially for a board that’s representing the university. We can’t have a room of people who all look the same, and so we have done our best to recruit diverse members, but to make up for what we may be lacking in and some opinions that we may be missing out on, we are going to have some diversity trainings and a presentation from diversity professionals.”
Currently, the board is working on providing transportation to and from the University Center for the Arts.
“As it stands, there really isn’t that transportation infrastructure for students,” Kinneer said. “It’s a concern because you’d have musicians with heavy instruments who are forced to essentially walk under the … underpass that leads to the CSU flower gardens and then on to the UCA. ... We’re considering going with a third-party company to provide that shuttling service. It’s not set in stone yet.”
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“We are really trying to diversify the board and increase our cultural awareness and competency. I think that (diversity, equity and inclusion) is becoming a really important thing, especially for a board that’s representing the university.”A Transfort MAX bus at Laurel Station Aug. 26. The MAX serves 12 stops between the Downtown Transit Center and South Transit Center, including two on the Colorado State University campus. PHOTO BY MICHAEL MARQUARDT THE COLLEGIAN
The Native American Cultural Center and the American Indian Science and Engineering Society at Colorado State University held the 38th annual pow wow in the Lory Student Center Nov. 5.
For coordinators like Miya Chavez, president of AISES, the role the pow wow plays in the broader CSU community is essential. It elevates representation and visibility.
“I think a lot of people don’t see us as real, modern people,” Chavez said. “Just because we’ve held on to our traditions and our old ways of life doesn’t mean that we are completely out of the loop. We still have jobs, we still have phones, we still have everything that a white person would have; it’s just we’re essentially a product of assimilation.”
Even the location of this event — being at the land-grant institution that CSU is — made this assimilation apparent. However, many traditions have held strong, and over the past 38 years, the pow wow on campus has become its own tradition.
From the ground blessing and intertribal dancing and singing to the flatbread served and the vendors present, the event encompassed the community.
Reconnecting as a community was important to many attendees, especial ly considering how the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affect ed Indigenous communities. Many attendees were excited to return to socialize and experience community support; however, not all community members were able to return for this year’s pow wow.
“It’s sad because some people didn’t
make it,” said Doug Good Feather, the spiritual consultant who performed the ground blessing and executive director of the Lakota Way Healing Center. “But I’m really thankful that we’re getting back to life again. We’re starting to move again.”
then everybody starts (to) talk about it for a month — then it’s gone again, like a repeated cycle. It’s so good to see non-Natives come to these events too. They get to get a sense of what we do, … how we’re connected to Mother Earth and the land and all of our culture.”
As families prepared for the dances, mothers like Sweetwater braided their children’s hair, and siblings wandered the LSC ballroom holding hands to stick together until it was their turn to dance.
“Even if they’re half or quarter, that’s part of who you are,” Sweetwater said. “Your ancestors, they had to survive for you to be here.”
JINGLEDance is a big part of the pow wow, and this year’s dancers came to share this tradition with family members. Sunshine Sweetwater, a jingle dress dancer of the Navajo, Cheyenne and Osage tribes, came to the pow wow to dance with her mother and children.
“I get to show my kids their culture,” Sweetwater said. “Educate them, make them belong and feel like they belong. It can be passed down from generation to generation.”
Sweetwater said she was excited to be back and socializing since the inperson events have such a different energy. She has been dancing since she could walk, and these events are a huge part of her life.
“I feel like people kind of forget about Native American culture,” Sweetwater said. “They don’t really recognize it until November. And
Identity and what ties people to the Indigenous community are exemplified even in the titles people hold in the pow wow.
“In our culture, you can’t go around claiming you’re something that you’re not,” Good Feather said. “It’s the people who will give you that title in that respect. They call me the spiritual leader/advisor, and I just walked my life regular.”
Good Feather said it was important for this country to remember that Indigenous peoples are a huge part of the United States’ history — that they are the founders, and this is their home. He said he was grateful to those who took the time to organize this and appreciate their families, their histories and their culture.
“We’ve got to remember to keep moving forward,” Good Feather said. “It’s important for us to come together and see each other. You acknowledge each other and just realized we’re all on the same path. And we’re all human beings, and we’re no different.”
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“Even if they’re half or quarter, that’s part of who you are. Your ancestors, they had to survive for you to be here.”
SUNSHINE SWEETWATER
DRESS DANCER OF THE NAVAJO, CHEYENNE AND OSAGE TRIBESElvira Sweetwater and Midnight Sweetwater of the Navajo Nation prepare to participate in a kids-only traditional dance during the 38th annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society Pow Wow in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom Nov. 5. PHOTO BY TRI DUONG THE COLLEGIAN Desmond Big Eagle from the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota participates in a drum circle during the 38th annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society Pow Wow in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom Nov. 5. PHOTO BY ANDREW TREVINO THE COLLEGIAN
The Colorado State University Lory Student Center will host the annual Shabbat 200 Dinner in the Grand Ballroom at 7 p.m. Nov. 11.
Shabbat is celebrated on Saturday, the seventh day of the week. This day is observed by singing songs, studying the Torah and sharing meals with friends and family. Shabbat begins at sunset Friday and lasts until after dark Saturday. In the Torah — the Five Books of Moses — this is the day of rest for the Jewish people.
The annual event is celebrating its 15th year of hosting hundreds of students, faculty and staff, alongside this year’s guests of honor: Rick Miranda, the interim president of CSU, and Kauline Cipriani, the vice president for inclusive excellence.
The event will focus on educat ing allies and creating relation ships throughout different cul tures. To ensure those who don’t celebrate Shabbat are comfort
able, the event organizers have created booklets for people to follow along with the hymns and learn more about the importance of the day.
CSU reported 26 incidents of religious bias during the 2021-22 school year, according to their hate and bias incidents report. “The State of Antisemitism in America 2021” showed one in four Jewish Americans has experienced some form of antisemitism that year.
Chaia Geltser, president of CSU’s Chabad Jewish Student Organization, spoke about the importance of educating others during this time in history.
“Being able to create these connections among Jewish students — but also having our allies and our friends coming to support, learn and be a helping hand — is super meaningful and super impactful,” Geltser said.
“It really facilitates a strong connection with all people on campus,” Geltser said. “It’s just really fun to see new
faces and people bonding over the familial background, upbringing or religion and just really interest of culture.”
made kosher, and food was prepared under the supervision of Gorelik Nov. 9.
Traditional Jewish cuisine will be served at the dinner. Some foods to expect are challah, fresh greens, chicken, rice and a dessert. There will also be hymns sung throughout the event focusing on peace, family and community, nota bly including “Shalom Ale ichem,” which translates to “peace be upon you.”
Community College.
“It’s really fun to bring together our really small Jewish minority on campus as well as our non-Jewish students, faculty and staff,” Geltser said. “It’s really fun to create a strong community and build these relationships and connections.”
Inclusivity and education are the focus at the largest Shabbat dinner in Northern Colorado. Attendees should RSVP for the event online.
CHAIA GELTSER CHABAD JEWISH STUDENT ORGANIZATION PRESIDENTIn accordance with Jewish tradition, the LSC kitchen was
To create an inclusive space for the 200 expected patrons to come together and celebrate, the dinner is sponsored by Associated Students of CSU, the Residence Hall Association, the Lory Student Center and the CocaCola Campus of Character Beverage Grant Program to ensure it will be free for students, staff, faculty and alumni of CSU, the University of Northern Colorado and Front Range
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“It’s really fun to bring together our really small Jewish minority on campus as well as our non-Jewish students, faculty and staff. It’s really fun to create a strong community and build these relationships and connections.”
than 1 million views and some even reaching 5 million views.
and design in glass,” according to its website. The video the museum references shows Ratcliffe lighting a marshmallow on fire while making hot chocolate in one of his banger mugs, and a still shot of the video is featured in the museum’s magazine.
“The Corning Museum of Glass picks 100 substantial works in glass that they think were some of the best things produced over the year, so it was really cool to be in that magazine,” Ratcliffe said.
“I made sure to have food and use (cannabis-themed drinkware) with food each time so it was without a doubt a mug,” Ratcliffe said. “That’s a big struggle for a lot of glassworkers, but it’s (TikTok’s) platform, so you just have to play by the rules.”
HANSELMAN By Lindsay Barker @lindsaybarkerjSince The Collegian’s last article featuring local glassblowers, Bryan Ratcliffe of Surf Rat Glass has blown up.
The Fort Collins-based artist shifted his focus from creating smaller pendants with the theme of a “road trip” to making cannabis-themed drinkware. He makes glasses that look like large bangers and bowls among other drinkware creations.
“Small things like (pendants) required a posture that was bad for my back, so I knew I had to make a shift, so I shifted to working on a lathe,” Ratcliffe said. “When I was in middle
school, I got my first potter’s wheel. A lathe is similar to that but with glass. It has to hold both ends, so making that transition to the lathe felt like home to me.”
Ratcliffe produces carefully crafted Instagram reels and TikToks that showcase his drinkware in a creative and engaging way. How did he think of this unique idea?
“I was listening to my audience as well as developing things at the time, and it kind of organically evolved,” Ratcliffe said. “I made a few videos and released the product, and it did really well.”
Ratcliffe currently has more than 80,000 Instagram followers and more than 134,000 TikTok followers with several of his videos reaching more
BRYAN RATCLIFFE SURF RAT GLASSBLOWER“You take something that has a connection with the viewer, and you put your twist on it, so you already have that instant connection with the viewer or consumer,” Ratcliffe said. “What I did that really helps set me apart is I went 100% in on learning how to produce and make the videos.”
Ratcliffe makes his videos with an iPhone 13 Pro and posts them on Instagram and TikTok several times a week. His videos are so wellcrafted that the Corning Museum of Glass featured his work in its yearly new glass review.
The Corning Museum of Glass is “the world’s largest space dedicated to the display of contemporary art
Ratcliffe’s use of social media and the crossover between Instagram and TikTok helped boost his reach substantially. Instagram and TikTok both have strict guidelines surrounding the promotion of cannabis products, so Ratcliffe had to find a way to work around them.
Ratcliffe’s following has grown substantially over the last year, and his social media accounts continue to grow each day. By thoroughly understanding his audience and the market, Ratcliffe has created a successful and unique glassware business.
“I feel like as a maker, as long as I invest myself into it heavily, I have the possibility to put out some really good videos and stand behind my products,” Ratcliffe said.
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Verts Neighborhood Dispensary. This strain of concentrate is just one of many made by Verts brand Chronic Creations.
by this company are regularly available for less than $20. In my experience, the average gram of wax can range from $15-$25, which makes Lemon Jeffrey’s price point something to appreciate.
When the budtender opened the container for me to check out, I was surprised to see the wax had a nice honey-like coloration to it as well as the classic butter consistency. Something I have noticed when buying cheaper waxes is they tend to be darker in color, dryer in consistency and less potent.
effects kick in quickly, and I realized the potency was not a concern.
In terms of effects, Lemon Jeffrey went straight to my dome, making me feel quickly elevated and giving me a lasting head high. Within minutes, the high settled in, giving me an airy feeling. Over a short period of time, I could feel the tension in my head, neck and back releasing, which was much needed.
By Miles Buchan @buchanmilesWith the cold winds and snowfall that come with winter, some might be wondering how to spend less time smoking outside and more time being cozy inside. Well, one way to go about
this is to rip a quick dab from a pen or rig rather than taking the time to smoke a whole bowl or joint.
With this in mind, I figured I would try to find an enjoyable wax with an affordable price. The wax I found is a sativa strain called Lemon Jeffrey from my routine store,
As a regular at Verts, I can attest to the fact that they consistently have Chronic Creations extract products available for very reasonable prices. This particular strain is available for just $12 per gram, and other strains
Once I got home and opened up the container again, I got a waft of freshness and citrus. It surprised me to find that even though the wax smelled of lemon, once I dropped it into my quarts banger, it tasted more like Jeffrey. The flavor was kind of a musty taste with a hint of citrus, differing quite a bit from the smell profile.
The potency of this particular wax is on the slightly lower side, with the THC level at 62.79%. However, when I took my first puffs, I felt the
Some strains do not conform to the expectations of their classification, whether it be sativa or indica. Lemon Jeffrey, however, felt to me like a true sativa in the sense that I did not feel groggy. I spent the majority of the high watching “Adventure Time” and cracking up, and after an hour, I was feeling active and awake.
After having smoked Lemon Jeffrey a couple of times now, I can say it is a really nice sativa that would pair nicely with most activities, whether that be Friday night festivities or Sunday morning cartoons.
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“You take something that has a connection with the viewer, and you put your twist on it, so you already have that instant connection with the viewer or consumer.”
“Lemon Jeffrey went straight to my dome, making me feel quickly elevated and giving me a lasting head high. Within minutes, the high settled in, giving me an airy feeling.”Photo illustration of Lemon Jeffrey, a sativa-dominant cannabis that tested at 62.79% THC. PHOTO BY TRI DUONG THE COLLEGIAN
Pets are our buddies that seem to always be happy, hungry and just a bit confused. For readers of this section, the same could likely be said of many of us on some evenings.
Dogs and cats, unlike us, are not high — nor should they be. Please keep any cannabis products out of the reach of your pets; it’s dangerous.
That being said, there are certain conditions and situations wherein medicinal cannabis is warranted as an option. Much like in humans, certain conditions like seizures, chronic pain, epilepsy and various others can be aided by cannabidiol.
For both dogs and cats, CBD treatments are designed to treat similar conditions to humans, such as pain, anxiety, nausea or low appetite.
Stephanie McGrath, associate professor in neurology and neurosurgery at Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,
is looking into CBD treatments for dogs with chronic pain: arthritis in older dogs, anxiety and separation anxiety, epilepsy, dementia and brain cancer.
“Some of the studies I’m doing are based on the studies that they’re doing in human medicine,” McGrath said. “Some of it is also just what pet owners are most interested in using it for.”
Products you can now buy as a result of the 2018 Farm Bill intended for animals are not regulated and are everywhere.
“They need better regulations,” McGrath said. “People can literally put whatever they want out there, claim whatever they want, … and nobody’s checking.”
A 2020 study analyzed 29 products and found only 18 products were accurately labeled, with two not containing any CBD whatsoever.
“Interestingly, with this drug, it’s almost the reverse of what happens with drugs,” McGrath said. “Usually, we do a bunch of trials; we really
investigate the drug, then it goes to market. Whereas in this case, it’s everywhere, but we don’t have the science to say yes or no for certain diseases and what doses to use.”
That’s where McGrath’s research comes in.
In a 2019 CSU study, CBD treatment was shown to reduce seizure frequency in 89% of dogs given CBD.
Similarly, a 2018 study showed CBD treatment administered twice daily can help dogs with osteoarthritis both in comfort and activity.
“What’s interesting about (CBD treatment) I think is that it does appear to be very well tolerated,” McGrath said. “A lot of the drugs we give dogs for these conditions have a lot of bad side effects.”
While some studies have found adverse effects of high CBD dosages in dogs, current evidence suggests this treatment has promise.
“We’ve done a couple of studies already to show that it has some anticonvulsant qualities,” McGrath said in regard to epilepsy treatments. “What we’re doing right now is trying to figure out the best dose to use so that veterinarians and pet owners have a little bit better understanding of what doses to use.”
While these studies continue, so too will dog treats, treatments and supplements containing hemp and CBD.
This doesn’t mean you should just give your elderly pet some bud, though.
All animals with a cannabinoid system have receptors in different amounts. Dogs and cats both have more CB1 receptors in their brains compared to humans, making them more sensitive to THC than us.
Combined with a lack of preparation, since your dog can’t interpret the THC warning sticker, cannabis consumption can make things dangerous for pets to get into your stash.
In dogs, symptoms of cannabis exposure can include ataxia (drunk en, uncoordinated walking), hyper sensitivity to touch and sound and lower heart rate and temperature. Cats experience similar symptoms and paranoia, additionally. If you be lieve your pet has eaten some of your cannabis, take them to the vet immediately.
If you think CBD could help your pet, though, McGrath recommends a veterinary consultation.
STEPHANIE MCGRATH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT
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I once got really high and wrote an entire research paper about how scary the concept of braces is because it’s so weird that we straighten our outer bones for aesthetics. Sure, it helps with eating and our health, but then why wouldn’t they just grow normally in the first place? It’s scary because braces aren’t even a recent thing. I couldn’t help myself and fell down the research hole. After a while, I realized that being high was probably supposed to be for fun, so I watched “Adventure Time” instead.
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“I’d like to see more science,” McGrath said. “I would love to see the science catch up to the usage.”
Accidentally dosing your pet can create many of the symptoms found in too-high doses of cannabis in humans, such as paranoia, confusion, hallucinations and more — but with added confusion since they’d have no idea this was coming.
“The other thing is investigating the company,” McGrath said. Products should show, according to McGrath, “how much CBD is actually in the product that you’re claiming is in this product, how much THC is in it (and) what other cannabinoids are in it at what percentages.”
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“What’s interesting about (CBD treatment) I think is that it does appear to be very well tolerated. ... A lot of the drugs we give dogs for these conditions have a lot of bad side effects.”
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION BY CHLOE LELINE THE COLLEGIAN
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A September article published in the opinion section of The Collegian praised the City of Fort Collins for its plentiful murals while decrying vandalism. It is valuable, I think, to let a vandal defend their practice. So why is graffiti good?
First, graffiti is an ancient cultural practice seen throughout the world and produces, alongside other arts, works of various qualities. Like other art, graffiti can range from simple tags to massive murals with incomprehensible lettering (at least, to those who are not familiar with graffiti) and astounding color combinations.
Dismissal of graffiti is ultimately a dismissal of art, especially art that is so public and so accessible.
Graffiti art can be incredibly cheap and can be done with a $3 can of paint or a stolen Sharpie, making it far easier for poor and working-class people to participate than with, say, oil painting or graphic design. Learning to produce art can require lessons or formal education — both expensive as sin — but graffiti can be far more financially accessible.
Further, most conventional art is relegated to museums that can be expensive to attend and purposefully limit the definition of “good art” in ways that benefit owners of “good art.”
Graffiti is time consuming as well. Artists often produce their art
on weird schedules (nights or early mornings) and typically strive to produce a large number of quick works alongside a few longer-form and high-quality works, which also tend to be expensive.
Many graffiti artists very explicitly put the most effort into producing art associated with their tag, and the perfection of an individual’s tag can be a complex process of varying lettering styles and accents to create something aesthetically pleasing, but especially for simpler works — those less complex than well-planned murals — these tags must also be quick to put up, given legal concerns.
Graffiti is, for the most part, illegal. Vandalism, or purposefully damaging someone else’s property, seems wrong without a doubt. Many graffiti artists agree! Others recognize the impact of graffiti varies based on who owns the property damaged and advocate for only tagging businesses or city property.
Why is this? Tagging a home or a fence hurts a fellow working person more often than not and harms them way more than vandalizing a business harms a business owner.
Property is everything in the world we live in (racist, patriarchal capitalism) and is the ball and chain that keeps the poor working class from living fulfilling lives of leisure and abundance while the ultra-rich, who own the walls we tag and control the governments whose utilities we paint on, have more wealth than they can ever spend.
Throw-ups and tags lower property values and thus keep affordable housing affordable. Murals like those seen in gentrified neighborhoods are designed to prevent graffiti and disrupt poor — in most gentrifying neighborhoods, Black or brown — people from exercising long-held art
cultures while leading to evictions and rising rents.
Property and the laws that enforce it prevent all of us from living how we want. That is why the laws against property damage are so strict and actively enforced, whereas laws that could (theoretically, but never really could in practice) prevent interpersonal harm are not. The police and the law are both heavily racist institutions in places like the United States, which is why
deference to the law — taught to so many — is a racist practice.
Why follow a law built to smash the lives of Black and brown people for the benefit of whites — and especially the rich?
Graffiti culture produces countless publicly available works of art and does so for a class of people — the working class — unable to have their art seen otherwise. It is only so heavily disparaged because of racist social norms about rule breaking. Why is
graffiti good? For many of us, it is the only art we can make that people may see. Hell, it pisses off the worst people, too. Wear a mask, be safe and start tagging today.
Peter Krow,Colorado State University janitor/ cleaning tech
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The college basketball season has arrived in Fort Collins. There are big questions about the Colorado State University men’s basketball team and how they will perform after making an NCAA tournament appearance at the end of last season.
However, a bigger question regarding college basketball in Fort Collins might be why the CSU women’s team does not get more support from the student section and the Fort Collins community.
Last year, the CSU women’s basketball team — led by head coach Ryun Williams — finished the season 21-12 with a magical run at the Mountain West Conference basketball tournament, where the team made it to the championship game against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The Rams ended up losing to UNLV in the championship game, but CSU was the sixth seed at the start of the tournament.
For comparison, the men’s basketball team — the second seed at
the Mountain West tournament — did not make it past the semifinal.
Last season, the women’s team was 11-5 at home, which would have given fans plenty to cheer for if they had actually shown up. Some notable home wins for the Rams included games against the University of Wyoming and Utah State University.
The addition of players Destiny Thurman, Joseana Vaz, Kiya Dorroh, Meghan Boyd and Cailyn Crocker from the transfer portal will bolster an already strong lineup.
The new additions will also give needed help to McKenna Hofschild, who has made the All-Mountain West Team both years she has been in the Mountain West Conference with CSU.
Last season’s men’s games were the first time the average attendance at Moby Arena exceeded 5,000 fans since 1998 — except for the 2012-13 season, which also made that record. The average attendance per game for the women’s team was 1,207.
The men’s team saw the largest student crowd in Moby Arena in recent school history Jan. 19, with 3,850 students in attendance. That means one CSU men’s game saw more students than the average total attendance for women’s games.
The women’s team started off this season with an exhibition game against Colorado Christian University, which it won 78-47. While exhibition games are not always the best test for the season to come, CSU played impressively.
College athletics are great because of the atmosphere at the games. Fanbases are often more loyal to colleges than they are to professional sports teams; it means more to cheer for your alma mater.
If Moby Madness helps the men’s team win home games — which it did in 14 of the Rams’ 15 home games last season — why don’t Rams turn out for women’s basketball?
Inside Moby Arena, there is one women’s basketball jersey that has been retired. That jersey belongs to Becky Hammon.
Hammon played for CSU in college, and her jersey No. 25 was retired in 2005. Hammon has had a long, successful career in professional basketball. This past season, as a head coach, she led the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces to their first championship in franchise history.
CSU women’s basketball was good last year, and they will be even better this year. The missing piece to their success just might be better fan attendance.
Reach Michael Stella at letters@ collegian.com.
When bus drivers are heavy on the brakes.
Credit card payments.
Drastic temperature changes.
First snow.
Flu season. Fat squirrels. Omelettes.
Early sunsets.
Dressing in layers.
Women’s basketball.
“CSU women’s basketball was good last year, and they will be even better this year. The missing piece to their success just might be better fan attendance.”
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For the Indigenous community in Northern Colorado, it is important to recognize that friendship and family will always find their way back if people establish meaningful relations with others — not just within their tribes. This time of the year offers everyone the opportunity to celebrate life and find the deeper means to live, love and laugh with all creations. After two years of cancellations due to COVID-19 restrictions, the annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society Pow Wow once again brought together people of all backgrounds to share ceremonial clothing, participate in traditional dances, honor members of the community, follow the beats of drum circles and enjoy fry bread.
1. Sunshine Sweetwater of the Navajo, Cheyenne and Osage nations prepares her daughter’s ceremonial dress during the 38th annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society Pow Wow in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom Nov. 5. PHOTO BY TRI DUONG THE COLLEGIAN
2. Nizhoni Hatch, a veterinary and biomedical sciences student at Colorado State University, paints hand and face tattoos for attendees of the 38th annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society Pow Wow Nov. 5. PHOTO BY TRI DUONG THE COLLEGIAN
3 Harvey Spoonhunter of the Northern Arapaho Tribe and Oglala Lakota displays his shield during the 38th annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society Pow Wow Nov. 5. The patterns are drawn to represent bear traps. “The eagle is a messenger carrying prayers to the creator,” Spoonhunter said.
PHOTO BY TRI DUONG THE COLLEGIAN
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. Harvey Spoonhunter of the Northern Arapaho Tribe and Oglala Lakota during the 38th annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society Pow Wow Nov. 5. PHOTO BY TRI DUONG THE COLLEGIAN
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. The intertribal drum circle during the 38th annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society Pow Wow Nov. 5.
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. Elvira Sweetwater of the Navajo Nation prepares her grandson’s back piece for his ceremonial clothing during the 38th annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society Pow Wow Nov. 5.
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. Thomas Yellow Horse of the Tlingit converses with a fellow dancer during a break between performances during the 38th annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society Pow Wow Nov. 5.
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. Women from various nations dance in the intertribal singing and dancing circle during the 38th annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society Pow Wow Nov. 5. PHOTO BY TRI DUONG THE COLLEGIAN
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Tom Hilbert, head coach of Colorado State University’s volleyball team for 26 years, officially announced on Nov. 7 his retirement from collegiate volleyball after the 2022 season’s end.
In a heartfelt video, Hilbert shared his plans to retire after nearly 39 years coaching collegiate volleyball. Notably, Hilbert was inducted into the Colorado State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006, leaving behind his stalwart legacy in Moby Arena.
“Today, after much thought and reflection, I’ve decided I’m going to retire from coaching collegiate volleyball after this season,” Hilbert said.
After recognizing the community, while apparently holding back tears, he recognized the players, who “are the real impetus for the success of Ram volleyball.”
Hilbert led the Rams to 23 consecutive NCAA tournaments while at Colorado State and was awarded Mountain West Coach
of the Year 12 times in his career. He currently holds the fifthbest career record among active Division I coaches with an 811-231 record and the 10th-best winning percentage at .778. In terms of career-winning percentage, Hilbert ranks 16th all-time, and in career wins, he ranks 17th overall among Division I coaches.
the talented group of athletes Hilbert has coached. The Rams still have work to do with only four games left before the Mountain West Tournament starting Nov. 23 in Moby Arena.
“There will be a time to celebrate and reflect; there’ll be a time for storytelling and memories,” Hilbert said in his announcement. “But this is not the time. We still have work to do. We want to win the Mountain West championship, the Mountain West tournament and get on to the NCAA tournament. This team is filled with incredible young women who deserve your support. ... So come out and support us as we move on to make this season and 2022 a great story for Ram volleyball.”
TOM HILBERT CSU VOLLEYBALL HEAD COACHWhile it is obvious that this is a bittersweet time for Colorado State volleyball, it is also a time to honor
With only two regular season home games left, it’s imperative to support the team and coach as they end a historic season. The Rams will be back in Moby Nov. 10 to take on the University of New Mexico at 7 p.m.
Reach Karsyn Lane at sports@ collegian.com.
“There will be a time to celebrate and reflect; there’ll be a time for storytelling and memories. But this is not the time. We still have work to do.”Head coach Tom Hilbert receives a commemorative trophy celebrating 800 career wins Sept. 22. Hilbert has coached women’s volleyball for 25 seasons. The game against University of Nevada, Las Vegas marked his 801st career win. PHOTO BY REUEL INDURKAR THE COLLEGIAN
In a Colorado State University football locker room that saw more than 50 new additions for the 2022 season, safety duo Jack Howell and Henry Blackburn has become established as a defensive anchor for the team to build around.
“Those dudes are program guys,” said Freddie Banks, defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. “I love coaching them; they’re tough dudes. They’re exactly what we’re looking for, and they’ll lead us into playing really good football in the future.”
Blackburn became a Ram in 2020, coming out of high school as a three-star recruit. He started the second half of his freshman season, playing two of just four games CSU competed in due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on college athletics.
Howell arrived at CSU in 2021 as a three-star recruit as well. He quickly proved himself as a starter, making his first start in week three, and was named the Mountain West Freshman
of the Week for his performance in his first start. By the end of the season, Howell was named a Freshman AllAmerican by the Football Writers Association of America.
Howell finished his high school career at Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona.
“We’re trying to put our name on the map, and being from Colorado means a lot,” Blackburn said. “That’s why I came here; I wanted to represent where I was from.”
Howell’s connection to Colorado State goes even beyond being a homegrown recruit. His father, John Howell, also played safety for CSU before playing professionally and winning the 2002 Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
“Every time I put on my jersey, I play for my last name,” Howell said. “I’m the player who I am because of him, so it means a lot.”
those mistakes. ... I think we’re headed in the right direction; we just need to clean some things up.”
Howell was also named as a part of the 2022 Pro Football Focus Midseason College Football AllAmerica Team. At the time of being chosen, he ranked as the fifth-best coverage safety with a 87.8 grade and the fourth-best pass-rush safety with a 89.8 grade.
the best (defensive back) units in the country.”
Due to the NCAA granting an extra year of eligibility for athletes who competed during the 2020 pandemic season, the duo has the same remaining eligibility at CSU.
The duo’s connection to CSU and each other goes beyond their CSU playing days. The pair are both homegrown Colorado kids; they even played for rival high schools — Valor Christian High School and Fairview High School — before
This season, the duo continues to grow. Through their game against San Jose State University, Howell leads the team with 88 total tackles and three interceptions. In the Boise State University game, Blackburn and Howell both hit career highs in tackles.
“We’re getting more comfortable in the defense,” Blackburn said. “We’ve had some tough games, and all you can really do is learn from
“I love Jack (Howell’s) attitude,” head coach Jay Norvell said. “He loves the game, he loves practicing the game, he loves studying the game. ... I just think that’s so important at his position; you kind of have to be the quarterback of the defense when you’re a safety.”
Though the roster was in turmoil earlier in the season as numerous players departed the program, staying at Colorado State was never in question for the duo.
“I know we’re all Rams until we die, so we’re going to be here, and we’re just going to keep getting better and just keep building the chemistry,” Howell said. “We want to be one of
“I think we’re building a foundation on defense of how to play,” Norvell said. “We’re not going to lose that many guys next year, so that’s what’s really exciting. ... I just think they’re really buying in. I think the personality of our defense has really been greatly affected by those two guys.”
But for now, the team and duo are focused on their next game: the Border War rivalry game against the University of Wyoming Nov. 12.
“Winning the (Bronze Boot) in 2020 was real fun,” Blackburn said. “Obviously, winning is the best feeling ever; you can’t find that anywhere else. I’m just trying to feel that a lot more, and we’re doing everything that we can to get more of those moments together.”
Reach Kaden Porter at sports@ collegian.com.“I just think they’re really buying in. I think the personality of our defense has really been greatly affected by those two guys.”
JAY NORVELL CSU FOOTBALL HEAD COACHMOBY MADNESS
Isaiah Rivera pulled off every basketball player’s dream Nov. 7 against Gardner-Webb University. Tied 63-63 with just over seven seconds to go, he motioned left, dribbled right and put up a mid-range shot.
Ball game.
“It actually was drawn up for (Rivera),” Colorado State men’s basketball head coach Niko Medved said. “It’s a play we work on a little bit; he did a great job.”
The win took some cobwebs being brushed off from the first half, in which the Rams were outscored by 11 points. But a physical, more inspired second half of basketball saw the Rams come back and win with a final score of 65-63.
Medved said the plan early on was to limit the Bulldogs’ opportunities in the paint to a minimum. But the physicality of Gardner-Webb hindered the Rams’ efforts, and they scored nine easy layups in the first half alone. The Rams couldn’t seem to get anything going on the offensive end either due to the
Bulldogs’ defensive strategies.
“They come out and open up in a 2-3 zone, and I thought their changing defenses early really kind of threw us out of rhythm,” Medved said.
The script was flipped in the second half, as the Rams were able to get much more physical on both sides of the ball. Down 11 points to start the second half, something had to give.
Then came the 3-pointers.
Senior guard John Tonje got into his rhythm, hitting two 3-pointers to cut the deficit to two points. Not long after, senior guard Joe Palmer, as he often does, provided the spark that gave the Rams their first lead and ultimately got the Rams up by 11.
By tossing a wild bank shot 3-point attempt and subsequently making a tough second-chance layup with a foul, Palmer brought the madness back to Moby Arena.
But the Bulldogs had no quit in them. Down 61-50 with more than three minutes left in the game, Gardner-Webb slowly chipped away at the lead until a controversial foul was called on Jalen Lake on a 3-point attempt that would have
tied the game at 63. The shot missed, but Julien Soumaoro calmly hit all three free throws to tie the game. Then the heroics of Rivera sent Moby into a frenzy.
Rivera finished the game with 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists to help seal the win for the Rams. Tonje finished with a game-high 16 points and four rebounds of his own.
The 1-0 Rams will face Southeastern Louisiana University at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 in Moby Arena. Reach Braidon Nourse at sports@ collegian.com.
A new women- and queer-owned tattoo shop recently opened up at 706 S. College Ave., just northeast of campus, with a mission to make getting tattooed a bit less intimidating.
Krista Bratvold opened Witch of the West Tattoo Collective after working for another company in Denver but wishing to transition up to Fort Collins. She wanted a space that felt safe and homey for everyone and decided to open her own shop.
“I just wanted to open a space that was very ‘new age’ tattoo and very friendly to women and the LGBTQ+ community,” Bratvold said.
Having grown up in Fort Collins, Bravtold knew the stigma around tattoo parlors in town and
wanted to introduce a new vibe.
After deciding to open the shop, Bratvold aimed to bring in coworkers who were like-minded and agreed with moving away from the traditional atmosphere of tattoo shops. Maddi Studer, another artist at Witch of the West, posted a video on their TikTok introducing the shop and explaining their mission. The video now has more than 2 million views.
There are currently four artists at Witch of the West you can book with: Bratvold (she/her), Studer (she/ they), Kenzie Hunter (she/her) and Kady Williams (she/her).Their tattoos present a variety of styles, giving ample options for prospective clients.
“When Krista (Bratvold) said she wanted to start a woman-owned, queer tattoo space, I was like, ‘Oh, hell yes,’” Studer said.
Despite tattoos becoming less taboo and more widely accepted, tattoo shops still pride themselves on being “hardcore” and “edgy.” This aesthetic is iconic to the tattooing community but can be nerve-wracking for some.
“A lot of the time, I felt like when I would walk into a shop and try to show my portfolio, I was immediately pushed aside,” said Hunter, an appren tice at Witch of the West. “There were a lot of comments made when I was first starting out that made me feel this wasn’t an inclusive industry.”
For some, such as those getting their first tattoos, women, people of color, assault survivors, those with anxiety or other mental struggles and the LGBTQ+ community, that traditional atmosphere can turn them away.
The goal of Witch of the West
is to make the clients who are usually looked down upon or made to feel unwelcome in regular shops feel good and comfortable while getting tattooed.
“I’ve heard a lot of people say that they didn’t feel like they have a voice in typical tattoo shops, so advocacy is very important to us here, like being able to advocate for yourself or your body,” Hunter said.
To create a welcoming environment, the space is decorated with rainbows, disco balls, plants and art to make a more fun and playful experience for clients. The shop also sells work from local Fort Collins artists to give people a taste of the community.
Another way Witch of the West is deviating from the norm to create a better experience is with consent and privacy.
In some tattoo shops, anyone and everyone can see the client getting their tattoo, so Witch of the West made sure to include rooms for privacy. All artists and apprentices also take a recurring seminar on being traumainformed when it comes to touching clients’ bodies while tattooing.
“Our whole goal is that we just want our clients to be comfortable and feel safe,” said Williams, apprentice at Witch of the West.
Witch of the West is an appointment-only studio where customers must contact artists through their Instagrams. Artists’ individual accounts are linked in the shop’s Instagram, so clients can browse their work and decide which style best suits them.
Reach Sophia Masia at entertainment@collegian.com.
“Our whole goal is that we just want our clients to be comfortable and feel safe.”
KADY WILLIAMS APPRENTICE AT WITCH OF THE WEST TATTOO COLLECTIVEMaddi Studer, Kenzie Hunter, Krista Bratvold and Kady Williams are the artists at the newly opened Witch of the West Tattoo Collective Oct. 26. The shop’s goal is to create an open and inclusive space where everyone is welcome. PHOTO BY MILO GLADSTEIN THE COLLEGIAN Tattoo ink at Witch of the West Tattoo Collective Oct. 26. The shop is a recent addition to Fort Collins and opened in August. PHOTO BY MILO GLADSTEIN THE COLLEGIAN
By Alexander Wilson @alexgrey0604
On Friday, Nov. 4, the cast and crew of “Spring Awakening” celebrated their opening night.
The musical, adapted from the 1891 play by Frank Wedekind, will run through Nov. 13 at the University Theatre at the University Center for the Arts. Adult admission is $18, and tickets are free for Colorado State University students.
Throughout the show, many difficult discussions occur that consider purity culture, feminism, corporal punishment, suicide, rape, teen pregnancy, queer love in an unaccepting world, child abuse, slut shaming, unsafe abortion access, misogyny and grief.
Before the show began, the director, Noah Racey, gave a speech discussing the musical as well as his program.
Racey is a Tony award-winning choreographer who has directed many shows and is known for his performances on Broadway, including “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” He was brought to CSU to transform the theater program.
“I have created a concentration in musical theater: It’s a closed concentration, which means you have to audition to get in, and (I) have created what I hope is an environment of excellence around musical theater,” Racey said.
As the lights came on, music began to play. Avery Rudman, who plays Wendla Bergmann, took the stage and sang a song depicting themes of body image issues.
is youth,” Rudman said. “We see a lot of very simple stories about how to deal with youth that don’t really ask tough questions, and this play is unflinching in what it puts in front of you as that discussion.”
“(My goal for ‘Spring Awakening’ is) to tell a timely story that asks very hard questions that puts our humanity in front of us and makes us see ourselves,” Racey said. “It’s kind of the point of any show we do — is to hold up a mirror to myself, to anyone who watches it and to give people a chance to turn inward.”
Jay Duckworth, the head of properties, worked tirelessly to ensure his students felt safe and prepared for opening night.
Duckworth spoke to the true meaning behind the prop choices in the performance.
“‘Spring Awakening’ is an important piece to do right now because there is a lot of attention being given to the development of young minds, young bodies and young hearts.”
NOAH RACEY “SPRING AWAKENING” DIRECTOR
“‘Spring Awakening’is an important piece to do right now because there is a lot of attention being given to the development of young minds, young bodies and young hearts,” Racey said. “It is on the table as far as currency in a lot of intense debates around heavy-duty topics that run deeply into specific theologies and philosophies.”
Rudman raised concerns regarding the development of young human minds.
“‘Spring Awakening’ is one of the strongest pieces that I’ve ever seen that asks very difficult questions about what it means to try and inform that energy — that youthful, blossoming, powerful, hungry, violent, scary energy that
“The entire show is surrounded by books: There are books that are gravestones, books that are towers, even arches of books that go up to the ceiling,” Duckworth said.
He continued to explain how the director made sure the literature speaks for the lives of the characters.
“We see three people die in this show, so I see these books represent all of those kids, whose stories they could not tell because of a repressive society,” Duckworth said.
“Spring Awakening” is the first show Racey and Duckworth have been a part of at CSU, yet they both have exciting plans for the future.
Reach Alexander Wilson at entertainment@collegian.com.
The campus community is invited to attend graduate student poster presentations, live performances, and visual arts presentations.
By Abby Flores
ARIES (MARCH 21 - APRIL 19)
You may be experiencing a blockage in love or relationships. This uncertainty will finally leave when Venus
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Taurus, you have been working hard. Whether it is improving your finances or bettering your health, you deserve to treat yourself to a whole day of ice cream and relaxation.
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Spend more time with your friends. It will help offset the constant thinking that has been keeping you awake at night. You are loved, and you are seen.
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You might feel burnt out and miss your family these days. Thanksgiving is coming soon, so hang in there just a little longer. Scorpio’s energy wants to encourage you to come out
of your shell before you pack your bags and leave.
LEO (JULY 23 - AUG. 22)
Whether you are a mentor, teacher or friend, someone shy wants to tell you how thankful they are for you. You know how to bring sunshine into people’s lives. Be sure to take care of yourself in the process too. You are doing an excellent job.
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You may have noticed that your friends have been coming to you for advice. What you don’t see is how much they genuinely appreciate it. Be proud of yourself and the progress you have made toward fully embracing your authentic self.
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Childhood memories are seeping back into your mind. They are
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