Volume 126, No 71 January 18, 2017

Volume 126, No. 71

Wednesday, January 18, 2016

NEWS

Crime:

Couples Thievery PAGE 3

SPORTS

Basketball:

Women’s Mountain West PAGE 8

Students for Life group files free speech lawsuit against CSU PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY TONY VILLALOBOS MAY AND NATALIE DYER. COLLEGIAN

By Seth Bodine @sbodine120

CSU Students for Life, an anti-abortion club at Colorado State University, filed a federal lawsuit against CSU on Tuesday for denying funding to an anti-abortion speaker event.

The event, titled “Bodily Rights: The Ultimate Abortion

Argument,” would have featured Josh Brahm, president of the Equal Rights Institute, a national organization dedicated to training pro-life advocates for dialogue and outreach.

In a press release to the Collegian, the group claimed CSU denied funding to the event due to the speaker’s pro-life views.

The lawsuit claims this is a vio-

lation of the First Amendment, which protects the freedom of speech in the U.S. Emily Faulkner, president of CSU Students for Life and a senior biology major, said filing the lawsuit was about protecting the freedom of speech and had nothing to do with abortion.

“Free speech on a public university should be a no-brainer,”

Faulkner said.

The student group applied for a diversity grant in September 2015 to host Brahm. In November 2016, the group brought Dr. Alveda King to speak at the Lory Student Center.

According to the press release, the proposal was denied because the event did not seem see LAWSUIT on page 3 >>

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By Chad Deutschman @ChadDeutschman

Students from The Sunshine House Early Learning Academy hold a banner that says “Friendship” out on the plaza on Monday, January 16. The children walked in their 6th annual Peace March to celebrate the civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. PHOTO BY NATALIE DYER COLLEGIAN

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Colorado State’s Lorenda Holston and Cole Rockhold were named the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field athletes of the week after recording a pair of the nation’s top times in their respected events, the conference announced Tuesday.

Holtson, a senior, recorded a program-record 8.18 (8.20 with altitude adjustment) in the 60-meter hurdles at the Potts Invitational preliminary round. Holston’s time ranks second place in Mountain West history.

Following her preliminary performance, Holston clocked a 8.23 (8.25 with altitude adjustment) in the finals, which marks as the second fastest time in program history only to her earlier preliminary round. Her time in the final ranks fifth-best in Mountain West history. After the altitude adjustment, Holston’s 8.20 time ranks as not only the fastest time in the Mountain West this season, but also seventh-best in the nation.

Sophomore Cole Rockhold was the catalyst in Colorado State’s performance in the mile run, as Rockhold led the pack in a 1-2-3-4 finish for the Rams with a time of 4:02.15. Rockhold’s time currently ranks fourth-best in the nation.

The award handed to both Holston and Rockhold are the first of their career.

The tandem joins CSU heptathlete Hunter Price as the second and third Rams to earn Mountain West honors this year, as Price was awarded in December.

The last time CSU earned weekly honors in both men’s and women’s in the same week was April 13, 2016, see ATHLETE on page 8 >>

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NEWS Wednesday, January 18, 2017

CRIME

Suspects arrested after stealing over 100 valuable car parts across Front Range

By Nicole Towne Between September and December, Fort Collins Police report that there were an estimated 106 catalytic converters stolen across the Front Range, and authorities believe that they have finally found the culprits.

Suspects Joshua Medley, 29, and Diedre Crawford, 26, were arrested on Jan. 7, for theft in Fort Collins, Loveland and Colorado Springs, the Fort Collins Police Services announced Tuesday. Additional charges are currently pending.

Prior to their arrest, the police obtained a search warrant for couple’s home after locating two suspect vehicles in December at a residence in Broomfield. Upon investigation of their home, additional evidence was found connecting Medley and Crawford to the recent crimes.

Authorities have not yet released what evidence was found.

Catalytic converters are car pieces that help reduce overall vehicle emissions. It converts dangerous pollutants into less dangerous emissions before leaving the car exhaust system.

According to an article in the Denver Post, catalytic converters contain precious metals which can be sold as scrap metal. Some converters can bring in profits of $30 and others over $100.

Over the four-month theft spree, 46 incidents were reported to the Fort Collins, Colorado State and Loveland Police departments. There are also approximately 60 other known instances of catalytic converter

>> LAWSUIT from page 1 unbiased, and the committee worried attendees from various sides of the issue “won’t necessarily feel affirmed while attending the event,” according to the press release.

“In another example of bias against the pro-life position, CSU felt they had the right to deny the Students for Life group funding just because the speaker was presenting arguments from a position they didn’t agree with,” wrote Kristan Hawkins, president of the national organization Students for Life of America, in a press release to the Collegian.

“CSU played favorites while stifling free speech, a typical response of abortion advocates

CAMPUS

Construction update: Shields and Elizabeth underpass

By Rachel Telljohn @racheltelljohn

@nicole_towne21

Joshua Medley (top) and Diedre Crawford (bottom). PHOTOS COUR-

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Construction is ongoing for the overpass at Shields and Elizabeth.

The project began in December and is scheduled to be complete sometime this coming August.

Currently, the project is in phase two, which means traffic on Shields is reduced to one lane each way traveling north and south bound. Lane closures will continue until this Friday.

There will be a complete closure of Shields Street from Feb. 25 to March 19, weather permitting. The closure will mark the end of phase two and the beginning of phase three.

Phase three will also consist of varied lane closures on Elizabeth, near the businesses located at Campus West. Flyers indicating these phases will be

posted in the businesses there.

At this time, the closure of Shields Street is the largest impact to come from construction on the underpass. The closure will occur so that tunnels may be dug for the underpass, as deep as 18 feet, according to a Collegian article.

Colorado State University has partnered with the City of Fort Collins on the project, but the project is funded solely by the University. The project will cost the University just shy of $11 million, according to a Collegian article.

The flyers to be hung in the Campus West businesses also highlight features of the project, including a well-lit gateway and an extra wide bike and pedestrian passageway.

An estimated 50,000 cars and 2,000 bikes go through the intersection, where the underpass will be built, each day,

according to the City of Fort Collins Engineering and the University.

As of now, there have been no updates for any cost increases for the project.

“The underpass won’t be able to accommodate vehicles - just pedestrians, bikes, long boarders and such,” wrote, Dell Rae Ciaravola, CSU risk and public safety communications manager, in an email to the Collegian.

The underpass will be the third of its kind at the University, after the successful opening of the Prospect and Centre underpass last semester. The Shields and Elizabeth underpass is designed to help with with increased pedestrian and bicyclist safety, according to a press release written by Ciaravola.

Rachel Telljohn can be reached at news@collegian.com.

TESY OF CITY OF FORT COLLINS

theft in other towns across the Front Range.

The Fort Collins Police Department is leading the investigation and is collaborating with various other police departments in Loveland, Broomfield, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Denver and Greenwood Village. The Colorado State Patrol has also provided support in the investigation.

Fort Collins residents who have recently been victims of catalytic converter theft and have not reported to authorities are encouraged to contact Officer Chris Renn at 970-416-2385.

Nicole Towne can be reached at news@collegian.com.

who prefer to silence opposition rather than have a free exchange of ideas.”

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of CSU Students for Life by attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian nonprofit organization.

Although the University charged Students for Life members the same mandatory activity fees that all students pay to fund the grants, the lawsuit claims Students for Life members were not allowed to benefit from the grant as other students can.

“Colorado State University funded the advocacy of its preferred student organizations but has excluded Students for Life from consideration based

Construction work is underway at the Corner of Shields and Elizabeth in the Town of Fort Collins.

PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

purely upon the viewpoint expressed in its funding request to bring a speaker to campus,” wrote ADF Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofer in a press release to the Collegian. “Because of the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech, courts have repeatedly rejected this discriminatory treatment as unconstitutional.”

The lawsuit, Students for Life at Colorado State University v. Mosher, states public universities cannot discriminate against

student speech in a public forum on the basis of a content or viewpoint. The complaint asks the court to halt the university from applying a double-standard by funding other groups’ speaker events on similar topics.

The lawsuit also argues CSU has funded other events like the one the students applied for in the past. Since Students for Life pay the same mandatory activity fees as other students in order to fund grants, the lawsuit states

the students are “entitled to viewpoint neutral access to student fees allocated by the University.”

CSU is reviewing the issues and claims raised and will respond accordingly, according to Mike Hooker, CSU executive director of public affairs and communications. Right now, the University will not comment on the pending litigation.

Seth Bodine can be reached at news@collegian.com.

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NEWS Wednesday, January 18, 2017

NATIONAL

CITY

Fort Collins endorses nationwide open letter to President-Elect Donald Trump regarding climate action

By Gabriel Go @rgarbrielgo

The Fort Collins City Council voted on Tuesday night to include Fort Collins among a number of cities which support an open letter by the Mayor’s National Climate Action Agenda calling for President-Elect Donald Trump to support local sustainability initiatives.

The letter, penned November of last year, requests that President-Elect Trump’s administration to provide funding for sustainability-related projects, tax credits for using clean technologies and for the President-Elect to support the United Nations Paris Agreement.

At least 51 mayors representing cities across the nation have signed the letter, who represent over 31 million Americans. Signatories of the letter include New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver, Aspen and Boulder.

Some council members also voiced their opposition to endorsing the letter.

“This has never been a dis-

By Diana Lambert

cussion of contesting climate change. We voted 7-0 for our climate action plan, one of the most aggressive in the nation.

My red line in this discussion was saying that I didn’t want to poke President-Elect Trump in the eye with a letter like this,” councilmember Gino Campana said. “Us coming out with a letter like this ... wasn’t the way I liked to build diplomacy, (alignment) and a relationship with a new administration.”

Councilmember Ray Martinez voiced his opinion on the letter and said it would send the wrong message to other mayors.

“We keep hearing about 49 mayors have signed on, now 62 mayors (signed on). In the United States of America, we have approximately 19,400 mayors. Now that to me, would send a wrong message of (interest) of the other mayors,” Martinez said. “I know you’re missing about 19,400 mayors who have not signed on to this, and they represent small (communities).”

Last year, the city pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emis-

sions by 20 percent by 2020, reduce 80 percent of their emissions by 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Among those who attended the council meeting was John Roos, a Colorado State University alumnus who has spoken to the council twice on issues regarding sustainability.

“We’ve been having a long fight just trying to keep Fort Collins on the cutting edge of climate (action). These little issues keep coming up and it keeps getting into big debates like this,” Roos said. “CSU’s cutting the edge on a lot of this stuff, and we really hope that our town will do the same.”

In an interview with the New York Times last November, President-Elect Trump said that “(he) has an open mind” about the Paris Agreement. Earlier that year in March, President-Elect Trump had said that he would “cancel” the United States’ support for the international accord.

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

CAMPUS

CSU Libraries’ new system and search tool up, Prospector search down

By MQ Borocz @MQBorocz22

CSU Libraries launched a new catalog and integrated library systems called Primo and Alma on Dec. 22.

Unlike the library’s previous search tools, Primo allow searches to be conducted for print items, electronic resources, digital collections and more using a single search. The new systems also allows CSU Libraries to interact better with other libraries.

“We (moved) to a system that’s a little bit more modern,” said Suzi White, Business and Systems Analyst for CSU’s Morgan Library. “A lot of things factor into how you get access to the material the library purchases.”

Due to the system transi-

Blog post lands Sacramento State professor on Fox News, prompts barrage of hate mail

tion, access through the CSU Libraries website to Prospector, an interlibrary catalog and service, is down until further notice. Prospector gives access to over 30 million books, journals, DVDs, CDs, videos and other materials. There are 44 participating libraries in Colorado and Wyoming. Meanwhile, students can use their Ram Card or a Poudre River Public Library District card to gain access to Prospector through the district’s website.

CSU’s InterLibrary Loan services can also be used to acquire items from other libraries.

With the new systems, White said CSU Libraries can also better manage and transfer resources to and from other libraries. “(The new technology) is becoming less of a Fort Col-

lins campus tool and more of a system wide way of managing things,” White said.

The new systems allow CSU Libraries to streamline and manage resources more easily between CSU Pueblo, CSU Global and universities around Colorado and the country.

Primo contains several other new features as well, including full text searching of many electronic resources and a mobile friendly interface. Access to CSU Libraries accounts are also now built into Primo.

For questions about using the Primo search tool contact the subject librarians. For general help visit the CSU Libraries’ AskUs! service.

MQ Borocz can be reached at news@collegian.com.

is true. No amount of ideology will change the physics of that,” he said.

Sacramento State histoCarlson repeatedly asked ry professor Joseph A. Pal- how Palermo came up with ermo set off a conservative the 98 percent figure. firestorm after writing that “Are you a scientist or people who deny climate have you polled scientists?” change “shouldn’t be allowed” he said. “How did you get that to use social media, GPS-di- figure?” rected drones or nuclear Palermo fumbled for anweapons. swers, mentioning the Pentagon, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and California’s governor and “I’ve always believed state Legislature. that people who dismiss Palermo said he wasn’t prepared to defend climate science in one area change when he came on the shouldn’t be able to show. “I’m the one who walked benefit from science in into it because I brought up 98 percent,” he said Friday. “The others.” reason I couldn’t quote it was JOSEPH A. PALERMO because I’ve read it in like 50 SACRAMENTO STATE HISTORY places.”

PROFESSOR He said he received 50 negative emails and blocked 200 people from his Twitter “I’ve always believed that account after they sent varipeople who dismiss science in ous messages, including one one area shouldn’t be able to suggesting that he commit benefit from science in oth- suicide and another saying he ers,” he wrote Dec. 27 on the is lower than vermin, he said.

Huffington Post website. “If Palermo forwarded some Trump and his cohort believe of the email to Laura Dunthe science of global warming ham, an associate producer is bogus then they shouldn’t be for “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” allowed to use the science of “On a personal note: I’m the Internet for their Twitter so, so sorry about the hate accounts, the science of global mail,” she responded. “Those positioning for their drones, or emails you forwarded me the science of nuclear power were filled with very cruel and for their weaponry.” ugly things. I hate to see that.”

Palermo began to receive A Fox News staff member hate mail when conservative said no one was available to websites ran stories about comment on the Palermo apthe column. He subsequently pearance. agreed to appear on “TuckThe segment gave conserer Carlson Tonight” on Fox vative bloggers another run at News because he wanted to Palermo. clear up a misconception that “The Daily Caller and he wanted Trump censored, The Blaze said I got owned he said.

by Tucker Carlson,” Palermo The next five minutes said. weren’t exactly what he had He said former students expected. have praised him for his per“I am assuming you were formance, and climate blogspeaking not literally but fig- ger Peter Sinclair and science uratively about Trump being writer Shawn Otto came to his banned from Twitter,” Carl- defense. “In my bubble, it has son said. “I don’t imagine as been very positive,” he said. a professor you are in favor Despite everything, Palof banning people from ex- ermo said he would go on the pressing themselves. But show again. “What I’m thinkwhat point were you trying to ing is that we are entering make?” a right-wing dominance in Palermo said he was try- Washington and people like ing to make a rhetorical point. me _ even if we take some “It was uncontroversial of me abuse _ we need to jump into to accept the science of cli- that bubble any way we can.” mate change that 98 percent Content pulled from of the world scientists believe Tribune News Service.

The Sacramento Bee

NEWS Wednesday, January 18, 2017

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NATIONAL

College’s revamped curriculum has drawn more women to computing

By Rosanna Xia Los Angeles Times

Veronica Rivera signed up for the introduction to computer science class at Harvey Mudd College mostly because she had no choice: It was mandatory.

Programming was intimidating and not for her, she thought.

She expected the class to be full of guys who loved video games and grew up obsessing over how they were made. There were plenty of those guys but, to her surprise, she found the class fascinating.

She learned how to program a computer to play “Connect Four” and wrote algorithms that could recognize lines of Shakespeare and generate new text with similar sentence patterns.

When that class ended, she signed up for the next level, then another and eventually declared a joint major of computer science and math. Cheering her on were professors who had set out to show her that women belong in computer science just as much as men do.

It’s a message that goes unheard at many universities. Nationwide, according to the Computing Research Association,

more than 84 percent of undergraduates who major in computer science are men.

Not so at Harvey Mudd, where more than half _ 55 percent _ of the latest class of computer science graduates were women, compared with roughly 10 percent a decade ago.

Programming is so popular now in this science and engineering corner of the Claremont Colleges that its professors are campus celebrities and incoming freshmen are excited for classes before ever setting foot on campus.

The school’s breakthrough came when the department’s professors realized that in order to change computer science’s reputation, they had to change how it was taught.

“Computing has an image problem ... and the faculty just have their work cut out for them,” said Jane Stout, director of CRA’s Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline. “They’ve got to market it. They’ve got to sell it. They’ve got to change all the negative stereotypes.”

At Harvey Mudd, the professors made the quizzes more fun and created homework assignments designed to bring groups

of students together to solve problems.

“It no longer felt like an intimidating subject,” said Rivera, who is completing her senior project on facial-recognition algorithms with four classmates.

“It felt like something that I could learn, that I could really do, even though I hadn’t done any of it in the past.”

Harvey Mudd’s revamped curriculum has been adopted by other schools, including Northwestern and the University of California Riverside, that are trying to broaden the subject’s appeal.

Increasing gender diversity is particularly important in computer science, a field that has infiltrated every part of modern life but is still primarily dominated by men. Women make up less than one-fifth of tech employees at Google.

“There’s a shortage of raw talent in the field,” said Ran Libeskind-Hadas, a computer science professor who led Harvey Mudd’s curriculum redesign.

“Companies are offering six-figure salaries with good benefits to 22-year-olds. For young women not to be able to be part of that economy is just a failing on the

part of society.”

Harvey Mudd’s computer science faculty members first began to rethink the way they were teaching the subject in 2005.

The program was producing successful graduates: the chief technology officer of Reddit, a founding engineer of Pinterest, creators of Adobe Flash software and solitaire for Microsoft.

But just as the field was rebounding from the dot-com bust, only a couple of women each semester were signing up for an advanced course in computer science.

Change needed to begin at the beginning, professors realized. The traditional introductory class was so dry that they drew straws to see who would have to teach it.

Using student feedback, observations from class and a bit of creative social psychology, professors identified three key reasons female students did not major in computer science: They didn’t think they would be good at it, they couldn’t imagine fitting into the culture and they just didn’t think it was interesting.

In the revamped curriculum, instead of having computer science students write arcane code,

professors started giving them fun group puzzles and 3-D graphics to create their own games. After freshman year, students were offered research opportunities.

They used algorithms to solve evolution questions and analyze DNA sequences.

Female students tended to think more about their careers in terms of its social relevance, and how their work could help the world, Libeskind-Hadas said. Many male students who pursued computer science, he found, were more passionate about building personal projects and ideas.

To help female students feel like they belonged, professors found ways to remove the socalled macho effect by which more-experienced students _ usually male _ intimidated others by answering all the questions. They pulled those students aside privately and asked them to let others speak. They urged students to save their more advanced conversations for time with their teachers outside of class.

Professors also divided the introductory course into sections based on prior see COMPUTING on page 14 >>

So you want to be a writer?

The Rocky Mountain Collegian is looking for new reporters for the Spring 2017 semester. Any student who is interested is covering news, sports, arts & culture and opinion is invited to attend one of the upcoming informational meetings.

Monday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m.

Each meeting will last up to one hour and take place in the Rocky Mountain Student Media offices, Room 118, Lory Student Center.

No experience is required. All majors are welcomed. Contact Jim Rodenbush at Jim.Rodenbush@colostate.edu with any questions.

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OPINION Wednesday, January 18, 2017

EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

Beaulieu: Talk shit I’m a lobbyist. Don’t hate me to me, my friend

By Michael Gessel Los Angeles Times

By Mack Beaulieu @CSUCollegian

How many times have you talked about your friend’s shortcomings behind their back? Let’s be honest, we all do it. The thing is, we call it ‘talking shit’ because its covert; but sometimes when you’re that person’s friend, if you’re not being mean, then you’re just being objective. You just wouldn’t be comfortable telling them your objective opinion.

If there’s some glaring weakness in their character and its obvious to you and your friend group, then it’s probably apparent to everybody else. Like a fat piece of spinach in their teeth, it’s your responsibility to let them know.

We’ve all had that moment; you had a good day, got home, looked in the mirror and there is lunch from six hours ago, against a nice white background. Now, those conversations with the dean of your college, your boss’ boss and all those girls you were feeling chatty with didn’t go so well. What if that thing was in your teeth for years and nobody let you know?

What I’m really talking about are the big things, not just something in your teeth. The concept remains the same. A real friend would tell you if you were embarrassing yourself, because if they don’t, how long will you go making impressions that you’re not even slightly aware of? The easiest example that comes to mind is halitosis. Bad breath disease.

I have two examples of this.

The first one was a casual tenth grade friend named Tim. Everyone thought Tim was cool; excepting one major factor. Tim’s breath smelled like he woke up and ate crap in the morning, There’s no other appropriate way to put it. No one ever told him as far as I know. I don’t know where Tim is now, but I know Tim could’ve somewhat ruled our grade if it wasn’t for his breath, and if he still hasn’t figured it out, well, hopefully Tim keeps his distance in interviews.

The other friend, who shall remain nameless, is one of my closer friends. I knew him for a year and a half before I just had to tell him his breath stank. I felt like it shouldn’t be avoided anymore at one point when I caught a whiff during a drunken heart to heart. I waited until the right time and stated it outright, but he knew I was looking out for his best interest and no one had anything to say about him when he left the group.

The overriding point here is

that as much as you might love your friends, despite their shortcomings, not everybody will; so you should let them know. I wouldn’t have been friends with either of those two if I had noticed their breath first. Why? Because that’s the normal reaction and I can guarantee both missed out on opportunities in life because the people closest to them were too busy being polite about something uncomfortable.

If there’s some glaring weakness in their character and its obvious to you and your friend group, then it’s probably apparent to everybody else. Like a fat piece of spinach in their teeth, it’s your responsibility to let them know.

There’s lots of things that might fall under this umbrella, to varying degrees of seriousness.

Whether it be bad breath, greasy hair, farting in public, coming off creepy, putting their foot in their mouth, talking about one thing too much, talking over people, puby facial hair, smelling bad, drinking too much, smelling like cigarettes, wearing something they shouldn’t or any number of things, if there’s something negative everyone realizes about your friend, then you should tell them.

That is, if it’s something that’s an obvious negative, and not just that your friend is weird. As obvious as things seem to onlookers, you should realize that some things just don’t occur to people unless it’s presented to them.

It doesn’t mean you should nit-pick your friends, but if you’re not helping your friend improve their lives, how much of a friend are you? It’s really a form of protection; to not only tell them what’s great about them, but also what may be holding your friend back. Personally, I want to be the best version of myself. That means fixing my shortcomings.

That means not having chronic bad breath. Piece by piece you have to build yourself up, and if you sincerely care about a person and present the criticism sincerely, they’ll see you’re just trying to build them up too.

Mack Bealieu can be reached at opinion@collegian.com.

I am a Washington lobbyist.

Mine is one of the most reviled professions in America.

According to a Gallup poll, people rate the honesty and ethics of lobbyists lower than any occupation measured _ and that includes car salespeople and telemarketers.

I have to be registered with the government and report any changes in my work quarterly, as though I’m on criminal parole. When I tried to increase my liability insurance coverage a few years back, I was turned down because I had a “risky” profession. The Obama administration barred me from accepting political appointments.

This sweeping contempt for lobbyists is misguided. Our job is to transmit the views of our constituents, employers or clients to public officials, which often means reframing an idea into the language of government policy.

The right to petition the U.S. government is so essential to democracy that it is enshrined in the First Amendment to the Constitution. The appropriateness of lobbyists’ role was reaffirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954, in an opinion that noted that many lobbyists are “entirely honest and respectable representatives of business, professional, and philanthropic organizations ... many of whom serve a useful and perfectly legitimate purpose.”

Lobbyists might be best known _ or perhaps infamous _ for large corporate clients.

However, we also work for nonprofits, small businesses, trade associations, unions, public pol-

icy advocacy groups of all types, as well as state and local governments.

I, for instance, work for the Dayton Development Coalition, a nonprofit that promotes new businesses and job creation in 14 Ohio counties. I work with community leaders to craft requests to legislators from the region. If I am successful, they will take up my position and try to persuade their colleagues in Congress to do the same. I also answer questions from our representatives on how legislation might affect economic development here in Ohio.

The gulf between the Beltway and the world beyond is both cultural and geographic, and lobbyists are essential to bridging that gap. Like lawyers, we advocate for people or organizations that can’t navigate the intricacies of a government system on their own. Also like attorneys, some lobbyists might argue different sides at different times depending on the client, so our whole profession is viewed with suspicion.

Yes, there’s an element of unfairness. In both lobbying and law, access isn’t equal.

Those who can afford to pay for better representation often _ though not always _ receive better results. But also like the legal system, success often hinges more on the strength of the case than the representation.

Still, the deep disdain for lobbyists, I believe, springs from a mistaken belief that influencing the government corrupts the democratic process.

To the contrary, the whole idea of democracy is that the people do influence the government.

Lobbyists are part of what makes government respond to

the needs of citizens.

But instead of recognizing that fact, the public makes lobbyists the scapegoat for whatever is wrong with Washington.

Sure, there are dishonest lobbyists, and because scandals in our profession often involve public funds and famous lawmakers, they make headlines. Yet there is probably no profession more closely tracked by the public; details of our lobbying activities, funding, campaign contributions and related charitable donations are posted on the web for anyone to peruse.

President Obama’s policy to bar nearly all lobbyists from appointments was, in the end, unhelpful because it took out of the running some of the most knowledgeable and experienced candidates.

President-elect Donald Trump booted lobbyists off his transition team when it seemed he wasn’t living up to his “drain the swamp” slogan. Then he announced an expansion of part of Obama’s anti-lobbyist policy, preventing political appointees from becoming lobbyists for five years after they leave the government.

Such rules imply lobbyists have far more power than we do and that our intent is to corrupt the government. We’re not super-villains. If we have any effect on government policy, it’s only because public officials are swayed by our arguments. The consequence of blaming lobbyists for Washington’s shortfalls is that it limits people with expertise from helping solve government problems _ and it lets elected leaders off the hook when they don’t.

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NOPE DOPE When there’s no coffee...or water.

The Moana soundtrack.

Walking all the way to Aggie Village for class #WhatIsWalnut?

Getting out early because all you have to do is review the syllabus.

Forgetting the bus schedules and having to walk home.

The beginning of the semester: when you still have hope.

Feeling like you’re already behind on day one.

Knowing better than to buy your textbooks in advance when you’ll barely crack them #SeniorWisdom.

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SPORTS Wednesday, January 18, 2017

BASKETBALL

Mountain West update: Women’s Basketball

By Colin Barnard @ColinBarnard_

Less than one-third of the way through conference play, the Mountain West has already been littered with abnormalities. From a supposed bottom feeder vaulting to the top of the standings to an on-court brawl between Utah State and UNLV, it’s been an unusual beginning to conference play.

With students returning to campus and classes starting up again, here’s how the MW looks through five games of conference play:

Standings Wyoming – 13-3 (5-0 MW) Colorado State – 12-5 (4-1 MW) New Mexico – 8-8 (4-2 MW) Boise State – 13-3 (3-2 MW) UNLV – 12-5 (3-2 MW) San Jose State – 6-11 (3-2 MW) Fresno State – 10-7 (3-3 MW) San Diego State – 7-9 (2-3 MW) Utah State – 9-8 (2-4 MW) Nevada – 6-10 (0-5 MW) Air Force – 2-13 (0-5 MW)

Colorado State Record-wise, the Rams were slow coming out of the gate losing three of their first six games and ultimately finishing non-conference play with a mediocre 8-4 record.

All of those loses came against Power Five teams, however, and prepared the Rams for their conference opponents.

Their sole loss in conference came at the hands of Boise State on Dec. 31. Coming off convincing wins against Air Force and New Mexico, the Rams may be hitting their stride at the perfect time.

Reigning conference player of the year Ellen Nystrom has stepped into more of a scoring role this year, averaging 15.8 points per game. As a team, the Rams have relied on defense and three-point shooting to get the job done.

The team ranks sixth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 52.9 ppg, and 24th in the nation in three-point field goals made (138).

The Rams are set to enter the teeth of their schedule, with a particularly intriguing match-up coming against Wyoming in the final week of play that could be a decisive factor to the final standings. As the team grows more comfortable with its lineups, it will be no surprise to see them contend for their fourth straight regular season title.

Biggest Surprise – Wyoming Cowgirls The Cowgirls, pegged to finish eighth in the preseason poll, have jumped out to a surprising undefeated record in conference play. Led by junior guard Liv Roberts (15.8 ppg, 7.3 rebounds per game), the Cowgirls have impressed their naysayers early on.

However, they have yet to play the likes of Colorado State, New Mexico or Boise State. Nevertheless, their impressive margin of victory in conference play (+18.4 ppg) and non-conference victory over the Colorado Buffalos, a team the Rams struggled with, show they are no pretender. Expect the Cowgirls to remain near the top of the standings until the end of the season when they close with a brutal five game stretch that includes four games against the three contenders behind them.

Biggest Disappointment - Fresno State Bulldogs Picked to finish third in the preseason poll, the Bulldogs were limited early on by non-conference losses to Cal State Northridge and UC Santa Barbara. In conference, they narrowly escaped Nevada with a one-point victory and struggled

CSU guard Ellen Nystrom was named the MW preseason player of the year and is averaging 15.8 points per game. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

mightily against top-half teams Wyoming and New Mexico. That being said, they nearly knocked off Boise State their last time out and still have the firepower to compete in conference play.

Preseason all-conference center Bego Faz Davalos and guard Candice White currently rank sixth and seventh in the conference in scoring at 14.4 ppg and 13.9 ppg, respectively. With those two leading the way, the Bull Dogs will look to right the ship for the rest of the year.

Award Watch – Player of the Year Ellen Nystrom (Colorado State) – After winning the award last season, Nystrom was picked to repeat as Player of the Year in the preseason poll, and she has not disappointed. Nystrom has scored at a more prolific rate, up from 11.1 to 15.8 ppg, and leads all guards in the conference in rebounding, averaging 8.1 per game. Nystrom’s defense sets her apart as she is second in the conference in defensive rebounds per game (7.3) and steals

per game (2.1). Additionally, Nystrom’s five double-doubles and seven 20-point games are both second in the conference.

Given her all-around ability, she holds a slight lead for the award at this point in the season.

Dezz Ramos (San Jose State) – Despite being one of the smaller players in the conference, Ramos certainly doesn’t let that affect her ability to score the ball.

The 5-foot-7-inch guard leads the conference in scoring and ranks ninth nationally with at 22.4 ppg.

She also ranks third in the conference in assists per game (5.4), free throw percentage (.874) and minutes per game (33.1). The preseason All-MW point guard has the Spartans within striking distance in the MW as she looks to build upon her impressive campaign thus far.

Consideration – Cherise Beynon (New Mexico), Liv Roberts (Wyoming), Bergo Faz Davalos (Fresno State) Award Watch – Freshman of the Year Shannon Dufficy

(Utah

State) – The 6-foot-2-inch forward from Australia ranks second on her team in scoring (9.0 ppg) and third in the conference in rebounding (9.3 rpg), the only freshman in the top 20 of the category. She has recorded three double-doubles and plays the second most minutes for Utah State. After a slow start to the year, Dufficy is one of three freshmen to have settled into a prominent role for the Aggies.

Mykiel Burleson (New Mexico) – A 2016 McDonald’s All-American nominee, Burleson was one of the highest ranked recruits coming into the MW and was picked as preseason Freshman of the Year. Her 10.1 ppg average ranks second among freshmen in the conference, but it’s her ability to score the ball in spurts that warrants consideration for the award.

Consideration – Mariah Forde (Air Force), Eliza West (Utah State) Colin Barnard can be reached by email at sports@ collegian.com.

>> ATHLETE from page 2 when throwers Mostafa Hassan and Aaliyah Pete were both honored.

CSU Track and Field is back in action Friday Jan. 20 and Saturday Jan. 21, as they travel to Manhattan, Kansas for the Deloss Dodds Invitational and Multis.

Chad Deutschman can be reached by email at sports@ collegian.com.

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BASKETBALL

Mountain West update: Men’s basketball

By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

While the majority of students were hitting the slopes, eating cookies and spending time with their loved ones, Mountain West basketball began conference play and is in full swing coming out of the holiday break. Here is a brief recap of what is going on around the conference.

A one-time prominent hoops conference, the Mountain West is considerably down this season, and after only sending one team (Fresno State) to the NCAA Tournament in 2016, the MW is shaping up to be a single-bid conference once again. Against teams in the Associated Press Top-25, Mountain West programs are a combined 0-11. With no clear favorite for the conference crown, the road to the Mountain West Tournament could be

Standings Nevada (15-3, 4-1) Boise St (11-5, 4-1) Colorado St (11-7, 3-2) Fresno St (11-7, 3-3) New Mexico (10-8, 3-3) Wyoming (12-6, 2-3) San Diego St (10-7, 2-3) San Jose St (9-7, 2-3) UNLV (9-9, 2-3) Air Force (9-9, 2-3) Utah St (8-9, 2-4)

a bumpy one.

From top to bottom the conference is up for the taking and in just three weeks, there have already been multiple thrilling games and upsets.

After defeating UNLV, one of the closest games from the early portion of conference play featured the Rams in the road opener at Boise State Dec. 27. Down two points with just seconds remaining, Broncos guard Chandler Hutchison was able to bank a buzzer-beater from behind the arc, securing a one-point Boise State victory (74-73).

Since losing to the Broncos, the Rams have gone 2-1, defeat-

ing San Jose State and Air Force, before most recently losing to New Mexico. After going 3-2 through the first five games of conference play, the Rams are currently sitting in third place for the regular season title, behind only Nevada (15-3, 4-1) and Boise State (11-5, 4-1).

Colorado State Despite getting off to a nice start in conference play, it will be an uphill battle for the Rams from here on out. Che Bob, Devocio Butler and Kimani Jackson are all suspended for failing to meet academic requirements, leaving the team with only seven players on the active roster. To bolster depth the team has added walk-on guard Juan Sabino II. Senior forward Emmanuel Omogbo has been a menace on the glass all season, averaging a league-high 10.4 rebounds per-game. Omogbo’s eight double-doubles are also good for best in the conference and brings his career total to 16. Omogbo recorded a career-high 22 points in the loss at Boise State.

Alongside Omogbo all season has been sophomore guard Prentiss Nixon, who has been on scoring at will after dropping a career-high 30 points against Kansas State at the Pepsi Center.

Nixon is averaging 12.8 points per-game and has scored in double figures in each of the Rams five conference games.

Finally, since returning from suspension, senior guard Gian Clavell has been a much needed spark to the offense. Clavell leads the team in scoring at 17.1 points per-game, is shooting 46.3 percent from the floor and 39.2 percent from beyond the arc.

Nevada on the rise Atop the standings sit the Wolfpack, who after defeating New Mexico in one of the wildest comebacks of college basketball history are in excellent position to compete for their first MW title. Led by sophomore forward Cameron Oliver, who is averaging 14.8 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks pergame, the Wolfpack are dominant down low. Other than a narrow 77-76 defeat against Fresno State, Nevada has been unblemished and will be one of the teams to keep an eye on down the road.

San Diego State struggling The biggest surprise so far

is the 2015-16 Mountain West champion and perennial conference contender San Diego State. After struggling through non-conference play, the Aztecs have won just two of their first five games in the Mountain West and could be in danger of missing out on the postseason.

That being said, the Aztecs still possess a talented roster capable of making a run at any moment.

Up and down Wyoming The final team we will take a look at is the Wyoming Cowboys, who in total in Mountain West fashion have been completely unpredictable. After defeating Northern Iowa and losing by two to USC (94-92), the Cowboys appeared to be one of the surprise contenders but consistency has been an issue since entering conference play.

Leading the Cowboys is Colorado native Hayden Dalton, averaging 13.2 points and 8 rebounds per-game. Dalton’s versatility as a scorer makes him a defensive mismatch and if the forward from Parker, Colorado continues to produce, he may be a surprise candidate for Mountain West Player of the Year.

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

CSU guard JD Paige surveying the floor in a 84-71 loss to New Mexico on Jan. 14. PHOTO BY NATALIE DYER COLLEGIAN

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BASEBALL

New baseball used by colleges helps revive offensive output

By Chris Foster Los Angeles Times

Hutton Moyer, one of Pepperdine’s top hitters, learned things would be easier at the plate this season in the second game.

The Waves were facing Tulane at home, where the onshore gusts are famous for taking the “fly” out of fly balls. In the third inning, Moyer connected.

“It was a first-pitch slider and I got it,” said Moyer, a junior.

“I thought, ‘That’s a double off the wall.’ Then it kept going and going and went out. I went, ‘Welcome to the new year and the new ball.’ “ Moyer had no home runs in 2014. He has hit 14 this season.

Having another season of experience helped considerably, as did bulking up by 15 pounds.

But Moyer admits that “three or four” of his home runs were aided by the baseball that was introduced at the college level this season.

The change resulted from an overcompensation after the NCAA enacted rules to tame aluminum bats for safety reasons in 2011. The drop in offensive production brought howls from coaches whose teams traditionally battered pitchers.

The result was a new baseball, one with flatter seams and a slightly harder core, similar to what is used in professional baseball. It increased offensive production this season, but did not bring a return of the numbers created by loaded aluminum bats.

“I think the balance is pretty good right now,” UCLA coach John Savage said. “I think it is where we want it. We’re seeing better pitchers and better pitching staffs that are performing at a high level. We’re seeing hitters getting reward-

ed for getting the barrel of the bat on the ball. I think we got it right this time.”

The final testing ground will be TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, which has replaced Rosenblatt Stadium for the College World Series. TD Ameritrade Park’s dimensions were touted as being the same, but it faces the opposite direction, where the wind works against batters instead of aiding them.

“Right now, the sample size is small, about 50 games” per team in the regular season, said Savage. “It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out in the regionals, super regionals and College World Series.”

UCLA brought home the 2013 national championship with pitching and defense. There were three home runs hit during the College World Series that year.

A year ago, Vanderbilt won the title and, again, there were only three home runs. The .233 collective batting average was the lowest in the series since 1974, when aluminum bats were introduced.

An average of 33 home runs were hit during the CWS the last 10 seasons it was played in Rosenblatt Stadium.

There were coaches who were not going to stand for the power outage.

Rice’s Wayne Graham fired off a letter to a number of national college baseball writers after UCLA’s title, saying, “The college game is officially out of balance.”

He proposed a new ball. In an American Coaches Assn. survey in the fall of in 2013, 87 percent said that a change to a flatseamed ball was needed.

“I sort of felt that we were all playing with the same ball, so let’s just go play,” UC Irvine Coach Mike Gillespie said. “However, the statistics were hard to deny.”

UCLA’s Trevor Brown slides home ahead of an anticipated throw from the outfield to San Francisco catcher Travis Higgs during the second inning of the NCAA Regionals baseball tournament on Sunday, June 5, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. UCLA won, 4-1. PHOTO BY ARMANDO BROWN ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

The harmony is evident, Gillespie said.

“There is less grumbling,” Gillespie said. “People are probably more at peace.”

The seams on the new ball make it more difficult to command breaking pitches. The tighter core can increase the distance when the ball is hit.

But, Gillespie said, “as I watch every game, my take is not ‘Oh man, that’s a super ball.’ Not yet. It is abundantly clear that there must be 20 more feet on a driven ball.”

The numbers back that up.

There were 2,527 more home runs hit during the 2015 regular season than in 2014, up 28 percent. The Atlantic Coast

Conference went from 326 home runs in 2013 to 530 this season.

Only four of the 31 Division I conferences hit fewer home runs in 2014.

“Essentially, if you get it up in the air and hit it well enough, it will get out,” Pepperdine’s Moyer said. “At Pepperdine, it’s hard to hit it out with the way the wind blows. I’ve seen ones hit this year where I went, ‘That’s an out.’

Then it ends up going over the wall.”

Pitching staffs, though, are not being clobbered.

UCLA’s regular-season earned-run average of 2.16 was significantly lower than its 2.55 in 2013, when pitching took the Bruins to the title. James Kapri-

elian, this season’s ace, got a taste of the lower-seam ball while playing for Team USA last summer.

“It allows you to keep all your pitchers tighter and the breaks are sharper,” Kaprielian said.

“Obviously, if you leave a ball up, it is going to fly a little more. Guys who have a tight, hard breaking ball haven’t had a problem. Guys who don’t have had a harder adjustment.”

The final exam will come at the College World Series.

“This has probably accomplished what it was intended to accomplish,” Gillespie said. “The proof will be in Omaha.”

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ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, January 18, 2017

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MUSIC

Killer Mike and El-P deliver again with new album

By Samuel Perrine @brickzor

The purpose and message of Killer Mike and El-P’s new album “Run the Jewels 3” is summed up well in a sample of Martin Luther King Jr. from his 1967 “The Other America” speech. “A riot is the language of the unheard,” Dr. King says.

“Run the Jewels 3” is the language of that riot.

Killer Mike and El-P both began their careers in music as critical and controversial social commentators during the Bush administration over a decade ago. The duo has remained fiercely independent and wildly successful ever since, avoiding the creeping sort of commercial materialism that has watered down the message of so many artists before them.

“Run the Jewels 3” could have easily been more of the same from the duo. “Run the Jewels 2” already featured an unyielding critical analysis of American society. It was a well-crafted and exceedingly well-produced protest album, each track was its own story,

and the album tied those stories together into one coherent message. “Run the Jewels 3” manages to outdo the duo’s second album in every one of these categories. The beats are less bombastic this time around, but the production is much better and the creativity and genuine passion are easy to see. In “Call Ticketron” an automatic ticket machine is mixed with El-P’s verses, and other similarly creative touches are sprinkled throughout the album. “Run the Jewels 2” was a well-aimed protest with the anger bubbling under the surface. “Run the Jewels 3” is a revolution with the violence now fully intertwined with the message.

“Run the Jewels 3” is a musical speech filled with anger, and an outlet of counter-cultural rage that never loses its focus.

No stone is left unturned, and everyone is held to judgement, from lawmakers, rappers and the media to Killer Mike and El-P themselves. The album is topical and direct, and sharp and specific criticism is never

held back. “The evening news givin’ you’s views. Telling you to pick your master for president.

Been behind the curtain, seen the devil workin,” says Killer Mike in “2100,” released directly after the election of Donald Trump. The song is of course critical of Trump, but it would be errant to assume that that is as far as the commentary goes.

It was a well-crafted and exceedingly well produced protest album, each track was its own story, and the album tied those stories together into one coherent message.

Run The Jewels, a hip hop duo of El-P, left, and Killer Mike, perform on Day Two of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif., on Saturday, April 11, 2015. PHOTO BY LUIS SINCO LOS ANGELES TIMES

The album features sharp criticism of the now, but current events are not the main focus of the album. As the title “2100” suggests, “Run the Jewels 3” looks forward to an uncertain future fueled by an unstable, oppressive present day.The albums final track, “A report to the shareholder/kill your masters” is a fitting end and a heartfelt confession of how the duo see themselves.

Should you listen? Yes. It is no exaggeration to say “Run the Jewels 3” is a masterpiece of artistic expression.

Hip-hop has a way of embedding itself into a certain time and a certain cultural context, and this album is a way of experiencing the soundtrack of right now.

Samuel Perrine can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

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MUSIC

The Squirrel Nut Zippers swing by the Lincoln Center

By Zoë Jennings @zoe_jennings4

“The Squirrel Nut Zippers were the last weird people in the free world to be allowed to have a platinum record,” founding member Jimbo Mathus said to the crowd.

The Squirrel Nut Zippers stopped by the Lincoln Center on Sunday, Jan. 15 for a performance celebrating the 20th anniversary of their platinum album “Hot.” The reactivated line up included Ingrid Lucia of The Flying Neutrinos along with other New Orleans musicians.

New Orleans, founded on piracy, prostitution and alcohol as Mathus joked, has helped to form the band.

Forming in 1993, the band’s sound includes many different genres including swing, gypsy jazz, delta blues, calypso and klezmer and the reactivated line up flawlessly embodied the band’s original eclectic sound.

The Zippers not only played from “Hot” but played from “Perennial Favorites” “Bedlam Ballroom” and “The Inevitable Squirrel Nut Zippers,” along with a couple of new songs. Split into two acts, the band started out playing classics like “Put a Lid on it” and “Blue Angel.” After allowing the audience a brief break to buy more alcohol, as Mathis explained, the band came back to play three new songs as well as crowd-favorite “Bedlam Ballroom.”

The crowd was seated but was very entertained by

the band’s stage presence.

Dressed in quirky 1920s style, the danced effortlessly throwing around their instruments around. Without any elaborate backdrop or lights, the band entertained with their talent and showmanship and impressed the crowd with their musical talent. The group played many instruments, including the saxophone, trombone, banjo, fiddle, stand-up bass and trumpet. Lucia’s wide vocal range and 1920s-style voice were a striking addition.

“Hot” catapulted the band into fame. Released in 1996, “Hot” sold over 1.3 million copies. When fame hit, the band had trouble adjusting. The band bought limousines expecting the people in suits to pick up the bill but realized that the Zippers were in fact picking up the bill, Mathis joked to the crowd before playing “Suits Are Picking Up the Bill.”

When the band played “Ghost of Stephen Foster” there was a projection of the music video with a black and white cartoon of a couple staying in a haunted hotel. This was a fun addition to the set.

The crowd was seated during the show; however, the music was too catchy for some and they migrated to the aisles where they could swing dance to the music.

After the show many fans stood in line to wwmeet the Zippers and get their autographs.

Zoë Jennings can be reached at entertainment@collegian. com

The Squirrel Nut Zippers tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Hot.” PHOTO BY ZOE JENNINGS COLLEGIAN

ALEC REVIEWS MUSIC

The xx’s ‘I See You’ is ambitious and atmospheric

By Alec Erickson @ CTV_Ace

The long anticipated wait is now over. The follow up album to 2012’s “Coexist” is finally released and it aims to take The xx to a much higher place then they have been before. It is rare to have a third studio album feel so fresh and yet so familiar at the same time, yet that is exactly the case with “I See You.” We see the band in a much more experimental stage than we have before, and it seems to work out for the best.

London indie pop trio The xx have been around for the better part of the last 12 years. Members Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith released their debut album “xx” in 2009. It was not until the release of their second studio album “Coexist” in 2012 that launched the band to mainstream fame, especially in the states. The album would go on to peak at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 list. We have come to know the band to have this melancholy sound with haunting vocals that stick with you long after listening. You can expect all that and a lot more this time around with “I See You.” “I See You” is a ten-track record that clocks in to be about 40 minutes long. From front to back this record is structured to take you on an emotional trip.

It is more than easy enough to lose yourself while listening, but it keeps bringing you back in to

listen again and again. There is a lot here to really admire, from the much less gloomy and bleak sound to the strategically structured and layered tracks. “I See You” is some of the bands best work to date and having this record release at the beginning of the year sets the bar high for all the other artists.

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Musically, there is a lot here that you could not find on “xx” or “Coexist” From the start, on tracks like “Dangerous” or “Say Something Love” we get a lot more texture with horns. Additionally, guitars are mixed incredibly well with the vocals and beats to the tracks. It is not hard with this record to find something to nod your head along to the beat. The main thing you really need to admire is that there are so many new elements for the band here that are refreshing to hear. While “Coexist” was a great record in its own regard, it was limited in structure in a way that “I See You” is not. There is a lot more at work here in this record and tracks like “On Hold” and “Replica” prove how much the band has grown and experi-

mented in the last four years.

Lyrically, I would not call “I See You” bleak like I would with “Coexist.” In fact, I would say it is little bit more upbeat and a lot of the tracks even sound hopeful.

While it is still a dramatic record with tracks like “A Violent Noise” or “Brave for You.” There is also some optimism with some of the music present here, like tracks “I Dare You” or “Test Me,” which close out the record on a much more different note than how it began. We can hear some influence from Jamie xx’s solo work here in this record. While most of the subject matter is tackling relationships, it is the delivery of the vocals that really sells each track. There is at least something here that everyone can relate to in some way.

Should you listen to it?: YES! 2017 is off to a strong start and that is in large part due to The xx. “I See You” is such a strong and well-rounded record that it is hard to find something not to like about it. It is certainly much more ambitious than previous works from the band, and in a way succeeds at a level that the last two records did not. It is different and unique and longtime fans will appreciate how fresh and new this record sounds to them. For new listeners they will appreciate how catchy and infectious that some of the tracks can be. “I See You” is a record that is worth checking out.

Alec Erickson can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

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CULTURE AND COMMUNITY

California versus Colorado winters

By Camila Nadalet @camnadalet

True Coloradoans love everything about their state. The flag is everywhere, people immerse themselves in the nature and mountains. Chacos are a staple in nearly everyone’s shoe closet.

Perhaps one of the most intense loves residents of Colorado have for their state, is that of their winters. For the more outdoorsy, snow means skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and sledding. For those who prefer to stay inside, snow means a perfect afternoon of hot chocolate, warm blankets and Netflix. Generally, though, snow in Colorado means beauty.

“It’s beautiful when the weather outside may be cold but the sun is out,” said born and raised Coloradoan Alejandra Alvarez. “It’s a weird Colorado thing to say but that’s just how it is here.”

Alvarez is not the only one who feels that way about this state. As someone who has come from Southern California and has only been in Colorado for a year and a half, it often seems as though individuals who are so

true to Colorado have absolutely no desire to ever leave. People have such an intense love for this place and everything that comes with it.

In other states, however, winters can prove to be quite different than they are here.

Take California, for example.

Winters there are characterized by low temperatures of maybe 50 degrees at night, and highs reaching even up into the 80s at times.

Residents continue to go to the beach all through summer and there is no need to pull out the winter clothes and put away the summer clothes. All that is necessary is a light jacket over your favorite tank top and you are set to embrace the harsh winters of California.

And though out-of-state individuals like myself can see the beauty in the winters here. What we see will never compare to how a large portion of Coloradoans feel.

However, it is true that Californians, like myself, feel the same way about our state, and their winters in particular, as Coloradoans do.

“You don’t have to be cooped up inside,” said Southern California resident Jennie Macrae.

“You can go for a hike up in the mountains and not freeze to death. It’s a pretty good set up.”

For us, white Christmases are only heard of in songs or seen in movies and snow days are never an occurrence. Heck, even rain is a rare treat to be experienced. That is what we know to be as winter and anything else is weird and out of the ordinary.

In California, winter activities are going to the beach and surfing, swimming in outdoor pools and hiking in shorts and T-shirts… though Netflix and hot chocolate obviously still apply in California as well.

Despite the fact that there are evidently large differences between the states of Colorado and California, there is obvious beauty in both places. For some, having snow is the only way they have known winters.

For others, an average of 75 degrees throughout the course of the winter would be unusual to not have.

Regardless of what winter is to each person, it is beautiful and loved for different reasons by all.

Camila Nadalet can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

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Today: Guest Artist: Sinaisky-Kinlenko Piano Duo 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall This duo performs a program of duets written specifically for one piano and four hands.

Tomorrow Jan. 19: Gregory Allicar Museum of Art New Exhibition Opening Reception 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., UCA - University Are Museum Join us for the opening of the Reception Gregory Allicar Museum of Art Spring Exhibitions 2017: Drawing on Tradition: European works on paper from the seventeenth - and eighteenth-centuries.

This Week: Chinese Spring Festival Gala Jan. 21st, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Fort Collins Lincoln Center

Upcoming: Info Session: Semester at Sea Jan. 25th, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., LSC 372

President’s Open Forum Jan. 31st, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Cherokee Park Ballroom

Heavy snow falls on a ski lift in Winter Park, Colo. PHOTO BY TONY VILLALOBOS COLLEGIAN

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CULTURE & COMMUNITY

7 ways to be calmer, more mature…and more productive

By Susie Moore

I was recently in a business meeting with two men who disagreed on a plan of action. Is this uncommon in the workplace?

Nope. Can it be uncomfortable?

Um, definitely... especially when egos get involved.

Everyone else in the room braced themselves while the two executives faced off with their wildly different opinions. But to our surprise, the meeting went remarkably well... and all because one of these men simply exuded a calm maturity that was impossible to fight against. He met his colleague’s argumentative tone with absolute tranquility, and the situation diffused.

Instead of offering rebuttals and contradictions, he kept saying things like, “I absolutely see your point, Jeff,” and “You’re right about that. Could we consider...”

I was impressed. Egos didn’t rule that morning; they couldn’t.

There was too much calm in the room.

And you just can’t meet that kind of Zen-like state with fire.

So what are more ways to bring tranquility, maturity and inner peace into our lives? What we focus on has a tendency to expand. So if you focus on the drama, that’s what you get, but if you focus on serenity, well... who couldn’t use a little more of that this year? Here are seven ways you can bring more of that cool, collected calm _ and the successes that results from it _ into your life.

1. FOCUS ON YOUR OWN STUFF It can be so easy to compare

ourselves to other people over our paychecks, the contents of our closets, relationship statuses ... but when you realize that all that matters (and all that you can control) is you, you can’t help but just do you. And when that happens, life gets awesome.

2. DON’T OVERTHINK STUFF When you stop trying to dissect and interpret the words, texts, tweets and motivations of others, you’ll experience that dose of tranquility you need.

“Analysis paralysis” is such a precious waste of your time.

3. KNOW HOW TO LAUGH AT YOURSELF Joan Rivers said, “Life goes by fast. Enjoy it. Calm down. It’s all funny.” Life doesn’t have to be so serious, does it? And once you get to the point where you can laugh at yourself, you can laugh at pretty much anything.

4. WORK BEFORE YOU PLAY Maturity can almost always be measured by delayed gratification. Do the work first, don’t half-ass it, care ... and then play.

Work can be fun too _ especially when you commit to doing work that you love. Adulting can be great adventure, if you give it a chance.

5. DON’T GOSSIP When you just walk away from the water cooler when the boss is being whispered about, you’re really doing yourself a favor in the long run.

6. DON’T BLAME OTHERS I don’t think there is anything more grown-up than taking 100 percent responsibility for your life. No excuses or exceptions _ parental, governmental or otherwise. When you own

>> COMPUTING from page 5 experience, so that those who knew nothing were learning together at a comfortable pace—as were those who knew a lot.

Showcasing women in the field has made a difference, too.

Today, more than 40 percent of the school’s computer science faculty is female. Students also are offered a paid trip to the annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, billed as the largest professional gathering of women in technology.

It helps that Maria Klawe, Harvey Mudd’s president since 2006, is a computer scientist herself. Her influence in making the field more attractive to women has been recognized by the White House’s chief technology officer. She has called out tech executives for not encouraging women. Often dressed in jeans

and toting a fuchsia backpack on campus, she greets and encourages many of the 830 students on campus by name.

“Building confidence and a sense of belonging and a sense of community among these women makes such a huge difference,” Klawe said. “Once you change the myths and the cultural beliefs about computer science, that has a lot of momentum.”

The introductory course is now one of the most popular across the Claremont campuses. More than 40 percent of non-computer science majors, hooked after the first class, go on to take at least two more programming courses. Within four years, the percentage of women majoring in computer science more than tripled.

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your circumstances and your “stuff,” you’re empowered.

7. DON’T REACT There’s nothing like watching reality TV to observe some highly reactive, immature, theatrical overreactions... and onscreen, they’re great. Bring the drama!

But when you become a reality TV star’s polar opposite _ when you’ve mastered the art of non-reaction and let something that could have offended you just slide _ then you’re really winning.

Maturity begins when drama and dissatisfaction ends. We can quantify our calm by our ability to, in the words of T-Swift, “shake it off.” You really can choose to free yourself from anything: a rude remark, an underthe-breath diss from someone you’ve never liked, an online hater, a passive-aggressive colleague ... whatever.

When you can shake all that off and just focus on the present moment _ which is all we ever have _ you kinda have it all figured out. Guilt and regret can have you living the past, and anxiety and worry can make you future-trip. When you can simply Be Here Now... well, that calm will carry you far.

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Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(01/18/17). Opportunities flourish for career growth this year. Discipline with planning lets you soar to new heights.

Collaboration wins.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19) —

8 — Work together to manage a new assignment (on top of everything else). Suppress the desire to argue or procrastinate. Transform obstacles into opportunities.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 9 — The pace quickens. Handle responsibilities before going out to play. A work controversy requires your attention. Get the facts. Stick with the real thing.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 7 — Relax and let your thoughts turn to romance. Avoid awkward moments by scheduling carefully. You’re developing a new perspective. Share what you love.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 6 — Find what you need close to home. Family has your attention. Finish a big job together, to upgrade your domestic scene. Many hands make light work.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 8 — Listen to what’s going on, and summarize the plot for others.

You’re especially keen-witted and clever. Put your thoughts into words.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 8 — That money could show up

any time now. Present your argument tactfully. Prioritize obligations and adjust the budget to suit. Don’t spend what you don’t have.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 9 — You’re on a roll. Personal matters come together, if you can avoid procrastination.

Disruptions and distractions pull at your attention.

Double-check your work for potential errors.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 6 — You’re especially sensitive.

Clean up old messes, and clear new space for creating what’s next. Hide out and consider what you want to generate.

Discover options.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 7 — Your friends are your inspiration. Have fun on committees, at parties and at social gatherings. Sidestep a controversy with diplomatic humor.

Smile with grace and tact.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 7 — A professional challenge has your attention. Adapt to a change in plans. Clear communications channels are vital. Investigate options and opportunities.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 8 — New opportunities open up. Take charge, and go for the big prize. Inspire others without getting pushy. When sufficiently motivated, your team can move mountains.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 7 — Take care of financial obligations without losing your cool. Do as much as you can without discussion. Think fast under pressure.

COLLEGIAN.COM Wednesday, January 18, 2017

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