Vol. 128, No. 88 Monday, February 11, 2019
NEWS
OPINION
SPORTS
Officer-involved shooting body-cam footage released
Generational gaps don’t need to divide us
Three takeaways from Border War loss
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Train kills Fort Collins pedestrian, closes roads By Julia Trowbridge & Austin Fleskes @CSUCollegian
working with queer and transgender students especially, getting this job was a dream come true. “Every person should have a place on campus that feels like a home,” Hendrickson said. “I think these offices are a huge part in students just being able to be on campus and graduate and be successful.
An adult pedestrian was struck and killed by a northbound train, Fort Collins Police Services has confirmed. FCPS received a call about a fatal train and pedestrian collision at 2:57 p.m., said officer Brett Dollar. It is confirmed that an investigation is currently ongoing. “Officers arrived and confirmed that there was one fatality as a result of the pedestrian train collision,” Dollar said. Currently, the stationary train is blocking all eastwest traffic from Magnolia Street to Prospect Road, and the train is expected to block traffic for the next three to four hours as officers complete the investigation. “We are asking commuters to seek an alternate route home this evening,” Dollar said. A train was stopped on Mason Street and Mulberry Street due to a collision Thursday, causing traffic on Mulberry Street, Laurel Street and Prospect Road to be blocked, according to a tweet from the City of Fort Collins. Road closures extend from Prospect to Olive Street. Exact circumstances around the accident have not yet been confirmed. The Public Saftey Team at Colorado State University also sent out text alerts and an email alert stating that traffic on the east side of campus is blocked at the tracks.
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Maggie Hendrickson, the new Assistant Director for the Pride Resource Center poses for a photograph in their office. Hendrickson is looking forward to meeting students at Colorado State University and helping them through the Pride Resource Center. PHOTO BY TONY VILLALOBOS MAY COLLEGIAN
Pride Center hires Assistant Director Hendrickson brings creativity, support to students By Julia Trowbridge @chapin_jules
The Pride Center is getting a new addition to help students organize their goals for the semester. On Feb. 7, Colorado State University’s Pride Resource Center had an open house for their new Assistant Director, Maggie Hendrickson. After staff changes over the past couple
years at the Pride Center, Hendrickson has arrived to support students, work on inclusivity training around the University and work on the programs the center has to offer. “I think they’re excited to have someone else here so it’s not just me running around trying to do all of the things, and Maggie does a great job with connecting with the students,” said Pride Center Director
Dora Frias. “They’re going to do a great job once the students get comfortable with them and get to know them, and they’re going to be a great asset to not only the campus center, but to the community.” Hendrickson was previously working in residence life at another university when one of their friends recommended the position to them. Hendrickson said because they enjoyed