Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 Vol. 133 No. 10

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Vol. 133, No. 10

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Fort Collins, CSU communities respond to Israel-Hamas war Stories by Allie Seibel and Ivy Secrest Pages 3-4

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News: Jewish student groups hold candlelight vigil for Israel, Freedom for Palestine Protest follows airstrikes in Gaza PAGES 3-4

L&C: Coming Into Queerness Day: Celebrating LGBTQ+ experiences PAGE 7

Newly popular cannabinoid CBN shows treatment potential PAGE 11

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FOCO EVENTS Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre at the Fort Collins Marriott 6-9 p.m. Oct. 21 Opera Scenes presented by the Ralph Opera Program at the University Center for the Arts

7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 and 2 p.m. Oct. 23

Pilsner Palooza! at Hello Brew Co. Noon to 9 p.m. Oct. 21

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Nicholas McCune DJs at Aggie Theatre for a close friends party Oct. 5. “I got into DJing because of my mom,” McCune said. “I love DJing because I like letting people come into the clubs and bars, and just for a few hours, they forget about all the negative things in their life at the moment, and they can just vibe and clear their mind. Putting a smile on their face for a couple hours means the most.”

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CSU Jewish student groups hold candlelight vigil for Israel “Condemning Hamas and their atrocious acts, like beheading babies, burning children alive, raping women, kidnapping civilians, does not mean that we don’t care for Palestinians’ rights, that we don’t care for Palestinians’ life, that we don’t think that they need to have their own self-determination and that we don’t care about the loss that they currently are experiencing. We do care very much for them, and we do not dismiss it.”

Stella Goldberg lights a candle at the Oct. 12 vigil for Israel in the Colorado State University Lory Student Center.

During an open community comment, Goldberg spoke about her childhood growing up during World War II. “Antisemitism, whether you are with Jews or you’re not with Jews or you are a Jew, is never going to stop,” Goldberg said. “We only just have to be brave and be strong and stay together and just be the best people that God wants us to be.” PHOTO BY GARRETT MOGEL THE COLLEGIAN

By Allie Seibel @allie_seibel_

On Oct. 12 in the Lory Student Center, several Colorado State University Jewish student organizations held a candlelight vigil in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

Hamas, a Palestinian organization, launched a surprise attack from the Gaza Strip on small Israeli towns, killing and abducting civilians. Israel then launched rocket airstrikes into Gaza, which has been under siege since Oct. 7.

Israel’s prime minister has declared the country is at war with Hamas, according to the Associated Press.

The vigil, which was organized by the Chabad Jewish Student Center at CSU, CSU Hillel, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority, the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, the Advisory Council on Jewish Inclusion and Students for Holocaust Awareness, drew members of the Fort Collins community as well as CSU students and administrators.

After candles were placed and lit in the shape of the Star of David, speakers commented on the attacks on Israel.

“The Jewish community here at CSU, in Fort Collins — we’re going to grow,” CSU Hillel Director of Jewish Student Life Adam Fox said. “We’re going to be strong, and we’re going to be united because acts like this that just happened, ... their objective is to have Jewish people be shy, be heightened high and be divided. We’re going to say no, we’re going to be one Jewish community and we’re going

to be together through the highs and through the lows.”

Campus administration speakers included CSU Police Department Chief Jay Callaghan, Associated Students of CSU President Nick DeSalvo and CSU Executive Vice President Rick Miranda.

“The things that are going through are absolutely unimaginable to me,” DeSalvo said during his comment.“And this is rightfully so a time of mourning, but I am deeply disturbed at some of the things that I see coming out of college campuses across the United States. So although this is a time of mourning, we have to remember to never forget. And whenever and wherever antisemitism rears its ugly head, we look at it straight in the face and reject it. I see you, I hear you and I stand with you. And I will never apologize for standing with the Jewish people. That’s my commitment to you.”

Each of the organizing groups spoke, and Stella Goldberg, a 93-year-old Fort Collins resident, spoke about her experience living in London during World War II. “Antisemitism, whether you are with Jews or you’re not with Jews or you are a Jew, is never going to stop,” Goldberg said. “We only just have to be brave and be strong and stay together and just be the best people that God wants us to be.”

The vigil drew students and community members, including CSU first-year Jacob Maddock, whose family was in town for Homecoming weekend and joined him at the vigil.

“I’ve been a Jew since I was born through my mother,” Maddock said.

“And she’s come out here for family weekend. And we came here specifically because we have quite a bit of family in Israel, and (we are) honestly appalled by what we’ve seen over here stateside and abroad, and, you know, (it’s) just good to find a sort of sense of solidarity with your community at times like this.”

Maddock said the CSU Jewish community welcomed him as a new student adjusting to college.

“We’re small, but it’s very meaningful in a part of the country where there isn’t really a very large Jewish community to have that base of people you can rely on and have that sort of point of commonality,” Maddock said. “Being a freshman coming in, it’s been nice and really helpful to have so many people who just you automatically have that connection (with).”

Carolin Aronis, associate professor in the CSU ethnic studies department, spoke about her family in Israel and the terror she felt waiting for news of her family.

“My younger daughter told me, ‘Mom, like, I’m really concerned; you never invited your sisters to live here; what’s going on in Israel?’” Aronis said during her comment. “And just hearing this, she didn’t sleep that night because she dreamed of a fire that gets to her, and she cannot leave.”

Aronis recounted stories of what was happening in Israel.

“We are all very privileged because we don’t know what is to live life when someone can get into your door and murder you and your kids,” Aronis said. “We’re talking about families that

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were just gone. They had their Saturday morning and (were) in their homes — in their safest place. They were just murdered, and this is something that Israel never experienced. ... I don’t know if you’re seeing it through the U.S. media, but just seeing the videos, you cannot forget what you’re seeing.”

Aronis emphasized her complicated emotional response to news of the conflict and to the renewed attention on the tension between Israelis and Palestinians.

“Condemning Hamas and their atrocious acts, like beheading babies, burning children alive, raping women, kidnapping civilians, does not mean that we don’t care for Palestinians’ rights, that we don’t care for Palestinians’ life, that we don’t think that they need to have their own selfdetermination and that we don’t care about the loss that they currently are experiencing,” Aronis said. “We do care very much for them, and we do not dismiss it.”

Following her story, Aronis ended her comment acknowledging the support of CSU’s Jewish community.

“So I feel guilt and feel thankful for being here,” Aronis said. “And I feel thankful for CSU and for the warm community that I have here and for my students. I really want to create hope that we can do something together and, in trying to, realize how healing can look like after what we’re experiencing.”

Reach Allie Seibel at news @collegian.com.

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Freedom for Palestine Protest follows airstrikes in Gaza “It’s more of a humanitarian issue. Regardless of the history of who owns the land, the issue right now is there’s an open-air prison, essentially, of millions of people that are living in this tiny plot of land. And they essentially have zero freedom and are always vulnerable to attacks and aggression from Israel.

We do not agree with any sort of civilian death on either side. That’s totally unjustified.”

Hakim Haddad walks along Oval Drive in Fort Collins during the Oct. 13 Freedom for Palestine Protest.

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By Ivy Secrest @ivysecrest

Colorado State University’s South West Asian North African Student Organization and Muslim Student Association organized and promoted a Freedom for Palestine Protest Friday, Oct. 13.

After Hamas surprise attacks on Israel Oct. 7, the Israeli government responded with airstrikes on Gaza.

Protesters gathered to stand up for human rights and educate with the best and most accurate information available about the conflict, organizer and MSA board member Shehab Elhaddad said.

Students and supporters walked from Lucky’s Market down College Avenue, passing Homecoming celebrations on The Oval and proceeding through The Plaza and the Lory Student Center. They then walked back up College Avenue to complete their route.

Elhaddad led protesters with chants of, “Gaza, Gaza, don’t you cry; Palestine will never die,” “Free free Palestine,” and “There is only one solution: intifada revolution.”

Intifada is a word meaning “to shake off,” referring to the revolts against Israel after the 1948 Nakba, or the ethnic cleansing of Palestine, Elhaddad said.

“There’s a lot of false and misinformation out there about the recent attacks because it’s something unprecedented in history for those attacks to have happened,” Elhaddad said. “In my opinion, those attacks — resistance is not terrorism unless you’re killing civilians. So to stand up against (the) government? That is needed when you’re occupied.”

Elhadadd said roughly 50-70 protesters were expected to attend the protest. Fellow organizer and MSA President Ali Eldeiry echoed the group’s intent to support human rights and to protest any civilian deaths on both sides.

“We condemn any violence from from any source,” Eldeiry said. “There was a vigil yesterday on campus, and we want to respect them as well because they had deaths as well. We’ve just got to be respectful from all sides and just recognize what’s going on because it’s really sad what’s happening in the world right now.”

Elhaddad attended the vigil to assure speakers there that this protest was not against the civilians who died during the Hamas attacks.

“I wanted to make sure that we’re being respectful of their time to mourn because everyone has the right to mourn,” Elhaddad said.

“They have their losses; we have our own losses. Differences aside, no civilians should be killed. ... This is not meant to be against civilians who have been murdered. It’s just standing up for human rights for people in Gaza who are getting killed — kids who are getting killed — the same way you’re standing up for mourning the people who have lost.”

One protester said that she had to educate several people in her life about the conflict because of a lack of coverage in the USA about the Palestinian perspective.

“There’s the oppressor, Israel, and there’s the oppressed, Palestine: these people, the indigenous people of that land,” the protester said. “It’s not a religious conflict.

There are Palestinian Jews. There are Palestinian Christians. There are Palestinian Muslims. This has nothing to do with religion. We love our Jewish brothers and sisters.”

Another protester, Shay Jennings, referred to the 1948 Nakba in her explanation of why she attended the protest. After the call for the evacuation of Gaza, many Palestinians reported fearing another Nakba.

“We’re just here because the Palestinian people have been oppressed for almost 80 full

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years,” Jennings said. “And Israel commits atrocities every day.

This is the biggest act of violence against Palestinian people since the occupation or since the instatement of the state of Israel in 1948.”

In their advertising, SWANA wrote that this gathering was a peaceful protest for Palestinian human rights and asked that participants bring signs and posters to take a stand against colonial settlements and apartheid. “(Palestinians) are being treated as second- and third-class citizens,” Shahab said when asked about the meaning of apartheid.

The protesters were mainly focused on civilian deaths and not wanting their tax dollars to go toward the conflict.

“It’s more of a humanitarian issue,” Eldeiry said. “Regardless of the history of who owns the land, the issue right now is there’s an open-air prison, essentially, of millions of people that are living in this tiny plot of land. And they essentially have zero freedom and are always vulnerable to attacks and aggression from Israel. We do not agree with any sort of civilian death on either side. That’s totally unjustified.”

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El Centro, Pride Resource Giant pumpkin sets Center host annual Wyoming state record in Borderlands Speaker Fort Collins Cleopatra Tatabele speaks about TwoSpirit identity at the Colorado State University Lory Student Center Oct. 12. “I am speaking about Two-Spirit identity in a Taino context,” Tatabele said. “The Taino people are the Indigenous people of the Caribbean.

And it’s been very important to create LGBTQIA+ and TwoSpirit safe spaces for us.”

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By Hannah Parcells @csucollegian

Editor’s Note: Edits were made to correct the origin of the speaker, give the proper title for both LGBTQIA+ History Month and National Latinx Heritage Month and reflect the multiple Indigenous culture that use the term Two-Spirit.

Thursday, Oct. 12, the annual Borderlands Speaker event — a collaboration between El Centro and the Pride Resource Center — took place in the Lory Student Center.

Borderlands is held in early October every year to mark the overlap between Latinx Heritage Month and LGBTQIA+ History Month, as celebrated by El Centro and the PRC. “Borderlands has been a partnership between El Centro and the Pride Resource Center now for about four years,” Interim Director for El Centro Aaron Escobedo Garmon said.

“That is a partnership that we’re very proud of and that is very intentional for us.”

The event highlights speakers who belong to both communities, and it focuses on the intersectional experience of those individuals through their identities.

“Borderlands — that term comes from Borderlands theory and a book that’s written by someone named Gloria Anzaldua,” Director of the Pride Resource Center Maggie Hendrickson said.

“It’s about that experience of being from multiple places of multiple identities, like the fluidity of our experiences, for both Latinx (and) Latine folks but also queer and trans people. So that’s where the name comes from.”

This year’s guest speaker was Cleopatra Tatabele, an activist and educator. As a Black, Latinx and Indigenous individual who identifies as Two-Spirit, Tatabele’s work focuses on their ancestral roots and the communities around them.

“The intention is to shine a light, to honor and to respect all of these experiences and hopefully lead the way in solidarity and coalition to bring in even more stories and even more experiences because they all matter, and that’s what the purpose was for tonight with bringing in Cleopatra in particular,” Escobedo Garmon said.

In their presentation, Tatabele discussed the Two-Spirit identity. They addressed it generally within multiple Indigenous people and within their own community of the Taino people. The Taino people are indigenous to Hispaniola — what is now the island of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

“The term Two-Spirit reaffirms for Indigenous LGBTQIA+ people that we are linked spiritually with our families and communities and nations and not just family as in, like, each other or other people but also as the

Earth, as our ancestors and the people that came before and after us and the land that we’re on,” Tatabele said. “It’s all about that connection.”

The term Two-Spirit has many different interpretations within different Indigenous cultures, but Tatabele focused on its meaning in regard to gender roles within their community.

“I’ve even heard someone share that Two-Spirit people — if the sun is male, and the moon is female, then dawn and dusk are Two-Spirit people,” Tatabele said. “We’re the inbetweeners.”

Tatabele’s presentation also spoke to the history of the Caribbean, detailing the region’s colonization and the loss of the Indigenous history. They highlighted the importance of celebrating their ancestry and not ignoring different aspects of it in favor of others.

“For me, as someone who is Black and Indigenous, it is very easy for people to write off some of my ancestry, but all of us are entitled to connect to all of our ancestry,” Tatabele said in their presentation. “We’re all entitled to that because when we erase parts of ourselves, we’re literally erasing our history. We’re literally erasing and continuing genocide, and that’s what colonization wants us to do. They want to act like we don’t exist.”

Reach Hannah Parcells at life@collegian.com.

Jesse Eastman, owner, president and general manager of the Fort Collins Nursery, poses alongside a giant pumpkin at the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off and Fall Jamboree Oct. 14. “I really enjoy everybody coming out and getting to see this thing that just feels impossible, that a pumpkin could weigh 1,700, 1,800 pounds,” Eastman said. “The world record was just set this year to over 2,700 pounds, and just the idea that that’s even possible just blows people’s minds.”

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By Adam Carlson @csucollegian

When someone plants a seed, it’s unlikely to grow upward of 40 pounds a day, but Andy and Amy Corbin have worked hard to achieve a new Wyoming state pumpkin weight record. This 2,062-pound fruit was on display and competed in the Fort Collins Nursery’s Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off and Fall Jamboree Oct. 14.

This year is the 15th annual weigh-off, with a history starting as a small way of bringing a community of growers to the nursery.

Since then they have partnered with the Rocky Mountain Giant Vegetable Growers Club in order to provide a highly competitive environment. This year’s grand prize was $3,000 for the heaviest pumpkin.

Giant pumpkins are no light labor. The Corbins spent all summer tending to their pumpkins in order to ensure there was nothing slowing their growth — or worse, damaging the pumpkin. But this intensity creates a sense of community and respect between growers who are willing to take on the challenge.

“We’re a small but tightknit community,” Andy Corbin said.

Jesse Eastman, the president of the Fort Collins Nursery, said this year is a new record for not only Wyoming, but it is also the largest pumpkin ever seen at the event over the duration of the competition. His goals align with building and progressing the community of giant vegetables.

“Events like this are really pivotal in sort of providing an opportunity for the community to come together,” Eastman said.

Before this year, the Corbins held the Wyoming pumpkin weight record but increased it by over 200 pounds this past competition.

Many Wyoming growers attend the Fort Collins weigh-off despite being in a different state. One of their major pulls to the event is the cash prizes for the 10 heaviest pumpkins.

Andy Corbin said he finds the most pride in seeing the growth of his own pumpkins and abilities. He started at the age of 11 and has been passionate about growing ever since. These giant pumpkins can grow up to 40 pounds or more per day at the peak of their

growth, thus producing astounding results.

“You just don’t expect to see some fruit like a pumpkin grow that quick,” Andy Corbin said.

The event did not exclusively showcase pumpkins, however. The competition featured weigh-offs for watermelons, sunflowers, squashes, gourds and tomatoes. This wide assortment of plants brings growers and their community together.

The winning pumpkin will be on display at the Pumpkins on Parade Halloween celebration Oct. 19-22.

Afterward, the pumpkin will be utilized in feeding animals and composted accordingly.

However, some of the other pumpkins will be turned into giant jack-o’-lanterns if the grower sees fit.

Giant pumpkin growing is not an activity for those who are not ready for the commitment. Many growers refer to their pumpkins as a part of the family due to the intense labor. But for those who are willing to take on the challenge, the Fort Collins Nursery has a brief guide on how to get started.

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Coming Into Queerness Day: Celebrating LGBTQIA+

The Colorado State University Pride Resource Center hosts a booth for National Coming Into Queerness Day Oct. 11. They had lots of resources for LGBTQIA+ education and a photo booth with pride flags.

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By Hannah Parcells @csucollegian

Oct. 11 marks this year’s National Coming Out Day, a day to celebrate and support individuals in the LGBTQIA+ community and to recognize the act of coming out. The day aims to highlight the stories of queer people sharing their true selves and to promote acceptance and love.

“At the Pride Center and at (Colorado State University), we tend to call it Coming Into Queerness Day,” said Airi Bowden, a student affiliated with the Pride Resource Center on campus. “That’s, I think, to change the narrative from having to reveal yourself and being out of the ordinary into being something that’s welcomed and loved and

more like you’re coming into something.”

“Coming out” is a term for queer people sharing their identity with the people around them. The act of coming out is something that can have a huge impact on a queer person. For many, sharing their identity with others involves taking a certain kind of risk as to how people will react.

“Learning about queerness and the strength it takes to come out — because it does require a lot of strength — is something I definitely think should be recognized because a negative reaction will impact you for the rest of your life,” said Enock Monanti, another student affiliated with the PRC. “It’s a great opportunity to learn how to be an ally and how to react when people come out,” Bowden said. “A

negative reaction to someone saying, ‘This is who I am,’ is probably the worst thing that you can do.”

In acknowledging the strength and bravery the act of coming out requires, it is important to recognize the queer individuals who have faced backlash or haven’t received love and acceptance.

“For (National Coming Out Day), it is a huge celebration, and we should be able to celebrate that, but we should also take a moment to reflect on the people who did come out and have been cut off from their entire family,” CSU first-year Tory Ramos said.

“We should recognize that and give a moment to mourn because that’s what it really is: mourning that connection you used to have.”

“It’s also important to acknowledge that there are people out there that are still in

the closet because they didn’t have a good stable relationship with anyone around them that would accept them for who they are,” CSU sophomore Ash Brinker said. “So they’ve kind of hidden themselves and are forced to, you know, hide who they truly are. I think it’s important for us to pay attention to that as well.”

Coming out is not necessarily something that happens just once in a queer person’s life. The process varies from person to person as they go through life.

“I think with queerness specifically, it’s not something that’s rigid and solid — like, you’re going to figure out who you are, and then, instantly, that’s who you are for the rest of your life,” Brinker said.

“I think the concept that once you come out, that it is something that should be

kind of disbanded. Identity in and of itself is very fluid and can be ever-changing based on who you are as a person.”

National Coming Out Day represents all of those stories of strength and honesty. It’s a time to celebrate queer people living their authentic life while also reminding all people, queer or not, to support others and to recognize the different experiences and identities within the LGBTQIA+ community.

“It’s good to have that day where we get to celebrate and acknowledge the journey of coming out and coming into queerness,” Monanti said.

Reach Hannah Parcells at life@collegian.com.

In the booth, cards with the statement “This Ram is Proud to Be…” were set out so students and faculty could share their identities Oct. 11. The Colorado State University Pride Resource Center hosted a booth for National Coming Into Queerness Day. PHOTO BY JULIA PERCY THE COLLEGIAN

Ali Owens poses with the nonbinary pride flag in the photo booth set up by the Pride Resource Center Oct. 11. The Colorado State University Pride Resource Center hosted a booth for National Coming Into Queerness Day where they provided resources, pins, flags, advice and support. PHOTO BY JULIA PERCY THE COLLEGIAN

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Fort Collins, CSU communities respond to Israel-Hamas war 1. A Star of David pendant hangs from Assistant Professor Carolin Aronis’ neck during the Oct. 12 vigil for Israel in the Colorado State University Lory Student Center.

PHOTO BY GARRETT MOGEL THE COLLEGIAN 2. Stella Goldberg lights a candle at the Oct. 12 vigil for Israel in the Colorado State University Lory Student Center. During an open community comment, Goldberg spoke about her childhood growing up during World War II. “Antisemitism, whether you are with Jews or you’re not with Jews or you are a Jew, is never going to stop,” Goldberg said. “We only just have to be brave and be strong and stay together and just be the best people that God wants us to be.”

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3. A participant of the Oct. 12 vigil for Israel at Colorado State University lights candles in the shape of a Star of David in the Lory Student Center. Several Jewish community members spoke to the gathering regarding the conflict in Israel.

PHOTO BY GARRETT MOGEL THE COLLEGIAN 4. Natan Wallace and his partner Alexandra de Garay embrace during the Oct. 12 vigil for Israel in the Colorado State University Lory Student Center. “I was born and raised in Israel,” Wallace said. “I moved to the U.S. two years ago. If I would be back in Israel, I would most likely be in the music festival (referring to a Hamas attack on the Supernova music festival). And if I would have survived that, most likely I would be called in (to serve) like many of my friends.”

PHOTO BY GARRETT MOGEL THE COLLEGIAN 5. A participant of the Oct. 12 vigil for Israel at Colorado State University stands in the Lory Student Center. Several Jewish community members spoke to the gathering regarding the conflict in Israel.

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6. Hilary Johnson stands behind a Palestinian flag during the Oct. 13 Freedom for Palestine Protest along College Avenue in Fort Collins.

“I am a CSU student studying ecology and sustainability, and I am for freeing Palestine and Israel apartheid,” Johnson said. “Having justice for those people. Because I think justice deserves a recognition in the history and the colonial histories of it all.”

PHOTO BY GARRETT MOGEL THE COLLEGIAN 7. A girl waves a Palestinian flag during the Oct. 13 Freedom for Palestine Protest along College Avenue in Fort Collins.

PHOTO BY GARRETT MOGEL THE COLLEGIAN 8. A protester holds a Palestinian flag during the Oct. 13 Freedom for Palestine Protest along College Avenue in Fort Collins. “All the Western media is telling one narrative, one story,” the protester said. “There (are) no reporters in Gaza telling what’s going on.

There are on-ground journalists who are being murdered. You know, there’s no one telling the story. No one has told the story of the Palestinians. The United States and Europe (have) always backed Israel because they’re ashamed of what they did.”

PHOTO BY GARRETT MOGEL THE COLLEGIAN 9. Hakim Haddad walks along Oval Drive in Fort Collins during the Oct. 13 Freedom for Palestine Protest.

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10. Shay Jennings walks along Oval Drive during the Oct. 13 Freedom for Palestine Protest in Fort Collins. “On a daily basis, children are killed,” Jennings said. “The fact that people are rebelling to protect their land to get their homes back and everything, and people — children — are being bombed in the streets and being told to just deal with it — it’s sick, and it cannot be stood for any longer.”

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Microbiology Student Association paints with microbes

By Hana Pavelko @csucollegian

The Colorado State University Microbiology Student Association hosted a painting with microbes event Oct. 10. With an abundance of pigmented bacteria, students created unique designs on petri dishes to showcase at the Festival on the Oval for Homecoming weekend.

Microbes are small living creatures that we cannot see without microscopes. We are mostly familiar with them in terms of germs and viruses. Microbes can grow on a substance called agar, which is similar to nutrient-rich Jell-O. By allowing microbes to grow on agar, they can be seen without microscopes over time.

Microbiologists, the scientists who study microscopic organisms, use tools called inoculating loops and needles to transfer microbes to different surfaces.

In order to get accurate results, these tools must be sterilized

before they are used to help prevent contamination.

Students equipped with paint pallets of microbes, inoculating loop “paintbrushes” and petri dishes filled with agar set out to make their works of art. The designs ranged from the iconic CSU “A” to a dog named Goose floating in space. But how do you paint with a living organism?

“It’s a lot of faith,” said Elizabeth Ninke, the president of MSA. “You can’t really see, so it’s just faith it’ll grow.”

Microbes are too small to see with the naked human eye, so trying to paint with them is similar to painting with invisible ink. The biggest tip for painting with these microbes is to know the bacteria you’re working with. Microbes have unique characteristics that set them apart from others. Sometimes putting bacteria with different characteristics on the same petri dish can end in disaster.

A microbe painting of the CSU logo on display at the microbiology tent in The Oval Oct. 13. PHOTO BY AVA PUGLISI THE COLLEGIAN

“It’s harder than you think,” said Jess Gray, a member of MSA. “It’s a lot of trial and error to find out what works for me and what doesn’t.”

The “paints’’ used during the event found their origins close to home. The microbes in the shades orange, yellow, blue and purple all come from CSU alumni who teach at the university.

While most of these microbes came from Traci Kinkel’s introduction to research methods course, the blue microbe — a new addition this year — came from Carolina Mehaffy’s foundations of modern biotechnology class. The colors in the microbes are not only eye-catching but functional as well. “(Pigments) can help them be protected against UV rays,” Mehaffy said. “Others can inhibit other bacteria, so they can help them survive and compete with other microbes.

Another function of pigments is acting as antioxidants.”

The final products were displayed at the Festival on the Oval during

Homecoming weekend. Attendees were able to look at the art and learn more about microbes. Microbiology students and faculty got the opportunity to explain to those who visited their table about the science behind their artwork as well as share their passion for the subject with the rest of the community.

In addition to showing off their work at the Festival on the Oval, the MSA is hoping to submit some of their artwork to the annual Agar Art Contest hosted by the American Society for Microbiology.

Every year, people from across the country create their own artwork from microbes and agar to submit to this contest. This year’s theme for the contest is Microbiology in Space, and the grand prize is a chance to be a special guest and presenter at MilliporeSigma’s Agar Art on Display event in Molsheim, France.

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THC and CBD are two cannabinoids that have risen to incredible heights in terms of popularity, cultural relevance and research relating to medical benefits.

However, the potential of the lesserknown cannabinol has grown over the past two years. The emergence of new research revealed the compound’s ability to prevent and eliminate cancer cells in human tissues and to protect the aging brain from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease.

CBN has received more attention in recent years and is primarily marketed as a sleep aid with effects comparable to or with even greater effects than CBD. This point is contended, as there is a limited number of human studies supporting the effects of CBN — most of which date back to the 1970s and ‘80s. Fortunately, recent discoveries have made CBN a major focal point of scientific and pharmacological attention, so further research into the compound is likely imminent.

CBN is just one of over 60 cannabinoid compounds found in cannabis plants.

Researchers showed renewed interest in CBN after observing its surprising role in suppressing cancer cell growth in animals.

By using concentrated CBN in experiments with various human tissues and cancerous cells, a team of researchers found compelling evidence of the compound’s anti-cancerous properties. A study from the University of Lethbridge published back in March showed the ability of CBN to suppress the development of cancer cells, modulate the cell cycle progression of tumor cells and cause apoptosis — programmed cell death — in cancer cells.

The CBN molecule relies on an interaction with cannabinoid receptors to modulate specific cell-signaling pathways that affect or eliminate cancerous cells.

By interacting with these receptors and affecting certain pathways of the cell, CBN is able to inhibit and even eliminate cancer and tumorous cells in certain human tissues through apoptosis.

Cancer is a result of the imbalance between cell growth and death, and it is one of the most difficult diseases to treat and cure. In recent years, several cannabinoids including THC and CBD have displayed anti-tumorous and anti-cancer functions, which makes CBN the latest to join the list.

Another challenge posed to modern medicine is to prevent, treat and cure diseases caused by aging. Aiming to find new drug candidates to treat age-related diseases, a study from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of California San Diego found CBN taking on a neuroprotective function that shields the aging brain from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

However, while CBN requires cannabinoid receptors to target cancerous cells, no such receptors are needed for its neuroprotective role. CBN protects neurons by targeting mitochondria and protecting it from oxidative stress, which prevents mitochondrial dysfunction.

This leads researchers to believe that CBN could potentially become a novel treatment for neurodegeneration.

Most studies that delve into the known and potential health benefits associated with cannabinoids like CBN openly state that the research is limited. That being so, the evidence collected so far shows incredibly promising potential for such compounds and their therapeutic uses, warranting further scientific research.

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FOOTBALL PREVIEW

Rams aim to spoil red-hot Rebels’ homecoming

By Damon Cook @dwcook2001

How do you follow up the game of the year?

An away win against a 5-1 conference rival might just do that.

Colorado State will travel to take on UNLV in Allegiant Stadium Oct. 21. For head coach Jay Norvell, UNLV is a familiar foe from his time in Nevada.

“It’s a little different,” Norvell said. “It was a big rivalry when we were at Nevada and we were playing for the cannon. … I’m just really excited to go back there. I really do love to go to Vegas; I love to play at Allegiant Stadium.”

Norvell often played UNLV in the Silver State rivalry, but this will be his first time taking on the Rebels in green and gold.

This isn’t quite a must-win game for the Rams, but it might be their most winnable out of their next four.

After this game, they will face Air Force, Wyoming and San Diego State before they play Nevada and Hawaii.

A win this weekend and against Nevada and Hawaii would get the team to the six wins needed to be bowl-eligible.

“Big challenge for us to go to Vegas and play the (Rebels),” Norvell said. “They have a quality team, and it’s going to be a big challenge for us.”

Offense

Norvell said the CSU analytics team predicted that the odds of getting an onside kick is 10%, the odds of a successful Hail Mary is 10% and the odds of doing both are one in a 1,000.

Scoring all 31 of their points against Boise State in the second half, the team finally showed some of what they had looked like prior to the Utah State catastrophe.

“We never say die,” wide receiver Louis Brown IV said. “We have to fight to the end (and) give 100% (on) every play, every rep. That’s what we did in that fourth quarter.”

Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi was hailed with a multitude of awards on Monday, including Mountain West Freshman of the Week, the Davey O’Brien Great 8, the Manning Award Stars of the Week and an Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Honorable Mention. “(I’ve) definitely seen a different type of quarterback from the first half to the second half,” Brown said.

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“He just got into Brayden mode — he just did what he had to do to help our offense and bring us back into the game.”

UNLV has one of the best rushing defenses in the MW, and unfortunately for the Rams, Norvell announced that running back Kobe Johnson is dealing with a serious injury and will redshirt this season.

Getting in a rhythm will be key for the offense, and starting fast can be a big factor in developing that rhythm.

“We always want to start fast, and that’s really important,” Norvell said.

“I just feel like we have a sense of urgency as a team.”

Watch for: a record-breaking day for Dallin Holker Holker has caught a touchdown in every game this season except for one. With his most recent one, he tied Kivon Cartwright and Kory Sperry at six, which is the record for most in a season by a tight end.

Defense

Before getting into the game preview for the defense, it’s important to note that firstyear defensive lineman Kennedy McDowell, who was carted off the field on Saturday, has been released

from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.

“Our trainers and our medical staff did an amazing job,” Norvell said.

Although the holes were big for Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, the Rams held the QB rushing attack of Boise in check — something Norvell said was a key to their victory.

Jayden Maiava has been neck and neck with Fowler-Nicolosi for one of the best new quarterbacks in the conference. The redshirt freshman is coming off of a breakout game where he completed 80% of his passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns.

Maiava has only thrown two interceptions this season, and while capable as a runner, he isn’t a barn burner on the ground.

The Rebels are a +9 in turnover differential and have the best ratio in the MW. It will be a key for the Rams to keep the turnover battle close.

“That’s one thing we harp on every week is the turnover battle,” linebacker Justin Sanchez said.

“We have to get turnovers, and the offense has to hold the ball and secure the ball.”

While Maiava has been good to start the season, it’s a lot easier

to do so when your running game is as lethal as UNLV’s. They’ve averaged 221.5 yards per game this season and usually rush four backs, meaning their backfield is almost always fresh.

So far this season, the Rams have allowed an average of 162 yards per game and will need to buckle up in order to go into Allegiant Stadium and keep a team who is looking to go bowl eligible this week at five wins.

“They’re the highest scoring team in the league right now,” Norvell said. “We’re going to have to get our arms around that and slow them down. I thought our defense did a good job of adjusting to Boise and just managing areas of the game.”

Watch for: the run defense The Rams did a good job at controlling Jeanty in the second half of their game against Boise.

If they can keep that momentum and prevent the UNLV rushing attack from carving them up, they’ll be in good shape come Saturday.

Reach Damon Cook at sports @collegian.com.

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Swim and dive aims for Mountain West championships

By Emma Askren @emma_askren

Colorado State’s Swimming & Diving team might not be the most popular sport at CSU, but it certainly is one of the most successful. After losing several seniors and grad students, the Rams looked to rebuild and redevelop their roster for the 2023-24 season.

The Rams’ season just began with the first meet happening last weekend against Wyoming. Despite ending their undefeated streak of 23 dual meets, the Rams weren’t disappointed by what happened in Wyoming.

“This season isn’t going to be defined by dual-meet wins and losses,” head coach Christopher Woodard said.

CSU underwent a roster overhaul in the offseason, gaining five new first-years and three new transfers.

The new additions to the roster will provide new opportunities to rewrite race plans and adjust relay lineups.

“As a freshman, I just want to travel and be able to go to conference, and it would be awesome if I could score some points for the team and contribute (to the team),” first-year Maddi Geyer said. “As a team, at the beginning of the season, we just

talked about (how) getting top three at conference is a really good goal for us that we want to try and get.”

Geyer is a first-year from Charlotte, North Carolina, which is also where the team will be traveling to compete for the first time this season.

“I’m from Charlotte, actually,” Geyer said. “So if I make the travel team, I’ll get to go home, and my friends are going to be there. But it’s always good to race different people and get different experiences, and only good things can come out of that.”

The consensus throughout the team is the end goal to compete and do well at the Mountain West Conference championships. Last season, the Rams didn’t end up meeting expectations, as they placed eighth and seventh on the first and second days of competition.

Coming off confident wins against New Mexico and Air Force, the Rams have another home meet against Denver, where they will continue to make adjustments to prepare for conference.

“We kind of sunk down last season in the rankings at conference, and we want to build our way back up,” junior Katie McClelland said.

“We’d love to get top three; we really want to get back into that top five position especially.”

CSU is slowly making its way up the rankings, especially after their dominant double-dual meet win this past weekend. However, there are always changes and adjustments that can be made for improvements.

“We need to develop our race strategy and our toughness,”Woodard said following the dual-meet loss against Wyoming.

“We had some mistakes and some letdowns, but on the whole, I think they responded really well,” Woodard said. “Obviously it’s disappointing (not to) pull out the W, and there was the winning streak kind of weighing down on them, but now we’ve got that monkey off our back, and now it’s just preparing (for every meet).”

While the New Mexico and Air Force squads were not nearly as deep as the Wyoming roster, a win was necessary. Travel is a huge part of the season this year for the Rams, especially considering they have meets in North Carolina, Florida and Texas.

“I’m assuming (it’s for) new competition,” McClelland said. “In years past, we did go undefeated, and that was a huge accomplishment, but we definitely want to compete against bigger and harder teams. That’s how you get faster, and that’s how you

compete against those bigger and faster teams at conference.”

While dual and double-dual meets aren’t the end-all-be-all for the Rams, conference competition is certainly looking to shape up that way. With the whole team having

similar expectations of finishing in the top three for the Mountain West championships, all eyes will be on the Rams as they continue their season.

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By Emma Souza @_emmasouza

Editor’s Note: This is a satire piece from The Collegian’s opinion section. Real names and the events surrounding them may be used in fictitious/semi-fictitious ways.

Those who do not read the editor’s notes are subject to being offended.

Most of us know that roommate life has its perks — split rent, constant companionship, a brotherhood or sisterhood or whatever you like to call it — but along with sharing a room comes sharing commodities: a joint fridge, toilet paper that runs out twice as fast and, if you really like the person, maybe even a comb with the loving entanglement of both your hairs. Living with another person is an adjustment. But none of these lifestyle adjustments come close to sharing the demon that is the Brita filter.

Every morning when I wake up with the shriveled throat of a pack-per-day smoker, I hobble over to the fridge and pray that she will greet me with a lusciously full and ice-cold rectangular body. I’d like to imagine that she’d be content and happy to see me, condensation beading like sweat as I reach for her handle.

Frankly, this dream of mine is never a reality. How my mornings actually go consists of little to no refreshments.

Instead, I am left croaking at my roommate like that puckering worm from SpongeBob SquarePants who is just trying to buy some goddamn chocolate. And with the same fervor of that old and disheveled worm woman, I jangle our empty Brita in the air and proclaim

that I have been a single parent taking care of our child in a dual-parent household.

This simply cannot go on.

It saddens me to know that thousands upon thousands of Colorado State University students with suspicious tap water are likely going through this same situation. The number of friendships on the line — maybe already ruined — is heartbreaking, but I know I must speak out. Someone has to be a voice for the coparenting injustices happening daily inside the fridge.

Therefore, on behalf of my struggles, here are five ways to tell your roommate it is their turn to fill that goddamn Brita.

1. Remove your sink, your fridge and any other source of water from the living space

Clearly they don’t care enough to drink, so by proxy, they don’t care enough to shower, brush their teeth or wash their face. No Brita equals no water.

2. Whisper it into manifestation

Once your roommate is asleep, get your lips close to their ear. I don’t mean a couple of inches away — you live together, for god’s sake, so get your smackers close to that pupper. From there, spend a couple of minutes whispering the manifestation: “You want to fill the Brita. You need to fill the Brita.” Repeat as needed. Although this requires sacrificing a little bit of sleep, the first gulp of that heavensent ambrosia water you didn’t fill outweighs a couple of all-nighters.

3. Hire Mainstreet A Cappella to break the news This approach is a little less confrontational if you’re the shy type. Mainstreet A Cappella, CSU’s resident a cappella group, performs gigs all across the Fort Collins community. Because this is the most important conflict since your roommate murdered the toilet and you had to have the awkward Febreze conversation, I’m sure Mainstreet will understand the gravity of this situation and more than happily follow your roommate around singing different chords of Brita with jubilant jazz hands or whatever the hell they do. But perhaps that idea doesn’t sound right to you, so I raise you this: a reenactment of the legendary “Pitch Perfect” riff-off, except all the songs must have the word Brita in them. Yeah, chew on that!

4. Call their mom

Nobody knows the frustration of forgotten chores like a mother. And similarly, nobody can say no to their mom. That being said, if my roommate went so far as to call my mom over some petty conflict, I would evict them. You should give it a try, though!

5. Leave vaguely ominous threats in their textbooks

Written in the margins in a livid scribble: You have three days.

Reach Emma Souza at letters@collegian.com.

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Sexual health discussions are important at CSU

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By Hana Pavelko @hanasolo13

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.

With the flu, COVID-19 and an abundance of other diseases one can contract on a college campus, many students take precautions.

Wearing masks, taking vitamins and eating healthy are all good

ways to keep healthy during cold and flu season.

However, with all these different diseases, sometimes another aspect of health is overlooked: sexual health.

Sexual health is often considered an awkward topic, but that does not diminish its importance. Statistics concerning sexual health in the younger population are alarming.

More than 10 million of the 20 million new STD cases reported in 2020 were from people aged 15-24, according to 2021 survey statistics released by

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The use of condoms has diminished among youth, and the majority have not been tested for sexually transmitted diseases.

With these numbers on the rise, it is important to note the resources Colorado State University provides to help students manage their sexual health. Your sexual health is just as important as your personal health, and the CSU Health Network wants to keep students as healthy as possible in every aspect.

Even more resources concerning sexual health can be found through the CSU Health Network peer education team Creating Respect, Educating Wellness (by and for) Students. CREWS is a team of dedicated students that educates others about topics including sexual health, alcohol consumption and cannabis so they can make informed decisions. CREWS does a variety of services around campus, including presentations on these topics and sexual health supply deliveries to student groups upon request.

It is important to take care of your sexual health as a part of your personal health. Sophie Orsund,

the sexual health coordinator for CREWS, teaches her peers about sexual health even though it is considered a taboo subject by many.

“It’s like, ‘Hey, I got my flu shot. Hey, I got my STD test,’” Orsund said. “It’s not an end-ofthe-world thing.”

You should be aware of your sexual health not only for yourself but for your partners as well. Your sexual health does not only affect you; it also affects those you are having intercourse with.

“You should be getting tested after every single sexual partner,” Orsund said. “Every time you’re switching between sexual partners, that’s a test.”

Even while in a monogamous relationship, it is still recommended that you get tested regularly for STDs, and students can get tested at the CSU Health and Medical Center on campus. Some STDs are extremely serious. Left untreated, they can cause loss of fertility and even issues with major organs.

Being consistent in your testing can reduce the chance of having serious repercussions from STDs.

It is also important to note that STDs often do not present with symptoms. Without symptoms, people often assume they do not need to get tested. This means they are unwittingly a host for an STD and can pass it on to their other sexual partners.

In addition to STD testing, the Health Network also provides free sexual health supplies, including a variety of condoms, dental dams and lube. These supplies play an important role in keeping yourself healthy while being sexually active.

Sexual health is an important part of physical health. Although it can sometimes be stigmatized, students need to be aware of how important it is in their life. Students can take advantage of numerous resources CSU has to help care for your sexual health.

“We want students to be thinking about (sexual health) the same way you’re thinking about your personal health,” Orsund said.

“We want to help lead them to make safer choices.”

Reach Hana Pavelko at letters @collegian.com.

COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST

More can be done for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By Dominique Lopez @caffeinateddee6

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.

October is a busy month for everyone. For students, it means midterms and big projects that must be completed in a few weeks time, and for Colorado State University, it means fall addresses and Homecoming week. But for those of us who have lost loved ones and experienced the tragedy breast cancer can cause, October is a month to remember and reflect.

For some people, October is a month full of pink, remembrance and education surrounding breast cancer. But for many of us, it is just another month where we are tasked with millions of homework assignments and finding a Halloween costume. Because of the chaos, we often forget what

else is represented during the month of October.

Over the past few years, some of our athletic teams have hosted a pink out night where fans are encouraged to wear pink and show their support for people who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and people who have died from it. More often than not, the teams that hosted these pink out events were women’s teams. However, with the month nearly over and the shrinking number of home games where pink uniforms can be worn, there haven’t been any announcements or even recognition of the month.

It isn’t just sports teams that haven’t taken the time to bring attention to breast cancer awareness; the university as a whole hasn’t hosted a single event. Plus, the few sororities I’ve seen in the past handing out pink ribbons haven’t been out on The Plaza like usual.

So why is there nothing being done in support of the month,

even something as simple as hosting an informative event for people on campus?

It’s not much, but it demonstrates empathy, awareness and respect.

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ concert film brings live experience to theaters

By Allie Seibel @allie_seibel_

Taylor Swift’s groundbreaking Eras Tour has been touring North America and international stadiums since March. Now, Swift has brought to theaters the concert that has broken countless records and caused a ticketing meltdown.

“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” movie was announced Aug. 31 on Swift’s Instagram. Fans at the Los Angeles stop of the concert saw filming taking place Aug. 3-5, and the film was announced to be released directly through AMC, therefore not crossing any of the picket lines caused by the SAGAFTRA writers strike.

The Eras Tour film debuted at $128 million on its opening weekend, officially becoming the highest-grossing concert film in the United States ever.

A spliced recording of the three filmed shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, The Eras Tour film

has a runtime of 2 hours and 45 minutes, a 45-minute cutdown from the actual concert. Swift removed seven songs from the film, which was the only blight on an otherwise immersive and beautiful film experience.

While some of the song cuts seem to make sense to preserve runtime, others felt slightly choppy, and for filmgoers who also were at the live concert, it felt like a bit of a letdown not to get the full experience. It also felt like everyone in the theater would not have objected to staying for the extra runtime because of how captivating the filming made the concert.

The film brings a whole different dimension to the concert experience. While nothing will ever replicate the feeling of seeing a concert live, especially The Eras Tour, with the booming sound and the energy of the crowd, the film enhances the experience of seeing The Eras Tour live for fans who have been lucky enough to see it and replicates the

experience beautifully for those who could not.

The cinematography — a mix of aerial wide shots, crowd shots and close-ups of Swift and her dancers and singers — allows the viewer to feel as if they are in the stadium during the performance.

Swift gives plenty of screen time to her backup musicians and dancers, truly making the film feel like an ensemble production. The film also includes crowd reaction shots that are beautiful and wholesome.

During the song “Tolerate It,” Swift’s backup dancer is followed through two doors onto the stage, allowing the audience to feel as if they are actually on the stage as well.

During “Look What You Made Me Do,” the camera runs in circles around Swift’s raised platform and captures the raw energy of the live moment better than almost any other shot.

In quieter moments, when Swift sits and plays a piano or guitar, the camera focuses on a tight shot of her facial expressions, adding

emotion and vulnerability to moments that could easily get lost if fans were higher up in the giant stadiums. The camera work was so diligent in those moments that eagle-eyed fans could even catch a glimpse of chipped nail polish during “All Too Well.”

The editing of the film included nicely disguised 3D titles for each of the eras, which added a sense of magical realism to the film, as well as superimposed fireworks to close out the show. The visuals that play on the back of the stage are sometimes played as part of the movie, which truly brings them to life.

Swift’s cinematography team does a good job of avoiding the awkwardness of having the giant back screen showing a recording of the performance at the same time she performs. SoFi Stadium has a ring of screens to aid the view of fans sitting higher up in the stadium, and this was almost entirely avoided in the film.

The audio quality allows fans to actually hear Swift’s vocals if they

can resist the urge to start singing and listen quietly. Some theaters have been filled with singing and dancing fans, but whether an animated or quiet crowd, The Eras Tour film does justice to the concert phenomenon and brings the spectacle to local theaters.

Perhaps the best moment of the concert documentary is the end credits. The song “Long Live” plays to bloopers of Swift and fanrecorded videos outside the shows at SoFi, and the final screen of the film is a message from Swift with friendship bracelets that spell out: “Thank you to the most generous, thoughtful, loving fans on the planet. This is all because of you and for you.”

For those who stay long enough to see the end credits, the sweet message feels like the perfect way to close what Swift calls in the film “the most extraordinary experience of her life.”

Reach Allie Seibel at entertainment@collegian.com.

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NOSTALGIA

Vintage video game convention sparks fun for all

By Jack Fillweber @csucollegian

Vincon is a vintage video game conference wherein people of all ages can find nostalgic video games from their childhood. The event was hosted

by Games Ahoy! and happened Oct. 14-15 at The Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, Colorado.

Owner and event organizer of Games Ahoy! Adam Ray has been hosting the event since 2015. The Vincon experience is unlike any other: The detail and care put into the planning make the convention a special place to be.

Ray spent around eight months planning this event so that all participants could find something that appealed to them. Ray listed some of the factors he must juggle to make Vincon possible.

“I also design the carnival games personally — theme them after video games,” Ray said. “We have to hire music artists for both days, usually like seven or eight bands.

We have to gather volunteers. I also have 20 employees to schedule, and we have to do advertising — both physical media and digital media

multiple times over the course of several months.”

Ray explained the reason vintage video games stick out to him so much is that almost everybody has a video game they remember playing back in the day. Nostalgia is what grabs the attention of an older demographic, but the promise of fun still intrigues the youth.

The front of the convention was dedicated to shopping vendors, all eager to have a conversation about their artwork or their collections. The second half of the space was filled with tables and consoles, kids playing carnival games, live music and classic arcade games lining the walls.

Peter Honiotes, a private seller at the event, touched on why he appreciates Vincon so much.

“I guess normally I’m a buyer, and I like seeing some of the rare, harder-tofind stuff that you don’t normally see,” Honiotes said.

There is something special about the community at Vincon. The collective effervescence of being around so many like-minded people is what makes people so passionate about this kind of event.

Paul Westerfield and Aedan Barr, students at the University of Northern

Colorado and Metropolitan State University of Denver, respectively, both gave examples in their lives of how this event has brought them closer to their friends and has given them a means to share their passion.

“Since going to UNC, I of course don’t have as much time to see my friends because many of them are from out of town in general,” Westerfield said. “This past weekend, especially yesterday, was such an opportunity to see them again and that really helped me overall. I have not gotten to see them in a long while, and having an event like this means that I not only get to spend more time with them, but we get to spend time doing something we are both passionate about, and it really helps my mental health overall.”

Barr also said that video games open up opportunities for longstanding relationships on virtual platforms where even friends who are not geographically close can still spend time together.

Vintage video games hold a special spot in so many hearts. Vincon provided an opportunity to connect with those feelings and to be a part of a passionate community committed to having fun.

Reach Jack Fillweber at entertainment@collegian.com.

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By Jack Fillweber @csucollegian

Shopping at vintage markets is a cheaper alternative to purchasing new clothing. Vintage shopping takes time and effort but often yields a more satisfying result than shopping at the mall or online.

One of Fort Collins’ premium vintage offerings is the weekly occurring Vintage Market, a traveling pop-up shop looking to expand to a permanent location.

Joshua Dollgener, the market coordinator, shared the reasoning behind the traveling store.

“It’s mostly just for gained exposure, right?” Dollgener said. “Every business has their own marketing channels that we can then tap into. And then not only that, but we’re also able to access different parts

of town, right? So ultimately our goal is to get the vendors’ products in front of as many people as possible.”

Part of the reason the market does so well is because of their ability to move to new locations, which grabs the attention and business of new customers. This pairs with the market’s low overhead cost to create a consumer-friendly event where customers get high-quality vintage for reasonable prices.

Andy Weiss, founder and executive director of Launch Skate, was the event host Sept.

23. The market has allowed Launch Skate to gain publicity for its nonprofit as well as incorporate a new domain of vintage market shoppers.

“I think it’s, like, a win-win for both of us,” Weiss said.

“We’re able to share our space with these guys. They’re able to do a pop-up event at kind of a new venue that’s different, you

know? … I think the organizers were really smart to kind of turn this into something that would benefit our nonprofit in a financial way but also just gain exposure for everyone that’s involved.”

Eric Likewise, the owner of Market Skateshop, spoke extensively about the vintage market and has had a vintage rack at 640 S. College Ave., the location of Market Skateshop, for some time now. Likewise spoke to how fun vintage clothes can be.

Likewise made the point that there is more of a connection to vintage clothes as opposed to going to the mall to buy clothes. There’s a story behind the clothes that you buy at a vintage market as well as an opportunity to meet new people and keep shopping local.

Carol Mac Neill, a Colorado State University student, reported that the Fort Collins

Vintage Market had much more competitive prices than Ragstock — a popular vintage store in Old Town.

“I’ve noticed the prices here are definitely a lot cheaper than at Ragstock,” Mac Neill said. “Some of the things at Ragstock, I’m like, ‘Oh, I don’t know.’ But I think the prices here are really reasonable, too, especially for it being vintage clothing, which is pretty rare to find.”

Mac Neill isn’t the only student who is pro-thrift.

Many of the vendors are CSU students looking to make a few extra dollars on the weekends.

The Fort Collins Vintage Market is a great entry point for a community of vintage lovers; it’s an engaging way to pick up some unique pieces of clothing that nobody else will have.

Reach Jack Fillweber at entertainment@collegian.com.

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