Vol. 127, No. 88 Monday, February 5, 2018
NEWS
EDITORIAL
ISLAMIC CENTER CELEBRATES DIVERSITY
CONSERVATIVES NEED TO DO MORE THAN CONDEMN
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Clash on Campus
SPORTS
EAGLES KNOCK OFF PATRIOTS IN SUPER BOWL LII PAGE 12
Eustachy placed on administrative leave by CSU By Colin Barnard @ColinBarnard_
Colorado State placed men’s basketball coach Larry Eustachy on administrative leave Saturday afternoon, athletic director Joe Parker announced in a statement. The athletic department is in the midst of conducting a climate assessment on Eustachy’s conduct as the Rams’ head coach, the second time his conduct has been under investigation in the past five years.
INVESTIGATION TIMELINE ■ Tuesday, Jan. 30:
A white nationalist makes the “Hail Hitler” salute during the protest following Charlie Kirk’s speech at the Lory Student Center. White nationalists and members of Antifa began to fight after the speech, causing police to order protesters to disperse. PHOTO BY COLIN SHEPHERD COLLEGIAN
Charlie Kirk speech attracts white nationalists, protestors By Collegian Staff @CSUCollegian
White nationalists clashed with Antifa Friday night following Charlie Kirk’s speech at Colorado State University. Charlie Kirk is the founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative nonprofit with an aim to organize students on college campuses to promote conservative policies. He was invited to speak at CSU by the local chapter of the organization. More than 500 people attended. Several groups, including Young Democratic Socialists of America, protested Kirk’s presence on
campus and the content of his speech. Counter-protesters, including white nationalist groups, came to campus to confront the event’s protesters. By the end of the night white nationalists were chased off of the CSU campus by members of Antifa and other protesters after altercations started on the CSU Plaza. Authorities, armed with riot gear and a canine unit, followed the crowd attempting to keep the groups separate and ordered people to disperse. While police attempted to break up the beginnings of a riot, smaller scale fights broke out as the groups
moved west across campus. CSUPD made no arrests during the clash, nor were there any arrests during the Kirk event, according to Dell Rae Ciaravola, CSUPD’s public information officer. Ciaravola wrote in an email to the Collegian that no other injuries were reported to CSUPD related to the Kirk event, protests or clash. Later reports came in that at CSUPD officer had been injured in an unrelated incident. Several eyewitnesses said people were hurt “on both sides,” during the fights that broke out. “Duringtheprotestsfollowing the speech, there became a risk of
an imminent threat of potential violence,” Ciaravola wrote. “CSUPD Chief Scott Harris made the determination to issue the dispersal order. Less than 200 people were on the plaza at the time the order was given. A group was moving into the area and was confirmed to be armed with bats, shields and gas masks.” Reports that the Traditionalist Worker Party, an extremist political party, would attend to join counter-protesters circulated earlier this week. Some counter-protesters were heard yelling “Jews will not replace us,” and seen making the “Hail Hitler” see CHARLIE KIRK on page 4 >>
Reports surface that Eustachy’s conduct is under investigation ■ Wednesday, Jan. 31: Athletic director Joe Parker confirms the investigation ■ Eustachy coaches CSU in loss to Wyoming ■ Saturday, Feb. 3: Eustachy placed on administrative leave while CSU concludes investigation ■ Associate head coach Steve Barnes named interim head coach
“I have asked head coach Larry Eustachy to temporarily step away from the men’s basketball program, as he has been placed on administrative leave while we conclude our climate assessment,” Parker said in an email. “We are diligently working through this assessment as expeditiously as possible, understanding the importance of a thorough and fair process. No conclusions have been made.” see EUSTACHY on page 12 >>