Vol 127 no 37, oct 4

Volume 127, No. 37 Wednesday, October 4, 2017

NEWS

OPINION

SPORTS

WOMEN AND GENDER COMMISSION CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

BE BETTER THAN BOULDER WITH SCIENCE

RAMS PREPARE FOR SHOWDOWN AGAINST BOISE STATE

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Veteran overcomes trauma to develop recovery program

Morgan Sneed, a senior at Colorado State University and retired Army staff sergeant, will open a treatment center for soldiers with trauma related issues. He poses with his service pit bull, Dakota. PHOTO BY RANDI MATTOX COLLEGIAN

By Randi Mattox @randi_mattox

Retired Army veteran Morgan Sneed sat on his living room floor in Monroe, Louisiana, with a .357 revolver next to him, contemplating a potentially fatal decision. For him, only two options existed.

“I was going to pack my shit and move to Colorado or blow my brains out,” Sneed, 36, said. “I thought to myself, I would try the Colorado thing. If it doesn’t work out, I can always blow my brains out later.”

The next day, he moved to Fort Collins and enrolled at Colorado State University to study psychology.

Today, Sneed is months away from graduating with his bachelor’s degree and has already been accepted to his graduate program to study addiction counseling. He is also in the beginning stages of opening a nonprofit treatment program to assist veterans with trauma-related issuess, but his path to success was not always easy.

Sneed joined the military on Sept. 1, 2001, less than two weeks before the terrorist attack 9/11 occurred.

“Our entire mindset from that point forward was that we are going to be in combat,” Sneed said. “My basic experience in the military was deployed.”

For the next 10 years, he served in the Army as a staff sergeant and combat correspondent. He was stationed in Hawaii and was deployed for roughly four years in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“I did photo and video journalism,” Sneed said. “My job was mainly to document, from start to finish, the mission.”

Sneed created journalistic video packages for distribution, but for the most part, his documentations served evidentiary purposes.

“We have to follow the Law of Armed Conflict, which basically governs what we can and cannot do,” Sneed said. “As video and photojournalists, we have tangible evidence of what happened.” see PTSD on page 12 >>

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NEWS Wednesday, October 4, 2017

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CAMPUS

CSU provides free period products in all-gender restrooms

By Abby Currie @abcchic15

A small sign reads, “You Matter… Period. Take one if you need one,” above supplied period products in an all-gender restroom.

“You Matter ... Period” is a way of supporting the well-being of the Colorado State University campus, wrote Neal Luján, the task force chair and director of technology and process support for the division of student affairs, in an email to the Collegian. “(Period products are) like the other standard supplies provided free in campus restrooms, such as toilet paper, paper towels and hand soap,” Luján wrote.

According to Luján, there are 33 pilot locations which represent a range of spaces used by students, employees and university guests. Director of the Women and Gender Collaborative Cori Wong wrote in an email to the Collegian that as other universities started similar programs to Brown University, questions started rolling in asking if CSU would follow suit.

“A need was recognized to provide products to support

the success of students and employees,” Wong wrote. “We heard accounts of students leaving campus and missing class if they unexpectedly started their period, particularly if they didn’t have period products on hand or the cost of products are prohibitive to buy.”

Luján wrote that the task force began work in November 2016 and the pilot began in July.

The task force was commissioned

by Vice President for Student Affairs Blanche Hughes, according to SOURCE. According to Luján, the supplies are provided by the areas hosting the pilot. These areas include facilities management for academic buildings, administrative buildings and the Morgan Library.

Auxiliary units in the division of student affairs such as the Lory Student Center, housing and dining services, the health network and campus recreation support the project as well.

The task force is collecting feedback about the pilot in a number of ways, Luján wrote.

One way is through an online survey in which anyone can register their opinions and feedback, whether they use the

products or not.

“We are seeing positive feedback about the pilot,” Luján wrote. “The task force will evaluate responses to multiple assessments as we develop recommendations for an ongoing campus service model.

Feminine products are being distributed free of charge in all-gender bathrooms across campus such as this pilot location in the Plant Sciences building. PHOTO BY MATT BEGEMAN COLLEGIAN

Currently, period products

are only supplied in the allgender restrooms. The results of the pilot will be used to develop recommendations for a campus model.

Monica Rivera, the director and victim advocate for the Women and Gender Advocacy Center and a member of the original pilot project, said the project is not tied to the WGAC. “It was intentional that the project not be tied to the WGAC for lots of reasons, but mostly because we don’t really view period products, or access to period products as a women’s issue,” Rivera said.

Rivera said she believes there are misconceptions about periods.

“We tend to frame people who have periods and aren’t prepared as being somewhat irresponsible.

I wouldn’t think twice to say ‘does anyone have a tissue,’ and I’m not shamed for, ‘well, gosh, don’t you carry your own tissues with you?’” Rivera said.

According to Wong, the project is about increasing access for those who need these supplies and supporting our campus community by providing equal opportunities for success.

“People shouldn’t be held

back by bodily processes or the costs associated with tending to them, even more so when menstruation is a normal and healthy function of bodies that over half of people experience for a significant duration of their life,” Wong wrote.

By putting period products in all-gender restrooms, Wong said it also supports access for trans-identifying people who menstruate to help prevent uncomfortable or unsafe situations where people may end up unwillingly outing themselves.

According to Rivera, the project helps to create a world where individuals have autonomy and sovereignty over what happens to their bodies and on a broader level is one piece of the puzzle.

“Anytime we can remove shame from the concept of bodies it allows us to talk more openly about other issues,” Rivera said.

“Whether that’s sexual abuse or sexual assault or other needs tied to our health, that shame prevents us from even engaging in conversation with our medical professionals.”

Abby Currie can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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NEWS Wednesday, October 4, 2017

CAMPUS

President’s Commission on Women and Gender Equity celebrates 20th anniversary

By Yixuan Xie @YixuanXie1

Colorado State University has fought for years to remove the limitations of culturallydefined sex roles women face and continue to face.

Established by President Albert C. Yates in 1997, the President’s Commission on Women and Gender Equity celebrated their 20th anniversary Tuesday night in the Lory Student Center Theater to reflect on the past, present and future.

President Tony Frank listed some of progresses which CSU has made in the past twenty years such as increasing the gender diversity dramatically, setting up a bachelor degree program in women’s and gender studies, making improvements on parental leave and dealing with the sexual violence. Yet, Frank said, “we’ve got not only progress we can point to, but steps ahead us we can see.”

According to Frank, CSU is facing cultural changes which are difficult and complex, but also the most important thing for the University. This 2oth celebration is a pivot point to lean in culture changes and to make more differences. Steps to move forward include building a sense of emergence and a guiding coalition, according to Frank.

Sue James, the chair of the

Commission on Women and Gender Equity, started the event by pointing out that, although CSU still has a lot of work to do and will keep working, “it’s important to celebrate our successes, to draw attention to and highlight the battles we fought and won along the way” because this campus is a much better place for women than it was twenty years ago.

James used her personal experience as an example. When she gave birth to two children seventeen and twenty years ago, there was no parental leave policy for faculty at CSU. “We are going to celebrate today, and we will keep doing the hard work in front of us,” James said.

James also gave thanks to all presidents, staffs and students who stood up and called for changes to create a better climate for women and showed a video on how women equality at CSU has progressed throughout history.

Frank introduced the keynote speaker, Temple Grandin, a renowned professor of animal sciences at CSU and anauthor and speaker on autism and animal behavior.

Being the only woman working in the field of autism in 1970s, she faced great obstacles and discrimination.

Grandin used her own

Dr. Susan James is head of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Commission Chair for the Standing Committee on the Status of Women Faculty. Here, she wears a visual representation of how women at CSU have broken the glass ceiling that was blocking their potential. PHOTO

BY SARAH EHRLICH COLLEGIAN

story to encourage women to be the best they can be, walk out the door bravely to catch opportunities and sell your work rather than sell yourself.

“Woman can do just as well as men,” Grandin said.

James ended the event by using the symbol of a “glass ceiling.”

“When I was on my first commission meeting almost two decades ago, the glass ceiling is so far above my head and our heads that we couldn’t even see it,” James said. “But, today it is right here. We’re breaking through the ceiling, but we are not through it yet.”

Jairson Ascencao, a

freshman majoring in business, was impressed by the anniversary.

“It’s wonderful to hear how far has this school gone since it started and so much work we have done,” Ascencao said.

Lindsay Mason, an OffCampus Life staff member, also shared her feelings.

“It’s meaningful for Tony Frank here to support this event.

It is powerful,” Mason said. “I think the ambitions and goals and necessary items we need to address are great. We’ve got the whole university behind it, not just a small group focus on and to be passionate about it.”

Yixuan Xie can be reached at news@collegian.com.

NATIONAL

CSU graduate killed in Las Vegas mass shooting

By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98

Manhattan Beach Police Department confirmed Rachael Parker, a Colorado State University graduate, was killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting.

A lone gunman, identified as Nevada-resident Stephen Craig Paddock, opened fire on a country music festival Sunday night, killing 59 people and injuring more than 500 according to the Associated Press.

Parker, 33, was a victim of the shooting.

Parker graduated from CSU in June 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in social work, according to a post on MBPD’s official Facebook page. MBPD reported she was in the process of applying to

graduate schools.

Parker served as a records technician for the police department and served the department for 10 years, according to MBPD. The police department wrote that Parker was known for her cheerful and compassionate demeanor. She completed her undergraduate practicum with Manhattan Beach’s Older Adult’s Program, had a love for dogs and enjoyed country music and baking, police wrote.

“Rachael, we love you and we miss you,” MBPD wrote.

“Our hearts are breaking.

Please keep Rachael’s family and friends in your thoughts during this difficult time.”

Haley Candelario can be reached at news@collegian. com

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SCIENCE

CSU team to research gravitational waves

By Samantha Ye @samxye4

The global science team responsible for proving Einstein’s gravitational waves — and consequently winning a Nobel Prize in physics — added three new members from Colorado State University earlier this year.

Headed by Carmen Menoni, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, the CSU team of the Laser Interferometer GravitationalWave Observatory Scientific Collaboration will improve LIGO’s mirror coating technology to make it more sensitive for future observing runs and advance LIGO’s knowledge of coating architectures, according to a press release from SOURCE. LIGO detects gravitational waves using an L-shaped, two-mile long interferometer.

The device splits a laser beam in two. The twin beams hit specialized mirrors which bounce the beams back and forth, creating an interference pattern which can show if a gravitational wave has passed through or not.

However, vibrations from other sources, like the atomic vibrations from the coatings on the mirrors, can disrupt the interference patterns, making the gravitational waves undetectable.

Menoni’s team intends to fix that.

For more information about the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory Scientific, visit www.ligo.org.

Through testing and experimentation, the CSU team is developing a new type of coating for the LIGO mirrors to reduce the wavemasking vibrations of the current interferometers.

“Our efforts will aim to increase the sensitivity of the detectors by a factor of 10,” Menoni said in the press release. “It’s a very interesting problem from the physics and optics point of view. We have a great opportunity here to make a dent in a very difficult problem.”

Samantha Ye can be reached at news@collegian.com

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Students develop Lego microscope SCIENCE

By Julia Trowbridge @chapin_jules

With Legos and an iPhone, Colorado State University undergraduates have the potential to revolutionize the education of particles that cannot be seen with the naked eye.

technology from Edmund Optics.

Edmund Optics, a global organization that supports scientific fields of study through optical technology like expensive microscopes, has presented an award to support outstanding optics programs in STEM related

This Lego microscope was built by undergraduate researcher Travis Varra. The microscope has the capability to allow high school and undergraduate students to view particles a thousand times smaller than a human hair. The microscope cost around $200 to make.

PHOTO BY JULIA TROWBRIDGE COLLEGIAN

Students collaborated to build a microscope out of Legos, glass and an iPhone that can view nanoparticles, which are particles that are a thousand times smaller than a human hair. Because of this microscope, CSU is one of the fifteen regional finalists in the Americas for the Edmund Optics Educational Award, with the possibility of winning $10,000 in optical

fields.

Assistant professor Justin Sambur applied for the award because of his undergraduate students’ work on creating an inexpensive microscope out of minimal materials, making this technology available to more students.

“Most importantly, the activity exposes young students to optics concepts and optical

components, and ultimately provides them with a rewarding experience of building a fullyfunctional optical microscope for nanoparticle imaging,” wrote Sambur in the application for the award. “Our optics activity will reach a broad audience (high school and undergraduate students) because it is very inexpensive compared to research-grade optical and electron microscopes.”

Normally, microscopes that can view these nanoparticles costs around $10,000. The Lego microscope can be built for around $200.

The idea for the microscope was presented by Sambur in Fall 2016 to Travis Varra, a junior studying chemistry.

“I was told to come up with an inverted version of a researchgrade microscope,” Varra said.

“Then, I used my Legos from when I was a kid (to build it). I didn’t have any directions and came up with the design on my own.”

The microscope is a bandpass filter, which is a piece of glass that filters in a specific wavelength of light. With this filter, the smartphone captures the nanoparticles that have a red color while the light put into the microscope is green, which allows the nanoparticles to be seen instead of washed out by all of the green light.

“The goal is to make (a research grade microscope) that

is easily accessible to those who don’t have the resources,” said Amy Simpson, a senior studying chemistry and a researcher in Sambur’s lab.

While Varra built the microscope, Simpson was instrumental in processing the images captured by the iPhone, according to Sambur. These images needed to be processed and analyzed, and eventually compared to the $20,000 microscope in CSU’s facilities.

“This microscope is great for optics and education,” Sambur said. “For students, it’s hands on. They can build a microscope and image a single nanoparticle, which is not easily doable without expensive imaging capabilities.”

The goal of this project is to publish the design in the

Journal for Chemical Education, an American Chemical Society journal meant for sharing educational tools in chemistry.

If the Sambur lab receives a prize from the Edmund Optics Educational Award, the prize will be spent on furthering the project and towards imaging capabilities for CSU’s research labs.

With this lego microscope, the Sambur lab also hopes to create an educational lab activity that allows high school and undergraduate students to image nanoparticles and become interested in the field of microscopy and more effectively show young scientists objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Julia Trowbridge can be reached at news@collegian.com

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OPINION Wednesday, October 4, 2017

SERIOUSLY

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New club helps freshman Be better than Boulder, get vaccinated who can’t get into parties

By Ty Betts @tybetts9

Editor’s note: This is a satire piece from the Collegians opinion section. Real names may be used in fictitious/semifictitious ways. Those who do not like reading editor’s notes are subject to being offended.

Fort Collins - If you're a freshman boy who struggles to find a party, walks miles to get there, only to be rejected at the door, then this new support group could be for you.

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY TY BETTS COLLEGIAN

HERE ARE 3 WAYS TO SAVE YOURSELF: ■ Ditch the forever green t-shirt

and lanyard.

■ Tell the doorman that you are a

neighbor from down the street.

■ If you don’t have a strong guy

to girl ratio, just say you helped pitch.

This newly established organization helps freshmen boys learn to cope with rejection while teaching them strategies to get into parties.

Max Wallace is the founder of the group, properly named Freshman Boys Club.

“The club was created to

help guys like me who aren’t in a frat and can’t get into parties,” Wallace said. “I prefer to call us the Freshman Guys Group, sometimes just 'da bois' for short.”

“I prefer to call us the Freshman Guys Group, sometimes just ‘da bois’ for short”

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.

Boulder has, for several years now, held the dubious distinction of being the least vaccinated city in the country.

MAX WALLACE FOUNDER OF FRESHMAN BOYS CLUB

The Freshman Boys Club has developed a few strategies to help those who want to get into a party be more successful.

“If you're a freshman guy and want to party, we want you to do it smart,” Wallace said.

The support group also welcomes members who have given up on trying to get into parties.

“Every Friday and Saturday night we meet in the Parmelee lobby and play Yugioh,” Wallace said. “I’m fine with this, I didn’t want to party anyway.”

While the group was recently started, Wallace has plans to grow in the following year. Wallace said they are going to get a large offcampus house next year where everyone in the support group can meet. To fund the growing organization, the support group will start collecting dues from its members and may have to limit the number of freshman it accepts.

“Next year we will have an off-campus house where everyone will be able to come and party — so long as you are a current paying member of our club or have a strong guy to girl ratio.”

Ty Betts can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

“Vaccinations are one of those scientific consensuses that should not be controversial at all.”

Fort Collins, let’s be better than Boulder. Get vaccinated.

Vaccinations are one of those scientific consensuses that should not be controversial at all, but have somehow become politicized by those among us who seem to be impervious to fact.

A new five-year study released last week from the University of Colorado, Boulder, found that anti-vaccination rhetoric on social media in Fort Collins is very high. Nearly 60 percent of tweets about vaccines in Fort Collins are anti-vaccine.

The anti-vaccination movement has been spreading since Trump’s election, as it has spurred an anti-science rhetoric.

This is deeply troubling because of the health implications of an unvaccinated population. But this is important for more than health reasons.

We at CSU absolutely must be better than CU in every way we possibly can. And this does

not mean we should strive to have more people unvaccinated than they do. They are showing a dearth of scientific knowledge – we, the Rams, should counter that and become the most vaccinated city in Colorado. It’s the only reasonable thing to do, if our students have any pride in CSU at all.

We’ve got to show the Buffs that, unlike Boulder, we Rams refuse to bend to rhetoric with no basis in fact.

That’s what it is – a movement with no basis in fact.

The anti-vaccine argument is completely ridiculous. I have absolutely no sympathy for the opinions of the so-called ‘anti-vaxxers’ because, much like people who don’t believe in climate change, their concerns are not rooted in fact even a little bit.

A little history for those who don’t know the background of the anti-vaxxer movement: In 1998, a physician named Andrew Wakefield published a series of case studies in the medical journal “The Lancet” that linked autism with the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

This raised a lot of eyebrows in the scientific community, and they found that his results were not reproducible, which means the association he observed was not a real association.

Furthermore, investigation showed Wakefield had fabricated his data. So his observations weren’t even based on something that really happened.

The Lancet retracted the article, and Wakefield lost his medical license.

Since this debacle, countless thorough epidemiological studies have shown conclusively that there is absolutely no support for a link between vaccinations and autism. Studies have also supported the safety of the chemicals contained within the vaccinations. Despite the vast scientific consensus on the issue, it has somehow become

politicized.

It really is important for every person who can be vaccinated to become vaccinated – there is a concept called ‘herd immunity.’ This means that the more people who are immunized protect those who cannot be immunized by creating an environment where the pathogen cannot spread. The people herd immunity protects are those who cannot be vaccinated for legitimate medical reasons, like chemotherapy or an immune system condition.

VACCINES IN BOULDER ■ Boulder is the least vaccinated

city in the country.

■ About 18 percent of students in Boulder public schools have out of date immunization records.

■ 86 percent of the Boulder Valley School Distrect has an up-to-date MMR vaccine.

Overall, the Poudre school district is doing well on vaccinations, recording almost 95 percent up-to-date. This compares to Boulder Valley school district, which records 86 percent up to date.

But this shouldn’t make us complacent. The fact that the Boulder study found Fort Collins to be a hotbed for antivaccine sentiment should raise some alarms. In order to stay ahead of Boulder, we have to respond to this study and get vaccinated.

So if you are missing any vaccines, even just a flu shot, go get vaccinated today. Let’s show the Buffs that we’re more committed to listening to science than they are.

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

If everybody capable of receiving a vaccine gets one, it helps protect those who legitimately cannot get vaccinated. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF CENTER OF DISEASE CONTROL

SPORTS Wednesday, October 4, 2017

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VOLLEYBALL

Undefeated CSU and Boise State ready for conference showdown

By Austin White @ajwrules44

A Mountain West title may be on the line this Thursday when No. 23 Colorado State meets conference foe Boise State for the first time this season. The two squads were picked as the top two teams in the preseason poll, and they are the only undefeated teams left in conference play.

After defeating CSU in the only matchup between the two teams last year, Boise State went on to win the conference championship.

The victory marked the Broncos’ first win over the Rams in program history. Heading into this year’s matchup, head coach Tom Hilbert realizes that both teams are better than they were a season ago.

“There’s a lot of things we are better at now than we were last year, but I’m sure (Boise State is) better too,” Hilbert said. “We have to look at it from this year’s team versus this year’s Boise team and try to figure out what game plan we are going to use.”

The game plan the Broncos have implemented centers around their digging ability. They make up for their mediocre blocking by leading the conference in digs per set with 16.16. In doing so, they have held Mountain West opponents to a .068 hitting percentage.

The Broncos also sport one of the best liberos in the conference in Maddi Osburn. The senior leads the Mountain West with

5.48 digs per set. Digging teams like the Broncos create matches that require a strong mentality to fight through long rallies, Hilbert described. The only way to get through is to keep swinging hard.

“You go up and you hit balls hard, and they are going to dig them,” Hilbert said. “You got to be patient. There are some blocking matchups that work in our favor.

We will try to find those, but they still have defenders behind them.”

“This whole week we have worked on swinging hard and going our hardest,” senior Jasmine Hanna added. “There have been matches where we have had to be patient and it could take two or three swings for us before we get a kill, but I think we are prepared.”

“We can’t control how hard they’re going to hit, but we can control how hard we are going to work on defense.”

AMANDA YOUNG LIBERO SOPHOMORE

The outside hitters of Boise State dominated the 2016 match, led by 2016 Mountain West Player of the Year Sierra Nobley. The current senior racked up 21 kills while her fellow outside hitter and current junior Sabryn Roberts had 14 kills, third most for the team.

In the preseason poll, Nobley was picked as the favorite to win Player of the Year honors again and looks to be making good on that campaign. She leads the Mountain West in kills per set with 4.88 per frame. She also paces the conference with 5.48 points per set, almost a full point ahead of Utah State’s Lauren Anderson in second place.

However, questions surround whether or not Nobley will even take the court as she has not played in the team’s first four conference matches.

“I think it is going to be the same thing for us whether or not she plays,” Hanna said. “We are going to take this team very seriously and prepare and we are going to play the same exact way.”

Despite her absence, the Broncos have swept three matches in the Mountain West so far. Roberts is third in Mountain West play in kills per set with 4.46 and middle blocker Laney Hayes leads conference play in hitting percentage with a .429 mark.

“We face hard hitters in practice every single day,” sophomore libero Amanda Young said. “I think we are used to digging hard balls like that so it won’t change a whole lot…We can’t control how hard they’re going to hit, but we can control how hard we are going to work on defense.”

The Rams mirror the Broncos in the statistical categories, but

they do it more by committee rather than relying on one or two players. The Rams have no players in the top 10 of the conference in kills per set. But as a team, they are second in the category with 13.93 a frame, second behind only Boise State.

Part of this has to do with the Rams leading the Mountain West in hit percentage at .317.

The mark is almost 80 percentage points above the next best squad.

Sophomore middle blockers Paulina Hougaard-Jensen and Kirstie Hillyer lead the MW in hit percentage at .426 and .422, respectively. Senior outside hitters Hanna and Sanja Cizmic are also inside the top 10 with .306 for Hanna (7) and .302 for Cizmic (9).

The match might be the toughest one the Rams will compete in the for the rest of the year as Boise State is the only other Mountain West school ranked

in the top 100 of the latest RPI standings. CSU came in at No. 31 to lead the conference.

Hilbert believes that Boise State presents a challenge on the same scale of Michigan or Florida State, two nationally ranked teams that CSU defeated. Therefore, a win against Boise State would go a long way in deciding the Mountain West. “(Boise State) is good in so many ways,” Hilbert said. “You go out and try to win the game. It’s not going to devastate us if we don’t, but it would certainly put us in the driver’s seat if we do.”

CSU will look to take the helm with first serve scheduled for 7:30 p.m. After the showdown, the Rams will finish the weekend with a road match against Utah State (11-5, 3-1 MW) on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Austin White can be reached at sports@collegian.com

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SPORTS Wednesday, October 4, 2017

CLUB SPORTS

Dax Deadrick’s passion for hockey extends beyond himself

Junior, Dax Deadrick, protecting the net from opposing team as they approach, looking for a shot.

PHOTO BY JORDAN REYES COLLEGIAN

By Evan Grant @EvanNGrant

When an athlete begins perfecting their craft, it is typical for them to have role models they aspire to be like.

Whether a professional athlete or just a neighborhood coach at the local rink, having somebody to guide them through the ins and outs of the sport and model their game after can be crucial to their longterm success. Dax Deadrick, starting

goaltender for the Colorado State Division I club hockey team, has lived both of these roles.

After picking up the game at the age of eight, Deadrick fell in love with hockey and has had a stick in his hands ever since.

Deadrick has played on CSU’s club team for the past two seasons and will be playing his final season with the Rams this year. The senior goaltender has been a steady force in the net since his sophomore year, bailing out the Rams’ defense on numerous occasions with his

swift play.

During his tenure, Deadrick has earned all-conference honors and has been recognized nationally for his ability.

A technically talented goalkeeper, Deadrick advanced through the ranks of the youth hockey system in the United States. After working his way up through the system and playing at the collegiate level, Deadrick knew it was time to give back and work with young players.

This past summer, Deadrick teamed up with a company called

Planet Hockey to help guide young hockey players in the art of goaltending. Planet Hockey is a company that works in both the United States and Europe to provide training and coaching for youth hockey players. Working as a goalkeeping instructor, Deadrick was originally recommended to the company by former teammate and CSU graduate, Justin Schneeberger.

“Planet Hockey is a great company and they do a lot of great work when it comes to developing the skills and play of young athletes,” Schneeberger said.

The work that Deadrick did with planet hockey was no easy task. It required a lot of time, effort and patience. Despite the difficult time commitment, Deadrick understands the importance of growing the game and embraces the day to day grind.

“One day you’d be in Nashville working with the young athletes for a week, and next thing you know you’re on a bus to Chicago for the next week to work with a completely different group of kids,” Deadrick said. “We’ve all been there, we’ve all been that kid who looks up to the older guys in many different ways. I was that kid when I was younger and that feeling never really left me, so I decided to give back.”

After graduating, Deadrick plans to play hockey at the professional level, but when his

playing time is over, he hopes to continue his passion of coaching.

His head coach at CSU, Jeff Degree praised Deadrick for his work on the ice, as well as in the community.

“Dax is incredibly focused on what he wants to do as a goalie,” Degree said. “He is very hard working, whether it be improving his own game or the game of others.”

Deadrick’s parents, Tiffinie and Dale Greenrock, have also supported their son throughout the process. Through years of youth hockey, high school days and ultimately a collegiate career, they have been able to watch their son grow into the person he is today.

“Dax has a true love of the game of hockey and wants the younger generation to love and enjoy the game as much as he does,” Tiffinie said. “He shows that by coaching the youth every summer on his breaks and when he is not playing himself. He remembers what it is like to look up to and learn from other players, and he wants to give back to the younger generation.”

Fortunate to be able to play the game he has loved since grade school, Dax Deadrick is living his childhood dream. Now his focus turns to to the future of the sport and helping children.

Evan Grant can be reached at sports@collegian.com

FOOTBALL

CSU wide receivers poised to battle Utah State’s secondary

By Eddie Herz @Eddie_Herz

Colorado State’s upcoming matchup against Utah State features two teams with significant momentum early in conference action.

In what some believed would be a trap game for the Rams in their first Mountain West contest, the Rams upended Hawaii 5121. Meanwhile, Utah State is working on a two-game win streak in which it has blown past its opposition. First, the Aggies pummeled San Jose State in their first Mountain West game by a score of 61-10.

Last week, Utah State picked up a convincing 40-24 victory over BYU. While much of its momentum has been on the offensive side of things, Utah State’s defense has made a lot of noise early in the season.

“We don’t want to give them free opportunities and turn the ball over,” head coach Mike Bobo said. “Sometimes

turnovers happen. Guys play extremely hard and give an extra effort. That’s where they have generated a lot of their turnovers, by getting a number of heads to the ball, playing extremely hard, getting some pressure on the quarterback.”

The Aggies currently lead the NCAA in takeaways with 16. Senior cornerback Jalen Davis can be given a lot of credit for this. Individually, Davis leads the NCAA with five interceptions and 120 interception yards. Hands down, Davis will be one of the best cornerbacks CSU has faced so far.

“He (Davis) has a lot of talent and you have to take that into account going into this game,” junior wide receiver Olabisi Johnson said. “But, you definitely get lucky with picks sometimes. I think BYU gave him a few picks there, so that definitely helps, but, either way, he’s definitely a good player.”

With Davis leading the way, Utah State’s defense has been particularly good at limiting

its opposition in gaining yards through the air. While CSU averages 315.6 pass yards per game, Utah State only allows an average of 194.2 yards through the air per game. This mark is 37th best in the FBS. While it’s evident that the Aggies are weaker when it comes to defending the run, the Rams’ receiving corp doesn’t believe CSU has to lean on the run any heavier than normal to have offensive success.

“I always think our run and pass games work hand in hand,” senior wide receiver Dietrich Clark said. “We are just focusing on what we’ve been doing. We have one of the best offenses in the country. We just need to stick to the print.

It will definitely be a challenge, but if we do our jobs as wide receivers, we’ll be fine.”

Michael Gallup, Johnson and Clark have each already collected at least 235 receiving yards this season. As anticipated, Gallup has been the highlight of the three. The senior wide receiver has 597

Wide Receiver Olabisi Johnson cathcs a ball in the endzone, a touchdown that would later be called back. PHOTO BY JACK STARKEBAUM COLLEGIAN

receiving yards this season and is coming off of a 212-yard performance against Hawaii.

Gallup has also eclipsed 100 receiving yards in three of CSU’s five games this season.

Despite the productive start to the season, the wide receiver acknowledges that there are specific things the Rams’ receivers need to work on to do damage against the

Aggies.

“We just have to practice a little bit harder this week,” Gallup said. “The coaches have been saying since Sunday that they (Utah State) lead the nation in takeaways. So we just have to catch everything, tuck everything, that’s about it.”

Eddie Herz can be reached at sports@collegian.com

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MUSIC

CSU responds: Why are students so obsessed with stickers

Alec Reviews Music: Reflecting on Tom Petty’s death

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Colorado State University students are obsessed with stickers. They will put stickers on just about anything. From laptops, to water bottles, to everything in between, stickers are there.

“If I see a sticker that I am interested in on someone’s belongings, I already have a talking point with that specific person,” said Mike Canbull, a sophomore studying engineering at CSU. “People show off their stickers of interest for a reason, so might as well ask them about it and learn something new about them.”

“Whenever I am having a hard day, I always think about that one sticker. That skicker changed my life.”

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Miranda Cortez, a junior at CSU studying human development and family studies, said stickers are a way to identify your interests.

“Stickers are a really cool aspect of someone’s life because you get to learn a lot about someone based on the type of stickers they choose to show off,” Cortez said. “You can discover what they are involved with on campus, what they are passionate about, what music they are interested in, or what movies and TV shows they like.”

Kendall Hull, a junior business major at CSU, said

stickers are a great way to promote a brand. “(Stickers) are good when it comes to getting the name of a brand out in society,” Hull said. “Sticker marketing is a good idea when it comes to generating interest within someone because they simply saw a fascinating sticker.”

With all the hype orbiting around stickers, there are those students who are opposed to the use of stickers on everyday items.

“As someone who is against the use of stickers on their water bottles or laptop case, I do not understand why so many college students are obsessed with stickers,” said Grant Tanner, a freshman undeclared major at CSU. “Nothing is more gross than seeing someone’s old, gross sticker on their water bottle.”

Patricia Brown, a senior zoology major, said stickers make a clean and organized space look cluttered and messy.

“When I see someone’s laptop case with a ton of stickers layered on top of each other it gives me anxiety,” Brown said.

“The fact that some stickers are not very removable also weirds me out. You know those ones where you take off a sticker and the white (paper) stuff is still on the object? That is the worst.”

Despite liking or disliking stickers, Leslie Waters, a freshman at CSU studying biology, said there are some funny ones out there.

“Once I saw a sticker on a lady’s water bottle that said, “less upsetti and more spaghetti,”” Waters said.

“Whenever I am having a hard day, I always think about that one sticker. That sticker changed my life.”

Mareena Winchell can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

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By Alec Erickson @CTV_Ace

Some of Tom Petty ‘s most famous lyrics say, “Well, I don’t know, but I’ve been told. You never slow down, you never grow old.”

While these lyrics may have been about drugs, they prove how full of life he was. Petty was

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a musician that helped shape and form countless individuals.

With a career spanning more than three decades, it would take hours to really dive into his extensive discography, let alone all the hits that charted.

Petty was certainly something we will never see the likes of again.

From dropping out of high school and starting his first band Mudcrutch to later forming supergroups like The Traveling Wilburys, Petty always had a natural talent for making some classic rock and roll. He spent years leading The Heartbreakers to massive success in the late 70’s and onward. The 66-yearold Florida native received several awards for his work including a Hollywood Walk of

Fame in 1999 and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. He released three solo albums, 13 with The Heartbreakers, two with The Traveling Wilburys and two with Mudcrutch.

Petty’s list of hits range anywhere from “Breakdown” and “Refugee” to songs like “Free Falling” and “Learning to Fly.” His catalog is as extensive, wide and diverse as they come.

Millions have grown up on his music, and you can trace the inspiration he left on countless bands throughout the years.

Thank you Tom Petty, for your music, for your generosity and for the lasting impact you will leave on this world.

Alec Erickson can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

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ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, October 4, 2017

PTSD

FEATURES

>> from page 1 His first mission was to secure polling sights in Iraq before an election in which al-Qaeda threatened to kill all participating voters.

“Voting didn’t start until 8 or 9 a.m. on voting day, and at 6 a.m., alQaeda started mortaring all of the polling sights across the country,” Sneed said.

On that day, Sneed realized he might not come home.

“It wasn’t a bad thing,” Sneed said. “It was just one of those things that kind of hits you. It’s like a realization that this is war. And you get over that. Well, you accept it. You just do your job.”

After completing multiple dangerous missions, including combat patrols and landings, Sneed medically retired in July 2011. He was injured in an improvised explosive device outside of Baghdad. Sneed sustained compression injuries and nerve damage in his back and was diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury and chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Sneed said he did not anticipate his diagnoses.

“I was totally and completely fine,” Sneed said. “It takes about three days to get from Iraq back stateside. And the whole time, you’re just fine. I flew back to Hawaii, and when I got there, my boss picked me up and took me to get my truck out of storage. I don’t remember much else after that.”

The next thing Sneed remembers is the coastguard rescuing him from the middle of the ocean at midnight.

“I swam about a mile and a half out,” Sneed said. “Apparently, I thought insurgents were chasing me. There was no denying that something had changed. I didn’t know I had PTSD because when you’re over there, it’s normal.

Everything is trying to kill you.

I wasn’t paranoid. I wasn’t depressed. I wasn’t angry. It was just normal.”

Sneed was ordered to receive mental health assistance in the form of therapy. He refers to his recovery as “ongoing” because he still visits his psychologist regularly. But in the beginning, Sneed’s heavy drug use interrupted his recovery.

“For my first two years of treatment, I was doing drugs and psychology, and the one interfered with the other,” Sneed said. “I didn’t want to be in pain, and I would do anything to not feel this way.”

Living near Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, Sneed said he had access to any drug he wanted.

“I think I was looking for marijuana one time, and this guy didn’t have it, but he had meth,” Sneed said. “So, I tried meth. Went down that road. It would be easier for me to name the drugs that I

didn’t do.”

Sneed moved back to his hometown in Louisiana, but the addiction and physical manifestation of his PTSD followed.

“PTSD is an evil thing,” Sneed said. “You don’t care about things you should care about. Personal hygiene is one of the first things to go. There was literal trash piled up in my house because I wouldn’t go outside. You just look around, and it’s like, how did this happen? I was just done.”

When Sneed was sitting on his living room floor, revolver by his side, he said it was as if a switch flipped in his mind, and he never returned to his former self.

“I’m a pretty hardheaded, stubborn human being,” Sneed said. “Anger at myself is very motivating for me, and that’s what happened. I got mad at myself because I was a staff sergeant in the military. I’m stronger than that. I literally packed everything up and moved to Colorado the next day. There was no messing around.”

Sneed drove to Fort Collins in a used Suburban with 370,000 miles on it. He chose CSU for its acclaimed veteran affair services.

When he arrived in Fort Collins, Sneed had no money, and for the first two months of attending CSU, he lived out of his car with his service pit bull named Dakota.

“Seeing him and Dakota on campus working through life’s barriers and helping others to also climb over them gives me hope,” said Lucy Troup, one of Sneed’s psychology professors at CSU who holds a doctorate in cognitive neuroscience. “Morgan is one of the most compelling students I have had in my class. His enthusiasm, his positivity after all he has endured, is truly inspirational.”

Sneed attributes his academic success to CSU’s Adult Learner and Veteran Services office.

ALVS Program Coordinator and SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society Manager of Operations and Finance, Tim Weddington, said Sneed was struggling with social and academic interactions when they first met in early 2015.

“While he is a very intelligent person, Morgan’s academic progress was significantly impacted, and he was considering withdrawing from CSU,” Weddington said. “...The effects of PTSD were creating a basic obstacle: he could not consistently visit campus and interact comfortably with students, staff and faculty.”

Weddington said ALVS connected Sneed with resources like Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership, which improved his grades, relationships

and social interactions.

“It is a distinct pleasure to know Morgan, watch him grow and call him my friend,” Weddington said. “He is a person of integrity with determination to help those who struggle as much he has.”

Sneed’s next step is opening a treatment program in the mountains with an emphasis on community integration. This program will target veterans with PTSD, trauma and substance abuse. Sneed is currently working with a lawyer to set up a non-profit organization that the program will be based on and looking at a 97-acre property near Walden, Colorado, as a potential location.

He plans to have the program fully functioning in the next three years.

“Most treatment facilities take people out of their environment and put them in a safe, secluded environment,” Sneed said. “When they leave, everything they left is still sitting there. It was true for me, and it will be true for everybody else. We are still going to take them out of their environment, but rather than having them isolated in that environment, we are going to invite the community in.”

Sneed plans to accomplish this by implementing activities led by people outside of the program including service dog trainings, cooking classes, equine therapy and the teaching of eastern philosophies about mindfulness and meditation.

“I want to take the pieces that have worked for me and new emerging stuff in the field, and put them all together into a cohesive treatment program,” Sneed said.

Eileen Connell, who holds a doctorate in sociology, was Sneed’s professor at CSU two years ago.

Connell has kept in touch with Sneed since he completed her class, and she believes he will use his passion for self-discovery to help others.

“Morgan is so personally driven to find himself, but it’s even more than that; it’s to find his core,” Connell said. “It’s in there, and he knows it. I think he is really the strongest person I know. He has that fire to find his center, and he wants to turn around and help others who are lost.”

Sneed said the obstacles he faced ultimately proved to be beneficial, providing him with the knowledge to assist others in their recovery.

“I turned to drugs and alcohol, and I was homeless,” Sneed said. “I was all of these things, and I don’t want others to have to go through that. If there is something I can do about it, then I think I have a responsibility to do it.”

Randi Mattox can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

3 ways to learn about astronomical wonders in Fort Collins

By Julia Trowbridge @chapin_jules

From Saturn to the Milky Way, the night sky is filled with astronomical wonders.

Astronomy, often described as a gateway science, allows people to view objects in the sky that are not visible to the naked eye and educates people on the science behind these objects.

Seeing Saturn up close with a telescope or meteors and comets can be a life-changing experience that makes people realize how small Earth is in perspective.

Here are some ways in the city of Fort Collins to learn more about the unknown in the universe.

Colorado State University Observatory Home to one of the oldest artifacts on campus, the CSU Observatory has both a small and a larger telescope. With these, the Observatory hosts public viewing nights and viewing nights for CSU classes, open to everyone from toddlers to grandparents.

NEXT VIEWING NIGHTS AT THE CSU OBSERVATORY ■ Friday, Oct. 6 ■ Friday, Oct. 20

Two of the hosts of these viewing nights, astronomy professor Emily HardegreeUllman and Head Observatory Technician Heather Michalak, show the night sky to the community of Fort Collins because of the amazement of the viewers when they see these far away objects up close.

Michalak remembers looking for Haley’s comet with her uncle when she young, which marked the beginning of her passion for astronomy, she said.

“When he finally found it, it was this tiny little smudge,” Michalak said. “It was a neat thing to see. Haley’s comet only comes around every 70 years. If I’m lucky enough, I might be able to see it again.”

The Observatory, located on the south end of East Street, is hosting two more public viewings this semester, and might add some in November if the weather allows. The Observatory hosts around four public viewings each semester.

Colorado State Astronomy Club Created around Fall 2016

by Norman Revere, a junior studying biological sciences, the Colorado State Astronomy Club has gathered approximately 50 registered members. The CSAC is hoping to do more outreach to

educate others about astronomy.

Currently, the CSAC meets twice a month to gaze at extraterrestrial objects and to learn more about the sky around them.

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traveling for their stargazing, in order to get away from the light pollution of the city. So far, they have gone out to the Pawnee Buttes for these trips, have visited the Estes Observatory and hope to visit other observatories and to travel to other stargazing locations.

“To (view the stars), you need to get out of the city,” Revere said. “They really need to be experienced in nature.”

The CSAC meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month in room A302 in the Natural and Environmental Sciences Building on East Street.

Northern Colorado Astronomical Society Including monthly meetings with guest speakers from NASA and Colorado University at Boulder and outreach events, the Northern Colorado Astronomical Society is a club of amateur astronomers with a passion for the night sky. The club has gone out to fossil creek reservoir and bobcat ridge with visitor numbers ranging from 50 to 200 people. Members with their own equipment teach others about the stars and gaze at extraterrestrial objects.

“Being shown things out into the unknown sparks an interest in some people,” said Trevor Moriarty, a senior studying chemistry and President of the NCAS. “One of our favorite objects to show are planets like Jupiter and Saturn. It looks like an image on the other side of the telescope. Some people think it’s fake when they first look at it.”

Although membership costs $20 annually, the monthly meetings and outreach events are free for all to attend.

Moriarty encourages those who are interested to check out the speaker and see if they are interested in learning more about that particular facet of society.

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

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MUSIC

10 spooky songs for Halloween

By Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri @dudesosad

Organ music awakens the dead. Harpsichords and xylophones go wild. There is nothing spookier than Halloween music, and there is no shortage of songs to fit the bill. It is difficult to find just the right blend, but here are 10 songs to start the season off: Toccata and Fugue in D minor The opening chords of this Bach masterpiece embody the darkness of Halloween at its finest. This can evoke images of ghosts, vampires and bloodbaths.

Bach’s masterpiece was featured in Fantasia, among other classic films. Listen to this on a dark and stormy night, if you dare.

And watch out for the campus vampires.

Danse Macabre This 1874 tonal poem by French composer Camille Saint Saens is truly dark and whimsical. This dark piece is about death calling the dead to dance before him on a Halloween midnight. Death is represented by the scratch of a lone fiddle.

Xylophones represent the rattling of bones. So, if you’re out strolling around campus at midnight, listen to this piece at your own risk. And if you see dead people, I am not going to

judge you.

Ghostbusters Theme While the above pieces should scare the crap out of you, this one should fill you with confidence. Go hunt down every ghost in Fort Collins. Listen to this one as you stalk out into the dark and stormy night. Who you gonna call?

Lake In The Moonlight This particular piece from the 1876 ballet Swan Lake was also used as the theme to the 1931 version of Dracula. The piece is replete with high-octane emotion, as one would expect of Tchaikovsky.

Fun Fact: In the Tchaikovsky ballet, a young woman is turned into a swan. That gives this piece serious Halloween street cred.

Check out the Collegian Spotify playlist here.

Addams Family Theme A beloved theme from a classic 1960s show. With the opening chords and its famous finger-snapping sections, the song almost makes you want neighbors who are creepy and kooky. Hopefully they are mysterious and spooky for that matter.

In The Hall of The Mountain King Grieg’s famous 1875 orchestral work has become a ubiquitous staple of pop culture, even if you do not know it by name. It has been featured in an array of shows and movies such as Rat Race and Beavis and Butthead. As a result, the piece has taken on a comic, whimsical quality. So listen to this one when you are plotting some Halloween prank. Safe and legal obviously.

Monster Mash Although released by Bobby “Boris” Pickett in 1962, the song has been a Halloween staple ever since. It is a testament to the power of classics. Performed from the point of view of a mad scientist, the song centers around a Frankenstein-like monster who rises from the dead to perform a new dance. The new dance: the titular Monster Mash.

Fun fact: The song was number one on the Billboard Top 100 charts from October 2027, 1962.

That Old Black Magic If you are in a romantic mood and need something to set the scene for an intimate Halloween scene with your girlfriend, Frank Sinatra will do the job. This is especially appropriate if your loved one puts a spell on you…as he or she undoubtedly will this Halloween. This is a good song to listen to with a glass of wine and a cigar. Go old-school.

Bad Moon Rising A Creedence Clearwater Revival classic, this song was the lead single from their album, Green River. The song was released in 1969. According to songwriter John Fogerty, the energetic, fast-paced song is about an impending apocalypse. A metaphorical

apocalypse. While Fogerty was specifically referring to the tumultuous events of the late 1960s, including the King and RFK assassinations, it seems apropos to Halloween. If the world ends this Halloween and aliens eat our brains, this is the perfect soundtrack.

One of These Nights While not a song associated with Halloween, the Eagles’ 1975 hit nevertheless takes on a dark and Halloween-like vibe with its R&B influenced melody.

It also spooks and delights with lyrics such as “You got your demons, you got your desires, well I’ve got a few of my own.”

Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

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ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, October 4, 2017

NATIONAL

Earth Talk: How much do our pets contribute to climate change?

By Georgina Guiney E Magazine

Unfortunately, our beloved dogs and cats do produce shockingly high amounts of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

According to a recent study

by UCLA Professor Gregory Okin, American dogs and cats generate the equivalent of almost 64 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions (primarily in the form of methane and nitrous oxide) per year, an amount equivalent to driving 13.6 million cars for a year.

Besides all of this offgassing, our cats and dogs are also big meat eaters, which doesn’t help their carbon footprints. Cats and dogs consume about 20 percent as many calories as people do in the U.S. or about as much as 62 million Americans. And because our pets are mainly meat eaters, they account for some 30 percent of the animalderived calories compared to what you and I consume.

So what’s the big deal? In short, raising livestock requires significantly more land, water and energy than growing

plants. A recent report by the Worldwatch Institute goes so far as to say that some 51 percent or more of greenhouse gas emissions are caused by animal agriculture. Since we like to feed our pets meat-based dog and cat food, Fido and Buttons are guilty by the ripple effect. Meat used in dog and cat food generally comes from the scraps of meat that humans eat.

Another reason why dogs and cats are contributors to climate change besides their diets is by virtue of all that ... feces. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) even categorizes dog waste as a nonpoint source pollutant, which places it alongside harmful chemicals such as herbicides and insecticides.

Meanwhile, cat litter can contain toxins that are harmful to the environment and even human health. Clay, a common ingredient in most cat litters, must be “strip mined,” a process that has already destroyed millions of acres of land across Appalachia and beyond. Many kitty litter companies also use silica gel in their formulations to absorb and deodorize smells despite

the fact that the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified it as a known human carcinogen back in 1997. And those cats that just go outside aren’t doing the environment any favors either, as cat feces can be toxic to ground soil.

There is no clear or easy solution to this ongoing problem. But little changes can help. For example, try switching your pet over to a plant-based diet perhaps after a discussion about the options with your veterinarian. After all, you want to make sure your pet is getting enough protein in its vegetarian diet to live an active, happy and healthy life.

If you’re not willing to turn your pet to outright vegetarianism, you can work in more and more vegetarian food over time. Also, you can still be part of the solution by at least buying organic pet food and compostable cat litter. These few changes might not automatically solve the worldwide problem, but at least you and Fido and Buttons will be taking a few steps, er, paw prints, in the right direction.

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Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(10/04/17). You’re the star this year! Begin a lucrative two-year phase. A group effort reaches a turning point this winter, leading to a lovely moment for your family. Change directions with your career next summer, before your team takes the game to new levels. Share passion.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 8 — You have plenty of confidence today and tomorrow, but there’s no need to confront authority to no purpose. Use your persuasive arts and go further.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 6 — Finish up tasks for two days.

Something you try now doesn’t work. Don’t make assumptions.

Be patient with a resister. Steady, gentle pressure works.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 8 — Your team’s routine may get tested. Things may not go as planned. Make sure what you build is solid. Share the tricks you’re learning.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 8 — Professional responsibilities have your attention through tomorrow. Don’t overextend.

Measure thrice, cut once. Weigh the pros and cons.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 8 — Expand your territory for a few days. Stay patient. Things may not work as planned. Keep or change your agreements to maintain steady momentum.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 7 —

The game is to earn income faster than your family can spend it, especially today and tomorrow.

Pace yourself, and ask for their collaboration.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 8 — Partnership is key, especially through tomorrow. Avoid silly arguments or bickering over who’s right. Stay patient, despite obstacles or breakdowns.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 6 — Prioritize your physical health and well-being. Slow down to finish faster. Bend your knees with a heavy load. Flexibility makes a difference.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 7 — Relax and enjoy time with someone sweet over the next few days. Postpone travel; delays or breakdowns would spoil things.

Savor simple pleasures.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 6 — CFamily comes first. Can you work from home? Find ways to make things easy for yourself and others. Tempers may be short.

Serve comfort food.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 7 — Dive into a research project through tomorrow. Avoid confrontations with authorities; there’s a low sense of humor going on. Investigate and explore something new.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 7 — Dive into a research or writing project through tomorrow.

Avoid confrontations with authorities; there’s a low sense of humor going on. Resolve misunderstandings as they occur.

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