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ENTERTAINMENT | PAGE 7 A/PACC FESTIVAL CONTINUES WITH TAIKO THE SOUND OF DRUMS NEW SLUMBER TECHNOLOGY OPINION | PAGE 4 HENDRICH TAKES ON COULD COME TO CSU MALE PERSPECTIVE TO NEWS | PAGE 5 DON’T BLAME THE VICTIM BLAME SHIFTING THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN Fort Collins, Colorado Volume 121 | No. 136 Wednesday, April 10, 2013 COLLEGIAN www.collegian.com THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891 the STRIP Post-’blizzard’ 2013 CLUB moval equipment, including After major snow storm, CSU cleans up Bobcats equipped with blades Today is the and brooms, tractors, trucks last day to vote By ISABELLA HEEPKE responsibility extends beyond with snowplow attachments, in the ASCSU The Rocky Mountain Collegian the main campus to include the dump trucks, loaders and Election, and veterinary hospital, the Natural graders. The team also uses for those of you CSU students hoping for a Resource Research Center and sand and salt to maintain ice who have yet to snow day may be disappointed the Foothills Campus. and snow accumulation, ac- go vote time is to learn that the university is “If it were up to us, we cording to Sandra Sheahan, as- running out. In prepared for almost any of the would love to call a snow day sociate director of operations. the spirit of the wacky spring weather in Fort every time, just to get everyone “Our first priority during campus-wide Collins’ forecast. out of our way,” said Tim Rob- snow storms is to open cam- campaign, here CSU Facilities Manage- erts, sports turf manager. pus streets so they are acces- DYLAN LANGILLE | COLLEGIAN are some com- ment is responsible for the re- CSU’s Outside Services sible to emergency vehicles,” mon excuses for moval of snow and ice within maintains 31 employees, all of explained Sheahan. Grounds maintinence supervisor Rodney Gillespie uses a snow broom to clear not voting that 20 feet of all campus entries whom also assist in snow re- Facilities can’t do the job snow in front of the Acedemic Village Tuesday afternoon. Various groups on just don’t do it in and all pedestrian walkways, moval. The department main- campus, including CSU’s ROTC program, shovel snow at the crack of dawn to election season. according to their website. This tains a wide range of snow re- See SNOW on Page 8 clear the way for the tens of thousands who work and study at the university. Lousy reasons not Q&A for to vote higher I don’t education have time Seriously? You don’t have 5 leaders seconds to vote? You can’t fit any By KAITIE O’KEEFE time in between The Rocky Mountain Collegian doing the Su- doku and trying Green and gold vs. black to catch the eye and gold. Cam the Ram vs. Ral- of the attrac- phie the Buffalo. Boulder vs. tive classmates Fort Collins. across from you? While differences between C’mon, it doesn’t the two largest universities in take that long. Colorado are not difficult to see, one thing facing both uni- versities is the fact that Colo- rado is on track to become the first state in the country to com- pletely de- fund public higher edu- It’s too cation. hard That can DYLAN LANGILLE | COLLEGIAN Uh huh, and be a sober- taking exams is ing thought, Senior environmental health major Mary-Kate Franks directs a campus tour of mostly high school freshman outside of the Welcome Center Monday totally a piece perhaps es- afternoon. For many incoming freshmen, coming to college can be a daunting task. of cake. You pecially for only have like the leaders three things to of public vote for, and its FRANK universities not like they in Colorado Ready to become Rams make you read like Colo- Although orientation and registra- is still looming in the future for these fu- anything about rado State Incoming freshman tion are still far off for new students, the ture Rams. it either. University anticipation has already begun. For some students, like Jase Wyeno, President eager to come to CSU Starting with honors students on college poses no threat. Tony Frank June 11 and 12, orientation continues Wyeno followed his older sister Abby and Univer- By MARIAH WENZEL through July 19. This is often the first full to CSU, adding an element of familiarity sity of Colo- The Rocky Mountain Collegian experience incoming freshmen have and comfort. Wyeno joined the honors VOTE rado Boulder with the campus and the dormitories. program, chose a major in chemistry Chancellor organ Toms, incoming fresh- The orientation process is an overnight and biological engineering and hopes Phil DiSte- man to CSU, said she fell in experience that is facilitated by faculty to play club lacrosse at CSU. I don’t DiSTEFANO fano. Both Mlove with CSU right away. and older CSU students. The sessions “I’m pretty comfortable by myself,” know who Frank and Toms, a local of Golden, Colo., will focus on touring campus, showing stu- said Wyeno, who will be living in Aca- the candi- DiStefano took over as the pri- study health and exercise sciences this dents resources and spending a night in demic Village. “I’m definitely excited.” mary leaders of their respec- fall. She is the second child in her family the dorms. Staying in Colorado has its benefits dates are tive campuses in 2009 — a time to go to college, but the first at CSU. This gives incoming freshmen the for many students, while also giving If this is your when the United States was fac- “I’m so ready to get out and I’m excit- chance to experience CSU prior to the them the independence of college. excuse, then ing “the most severe economic ed to meet new people,” Toms said. “Right start of the semester. “My parents are pretty comfortable A) how did downturn of most of our now, I’m pretty excited, but I’m sure I’ll Although it is still early to think you manage get more worried over the summer.” about dorm shopping or classes, college See FRESHMEN on Page 6 to avoid all of See LEADERS on Page 3 the candidates running around, (we’d like to know), and B) you can’t just do “There have been quite a few times we’ve had to lower the flag this year.” a few seconds of Googling? Regina Martel | ASCSU president Traditions honor lost members of the student community ? By MARIAH WENZEL The support network at van, the dean of students, fam- “We try really hard to take man, the family is no longer re- The Rocky Mountain Collegian CSU is extensive when a stu- ilies are given as much support care of all those things that sponsible for the cost of hous- dent is prematurely lost. From as possible to facilitate the loss can get in the way of the grief ing and dining. Donovan and The term “Ramily” is used ASCSU to the Safety Assess- of a loved one. process for the family so they her team also work to remove to describe the sense of com- ment Department, CSU offers Counseling services are can focus on themselves, each student costs and fees, one-by- munity students share here at a wide range of services and extended to direct family other, and their loved one,” one when necessary. CSU. We are a family, and as a memorials to honor the loss of members, and the process of Donovan wrote in an email to According to Donovan, The Strip Club is family, CSU grieves when we a community member. packing up possessions is or- the Collegian. written by the Collegian lose a fellow student. According to Jody Dono- ganized by CSU. If the student is a fresh- See DEATH on Page 8 staff. 2 Wednesday, April 10, 2013 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian FORT COLLINS FOCUS Community Briefs house on fire. Though the GYT: Get Yourself fire was dowsed successfully, Tested campaign an estimated 60 plants were As a part of STD Aware- destroyed in the process. ness Month, Planned Parent- Concerns were high that this hood of the Rocky Mountains was going to be a wildfire, launches its GYT: Get Yourself but luckily the fire depart- Tested campaign this month ment worked with quick ac- with online and on-the- tion. It was discovered with ground initiatives country- an initial search that the fire wide. GYT is a national cam- was caused by an overloaded paign designed to promote electrical box, as most mari- sexual health and address the juana houses require a lot of high rates of STIs among those light to grow efficiently. For- under 25. According to new tunately for the growers, it data from the Centers for Dis- appears that no charges will ease Control and Prevention be pressed. (CDC) there are 20 million new infections in the United States each year, half among the un- CSU Theatre and der 25 age group. Garth Englund Blood During the month of April, Planned Parenthood Center sponsor of the Rocky Mountains will zombie blood drive offer reduced cost testing, To get ready for CSU $10 HIV testing and $10 chla- Theatre Department’s mydia/gonorrhea testing, production of “Evil Dead: at each of the health centers The Musical”, there will be on select dates. Planned Par- a zombie-themed blood enthood health centers na- drive today from 9 a.m to 3 KEVIN JOHANSEN | COLLEGIAN tionwide tested over 332,000 p.m. at the University Cen- Thomas Pike walks by the Warner College of Natural Sciences building on Tuesday afternoon.
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