A&C SPORTS A&C Monday, February 27, 2017 Body acceptance Orange Out win Oscars recap Volume 126, No. 93 PAGE 12 PAGE 8 PAGE 11 Fort Collins community protests proposed sit-lie ban by sitting in snow Jeff McKissack lays on th ground after proclaiming “I’m not standing for this anymore” at the sit- lie Ban protest on Friday afternoon.PHOTO BY JULIA TROWBRIDGE COLLEGIAN By Rachel Telljohn @racheltelljohn below 30 degrees Fahrenheit a to sit or lie on sidewalks and pla- that the crowd could sit facing there were no speakers. Of the small crowd turned out for the zas in Fort Collins as well as to lie out towards College Ave. with roughly twenty people in atten- “Sit-In Against Sit-Lie” demon- or recline on benches. It would their signs. dance, most opted to sit quietly “Sit Happens” and “Com- stration, hosted by the Fort Col- also prohibit leaving personal A group of hula hoopers and hold a sign instead of yelling, passion My Ass” were two of at lins Homeless Coalition in re- items unattended. joined and brought chalk with marching or the like. least a dozen signs in Oak Street sponse to proposed city council Thompson and Cheryl Dis- them in order to decorate the Some community mem- Plaza facing drivers, headed legislation. taso, another Coalition organiz- sidewalks with fl owers and en- bers previously attended two southbound on College Avenue “At the moment I’m just de- er, brought with them blankets, couraging messages. meetings, an open-house and a for their Friday afternoon com- lighted (that there are people co ee and signs for communi- “I like that it’s a sit-in and a co ee chat that were hosted by mute. here),” said Lynn Thompson, ty members who showed up in twirl-in,” Thompson said. the city, in addition to the sit-in. Drivers who honked re- one of the organizers with the spite of the cooler weather. The sit-in was di erent from Others, like Robin Berl, were ceived a cheer from the twenty Coalition. As a small crowd began to other recent protests in Fort glad of the convenient timing of or so people sitting on the plaza. The proposed ordinance form Thompson and Distaso Collins and the surrounding Friday’s sit-in. Despite temperatures dipping would make it illegal for anyone moved the tarps and blankets so area. There was no chanting and see SIT-LIE on page 4 >> COLLEGIAN.COM 2 Monday, February 27, 2017 FORT COLLINS FOCUS Abigale Palmer, senior horticulture major, hugs her mom after playing in Sigma Alpha Iota’s music recital last weekend. 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Cory Gardner’s lack of Senator Gardner came and said, Thursday evening. representation and unwilling- ‘we need to fi x this ban,’” Aboel- “This is truly one of those ness to talk with his community lail said. “I want to tell those moments where our actions in Old Town Square on Sunday elected o cials ... we the people speak louder than words,” Bon- afternoon. are watching and we will hold di said following the moment of Nearly 500 people atteneded you accountable because, at the silence. the event hosted by Fort Collins end, we the people will prevail. In Mayor candidate Elizabeth for Progress, according to the two years or less we are going to Hudetz said she volunteered at number of signatures on peti- remove you from o ce or keep the rally because she is passion- tions passed around during the you in o ce.” ate about listening to issues that rally. Aboellail said the communi- are important to members of the According to Fort Collins for ty and the nation will continue to community. Progress’s Membership Services persist against the local and fed- “Only by joining together can and Outreach Chair, Andrew Protesters and activists display all types of political signs during a rally eral government if they do not we be a grassroots movement,” Bondi, the rally did not want to against Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner in downtown Fort Collins on Sunday agree with their elected o cials. Hudetz said. “The mayors are highlight issues with Cory Gard- afternoon. FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN “Together we are powerful. more in touch with their con- ner but the lack of representa- Together we will dictate how this stituents than any other level of tion in the electoral system as a donated a million dollars or such Though the rally highlighted great nation will go forward,” government. Clearly our new whole. to them?” issues the Fort Collins commu- Aboellail said. “Colorado will re- government is not reachable “It’s so much money for just Speakers repeated, “I am not nity has with Gardner, speakers main colorful. The United States (and) not even our state o cials how broken the system is that a paid activist” before they start- talked about some of the positive will remain united. We are all cit- are available.” (political candidates) end up ed their speeches and numerous things he has done, such as vocal- izens and we will determine how The rally ended with the having to take large quantities participants carried signs that izing his opposition to President this country and how this ship introduction of the local Rep- of money from various interest read, “not a paid protester.” Donald Trump’s travel ban. will navigate these turbulent wa- resent.Us chapter and a call to groups,” Bondi said. “At the end Organizers also placed a Tawfi k Aboellail, President ters.” action to get the American An- of the day are they going to rep- chair on the stage for Gardner to of the Islamic Center of Fort In addition to speakers the ti-Corruption Act passed in Fort resent me, who donated a couple sit to symbolize how Gardner has Collins, spoke about Garden- Foothills Unitarian Church per- Collins. hundred dollars to their cam- not appeared at recent town hall er’s stance to President Donald formed a few songs in English, Haley Candelario can be paign, or this interest group that meetings. Trump’s travel ban and the im- Arabic and Spanish.