Volume 126, No. 119 April 19, 2017

Volume 126, No. 119 Wednesday, April 19, 2017

OPINION

POLICY FLEXIBILITY BETTER FOR SOCIETY PAGE 6

SPORTS

HUGHES MEMORIES: GOAL POSTS PARADE PAGE 8 Students protest the force used in the arrest of Michelle Surat in Old Town on April 9. The video of the arrest recently went viral online and the police officer involved in the arrest was placed on leave. PHOTO BY DAVIS BONNER COLLEGIAN

Citizens protest police brutality at City Hall after viral video

By Gabriel Go @rgabrielgo

Several citizens gathered in front of the Fort Collins City Hall on April 18 to rally against police brutality in response to a viral video of Colorado State University student and Gamma Phi Beta sorority member Michaella Surat being thrown to the ground and arrested.

The protest was organized

on behalf of concerned citizens and students by Kwon Atlas, a recent CSU graduate and mayoral candidate, and CSU students Juan Caro and Emily Faulkner of the Conservative Interest Group.

While over 50 citizens were expected to attend, a smaller turnout of around 30 citizens came to protest. The rally organizers said they are not associated with any Greek organizations at CSU.

The event’s Facebook page clarified that the rally was not aimed towards Surat’s arrest, but rather to the force used by the officer, identified as Randall Klasmer, in the video.

“The question is not whether (or not) she deserved to be charged and arrested,” the event organizers wrote on Facebook.

“The question here is: did the officer use excessive force in the legal arrest of Michaella?”

During citizens participation, Caro said that the City needs to set an example.

“This is a politically charged issue,” Caro said. “We’ve seen issues in United Airlines, Greeley and now Fort Collins. It’s up to us to set an example.”

Current President of the Associated Students of Colorado State University Daniela Pineda Soracá also spoke to the council see PROTEST on page 4 >>

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CAMPUS

Old Main bell returned to CSU after theft 100 years ago

By Erin Douglas @erinmdouglas23

A CSU tradition that was lost over 100 years ago returned to campus today: The Old Main bell.

The Old Main bell, which came to campus around 1910, was housed in Old Main, a building that burned to the ground during student protests in 1970.

However, the bell was stolen about 50 years before that in 1919. It was unveiled Tuesday as part of “I Love CSU Day” on the Aylesworth lawn across from the entrance to the new on-campus stadium.

In spring 2016, Kristi Bohlender, the executive director of the CSU Alumni Association, got a phone call from an attorney who said his client had a question: If the Old Main bell was returned, what would the University do with it?

Through this conversation, Bohlender found out that a group of alumni were in possession of the original bell, waiting for the right moment to return it to campus. They felt the construction of the new on-campus stadium was that moment.

The 450-pound bell was passed down generationally by a group of alumni and fraternity members. While everyone involved in the original theft has died now, the group that had

The refurbished Old Main bell, which will be installed in a tower of the Alumni Center in the new on-campus football stadium, was returned after it was stolen over 100 years ago. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN

kept it was reluctant to come forward. It was stolen by a group of male students – Bohlender estimates at least four people had to be involved in order to steal such a heavy artifact – and it was promptly buried on a local farm

owned by one of the original thieves.

The bell remained buried for 50 years, ending the tradition of students ringing it after football victories and to signal the start of classes every day. However, when

the farm was put up for sale, those who knew what was burried beneath had to act. It was unearthed before the sale, but after that the history gets “murky,” according to Bohlender.

“It crossed state lines, but I

honestly have no idea (what happened after that),” Bohlender said.

But, in February 2016, the bell literally made its way to Bohlender’s doorstep. A few days after she spoke with the attorney, Bohlender received a call from her husband while she was driving to their daughter’s basketball practice.

“My husband called from the house and he said, ‘Um, there’s a bell in our driveway,’ and that’s how we got it back,” Bohlender said.

Around the same time as the bell was returned, student government leader Edward Kendall said he had “coincidentally become obsessed with the bell.”

“I distinctly remember I was on the (freshman orientation) tour on the Oval when my orientation leader told me about the bell. That stuck in my mind,” Kendall said.

Kendall, who served as the 2016-2017 Community Affairs Director for the Associated Students of Colorado State University, developed a proposal to buy a new bell to replace it. He was in the process of pitching it to President Tony Frank’s cabinet members around the same time that Bohlender had found out the original bell was about to be returned to campus. see BELL on page 5 >>

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CAMPUS

Allison Hall proposed to receive new compost bins, improve sustainability

By Piper Davis @piperldavis

Allison Hall recently received funding from the Associated Students of Colorado State University for a three-compartment compost bin on April 12.

Dominique Ashe, a sophomore studying human dimensions of natural resources, is an ASCSU senator for Warner College of Natural Resources and an Eco-Leader for Allison Hall.

Ashe proposed a bill to ASCSU to place a compost bin in Allison Hall.

Allison Hall, where Spoons resides, is currently the only dining hall that does not have 24/7 access to a compost bin. According to Ashe, the bin will be mobile. During Spoon’s operation hours, it will be placed inside the dining hall. When Spoons is closed, it will be placed outside of the closed doors so students will still be able to use the bin.

The bin will be purchased from a company titled MAX-R. All other compost bins within the dining halls have been purchased by the same company.

According to Tim Broderick, the Assistant Director of Sustainability for Housing and Dining Services, the bins are made entirely from recycled milk jugs.

The bin includes three compartments: blue for recycling, brown

>> PROTEST from page 1 during citizens’ participation.

“Upon hearing and seeing with my own eyes the event that took place in Old Town... members of the student body feel that this could have been any one of us,” Soracá said. “We’re not here to argue whether she was in the right or wrong, but the force was completely unacceptable.”

Also present was Tina Chavez, a Greeley resident who said that her daughter Nina was a victim of police brutality. Chavez said that her daughter’s arm was broken in three places when police arrested her as she was coming home from a party last year.

“Michaella brought me here today. Having a daughter who was a victim of police brutality, I thought it was important for me to support her. I’m hoping for police accountability in our cities and streets,” Chavez said.

Council member Ray Martinez said he appreciated the sharing of sentiments and assured citizens that the issue will be handled accordingly. Council members Kristin Stephens, Ross

for compost and black for trash.

The bin is equipped with shadow boxes offering examples of what bin is appropriate for the given item.

“The bins are designed to clearly educate students on how recycling, trash and compost should be sorted for public access waste,” Ashe said. “This was to largely prevent our compostable stream from getting contaminated because we have no sifting system at our Foothills (Campus) composting operation.”

According to the bill, ASCSU will give $2,900 from its 20162017 senate discretionary budget to fund the bin. According to ASCSU Vice President Mike Lensky, senate has $103,000 left in the senate discretionary fund, which rolls over every year.

To Ashe, funding this bin is vital because it will help lower other costs such as dump trucks and payments for landfills.

According to the 2016 Trash Stream Waste Audit included in the Annual Sustainability Report conducted by Housing and Dining services, 41 percent of items that were thrown away could have been composted.

“Larimer County Landfill is set to be maxed out by 2025, and the estimated cost of a new landfill is between $8 and $15 million dollars,” Broderick wrote. “Com-

Juan Caro speaks to City Council during the rally held last night.

PHOTO BY BROOKE BUCHAN COLLEGIAN

Cunniff and Gerry Horak echoed Martinez’s remarks.

“It’s very easy for other young women to picture themselves in the shoes of the young woman in question (Surat). We will take a look at this,” Stephens said.

Speaking on Good Morning America, Surat said that the ar-

posting helps extend the life of the landfill and aid in spending that money more efficiently.

Composting also helps reduce GHG released into the atmosphere by the landfill taking CSU and the community one step closer to carbon neutrality.”

Ashe believes that the bins will be necessary given the state of the Larimer County landfill because it will educate students on what can be diverted from the landfills.

“Throwing trash away to landfills is not free,” Ashe said. “It costs money, but worse it costs the environment and our health.

If students can transition to pay for recycling and composting, we will be able to potentially expand natural areas by avoiding newly bought land to be used as another landfill site.”

According to Ashe, there are currently no definitive plans for future compost bins, yet she envisions compost bins placed within every academic building in the future.

“I think that an attainable goal in the near future would be to add composting for students to use in the (Lory Student Center),” Ashe said. “It is our hub and I feel that the student center should embody every value that (the) students share.”

Piper Davis can be reached at news@collegian.com.

rest maneuver left her with injuries such as bruises, a concussion and difficulty eating. She also said that she feels humiliated that the video had attracted so much online attention.

Surat was also a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority.

Although requested by their International Executive Council not to comment on the issue, an anonymous member voiced her concern over the manner of arrest during a previous interview with the Collegian. Despite the gag order, seven members of the sorority were at the protest. All Gamma Phi Beta members chose to remain anonymous.

“I think this went a lot better than it could have,” said one anonymous member. “Coming here and seeing all of the support we had from other sisters and members of the community was really wonderful.”

“I would say the fight’s not over,” said another anonymous member.

“It’s not just a Fort Collins thing, it’s a national thing. I think that standing up and fighting for

CITY

Police Chief resigns, cites “significant challenges”

By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98

Fort Collins Police Chief John Hutto jointly announced his resignation with City Manager Darin Atteberry on April 18.

In a statement released by the City of Fort Collins, Hutto said that Fort Collins Police Services has faced significant challenges over the past year and a half. Notably, the department faced a racial discrimination lawsuit and the recent controversy surrounding the arrest of Colorado State University student Michaella Surat in Old Town Fort Collins.

“FCPS has faced some significant challenges over the past year and a half and I believe the organization will benefit from new ideas and a fresh perspective,” Hutto said. “I have always acted with integrity and with the best interest of the community as my number one priority and this decision reflects my continuing commitment to put the community first.”

Hutto’s resignation marks the end of his five years serving as the Police Chief of Fort Collins. Prior to serving as the Fort Collins Police Chief, Hutto worked for the City of Austin Police Department for over 26 years.

equal representation and having everyone be held accountable for their actions is super important,” said one more member.

Surat was arrested the evening of April 6. Fort Collins Police Services initially responded to an altercation between two men at Bondi Beach Bar in Old Town.

One of the men involved was reportedly Surat’s boyfriend. Surat was also at the scene.

The Coloradoan reported that although Surat was free to leave, she allegedly struck and obstructed an officer before being arrested by Officer Klasmer, who used the standard arrest procedure. The video shows Surat being thrown to the ground face-first. Surat was charged with third-degree assault and obstructing a police officer. She has since posted her bond and is due in court this Wednesday.

As a partial response to Surat’s arrest among a set of other controversies, Fort Collins Police Chief John Hutto announced his resignation on Tuesday, effective May 12. According to a statement released the same day by the

Police Chief Hutto announced his resignation yesterday. PHOTO VIA FCPS FACEBOOK VIDEO

Atteberry said Hutto served the community well and praised Hutto for his accomplishments, including accreditation for FCPS from the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, establishing the Neighborhood Enforcement Team, significantly enhancing community outreach and fostering a partnership with the City of Loveland for a Joint Police Training Facility.

Hutto’s resignation will be effective on May 12. The city is working to find someone from outside the agency to serve as the interim chief while a nationwide search for the next police chief is conducted.This is a developing story. The Collegian will update the article with more details as they become available.

Haley Candelario can be reached at news@collegian. com.

FCPS, Hutto’s sudden resignation comes as a result of controversies in the recent months in addition to Surat’s arrest. Last January, the FCPS settled a $425,000 racial discrimination lawsuit within the police force.

Council member Martinez announced Thursday that Officer Klasmer was placed on administrative leave. Hutto confirmed the action later that day. The leave is not disciplinary in nature and comes as a result of the public’s response.

In a statement released on April 9, Hutto wrote that footage of the arrest was also captured on the officers’ body cameras, but will not be released until the investigation concludes. The FCPS anticipates that the investigation will conclude in six weeks, depending on the availability of the Citizens Review Board. In a press release to the Collegian, the FCPS wrote that they are “committed to protecting the integrity of the criminal investigation and Ms. Surat’s right to a fair trial.”

Gabriel Go can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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>> BELL from page 3 ASCSU also created a department of traditions and programming in order to spearhead this and other projects.

In his research, Kendall found that ASCSU had replaced the original bell once in 1922 for $40, but the second bell disappeared again a few years later.

According to Tony Phifer, a public relations representative for the University, rumors circulated that the second bell was sold for scrap metal during World War 2, given CSU’s strong ROTC program.

During Kendall’s research, he began to speculate that there was a chance the original bell was still in existence and could be returned to campus.

Due to the rumors, history and research Kendall had done, he worked with the 2016-2017 ASCSU President Daniela Pineda Soracá to build about $50,000 into their budget for traditions and programming in case they wanted to either purchase a new bell or if they found the old one.

“Eddie and I grew up in Fort Collins, so we have a special connection to the City,” Pineda Soracá said about why they wanted to pursue the project.

“We hold a special love for our hometown and, most of all, the heart of Fort Collins that is Colorado State University.”

When Bohlender found out that the student government had taken an interest in the bell as part of CSU history, she brought them on board to partner with them in bringing the bell back to campus.

“We (the students) have a

sense of ownership over the bell,” Pineda Soracá said. “It was student initiated and supported.”

Since the bell was buried for 5o years and passed down since then, it needed to be restored.

The yoke was broken and a new clapper had to be ordered. ASCSU contributed $20,500 to pay for the repairs. In addition, when the clapper was stolen, students started using a sledgehammer to ring the bell, so several dents had to be repaired as well. The bell was shipped to a company in Ohio for restoration.

To determine where to display it, the Alumni Center and ASCSU had to consider a location to install it where it would be used, but where it would not be a noise nuisance, which was a problem with the second bell.

The Alumni Center paid to install the bell in the tower of the new stadium, low enough to be seen from the street, but high enough to be heard. ASCSU declined to help pay for the installation of the bell to the stadium, as they did not want student fees to go towards any stadium infrastructure.

The bell is to be installed in a tower named after and honoring the memory of Jim and Nadine Henry at the Iris & Michael Smith Alumni Center on the northeast corner of the new on-campus stadium. Jim and Nadine Henry were University donors and were named “alumni of the century” in 2000.

“There’s no better fit (for the name of the tower),” Bohlender said. “They would have loved seeing it come back to campus.

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orado State was everything they believed in.”

Given the strong history between students and the bell—students ringing the bell, stealing the bell and returning the bell—Pineda Soracá said students will be allowed to use the bell beginning next year, though the University is unsure about when the bell will be rung for the first time. Bohlender said the Alumni Association will wait for ASCSU’s recommendation about how, when and by whom the bell should be rung.

“Hearing the sound of this bell will bring a sense of pride and connect us to the roots of our land-grant university,” Pineda Soracá said. “The student voice will be heard on campus for generations to come.”

The on-campus stadium’s first home game will be August 26.

Erin Douglas can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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The bell was painted with the words, “Beat Boulder” in an unknown year.

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OPINION Wednesday, April 19, 2017

COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS

Trump’s frequent policy shifts are a sign of progress Lauren Willson @LaurenKealani

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.

A quick Googling of the phrase “Trump changes mind,” will yield about 36,000,000 results. This should come as no surprise given that the president has historically shifted his opinions on a number of hot-button issues. Just this last week, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump altered his stances on a number of major campaign positions pertaining to foreign and fiscal policy.

While one might think this behavior demonstrates hypocrisy on Trump’s end, I see it as an optimistic sign.

Let me just say: I am not the biggest fan—really not a fan at all—of President Trump. He’s been known for highly misogynistic remarks. His personality can easily be described as narcissistic. His personal views

(and some executive orders) have greatly hindered Republican progress on racial inclusivity. I could go on.

All that being said, I do think these 180-degree pivots are a positive thing. It seems that the commander in chief is growing in his ability to integrate knowledge, perspective and humanity into his ideology and political platform.

Here are a few of the main campaign positions Trump changed his stance on, why he did so and why it matters:

are valid. Second, China only meets one of the three criteria (i.e. a $20 billion surplus of trade revenue over the U.S.) to be labelled a currency manipulator.

Third, but probably not last, Trump just doesn’t have a firm enough grasp of international trade policy—nor does he have an appropriately large economic team—to begin negotiations with the Communist nation.

Why it matters: Reflects greater self-awareness and indicates acknowledgement of personal abilities (or lack thereof ).

No longer will China be labeled a “currency manipulator” Following talks last week with the Communist nation’s president, Xi Jinping, Trump went against his campaign-trial promises of labeling China a “currency manipulator.” Historically, DJT has been a fervent opponent of the People’s Republic, from insensitively accusing the country of “raping” the U.S. with its trade policies to blaming it for strategically creating the concept of global warming.

Why he changed his mind: First, the term “currency manipulator” is a serious governmental designation. The accusation initiates a formal process of investigation, so one should be absolutely positive their charges

Janet Yellen is now worthy of Trump’s “respect” In the past, Trump has spoken poorly of the Federal Reserve chief, for he disagreed with her low interest rate policies. He also asserted that her doing so was a biased effort to help out then-president Obama.

Why he changed his mind: As early as April 2016, Trump began changing his position on low interest rates to a more favorable one, although he still expressed inclination to replace Yellen in 2018. Yellen and the Fed initiated an unhurried raising of rates this past December and, because Trump has been informed it will not negatively affect his fiscal policy, he has not objected. The president even

COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS

Scientologists are misunderstood

By Johnny Rhein @jonnyrhein

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Since the rise of the Internet, the Church of Scientology has been getting a bad reputation. Many books and documentaries have surfaced that reveal the religion as a money-hungry cult that science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard started in 1955. While the message of these books and documentaries are important and true, they give the impression that Scientologists are generally evil people.

I recently visited the Church of Scientology in Denver to decide for myself if Scientologists are as evil as I have seen on television.

The first part of my tour was the E-meter test. This test

is designed to measure a person’s stress level. I held the cylinder handles of the E-meter tightly, but not too tightly just as my tour guide instructed. I watched the needle go back and forth vigorously until it finally settled as far right as it could go.

“Wow, you must be stressed.

Why do you think you’re so stressed?” my tour guide said.

I answered him honestly, “I’m a college student who just moved to Colorado from Illinois. I don’t know many people here. I have doubts about the future and doubts that I’ll able to land a good job.”

“What is your dream job?” he said.

“Well, I’ve always had dreams of being a touring musician,” I said.

My tour guide said he was also a musician. Before he became a Scientologist, he gave up on becoming a famous musician. After he joined the church, he gained confidence and creative ability that he never had before he became a

member. He said he is now up for a Grammy. I congratulated him and did not ask questions, but it felt like he was just targeting my interests and trying to humor me.

The next stop on my tour was a small private theater. I had never had the pleasure of watching a movie in a completely empty theater, but unfortunately it was not the new Power Rangers flick; it was a film about the Scientology bible, “Dianetics.”

The somewhat well-produced twenty-minute film was less about “what ‘Dianetics’ can do you for you,” but more “x many people bought ‘Dianetics’ and you should too!” The film seemed like an advertisement for Dianetics rather than information on why the book is important.

I walked out of the theater and my tour guide led me to a bookshelf stocked with copies of “Dianetics” and other books written by L. Ron Hubbard. My guide gave me a preview of the see LETTERS on page 14 >>

stated, “I like [Yellen]. I respect her.”

Why it matters: Demonstrates growing respect for those with whom he doesn’t agree and slightly lowers ranking in Misogyny Hall of Fame (that’s a joke).

NATO is “no longer obsolete” During his campaign, Trump downplayed the importance of the military alliance, which aims, in part, to protect member nations with alliances if they are attacked. In the past, Trump asserted other member nations had not been adequate financial contributors and the organization itself—which was constructed in response to the Cold War—was poorly designed to combat terrorism. He even stated that he would not be willing to support other NATO members if they did not satisfy their duties.

Why he changed his mind: On April 12, 2017, Trump held a press conference with NATO secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, during which he pledged support for the alliance, proclaiming it is now working more effectively to fight terror. It should be noted, however, that these changes had nothing to do with Trump; efforts to combat extremism have been in the

works for years.

Why it matters: Shows ability to take responsibility for mistakes and improper assumptions and suggests that postWWII order will not be dismantled.

If one looks at Trump’s policy decisions over just, say, the past two months, it is all too easy to deem him a hypocrite or at best highly inconsistent. But I suggest that if one wishes to analyze Trump’s recent ideological shifts, they should regard his political career in a comprehensive manner. I honestly believe that, since he entered the political sphere, Trump has demonstrated incredible adaptive capacity.

He entered the 2016 presidential race with no formal prior experience in politics and yet he won. If he can adjust that quickly to a new domain, perhaps he will learn how to be a decent president.

At the very least, Trump’s recent WSJ interview reflects his increasing knowledge of political affairs. At the very best, it suggests that our president might not be the selfish, ignorant businessman-turned-politico of which so many—myself included—were fearful.

Lauren Willson can be reached at letters@collegian. com.

NOPE DOPE Unrelenting I-25 traffic.

After 100 years, the bell is back. #Tradition When your coworker has a shitty attitude.

Teachers cancelling class because of traffic.

Finding out your group project partner withdraws from the class.

It’s high time for 4/20.

Accidentally sending a winky face to an acquaintance. #UnwantedSexualTension History nerds.

Using up all your absences in a class.

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SPORTS Wednesday, April 19, 2017

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FOOTBALL

Bobo looking for more consistent passing attack in 2017

By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

After seeing the aerial attack come together in the second half of last season, CSU head football coach Mike Bobo is looking to take the passing offense to the next level in 2017.

“The number one thing I talked about going into spring was improving the passing game,” Bobo said Tuesday after practice.

Bobo explained that despite averaging 35.3 points and throwing for 245 yards per-game last season, a lot of the success through the air came on deep balls or screen passes that receivers were able to break off for big plays. Moving forward, Bobo wants to see a more consistent intermediate passing attack.

“I think our intermediate passing game has improved,” Bobo said. “Throughout the course of the spring, we started off a little bit shaky. We were completing some balls, but we were not as accurate as I would like to be. (Now) our accuracy and our intermediate passing game has improved.”

Bobo credits the improvement to his quarterback Nick Stevens and the work he has put in this spring with the wide re-

Colorado State Wide Receiver Michael Gallup prepares to catch a pass during Spring Practice on March 30.

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ceivers.

With a wide receiving corps of Detrich Clark, Michael Gallup and Olabisi Johnson on the outside and veteran quarterback Stevens under center, the thirdyear head coach feels this group

is ready to to build off where they finished last season and have already made strides towards that goal.

Gallup finished last season with 76 receptions for 1,272 yards and 14 touchdowns. In the

final eight games of the season, Gallup racked up 12 touchdowns and 81 percent (1,024 yards) of his yardage total.

Johnson kept relatively quiet throughout the year but exploded in the Idaho Potato Bowl for

seven catches for 265 yards—a CSU record—and two touchdowns. The sophomore finished the season with 28 catches for 613 yards and four touchdowns.

Clark was featured minimally in the team’s passing attack last season, hauling in just nine balls for 90 yards on the year with one touchdown, but was utilized in the ground game, carrying the ball 36 times for 247 yards and three touchdowns.

Of the group, nobody has impressed more this spring than Johnson, whom Bobo feels has made massive strides since his breakout performance in the Idaho Potato Bowl last season.

“I was really pleased with Bisi (Johnson) all throughout last season— with how he progressed, how he continued to battle and compete,” Bobo said.

“If I was to name a guy that has been day in and day out, the most consistent, a guy that is working towards the standard that we talk about at practice, Bisi would be that guy for us.”

The Rams will practice in shorts one more time this week before the spring game on April 22 at 1 p.m. at the Lagoon Field on campus.

Justin Michael can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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SPORTS Wednesday, April 19, 2017

REMEMBERING HUGHES

Nov. 1994: Goal posts parade down Elizabeth Street

By Collegian Sports Desk @RMCollegianSpts

The 1994 Colorado State Rams might have been the best CSU football team to take the field at Hughes Stadium. They finished the year 10-2 with a trip to the Holiday Bowl in which they lost to Michigan 24-14.

To get to the bowl, the Rams needed an improbable comeback against Wyoming. Following the win, fans famously strolled down Elizabeth Street with both goal posts.

That Saturday night will always be remembered for the posts’ trip down Elizabeth, with the ultimate goal being to bring them 3.2 miles to campus.

The post carriers got tired, however, and nestled a post into the old C.B. & Potts location.

From there, the post was cut into pieces and given away. One piece was kept by the restaurant and it can still be seen hanging on the wall of their new Foothills Mall location.

The Collegian Sports Desk’s next Hughes memory is the story that captured the comeback leading up to the chaos.

Rams renew shot at Holiday Bowl Originally published on Nov. 7, 1994

By Joel Cantalamessa Between the post-game sheets of statistics and game summaries in the press box after the Border War was a brochure for the beautiful city of San Diego.

That’s right, Colorado State University is back in the Holiday Bowl race after posting an incredible come-from-behind victory over Wyoming in a game that didn’t end until the wee hours of Sunday morning.

The Rams scored 28 points in the second half and rallied to win 35-24 in front of an ESPN nationally-televised audience and 35,514 Hughes Stadium crazies – the third-largest crowd in CSU history.

The Rams’ Holiday Bowl hopes were revived earlier Saturday when New Mexico knocked off Utah, the Western Athletic Conference leader, about four hours before kickoff at Hughes Stadium. The team was whooping and hollering when they heard the news during a pregame dinner and were sky-high all the way to the stadium.

The Rams ran onto the field to the roar of a deafening crowd just before 9 p.m., but by the middle of the third quarter, the fans were silent and the only place the Rams were running was after Wyoming running back Ryan

A student hangs from a goal post after the 1994 victory over Wyoming, granting CSU a space in the Holiday Bowl. PHOTO BY BECKY DILLON COLLEGIAN

Christopherson. Christopherson, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown in the first quarter alone, had the CSU defense baffled all game and collected 151 yards by the game’s conclusion.

Although the Cowboys were criticized for their poor effort in their loss to Air Force just a week earlier, this was the Border War, and there was no doubt they would be ready to take revenge on the team that ruined their Holiday Bowl hopes last year.

“We came out a little bit flat today and they jumped out on us, but we came back,” Sean Moran, CSU defensive end, said.

Quarterback Anthoney Hill agreed. “We were disgusted with how we were playing, but we never gave up,” he said.

Down 24-7, CSU faced a fourth-and-seven situation from their own 33-yard line.

The Rams lined up to punt their WAC title hopes away. However, on the snap, punter Matt McDougal received the snap and looked to pass.

He calmly found a wide-open Andre Strode and launched a 35yard completion to Wyoming’s 32-yard line to turn the whole game around. Wyoming was then penalized twice for pass

interference, and one play later Van Ward scored on a two-yard leap. The fake punt was the difference in the game.

“I hate to take the credit for that…but I will,” coach Sonny Lubick said. “I was just thinking at that point ‘we have to do something or we’re done.’”

But it worked and the Rams weren’t done. They were just beginning.

On the first play of Wyoming’s next drive, CSU defensive end Brady Smith nailed Christopherson, jarring the ball loose with Kareem Ingram recovered on Wyoming’s 20-yard line. Just three plays later, Hill completed a 16-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Burkett for CSU’s second touchdown in 1:02. McDougal nailed the point-after attempt and the Rams trailed 24-21.

The Rams had the whole fourth quarter left and life was restored at Hughes Stadium. Sacks by Steve Hodge and DeVaughn Hawkins sparked the defense, forcing Wyoming to punt on their following possession. Hill then conducted an 83yard drive, capped by a 28-yard touchdown pass to Olsen.

The score gave CSU the lead for good. They later scored

again on a two-yard touchdown run for a final of 35-24. The win boosted the Rams to 8-1, 6-1 in the WAC and dropped the Cowboys to 4-6, 2-4.

“I thought we played hard,” Wyoming coach Joe Tiller said.

“But like I told the team after the game, you have to be able to finish off an opponent. We were unable to do that. You have to give CSU a lot of credit for coming back.”

But before CSU finally woke up, Wyoming was having its way on both offense and defense. Wyoming scored its third touchdown of the game on John Gustin’s 13-yard pass to Marcus Harris to push its lead to 24-7 with just 5:19 to go in the third quarter.

Even when the Rams had opportunities to score, they gave them away. First, McDougal had a 32-yard field goal attempt blocked and then Renard Carn fumbled at Wyoming’s 15yard line. When the Rams were faced with fourth-and-seven on the ensuing drive, their hopes looked bleak. Many fans headed for the exits.

But that’s when McDougal converted the fake punt and caused many departing fans who were listening to the game in

their cars to shift in reverse.

“That was the biggest play of the game, of the year actually,” wide receiver Eric Olsen said.

The win vaulted the Rams to 10 in both the Associated Press and Coaches polls. There were also many other highlights Saturday night.

Olsen caught three passes for 120 yards, Jeremy Burkett collected 131 total yards on reverses and big catches, Hodge collected two of the team’s four sacks and Hill surpassed Kelly Stouffer to become the school’s all-time leader in total offense. Also Saturday night’s crowd boosted the new season attendance record to 163,603, surpassing the 1990 record of 159,461.

But the Rams main feat Saturday night was not giving up when everything was going against them. “(The backups) were grabbing the starters when they came off the field shaking them ‘don’t get your heads down, keep playing,’” Lubick said. “When you have all that kind of enthusiasm, that kind of togetherness, you always have a chance.”

Collegian sports desk can be reached at sports@collegian. com.

SPORTS Wednesday, April 19, 2017

SOFTBALL

Colorado State sweeps season series against Northern Colorado

By Austin White @ajwrules44

For the fourth time this season, the Colorado State softball team defeated Northern Colorado, sweeping the season series with their 3-1 victory.

It was the Rams’ (22-15, 7-8 MW) second win in Greeley this season and it extends the Bears’ (16-30, 4-8 Big Sky) losing streak to six games.

Rams sophomore Bridgette Hutton controlled the Bears’ lineup all game. The only run for the Bears came in the bottom of the second after a double by Sophia Taylor, scoring a runner that stole second the pitch prior.

Hutton finished the game with only one earned run off of two hits with eight strikeouts and two walks.

“Her changeup was just really working today,” head coach Jen Fisher said over the phone.

“She had a lot of strikeouts and was keeping them off balance and changed speeds.”

The Rams were down for most of the game however, as

they did not break through on the scoreboard until the sixth inning.

In the sixth, senior Taryn Arcarese executed a perfect suicide squeeze that not only scored junior Madison Kilcrease stealing home, but also scored sophomore Sierra Galbreath from first. Galbreath was able to score after the Bears’ pitcher overthrew first base, which also allowed Arcarese to be safe but two pop-outs ended the inning for the Rams.

“I kept telling them it’s going to be something small or a hustle play is going to win this game,” Fisher said. “We were swinging at good pitches, we just weren’t squaring it up. I liked our approach...(Kilcrease) finally squared one up and we laid down the squeeze and it ended up being the difference for us.”

CSU added on another run in the seventh after senior Haley Hutton reached on an error and Kilcrease slapped a double and brought home the CSU career leader in runs scored. The Bears finished with three errors on the

day while the Rams’ defense had none.

Fisher switched up the lineup by putting Kilcrease at the two spot and letting the power hitting sophomore duo, Lauren Buchanan and Amber Nelson, see some better pitches.

Kilcrease responded by going 2-4 with a triple that set up the squeeze by Arcarese.

“It was really very clutch for (Kilcrease), she had a great day,” Fisher said. “She really came through for us with the triple.”

Bridgette Hutton’s performance lowered her ERA to 3.73 and she now leads the team in strikeouts with 52 on the season.

Up next for the Rams is a home conference series against the UNLV Rebels. The Rebels (21-19, 4-8 MW) are currently last in the Mountain West and are coming off a series loss to Nevada in which they lost two out of three matchups. Game one is scheduled to get underway Friday at 4 p.m.

Austin White can be reached at sports@collegian.com.

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Colorado State Senior Taryn Arcarese swings at a pitch thrown by UNC in the second game of the double header. The Rams defeated UNC in both games on April 11, 2017. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

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ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, April 19, 2017

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

CSU hosts Colorado’s only human rights film festival

By James Wyatt @jaames2295

What exactly is a human rights film festival? It is a question that can be answered a lot of different ways, but Colorado State University’s ACT Human Rights Film Festival brings a simple message to the viewer through an array of films. ACT stands for “Awaken, Connect and Transform” and the myriad films present at the festival all aim to convey that message to the audience.

Human rights film festivals happen all over the world, but none regularly occur in Colorado, that is until ACT was created. The film festival was put together by Dr. Scott Diffrient, an associate professor of film media studies, and is the first ever human rights film festival to be held in northern Colorado.

Tommy Clarkin, a volunteer for the festival and a student at CSU, believes that films like the ones shown at ACT allow people to broaden the scope of their knowledge on issues that are going on in the world.

“This film festival is a great way for Fort Collins to get introduced to human rights around the world,” Clarkin said. “These films introduce us to stories that you don’t get to see every day.”

A film that did this for Clarkin was “What Tomorrow Brings,” a movie about an all-girl school in a remote village in Afghanistan.

The school was created by activist Razia Jan and the film chronicles the day-to-day lives of the women who work so hard to assure the younger generation of women in Afghanistan a better life through education.

“Before that movie, I had no idea about that school or what those girls were going through and it opened my eyes,” Clarkin said. “It’s a film that really broadens human rights than we are used to experiencing.

Jan herself attended a screen-

Conor Horgan and Rory O’Neill field questions after showing their documentary ‘The Queen of Ireland’ during the ACT Human Rights Film Festival.

PHOTO BY DAVIS BONNER COLLEGIAN

ing of “What Tomorrow Brings” during the festival. She said she found an immense value in having a festival dedicated to human rights.

“I think it is so important for the world to truly see what human rights are and it’s such an asset for us to promote these rights,” Jan said. “There almost couldn’t be a better way than at a human rights film festival.”

Rory O’Neill, subject of the film “Queen of Ireland,” was also present during the festival.

“The context certainly gives it more gravitas,” O’Neill said. “I also think it gives it a particular focus for what the audience can hopefully take away from it.”

In the context of human

rights, “Queen of Ireland” is an important film in the representation of the LGBTQ+ community and the victory found within the film is one that sends a strong message of hope to the rest of the world. It was this kind of message that director Connor Horgan hoped had reached the audience who viewed it, he said.

“This is the first dedicated human rights film festival the movie has ever been shown at and I hope the film and the festival have both been able to make a difference,” Horgan said.

It is the perspectives and messages that the films and their creators present at the film festival that make its existence such a privilege to CSU’s campus, said

C.J. Johnson, a student at CSU. The festival provides a real opportunity for Colorado to engage in human rights discussions with the rest of the world, he said.

“People bring these films here with different views and

with different things going on in the world and that’s very important,” Johnson said. “It’s good so we don’t stay so single-minded and can come together as people.”

James Wyatt can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

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ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, April 19, 2017

COLLEGE

The 6 best and worst bathrooms on CSU’s campus

By Matthew Smith @latvatalo

As the four months until the new Colorado State football stadium opens slowly tick down, there is a singular wish on every student’s mind: I hope the bathrooms meet my ridiculously high standards.

Until this wish is either fulfilled or painfully dashed, here is a holistic retrospective on the bathrooms of CSU, both new age and old school.

Lory Student Center “I like the ones at the Lory Student Center,” student Connor Anderson said about his favorite campus water closets.

Each and every one of the LSC’s restrooms are well stocked with all the necessary accouterments, provide ample space and are kept continuously clean. This quality mostly has to do with the LSC being one of the campus’ elite token buildings: a family of modern constructions that receive inordinate levels of attention. Members include the LSC, the Behavioral Sciences Building and the Animal Sciences Building, with the epitome being The Pavilion.

The Pavilion This lightly trafficked study lounge of polished concrete sits between Laurel Village and the Durrell Center. It is not unreasonable to assume the Board of Governors eats lunch here to distract from the asbestos in the Clark building.

The theme of spotlessness continues into the marble-accented bathroom. Surprisingly, a team of NASA spacecraft sterilizers do not in fact make rounds

every five minutes.

Morgan Library Try as the University might to fool campus visitors into thinking all of CSU’s bathrooms are this perfect, they slip up at Morgan Library’s Study Cube.

The modern construction speaks to modern sensibilities, but the bathroom, with an infrequently-working door lock and recurring trash buildup, falls flat.

Entering the library itself only reveals a sadder story.

Arguably campus’ most trafficked building, the Morgan Library bathroom is as typical of the 7-Eleven tradition as they get: constant line, poor maintenance, really nailing that iconic bathroom smell.

Curiously, there is a large drain in the middle of the floor, as if the square room is cleaned via indiscriminate fire hose. That would explain why it is always soaking wet.

Shepardson Attending class near the oval entails frequenting the oldest buildings on campus and thus its oldest bathrooms. The bathroom of the Shepardson Building, home of the department of horticulture and landscape architecture, elicits bucolic memories of the American summer camp, what with the lack of electricity, air conditioning and doors.

Military Science On the other end of the vibrant antique restroom spectrum lies that of the Military Science Building. This glorified pantry carries with it the feel of a 19th century boarding school.

Sitting in the corner is a cast iron radiator that might have actually belonged to one.

The bathrooms in the Lory Student Center. PHOTO BY CJ JOHNSON COLLEGIAN

This bathroom feels like a portal back in time back to the Colorado Agricultural College of 1870. It is a museum of CSU history.

A common issue faced when operating this bathroom is the faucet, with one knob stuck solid due to a century of age and the other sharing more in common with a Rubik’s Cube. Whoever can figure out a way to get this mushroom-looking device to actually activate the tap is implored to email their walkthrough to entertainment@collegian.com.

The window shutter may look like your ordinary 300-pound wooden blast shield that can cut off your hand if it falls, but it could just be the table that saved Hitler in Operation Valkyrie. Amazing how much history surrounds us.

Weber This restroom, with its sleek tile and red, white and blue color

scheme, proves that mathematicians have a hidden knack for interior design.

It looks like the microbiology majors frequent here too, given the expansive cultures of mold and or bacteria growing on the counter.

The floor could use a little sweeping near the trash cans.

Engineering The final entry in this audit is a bathroom whose existence is unjustifiable by any standards.

Engineers should know that water, as a Newtonian fluid, flows downhill. But in the basement of the Engineering Building, alongside a hallway comparable to the depths of an aircraft carrier, the drain of the bathroom is the highest point of the room. But water does not just collect on the floor. It is on every knob and handle. Every door and sink. It oozes out of the walls like a live action “The Amityville Horror.”

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Trash is scattered all over.

An unused door stopper skates around on the slippery tile like the world’s most pathetic hockey puck. Worst of all, the restroom might just give you cancer.

The room is just down the hall from the lab where engineers handle highly toxic carcinogens, as the warning label on a nearby door suggests. In front of the door is a shoe brush, the likes of which are featured in documentaries about nuclear reactors, used to scrub contaminants off shoes.

I am sure such a machine is 100 percent efficient and in no way do engineers track in lovely compounds like osmium tetroxide to slowly accumulate on faucets and the floor.

While the bathroom in the Engineering Building lobby one floor up does not seem to carry the same overt risks, it too is inexplicably wet and trash-filled.

Both rooms have broken urinals wrapped in body bags.

Unfortunately, this inspection did not cover women’s bathrooms. However, it can be assumed that the counterpart rooms in the Engineering Building are at their worst a third as bad because of reduced traffic as 24.6 percent of CSU engineers are female.

While students with classes in the Clark Building’s C Wing do not have a choice against being exposed to asbestos, they do have a choice when it comes to bathrooms. At least one source of campus carcinogens is avoidable.

Matthew Smith can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

Proceeds from Arbor Day 5k to benefit Colorado forests

By Alaysha Powell @alaysha_powell

Colorado State University’s Alpha Gamma Omega fraternity is hosting a 5k marathon on Saturday, April 22.

The goal of the marathon is to help raise money to go towards the restoration of Colorado’s forests. The money will also help to keep these forests healthy and supported for years to come.

The fund is run by the Colorado State Forest Service. This program is a service and outreach agency of the Warner College of

Natural Resources at CSU. They work to protect and restore plant life in Colorado’s forests through research, planting seedlings and educating the public.

“We hope to raise even more money than last year, when we were able to donate over $2,750 to the Restoring Colorado’s Forest Fund,” said Tim Horst, the race director and member of Alpha Gamma Omega. “This fund, run by the Colorado State Forest Service, provides seedling trees for planting on lands most severely impacted by wildfire and other disasters in Colorado.”

This is the third year that the race has been hosted by Alpha Gamma Omega. Each year they donate to the same cause.

Anyone who is interested in participating in the race can register online. Runners can also register the day of the race. The registration fee is $20 unless you are a CSU student, then it is $18.

The race will begin at 9 a.m. by shelter 7 in City Park. For more information and to register online visit arborday5k.weebly.com.

Alaysha Powell can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com.

PHOTO BY RYAN ARB COLLEGIAN

ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, April 19, 2017

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ALEC REVIEWS MUSIC

Father John Misty pens ode to everything wrong in life

By Alec Erickson @CTV_Ace

If you took the satirical great American novel and turned it in to a record, would it be a tragedy?

Possibly you come up with your own, still following the narrative structure and looking at life as some big joke in a comedy show.

Either way you look at it, it is a feat of writing no matter what.

This is exactly what Father John Misty has set out to do with his latest release “Pure Comedy.”

Joshua Michael “Josh” Tillman is best known by his stage name, Father John Misty. From Maryland, the singer/songwriter has played with myriad other indie-rock bands, with the most notable being Fleet Foxes. He also has helped contribute to some big names in music as well, working with acts such as Kid Cudi and Lady Gaga. He has a solo career dating as far back as 2004. While working under the name Father John Misty, he has only been active for the last five years. Releasing only two other

albums under the stage name, “Fear Fun” and “I Love You, Honeybear,” he found a great deal of praise from critics with both releases. This now brings us to the highly anticipated third studio album for Father John Misty, “Pure Comedy.”

“Pure Comedy” is a 13-track record that clocks in at around an hour and 15 minutes in length.

This album is as ambitious as it is theatrical. It seeks to outdo its predecessor in every conceivable way possible. Whether it accomplishes this is still very debatable.

The folk-indie rock charm has its moments throughout the entire record and there are moments where it seems slow down as a whole. Overall, creating a record on everything from religion to the entertainment industry itself is a pretty creative and fresh topic to hear.

Musically, “Pure Comedy” has one major flaw. It is held back by the slow tempo of many of the piano tracks. It gets to the point where rhythms and chords are being played and listeners just

get the feeling of ‘I heard this before.’ On the other hand, some of the ballads are admirable in both their style and the number of layers mixed in with them. Upon listening to tracks like “Ballad of the Dying Man” or even “Smoochie,” there is this sense of the classic Father John Misty sound plus a fresh energy that is also soothing. It is hard getting into the album, though; the title track “Pure Comedy” tries to be more different from the rest and it is just off-putting.

There is one song we must talk about separately from the rest. That is the centerpiece of the album, the 13-minute-long “Leaving LA.” While the rhythm and melody never change throughout the entire piece, this ballad alone is so well written it makes it worth picking up this record by itself. This song has everything from compassion and hope to regret and misery. This is the one song that sticks around long after listening and it keeps listeners coming back again and again. This is the one song that

FORT COLLINS LIFE

Local shops to offer 4/20 promotions

Bag” it makes listeners look into themselves. However, the music does not do a lot of the songwriting justice. Every track is another nail in the coffin of the listener’s own perception of humanity. It quickly begins to blur the lines of satire and harsh reality. Even tracks like “Birdie” or “Two Wildly Different Perspectives” exemplify some of the strongest songwriting on this record outside of “Leaving LA.” While “Pure Comedy” may not follow a narrative structure that “I Love you, Honeybear” did, it takes a see MUSIC on page 14 >>

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Even though it has been a while since Colorado legalized the use of pot, more and more businesses are joining in on the festivities. If you are of age and are ready to celebrate 4/20, read on to see some of the top deals being offered by local shops right here in Fort Collins.

Fat Shack Fat Shack holds the crown for creating menu items that are a perfect meal after celebrating 4/20. There are several menu items that combine unique foods together to create a whole new dish. On 4/20 they will be offering six-inch doobie sandwiches for only $4.20. This offer is available for in-store pick up or delivery.

Cheba Hut This tasty sub shop is notorious for their celebration in 4/20. There are several deals to give yourself more bang for your buck including: -$4.20 for nug, chips and drink combo, which is served on a collectable frisbee - $7.10 for nug, chips and beer combo.

There will also be live music, contests, games and giveaways.

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shows off Misty’s songwriting at its best. He looks at himself in a way most artist would not, whether that be the self-indulgence or struggle with fame.

“Leaving LA” is an ode to his career and is the easily the standout track from this entire record.

Getting back to the rest of the album, lyrically, this is some heavy music. Misty has found a new nuanced way to tell humanity that we have completely lost our way. There is no struggle selling that idea either; when listening to “In Twenty Years Or So” or even “A Bigger Paper

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Fat Shack is selling 6’’ “doobies” for $4.20 on April 20th. PHOTO BY MICHAEL BERG COLLEGIAN

Infinite Wellness Center is a well-known head shop in Colorado. They have a large variety of flower, concentrate and edibles. There will be a large get together throughout the day with free giveaways, pizza and drinks.

There are currently three deals being offered for the 4/20 holiday on their website: -Buy two flux concentrates and get one for $1 -four oil syringes for $50 -$5 off any $40 or higher purchase if you leave a review.

The Joint Smoke Shop Come watch as growers from all over town compete

to see who has grown the best weed. The Battle of the Buds is the first annual competition hosted by The Joint. There will also be several discounts and games offered to customers who drop by.

These are just the most advertised deals around Fort Collins during this holiday. If your favorite food or head shop was not listed here, you can always call or stop by. Most owners suggest that there will be deals or activities that you can partake in to celebrate.

Alaysha Powell can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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>> LETTERS from page 6 pages and told me the price.

I politely declined his sales pitch.

After the film, I had an appointment to take the Oxford Capacity Analysis, a two-hundred question test that is, according to the church, one-hundred percent accurate in telling me my personality.

Some of the questions include, “Do you smile much? Are you in favor of color bar or class distinction? Do some noises set your teeth on edge? Is your opinion influenced by looking at things from the standpoint of your experiences, occupation or training? Are you aware of any habitual physical mannerisms such as pulling your hair, nose, ears or such a like?”

After answering the odd questions that seemed to have no connection, a friendly woman led me into a room to go over my results. According to the test, I was extremely nervous and depressed.

I said I did not feel nervous or depressed, to which the recruiter replied, “Well, this is what you said. You took the test.” I explained that I go through highs and lows like everyone else, and I asked her if she could relate to my feelings. She looked me in the eyes, smiled, shook her head and simply said, “No.” She said I could immediately enroll in a class to help me with my depression for fifty dollars. Again, I politely declined.

I left the Church of Scientology with a bad taste in my mouth. I felt dirty, like I needed to take a shower. Overall, I did not sense any evil. I thought they were nice peo-

>> MUSIC from page 13 whole new look on life in a way that surpasses comparison between the two records.

Should you listen to it? Absolutely!

“Pure Comedy” is some of the strongest songwriting audiences have seen in a very long time, enough so that it rivals that of some novels. It is only held back by the one thing audiences really care about when it comes to a great album, music. Father John Misty did an amazing job of delivering a meaningful and masterful album, though. Tracks like “Leaving LA” alone make this album worth picking up. No matter how one looks at it, this album will do the one thing any music lovers always hope it will do; it speaks to you on a level nothing else can.

Alec Erickson can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com.

Daily Horoscope ple, but the sleazy car dealership sales techniques rubbed me the wrong way. However, after talking to ex-Scientologists, I learned that individual Scientologists are generally well-intended people who are misguided.

According to ex-Scientologist Dave Palter, Scientologists are under a great amount of pressure in carrying out their duties.

“The Church of Scientology works very hard to project an appearance of being warm and friendly, hoping to gain new members thereby, but there is a deep hostility that lies just below the surface appearance of friendliness,” Palter said. “Scientologists are constantly being accused of having failed in their obligations toward Scientology.

There is a fundamental policy letter entitled ‘Keeping Scientology Working’ which explicitly says that if you fail in any aspect of Scientology, the fault is yours for not having done it correctly, rather than being a fault of Scientology which is infallible. It is a horrendous social environment of constant paranoia.”

Ex-Scientologist Pete Griffiths was heavily involved in the Church of Scientology when he was a member between 1987 and 1994. He said Scientologists are aware of the problems within the church.

“If you could talk to a Scientologist and they were honest with you, they would admit there’s a load of things wrong, but Scientology is meant to be perfect,” said Griffiths. “They have the answers for everything, so they can’t even admit to themselves that something is wrong. Even when it was so

obvious to me that there was something not right, I couldn’t admit it to myself.”

According to Griffiths, Scientology recruiters do not try to bring people into the church with ill intentions. They truly believe they are helping people by getting them involved in Scientology. While Griffiths was in the church, he ran an entire Scientology organization, or franchise. He was kicked out for not following through with his sales.

“I got people in, I sold them books, I sold them courses,” Griffiths said. “I even did some auditing. I was running basically a Scientology organization all on my own, so I did everything. I don’t think I did anything particularly dishonest. I feel a bit guilty that I pushed people further up into the Scientology world, but that’s what the point was. My job was to contact people to get them interested in Scientology so they carry on and do more Scientology.”

Griffiths said that individual Scientologists are not bad people, but they are misguided.

“Everyone felt that they were doing something worthwhile because you buy into this idea that Scientology has answers that console the problems of the world,” Griffith said. “That is the most evil part of the whole trick. Everyone wants a world where there’s no crime and no war. That was all bullshit. What Hubbard wanted was to make millions. The individual Scientologists are just a little bit misguided. They could do with a good waking up.”

Jonny Rhein can be sent to letters@collegian.com.

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(04/19/17). Adopt a health goal for June results. Changes in your profession or industry this August lead to a home renovation phase. Begin a year of growing partnership in October. December initiates two years favoring your educational journey.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) —

9 — Take action with friends.

Pitch in for a common cause.

There’s more money coming in over the next month, with the Sun in Taurus.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 9 — Career opportunities get revealed today and tomorrow.

Your confidence increases this month, with the Sun in your sign. You’re in your element, with an advantage.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 7 — Today and tomorrow favor travel, research and adventure. Don’t rely on an unstable source. Confirm reservations and connections. Enjoy peaceful contemplation this month.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 8 — Changes necessitate budget revisions. Pay bills and manage financial obligations today and tomorrow. You’re especially popular this month, under the Taurus Sun. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 9 — Rely on a strong partner over the next few days. For the next month, with the Sun in Taurus, advance your professional

agenda. Grab an opportunity.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

— 9 — Put your back into it. Physical action provides satisfying results. Dig into a big job. Travel beckons, under the Taurus Sun this month.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 7 — Recreation and relaxation call your name through tomorrow. Celebrate with people you love. Bring home the family bacon over the next month, with the Taurus Sun. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 8 — Domestic matters have your attention. Clean up a mess. Develop and strengthen partnerships this month, with the Sun in Taurus. Together, you’re more powerful.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 8 — Practice your creative skills through tomorrow.

Physical action heats up over the next month, with the Sun in Taurus.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 9 — Positive cash flow provides a morale boost through tomorrow. You’re especially lucky in love this month, with the Sun in Taurus. Savor family, friends and romance.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 9 — Polish your presentation. You’re in the spotlight today and tomorrow. Fix up your place this month under the Taurus Sun. Increase your family’s comfort.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 7 — Slow down over the next two days. Communications surge, with the Sun in Taurus this month. Private time prepares for public discourse.

COLLEGIAN.COM Wednesday, April 19, 2017

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23 Critter rescue org.

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59 On the sidelines 62 Legendary fighter 63 Business card no.

64 Hit the slopes 65 Dallas-to-Houston dir.

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