Vol. 128, No. 73 Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Vol. 128, No. 73 Wednesday, December 5, 2018

OPINION

SPORTS

ARTS & CULTURE

The psychology behind violent sexual fantasies

Martin makes an impact in first year on the floor for the Rams

“Sad girl” music is great for melancholy days

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A melted car remains after the Woolsey fire devastated the Point Dume neighborhood in Malibu, California, among many others. PHOTO BY AJ FRANKSON COLLEGIAN

California forest fires devastate CSU, state alike

By Audrey Weiss @audkward

According to USA Today, the California forest fires have claimed the lives of 85 people since it started on Nov. 8. The fire in Paradise, California has since been contained, as of Nov. 25, yet its impact continued.

Photos released during the fire show California residents all over

the state trekking through smoky streets. The air quality has been deemed some of the worst in the world.

What’s more, flights leaving and entering the Bay Area experienced delays due to the hazy skies.

But California isn’t the only state being ransacked by these fires.

Colorado State University too feels an impact.

Eve Etchegoyen, a freshman equine science major, grew up in Orange County California. She said her family and friends have been affected by the poor air quality. She even noticed the difference while visiting over fall break.

“I was sneezing a lot and having a lot of headaches,” Etchegoyen said. “I know my family who lives up in Northern California (expe-

rienced worse) air quality near Berkeley.”

She recalled students walking around with face masks due to the poor conditions.

Etchegoyen lives about an hour south of the fires, but her friends and family living in Malibu, California were evacuated from their homes.

CSU ethnic studies adjunct

professor Caleb Rosado grew up in Humboldt County, California, just a few hours from the fires. He now lives in Windsor, but his family still resides in California.

Rosado said he had close family friends who lost everything in the Paradise fire. One of his friends

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CAMPUS

Latinx students discuss response to migrant caravan at border

By Matt Bailey @mattbailey760

Scenes of Central American caravan migrants fleeing from tear gas after rushing towards the Tijuana-San Diego border were televised across the nation and heavily shared over social media platforms last week.

Members of the Latinx community, some of whom were once migrants themselves, are considering the legitimacy of the Trump administration’s immigration policy after news of Central American migrants denied U.S. asylum from violence in their homelands, the separation of families between immigration detention centers and the recent death of a transgender woman in ICE custody “These are people like my family and myself who wouldn’t have come here from Mexico if we didn’t feel the need to, if we didn’t feel like our safety was at stake or if we didn’t feel like there was a lack of opportunities,” Colorado State University undeclared sophomore Julio Flores said. “They are fleeing for their lives.”

Flores, along with fellow Latinx-identifying students Claudia Perez and Melba Torres, expressed their concerns and disagreement with how the caravan situation was handled last week and how the issue of illegal immigration is being managed under President Donald Trump’s administration.

Perez said the narrative portrayed of migrants is very hurtful and can be overwhelming at times, but it reminds her why she needs to advocate for the Latinx community.

“I can’t ignore comments when they arise and when they’re threatening to the Latinx community of people,” Perez said. “I don’t want to normalize that perception of this community.”

Perez said she disagrees with tactics that were used at the U.S.-Mexican border last week to prevent migrants from approaching and crossing the border.

“First, I don’t believe a rock is equivalent to a gun,” Perez said. “We should be creating resettlement programs and seeing the need in this community that’s approaching the border instead of seeing them as enemies or a threat to the nation.”

Torres, an international student from Mexico City, said she also didn’t agree with the tactics used last week.

“I don’t think anyone should be tear gassed for trying to escape a country where they are unsafe,” Torres said. “As the U.S. Constitution states, if migrants are able to get to the U.S., they should be, by law, able to seek asylum.”

Flores said he thought the caravan situation was handled very poorly, and the decision to send U.S. troops to the border was unnecessary.

Flores also said that since

the United States has imposed its political influence on governments in Central America in the past, the United States is partially to blame for the instability in the countries from which the migrants are fleeing.

The denial of asylum to Central American migrants is comparable to the denial of asylum to migrants from war-torn Middle Eastern countries such as Syria, Flores said.

“There’s this narrative that the people who are coming here are terrorists or they have affiliations with ISIS, and I feel like that’s the narrative put on people from Latin American countries, that they’re gangsters or rapists,” Flores said. “That narrative is spoken by the president.”

Flores said this dangerous narrative that was once placed on immigrant groups such as Jewish and Irish immigrants is now being placed on immigrants today.

“I feel like history is repeating itself,” Flores said. “And now the people who are being targeted are people who look like me, people who speak my language. It’s a reality we live in, but it’s not something that makes me proud to be an American.”

Perez said the policies regarding asylum in the United States need to be clearer, and these policies can’t keep changing according to the objective opinion of whoever is president.

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“I think the United States is more than capable of finding creative solutions and has more than enough people willing to extend a helpful hand,” Perez said. “I don’t agree with the tactic that we need to defend our borders from this invasion.

That’s not what this is and that’s not why they’re coming.”

Torres said human rights and integrity need to be factored in more when confront-

ing this situation, and it’s important to reject the negative views of migrants that are held and expressed within the United States. “‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses.’

This country was built on immigrants,” Flores said. “America is a country of immigrants, and that’s what makes it great.”

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SCIENCE

University chemists create new method for drug discovery

By Julia Trowbridge @chapin_jules

Recognized as revolutionary by Chemical & Engineering News, Colorado State University has found a new chemical tool for synthesizing important molecules.

CSU chemistry professors Andrew McNally and Robert Paton have discovered a new, straightforward reaction for applications in synthesizing drugs. With the help of chemistry Ph.D. students Michael Hilton and Benjamin Boyle and postdoctoral research associates Juan Alegre-Requena and Xuan Zhang, the two labs have combined research from the lab and research behind a computer to fully create and understand this reaction.

“It’s a really valuable collaboration with people at the bench and people at the screen,” Paton said. “This is a completely new transformation, and nobody knew how it worked, and that’s why we do science. Hopefully, we’ve managed to scratch some of the surface, and I’m sure there’s going to be more things to learn, but we’re at the source.

The discoveries are coming out of this corridor and we can get to calculate these things before everybody else.”

McNally and Paton’s labs are both interested in pharma-

ceutical applications because of the potential impact of medicines on human health. Paton said that modern medicine, which has saved a lot of lives, is fundamentally based in the chemicals both labs work to understand.

“People can often take it for granted that there are cures for diseases and that is fundamentally based on the chemical reactions required for drug development,” McNally said. “The science involved with developing new therapeutics is literally life and death critical.”

Instead of using a palladium catalyst, which is currently the most common catalyst used to make drugs, the research team got rid of the metal altogether and used phosphorus connected to a pyridine molecule to connect two pyridine molecules together.

Pyridine molecules, a molecule bonded into a ring with five carbons and one nitrogen atom, are especially difficult to bond and to work with because the nitrogen can cause the catalyzed reaction to fail, Boyle said. The reactivity around the phosphorus attached to a pyridine was known but was never applied until this reaction.

Ironically, the nitrogen in the structure is also what makes the pyridine useful, because it interacts well with the

drug target, which can be a critical part of the mode of action, Paton said.

“We can use this knowledge to design different reactions,” McNally said. “We’ve got a number of new transformations that were entirely born out of the model developed through computation. If you’ve got something complicated, it’s always going to be easier when you know how it works to do something with it. Otherwise, you’re like a chimp with a wrench.”

A unique aspect of this project is the use of computational organic chemistry in order to further understand why the reaction works. Paton, who became a professor at CSU in January 2018, is a part of a new and growing field that focuses on the computational side of organic chemistry. Computational chemistry allows experimental chemists to “shine a light in a dark box,” by breaking down the mechanism visually and by components, Paton said.

“You can write down a mechanism on the blackboard, and you may think, ‘this is the mechanism, I’m going to try and improve it,’ but you’re very limited experimentally,” Alegre-Requena said. “When you have the mechanism and when you can see it in the computer, you can see these bonds

Chemistry professor Andrew McNally, Ph.D. student Michael Hilton, postdoctoral research associate Xuan Zhang, Ph.D. student Benjamin Boyle, postdoctoral research associate Juan Alegre-Requena and chemistry professor Robert Paton have discovered a new, straightforward reaction for applications in synthesizing drugs.

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are breaking, or ‘this is what is going on, this group is more important than this one,’ that is what is going to allow you to actually make a huge improvement.”

McNally said because the labs have a good understanding of how the reaction works, the reaction is simple and the reaction is versatile, this could be used to synthesize new drugs in the pharmaceutical industry.

“To get people to use your

chemistry, you need to make it simple, so basically anyone can go into their lab and pretty much immediately apply this,” McNally said. “That isn’t true for a lot of chemistry. Often there are barriers to actually apply it in a different lab outside of where it was developed, but with this, there isn’t really any barriers to applying this science anywhere.”

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

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worked at the Feather River Hospital in Paradise, which experienced damage. Now, it is unclear whether the building will reopen at all.

Rosado also heard that many buildings he’d grown accustomed to were lost in the fire.

“Back about 15 years ago I had a series of meetings at a large church there,” Rosado said. “That church is gone—destroyed.”

While the geographical destruction has ceased, the air quality remains incredibly poor, and it is recommended that residents try to stay inside or wear masks to decrease the amount of smoke they inhale.

Michael Durkin, the education specialist for the Poudre Fire Authority, suggested that those planning to visit follow different agencies around California that are releasing alerts and warnings beforehand to prepare people for the aftermath.

“Follow what the state of California has to say,” Durkin said.

“They have a (good) handle on what the region requires.”

Audrey Weiss can be reached at news@collegian.com.

The ashes of a beachfront residence in Malibu, California remain among the intact houses around it. PHOTO BY AJ FRANKSON COLLEGIAN

An N95 dust mask rests among the rubble of a home in Malibu, California.

Firefighters and other fire survivors stress the use of respirators such as this mask because of the risk of “valley fever,” an infection that can be acquired from breathing in dangerous chemicals that have been burned during a large-scale fire such as the Woolsey Fire.

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NATIONAL

DeVos’ Title IX changes open for public comment

By Asia Fields The Seattle Times

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has proposed narrowing schools’ obligations when it comes to responding to sexual misconduct. Starting Thursday, you can tell the U.S. Department of Education what you think about her desired changes to Title IX regulations.

DeVos’ proposal is a departure from Obama-era guidance for Title IX, a federal civil rights law that prohibits gender discrimination in schools that receive public funding. These changes, DeVos has said, would make the process fairer to accused students and their schools.

The proposal — leaked in September and officially released by the Education Department mostly unchanged this month — has been denounced by survivors and their advocates, who believe it will allow schools to avoid dealing with cases of sexual misconduct.

Public comment opened Thursday and lasts for 60 days — meaning you have until about the end of January to share your thoughts.

What are the changes?

Schools would only be required to respond if an official report was made to them or if multiple complaints about the same person were made to an official with authority to respond.

(Under Obama, schools could be found in violation of their Title IX obligations for not responding to sexual misconduct if they knew or reasonably should have known about it.)

Schools also wouldn’t have to respond to off-campus incidents and the definition of sexual harassment would be narrower.

Other controversial changes include allowing schools to use a higher standard of evidence and mediation for sexual-misconduct cases, as well as requiring cross-examination by advisers during hearings.

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., ranking member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee called on DeVos to withdraw the proposal at a Wednesday news conference in Washington, D.C. “Secretary DeVos’ proposed rule will return us to a time when sexual-assault survivors were ignored and felt like they had nowhere to turn,” she said. “It is clear from this rule that Secre-

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy Devos speaks during a news conference at the Marriot Heron Bay in Coral Springs, Fla., in 2018. Devos said on Tuesday warned an audience of a “crisis” of rising college student loan debt and defaults on student loans. PHOTO BY AMY BETH BENNETT

tary DeVos did not listen.”

Murray is also supporting calls to extend the public comment period.

Sexual assault survivors and advocates — including a survivor of ex-gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar and a 14-year-old who said she was sexually assaulted by a peer — joined Murray.

Jess Davidson, executive

director of End Rape on Campus, said she went through the Title IX process in college. She said her perpetrator was found responsible, but not until after graduation. Because of how long her case took, she said she walked across the graduation stage the same day he did.

“While the system was really flawed for me, I was grateful that

there was an alternative system I could turn to,” Davidson said, explaining that she didn’t want to go to law enforcement.

Davidson said she and other advocates have been working to improve the Title IX process for survivors, and that DeVos’ changes would roll back that progress.

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Every student should consider liberal arts education Katrina Leibee @KatrinaLeibee

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.

In 1862, the United States congress enacted the Land-Grant College Act, also known as the Morrill Land-Grant Acts, which provided grants to colleges specializing in agriculture and mechanical arts.

In 1870, Colorado State University was established under this very act, and since then, our school has been commonly known as a primarily STEM focused school.

However, Colorado State University would not be the

well-rounded institution that we are proud to learn at without students who are pursuing a liberal arts education.

The value of liberal arts at CSU should not be undermined, undervalued or criticized.

According to the Association of American Colleges and Universities, 4 out of 5 employers agree that all students should acquire broad knowledge in the liberal arts and sciences.

Even if one believes that it is more valuable to earn an education in a STEM field, they should consider minoring or double majoring in one of the liberal arts degrees that CSU offers.

If you genuinely believe that liberal arts degrees are easy or not as valuable as STEM degrees, then it is time for a major reality check.

Liberal arts and science degrees provide students with more than

just the skills for a specific job, they provide students with communication and problem solving skills.

93 percent of employers think that candidates having the ability to think critically, communicate, and problem solve is more important than their undergraduate major.

It would be smart of STEM majors to consider a minor in liberal arts, challenging themselves to study in an area where the right answer is not always clear cut. The college of liberal arts offers 35 minors.

Liberal arts majors should consider minoring in a STEM area, allowing themselves a well rounded education and an opportunity to grow their logical thinking skills.

When someone misspells a word or fails to correctly follow an easy grammatical rule, we often hear, “(T)hat’s why I’m not an English major.”

COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST

Psychology explains ‘rape fantasies’ Shay Rego @shay_rego

Editor’s Note: The views expressed in the following column are those of the writer only and do not necessarily represent the views of The Collegian or its editorial board. Names have been left anonymous in this article to protect the identity of our source.

This article contains information about sexual assault and/or violence Pornography is a taboo subject of the bedroom. Some people love the idea, some people hate the idea.

Porn use is by far the most engaged with online sexual activity. Society generally looks down on porn, categorizing it as a dirty thing to watch or act upon.

While pornography as a whole is often seen as taboo, there are certain types of porn which are considered even more disgusting, wrong and even dangerous. “Rape fantasy porn” is an alarming topic to many.

“Biastophilia” is the unofficial term for achieving pleasure from coercion or brutality during sex, specifically from the act of rape. This term has been referenced by several scientific journals.

This genre of porn, referred to as “rape porn,” is generally misunderstood. There are a plethora of reasons why many fantasize about violent, forceful and coercive sexual scenarios.

There is also a valid argument

as to why so many refute even the idea of “rape fantasies.”

Scientific online journal Sex Research studied the nature of and prevalence of sexual fantasies in women. The results show that 62 percent of women have had a “rape fantasy.”

These specific groups of people enjoy getting carried away in deep erotic fantasies, even to its most extremes.

These extreme erotic fantasies can also be linked to the pleasures of domination and being dominated. Psychology Today says the thrill of being dominated can be explained as one enjoying a momentary relief from responsibilities through relinquishing oneself over to another. In this way, domination can be a form of escapism.

“‘Biastophilia’ is the term for achieving pleasure from coercion or brutality during sex, specifically from the act of rape.”

Another theory behind the psychology of violent or coercive fantasies is that some sexual assault survivors use it as a coping mechanism. Sex therapist Dr. Madeleine Castellanos says enacting “rape fantasies” can be a form of liberation, an attempt to own their trauma by turning it into a positive experience.

“After I was raped, I suddenly found that I couldn’t get off

on normal porn anymore, only ‘rape porn,’” said an interviewee who wishes to remain anonymous. “It made me feel sick, like something was messed up with me. For me, I think it was like a way of reclaiming power back from what happened to me.”

Feelings such as shame, guilt and embarrassment are often associated with people who are aroused by this specific category of pornography. While society has lead us to think that these types of fantasies are shameful and dirty, they are more normal than you think and should be free of blame or remorse.

Now the major problem “rape porn,” is it’s believed to promote actual rape. While statistically speaking, there seems to be no real correlation between porn and sexual violence.

Research proves that these fantasies are common and it’s okay to fantasize about such coercive and dominating acts.

It is by no means condoning actual rape. The psychological dynamics of these fantasies are not to be associated with someone who believes in the reality of rape.

“Rape fantasies” certainly apply to a specific population of pornography viewers. Whether or not you believe these types of fantasies promote real violence, at least you can now have a better understanding behind the psychology as to why people may have these fantasies.

Shay Rego can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

This excuse should not be tolerated or accepted anymore. 82 percent of employers believe the ability to communicate effectively is important, and seldom will employers overlook obvious spelling and grammar errors.

The All University Core Curriculum does require that students take an advanced writing course as well as other humanities and social science courses, but most of these classes are taken in students’ first few semesters.

Many liberal arts students would agree when I say that I have been told my liberal arts degree is worthless. But Albert Einstein himself said that, “The value of an education in a liberal arts college is not the learning of many facts, but the training of the mind to think something that cannot be learned from textbooks.”

A liberal arts education comes

from one’s willingness to think independently and freely, beyond the memorization of answers to equations that have already been solved or numbers that have already been calculated.

This school is a primarily STEM focused university, and that is something to be recognized and admired. Yet, it is crucial to find a balance between STEM and liberal arts areas, and the value of a liberal arts education should never be discredited.

Those who feel as though they have the authority and knowledge to label liberal arts degrees as “easy” might consider that some of this country’s most important figures, from Steve Jobs and other CEO’s to Martin Luther King Jr; all changed the world with liberal arts degrees.

Katrina Leibee can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

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Wearing cozy clothes.

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The rink at the Foothills Mall is the place to skate in FoCo this season. The Christmas tree lit up in the center of the rink and the mall as your backdrop makes for the perfect atmosphere.

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Colorado State is in dire need of great debate Arisson Stanfield @OddestOdyssey

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.

What we need at Colorado State University is a great debate. We must establish a forum in which the diversity of ideas in our community can be expressed, critiqued and accepted or rejected on the basis of merit.

The alternative is to let ourselves be swallowed up by the riptide of political polarization that threatens to jeopardize universities across the country.

Option A is that we become people who criticize ideas with

our words in pursuit of wisdom. Option B is that we allow ourselves to become vehicles for half-considered ideologies gleefully accepted but seldom reflected upon. The choice is ours.

Perhaps conservatives are wrong about immigration and more comprehensive programs for granting citizenship and asylum should be made a priority. Then we could all avoid the tragedy of watching the tear-gassing of women and children seeking a better life for themselves and their families.

Perhaps liberals are wrong about safe spaces. Maybe American universities are indeed being turned into bastions of fragility and sensitivity where dialogue is controlled by whoever makes the strongest claim to victimhood.

Before these things are decided, they must be put forth and considered. That’s the

whole point of living in a democracy; we all get to decide on what counts as a good idea. Part of the reason we must debate which ideas have merit is that the act of doing so allows us to think.

“Thinking may help you speak, but it is not a oneway street; speaking also helps you think.”

Many psychologists have investigated the idea that thinking is, to some extent, a subvocal form of speech. When we speak with one another we are not simply proving our intellectual prowess or dialogical acumen. Speaking is the process of refining what we actually believe. Thinking may help you speak, but it is not a one-way street; speaking also helps you

think.

Taking an opponent seriously takes practice. Naturally, confirmation bias, groupthink and a host of other errors in reasoning make one blind to the perspectives of others. A debate offers the opportunity for students to see how to circumvent these cognitive pitfalls.

A great debate would also offer the CSU community the opportunity to become an active participant in the watershed cultural moments we are in the midst of.

Cambridge University will forever be remembered for its 1965 debate between the writer James Baldwin and William F. Buckley. It was the moment when Baldwin stated that, “It is a shocking thing to discover the flag to which you have pledged allegiance, along with everybody else, has not pledged allegiance to you.” This statement

rings true for many African Americans some 53 years later.

Four years earlier, Minister Malcolm X debated civil rights leader Bayard Rustin at Howard University. During this debate, he stated, “The number one hypocrite on earth is Uncle Sam,” due to the fact that America called itself the land of the free and the home of the brave without extending basic rights to its black population.

Debates with this kind of impact don’t happen at universities anymore. Often times our commitment to safe spaces overrides our commitment to dynamic and open dialogue.

But we do not have to decide between the two. I believe firmly that we can manage to honor our commitment to diversity and inclusion and the need to challenge our ideas.

Arisson Stanfield can be reached at letters@collegian. com.

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Sports | Wednesday, December 5, 2018

BASKETBALL

Kris Martin emerges as impact player following year of ineligibility

By Eddie Herz @Eddie_Herz

Once Colorado State guard Kris Martin finally got back on the basketball court after a year of sitting out due to transfer rules, it took little time for the Rams’ leading scorer to display his value to the team.

Martin arose from his spot on CSU’s bench for action in a regular season game for the first time in nearly two years against South Dakota Nov. 21.

The junior transferred from Oral Roberts University at the conclusion of his sophomore campaign after playing two seasons for the Golden Eagles. After sitting out last year, Martin was suspended for the Rams’ first five games of the season for violating team rules.

But, the Texas native has hit the ground running for CSU thus far. Martin has scored at least 11 points in all three games he has played in.

In the teams’ largest matchup yet, Martin poured in 21 points against CU last Saturday.

Though the guard may just be warming up after not playing for so long, Martin is shooting over 50 percent from the floor. Early success aside, Martin had to conquer many obstacles in order to get to where he is today.

As previously mentioned, Martin was forced to miss a full season upon transferring to Fort Collins in 2017. At the time, the guard was coming off of a successful sophomore campaign. Martin averaged 13.2 points per game for ORU during the 2016-17 season. He also ranked 39th in the nation with 79 converted 3-point attempts two seasons ago.

For a player seemingly in his groove, it was extremely difficult to watch 32 consecutive games from the bench last season for Martin.

“I wanted to be out there playing,” Martin said. “And wanting to be in that environment and wanting to help your team. Not just supporting, (but) getting out there and making some plays. That was the biggest thing for me, just watching.”

Though the adjustment to a new program and finding a rhythm can be a hardship, that hasn’t been the case for Martin. As frustrating as missing last season was, Martin believes it has made him a better player overall.

“It was the best thing for me,” Martin said. “It made me a better player. I learned more, just from taking a step back from the game and looking at it from a different perspective.”

Rams Nico Carvacho (32) and Kris Martin (30) box out a CU player during the Ram’s loss to the Buffaloes 86-80 on Dec. 1 in Boulder.

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With constant support from other players, as well as having plenty of time to improve his game, things got less complicated for the guard as last season progressed.

Martin’s basketball life reached an impasse when former head coach Larry Eustachy was dismissed from the program. Following the leaders’ dismissal, Martin was faced with the decision of whether or not he would maintain his status as a Ram. After all, Eustachy was CSU’s head coach when Martin chose the program over schools such as Iowa State, Texas and Creighton.

“It was definitely different,” Martin said. “But, we took the time to settle our differences.

We brought some ideas together. (Niko) is my coach now and I’m happy that I stayed. I think

that is the best thing for me.”

With a clear vision and attainable objectives finally within reach, Martin could once again work on mastering his craft at ease. But, a murky future didn’t remain in the junior’s rearview mirror for long.

Following his suspension, Martin’s maturity was tested.

“He loves the game, it is very important to him,” Head Coach Niko Medved said.

“That is what I love about him.

So I think he did learn from it.

It makes you appreciate what you have even more. One thing about Kris is he competes everyday. I’ve never questioned Kris’ effort or his work ethic.”

After being dubbed a shooter and high energy player at Oral Roberts, Martin is also beginning to flash a knack for distribution in a new system.

“He has always been a ver-

satile scorer,” junior guard Anthony Masinton-Bonner said. “But, he’s even more versatile now. He can score at all three levels. He can put it on the floor a lot better than he did when he first got here…he’s strong, he’s long, he’s athletic.”

Bonner said that Martin’s defensive presence is unique because of the “different level of energy” he brings to the table. Medved elaborated once more on Martin’s impact on that end of the floor.

“Everybody talks about his shooting,” Medved said. “But, the thing that has impressed me the most about Kris Martin is his defense, hands down...

He looks to me like a kid who could really develop into an elite defender at this level.”

Martin’s keen defending, paired with his scoring capabilities, make the guard one of

Medved’s most prized assets when he is at his best.

Martin is still only three games into his CSU career. Despite overcoming a lot in order to get to where he is today, the Rams still have 23 regular season games to be played—all of which Martin will be relied on to contribute.

Similar to when Martin was ineligible, the guard will use each coming day to improve both physically and mentally.

“I’m working on just being a leader for my team,” Martin said. “Being there for them and doing the little things. The small things are going to win us games from this point. We have everything else figured out, so we need to pay attention to detail and just lead by example.”

Eddie Herz can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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Arts & Culture | Wednesday, December 5, 2018

MOVIES & TV

‘Real Bros of Simi Valley’ season 2 continues shenanigans

By Nick Veintimilla @nickveintimill1

The brewskies, kickbacks, and sick hangs of high school are far in the past for most of us, but sometimes people choose to make it a lifestyle.

“The Real Bros of Simi Valley” is a parody of reality shows such as “Jersey Shore” or “Real Housewives,” and focuses on four best bros living in the fictional Simi Valley, a decade af-

ter they’ve all graduated from high school.

At the end of the first season, we left off with Xander’s little brother Wade going off to community college to study photography. Bryce is getting back on his board after a serious injury that stopped him from becoming pro-skater years prior and Duncan is getting engaged to his girlfriend Tessa. Xander’s girlfriend Molly reveals she’s pregnant with Xander’s child.

The first episode of the second season picks up on the first birthday of Xander’s child, Hawke. The episode focuses on Hawke’s birthday party and the mischief made by the bros throughout the endeavor, particularly Bryce, who does not get along with Hawke the oneyear-old.

Throughout the episode, there is some depth into Xander’s struggle with the loss of his little brother Wade, who has moved on...to a community college fifteen minutes down the road. Jokes aside, as you watch Xander tear up while reminiscing on hanging out with his bro it’s difficult to not feel at least a little bit like it’s a pretty adorable relationship, even if they are just a couple bros living at their parent’s pad.

There’s also a look into Wade’s life at college and the introduction of a new character, the intensely spiritual Aldiss, played by Christian Pierce who is also a writer on the show. He introduces himself as Wade’s new roommate that Wade was not expecting.

Dani and Andrea are also

a couple of newly introduced characters. Dani has been studying abroad in Italy during the first season but has returned

by Hawke’s first birthday. Andrea is a girl Bryce recently met and hangs out with every day and acts romantically with, yet he insists that he is definitely not dating her.’

“THE REAL BROS OF SIMI VALLEY” ■ Season 1

Streams on YouTube

■ Season 2

Streams on Facebook Watch

Overall score: 8/10 Should you watch it? Yes, if you

enjoyed the first season.

Overall, the increased length of the episodes are a compliment to the show thus far. The jokes are as frequent as the first season and maybe even better in general. Fans of the first season should without a doubt check out the second, and even those who haven’t seen the first would most likely enjoy this show if they find the premise entertaining.

The main fault I find isn’t with the show itself, but choices made behind the scenes. While the first season is available on YouTube in full, the second season can only be accessed through Facebook Watch.

Nick Veintimilla can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

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COLLEGIAN REVIEWS

Sad girl of the week: UMI puts listeners in their feels

By Miranda Moses @mirandasrad

In music, there is currently an unforeseen era of ‘lil’ mumble rappers and the symphonic marriage of emo, rock and hiphop.

This also comes with the constant boasting of new age emotional boys, or the lovingly donned “sad boy” label. Music culture enthusiasts, predominantly approve and appreciate these male artists who are melding genres that relate to the angsty part of ourselves that never died in middle school, but simply evolved.

It is important to note that this sudden emergence of men in their feelings has already been done and with perhaps more sickening dexterity by the most divine in the music world: sad girls and Frank Ocean, of course.

To honor those who have come before us, we must acknowledge a sad girl artist who is kicking ass and making me cry this week, UMI. The Seattle-bred artist is easily one of the most charming women on the internet with anime-based visuals, home-produced music videos and Soundcloud roots.

Her lo-fi tracks and delicately sharp harmonies envelop listeners into feelings of self-discovery, melancholy, love and nostalgia.

UMI’s top track is her profoundly heart wrenching single “Remember Me,” with 150,000 plays on Soundcloud and over 2 million views on Youtube.

The song navigates growth after first love and the burning request to remember the youth and innocence of that bond, as well as the feelings that ensue from laying close. ‘’Cause I’m getting older, know that I’ve changed,” she sings. “And I can’t go back now, nothing’s the same. But I won’t forget how you called my name.

Will you remember me?” The ode to growth and sincerity tugs at feelings of needed closure, which hits you in that one spot.

Also, coming from her 2018 portfolio, UMI’s debut EP, “Interlude” features four devastatingly beautiful tracks: “Nostalgia,” “Midnight Blues,” “This Universe,” and “Frequently.”

Encapsulated in laid-back production, UMI seamlessly conveys themes of feeling worthy, drowning in hopeless infatuation and thanking the universe through colors and simple statements. The EP is an emotional rollercoaster, to say the least. Her honest and poetic word choice illustrate familiar stories for those who wear their hearts on their sleeves.

Without a doubt, her most sad girl track comes from 2017, where UMI romantically dictates redemption and self-assurance with “Happy Again.” While her work pulls out feelings that, perhaps, you didn’t even know you had, she compensates with tracks of hope to pick you off the floor.

“Every time I wanna cry, I

see the light inside of you,” she sings. “Every night I hurt inside, but somehow I will make it through, cuz I’m gonna be happy again.”

Another piece that will help you get out of your gloom and be a person again is “Friendzone,” which incorporates high-energy production of the apparition of “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s” character Navi. This song can only be listened to on Soundcloud or Youtube, though I personally suggest Youtube because her dance moves are sick.

Should you listen? Yes, in a sad mood or not.

With a wholesome artistic personage that makes you Drake-out in a different part of your heart, UMI is a notable addition to R&B and worthy of support. Her music can also be streamed on Spotify, and she’s active on Instagram and Facebook.

Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(12/05/18). Envision your dreamy future this year. Income rises with dedication and persistence.

Insights percolate for growing fitness, vitality and excellence.

Extra winter income inspires new academic or travel directions. An abundant summer harvest fills your shared accounts, inspiring an income shift. Align actions for love.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 8

— Make plans and reservations.

The next two weeks favor travel, research and higher education.

Reinforce long-distance connections. The road ahead looks clear.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 8

— Monitor budgets and expenses. Cut risk and speculation.

Don’t fall for a trick. Review your reserves, and strategize for growth over the next few weeks.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 9 —

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Join forces with a clever partner.

Communication and cooperation flow with ease. You’re surrounded by love. Cook up something fun and interesting.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 7

— Stick to reliable routines, especially with physical efforts. Guard your energy and health. Balance a busy work schedule with self-care, exercise and rest.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 8 — New

romance blossoms. Plan for some fun today and tomorrow, especially. Consider all options. Go for substance over symbolism. Avoid expensive extras. Simple ingrediMiranda Moses can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

ents satisfy.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —

7 — Home comforts draw you in. Enjoy a domestic renewal phase. Clean closets and drawers.

Renovate and beautify your space.

Make repairs and upgrades.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 8 —

You’re especially brilliant. Write, sketch and express your views.

Make practical modifications. Resist the temptation to overspend.

Accept another’s ideas. Listen to your muses.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 9 —

Get into a profitable groove. Have faith in your own imagination and talents. Keep your promises and deadlines. You have more options than you thought.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.

21) — 9 — You’re especially strong, confident and creative over the next few weeks. Try not to break anything. Outdoor recreation is in the realm of possibility.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —

6 — Rest and recharge. Plan your next moves in advance. Meditate on how you’d like things to go. Envision perfection, and determine your strategies.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —

8 — Solutions come from friends and social connections. Dive into a community effort or cause. Creative efforts take a leap forward.

Sign papers, post and publish.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 9

— Your career is taking off. Don’t ignore your fears; use them for motivation. Crazy dreams seem possible. Talks move forward now.

A barrier dissolves.

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