Volume 127, No. 19, Sept. 5

Volume 127, No. 19 Tuesday, September 5, 2017

NEWS

SPORTS

A&C

AIR QUALITY CONCERNS IN FORT COLLINS

OFFICIALS RUIN RMS

BEST TOUR DE FAT COSTUMES

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Rocky Mountain Letdown Junior wide receiver Olabisi Johnson (81) and senior wide receiver Detritch Clark (8) react to an offensive pass interference call during Friday’s Rocky Mountain Showdown on Sept. 1.

PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

Costly penalties hurt the Rams in third consecutive loss to CU

By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

DENVER- In a game where Colorado State University struggled to get anything going offensively, University of Colorado Boulder came out and punched their in-state rival in the mouth, defeating the Rams 17-3 in front of 73,932 fans at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Friday night.

“It was a disappointing night for us,” head coach Mike Bobo said. “Our expectation as a football team was not to come in here

and play hard or come in here and have fun playing together; our expectation was to win the ballgame. We failed at that.”

The Buffaloes were all over the Rams from the get-go, jumping out to an early 17-0 lead and forcing CSU to punt on each of their first four drives. The CSU defense was able to make the necessary adjustments, though, as the Rams were able to rebound and hold the Buffs at 17.

“I thought the defense did an outstanding job of giving the offense opportunity after opportu-

nity,” Bobo said.

Senior running back Phillip Lindsay got the party started for the black and gold, running straight through the heart of the CSU defense for a 45-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter. The Rams faced a heavy dose of Lindsay throughout the contest, as the Denver native finished the first half seven carries for 101 rushing yards, nearly doubling CSU’s total of 51 rushing yards by himself. For the night, Lindsay led all rushers with 140 yards on the ground.

Not only was Lindsay a threat in the running game, but he was also a weapon in the passing attack for redshirt sophomore quarterback Steven Montez, as the veteran back was consistently able to pick up blitzing defenders.

While the Buffs offense came out of the gate hot, Mike Bobo’s unit struggled to finish drives.

Early in the game, the Rams were able to consistently move the ball down the field but, failed to put points on the board.

In each of CSU’s first four possessions, the drive ended with

a punt from true freshman Ryan Stonehouse. The former 3-star punter from California was twice able to pin the Buffs deep in their own territory, but the poor field position did little to slow down the red-hot Buffaloes in the first half.

Coming out of the third quarter down 17-3, the CSU offense thought that they had capped off a drive with an explosive passing play down the field three separate times, but a variety of 15yard infractions negated the big see SHOWDOWN on page 10 >>

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Renee Toups, a senior Health and Exercise Science major is also President of the CSU Yoga Club. Here, Renee practices her handstand variations on the Oval.

PHOTO BY SARAH EHRLICH COLLEGIAN

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“I have a pet alligator. I bought it a year ago, but it’s just sitting at the pet store because I don’t know what to do with it.”

“Where are you going?”

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“People know me for months, years, and have no idea how much marijuana I use.”

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NEWS Tuesday, September 5, 2017

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CAMPUS

New garden near Clark aims to be bee-friendly

By Abby Currie @abcchic15

There is a peculiar pile of dirt near the Clark building at Colorado State University.

Upon a closer look, there is a sign that reads, “Pollinator Garden Coming Soon!”

The Clark garden bed is the start of CSU’s attempt to become a bee-friendly campus, spearheaded by Facilities Management.

Fred Haberecht, landscape architect and chair of the committee for the garden, said perennial beds are a major renovation.

“We want to encourage insects that increase pollination, and we are picking specific plants that do that,” Haberecht said.

Haberecht and David Hansen directed the project, aided by Holly Miller, horticulture technician at CSU, who helped pick out plants for the renovation.

Miller said the landscapes have to be redone every year because they become overgrown and they need renewal.

Miller said the project arose from a coincidental intersection between a student’s research and a landscape’s need for reconstruction.

The reconstruction will help highlight the research that is currently happening on campus.

“It starts a conversation, because people can think bees are threatening because they can sting,” Miller said. “The whole experiment in general is educational. You can look to this design and see, we’ll have so many species in the bed.”

Hansen oversees the landscape installations and design through the University.

Hansen said the pollination project in the Clark bed was funded through the University’s

maintenance funding.

The Clark garden will be the team’s test garden, and as landscapes come forward to be redesigned, gardens will start popping up around campus, Hansen said.

“It’s going to take a growing season to make (the garden) sizable for impact,” Hansen said.

Hansen said there is currently research going on at the Spring Creek gardens and the annual flower trial garden’s University’s Center of the Arts.

Graduate student Lisa Mason focuses on this type of research.

Mason is pursuing her master’s in entemology and works as a student in CSU’s pollination biology lab.

According to Mason, one-third of the human diet relies on pollinators, including vegetables, fruits and nuts.

In addition, pollinated crops also provide food for the livestock and dairy industry, Mason wrote in an email to the Collegian.

“More than 75 percent of the plants on the planet rely on pollinators for reproduction,” Mason wrote. “Bees are the most efficient pollinators. With urbanization and habitat loss, we need to better understand the impacts urban areas have on bees, especially native bees.”

According to Mason, getting people and communities involved in science is a critical piece for pollinator conservation since everyone can make a difference.

“It will take the efforts of individuals to make a large impact,” Mason wrote. “I wanted this research project to look at bee diversity and abundance, but also enable community members to be stewards for pollinators.”

Arathi Seshadri, an assistant professor in the Department of

Soil and Crop Sciences, wrote in an email to the Collegian that as of now, all the bee-friendly related activities are occurring outside of CSU in partnership with the City of Fort Collins.

According to Seshadri, the courses are taught by pollination biology lab members.

These citizen science training workshops on plant pollination and native bee identification are currently free for citizens that sign up to volunteer.

The volunteers participate in the Citizen Science project monitoring urban bee pollinators during the summer.

There are discussions on the potential to offer these courses for a fee in the near future, Seshadri wrote. These courses are taught the last two weeks of May, right before the beginning of the experimental season.

Through her research, Mason wrote she is studying the bee diversity and abundance in urban areas.

“We are looking at three different gardens in Fort Collins: (the) Plant Select garden at the CSU Trial Gardens, Nix Farm Natural Area and Gardens on Spring Creek,” Mason wrote.

In the studies, the volunteers are using citizen science as a tool to collect their data, Mason wrote. The CSU pollination lab is using the same methods to collect matched data and to compare the efficiency of citizen science methods.

During her research on the Clark flower bed project, Mason was able to collaborate with Plant Select, CSU’s Global Biodiversity Center, the School of Global Environmental Sustainability and the City of

Fort Collins’ Nature in the City program.

“It has been a great experience to collaborate with other organizations committed to biodiversity, pollinator health and citizen science,” Mason wrote.

According to Mason, everyone can make a difference when it comes to pollinators.

“Pollinators are critical for a healthy, human diet,” Mason wrote. “They are also a critical component of ecosystems all over the world. People can support pollinators by learning more about them, creating pollinator-friendly habitats in backyards, encouraging community pollinator gardens, and spreading the word about their importance.”

Abby Currie can be reached at news@collegian.com

Facilities Management at CSU is planting a new garden outside of the Clark A Building. The plants will attract pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, so the plants can produce fertile seeds. PHOTO BY ABBY CURRIE COLLEGIAN

CITY

Rally to be hosted in response to DACA repeal

By Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick @tatianasophiapt

In light of President Donald Trump’s decision to phase out DACA, a rally for solidarity with DACA students will be held in front of Sen. Cory Gardner’s office, located in Fort Collins across the street from Colorado State’s campus.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, commonly referred to as DACA, is an Obama-era program that functions to shield the country’s nearly 800,000 undocumented

immigrants that were brought to the United States as children from deportation. People who file with DACA can receive an American driver’s license, a social security number and a worker’s permit.

CSU is home to more than 100 DACA students.

The DACA solidarity rally will be hosted by Alianza NORCO, Fort Collins for Progress and Indivisible NORCO from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. According to the event’s Facebook post, around 100 people are expected to attend.

In an interview with the Associated Press, Trump said

his administration is “not after the dreamers, we are after the criminals,” but Republican leaders from 10 states, led by Texas Attorney Gen. Ken Paxton, threatened to sue if the President’s administration did not pass DACA to Congress.

The rally is located at Gardner’s office because although he was not among the authors of the ultimatum, he has not publicly voiced support of DACA and has voted to rescind it in the past.

Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick can be reached at news@collegian. com

Colorado State University Students stand in support of DACA at the Lory Student Center Plaza on Nov 14, 2016. PHOTO BY LUKE WALKER COLLEGIAN

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NEWS Tuesday, September 5, 2017

CAMPUS

Award-winning journalist to give book talk in Fort Collins

By Abby Currie @abcchic15

Michael Kodas has embarked on journeys across the world, from a 22,494-foot peak in Nepal to minefields in Vietnam, over the last two decades.

Kodas, an award-winning photographer, reporter and author, is giving a book talk to introduce his latest nonfiction book, “Megafire: The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame.” The talk is on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. at Old Firehouse Books.

In 1999, Kodas and a team of journalists received the Pulitzer prize for breaking

news coverage at The Hartford Courant. Kodas worked at The Courant as a photographer, picture editor and writer, from 1987-2008, according to Kodas’s website.

Kodas’s work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Denver Post. Kodas received the USA Book News Best Non-Fiction Award in October of 2008 for “High Crimes,” his best-selling book, according to his website.

The New York Times interviewed Kodas about the book.

According to the article, Kodas said “base camp today is a lawless village,

complete with thievery, extortion, prostitution and occasional violence.”

Kodas’s career does not stop with reporting - he also teaches the young and upcoming journalists of the world, according Kodas’s website. Kodas currently works as the deputy director of the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Previously, Kodas has taught at other universities and at some high schools.

According to his website, Kodas has helped students across the country “achieve their goals as journalists, photographers, videographers

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and storytellers.”

Kodas also speaks across the country at schools, corporations, churches, galleries and non-profit organizations. Kodas gives multimedia presentations about the destinations he has traveled to as both a photographer and as a reporter. For example, one of Kodas’s presentations is about his experience at Mount Everest.

Firefighting is the subject of Kodas’s new book, “Megafire.” According to an article from National Public Radio, published in 2013, Kodas has been documenting firefighting for more than a

decade.

In the article, NPR asked Kodas to briefly explain the global increase of wildfires.

“The United States is not the only nation that’s experienced a surge of wildfire.

A day before the tragedy in Arizona, I returned from Greece, which has also had a huge increase in wildfire in recent decades. Israel, Australia, Russia, Spain and Portugal have also had a big increase in fires, and scientists predict even more as the climate in many parts of the globe dries and warms,” Kodas said in the NPR interview.

Abby Currie can be reached at news@collegian.com

CITY

Houston neighborhood tackles a Texas-size cleanup Fort Collins placed under air

By Hailey Branson-Potts Los Angeles Times

HOUSTON - In Kashmere Gardens, a historically black neighborhood and one of Houston’s poorest, the floodwaters have receded, but sorrow is on full display in the piles that line the street.

Heaps of soggy carpet padding. Chunks of drywall.

Splintered boards, broken dressers and moldering mattresses.

A television. A teddy bear.

Family photographs and a Bible, thick and leather-bound.

It smells musty. Sour, even.

Ten days after Hurricane Harvey blew into these people’s lives and then lingered for days as a weakening storm, dumping epic rainfall on the nation’s fourth-largest city and its environs _ the task of cleaning up is daunting. Much of it falls on people like Sonia Saldana and her family, and the strangers helping them.

Saldana watched from her driveway as a group of young volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, clad in neon orange and yellow safety vests, hauled out drywall and insulation and threw it on her family’s growing pile by the curb. Inside, the house was virtually gutted, with walls ripped out and the furniture gone.

“I’m not a very materialistic person,” Saldana said. “We can replace our clothes, our bed, our furniture. But family, you can’t replace.”

As the grueling cleanup gathered pace, some of the

flood’s many dangers of dangers abated, if only slightly.

The fire department in Crosby, 25 miles northeast of Houston, lifted an evacuation order Monday covering a 1.5 miles around a chemical plant where flames had erupted four days earlier.

Firefighters had carried out a controlled burn on Sunday of more potentially unstable chemicals stored at the plant, which were flammable unless kept cooled to a certain temperature.

By Monday, the storm’s death toll had surpassed 60, with bodies still being recovered.

Recovery is expected to take years, at a cost of $120 billion to $180 billion, by official estimates.

The personal toll is harder to calculate.

In Kashmere Gardens, the water rose as high as her chest on Aug. 26, said Saldana, who stands 5-foot-2.

Everyone she’s talked to plans to rebuild, she said, because this neighborhood is home. Her family does too.

Houston has become two cities: a downtown once again bustling, with bars and restaurants full of patrons, businesses reopening and public transportation running again. Then there are the floodravaged neighborhoods where homeowners by the thousands are carrying out a vast do-ityourself recovery, with most lacking flood insurance to help pay for it.

A few streets over from the Saldanas’ house, a man eyed the detritus on both sides of

the street and assessed them this way: “Piles of people’s losses.”

Bridget Henderson’s home was evacuated last weekend, riding away on a city dump truck. On Sunday night, family members turned the damaged house inside out, hauling out furniture and other items.

Henderson has asthma, so she’s been trying to keep her distance, at least as much as possible. In a watery landscape rife with publichealth threats including mold, filthy debris and sewage-filled flood remnants, authorities have advised people with respiratory issues to be particularly careful during cleanups.

Henderson gave birth to a premature baby girl a month ago. Her family threw her and her husband a baby shower and lavished them with gifts – now ruined.

The water invaded her home on the night of Aug. 26, 24 hours after the hurricane hit.

“I was like, ‘Jesus, please don’t let this water keep rising,’” she recalled. “I don’t want it to touch my baby.”

Her eyes teared up when her husband came out of the house carrying a brand-new white cradle, and threw it on family’s growing garbage heap.

Nearby, a little boy wore a white mask over his nose and mouth as he rode his tricycle.

On either side of the street, piles of trash towered over him.

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quality health advisory

By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98

Smoke and haze filled the air in Fort Collins and northern Colorado during the Labor Day holiday.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an Action Day Alert on Monday afternoon. Action Day Alerts indicate that the current air quality is unhealthy or that air quality conditions are likely to worsen later in the day or the following day. The alert is anticipated to conclude on Tuesday at 4 p.m.

According to CDPHE, the areas in eastern Colorado below 7,000 feet, including Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, Greeley and Colorado Springs, are most affected by the air quality.

CDPHE recommends residents of the affected areas spend less time doing prolonged or heavy labor outside. Residents

that are young children or older adults and residents who have heart or lung disease are recommended to avoid outdoor activities.

According to CDPHE, the smoke lingering in the air was transported from wildfires in the northwestern area of the United States and the western part of Canada.

CDPHE also issued an air quality health advisory due to wildfire smoke moving into Colorado from Montana on Monday morning, according to Wellington Fire’s official Twitter account. The advisory is expected to conclude at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, according to CDPHE. CDPHE advises residents to follow the health recommendations on their website through Tuesday even as the smoke subsides on Monday afternoon and evening.

Haley Candelario can be reached at news@collegian.com

Smog from the fires in Montana is seen blanketing over campus and Fort Collins. PHOTO BY HALEY CANDELARIO COLLEGIAN

OPINION Tuesday, September 5, 2017

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNISTS

Education vital to mending current racial tensions Raychelle Eddings @raybean14

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.

America’s history has never been kind to minorities.

The country has gradually moved towards equality between races, especially in the last century. Compared to the 1700’s, we have made tremendous steps for African-Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans and other races to finally have rights that their white counterparts had. Lately, the advancement has grinded to a halt.

On Aug. 11 and 12 a white nationalist rally took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, with slogans like “Blood and soil!” “You will not replace us!” and “Jews will not replace us!” Understandably, the rally shook the United States, particularly its minority occupants. Many minorities were already on edge when President Trump was elected because of his rhetoric, and this event only supports that disdain. The courtesy of white nationalists and

nazis to hide has disappeared, and it is even affecting Colorado State University’s campus.

On Aug. 19 a paper mache noose was found hanging by the stairs of Newsom hall at CSU just a week after the Charlottesville incident. The noose was hanging in a hall that had only one black student, Elijah Thomas whom believed the incident specifically targeted him. CSU is a particularly tolerant university, advocating for the rights for free speech and encouraging students to be imaginative with their ideas. But, when incidents like this happen on campus, actions must be taken to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

The best way to ensure this is through education.

Like most universities, CSU has AUCC courses (All University Core Curriculum). These classes are required of all majors in order to graduate. Amongst CSU’s AUCC courses is a requirement for a social and behavioral science course and a global and cultural awareness course. These are the only categories that hold courses with race relations, but the class specifically is not required. In light of the events at Charlottesville and its reach into the CSU campus, the university should implement a change to the AUCC courses, requiring that all students take some sort of race relations course.

Racism, white nationalism and bigotry are not characteristics you are born with, they are socialized behaviors. Most of these behaviors are picked up from the environment you are most surrounded by, usually your family. Parents are the most likely cause for children picking up discriminatory tendencies that may continue on until adulthood.

But parents can’t be chosen. The way they teach their children is in their right as their parent, and there is little to nothing that can be done about it. Schools, on the other hand, can make a difference. Requiring students to confront the reality of racism is well within schools’ rights, as long as they are not infringing on free speech.

Many history classes do well in teaching students what happened to many of the minority races in our country. At some point in a student’s life they will be taught about slavery, the Civil War, WWI, WWII, and Martin Luther King Jr., which is needed for a baseline understanding what minorities have had to suffer through. However, that’s where the classes stop. Most education does not take the extra step needed for the student to relate and understand on a deeper level what went wrong in our society that allowed for this painful discrimination.

Race relations classes can take that extra step to confront the problem head on. While history classes will teach what happened, the race relations course will teach why it was wrong and encourage the student to participate in the thought process. Additionally, it will create a opportunity for minorities to speak within the class about their personal experiences.

Most racist people aren’t inherently bad, they are simply ignorant. School is the only way outside of the home that can combat ignorance with knowledge. Once students have all the information, it is up to them to make a change in their behavior. Students can’t be

expected to make that change all by themselves. Requiring students to be exposed to the dialogue in a race relations class can open so many doors so we can finally move towards an understanding.

The fact is, the country is under intense racial pressure right now. The Charlottesville riots have given a face to all the fears that many minorities had hoped were in their heads.

Combined with the angst of police brutality, we are at a turning point. A race relations class can begin to steer the us the right way.

Raychelle Eddings can be reached at opinion@collegian.com

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OPINION Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Dear Colorado State, this newspaper is for you LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Erin Douglas @erinmdouglas23

Dear alumni, faculty, staff, parents and my fellow students: I intended to introduce myself earlier to you, so I apologize for the delay. I didn’t anticipate that my first words to you as editor-in-chief would be about a fake noose found on campus, but the resident assistant who it targeted didn’t anticipate that some of his first conversations with his residents would be about racism.

News is ever changing, and our world is turbulent.

I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to run this newspaper and its place on this campus. I’ve been thinking about how I decide which stories demand my attention, or my writing, what stories our newspaper should tell and what stories you want to read. I don’t have the answer yet (also to blame for this overdue introduction).

There’s no easy way to make that call. Our newspaper is a living, breathing product and reflection of you, every single day. There’s a deadline and a printer, but ultimately the conversations that this news-

paper is going to start can’t be answered in a daily news story, like: How do we combat harmful language while adhering to the principles of democracy? What is an appropriate level of tuition and student fees to charge, and does the University have its spending priorities straight?

How do we talk about politics on a liberal campus with a strong conservative presence, without becoming as divisive as national rhetoric? Can we protect the women on our campus from sexual assault? And, if we can, why aren’t we?

If these were easy conversations to have, the Collegian wouldn’t be the entity to start them. What I want this newspaper to be – what I think journalism is and must continue to strive to be – is a starting place, a neutral ground to start the conversation. We don’t seek to answer the questions. We simply seek to ask them. This thing happened; we think you should know about it, here you go, and what do you think?

That’s who our newspaper is.

Who I am: I love the gray area – hardly anything worth talking about is black and white. I dislike public recognition. I’m very politically engaged. I love deeply and sacrificially. I don’t sleep a lot, but I’ve had mild insomnia since I was a kid, so it doesn’t

NOPE DOPE The refs.

Aggressive CU fans… calm down…

People who snapchat you every day when you’re trying to ignore them. #stop The air quality.

Missing Tour de Fat because you overslept.

Tour de Fat.

Remembering 10 minutes before midnight that your quiz is due.

BBQs on long weekends.

Picking apples at an orchard.

Having a day off to recover emotionally from the showdown.

bother me. I spent a couple years as a resident assistant in Corbett Hall. I recently adopted a puppy! (She’s sweet, and incredibly sassy). I’m from and have traveled all over Colorado.

What I did before this: I spent my summer commuting from Fort Collins to the Denver Post. I worked there under talented editors interning as a business reporter. I wrote a lot. Before that, I was the news editor at the Collegian. Last year we worked to get on solid ground after consecutive years of turbulence caused by student and staff turnover. So, I worked on that, along with orchestrating most of our political coverage during the election season. My first two years on campus I spent news reporting, largely focused on covering the student government and other university issues. They like me now, (I think) but they didn’t back then. Such is the push and pull of politics.

Why am I here? What do I even do all day?

I’m here because I love my job, and I cannot understate that. Love is thrown around too often in our dialect, but I truly, unconditionally, love the news and the people who produce it.

Most of my days are spent directing – making editorial decisions, answering questions and leading our team. I work in

the gray area. Sometimes that means taking a step back to let a freshman or sophomore make a hard call. Sometimes it means stepping in to write a sensitive story or keep us on deadline. Like every news story, it’s a balancing act, and I don’t have it figured out yet.

I truly, unconditionally, love the news and the people who produce it.

What you should keep in mind while reading us this year: I will personally write every editorial. However, the editorial board will make an attempt to agree on the stance we take. The editorial board consists of our content editors and managing editors: myself, the managing editor, the digital production manager, two news editors, an opinion editor, two sports editors and two arts and culture editors. Editorials (opinion of the publication) are different than columns (a staff writer’s opinion), and still different from letters to the editor (a reader’s opinion). The

Collegian stopped publishing editorials for a time, but I aim to bring them back monthly.

My priority is to teach.

We are entirely student run, and I strongly believe that our purpose is to be a lab of journalism. In fact, training future journalists is in our mission statement. That means that we are going to make mistakes.

We’ll probably offend you at some point. We might overstep, misstep and fall down the stairs. Know that we want your criticism, your anger and your reactions. It’s the only way we get better. But, stay with us.

We don’t represent the University. Thanks to a questionable call by an editing team in the early 2000s, the Collegian is not under any editorial control by CSU. They can’t tell us what to print, when to print or how to print it. We represent you, and we will listen to you.

While it’s difficult for me to be objective on this, I truly believe our publication is on track for an incredible year of growth. I have high standards for myself and my team, and higher goals. I hope you feel comfortable enough to keep us accountable, see enough of yourself in us to keep readingw and are just unnerved enough by our work to keep learning.

This newspaper is for you.

With love, Erin

SPORTS Tuesday, September 5, 2017

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SOCCER

Rams drop close contest with New Hampshire after late goal

By Christian Hedrick @ChristianhCSU

A New Hampshire goal in the 75th minute broke the 1-1 tie and sent the Wildcats home with a 2-1 victory over the Colorado State women’s soccer team on Sunday afternoon at the CSU Soccer Field.

Following Friday’s convincing 5-1 win over New Mexico State, CSU looked to carry the offensive momentum into Sunday’s match. However, it was New Hampshire who rattled off the first four shots of the game.

With the game scoreless in the 23rd minute, CSU subbed in Hannah Gerdin and Rams’ leading scorer Ally Murphy-Pauletto to give the team an offensive spark. Gerdin had CSU’s only two shots of the half, but the Rams couldn’t capitalize and went into the break scoreless.

CSU was unable to execute a penalty shot at the beginning of the second half. When New Hampshire’s leading scorer Brooke Murphy had an opportunity in the 55th minute, she sent a shot over the head of CSU goalkeeper Hunter Peifer and into the roof of the net.

Despite being down by a goal and not having much offensive momentum, the Rams stuck to their core values and showed resilience.

“Resiliency is one of our core values that we’ve been really focusing on,” CSU sophomore defender Halley Havlicek said. “I even write it on my wrist before every game. I think we’re definitely fighting back more. We’re not putting our heads down when we’re behind, we’re picking it up and going back at them.”

CSU took back the offensive momentum following the UNH goal when Havlicek cashed in on a powerful shot from just outside the penalty area in the 74th minute. Assisted by Maddi Rodriguez, the game-tying goal was the first of the sophomore defender’s collegiate career. “(My first career goal) felt amazing. I have been waiting for this forever,” Havlicek said. “I’m defense so I don’t get many opportunities, but it felt nice to put this one away.”

Havlicek’s goal began off a corner kick, an area of the game coach Bill Hempen believes the Rams are excelling in. “(Corner kicks) are mo-

ments of the game that are battles. You out-duel your opponent,” Hempen said. “Your judgment for the service is just a little bit quicker than the opponent. We’ve been doing a lot of that right now.”

The Rams piled around Havlicek following her first career goal, but the excitement for CSU was short-lived. One minute after CSU tied the game, UNH marched through the CSU defense and forward Kaylan Williams snuck a shot past Peifer.

“I was miffed by the lack of defensive pressure really all the way up the field,” Hempen said about the game-winning goal. “It felt like we were looking at each other saying ‘you do it, you do it’ instead of ‘I’ll do it.’ It looked like there was some confusion defensively on if they were going to pressure or not.”

In the final 15 minutes, the Rams battled to tie up the score, but couldn’t find the equalizer.

The Rams’ ability to capitalize on scoring opportunities is an area Hempen thinks the team can improve on.

“We run out of ideas in front of the goal too often,” Hempen said. “We tend to give into what’s

ever there in front of us when there might be a better option.”

The Rams’ next chance to get back in the win column will be on

the road this Thursday at 6 p.m. against SIU-Edwardsville.

Christian Hedrick can be reached at sports@collegian.com

Halley Havlicek celebrates scoring her first career goal with the Rams during the game against University of New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon. The Rams lost 2-1. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN

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CSU defense exceeding expectations through two games

By Colin Barnard @ColinBarnard_

The Colorado State football team lost its third consecutive game to Colorado Friday night in what was a closely contested match between in-state rivals.

Contrary to what CSU has experienced in previous years, the Rams defense put the team in a position to win the game, but the offense was unable to capitalize.

Throughout the evening, the defense consistently responded to controversy by stopping an explosive CU offense.

After allowing 17 points early, the Rams shut out the Buffs for the remainder of the contest, including the entire second half.

For head coach Mike Bobo, the resolve that his defense has shown throughout the first two games of the 2017 season is reason for optimism.

“I know what we have, I know that we’ve got a good football team,” Bobo said.

“I love the mentality of our defense. The fighter’s mentality that we’ve been talking about, to keep answering the bell the whole game. I thought they’ve done that for two games. I thought we played better this week defensively than last week, there was improvement.”

The attitude coming out on defense was different from the get-go. The Rams forced a threeand-out during CU’s first drive and ended it with an emphatic

sack from defensive lineman Jakob Buys. They continued to apply pressure throughout the evening, leading to opportunities in the secondary.

One of six seniors who started on defense Friday night, Buys attributes some of the defensive success this season to the amount of experience within the unit.

“It’s the maturity level,” Buys said. “Our defense was flying to the ball. We all love each other … we’re playing for each other out there. Our maturity level has risen so much since last year, we’re just a completely different team.”

Considering the Rams only recorded one sack and rarely applied pressure to Oregon State during last week’s victory, increased pressure was a focus leading up to the game. It showed on Friday night, as the Rams notched five sacks and applied pressure throughout.

“The difference was getting the quarterback out of the pocket,” senior cornerback Kevin Nutt said. “We knew that if we rattled him up a little bit, he’s going to make some mistakes.

That was the main thing going into this game was make him get out of the pocket, make him uncomfortable.”

The plan worked for the defense, as CU quarterback Steven Montez scrambled around the pocket all night, having to avoid incoming pressure. In two instances, it resulted in intercep-

tions from Nutt. During his first pick of the game, Nutt jumped Montez’ pass and wrestled the ball away from a CU receiver in the second quarter.

He then opened the fourth quarter with another interception in the end zone to help keep the Rams within striking distance. The progression he has shown to this point in the season is something that Bobo noticed.

Defensive Standouts ■ Kevin Nutt: 2 interceptions, 5

tackles ■ Josh Watson: 9 tackles ■ Tre Thomas: 5 tackles, 1 sack ■ Jakob Buys: 3 tackles, 1sack

“He’s gotten tougher mentally,” Bobo said. “He’s done a really good job of being a student of the game. I probably see him in the offices more than anybody on our football team, constantly trying to study tape and improve. He’s been a leader with his play…he’s a good teammate, he’s going to be dependable and he’s going to do his job.”

The Rams will attempt to carry over the defensive momentum into next Saturday’s game against Abilene Christian. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 9 in the on-campus stadium.

Colin Barnard can be reached at sports@collegian.com

Colorado State Defensive Lineman Jakob Buys celebrates a sack during the first quarter of action against the Colorado Buffalos during the Rocky Mountain Showdown at Mile High Stadium.

PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

VOLLEYBALL

CSU volleyball upsets No. 15 Florida State with clean sweep

By Luke Zahlmann @lukezahlmann

The Rams concluded their undefeated trip to Tallahassee with a sweep over the No. 15 Florida State Seminoles Saturday.

Florida State’s young team matched the Rams by sweeping UNC Asheville on Friday to move to 4-0 heading into the showdown against Colorado State. Despite playing one less game than the Rams in the tournament, the Seminoles were unable to keep up with the energy and fight of the Rams.

The Rams were blocked on their first three kill attempts to begin the match, but quickly rebounded to tie it up and win a back and forth first set that featured multiple lead changes.

However, the momentum stuck with the Rams throughout much of the opening set.

Kirstie Hillyer went down with an injury to begin the second set, which added to an already thin middle position for the Rams as Alexandra Poletto continues to rehab after off-season surgery.

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Without two of their three middle blockers, the Rams turned to Paulina Hougaard-Jensen to lead the middle. Hougaard-Jensen responded by leading the team and tying the match-high with four blocks. “(After the injury) we had

to be very weighted toward our outside hitting,” coach Tom Hilbert said. “You change the way you think at that point.”

The Rams were led by outside hitters Breana Runnels and Jasmine Hanna who led the match with 15 kills apiece, including a final set .654 hitting percentage for the team.

Runnels’ emergence early in the season has created friendly competition among teammates, something that has increased the play of the entire team.

“Our outside hitters took control of the whole match,” Hilbert said. “We played with more maturity. We did not miss any serves, hit many unforced errors and we served the ball tough...(Runnels and Hanna) like each other and support each other a lot. I would say (the competition) is very friendly and they both want to

perform well.”

Throughout the early part of the season, finishing matches has been a hiccup for the Rams. Those troubles subsided in their match against the Seminoles as they finished off each set strong, even the second set in which they lost the first five points after Hillyer’s injury.

Despite the blow to the Rams, the team was able to dig out of the early hole and take the lead as the set wore on, eventually winning the set 2523 after a 4-2 run and kill by Hanna.

“Once we started getting ahead, they actually backed off of their serving pressure, which made it easier for us,” Hilbert said.

The Rams were pushed by the leadership of Hanna, which proved to be the catalyst for shaking off the injury and composing themselves for the rest

of the match.

Hanna has had a lackluster season by her standards to this point, but picked up where she left off last season with a huge game that saw her hit .452.

After receiving votes in the first two polls of the year, the Rams’ undefeated weekend pushed them into the No. 25 spot in the AVCA top 25 poll.

Meanwhile, Florida State fell five sports to No. 20 after its first loss of the season.

A young team coming into the season, the Rams have disregarded their opening match loss against Duke and stormed back to move to 4-1 on the season. CSU has nearly a week off before hosting the first game of their tournament on Friday, Sep. 8 at 12 p.m. against Ball State.

Luke Zahlmann can be reached at sports@collegian. com

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FOOTBALL

Refs ruin Friday’s Rocky Mountain Showdown Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

During Friday night’s showdown between in-state rivals Colorado and Colorado State, two teams stepped on the field but only one was given a fair chance to win.

In a game where the Rams had nearly 120 yards of passing offense and multiple touchdowns taken away by the officials, CSU fans found themselves perplexed and wondering if what they were watching was really happening.

Following the 17-3 loss, CSU head coach Mike Bobo addressed the media appropriately. The third-year head coach stood at the podium and made zero excuses about how his team was jobbed by the zebras.

Bobo talked about the mistakes his team made offensively. He talked about the offensive line and how they allowed quarterback Nick Stevens to take way too many hits, a common theme over the first two games.

Bobo explained that despite getting an extremely gritty performance from his defensive unit, the offense was only able put three points on the board.

Obviously frustrated about the pass interference calls on his wide receivers, Bobo could have gone off about the pisspoor field judge that took the game out of the hands of his team. It would have cost him $20 thousand in fines from the league, but with an annual salary of $1.5 million, nobody would have been surprised if he told the world exactly how he felt about the game.

Instead, Bobo took the high road. He took ownership in the fact that his team’s ultimate goal was to win the game and no amount of excuses changes that. Bobo’s spin of Friday night’s loss was admirable and probably the right decision from a public relations standpoint.

As a Division I head coach, Bobo knows there is nothing positive that would have come from throwing a fit after the game. I refuse to take the same diplomatic approach though.

After getting punched in the mouth early, CSU never stopped competing on both

Junior Wideout Olabisi Johnson (81) reacts after an offensive pass interference call on the Rams that cost them a touchdown. CU defeated the CSU 17-3. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

sides of the ball and if they would not have been absolutely screwed by the officials, the Rams very well may have found a way to win the game.

Obviously there is no guaranteeing that the green and gold would have been able to pull off the victory, but the fact that they were robbed of the opportunity to do so is complete and utter malarkey.

As someone that has watched thousands of football games in my day, I can say with certainty that the Rocky Mountain Showdown was the first time I have ever seen one official call offensive pass interference three separate times in a single game.

Beyond the pure absurdity of it all, the calls were blatantly wrong and that is what will be the toughest pill for Ram fans to swallow.

In the 2016 game when CSU lost by 37 and never had a real chance to win the game, the performance was unsettling but the Buffs were clearly the better team that night.

That was definitely not the case Friday night.

Colorado won the first 30 minutes of play. They dominated the line of scrimmage and moved the ball up and down the

field at will. Using a nice mix of running back Phillip Lindsay and quarterback Steven Montez in the passing game, the Buffaloes looked like the offensive unit that many predicted they would be.

The second half was a different story. The CSU defense completely shut down Colorado and the Rams offense was able to consistently drive up and down the field. Despite continually having big plays taken away from them, the Rams continued to come at the Buffs with everything they had and you could feel the tide turning in the game.

It is truly unfortunate that college football fans were robbed of an excellent come-

back effort Friday night, but if Ram fans take anything from the loss, it should be that this team more than proved they belong.

With ten games left in the regular season, if the CSU defense continues to perform at a high level and the offense produces like they should, the Rams are going to be a tough opponent for anyone they face. Do not let the frustration of Friday’s loss diminish your excitement for the rest of the 2017 season. The Rams are just getting started.

Justin Michael can be reached at sports@collegian.com

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On the first scoring play, senior wide receiver Detrich Clark was able to bring in a back shoulder throw and get his feet down in the end zone. However, an offensive pass interference call resulted in the touchdown being called back.

Later in the quarter, junior wide receiver Olabisi Johnson snuck behind the CU secondary, bringing in a deep pass from Nick Stevens, easily scoring on play. Unfortunately for Johnson, an illegal hands to the face penalty, negated the touchdown. The big play was Johnson’s second of the night to be called back.

Finally, right before the conclusion of the third quarter, Stevens was able to hit Michael Gallup on a deep throw in Buffs territory, but CSU’s third offensive pass interference call of the night took the play away.

Following the game, Bobo spoke on the offensive penalties and how they effected the outcome. “We talk about having a standard and our standard is edge,” Bobo said. “We don’t make excuses or let other people make them for us. We did not win the ball game, so we did not do what we came to do.”

Despite having around 120 yards of passing offense taken away by the officials, Stevens finished the game 24-of-47 for 309 yards and two interceptions. After being obliterated by 37 points in a career low point last season, Stevens’ performance was better than the statline may indicate.

Johnson and Clark led the Rams in receiving Friday night, finishing the game with six receptions and five receptions, respectively. Clark totaled 72 receiving yards in the game, while Johnson added 71 yards.

“I thought Bisi (Johnson) did a nice job,” Bobo said. “I think he has a chance to be one of the best wide receivers in our conference.”

After losing to CU Friday night, the Rams will to rebound against Abilene Christian on Saturday, Sept. 9. The game will kickoff at 1:30 p.m. and will take place in the on-campus stadium.

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

FOOTBALL

Rams lose 17-3 to Colorado in Denver

DENVER - Freshman Receiver Warrne Jackson (9) fumbles the ball against Colorado on Sept. 1 PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI

DENVER - CSU fans get into the action during the Rocky Mountain Showdown.

PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI

DENVER - Senior Wide Reciever Michael Gallup (4) jumps off the line trying to get past a CU defensive back during the 1st half of Rams 17-3 loss to CU at the Rocky. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN

DENVER - Colorado State Wide Receiver Detrich Clark goes up for a huge catch during the forth quarter of the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Sept. 1. The Rams were defatted by the Buffaloes 17-3 at Mile High Stadium.

PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN

DENVER - Griffin Hammer (88) freshman reacts to referee calls and crowd reactions during the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Sept. 1.

PHOTO BY TONY VILLALOBOS MAY COLLEGIAN

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Tour de Fat celebrates oddity and beer, All-American Rejects perform

By Alec Erickson @CTV_Ace

When beer, music and friends are promised, then beer, music and friends are exactly what you get with Tour de Fat—a whole day celebrating oddities and amusement with some beer bringing it all together. Many people found themselves at New Belgium Brewing for various reasons Saturday evening, but they all found something they might enjoy regardless.

Tour de Fat has been a longstanding tradition, not only for Fort Collins, but for New Belgium as well. While there is a focus on the bikes and beer, it is not the only thing people found to enjoy. From a costume contest to circus performers and more, Tour de Fat offered a wide variety of entertainment and an even wider variety of people who attended.

“It is just a good chance to meet people,” said first-year business and finance major at Colorado State University Connor Merriner. “Thought I would give it a shot and it is a lot more relaxed than I expected.”

While it may be Merriner’s

first time at Tour de Fat, plenty of seasoned Tour de Fat veterans embraced the situation as much as they could.

“It’s bigger than I think most people realize,” said Eric Seelhoff, who has attended the Tour the last four years. “It is good to get together and see all the people of the world come together.”

Diversity played a huge role in a lot ways for Tour de Fat as it celebrated every walk of life.

Musicians and attendees alike all shared a common theme when appreciating the things that make each person unique or individual and have some fun while doing it.

From moving stages to live music from Citra, attendees who got in early enough found plenty to experience. What really got the crowd engaged was some of the events such as the costume contest, dance contest and the slow ride competition, all of which were events when participants, costumed or not, had a chance to win prizes and more.

“Beer and Bikes are what make Fort Collins,” said Jenn Vervier, the strategy director at New Belgium. “Fort Collins

really is the one that owns Tour de Fat.” Noah Tabakian was the music director and MC for Saturday’s festivities. While it may have been Tabakian’s first year as MC, he was as involved in every competition as the

crowd was.

“I’m always adding more to my bag of tricks,” Tabakian said. “The inclusiveness is what sets us apart here.”

Before the anyone knew it, the crowd started to pack in around the make-shift stage

as the X Ambassadors started to perform.

While the night may have been about celebrating diversity, the band’s set reflected just that.

The band performed many of their popular songs such see TOUR DE FAT on page 12 >>

Tyson Ritter of All-American Rejects stares deep into the crowd while performing their hit song, “Gives you Hell,” at the 2017 Tour De Fat. PHOTO BY MATT BEGEMAN COLLEGIAN

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The best costumes at Tour de Fat

This Wookie dressed up in an orange suit to participate in the Tour de Fat parade Saturday afternoon. PHOTO BY OLIVE ANCELL COLLEGIAN

This Tour de Fat participant rode on a massive unicorn, waving to the people of the crowd Satuday afternoon.

PHOTO BY OLIVE ANCELL COLLEGIAN

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Dylan Johnson, a senior communications major at Colorado State University, rides his tall bike at the annual Tour de Fat parade Saturday morning. PHOTO BY SETH BODINE COLLEGIAN

as “Renegades,” “Low Life” and “Jungle,” also performing plenty of new music as well, including singles released from their upcoming sophomore album to unreleased music such as “Joyful.”

“We are allies on this stage,” said front man Sam Harris in between songs.

Harris was quick to remind the crowd that despite the current situations around the world and those affected by the flooding in Houston that there are people trying to help.

“You do not have to be afraid,” Harris said before getting off stage.

That is when the main headliner for the evening took the stage. The All-American Rejects came out swinging. This was a band that was as invested in their performance as the crowd that shouted along with every single word. While the band joked about taking it old school with playing some of their older hits like “Swing Swing”

and “Dirty Little Secret,” the band did transition to playing music from their upcoming fifth-studio album like “Sweat.”

Front man Tyson Ritter was engaging with the audience as much as he could, even having an impromptu costume contest between songs and coming up with random songs on the spot as he waited for a beer. The band was always moving around, and before anyone had time to process the encore of “Gives You Hell,” fans started to shuffle out the gates.

Tour de Fat celebrated a lot of things Saturday evening and plenty took part of the parade or festivities at the New Belgium. For one afternoon, there was plenty of compassion and understanding about what makes each person unique and Tour de Fat gave everyone a chance to express that, while providing music, beer and much more.

Alec Erickson can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com

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First-annual FORTitude 10k brings CSU and Fort Collins together

By Maddie Wright @MaddieRWright

In a morning haze among cheering spectators and the beating sun, the first annual FORTitude 10k race took place.

Created by the organizers of the BolderBoulder race, participants running in the Labor Day race finished in the newly finished Colorado State University stadium, much as the BolderBoulder finishes in the University of Colorado stadium.

“I am thrilled to see the

participation by runners but really to see CSU and the community to embrace and to gather to celebrate this event,” said Gary Ozzello, the executive director of community outreach and engagement for Colorado State University External Relations.

With the idea for the race starting nearly four years ago, the race serves as a way to bridge the gap between the CSU campus and the Fort Collins community, according to Cliff Bosley, the race director.

The finish line to the race

was on the newly finished CSU stadium, much as the BolderBoulder, a race on Memorial Day in Boulder, Colorado, finishes in the University of Colorado stadium. “(The Stadium) would be a place for community gatherings not just a place for six or seven football games a year,” Ozzello said.

The location of the finish further connects the two communities.

“We have an amazing and unique community in Fort Collins that we’re proud of

Spectators watch as Citizens Race continues during the FORTITUDE 10K on Monday. PHOTO BY MADDIE WRIGHT COLLEGIAN

and I think it has solidified the relationship between the city, the community and CSU,” Ozzello said.

This race also introduced a new element to racing with the Pro Chase Race. The professional athletes who decided to compete in this race were all placed at different times based on their personal record. It is the same idea of a wave start used in many races but is now taken to an individual level. This is the first time this has been done in an elite race and with men and women together.

Among the sweating and the panting, was a continuous support system of people cheering and clapping in the stadium as runners crossed the finish line.

“Running in the Colorado community you get to brush shoulders with a lot of the greats so you keep yourself and check and don’t grow such a big ego,” said Brandon Johnson, a Pro Chase runner and 2016 BolderBoulder citizens winner. “I like to be around people that all share the same passion and make some good ol’ friends.”

For a salute to Labor Day, a beam from the World Trade Center was transported to Fort Collins and sat on the new field as runners filed in.

With the 2017 Rocky Mountain Showdown as a not so distant memory, the feeling for Boulder within Fort Collins was prominent in that the FORTitude race was created by the same folks who now

organize the BolderBoulder.

There were groups decked out in CU Buffs gear but drinking Old Aggie beer.

With Tour de Fat as another event in this busy four-day weekend, some costumed runners ran in this race, including a dinosaur, a fairy and a banana. There was even a glimpse of Cam the Ram mascot running as the stadium played the CSU fight song.

There were hundreds of volunteers distributing lunches, cheering on runners and keeping everyone safe.

Among the approximate 8,000 runners were Colin Anderson, a 2011 CSU alumnus and cross-country athlete who also owns Shoes and Brews in Longmont, and Dustin Fishman of “American Ninja Warrior.”

“We saw a lot of people from the store and from other places up here running,” Anderson said.

With the concept of community as one of the main ideas for this race, plans for next years are already underway.

According to Pro Chase runner Renee Metivier, “with the males and females being all together this year in particular it is so special bringing everyone together in a unified front even though we’re staggered it is a race that brings equality and freedom altogether in one big unit.”

Maddie Wright can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

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CSU student showcases experimental, mixed-media in Hallery exhibit

By Julia Trowbridge @chapin_jules

Colorado State University students walk past The Hallery everyday, but they may not know the passion, creativity and fearlessness that went into each piece.

The current exhibit is titled “Unbridled,” and it is a mixed-media gallery created by fourth year art major Todd Underwood.

According to his artist’s statement, Underwood’s goal for the gallery was to lose control and embrace unbridled creativity. Throughout this process, Underwood said he grew as an artist because he did not contain his creative process.

“I’m really experimenting right now,” Underwood said. “(The Hallery) is all experimental media. I used makeup, house paint and spray paint, and I really liked the process. Last semester, I took a ‘Methods and Materials’ class where we used experimental materials. I loved it and kept going with it. It’s where I found my work going.”

The Hallery is the only art gallery in the Lory Student Center dedicated to solely showcasing student

work. It was created after students expressed interest in showcasing their work, and its location, which is the hallway in the basement leading out to the north parking lot, was chosen because of the large amount of foot traffic in the area. “(The Hallery) allows people to see and experience what students are making,” said Doug Sink, the program manager for the LSC Arts Program. “It gives students an opportunity to experience planning and setting up a gallery and showcasing their work. It’s valuable experience for an art career.”

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Underwood said creating art, specifically through painting, has allowed him an easy outlet to express himself.

Although he created collages and painted with watercolors as a kid, he didn’t decide his major until he took an art course in high school.

“I got an override and took

this second level art course,” Underwood said. “And I loved my high school art teacher. She really helped me learn and grow as an artist.”

Underwood said there is a idea that art is only for the high-class. He sees this as an inhibitor for other people who might want to view or attempt forms of art.

“A lot of people see art as something they can’t grasp, so they don’t try,” Underwood said. “It’s not true. (Art) is a great community builder and experimental culture. There are a lot of good aspects that people don’t get to experience because they’re taught they’re not allowed to.”

Sean Kovatch, a third year student studying forestry, said he enjoys walking past the exhibit each day.

“Todd’s art is thoroughly thought out,” Kovatch said.

“You can tell that he puts a piece of himself in each piece he creates.”

The next Hallery exhibit will feature photographs from a semester at sea experience. It will open mid-October.

Julia Trowbridget can be reached at entertainment@ collegian.com

Daily Horoscope Nancy Black

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY

(09/05/16). It’s easier to generate money this year. Begin a two-year communications phase this autumn and write your masterpiece. Winter brings a time of spiritual reflection, leading to breakthroughs in your health, fitness and work.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — 7 — With Mars, Mercury and Venus in Virgo, focus on work and health. Communications barriers dissolve with Mercury direct.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — 8 — For nearly eight weeks, with Mars in Virgo, creativity sparkles and seduces. Words and traffic flow better with Mercury direct.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 8 — Team coordination comes together naturally, with Mercury direct now. Fix up your place over the next two months, with Mars in Virgo.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — 9 — It’s easier to advance professionally, with Mercury direct.

With Mars in Virgo, advance a creative project.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 9 — Profit from your actions, with Mars in Virgo. It’s easier to travel

and launch with Mercury direct.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 9

— Personal matters take center stage with Mars (plus Mercury and Venus) in your sign. Money flows easier with Mercury direct.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — 7 — Review and plan, with Mars in Virgo. Communication lines reopen with Mercury direct.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — 8 — Your team gets a supercharged boost, with Mars in Virgo. Transportation and communication flow with greater ease, with Mercury direct.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — 7 — Advance your career, with Mars in Virgo for two months. Ask for what you want with Mercury direct.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — 8 — Mars enters Virgo for a two-month phase, favoring travels and investigations. Family communications flow again with Mercury direct.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — 9 — Creative efforts take a leap forward with Mercury direct.

Review and organize family finances, with Mars in Virgo.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — 9 — Share the load with your partner over two months, with Mars in Virgo. It’s easier to discuss finances with Mercury direct.

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Rocky Mt. Collegian 8/31/17 Sudoku34 *Sentry’s job 39 Shower bar brand 40 Type of tax 45 Tiny bit 47the Wipes outpuzzle, each row, column and To solve Sudoku box must containclassic the numbers 9. film “10” 48 Ravel used1intothe 52 Online periodical 53 Justice Sotomayor 54 Molars1and incisors 55 Like so 956 Tiny 2 bit 7 3 58 SASE, say 5 1 59 Razor brand 9 60 Back in the day 6 64 “__ Abner” Across 1 Hungarian sheepdog 5 Glasgow native 9 1983 taxi comedy starring Mr. T 14 Mideast chieftain 15 Boob __: TV 16 Last Olds model 17 *Fishing gear holder 19 Old Ford subcompact named for a horse 20 “__ missing something?”

21 Out on a cruise 22 Pickled-pepper picker 23 Like Disneyland at night 25 Public tantrum 27 Snappy dresser 29 ‘60s sci-fi series created by Gene Roddenberry 32 Vamoose, to Shakespeare 35 Long, slippery fish 36 Suffix with Israel or Jacob 37 Sch. in Columbus 38 *Final part of a chess match 41 Chili __ carne 42 RR depot 43 Common soccer result 44 Scope 46 Plush teddy with a heart for a nose 49 Red Seal record label company

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50 Dryly humorous 51 That is, in Latin 5 Rocky Mt. Collegian 9/5/17 55 Like some waves Yesterday’s solution 57 Senate positions 3 8 61 “Avatar” actress Saldana 4 1 3 2 9 7 62 Word with safe or out 63 In jeopardy ... and where the first 2 8 6 words of the answers to starred clues Copyright ©2017 PuzzleJunction.com can be found 65 Speak 66 Farmland measure 67 Not yet eliminated from the contest 68 Authority 69 Course of action 70 Jacob’s first wife Down 1 Petunia part 2 Taste that’s not sweet, sour, bitter or salty 3 Allowed by law 4 Irritate 5 Copy editor’s “Leave it in” 6 Wrigley Field team 7 Double-reed woodwind 8 Petroleum nickname 9 Smartly dressed 10 Customer 11 *Site of many face-offs

THE FOGDOGS RYAN GREENES

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Sudoku

To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, column and box must contain the numbers 1 to 9.

SUDOKU

9

7 6 1 9 3 5 2 4 8

8 9 3 2 6 4 7 1 5

5 2 4 7 8 1 6 3 9

1 8 7 3 4 2 9 5 6

6 4 2 5 7 9 3 8 1

3 5 9 6 1 8 4 2 7

9 1 8 4 2 7 5 6 3

4 7 6 8 5 3 1 9 2

2 3 5 1 9 6 8 7 4

2 3 9 5 2 5 1 4

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Sudoku Solution

Yesterday’s solution

8 4

1 9 4

6 5

7

6 3

3

6 1

7

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Sudoku Solution

2 9 4 5 8 6 7 3 1 7 3 5 4 2 1 8 6 9

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ARTS & CULTURE Tuesday, September 5, 2017

WHAT’S UP, FORT COLLINS

Popular events happening Sept. 5–10

By Ashley Potts @11smashley

Tuesday, Sept. 5: The weekly Food Truck Rally will occur in City Park with music by TMULE. The event takes place every Tuesday until Sept. 26, from 6 p.m. to dusk. Mishawaka Amphitheater hosts the musical acts.

Wednesday, Sept. 6: LAUNCH: Community Through Skateboarding will open their annual art show and fundraiser at New Belgium Brewery. The gallery opens on Wednesday, with viewing and bidding on pieces open through Saturday, Sept. 9. Final bidding and celebrations will take place on Sept. 9. All proceeds will benefit Launch, a nonprofit that aims to empower individuals to better themselves and the community through positive, creative aspects of skateboarding.

Thursday, Sept. 7: Indietronica band “The Octopus Project” will perform at the Downtown Artery. Tickets start at $10.

Friday, Sept. 8:

Nationally renowned artist Nancy Judd will give a lecture from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lincoln Center. Judd is an artist and environmental educator who creates high fashion works from trash items. Judd’s talk is in conjunction with her exhibit “ReDress: Upcycled Style” on display at the Fort Collins Museum of Art through Oct. 22.

Saturday, September 9: The Rams will play their second home football game of the season at the new on-campus stadium. The game is the “Ag Day” game and fans should wear orange shirts for an “Orange Out.” The Ag Day BBQ and related events will take place on the CSU soccer fields.

“The MOB” will also be out on the LSC West Lawn before the game, including live music by Strange Americans and King Cardinal.

Sunday, September 10: The Rams soccer team will host North Dakota State at 1 p.m. at the on-campus soccer fields.

Ashley Potts can be reached at entertainment@collegian. com

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