Vol. 128, No. 95 Thursday, February 21, 2019
OPINION
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Border wall will have grave environmental effects
Women’s basketball falls short once again
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Irving Roth shares his survival story of the Holocaust Wednesday night. During that time he endured loss of human rights, the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp, slave labor and death marches. PHOTO BY NATHAN TRAN COLLEGIAN
Holocaust survivor Irving Roth emphasizes conscious compassion By Jorge Espinoza @jorgespinoza14
Students for Holocaust Awareness hosted Irving Roth, 90, a Holocaust survivor who survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps, as part of the 22nd Annual Holocaust Awareness Week Wednesday evening.
The event was sponsored by the Associated Students of Colorado State University, CSU Hillel, Chabad at CSU, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi and Alpha Epsilon Pi. Denise Negrete, president of the Students for Holocaust Awareness, said that it’s important to remember the mistreatment of the Jewish people and other groups, especially
with the changing political climate and the declining population of Holocaust survivors. “He’s 90 and he was 14 when he was in the camps, so it’s becoming more and more rarer,” Negrete said. “We just want to give the people at CSU the perspective just so they can do things that they wouldn’t have otherwise been able to.” Roth said that the Holocaust
was a systematic process created by average people. “The Holocaust itself was a step-by-step process,” Roth said. “It was designed by people; scientists, engineers (and) doctors were involved.” One of Roth’s main points of the night was defying evil, and that everyone can do something to not be bystanders. “When you see evil you
don’t stand by and do nothing,” Roth said. “You can always do something.” Prior to the event’s question and answer session, Roth invited Leila Morrison, a 96-yearold World War II Army nurse, up to the stage. Roth thanked Morrison for her service aiding the liberation of concentration camps. see ROTH on page 4 >>