Vol 127, No 70, Dec 4, 2017

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Vol. 127, No. 70 Monday, December 4, 2017

CSU PREPS FOR FINALS PAGE 4

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RAMS WIN HARDWOOD SHOWDOWN PAGE 8

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HOW TO SURVIVE FINALS WEEK PAGE 12

Marching Band leads the Parade of Lights The Colorado State University Marching Band leads 43rd Annual 9News Parade of Lights on Dec. 1, with performances by the marching band, the Presidential Pep Band, the color guard and the CSU Golden Poms. PHOTO BY COLIN SHEPHERD COLLEGIAN

By Matt Smith @latvatalo

DENVER - At the front of the column of floats, balloons and costumed puppeteers lead the 265-strong Colorado State University Marching Band, playing through their repertoire of holiday and fight songs.

Snaking through two miles of downtown in the shadow of

the Colorado State Capitol, the parade was attended by over 100,000 people.

“It was a lot of fun; it’s wonderful as usual,” said sophomore band member Tyler Santeramo. “It’s great to see all the people smiling and happy, and it’s a lot of fun just being with the band.”

Freshman Nicholas David-Abo had some early

reservations about the parade’s arduous march, a first for the newcomer, but they were quickly replaced with the excitement of the festivities.

“It was my first experience in the band, and it was pretty fun,” David-Abo said. “I thought it was going to last a lot longer, because I’d never been to the parade of lights before, but once we got going, it went

by pretty quick.”

CSU MARCHING BAND Find the CSU Marching Band’s next appearances on the Music Department’s events calendar.

The parade, a Denver - and Ram - tradition since 1975, has

often been beset with frightful weather. Saturday’s balmy 40s temperature ensured even larger crowds lining the parade’s entire route.

A countdown celebration at the foot of the Denver City and County Building lit the landmark’s holiday lights and kicked off the parade. Setting the pace was Major Waddles see BAND on page 14 >>

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Ramiro Garcilazo gives a complementary fresh cut to a pine tree after selling it to a Fort Collins family. These trees are available for sale at Treeland, a locally-run business that has provided holiday trees and decorations to the Fort Collins community for over 36 years. PHOTO BY ERICA GIESENHAGEN COLLEGIAN

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CAMPUS

University works to reduce food waste

By Jorge Espinoza @jorgespinoza14

Colorado State University is working hard to reduce its food waste.

In recent years, CSU has introduced initiatives to reduce the amount of food it sends to landfills, but there is still more work to be done.

According to Sheela Backen, the integrated solid waste program manager at Facilities Management, food waste is a big contributor to climate change.

“When food goes to the landfill, it’s similar to tying food in a plastic bag,” Backen said in an email to the Collegian. “The nutrients in the food never return to the soil. The wasted food rots and produces methane gas, which causes greenhouse gases to rise. Greenhouse gas increases global warming.”

According to Climate Central, an environmental research organization, food waste accounts for 3.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

At CSU, Backen said progress has been made when it comes to reducing food waste, with a plate waste audit conducted by Housing and Dining Services in fall 2017 indicating that students used 2,187 meal swipes and collected 319 pounds of plate waste to average 0.146 pounds of waste for one day of meals.

“Food waste on campus has actually decreased,” Backen wrote. “Housing and Dining Services helped to reduce the amount of plate waste by going tray-less at the dining halls. This helped the students only take what they could eat, which has helped to reduce the amount of plate waste on campus.”

According to CSU’s Green Dining and Composting initiative , there is a 93 percent food diversion rate for pre-consumer and post-consumer food waste, meaning that most of the food from dining centers are diverted from landfills.

According to Backen, composting is a better alternative to

sending food to landfills.

“Compost helps to return nutrients to the soil,” Backen wrote. “By sending food scraps to a composting facility instead of to a landfill or composting at home, you’re helping make healthy soils.”

According to Backen, composting is beneficial to the environment.

Fall 2017 plate waste audit by Housing and Dining Services ■ Students used 2,187 meal

swipes

■ 319 pounds of plate waste

collected

■ Averaged 0.146 pounds of waste

for one day of meals

“Adding compost to gardens, highway construction sites and poor soils makes great things happen,” Backen wrote.

“Properly composted organics

(such as wasted food and yard waste) improve soil health and structure, improve water retention, support more native plants and reduce the need for fertilizers and pesticides.”

According to CSU’s Strategic Sustainability Plan , the ultimate goal of reducing food waste is to make CSU a zero waste campus.

But, Madelyn Royal, the director of environmental affairs for the Associated Students of CSU, said that while there has been progress in reducing food waste, the size of CSU makes food waste reduction and zero waste more complicated.

“It’s hard because there are a lot of students and faculty who are so passionate about the idea, but dealing with an institution that is this large, it is so difficult,” Royal said. “We are definitely making small steps, but I don’t know how quick (zero waste) will happen.”

More importantly, Backen said that composting is ex-

pensive, but the goal is to start selling compost to pay for the expenses.

“Composting on campus causes increased costs for the University, and we need to find a way for the compost to pay for itself,” Backen wrote. “We are in the process of buying a bagger, so we can sell the compost that we make to help pay for the labor and equipment cost associated with composting.”

Overall, Backen said that students also need to do their part in order to help reduce food waste.

“Everyone creates wasted food, but it is just as simple to not create it,” Backen wrote.

“Individuals can learn to effectively prevent the flow of wasted food by taking simple steps such as making grocery lists, inventorying supplies and buying less.

When eating at the dining halls, only take what you can eat.”

Jorge Espinoza can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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NEWS Monday, December 4, 2017

CAMPUS

Library, LSC offering extended hours for finals week

By Clair Tilotson @clairmonet

Finals week is a rough time for many students with many long hours and late nights spent studying, reviewing notes and reading text books for the first time all semester.

To help students prepare for their finals, the Colorado State University Morgan Library and Lory Student Center will have longer hours and provide various activities, so students can study and destress for finals week.

The Morgan Library will have extended hours from Nov. 26-Dec. 17.

The library will also open additional study space in the Event Hall. The space will be open Dec. 11–Dec. 14 from 6:30 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. and Dec. 15 from 1:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.

The popular therapy dog visit will take place Dec.6 from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. in the Morgan Library Event Hall with animals from the Human-Animal Bond in Colorado Program.

The LSC will also have extended hours with discounts on

selected food vendors, multiple study zones and free massages.

LSC LATE NITE ■ There will be 50 percent dis-

count off of food vendors from 8 p.m. until midnight for LSC Late Nite at the following food vendor options: ■ Sunday, Dec. 10: Bagel Place (5 p.m. to midnight) ■ Monday, Dec. 11: Garbanzo Express ■ Tuesday, Dec. 12: Spoons ■ Wednesday, Dec. 13: Subway

The coffee shops Sweet Sinsations and Intermissions will offer 50 percent discounts from 7–10 p.m. Sweet Sinsations will be featured Dec. 12 from 5-10 p.m. Intermissions will be featured Dec. 11 and Dec. 13.

There will also be other activities on the second floor of the LSC that include free Massages

Students who seek peaceful, quiet areas to study will be delighted to know that the Morgan Library is extending their hours through finals week. This is one of the many resources offered to students as the end of the semester draws closer. PHOTO BY MAYA SHOUP COLLEGIAN

from 7–9 p.m. at the Curfman Gallery. Board games are also available for check out from 7

–9:30 p.m., in addition to coloring books, colored pencils and Late Nite stickers, at the LSC’s

information desk.

Clair Tillotson can be reached at news@collegian.com.

CAMPUS

Little Shop of Physics to showcase Tesla Coil at open house

By Julia Trowbridge @chapin_jules

Putting out foot long sparks at half a million volts, Little Shop of Physics’ largest Tesla coil is a main attraction for its open house Feb. 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Lory Student Center.

While the half-million volt Tesla coil is safe, if the electricity emitted came into direct contact with skin, it could cause burns and is potentially lethal. For this reason, the demonstration is only shown once a year, and children are kept at a safe distance.

“In the early days of Little Shop of Physics, we did stuff that was bigger and scarier, we were more comfortable with that,” said Brian Jones, the founder of LSOP. “As time went on the worry wasn’t trying to impress but trying to engage, so we moved away from bigger presentations.”

The Tesla coil was built by Dave Moss, an undergraduate student, in the early years of LSOP, according to Jones. Moss expressed interest in building a Tesla coil to Jones, who instantly agreed. Moss built the Tesla coil and left a legacy behind with LSOP. “If you have a cool thing you want to try, we’re the kind of organization that says, ‘Sure, let’s try it out,’” Jones said. “And, then

you leave something behind. The Tesla coil has probably been seen by 20,000 people. It’s neat for students to have that kind of legacy.”

The Tesla coil operates on an alternating current system, which is currently the predominate power system used. In the 20th century, there were two systems of current: the direct current system, invented by Thomas Edison, and the alternating current system, invented by Nikola Tesla. The direct current system, although safe, was not very efficient, and the alternating current system was efficient but potentially lethal.

By increasing the frequency of the electricity from 1/60th of a second to 1/10,000th of a second, the alternating current system became safer, because the frequency is too fast to disrupt cell processes.

The alternating current system also allows electricity to be transferred through air, or wirelessly.

“The wireless transfer of electricity is a technology people probably have at home, like a wireless charger for a phone,” said Kenneth Lonnquist, an assistant lab coordinator in the Physics department. “It’s the same thing, except it charges a battery.”

Electricity from a wall outlet is first put into the Tesla coil contraption, and the electricity runs through a transformer. In this par-

Brian Jones, the founder of the Little Shop of Physics, demonstrates that the half- million volt Tesla coil is safe when worked with properly. PHOTO BY JULIA TROWBRIDGE COLLEGIAN

ticular Tesla coil, 120 volts of input increases to 14,000 volts through a changing magnetic field that pushed on electrons.

“It’s just a matter of how many electrons the magnetic field pushes,” Lonnquist said. “Making a field with a short magnetic field pushes the electrons more, and the ‘pushes’ are added together.”

The electricity than gets built up and discharged in a capacitor.

While getting discharged, a big

spark is thrown in a spark gap.

With periodic metal nuts on a rotating disk, the sparks are thrown periodically, allowing for better control of the voltage output.

Once a spark is thrown through the spark plug, the electricity goes through a couple more transformers in the form of a large coil and a small coil, where the electricity is emitted through a dome at the top.

“The coolest part of (the Tes-

la coil) is that it sends electricity through the air so you can safely light a lightbulb and transfer electricity through you,” said Adam Pearlstein, the assistant coordinator for LSOP. “It blows my mind. I understand the physics behind it, but there’s a part of me that thinks ‘that’s not right.’”

Julia Trowbridge can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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NATIONAL

With Senate tax bill passed, deal-making with the House to begin

By Lesley Clark

McClatchy Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, D.C. - State and local tax breaks, the deficit, income tax brackets and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are among the potential flashpoints as congressional Republicans push to pass a tax bill by the end of the month.

While it’s widely expected that tax legislation will eventually pass the House and Senate before Congress leave Washington for the holidays, tense negotiations are ahead.

The Senate passed its version of the tax package early Saturday, 51-49. The House approved its plan last month.

Members of a joint congressional committee will now meet to resolve those differences, conflicts that pit all sorts of special interests against one another. But Republicans are so eager to pass a tax bill –– and claim a so-far elusive big win in President Donald Trump’s first year –– that compromise is not expected to be too difficult.

“There are real differences, but they’re not the differences that as you get into a room and roll up your sleeves that can’t be overcome.” said Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., who is chairman of the House’s Freedom Caucus, a group of about three dozen hardcore conservatives.

The political stakes are just too high to fail, Republicans

said.

“I truly think it will be the most important thing we do in this Congress,” said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. “It may be the most impactful thing Republicans do over the next decade.”

Still, there are several significant differences between the House and Senate bills to overcome, particularly in the Senate with its narrow margin for error.

Republicans control 52 of the 100 seats. Since all 46 Democrats and two independents are expected to oppose the tax bill, the Republicans can afford to lose only three Senate votes.

The major issues are: State and local taxes: The Senate bill would preserve some state and local tax deductions, a change from Senate Republicans’ initial proposal. Lawmakers agreed to allow taxpayers to deduct up to $10,000 of their state and local property taxes on their federal returns, echoing a compromise included in the House bill that passed last month.

Thirteen Republicans voted against the House legislation in November, virtually all of them from New York, New Jersey and California –– high-cost, high-tax states that would be among the biggest losers if state and local tax deductions for property, income and sales taxes are eliminated.

Some other California Republicans said they voted to ad-

vance the House bill last month despite misgivings.

Those Californians are now pushing for a final bill to include more of the state and local write-offs that disproportionately benefit their constituents.

Conservatives balk at the Senate change. Heritage Action for America, the advocacy arm of the conservative Heritage Foundation, said in a memo that “Senate Republicans were wise to eliminate all state and local tax ... deductions in the Finance Committee’s tax reform proposal so that they could use the savings to lower tax rates across the board.”

The Senate bill would maintain the mortgage interest deduction on newly purchased properties, capped at the first $1 million. California and other states with high home prices prefer that approach to the House bill, which would lower the cap to $500,000.

Tax brackets: Lawmakers hoped to cut the number of tax brackets in half as part of their initial goal to make the tax code so simple that taxpayers would be able to file their tax returns on postcards. That turned out to be difficult to do, but the House proposal goes further in meeting the goal.

The House proposed four tax brackets: 12 percent, 25 percent, 35 percent and the current top rate of 39.6 percent.

The Senate would keep the

current seven-bracket system, but lower the rates to 10 percent, 12 percent, 22.5 percent, 25 percent, 32.5 percent, 35 percent and a lower top rate of 38.5 percent.

Arctic refuge: Unlike the House bill, the Senate bill includes a provision that could allow oil and gas exploration in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge –– a concession considered important to winning the support of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. Twelve House Republicans, however, told Republican leaders that they oppose such drilling.

“For decades, Congress has voted to prohibit oil and gas development in the refuge, with the overwhelming support of the American public,” the 12 wrote in a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. “Support for this protection remains strong today.”

It was unclear whether they would vote against a final bill that includes the Arctic provision.

Health care mandate: The Senate bill would repeal the requirement in the 2010 Affordable Care Act that most people pay a penalty if they don’t purchase health insurance.

The provision isn’t in the House bill, but is popular among House conservatives. Yet those same conservatives are opposed to health care provisions that

would be considered as a result of including the repeal which might be necessary to delivering critical votes in the Senate.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she expects legislation that would reinstate cost-sharing payments to insurance companies to pass before the tax bill is complete. The provision would help lower health insurance premiums, she said.

House conservatives suggested that would be difficult to accept.

“I don’t think any of that flies,” said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who likened the insurance provision to a bailout for the insurance industry.

Deficit: Fiscal conservatives who long opposed legislation that threatens to significantly increase the deficit have largely held their nose and embraced the tax package, saying they are willing to tolerate short-term debt to stimulate the economy.

Republican leaders hoped that a “dynamic scoring” of the tax bill by the Joint Committee on Taxation would be optimistic that lower taxes would result in economic growth.

The analysis Thursday, however, showed that the bill would still cost $1 trillion, even after accounting for growth. Republicans questioned the accuracy of the committee’s projections.

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OPINION Monday, December 4, 2017

COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS

Remove non-medical exemptions to vaccines Michelle Fredrickson @mfredrickson42

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. $68,192. That’s how much Colorado spent on two cases of measles this year, according to a report last week. Measles, which was eliminated in the US until 2000 when the anti-vaccination movement brought it back, is expensive to treat and possibly deadly, especially to children.

THE FACTS ■ Colorado law currently requires

all children attending school to be vaccinated against certain diseases unless a medical or non-medical exemption is filed.

Not only are unvaccinated children in danger themselves, but they are a danger to others who have legitimate medical reasons they cannot be vaccinated. Furthermore, a child sick from one of these preventable diseases costs the state in a massive way.

It’s time to stop humoring anti-vaccination activists and make this life-saving approach mandatory. Colorado needs to join California, Mississippi and West Virginia and eliminate the personal and religious exemptions to vaccine requirements.

As it stands right now, vaccines are required for children to attend public school, but there are three possible types of exemptions – medical, personal and religious.

A medical exemption is the only legitimate reason to opt out of a vaccination. If a child has a health reason such as an immune deficiency or a severe allergy to a vaccine component to a point where they cannot safely be vaccinated, they should be allowed to opt out.

In order for these children who legitimately cannot be vaccinated to still be protected, everybody else needs to be vaccinated.

Personal and religious exemptions put these children’s lives at risk.

A personal exemption is the loosest; no reasoning is given, no rationale required. A person just has to fill out a form and say they have a personal reason for not wanting to vaccinate their child, and that is all. While Colorado still allows personal exemptions, many

Desmond Sewell, 12, receives his vaccinations from Medical Assistant Jessica Reyes at the Lou Colen Children’s Health and Wellness Center in Los Angeles on Aug. 4. Sewell received vaccinations for TDAP, against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, HPV and MCV4 against meningitis.

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states do not.

A religious exemption is the more controversial one and is difficult to eliminate. Some sects of Christianity, such as the Church of Christ, Scientist and the Dutch Reformed Congregations, take a dim view of vaccines, although no mainstream religion prohibits them. Even Jehovah’s Witnesses, which famously decried vaccines originally, have been supporting them since 1952 and even promoted everybody getting vaccinated in a 2011 newsletter.

If too many people opt out via personal or religious exemptions, then not only are those children in danger of becoming sick, but the ones who had medical exemptions are as well. This works through a concept called herd immunity.

If enough of a group is protected, then the disease doesn’t have enough available hosts to keep transmitting. Herd immunity protects an entire group, even those who aren’t vaccinated, because everybody around them is vaccinated.

In order for herd immunity to work, a large percentage of the group must be vaccinated. To promote this immunity and stop preventable disease from spreading further, Colorado needs to eliminate the personal and religious exemptions.

Colorado was once again in

the top ten healthiest states in the nation, but it is not possible for the state to keep up that honor while spending nearly seventy thousand dollars on completely preventable diseases, simply because of people who refuse to listen to scientifically proved facts.

The anti-vaccination movement is growing, especially in the Fort Collins area, and it’s getting out of control. In order to stop this dangerous movement from possibly claiming lives, the law needs to step in and remove the personal and religious exemptions.

California passed this law in 2015 and has seen a marked decrease in unvaccinated children since then. Although some people

attempt to circumvent the law through the medical exemption, it has still been very effective in improving vaccination rates.

The biggest objection to this law is the constitutionality of banning the religious exemption, but this has already had its day in court. California was sued by anti-vaccination groups claiming this violated their right to religious expression. In Whitlow v. California, however, the law sided with the state. In the interest of preventing the spread of infectious disease, the court decided that the law had long since overruled personal objections.

This case was decided at a lower court, but on a similar medical

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issue the Supreme Court ruled similarly in Prince v. Massachusetts, stating in the decision that “The right to practice religion freely does not include liberty to expose the community or the child to communicable disease or the latter to ill health or death.”

Three states in the country have already passed this law, and all have seen vaccination rates increase and preventable diseases decrease. If Colorado truly wants to live up to its longstanding title as one of the healthiest states in the nation, it needs to be the fourth.

Michelle Fredrickson can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

Planning your week and realizing you might actually survive the semester.

Cornbread.

Mandatory fun.

Holiday parties.

When it’s December and there’s no snow. #global warming

Having amazing weather to volunteer and walk dogs and be outside.

Being a liberal arts major and having all your projects due during dead week.

Two weeks until break.

SPORTS Monday, December 4, 2017

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Hustle, physicality lead CSU to upset over CU

By Colin Barnard @ColinBarnard_

Hustle and physicality matter as much as anything else in basketball.

The Colorado State men’s basketball team showed that once again Saturday afternoon with a 72-63 victory over Colorado. Under the tutelage of coach Larry Eustachy, an inexperienced and struggling Rams squad defeated its rival for a second consecutive year.

Winning the hustle stats proved beneficial for the Rams as they out-rebounded the Buffs 46-32 on the day. CSU brought down 13 offensive rebounds and connected for 13 second-chance points.

That hustle was most important late in the game when CU cut a 17-point lead to six in a minute-and-a-half. With under three minutes remaining in the game and CU in full control of the momentum, Che Bob pounced on a loose ball to secure possession and reenergize the Rams.

That mindset is something Eustachy has preached throughout his CSU career. More importantly, these Rams have bought in.

“We always want to be the first ones to the loose balls, we always want those 50-50 balls,”

guard J.D. Paige said. “The main thing was to come out and play with energy. We did that tonight, and we got what we wanted.”

HUSTLE STATS ■ Rebounds:

CSU 46 - CU 32

■ Offensive rebounds:

CSU 13 - CU 9

■ Blocks:

CSU 9 - CU 2 ■ Steals: CSU 6 - CU 5 During CU’s late-game run, the Rams failed to convert a field goal for the final 7:40 of the game.

Despite the buckets not falling, CSU stuck to what it knows best: defense. Paige checked back into the game and immediately shut down CU guard McKinley Wright, who had amassed an 11-0 run all by himself.

Their success on the defensive end despite the late struggles show growth in a young Rams team still finding its way.

“That just speaks on our defense,” Paige said about the late offensive letdown. “That’s all defensive consistency right there.

Coach always says that we have enough points to win, it’s always

Nico Carvacho blocks a shot during the second half of Saturday’s victory over Colorado. PHOTO BY JAVON

HARRIS COLLEGIAN

about getting stops, and we did that today.”

Defensively, the Rams played as sound a game as they have all year. Their physicality in the paint showed in Nico Carvacho’s four blocks. Che Bob also added three swats as the Rams totaled nine blocks on the day.

CSU forced 15 turnovers compared to seven from CU, allowing them to play into their offensive tempo in the first half and finish the Buffs late.

“I think the stats show it.

We out-rebounded them, had more steals than them, had more blocks than them and got to the 50-50 ball on the ground first,” guard Prentiss Nixon said.

“That was the goal to come into the game and be more physical.

That’s the goal of every game…It will put us in a situation to win at the end of the game.”

The win comes at an opportune time for a Rams team who had lost four of its last five.

The first of a three-game stretch where CSU plays a Power Five

team, this game shows glimpses of what CSU knows they can be.

“This team is so cooperative and resilient. Our team knows how we have to play,” Eustachy said. “We really wanted to control the tempo, and then it’s always been physicality and rebounding and guarding the right way. When we played it right, they really struggled.”

Colin Barnard can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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SPORTS Monday, December 4, 2017

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Rams dominate the paint in second consecutive victory over CU

By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

After losing four of the last five games, Colorado State men’s basketball got back on track with a crucial 72-63 victory over its in-state rival, the University of Colorado, Saturday morning in Moby Arena.

Led by the junior guards Prentiss Nixon and J.D. Paige, the Rams came out of the gate with hot hands. Nixon (11) and Paige (9) combined for 20 first half points and accounted for four of the team’s five 3-point shots.

“We had just come off of a loss, and we were trying to get right back on track. We did that today.”

J.D. PAIGE JUNIOR GUARDS

“This game was big for us.

Not just for me but for my teammates,” Paige said. “We had just come off of a loss, and we were trying to get right back on track.

We did that today.”

“Really proud of our guys, really happy for our guys,” head coach Larry Eustachy added.

“I understand how important these games are to our fans and to guys like J.D.” Along with a strong shooting performance early, CSU dominated the glass. The Rams out-rebounded the Buffaloes 21-13, including a 7-2 advantage in offensive rebounds in the first half.

Forwards Nico Carvacho and Lorenzo Jenkins were a large reason why the Rams owned the paint Saturday morning. Jenkins totalled five rebounds in the first half alone and finished the contest with six. Carvacho was a force defensively and finished with nine rebounds and a career-best four blocks.

Coming out of the break, the Rams went for the kill by aggressively attacking the rim early and often on offense. CSU finished with 24 points in the paint and did so by playing extremely physical.

Defensively, CSU was dominant and stifled the Colorado offense throughout the contest. The Rams had nine blocks Saturday and consistently

forced the Buffaloes out of their rhythm offensively.

CU responded by settling for outside jump shots, and when the Buffs missed, the CSU big men were there to secure the rebound. In total, CSU out-rebounded CU by 14 (46-32,) and six different players finished with at least five rebounds.

Head coach Larry Eustachy spoke of the importance of this factor, explaining that the goal always has to be playing strong defense and winning the battle on the glass.

The difference today was the Rams were more selective with their shots as well.

Nixon and Paige led CSU in scoring, finishing with 16 points each. CSU shot 41 percent from the floor and made 7-of-18 3-point attempts Saturday. After struggling offensively in the previous couple of games, being able to hit both open and contested jump shots was paramount.

“I think we had better shot selection (today), but for the most part, I feel like we get pretty good shot selection, we just don’t make them,” Nixon said. “Today they fell early and often.”

True freshman guard McKinley Wright led the Buffs in scoring. The Minnesota native finished with 19 points, including an 11-0 run by himself in the second half.

“Wright’s a great player,”

Nixon said. “Our goal was to contain him. I think for the first 25 minutes or so, we did that.

He kind of got loose towards the middle of the second half, but in the end, we managed to keep him contained.”

The victory over Colorado comes at a crucial moment for a CSU hoops program that has struggled lately and will face an even more difficult schedule moving forward. The Rams will play at Arkansas this Tuesday (Dec. 5), before traveling to Oregon on Friday, Dec. 8.

Justin Michael can be reached at jmichael@collegian. com.

Junior guard J.D. Paige throws down a two-handed dunk against Colorado Saturday. The Rams won 72-63. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

Nico Carvacho and Prentiss Nixon celebrate after forcing a turnover from Colorado in the second half on Dec. 2. The Rams defeated the Buffaloes 72-63. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

J.D. Paige celebrates following a 72-63 victory. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

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FOOTBALL

CSU to play Marshall in New Mexico Bowl

By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

Colorado State football is bowl-eligible for a fifth consecutive season, a feat that has only been accomplished one other time in program history. This season the Rams will be heading to Albuquerque, New Mexico to square off with Marshall in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 16. The game is scheduled to kickoff at 4:30 p.m. and will be televised for a national audience on ESPN. Athletic Director Joe Parker and head coach Mike Bobo each confirmed that Colorado State accepted an invitation to the postseason game Sunday. Parker explained that the program knew what the bowl possibilities could be and that they are excited for the opportunity to compete in a destination where the fans have an opportunity to attend.

“It’s a great opportunity for us to compete early in the bowl season,” Parker said. “When you

think about all the stakeholder groups, we’re really thrilled about the destination because of our players’ families.”

“I’m real excited,” Bobo added. “I’m excited we qualified for another bowl, our fifth straight.”

The Rams recently capped off the 2017 regular season with a 42-14 victory over San Jose State. The win over the Spartans snapped a three-game losing streak for CSU, who came into the game having lost to Air Force (Oct. 28), Wyoming (Nov. 4) and Boise State (Nov. 11).

Marshall comes into the game with a two-game losing streak of their own. The Herd lost games against the University of Texas-San Antonio and Southern Mississippi to conclude the regular season.

“They’re a talented football team,” Bobo said. “It’s going to be a grind of recruiting, bowl practices and finals. We want to finish strong academically, finish strong on the football side, and then we want to finish strong with recruiting for the

first signing period. It’s going to be a hectic two weeks.”

In recent years, CSU has faced Idaho in the Potato Bowl (2016), Nevada in the Arizona Bowl (2015), Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl (2014) and Washington State (2013) in the New Mexico Bowl. The Rams hold a record of 1-3 in those games with the lone victory coming over Washington State (48-45).

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In total, six different teams from the Mountain West qualified and were placed in bowl games this season. Parker spoke

of the importance of this accomplishment Sunday.

“I’m proud of our conference,” Parker said. “We have six teams that were bowl eligible with six wins or more, and each one of our teams has found a spot, which can’t be said for some of the other group of five schools. That is a big plus for the Mountain West Conference.”

Mountain West Bowl Selections: Boise State vs. Oregon (Las Vegas Bowl). Saturday, Dec. 16.

Colorado State vs. Marshall

(New Mexico Bowl). Saturday, Dec. 16 Wyoming vs. Central Michigan (Potato Bowl). Friday, Dec. 22 San Diego State vs. Army (Armed Forces Bowl). Saturday, Dec. 23 Fresno State vs. Houston (Hawai’i Bowl). Sunday, Dec. 24.

Utah State vs. New Mexico State (Arizona Bowl). Friday, Dec. 29 Justin Michael can be reached at jmichael@collegian. com.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Rams hang on for third consecutive victory

By Luke Zahlmann @lukezahlmann

Colorado State women’s basketball returned to Moby Arena Saturday after their stint in Denver and had the fans on the edge of their seat as they took the nail biter over Brigham Young, 56-54.

The Rams won the opening tip and hit the ground running with a Hannah Tvrdy layup directly after the tip. Fellow guards Grace Colaivalu and Sofie Tryggedsson kept the scoring going for the Rams as they jumped out to an 8-2 lead early in the first quarter.

The Rams’ momentum slowed drastically as the quarter wound down with the Rams ceding a 9-0 run to the Cougars to go into the second quarter down 14-11, despite shooting 42 percent compared to just 29 percent for their opposition. The Rams have made a trend of limiting opponents as they sat at 16th in the nation in opponent shooting percentage coming into their seventh game of the year.

“We had a good game plan coming out,” Annie Brady said.

“Every game we are getting better as a team at executing the game plans. We did a good job communicating, helping, keeping the paint. We are just getting better at executing the game plan.”

In the second quarter, the Rams began to flex their meddle, outscoring the Cougars 18-5 in a quarter that saw the Rams go on a 16-1 run to end the half. De-

The women’s basketball team sings the CSU fight song after defeating BYU 56-54 on Saturday, Dec. 2. PHOTO

BY MATT BEGEMAN COLLEGIAN

fense served as the catalyst with the Rams limiting BYU without a point in the final six minutes. The run was ignited by a 3-pointer off the hand of under the radar junior, Callie Kaiser, who has made a living off the bench.

The Rams went into the halftime break with a 29-19 lead spearheaded by their guard duo of Colaivalu and Tvrdy, who had seven and eight points respectively to lead the Rams. Another key bench piece for coach Ryun Williams, junior Brady had six points and five rebounds in the first half.

“It’s a collective thing,” Brady

said. “It starts way before the clock starts, we’re together as a team in the locker room, it’s a team effort. Bench or starting it doesn’t matter.”

Coming out of the break, the Rams extended their lead to 3420 before a slump that allowed the Cougars to get within five, going on a 16-7 run to cut the Rams lead to five going into the final quarter.

The lopsided run was led by the Cougars outshooting the Rams by nearly 30 percent. The Rams were able to finally cede their lead in turnovers to the Cougars after a sloppy start.

As the scoring drought pushed on, the Cougars were able to cut the lead to a single point before back to back 3-pointers from Stine Austgulen to ignite the Moby faithful and force BYU to call a timeout. Austgulen served as a fire starter off the bench for the Rams, a role she was delegated to due to her basketball knowledge and senior leadership. “(It’s) not necessarily that we need a shot or we need a basket,” Austgulen said. “I got the ball, and I was open two possessions in a row. I didn’t shoot a lot of shots today, but I’m a shooter and that’s

my job, so I just shot them and they went in.”

As the lead continued to dwindle, CSU struggled to pull ahead and seal the game, eventually allowing the Cougars to come within two points with 38 seconds left. After an empty possession by the Rams, the Cougars used their second to last timeout with seven seconds to go. Following the timeout, Williams used one of his own after seeing the alignment of the Cougars coming out of the break. “(We wanted) to see their alignment and also their personnel,” Williams said. “See where they put their shooters, where they put their scorers, and then we put another guard in the game.

We subbed Sofie in there who’s been in a lot of those situations.

Just a little chess match late game.”

The Rams caused the Cougars to travel and turn the ball over with three seconds left to seal the victory.

Williams and company head into their own showdown against Colorado on Wednesday night with a three-game win streak and a 5-2 record overall. The Rams will host the Buffs and look to avenge their loss from last season when CU was ranked inside the top 20.

The win over the Cougars completes the double-header for CSU athletics. Earlier in the day, the men’s team defeated Colorado 72-63.

Luke Zahlmann can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

VOLLEYBALL

Stanford blocks CSU from third round of NCAA tournament

By Austin White @ajwrules44

PALO ALTO, California – The season for the No. 23 Colorado State Rams came to a sudden conclusion Saturday night, much like many of their attacks did against the No. 4 Stanford Cardinal. The Rams hit only .085 against the Cardinal and were blocked 16 times in their 14-25, 15-25, 9-25 loss.

Stanford led the entire match with CSU not grabbing a lead or even a tie at any point in the dominant three-set sweep.

The loss marks the first time CSU has been swept all year, and it is the first time they lost a match after dropping the first two sets.

The physical prowess of Stanford proved to be too much for the Rams as the Cardinal featured four players over 6-foot-4 inches tall. Kirstie Hillyer was the only Ram of that stature to

see playing time.

“I just told (the team), I said, ‘These guys come from a much taller genetic pool than we do,” head coach Tom Hilbert said.

“They blocked us 16 times, what did we get, two? That is going to disrupt any team.”

That height advantage also exploited the Rams on defense who were held without a block in the first two sets and finished with only two, one of them being in the third with the score 24-8 in favor of Stanford.

An area where CSU is not normally dominated is service points, and Stanford changed that by grabbing eight service aces to give them 24 points just between blocks and serves.

“When you talk about getting 24 points in those two categories, that doesn’t happen to us that often,” Hilbert said. “I’d love to come out and play these guys again tomorrow just for the benefit of us getting better, but that’s

a team that may win a national championship.”

CSU’s senior outside hitters Jasmine Hanna and Sanja Cizmic led the way for the Rams on Friday by putting up a combined 22 kills and only two errors against the Michigan Wolverines. That performance could not be repeated against Stanford as the duo combined for four kills and eight errors.

“It was not something that we haven’t seen, we’ve had male practice players come in and we have seen this before,” Hanna said on Stanford’s height. “I just don’t think that we were getting the ball in places where we had vision or had the opportunity to show our arms, but that’s what happens when you play a good serving team.”

Hillyer being the only Ram who could match Stanford’s physical size played well to the tune of a team-high nine kills on a .286 hitting clip. She connected

with Hanna on the Rams’ lone block in the match. CSU also had only three unforced attacking errors in the match, which Hilbert believes showed quite a bit of maturity.

Being the reigning national champions, Stanford proved why they are again a favorite with a lineup that features four starting sophomores who all started last year as freshmen on their title run. The younger lineup from the Rams showed their immaturity with early communication errors.

“There were obviously some nerves, but I think we just kind of went into it like we had nothing to lose,” sophomore Katie Oleksak said. “When we were out there, you could see the nerves were kinda getting to us with miscommunications.”

The loss marks the end of the five CSU seniors’ careers in Hanna, Cizmic, Alexandra Poletto, McKenna Thornlow and Mariah

Green. Hanna finishes as the alltime modern era kills leader for CSU alongside her Croatia native outside hitter Cizmic.

“It’s hard to see all five of these seniors go,” Hilbert said.

“This year has been memorable because of those kids. I’m sad to see them go, but you have to move on.”

Moving on will not be easy for the Rams, but playing a tough opponent on the road in the brightest lights is what the Rams believe they needed as they will have no seniors next year and will put out a lineup full of experienced juniors.

“These games are always a learning experience,” Oleksak said. “I think just learn to stay composed and focused like they were…I think if we play big like that and swing high, we’ll be more successful next year.”

Austin White can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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CSU’s One Act Festival features student-led theater

By Claire Oliver @claire_oliver21

A small black box theater can get a little crowded with limited seating and the lack of a physical stage.

The audience in the Large Acting Lab at the University Center for the Arts did not seem to mind having to stand or sit on the floor during the second-annual One Act Festival at CSU. The performances at the festival, spanning from Nov. 30 until Dec. 2, featured performances that were all lead, directed and performed by students.

The festival was organized by junior performance major Sydney Fleishman. She was involved last year when the festival was little more than a senior thesis by graduate Mason Weiss. Fleishman decided to carry on the tradition, she said.

Fleishman worked with her adviser, Laura Jones, on the project. Now involvement in the festival is a requirement for Jones’ directing class, she said.

Two directors directed each 10-minute play. Students performed published plays along with some that students wrote.

Jake Cuddemi wrote one of the plays and acted in two of the one acts. He received the award for best actor. Cuddemi

is an advocate for student productions because it gives students the opportunity to do things they may not have tried before, he said.

“I feel like as a performer, I can work more effectively with a director because I have had experience as the director,” said the junior majoring in theatre performance. “And I feel like having that understanding and appreciation for what goes on on the other side has helped me to grow as a performer as well.”

One Act Festival Winners: ■ Best actress: Charlotte Nickel,

“Home Burial”

■ Best Actor: Jake Cuddemi, “She

Loves Me Not” and “Hospitality” ■ Best Director(s): Andrew Jacques and Dylan Monti, “She Loves Me Not” ■ Best Actor: Jake Cuddemi, “She Loves Me Not” and “Hospitality” During the first two days, there were five plays performed each night.

Three judges, whom Fleishman selected, chose the final three plays. The judges were Eric Prince, a theater

Producer of the Second Annual CSU One-Act Festival Sydney Fleischman prepares to announce awards for Best Actress. PHOTO BY CJ JOHNSON COLLEGIAN

professor at CSU; Judith Allen, the artistic director for OpenStage, a local theater company in Fort Collins; and Emelie Borello, a professor at CSU. The judges not only selected the best overall one act but the best actor and actress and the best directors. They also gave special credit to students who showed great promise for the pieces they had created.

Richard Keesling was one of the finalists with his adap-

WHAT’S UP FORT COLLINS

Lincoln Center to show ‘Nutcracker Ballet’ and ‘A Christmas Carol’

By Ashley Potts @11smashley

Wednesday, Dec. 6: The Fiber, Metalsmithing, Pottery and Printmaking Guild of Colorado State University will be selling student made art for the holidays. The art will be for sale at the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art in the University Center for the Arts on Dec. 6 and 7 starting at 10 a.m. Cash and credit cards will be accepted.

Thursday, Dec. 7: Crafted FoCo will be hosting a dine-in movie. They will be screening “Die Hard” to kick off the holiday season. Bristol Brewing Company will host the event. The screening starts

at 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 8: The Lincoln Center will host the 36th Annual Nutcracker Ballet with Canyon Concert Ballet and the Fort Collins Symphony. The classical Christmas story will be performed live with live symphony accompaniment. Performances will be held Dec. 8 at 7 p.m.; Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets start at $30 and can be purchased at lctix.com.

The Fall Dance Capstone Concert will show at the University Center for the Arts. The performance will showcase the choreography and dancing of three graduating seniors.

The show’s theme is “Places

Between.” Performances will be held Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m and Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the University Dance Theatre.

The Lincoln Center will host the annual La-De-Da Performing Arts “A Musical Christmas Carol.” The show features an original script and score based on the Charles Dickens classic, “A Christmas Carol.” The show runs two hours, with a 15-minute intermission, and will play Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 9 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 10 at 2:30 p.m. All tickets are $16 and can be purchased at lctix. com.

Ashley Potts can be reached at entertainment@collegian. com

tation of Robert Frost’s “Home Burial.” The performance used white lighting and extreme contrasts between the sizes of the two actors on stage. Keesling adapted the play from the Frost’s poem after having read it in class.

“It was nice to see the characters come alive from the page and walk around the space,” said the senior theater major.

The other finalists were

“She Loves Me Not,” directed

by Andrew Jacques and Dylan Monti and “Hospitality,” directed by Bruce Gammonley and Jake Richardson. Students wrote all three of the finalist plays. During the final night of the festival, the top three acts were performed again.

Claire Oliver can be reached at entertainment@collegian. com.

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CULTURE & COMMUNITY

5 charities to donate to this holiday season

By Nate Day @NateMDay

Now that we’ve finished the season of thanks, it’s time to start thinking about the season of giving.

There are countless charities throughout the world that serve incredible causes in need of donations, and the holiday season is the perfect time to do it. There are several reasons to give to charity, such as that warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you do something good or even getting a tax deduction for those of you that need a little more personal incentive to donate.

The unfortunate thing about donating to charities, especially this time of year, is that there are so many to choose from. In order to help you narrow down your choices, we’ve compiled a list of some charities that deserve your donation this holiday season: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention College students are at a particularly high risk of suicide, and those having suicidal thoughts or taking suicidal actions are in need of help.

According to their website, the AFSP is “dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide” by funding research, educating the public on mental health,

advocating for political policies and supporting survivors and those affected by suicide.

You can donate to this charity as www.asfp.org.

The Rhino Orphanage It’s no secret that various breed of rhinoceroses are in extreme danger of becoming extinct. This particular organization is the first of its kind, dedicated to caring for orphaned and injured rhinos with the intention of releasing them back into the wild. Donating to them--which can be done at www.therhinoorphanage.co.za--could save some African wildlife. Not to mention, they have a great Instagram account, so there’s even more reason to donate.

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Pulmonary fibrosis is a condition in which scar tissue builds up in a person’s lungs until they are unable to the breath. The condition is incurable and virtually untreatable; not even a lung transplant will stop scar tissue from building. Nearly 40,000 Americans die from PF each year, according to PulmonaryFibrosis.org.

It’s only one of many incurable diseases that people face, but you could potentially save a life by donating to furthering research on the disease at www.PulmonaryFibrosis.org.

American Civil Liberties Union The ACLU is dedicated to

ensuring the civil rights and liberties of all Americans by lobbying, advocating and educating. They were one of the largest critics of President Trump’s travel ban. Considering the work they did to help those like the CSU students trapped abroad, they certainly deserve whatever you can give them. You can donate at www. aclu.org.

The Conservation Fund The environment is one of our greatest and most quickly depleting resources. According to their website, The Conservation Fund aims to create “solutions that make environmental and economic sense,” especially in this time of environmental uncertainty. Whether or not you believe in global warming, our plant and animal friends can always use a helping hand, so you can donate at www.conservationfund.org.

WEBSITE TO CHARITIES ■ Visit greatnonprofits.org/city/

fort-collins/CO for a list of charities

Nate Day can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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FOOD & DRINK

Quick, easy meals to help you get through finals week

By Nate Day @NateMDay

As finals week rapidly approaches, stress mounts for students. Between wrapping up classes, preparing for tests, solidifying winter break plans, and for some, graduating, the last thing on anyone’s mind is what they’re going to eat.

We all love food, but sometimes finding the time to make a delicious and nutritious meal is next to impossible, so here are a few ideas for quick, easy meals to help you get through finals week: Pizza: At nearly any grocery store, you can find a Pillsbury pizza crust for just a few bucks. Grab some pizza sauce from the Italian isle, shredded cheese and some veggies, and bam, you’ve got a fantastic meal. The best part is that it takes less than 20 minutes to make, so you won’t miss out on any valuable study time.

Tuna Casserole: Toss some canned tuna, cooked penne, mayo, cream of chicken soup, peas, and that shredded cheese you picked up for pizza into a casserole dish, and cook it on 425 for about 30 minutes. Easy, yummy, fast, cheap, warm; perfect for finals week.

Chili: A lot of people will steer clear of chili because they don’t want to spend the day slaving and sweating over a giant pot, but McCormick has what may well be the world’s easiest chili recipe on the back of their chili seasoning packet. Essentially, you’ll brown some beef, throw in some beans, tomato sauce, and of course, chili seasoning, bring it all to a boil and then enjoy.

Sausage and veggies: For those of you that prefer your food on the greener side, this one’s for you. Cut up some asparagus, bell peppers, mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, zucchini and a large smoked sausage.

Season with olive oil, garlic salt, pepper, chili powder and whatever else you like, and bake it.

When the potatoes are soft, you’re ready to chow down.

Chicken Caesar Wraps: Buy three things: chicken breasts, Caesar salad mix and tortillas. Season and bake the chicken breast; ten minutes on each side at 400 degrees should do the trick. Prepare the salad.

Dice baked chicken. Add chicken to the salad. Put salad and chicken on a tortilla and roll it up--you’ll have to check with the folks at Chipotle on their wrapping methods. Enjoy.

CSU Dining Halls: They may not be the highest quality meals you’ll ever put in your mouth, but the dining halls do allow students to purchase a guest meal for $12.50.

Takeout: Let’s be honest, this is probably most of what we’ll be eating that week. Yelp even has a page of recommendations for the best takeout in Fort Collins to help you out.

YELP RECOMMENDATIONS ■ Visit yelp.com/search?find_de-

sc=Take+Out&find_loc=Fort+Collins%2C+CO for a list of the most recommended take-out restaurants in Fort Collins.

Nate Day can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

Pizza is easy and fast to make, saving valuable study time.

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the Penguin, a long-time fan favorite. Later came CSU flag twirlers and special guest, Cam the Ram. Ornate horse-drawn carriages and a snaking Chinese dragon littered the spaces between the floats, including Denver Water’s recreation of Moffat Tunnel beneath a snow-billowing mountain, on top of which danced an anthropomorphic toilet. A newcomer to the parade was the brilliantly lit crystal mountain put on by the Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain.

A train of Lowriders wrapped in lights bounced while entire choirs on riser floats sang holiday classics and Christian pop ballads.

The Denver Samoyed Association came out in full force with their segment of the parade, leading a pack of dozens of the floofy Siberian dog breed.

Despite the bright lights and cheering crowd, the Samoyeds could not appear happier.

Alex Hoover, a member of the DSA and attendant dog owner, enjoyed the association’s ninth appearance at the Parade of Lights.

“They did pretty well this year,” Hoover said of the Samoyeds. “Its a lot of people but they have a good time.”

Also exciting for the thousands of kids in attendance were the flying jellyfish puppets, fire twirlers and massive balloons of white tigers and snowmen.

Find the CSU Marching Band’s next appearances on the Music Department’s events calendar.

Matthew Smith can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(12/04/17). Strategize, coordinate and plot to realize dreams this year. New destinations this winter feed your creative muses.

Shared assets grow this summer, although miscommunications could spark. Keep an open heart, and prioritize family harmony.

Take an adventure together.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 7 — Focus on home improvement today and tomorrow. Clean, sort and organize your stuff. Give away what you no longer need.

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Rams parade of lights in Denver

The Colorado State Patrol waves to the crowd as they follow the end of the 43rd Annual Parade of Lights on Dec. 1, 2017.

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Stands of fans gather for the 9News Parade of Lights in downtown Denver. PHOTO BY FIELD PETERSON COLLEGIAN

Santa Claus sits atop the Western Union float and waves to the crowd as he makes his way downtown during the 43rd annual Parade of Lights on Dec. 1, 2017. PHOTO BY COLIN SHEPHERD COLLEGIAN

Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

Domestic projects satisfy.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 8 — Communications and networking provide rewards over the next few days. You can learn whatever you need to know. New possibilities stretch old boundaries.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 9 — More income is possible today and tomorrow. Here’s where you start making profits. Stick to your budget to maximize them.

Self-discipline pays off.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 7 — Focus on personal matters for a few days. Use your power, confidence and energy to for-

ward your own agenda. Give up something you don’t need.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 8 — Begin a two-day philosophical phase. It’s easier to finish old projects. Private self-examination delivers valuable results.

Slow down and contemplate your past and future.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 8 — Friends are a big help over the next few days. Schedule time together. Share ideas and information. Envision team goals, and strategize for accomplishment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 9 — You’re attracting the attention of someone important. Plan for

two days in the spotlight. Dress to impress, and smile for the camera.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 8 — Expand your territory through travel, exploration and research. Get into a two-day adventurous phase. Do your homework, and watch where you’re going.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 8 — A lack of funds could threaten your family plans.

Collaborate to manage finances over the next few days. Heed the voice of experience.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 8 — The next two days favor

negotiations and compromise.

Refine plans with your partner.

Privacy suits your mood.

You could even kindle some romance.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 — Balance rising demand for your services with your health today and tomorrow. Shift your schedule to adapt. Prioritize peaceful rest, exercise and good food.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 7 — Prioritize fun, family and romance for a few days. Relax and enjoy hobbies with people you love. Reconnect around shared enthusiasms.

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