Vol. 128, No. 75 Monday, December 10, 2018

Vol. 128, No. 75 Monday, December 10, 2018

OPINION

SPORTS

ARTS & CULTURE

Reflecting on his time at The Collegian

Rams’ losing streak ends at four behind season-best effort

CSU drag performer urges proper LGBTQ representation

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Oglala Lakota College students Erica Lafferty and Jake Ferguson and Colorado State University sophomore geology major Alexandra Smith work on one of the lessons for the 4th-8th graders at the Little Shop of Physics and OLC event to encourage Native American students to pursue science. PHOTO BY JOSHUA CONTRERAS COLLEGIAN

Oglala Lakota College and Little Shop of Physics bring fun to science

By Ravyn Cullor @RCullor99

Sharing may be caring, but collaborating on interactive science lessons can change the course of an education.

For nearly 10 years, the Little Shop of Physics, based out of Colorado State University, has partnered with Oglala Lakota College

to host science education workshops and teacher trainings.

Twenty science educators, volunteers and students met for a workshop to create hands-on science experiments to be taken back to South Dakota and showcased at the Oglala Lakota College campus and at schools around the state Dec. 8.

“The ultimate goal is to increase ... the number of Native

Americans in science,” said Misty Brave, a science professor at OLC and an original ambassador of the relationship with LSOP. “The value (of hands-on experiments) is showing people that science isn’t mystical, that it’s not unsolvable, and that it doesn’t exclude us because, back in the day, we didn’t do science, we lived science.

Things are different now.”

Brave said that every student

on the Pineridge Reservation has been impacted by the hands-on experiments since the collaboration started, as well as a handful of schools in other parts of the state.

Elizabeth Richards, a senior at Red Cloud Indian School, said the LSOP style activities in her K-12 science education made science feel more accessible and applicable to her everyday life and made her more interested in the field.

Many of the participants in the workshop don’t have plans to become science educators but were interested in the value of interactive science in childhood education. Erica Lafferty, who studies at OLC and the School of Mines, said she became interested in Brave’s program when her

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CAMPUS

Extended hours offered on campus for finals week

By Julia Trowbridge @chapin_jules

Although Colorado State University students might not get enough sleep this week, the University is making sure to help students get all their studying in.

It’s that time of year when the Morgan Library and the Lory Student Center are extending their hours so students can study for their finals. Although hours have been extended since Nov. 25, the Morgan Library and LSC are offering more accommodations for this last week of the semester.

Morgan Library From Monday to Thursday, the Morgan Library will be open from 6:30 a.m.-2 a.m, according to their website. On Friday the Morgan Libary will open at 6:30 a.m. but will close 5 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday the Morgan Libary will be open from 1-5 p.m, and the library will be closed from Dec. 22 to Jan. 1, 2019.

In addition, the Cube will still be open 24 hours, and Mor-

gan’s Grind will be open from 7 a.m. to midnight on Monday through Thursday. The coffee shop will be open from 7 a.m.

-1 p.m. on Friday and will be closed Saturday and Sunday.

LSC Late Nite The LSC will be open from 6 a.m. to midnight to accommodate for late night study sessions, according to their website. The LSC is also opening up some rooms on the 300 level for quiet places to study. The study rooms will be available to students from 8 a.m. to midnight unless noted otherwise. The complete list is on lsc.colostate. edu/late-nite/.

WHERE TO STUDY ■ Study rooms in the LSC for

Monday through Wednesday: 300, 304-306, 308-310, 312, 324, 372-374, 376-378, 386 and 390 ■ Study rooms in the LSC for Thursday: 226-228, 322, 324 and 328-330 The LSC is also offering 50 percent off of everything at

Intermissions from 5-10 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday.

This deal will also be offered at Sweet Sensations on Tuesday. The Laptop and Technology Check-Out Desk, located on the 100 level of the LSC, will be open until midnight Monday, through Wednesday.

Getting off-campus If staying on campus gets too crowded, there are coffee shops and study spots close to campus. On the southeast side of campus is the Wild Boar Cafe, which is open from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. and on the northeast side of campus is the Alleycat Coffee House, which is open 24 hours, and Mugs Coffee Lounge, which is open from 6 a.m.-10 p.m.

Moving away from campus and into Old Town, The Bean Cycle is open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m., another Mugs Coffee Lounge is open from 6 a.m- 8 p.m. Everyday Joe’s Coffee House is open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Starry Night Espresso Cafe is open from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. on weekdays.

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

Colorado State University is offering resources for students during finals week such as extended hours at Morgan Library and LSC Late Nite.

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CAMPUS

University honors first-generation legacy

By Charlotte Lang @chartrickwrites

Colorado State University was the first university to identify and provide scholarships for first-generation students and it intends to honor this legacy by recognizing and acknowledging those students.

At the “First Gen at CSU: Past, Present & Future” panel, higher education speakers gathered to discuss the importance of the University’s first generation initiative and how faculty or staff can help continue its legacy by helping first-generation students feel supported.

The panel included retired TRIO directors Andrea Reeve, Marilyn Thayer and Paul Thayer, as well as Associate Vice President for Diversity Oscar Felix.

TRIO is a collection of programs funded through the U.S. Department of Education to aid low-income families, first-generation students and individuals with disabilities in their academic life. It references the three main programs created to achieve this goal: Upward Bound, Talent Search and Student Support Services.

Juan Rivas from the University’s Outreach and Support hosted and recorded the event to be posted as a podcast later in the weekend.

The panelists shared their stories as first-generation students and discussed the history, experiences and value of being first-generation students.

“I think it’s so important that we are clear that first-generation is not a replacement or a substitute or a new identity.

It’s not intended to be a primary identity for any particular person,” Paul Thayer said. “But it

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9-year-old daughter experienced some of the hands-on science lessons.

Brave said that it is important for Native Americans, especially girls, to feel engaged and excited about science.

“A lot of people have a misconception that we can’t do

is one of the identities that can be very important with a lot of others.”

First-generation is defined as a student whose parents have not completed a bachelor’s degree, Paul Thayer said.

According to the Vice President for Diversity’s 2010-2018 Progress Report, one in four CSU students is a first-generation student. The First Generation University Initiative’s goal is to unify and expand efforts across campus dedicated to serving first-generation students.

“We really have tried to lead and take seriously what we value about first- generation students.”

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CSU became the first university in the nation to offer scholarships for first-generation students, according to the report.

Approximately 25 percent of CSU students have been the first in their family to earn college degrees.

The panelists discussed the significance of helping these students because entering college is often like entering a new world for those who are first-generation.

“For first-generation students, it’s a whole new experience. You have so many stories of students who are not even knowing the language,” Reeves said, referring to the difficulties (science) and that we’re not smart enough, or whatever,” Brave said. “The goal is to provide a voice. Science isn’t just for non-native males in white coats, it’s for everyone.”

Zachariah Richards, who worked in wildland firefighting for 11 years before returning to school to open up more opportunities in that field, said he remembered Bill Nye as a big influence on his science education. Richards said his own experiences with science as a college student were influenced

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of understanding new academic terms and language in materials such as syllabi or rubrics.“There are differences.”

The focus on aiding these students should come from faculty making them feel comfortable from the very beginning, Marilyn Thayer said.

She said there are many opportunities for faculty or staff to show their commitment to these students so they can be successful. Some examples given were the Academic Recovery Program and the Graduate School Program for TRIO students. Here, faculty can share their stories and experiences of

being first-generation students.

“Narratives are important,” Marilyn Thayer said. She continued to say that her hope for the first-generation community in the University is for faculty to understand and use these opportunities.

Reeve echoed this hope, saying that it would make sense for faculty to acknowledge the presence of first-generation students by opening up to them and growing the initiative.

“It’s important for them to know the language of the University and to not feel as if they’ve been invited into a ‘special community,’” Reeve said. “I

hope that the faculty initiative would continue to grow.”

Paul Thayer’s said his hope extends to the University as a whole. His wish is for first-generation students to be recognized as a vital part of who CSU is and that they become part of the University’s identity.

“We’re named one of the best colleges for first-generation students,” Thayer said. “I think it’s really nice, but what’s nicer is that, underneath that, we really have tried to lead and take seriously what we value about first-generation students.”

Charlotte Lang can be reached at news@collegian.com.

by volunteering at LSOP events with OLC and seeing a child from the reservation grow up and discover science through LSOP’s experiments.

“Just to see her mind-blowing up, she figured out a lot of stuff,” Richards said.

But, Brave and the LSOP don’t want to send pre-made experiments to OLC. Brave said she feels that using pre-packaged science experiments, while okay, can make lessons and even science teachers complacent.

In the past ten years, the LSOP has helped OLC create more than 100 different experiments which have allowed innovation and cultural integration in the activities. For example,

OLC has a star lab based on the Lakota star knowledge instead of the Greek star knowledge, which is commonly taught and used in science programs.

LSOP Director Brian Jones said the students and teachers who join them from OLC bring their own ideas and creativity to the experiments.

“These folks don’t just want a recipe,” Jones. “They want their own take (on these experiments).”

Ravyn Cullor can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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Seven Sisters of Pleiades is known as the Seven Little Girls in Lakota star knowledge, according to Brave.

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CRIME

Massage therapist arrested for unlawful sexual contact October regarding massages they received from Struckmeyer.

Both female victims reported that Struckmeyer exposed and touched their intimate parts.

“Professional massage should never involve genital contact, nor should any other medical examination for purposes other than treatment consistent with reasonable medical practices,” the FCPS press release said.

After Struckmeyer was arrested Nov. 30, he was booked into the Larimer County Jail.

Anyone who has any other information regarding the case or who may have been victimized by Struckmeyer has been urged by police to contact FCPS Detective Annie Hill at 970-221-6340.

Matt Bailey can be reached at news@collegian.com.

By Matt Bailey @MattBailey760

A Fort Collins massage therapist was arrested Nov. 30 for “sexually touching” multiple clients, according to a Dec. 5 press release from Fort Collins Police Services.

33-year-old Mark Struckmeyer worked at Spavia at 215 E. Foothills Pkwy from Sept. 3 to Oct. 10 and ran an independent massage therapy business from his home. He was arrested on four counts of unlawful sexual contact, a class 4 felony.

Struckmeyer was terminated from Spavia Oct. 10 following the sexual misconduct allegations for which he was later arrested.

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News | Monday, December 10, 2018

NATIONAL

Alleged Trump actions are ‘impeachable’ if proved, says key Democrat

By Laura King Los Angeles Times

While President Donald Trump continues to assert his innocence despite investigations moving closer to him, and to berate his accusers, both opponents and allies are grappling with a looming question: If what prosecutors say is true, what then?

Allegations in court filings last week, if borne out, would constitute an “impeachable offense,” the incoming head of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y, said on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday.

But Nadler quickly sounded a cautionary note: That doesn’t mean his newly empowered party would seek to impeach the president.

Nadler joined other lawmakers on Sunday’s television interview programs in citing the need for more clarity to emerge from the wide-ranging Justice Department investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller, who is looking into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential campaign and whether Trump’s team coordinated with the Russians. A separate federal case in New York also focuses on Trump associates.

Despite the bipartisan calls for

the process to play out, however, members of both parties suggested that the latest court documents marked a distinct milestone in the president’s deepening legal problems.

“Let’s be clear: We have reached a new level in the investigation,” Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said on ABC’s “This Week.”

In a filing in New York, federal prosecutors asserted that shortly before the 2016 election, Trump directed Michael Cohen, then his personal lawyer and “fixer,” to arrange hush-money payments to pornography actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal in an attempt to conceal extramarital affairs.

Both women said they had sexual liaisons with Trump more than a decade ago, and prosecutors say the payments were intended to short-circuit any harm to Trump’s presidential candidacy.

Meanwhile, Mueller’s investigators wrote in their filings of previously undisclosed contacts between Russians and Cohen, including one at Trump’s direction.

That was the latest challenge to Trump’s long-standing denials of any “collusion.”

Allies continued to defend the president, although Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., warned that Trump

could imperil himself even further if he pardons his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort.

Rubio said on ABC that he would “advise strongly” against such a pardon.

“I believe it would be a terrible mistake,” he said. “Pardons should be used judicially. They’re used for cases with extraordinary circumstances. I haven’t heard that the White House is thinking about doing it. I know he hasn’t ruled it out.”

Manafort was convicted on eight charges of tax evasion and bank fraud related to his previous work in Ukraine. After pleading guilty to two charges of conspiracy and agreeing to cooperate, he repeatedly lied to Mueller’s investigators after agreeing to cooperate, the special counsel’s team said.

Nadler said on CNN that details in last week’s court filings suggested that Trump was “at the center of a massive fraud” perpetrated against American voters.

“They would be impeachable offenses,” Nadler said. But he said of the allegedly illegal hush-money payments, “Whether they are important enough to justify an impeachment is a different question.”

Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent who caucuses with the

Senate Democrats, pointed out on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that an impeachment is very different from a criminal prosecution.

If such proceedings were initiated against Trump, he said, “at least a third of the country would think it was just political revenge.”

King described impeachment as a “last resort” but said the filing in the Cohen case implicated the president in committing a felony.

“The key phrase for me is ‘directed by’ President Trump,” he said.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a frequent ally of the president, played down the hush-money payments, suggesting that campaign-finance violations were largely a technicality.

“If we’re going to prosecute people and put them in jail for campaign finance, we’re going to have a banana republic,” he said on “Meet the Press.”

In January, control of the House _ and with it committee chairmanships and subpoena powers – will come into Democrats’ hands after their party’s gains in the midterm elections.

Democrats have accused their Republican counterparts of acting as a bulwark for Trump, ensuring a lack of congressional oversight and executive accountability.

“The new Congress will not try to shield the president,” Nadler said.

Another incoming committee chairman, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called the extent of Trump’s potential legal exposure “breathtaking.”

While Justice Department guidelines rule out the indictment of a sitting president, Schiff, a former prosecutor, said there was “a very real prospect” that Trump could be indicted as soon as he leaves office.

Speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Schiff said Trump may be the first president “in quite some time to face the real prospect of jail time.”

However, he said, “I think we need to see the full picture” to determine whether impeachment proceedings would be warranted, let alone other measures.

Trump has denied any wrongdoing, claiming in a Twitter Post Saturday that the latest court filings in fact vindicated him. That puzzled legal experts, including the lawyer married to White House aide Kellyanne Conway, George Conway, who said the prosecutors’ assertions posed a significant new legal threat.

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST

SERIOUSLY

What working for The Collegian taught me

Students want Tony Frank to dress up as Santa Claus

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. Reflections are for graduating student columnist to reflect back on their time at The Collegian.

The Rocky Mountain Collegian has shown me that there is still hope for news media.

Many publications have succumbed to the temptation to bolster their viewership with sensational and digestible think pieces. In stark contrast, the work produced by The Collegian is emblematic of the journalistic ethics it was founded upon.

The Collegian has set itself apart as the most highly ranked public university newspaper for one reason: Here, journalism is not a tool to advance one’s agenda. It is a duty, a responsibility to bring light to a dark world.

But, the gift of light has never been one freely given.

There is always a cost to pushing the hazy boundaries of our present understanding and engendering thoughts not oft considered.

Working for The Collegian taught me the same lesson learned by the titan Prometheus when he was punished for gifting fire to man: Being well intended does not guarantee that one will be well received.

Rather than using my position to proliferate my own ideas and biases I tried to challenge others to rethink their own.

As a result, I have never felt more isolated from those I call peers, mentors and community members. In my experience considering anything but the popular narrative is quickly becoming an act of heresy punishable by ostracism and

condemnation in the court of public opinion.

The Book of Mark phrased it most poignantly: “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his relatives and in his own home.” The lesson was well learned.

I will not stop trying to continue walking the same path of Socrates: the path of the skeptic, the gadfly, the accuser who seeks to bring the best out of his compatriots. That being said, it would be irresponsible not to offer a warning to those who think they would like to do the same.

“Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate,” or “abandon all hope ye who enter here.”

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Let it be known that to some playing devil’s advocate is tantamount to worshiping the lord of flies himself. If you would like to challenge people to think deeply about what they most care about you will pay the price.

“Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate,” or “abandon hope all ye who enter here.”

This phrase should echo in the mind of anyone who sets down the path of the provocateur and remind them that courage is not the absence of fear, but its confrontation. Even if the task is perilous and the burden heavy, the mission is noble and the benefit to humanity is immeasurable.

Finally, I give my utmost praise and admiration to Jayla Hodge, the current editor of the opinion desk. Working under her has taught me that struggle need not produce stagnation and that there is something truly remarkable about what a determined and intelligent young Black woman can accomplish.

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

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By Ethan Vassar @ethan_vassar

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FORT COLLINS - For his last semester before winter break as Colorado State University president, Tony Frank should really go all out. Before stepping down as the president of CSU, Frank should do something that will cement his legacy as well as quell some of the criticisms of his tenure in office. That something is dressing up as the icon of Christmas himself, Santa Claus.

The many ballrooms in the Lory Student Center offer the perfect setting for what should amount to be a classic mall Santa experience. Students would line up to chat with Santa and would have the opportunity to purchase photographs with jolly old saint Frank on their way out. This would be an additional source of revenue for a university that has no shame in taking every penny from their students.

“Exploiting students like this for financial gain, erm, uh, I mean spreading holiday cheer like this would be great to boost campus morale during finals,” said one University fatcat.

During their visit with Santa Frank, students could tell him what they believe needs to change, or requires more attention at CSU. Most chil-

Tony Frank as Santa Claus.

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dren get to tell Santa what they want for Christmas, but it has been noted that Frank is very aloof when it comes to student concerns.

“The renovation of all of Clark really would be a Christmas miracle,” voiced one student.

Another student agreed with this sentiment.

“If sitting on Tony Frank’s lap means I won’t have to be exposing myself to asbestos every Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday then I’m making Tony Frank’s lap my new home.”

A sleigh-full of student concerns and observations about campus could literally be dropped in Frank’s lap. These

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can either begin to be taken care of next semester or passed to the University’s next president.

Normally, mall Santas are accompanied by a team of reindeer to really sell the North Pole experience. To save money, squirrels will have to do instead.

An event like this would not only generate more school spirit and revenue for the University, but it would make for great PR and could enshrine Tony Frank into the hearts and minds of students, present and future.

Ethan Vassar can be reached at letters@collegian.com.

DOPE

Not making money over break because you’re jobless.

Having the first true break of your college career because you have no job.

When your roommates are mean :(

When your professor extends a deadline for a paper.

When you won’t see your friends for a month.

Free food.

Not having enough time to do final projects.

Seeing your old friends at home.

Seeing high school teachers in the grocery store.

Holiday drinking.

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Sports | Monday, December 10, 2018

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Rams overcome Sam Houston State’s energy with late run

By Luke Zahlmann @lukezahlmann

Coming into their matchup against Sam Houston State, the Colorado State Rams were engrained in their first losing streak under new coach Niko Medved. Seeking to halt the streak at four, Nico Carvacho led the charge, fronting the Rams tight-knit win, 71-65.

Despite the big man scoring the Rams’ first six points, the victory was communal. Freshman Kendle Moore doing his best Kyrie Irving impression at the rim only furthered the efforts.

Entering the matchup as underdogs, the Bearkats sought to pester. Whether it was a full-court press to begin the game or constant trapping down low, the visitors were instituting a game plan of annoyance.

“I got into a groove quick (and wanted) to keep it throughout the game. I had to do this so we could get a (win).

I’m not trying to lose five straight games.”

NICO CARVACHO REDSHIRT JUNIOR

That hounding forced several problems for the Rams’ offense. In the half-court, open lanes and shots were seldom found.

“They were executing with a great pace,” redshirt senior J.D. Paige said. “They caught us off guard a couple times... they got in transition a lot.”

In the first frame alone, the Rams turned the ball over 11 times behind eight steals from the Bearkats. The opposition also tallied 16 points off of their forced turnovers. Outside of Carvacho taking advantage of his size down low (12 points), the four other Rams’ starters accumulated 15 combined points.

“I got into a groove quick (and wanted) to keep it throughout the game,” Carvacho said. “I had to do this so we could get a (win). I’m not trying to lose five straight games.”

Their struggles notwithstanding, the Rams turned a late 11-point deficit into just three going into the intermission, with the charge featuring yet another contested finish at the rim from Moore.

A gameplan led by offense through their big man resurrected itself once again in the

second half. Carvacho, with a game-high 12 points in the first half, posted the first four points in the closing frame as well.

In the final 10 minutes of the game, things changed for the Rams. Led once again by the rebounding prowess of Carvacho, the hosts began to garner steam. A run of over five minutes without a field goal from the Bearkats allowed the Rams to rumble back.

“It was a frustrating game for us on offense,” Medved said. “(At the 10-minute mark) I sensed at least from the bench that the energy level cranked up a couple of notches. We made the plays we needed to make.”

As the comeback reached a boiling point, so did the crowd of Moby Arena. Behind the urges of Assitant Coach Dave Thorson pumping his arms furiously during a timeout, the acclaimed Moby Madness reached its apex.

The turning point came by way of a pair of layups from redshirt junior Anthony Masinton-Bonner and Paige, each coming on fast breaks. With just over five minutes remaining, the Rams had found the momentum they sought.

From that point forward, the Rams didn’t yield the lead.

The home team, after a sluggish start, garnered their best five-minute stretch on the defensive end of the floor.

“You look at what Nico did (today), he just willed us,” Medved said. “He was like ‘hey we’re not losing this game’ and he’s got an amazing heart. I thought (Paige and Carvacho) really got it done on both ends of the floor.”

In the end, Carvacho wrapped up a season-best double-double with 20 points and 19 boards. A fellow Rams’ veteran, Paige finished with game-high 23 points, making all but one of his shots inside the arc.

As a team, the Rams went to the free-throw line 28 times compared to just 10 for the Bearkats. The margin at the charity stripe proved to be the difference in the game.

“We knew going into the game that they were one of the worst teams in fouling,” Carvacho said. “(We knew if we) keep on driving the ball, we’ll get to the line.”

The Rams will have eight days off before their next contest against the University of South Dakota at home Dec. 16 at Moby Arena. The Rams eleventh game of the year is set to tip off at 2 p.m.

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

J.D. Paige looks for an opening during the game against Sam Houston State Dec. 8. The Rams won 71-65.

PHOTO BY TONY VILLALOBOS COLLEGIAN

Lorenzo Jenkins (13) looks to make a shot during the game against Sam Houston State Dec. 8. The Rams won 71-65. PHOTO BY TONY VILLALOBOS COLLEGIAN

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Sun Devils find their spark early, rout the Rams in matinee matchup

By Luke Zahlmann @lukezahlmann

The last time Colorado State played a ranked opponent, leading-scorer Lore Devos and 10 other Rams’ players weren’t even on campus yet.

In their first matchup against a top-25 opponent since 2016, the Rams were encompassed in No. 17 Arizona State’s hot streak, falling by their widest margin of the year, 70-39.

“I don’t think we tried to think about (them being ranked),” Mollie Mounsey said.

“We just wanted to come in here and play like it was another game. We didn’t look at the (ranking) in front of them.”

FINAL STATS AGAINST ASU ■ Shooting percentage

33.3 ■ 3-point percentage 30 ■ Free throw percentage 40 ■ Assists 6 ■ Rebounds 24 ■ Turnovers 12 Normally a key to their success under Coach Ryun Williams, the Rams’ defense faltered early and often against the Sun Devils. After an opening possession 3-pointer, the visitors tallied 21 more points in the first quarter alone. The 24-point tally in the opening frame was the most the Rams have given up in a single quarter this year.

The lopsided quarter came to fruition due to a 55.6-percent mark from the field and a 4-8 tally from outside from the Sun Devils, nary a turnover. Courtney Ekmark led the way with nine points, on pace to break her career-high mark of 23 by double digits.

As a team, the Sun Devils assisted on each of their 16 field goals in the opening half. The facilitating spree for the team lasted until the 3:22 mark in the third quarter after reaching 20-straight assisted field goals.

Colorado State University’s Liah Davis (34) looks for an open lane during the Ram’s loss to the Arizona State Sun Devils 70-39 Sunday Dec. 9.

PHOTO BY BROOKE BUCHAN COLLEGIAN

The Sun Devils concluded the game with 26 assists on their 28-made baskets.

The high assist percentage came as the Rams only registered six assists of their own on 17 made field goals.

The Sun Devils’ lineup subsitutions posed a problem for the Rams. As a team, each of the visitors’ substitutions featured multiple players, with the majority being either four or five players at a time. In all, every Sun Devil on the roster received playing time in the rout.“That’s how they play,” Williams said.

“We were eight (players) deep today so we anticipated that we were gonna be gassed, but I didn’t think we would get gassed so early in the game. We moved slow today.”

The lack of players was once again due to injury, as Grace Colaivalu was the latest Ram to reserve a spot in the trainers’ room.

On the other end, the Rams’ offense was flummoxed. Coming into the game, across an eight-game schedule that included a pair of top-five opponents, the Sun Devils were allowing a mere 54 points per game.

Against the Rams, the Sun Devils once again flexed their meddle. Whether it was designed plays, transition or even free-flowing offense, the visitors stopped it all, even showing a full-court press to begin the contest.

On top of the high-level defense posted by their PAC-12

foe, the Rams’ lack of familiarity was exemplified once more.

With two of their five starters and exactly half of their roster posing as new faces for the Rams, the chemistry has been inconsistent. After the team’s resounding win over Northern Arizona, those problems appeared to be in the past.

“We’ve got to be ready from the start,” Lena Svanholm said.

“There’s so many things that just have to flow. We have to step up on defense, we have to make things work on offense, we can’t turn the ball over. In a game like this, all the small details (are) important.”

In the end, the Rams tallied a season-low 39 points in the games’ entirety. From the field, the hosts accumulated a

33.3-percent shooting mark, with only three made field goals from outside.

With an apparent talent disparity, the results were mildly expected, but not the moments that played into the lopsided tally.

“We should’ve scored more points,” Williams said. “We probably weren’t gonna win the game playing the way we did today but we could’ve played a lot better... Let’s face it, they’ve got better players than we do.”

The Rams will now have a six-day hiatus before their next matchup against Brigham Young on Saturday. The game against the Cougars is set to tip off at 2 p.m.

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

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Sports | Monday, December 10, 2018

FOOTBALL

NATIONAL

Williams to declare Nuggets avoid injury disaster in one for 2019 NFL Draft of “worst performances” of season

By Mike Singer

The Denver Post

By Eddie Herz @Eddie_Herz

Following a highly-productive season, Colorado State Rams’ wide receiver Preston Williams will declare for the 2019 NFL Draft.

The junior announced via Twitter on Friday evening that he will forego his final season with CSU in preparation for the draft.

Though Williams only played one season in Fort Collins, the receiver went to great lengths in describing his gratitude for the Colorado State program.

Williams told reporters he was uncertain of whether or not he would return in 2019 after CSU’s last game of the season against Air Force. However, the decision doesn’t come as any surprise.

The wideout finished fourth in the FBS in receiving last season, totalling 1,345 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns.

WILLIAMS’ FINAL STATS ■ Receptions: 96 ■ Receiving Yards: 1345 ■ Touchdowns: 14

Williams was rightfully the center of attention offensively for CSU in 2018. The Georgia native recorded at least nine receptions in seven of the Rams’ games. Additionally, Williams accumulated over 100 receiving yards on six separate occasions in 2018.

Williams was rated as a four-star recruit and listed as one of the best incoming receivers in the country upon graduating high school in 2015.

The Georgia native recorded at least nine receptions in seven of the Rams’ games. Additionally, Williams accumu-

Colorado State wide receiver Preston Williams (11) fights off Air Force defenders to make the catch from quarterback Collin Hill on his way to a touchdown against Air Force Nov. 22.

PHOTO BY DAVIS BONNER COLLEGIAN

lated over 100 receiving yards on six separate occasions in 2018.

However, the receiver never earned an opportunity to shine during his two seasons at the University of Tennessee.

Williams combined for only 16 receptions in his freshman and sophomore campaigns.

As a result, Williams transferred to CSU. The receiver evidently took advantage of an opportunity to fill an impact role.

A 248-yard, three-touchdown performance capping off the season against Air Force made it obvious Williams wasn’t going to return to Fort Collins.

Now, Warren Jackson will be expected to fill the Rams’ top receiver role. Jackson finished third on team in receiving as a sophomore in 2018, collecting 405 yards on 32 receptions.

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

Jamal Murray could only crack a joke at the Nuggets’ unfortunate rash of injuries that threatened to spread even deeper down the bench Saturday night.

“Our bench is going to our bench,” he said with a tongue-incheek laugh following Saturday’s demoralizing 106-98 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. “We got Juancho (Hernangomez) playing the four.

Everything comes off as improvising, a little bit out of our comfort zone sometimes. We might call on (injured rookies) Jarred (Vanderbilt) and Michael Porter to come in the game, you never know.”

One night after losing Paul Millsap to a broken right big toe — the third starter who’s been bedeviled by injuries — it looked like Murray might be the latest Nuggets starter to sustain an ailment.

He took a reckless kick to the shin from Hawks forward Justin Anderson late in the second quarter that limited him to just 7:44 in the second half.

“I got kicked I think in an awkward spot,” he said after scoring just four points on 2-of-9 shooting.

Nuggets coach Michael Malone said the incident was compounded because Murray had been battling shin soreness.

“I didn’t think Jamal had a good game before he got hurt or after he got hurt,” Malone said. “I thought this was one of the tougher games that he’s had. That shin has been bothering him prior to tonight. It’s one of those injuries where you try to protect it, but every kick, hit, anytime it gets touched it’s probably really, really painful for him. He’s trying to fight through that. I thought tonight was a tough night for Jamal.

Once we get home and try to get whole again, get healthy and get some rest, he’ll come back better for us next game.”

Murray returned to the game sporting a sleeve over his right shin and hobbled by a noticeable

Orlando guard Jerian Grant (22) and Denver forward Mason Plumlee (24) collide during the Denver Nuggets at Orlando Magic NBA game at the Amway Center Wednesday, Dec. 5 in Orlando.

PHOTO BY STEPHEN M. DOWELL ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS

limp.

“I got in there, had a turnover just because I wasn’t ready for what they had, being out, sitting out for 10 minutes and all that,” Murray said. “I just riled myself up to get in the game, and that hurt me in terms of they were already riled up to play. Next time I get hurt I just got to take it slower and get back to basics.”

The Nuggets avoided catastrophe, but Malone was agitated over his team’s passing and the third-quarter defense. The Hawks, led by Vince Carter’s 11, outscored the Nuggets 35-21 in the period to open up the game.

“This was one of our worst performances of the year,” Malone said. “We had a lot of guys who had really bad nights. It was by far our worst passing game since I’ve been here. We couldn’t pass the ball from A to B. We couldn’t get the ball inside. It’s just a lack of discipline, lack of awareness, lack of execution. It’s a tough way to

finish up a long road trip.”

For what it’s worth, he didn’t attribute his team’s lack of focus to the mounting injuries that have plagued them on the road trip.

“That would take away any credit given to (the Hawks), and give them credit,” he said. “They came out in the third quarter and beat our butts. I’m not going to use the excuse of guys sitting there saying we’re injured. That allows that it’s OK for us to come out and not play to the best of our ability.”

The Nuggets, which started the road trip with impressive wins in Portland and Toronto, fizzled over their final two games at Charlotte and Atlanta. It’s fair to chalk up Saturday’s loss to road-weary legs, but the more pressing and big-picture issue is the team’s health. Fortunately, that situation didn’t get any more dire Saturday night.

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COLLEGIAN REVIEWS

Capstone dance concert highlights senior dance majors

By Molly Strader @mkstrader

Last Friday, Colorado State University senior dance majors Katelyn Doyle, Cassie Eron, Madison Martinek, Jenny Trenchard and Mohammed York performed the opening night of their 2018 Fall Dance Capstone Concert. The show was held at the University Dance Theatre at the University Center for the Arts, and was directed by CSU dance professor Chung-Fu Chang.

In a culmination of dance education and personal life stories, the show attracted a close-knit audience of professors, family members and friends of the dancers. Lynn Doyle, the mother of dancer Katelyn Doyle, said she felt especially close to the dancers after watching them develop over the years.

“I have gotten to know her two roommates Jenny Trenchard and Madison Martinek, and watching them in the first

four numbers makes me feel really good knowing where they come from and where they are now,” said Lynn Doyle.

A touching video introducing the five students before the performances showed clips of them in class throughout the years in the CSU dance program. The video included short interviews about the dancers’ future aspirations and ended by asking the audience to allow the dances to make them think about their lives.

“I have gotten to know her two roommates Jenny Trenchard and Madison Martinek, and watching them in the first four numbers makes me feel really good knowing where they come from and where they are now” LYNN DOYLE MOTHER OF DANCER KATELYN DOYLE

The show’s title, “Testimony: Five Stories in Motion,” describes the show effortlessly, as each of the five dancers

presented testimonies through movement. The choreography performed by the dancers and other members of the CSU dance community not only portrayed important issues in the dancer’s lives but also issues in the world today. The students used their voices to speak up about topics such as sexual assault and institutional racism.

Intricate lighting and cohesive costuming turned heartfelt choreography into a visually appealing production.

The show itself consisted of a variety of dance styles from modern to hip-hop and a wide array of music choices such as Arctic Monkeys, J. Cole and poetry by E.E. Cummings. As the audience left the theater, there were posters made for each of the dancers with their headshots and images of them dancing, honoring their hard work and bringing the Capstone Concert full circle.

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Molly Strader can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Local organizations support community through food

By Lyra Wiley @lyra_wiley

The saying that food brings people together couldn’t be more true for many community spaces in Fort Collins. These community spaces take different forms and offer various services, but they were created with one thing in mind: bringing people together and supporting people who need it.

FoCo Cafe The first nonprofit restaurant in Fort Collins opened Thanksgiving Day in 2014 with the goal to help community members at little to no cost.

Co-founded by Jeff Baumgardner and Kathleen Baumgardner, FoCo Cafe is a pay-whatyou-can establishment that has a donation box instead of a cash register.

“If people are unable to give anything, I let them know that they still have a way to eat with us, and that’s by them giving us a little bit of their time,” said Mark Green, board advisor at the Cafe. “We always find something for someone to do to give them the sense that they’re giving back to the community.”

Green said that the cafe supports and encourages people to come together and look out for one another. This can be seen through the cafe’s programs that include the FoCo Freedge and The Giving Tree.

The Freedge, which was created in an effort to minimize food waste, provides fresh produce donated by local restaurants and people.

“Everybody deserves to be treated with dignity, regardless

“When people are struggling or homeless, they don’t really see anything out there available to them ... But this place gives people hope. They see people out of the kindness of their hearts giving to strangers.”

MARK GREEN BOARD ADVISOR OF FOCO CAFE

of their level of success or how much money they have,” Green said. “I welcome everyone and treat them with respect. All walks of life come through that door, I’ve served homeless people, people with mental illness, physical disabilities and drug and alcohol addiction.”

Green said that the Cafe is more than just a place to eat, it is also a place for people to add value to their lives.

“When people are struggling

Fort Collins Food Co-op management team member Trinity Bigford works in the bulk room of the co-op Dec. 7.

PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN COLLEGIAN

or homeless, they don’t really see anything out there available to them,” Green said. “They really don’t see much hope in this world. But this place gives people hope. They see people out of the kindness of their hearts giving to strangers.”

Gals That Brunch Gals That Brunch is a movement that aims towards creating a community of women that empower each other over delicious food. Caitlin Topham became the Fort Collins chapter leader in May 2017.

“I was new here and being out of college, I found that it was really hard to meet people,” Topham said. “I really wanted a way to meet some girlfriends and like-minded people, and brunch is a good way to do that.”

GTB services extend beyond connecting women over brunch. Its blog covers health and wellness, travel, style and advice. The service turned into

an international service that women can use to improve their lives and find belonging. The GTB headquarters reside in San Diego, but its services can be found in 34 states. Three of those chapters are in Colorado, specifically in Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins.

“I hope people can make actual friendships and hang out outside of the brunch gatherings,” Topham said. “I’ve gone to happy hour with a couple girls I met over brunch. The end goal is really just to meet people.”

Fort Collins Food Cooperative The Fort Collins Food Co-op was started in 1972 by a group of Colorado State University students who wanted to bring healthy and affordable food to Northern Colorado. It is Fort Collins’ only member-owned, non-profit grocery store that was founded by the community.

“The biggest way we are apart of the community is that

the community owns us,” said Trinity Bigford, deli manager and one of the general managers at the Co-op. “We’re cooperatively managed, so we don’t have an acting manager.

Instead, we have members who are actually the owners and get to decide the vision of the store.

We are completely community driven.”

The Co-op serves the community by providing vetted products, promoting sustainable food choices and supporting the local food economy.

The grocery store practices fair trade and supports local makers, growers and innovators as much as they can by carrying goods that members want.

Bigford said their purpose is to provide the community with the freshest, highest quality of food in the area. The Co-op’s small size gives them an advantage because they are able to do a lot of product research rather than pulling from distributors.

“We’re locally focused first, and after that, we’re organically focused,” Bigford said. “Because we’re so small, it’s really easy for somebody who is starting out as a producer to bring in a case of their product to see if people like it. It gives the community a place where they can test their products.”

The Co-op also recycles and composts, with only a small percentage of their waste being trash. The store focuses on the “triple bottom line,” which ensures everyone involved in the supply chain are treated well, along with the planet.

“We’re looking to make a profit because we want to be able to stay here and give back to the community,” Bigford said. “But people and the planet are more important than the profit for us.”

Lyra Wiley can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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Arts & Culture | Monday, December 10, 2018

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Student drag performer helps others love, embrace identities

By Matt Leseman @Matt_Leseman

Colorado State University aims to embrace all people by community members and students working to make sure everyone is represented.

Every semester, the LGBTQ organization Prism of CSU hosts an official drag show in the Lory Student Center. The event is one of the biggest of its kind in Colorado and creates a space where the audience and performers can explore and celebrate their identities. That’s part of the reason why CSU student Alex Salazar, a senior human development and family studies major, began performing in 2017 as Queenie.

“They don’t just showcase drag queens,” Salazar said.

“They showcase ... drag queens, drag kings, cisgendered people, straight people, queer people and gender non-conforming people.”

Salazar identifies as a cisgendered gay male, but uses female pronouns while performing as Queenie. He said he’s thankful to have discovered his own identity relatively early on.

“I was lucky enough to be aware of who I am, so I know my

pronouns. I know my identity,” Salazar said. “I just sort of knew from an early age that this is who I am.”

From as early as six years old, Salazar said he had crushes on his older brother’s friends, and at the age of 12, he told himself for the first time that he was gay. After that, he struggled with himself to decide who he could tell about his identity. Eventually at 17, Salazar came out to the world. He said he wants to become a counselor and use his drag to help people discover and accept their identities the same way he did.

“I would like to use my drag platform as a way to say ‘you can be who you are’ because if you’re nine years old and you know you’re gay, or you’re 10 and you know you’re transgender, you should be able to talk about that,” Salazar said. “I want to work on developing a platform for people inside and outside of the (LGBTQ) community so that there can be more conversations and less assumptions.”

Salazar said that assumptions about drag and the CSU drag show prevent many people from attending.

“Drag is an art form,” Salazar said. “More than it is this sort of

taboo, underground bar scene that a lot of social media portrays it as.”

This misconception that drag shows are explicit and sexually-driven performances carries over to the rest of the LGBTQ community. Salazar said harmful assumptions like these can be fought through discussion with people inside the community.

“I think that it’s important to educate yourself,” Salazar said. “Not just looking online, but educate yourself by actually talking to a trans person, or talking to a non-binary person, or talking to someone who doesn’t use ‘he’ or ‘she’ pronouns.”

Salazar said most drag queens are easy to have a conversation with and very open to talking about their art. He particularly looks up to Jessica L’Whor and Evelyn Evermoore, two prominent queens in Denver who also hosted the 2018 fall drag show at CSU. “(Jessica) is very popular online, but she’s also very respectable in person,” Salazar said. “She’s very easy to talk to and very warm and welcoming.

I think something that makes both of them stand out is their

Alex Salazar, who goes by the stage name Queenie, wears drag makeup.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEJANDRO SALAZAR

large amount of inclusiveness.

They are open to discussing sexual topics, identities and gender pronouns. So I think that’s one of the reasons I really look up to them.”

Salazar plans on graduating in Spring 2019 then heading into the field of family counsel-

ing. He says he’ll return to CSU later to earn his master’s degree.

As for Queenie, folks will be able to catch her at Prism’s drag show in the Spring and at various other drag shows around Fort Collins.

Matt Leseman can be reached at ctv@collegian.com.

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Arts & Culture | Monday, December 10, 2018

HOLIDAYS

5 cheap gift ideas for the holidays

By Linc Thomas @LincThomas1

The onset of the holiday season means that gift-giving ideas are starting to set in. While our closest friends and families deserve the finest things in life, sometimes we just can’t afford them. To solve this issue, here are five cheap gift ideas that won’t kill your wallet.

1. Socks: Socks are an essential item for everyday life. Cheap, cute or wool, socks make a practical and comfy gift to show someone you care.

2. Batteries: In this age of micro USB devices, almost everything can be charged. But what about your emergency-kit flashlight? Yep, rechargeable. Xbox controllers?

Also rechargeable. Get a pack of double-As for that special someone. Show them that you’re watching out for them when they might need a pack of batteries.

3. Scalp massager: For $1 at your local WalMart, you can purchase a scalp massage. If you didn’t think you needed a scalp massage, think again. This revolutionary technology will dramatically reduce

Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

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(12/10/18). Consider and make long-term plans this year.

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The season of giving gifts is right around the corner, but this year there’s no need to break the bank when shopping for friends and family.

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your stress. Just ate a large order of mozzarella sticks? Massage your scalp. Crippling student debt? Massage your scalp.

If you happen to have any kind of hair other than perfectly straight, I regretfully inform you that this product will ruin your hair and your day. Sorry.

4. 6-pack of toothbrushes: While some might argue that the gift or oral hygiene would be offensive, allow me to pitch you an idea. Colgate recommends that toothbrushes should be changed every three months.

Considering a 6-pack of toothbrushes only costs a dollar, this gift would alleviate the unevent-

ful journey of buying a new toothbrush for a year and a half.

That’s love.

5. Red Ryder BB Gun: If you know someone who is dying to get their hands on a Red Ryder carbine action two-hundred shot range model air rifle, have I got news for you. The famous “A Christmas Story” prized possession is available for purchase online at Daisy Outdoor Products for the low cost of $40.

One could also purchase this fine BB gun for $22 at your local WalMart.

Linc Thomas can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) —

7 — Share what you’re learning with friends. Listen to other views for a wider perspective.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 8 — Career opportunities show up over the next few days. Rise into a new role or responsibility.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 7 — The next two days favor travel, studies and exploration. Investigate interesting possibilities.

Avoid instability or risk.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 8 — Changes necessitate budget revisions. Adjust to suit the circumstances. Refine your plans to maximize growth.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 8— A collaboration heats up and builds steam today and tomor-

row. Things could get romantic; allow flexibility in your schedule for the unexpected.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 7 — Beauty lies in the details.

Put your heart into your work.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 7 — Settle into relaxation mode with people you love. Play your favorites games, sports and instruments. Savor romantic encounters.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 7 — Family matters have your attention. Perfect your environment, and share it with your dear ones.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 8 — Use your creativity and intellect for an elegant solution. Practice your arts.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 8 — Profitable ideas abound over the next two days. Take profitable action. Stash nuts away for winter.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 — Get intimately involved with a personal project. Do it for love. You’re especially powerful.

Prepare to launch.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 6 — Slow down, and take time for consideration. Focus on priority deadlines and promises. Relax and contemplate.

Monday, December 10, 2018

Sudoku

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Sudoku Solution Yesterday’s solution

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2 1 5 3 9 7 8 6 4

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4 5 9 8 1 3 6 7 2

8 6 2 9 7 5 3 4 1

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New Years Resolutions

Stick to your resolution Start your year with a great pair of new shoes! Keep to your routine and visit Runners Roost for the best selection of running gear FORT COLLINS, CO

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