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Monday, August 24, 2020 Vol. 130, No. 3 COLLEGIAN.COM see NORTHERN COLORADO FOREST FIRES on pages 2 & 4 >> The case for and against playing fall sports Are CSU students safer with fall sports suspended indefi nitely?

By Tyler Meguire @TMeguire

The Mountain West decid- ed on Aug. 20 that fall sports would be postponed until fur- ther notice. This was not shock- ing news, as many other confer- ences had already thrown in the towel. With this came outrage but also a sigh of relief since many do not think it is a wise idea for players to be coming into close physical contact with others. It is a touchy subject, with arguments for both playing and Economics major Sami Haddad and health and exercise science major Emma Sears work in a COVID-19 testing tent outside of Aggie Village on Aug. 20. not playing. Students working the tent noted that most people they interacted with wore masks and were good about social distancing but voiced concerns about The case for playing how off-campus behaviour could affect the semester. PHOTO BY RYAN SCHMIDT THE COLLEGIAN Colorado State University is o ering face-to-face, hybrid and online classes. CSU will also mandate masks inside the COVID-19 and the CSU community classroom and will follow other sanitation protocols to ensure the safety of the students. No How to stay healthy this semester one knows what this entails. Yes, the students are wearing masks, but how will this be By Noah Pasley University has had 80 positive County Department of Health not received results yet. enforced when there are hun- @PasleyNoah cases since June 1, with 12 sta and Environment, doctors who All students who live in dreds of students fi ltering in members who have tested posi- administer tests and University University housing are expect- and out of campus buildings tive and 68 students. The track- public health oŒ ces. ed to receive free testing at tent Classrooms and residence every day? er, public on the CSU COVID-19 Students and sta are re- locations across campus, de- halls have stood empty since Players and coaches want Recovery website, also reports quired to fi ll out a daily symp- pendent on what location they schools went remote earlier to play, and fans don’t want 1,771 positive cases in Larimer tom checker, which includes live in, according to the COVID this year due to the coronavirus another long drought without County. questions about temperature, testing website. Select sta and pandemic, but as students have sports. To say it is unsafe for According to the close contact with any individ- faculty, such as those who work returned to campus in prepara- athletes to play but send 26,400 COVID-19 Recovery website, uals who have had COVID-19 in the Lory Student Center and tion for fall classes, many may students to campus and dormi- CSU is notifi ed of students and and any new symptoms of the the Recreation Center, are also be wondering how to stay safe. tory halls could be considered employees who experience virus, according to the website. required to receive testing. A daily tracker for Colo- hypocritical. symptoms or test positive for The checker also asks students rado State University, last up- the virus through shared in- to report whether they have dated Saturday, shows that the see COVID-19 on page 5 >> see FALL SPORTS on page 11 >> formation with the Larimer tested positive or if they have 2 Collegian.com Monday, August 24, 2020

FORT COLLINS FOCUS

Canvas Stadium stands in low-hanging smoke from both the Lewstone Fire near Rist Canyon and the Cameron Peak Fire near Cameron Pass Aug. 23. PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS THE COLLEGIAN see more on NORTHERN COLORADO FOREST FIRES on page 4 >>

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NORTHERN COLORADO FOREST FIRES >> from page 1

Smoke from the Williams Fork fire rises above the hills and in the direction of the wind, Aug. 15. PHOTO BY PRATYOOSH KASHYAP THE COLLEGIAN

Smoke from nearby forest fires reduces visibility at Horsetooth Reservoir, Aug. 23. PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN THE COLLEGIAN

Cars drive in and out of Poudre Canyon, where the Cameron Peak fire is spreading, next to a sign that says “Fire Ban: no campfires, no fireworks, no open flames, no smoking outdoors” Aug. 23. PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN THE COLLEGIAN

Canvas Stadium surrounded by smoke Aug. 23. The Cameron Peak fire located in Poudre Canyon and the The sun rises over Fort Collins in a thick layer of smoke from nearby Lewstone fire in Rist Canyon are the forest fires nearest to Colorado State University’s main campus. forest fires Aug. 23. PHOTO BY ANNA VON PECHMANN THE COLLEGIAN PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS THE COLLEGIAN Monday, August 24, 2020 @CSUCollegian 5

are occupied and to instead wait room or apartment, according to outside the restroom until some- the University Housing website. COVID-19 one exits. It also advises students Quarantine and self-isolation >> from page 1 to wash their hands for at least 20 services such as food delivery will seconds and to use a paper towel to also be provided at no additional open the door when leaving. charge. The University is also instituting The CSU Health Network, an multiple public health precau- on-campus student health clinic, tions during the semester, includ- is available to students seeking “The CSU Health ing contact tracing measures and preventative or medical appoint- cleaning and disinfecting proto- ments, and the Health Network’s Network, an on-campus cols. Among the guidelines laid out counselors and therapists are student health clinic, on the website, all students, facul- available to students in-person or ty and sta are required to wear a by telehealth appointments, ac- is available to students mask while on campus. cording to the COVID-19 Recov- seeking preventative or Masks are required in Uni- ery website. medical appointments, versity buildings, including com- The CSU Health Network munity restrooms, classrooms also oers the You@CSU portal, a and the health and labs, as well as in public spac- website aimed at connecting stu- network’s counselors es, such as outside on The Plaza, dents with “campus resources and and therapists are when physical distancing is not other online educational tools to possible. Students requiring a face increase student access,” accord- available to students in- covering exemption can apply for ing to the Health Network website. person or by telehealth one through the Student Disabili- The You@CSU portal oers sever- ty Center website, and employees al COVID-19 resources, including appointments.” can apply for one through the Of- mental wellness tips, healthy cop- fice of Equal Opportunity website. ing strategies and articles about According to the COVID-19 relationships and connection. Additionally, students who Recovery website, water foun- Student fees pay for a portion have an underlying health con- tains on campus will be available of a student’s medical and men- dition or compromised immune for use and will be cleaned more tal health support at the center, system can contact their Accom- frequently by custodial services. depending on enrollment status modation Specialist or the main The website advises students to and the health service provided. o˜ce of the SDC in order to get ac- avoid touching levers with your Though walk-in services are not commodations for accessing their hand and to bring a personal water available currently, students can coursework remotely, according to bottle and refill it at fountain refill make an appointment through the the SDC’s website. The SDC can be stations instead of drinking direct- Health Network’s website or by reached at [email protected] or ly from fountains. calling 970-491-7121. 970-491-6385. The website also adds that Students who are required Noah Pasley can be reached at Colorado State University biomedical science major Maiya Hannon disin- students should avoid waiting in- to quarantine or self-isolate will [email protected]. fects a table in a testing tent outside of Aggie Village Aug. 20. side a restroom for a stall if all stalls be temporarily moved to a private PHOTO BY RYAN SCHMIDT THE COLLEGIAN

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CAMPUS Classes during COVID-19: What are students coming back to?

By Serena Bettis requires that students and em- numbers, but we’re really not going G. Clark Building, where students should be reserved for cases where @serenaroseb ployees report their temperatures, to apply it.” often take large lecture courses, a student needs to read an instruc- whether or not they have tested Instead, Quintana said the seating is blocked o‰ in much of the tor’s lips or the instructor needs to positive for COVID-19 or been University has spoken with Larim- lecture hall. project their voice across a large Students have been away around anyone who has had a pos- er County on this matter and de- Quintana said the seating space. from the Colorado State University itive test, as well as any new symp- cided to treat spaces like the Lory availability in these lecture halls Quintana said there are no campus for five months, and while toms they are experiencing. Student Center similar to the way went down from about 270 to 76. major changes to the way science many spaces look the same as al- Lori Lynn, co-chair of the a mall is run during the pandemic. Unavailable seats are marked with laboratories will operate. ways, students are coming back to Pandemic Preparedness Team and Study spaces around cam- tape and signage to stop students “They have the ability to inter- a new world. associate executive director for pus will continue to be available to from using them and to keep ap- act a little bit closer with the vari- Since shutting down in-per- the CSU Health Network, said that students at a limited capacity. In propriate distance between each ance in the county, so with the face son operations in March in re- some thermometers will be giv- the LSC and Morgan Library, the student. shield and the face mask they could sponse to the COVID-19 pandemic, en to students living in University number of available seats has been There are sanitizing stations do an experiment … (and) they the Pandemic Preparedness Team housing, but there will not be any reduced and spaced out to adhere outside each lecture hall and could then step back and discuss it,” has established safety guidelines place students can go to get their to social distancing. classroom as well, equipped with Quintana said. for students and adjusted the way temperature checked if they can- Most restaurants in the LSC cleaning wipes and hand sanitizer. Computer labs will have spac- campus spaces operate. But what not obtain their own thermometer. will be open, and the space around Lynn said that CSU Facilities es marked as unavailable, similar to does this actually look like for daily All buildings on campus will them has been transformed into Management has enhanced clean- in the large lecture halls, to ensure student life? have designated doors for entry what Quintana referred to as a ing protocols for classrooms and 6 feet of distance between students During the recovery town and exit and markings on the floors “Disneyland maze” to allow for spaces around campus. using the computers. Quintana said halls in July, President Joyce Mc- to show 6 feet of space. long, socially-distanced lines. Seat- “In most settings, they are dis- that the keyboards and mice have Connell said that all campus build- Numbers of students inside ing outside the food court area is infecting thoroughly at least once a also been taken away from these ings will operate at 50% capacity buildings will not be counted to still available. day, sometimes twice a day depend- computers, rendering them use- with 6 feet of distance between all keep track of capacity, CSU Police “The sta‰ here (was) able to ing on the facility,” Lynn said. “But less. students in classrooms and 12 feet Department Emergency Manager create something (where) if the the idea is that the students will be To view recommended pub- of distance between students and Ken Quintana said. students don’t move everything, sanitizing the station as they come lic health precautions while on instructors. “For the capacity, it would be they’re going to be able to sit and in.” campus, visit the University’s Additionally, the University hard to know at any one point, just either study or eat,” Quintana said. Smaller classrooms will also COVID-19 recovery website, which will require everyone on campus, because of people getting out of “The reason why we have two operate at 50% capacity, with gives suggestions for using public excluding those with medical or the Transit Center,” Quintana said. (chairs) is because if it’s roommates moveable seating and tape on the restrooms, water fountains and el- disability exemptions, to wear a “We’re not going to be able to count or spouses, they can sit with each floors to show 6 feet of distance. evators. face covering and fill out the daily for all of them because they basical- other, and they’re not going to take Instructors are also required Serena Bettis can be reached at symptom checker found online. ly go through the building to go out another chair from another table.” to wear face masks or face shields, [email protected]. The daily symptom checker onto The Plaza, so we can get the In the A wing of the Andrew although the use of face shields

CITY Update: Community responds to fake restaurant listing

By Abby Vander Graaff The administrators of the ac- puswide email and a statement @abbym_vg count have responded to commu- from McLean, which notes that, nity allegations of racism, thank- while the students are protected ing page visitors for the publicity under the First Amendment, the Updated 8/22 and 7/31 and stating, “It must be stressed CSU community is still against Colorado State University that we the proprietors are Asian their actions. students have responded to the and support Asian culture. We “Actions taken today in an fake restaurant listing, “Ch*ng cannot be racist against ourself!” online world will follow into the Ch*ng House,” with a change.org Some of these comments future, including for students petition urging the Walter Scott, seem to be in response to the In- into the job market, where there Jr. College of Engineering and stagram account @call_out_big- is rightfully a growing intolerance Dean David McLean to discipline ots, which has posted anger at the for those who act and speak with the students who created it. listings and o‰ered $50 to anyone bias and hate,” the message says. The listing appeared on Goo- who could share the names of the There have been four bias gle Maps, Yelp and Instagram and creators of the account. reports on the incident between included fake menu items and Another similar account was April 25 and July 29, which comments that propagate rac- created, which claims to be a par- doesn’t include any phone calls ist sentiments toward the Asian ody of the original listing. or emails providing information, community. In an email to the Walter Hooker said. The Google Maps and Yelp Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Students can submit online listings were deleted after con- community, McLean expressed reports through CSU’s Bias Re- versations between CSU and the The exterior of the apartment listed on the Ch*ng Ch*ng House “restau- dismay at the fake restaurant list- porting System, which are then entities, said Mike Hooker, direc- rant’s” Google listing and Instagram page displays an LED “Open” sign in ing and highlighted the harmful reviewed by the Bias Assessment tor of media communications and the front window. The Google listing’s reviews featured racist stereotypes, impact they have on the commu- Team, which then will refer the Denver outreach. The Instagram and the Instagram is followed primarily by Colorado State University nity. report to di‰erent parties de- students within the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering. page is still active. “To be a member of the WS- pending on the situation, accord- PHOTO BY MATT TACKETT THE COLLEGIAN “These students have had a COE community means we care ing to a flow chart on the CSU history of making attention-seek- about people,” McLean wrote. website. ing the College of Engineering, rant’s Instagram page had been ing controversial statements and “We solve problems for people. A biomedical engineer- students have not faced any con- removed. The post is now visible on defend it all as ‘political satire,’” We take the best ideas and inno- ing major who wished to re- sequences,” the student wrote in the page. Statistical information the change.org petition reads. vation from as many places as main anonymous says they have an email to The Collegian. “What has also been updated. “There is a fine line between po- possible for the best outcome, worked with McLean and Burt. does that tell other students? Editor’s Note: This article litical satire and using racial slurs which means that we have zero While they commend the initial That they can get away with of- was originally published on July and overtly o‰ensive ‘jokes’ to tolerance for racism and hatred.” e‰orts of McLean and Burt, they fensive and hurtful racial slurs to 29. An earlier article on this topic make a point.” Melissa Burt, assistant dean said they would like to see more di‰erent communities on cam- can be viewed at Collegian.com. As of Aug. 22, it had 804 sig- for diversity and inclusion, reit- concrete action taken when stu- pus?” Abby Vander Graa† can be natures of the 1,000 signature erated the statements from Pres- dents commit bias incidents. Editor’s Note: A former ver- reached at managingeditor@ goal. ident Joyce McConnell’s cam- “In prior incidents involv- sion stated a post on the restau- collegian.com. Monday, August 24, 2020 @CSUCollegian 7

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COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST Going back to campus means creating a new normal

It comes as no surprise come our new normal. ter a petri dish. college kids on the same dorm that many students are ready Because of these grievanc- Many students might have floor sharing air and bath- By Joslyn Orji to get back on campus and find es on our campus, we cannot been counting down the days rooms. a groove again. Five months of help but wonder how import- to when they can get back to How long are we expected @lazy_svndae_ quarantining is enough time to ant the safety of students is to a life of independence, social- to last in such conditions? And, want to see friends and essen- college institutions. izing and late-night fun. For most importantly, are we going tially anyone that we students approaching to be safe despite it all? weren’t stuck in a house their final months at Students have read the with for more than half CSU, there are things to emails, and the administra- Editor’s Note: All opinion sec- the year. It’s under- “Agree with your friends that you take care of, lists to com- tion is doing all that they can, tion content reflects the views of standable. plete and experiences and it is necessary for us to the individual author only and will connect with one another, just But in order to cre- in small groups rather than big ones. to wrap up. In the same continue like normal, but our does not represent a stance tak- ate a new normal, there way, first-year students idea of normal has been greatly en by The Collegian or its edito- are certain grievances And when you do get together, wear are ready to make new altered in the last few months. rial board. that must be addressed your masks.” memories, friends and The reality that we knew be- COVID-19, whose num- in our community and experiences. fore, of partying and social- bers of infection have risen our campus. This in- JOYCE MCCONNELL CSU is soon going izing on campus, is no longer throughout the United States, cludes the situations COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT to be bustling with stu- relevant if we expect to see any has, at its peak, led to the arising out of xenopho- dents and faculty going progress in our community. shutdown of nearly the entire bia toward Asian stu- about their business. We This year is going to be a country. dents, racial violence and in- As thousands of students are going to be experiencing bigger challenge than ever be- After about five months of justices and a disregard for the arrive in the upcoming weeks the confusing combination of fore. Therefore, it is in our best quarantine and online class- Centers for Disease Control at Colorado State University, online, hybrid and in-person interest to better our habits es due to COVID-19, schools and Prevention guidelines by the question remains: what ex- classes. We are going to share and lifestyle in order to ensure across the United States are college students. actly is planned for us? We’ve already tight and stuffy spaces a safe and relatively peaceful getting ready to open up. While Returning back to campus read countless emails about with strangers from different semester. However, if there death tolls and infection num- means more than simply want- the new classroom structure, parts of the country. is one thing that I believe this bers grew despite the country’s ing to get out of the house for the new safety procedures and Social distancing is hard virus has shown, it’s that com- efforts to mitigate the crisis, something more than grocer- health policies. Perhaps the enough in Walmart where folks munity effort is one of the most everything from playgrounds ies. It would slowly but surely main concern should be that have a hard time understand- notable ways to make a change to concert halls were effective- entail what it means to be con- a college campus is absolutely ing how far away 6 feet actually in troubling times. ly shut down, and events were siderate with our choices and no place to be during a crisis is. It is going to be even messier Joslyn Orji can be reached canceled within the first few intentions. We need that to be- like this. We might as well en- when you combine 40 or more at [email protected]. months of the deadly outbreak.

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR NOPE & DOPE What you can expect from opinion this year When your roommates Getting to see your friends it. This might come from a colum- always an easy one. think having a party is a again (6 feet apart in By Katrina nist writing something that starts That being said, we are open good idea. class). Leibee a discussion or from a letter to the to all comments and reactions to editor. our writing from the community, @KatrinaLeibee The opinion desk is meant to and we thrive on that feedback. be a place that can amplify the voic- We want to reach out to readers as es of all communities and allow for much as possible to hear their feed- Hybrid classes being Starting a routine again. Dear readers, open dialogue regarding any topic. back and opinions. extremely confusing. It is no secret that the opinion It is meant to start conversations This year I want this desk to desk has been a controversial place around things that might other- truly work for the people of this in the past. From hot takes on cam- wise be uncomfortable subjects. It community. Our columnists will pus issues to head-to-heads on po- allows for satirical jokes to be made continue to talk about all issues litical candidates to a series about around the serious things going on from di€ erent perspectives, but Smoke alarms going off Back scratchers that really the sex lives of college students, in our campus and community. we also need to hear from our au- because of wildfi re smoke. do the job. the columnists here have discussed Opinion is a place for people to dience. We need to see letters to the issues far and wide to keep our write about what college students editor. We need to hear how you campus community informed and are doing and what they care about feel about the election, campus is- entertained; they know their re- because The Collegian is ultimately sues, COVID-19 and anything you sponsibilities. produced by and for college stu- might have something to say about. Finding out you didn’t The purpose of news is to tell dents. The opinion desk is meant for Forgetting to preorder our community what is going on; We won’t always write the you, as students and members of textbooks. actually need the the purpose of opinion is to add re- most popular opinion, and we will our community, and we want you to textbook. action and discussion to that. It is to often write things that are met with engage with it as much as possible. allow voices to be heard that might backlash, anger or disagreement Respectfully, otherwise not have an outlet. When from members of our community. Katrina Leibee, opinion something happens on campus However, we know we are doing director Being afraid of your new Starting your last year of or in the Fort Collins community, our job when we have started a con- Katrina Leibee can be reached the opinion desk allows a place for versation that otherwise wouldn’t at [email protected] . job. college. people to say how they feel about see the light of day, even if it is not

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For example, the Univer- FALL SPORTS sity of North Carolina, Notre Dame and Michigan State shut >> from page 1 down just days into reopen- ing because of COVID-19 out- breaks. When students are going Even if the MW sched- through the Lory Student Cen- uled conference-only games, ter or the Clark Building, there it might not matter. Before the will be contact — not always CSU football team was shut purposeful contact, but acci- down and investigated for sev- dental contact can occur. CSU eral allegations regarding a is inviting students to live in the COVID-19 cover-up and racism dorms where people share tiny allegations, there were eight living spaces and bathrooms. positive cases within the orga- Fall sports being post- nization. poned is not CSU’s fault by any Allowing athletes to com- means. It represents all univer- pete would only bring more sities in this example. If schools COVID-19 cases to CSU. Fall remained closed down and then sports such as football and sports were postponed, that basketball guarantee physical would be one thing because it contact on every play. Physical would look like they are genu- contact includes many bodily inely worried about the safety fluids for every player, coach of students. Unfortunately, it and referee during the whole can be assumed that this is not contest. Athletes yell and spray the case. potential COVID-19 particles in the air. CAM the Ram leads the Colorado State football team onto the field for the home opener, Sept. 7, 2019. Amid the The case for not playing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mountain West Conference has postponed fall sports indefinitely. Larimer County has These student-athletes PHOTO BY DEVIN CORNELIUS THE COLLEGIAN had 1,771 COVID-19 cases and would then go to classes the 36 deaths as of Sunday, Aug. next day and expose hundreds 23. These numbers were before of students. Student-athletes Either way, fall sports tell them to also live with fel- back in the spring. The results classes started. When school could also be exposed to oth- will not happen this year. It low students in dorms and go of this semester will determine starts, CSU may become an epi- er students and then bring seems almost unreasonable for to in-person classes. If students the likeliness of that outcome. center for COVID-19. COVID-19 to the team. schools to tell students they take the pandemic seriously, it Tyler Meguire can be reached cannot participate in sports but will be easier for sports to come at [email protected].

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By Bailey Bassett allows him the potential to bloom in the late second or early third @baileybassett_ into one of the best players from round. the class if he improves his consis- Malachi Flynn - PG - San Diego State tency and half-court scoring. Stan- Malachi Flynn is the NBA- On Aug. 20, the National Bas- ley averaged 12.6 points per game bound prospect that hits the most ketball Association hosted the an- for the season but demonstrat- home for Rams fans, as he domi- nual lottery draft where teams are ed his skills against CSU with 19 nated the Mountain West this past assigned the following year’s draft points. Expect to see Stanley draft- season with 17.6 points per game order. With the lottery picks set ed in the early to mid-first round. en-route to becoming the MW for the upcoming draft, the ques- Tyler Bey - PF - Colorado player of the year for SDSU. Mala- tion now is who will be picked and One of the weirdest games of chi went 30-2 and was near the top when? the season was against the home- of the rankings all year long. Although no Colorado State state rival, the University of Col- Flynn is a magnificent scor- basketball players are likely to be orado Boulder Bu›aloes. CSU er who has a quick trigger from selected this year, multiple famil- struggled against CU in the first deep and a range that extends iar faces will still have their names half and struggled to generate any well beyond the NBA three-point called on draft day Oct. 16. Here are type of o›ense, but they almost line. Flynn shot 37.3% from three the players that CSU faced during came back in the second half be- on a high volume of 6.4 attempts the 2019-2020 season who are ex- fore falling just short in the come- per game. As an absolute o›en- pected to get drafted. Cassius Stanley - SG - Duke back attempt. However, unlike the sive juggernaut, he is crafty and success they allowed to Stanley, has the ability to score inside and Possibly the most anticipat- CSU did a solid job of limiting CU’s from the midrange. Flynn’s talent ed game of the year for CSU last prospect Tyler Bey’s production, can land him a role as an o›-the- season was against the legendary as he only had nine points on four bench spark plug in the NBA, but Duke Blue Devils. Although the shot attempts. he is likely to drop to the late sec- Rams were blown out, it was fun David Roddy attempts a floater with his right hand during Colorado State’s This wasn’t the best game for ond round because of his defensive game against Duke, Nov. 11, 2019. COLLEGIAN FILE PHOTO to see how they competed against Bey, who averaged 13.8 points for flaws. many NBA-level athletes. The the season. Bey is a unique player Although we have seen Flynn Jones is a very similar player to not an o›ensive threat most teams cream of the crop coming out of who can do a little bit of every- mocked as high as the 37th pick, he his brother, Tyus, who has carved wish for. Because he lacks the abil- Durham, North Carolina, was Cas- thing. He shot an excellent 41.9% is undersized at 6-foot-1-inch and out a nice role with the Minnesota ity to be a dynamic scorer, his draft sius Stanley. from three. He can hit the open isn’t equipped to handle bigger Timberwolves and the Memphis stock is definitely limited. Jones Stanley is likely to be select- three and has serious potential to guards, but he plays a pesky defen- Grizzlies. was once viewed as a first-round ed in the first round and is the be a modern stretch power for- sive style that enables him to hold Jones is expected to be a solid guy, but we now project him to be best prospect the Rams faced. ward who can also bang down low. his own. Nobody would expect backup point guard who doesn’t do a second-rounder. The 6-foot-6-inch freshman is an His inside game has the potential, Flynn to drop lower than the third too much. He is the definition of a Fringe prospects who may be insanely talented athlete with ex- and although he may not be a star, round. floor general. Scouts expect him to picked but are expected to go un- treme bounce. He excels in transi- he should find a role in a rebuilding Tre Jones - PG - Duke develop into a role where he can drafted: tion as a finisher and runs the floor organization’s rotation. Duke has always been a pros- lead an o›ense, generate plays for Jalen Harris - SG - Nevada exceptionally well. Bey is a jack of all trades with pect-producing machine, and his teammates and constantly play Sam Merrill - SG - Utah State Stanley’s athleticism is tru- good versatility to stretch the floor Stanley isn’t the only Blue Dev- with a low turnover rate. Bailey Bassett can be reached ly top-notch, as he was one of the and is projected to be selected il who is going to be picked. Tre Unfortunately, most see at [email protected]. fastest players in college, and this Jones as an o›ensive facilitator, 12 Collegian.com Monday, August 24, 2020

ENTERTAINMENT The best ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ episodes that we’ve seen

By Noah Pasley ry will be. Until that day comes, here mor to pass as kid’s entertainment @PasleyNoah are my favorite 5 episodes from the but enough symbolism to make it original series, with spoilers. enjoyable for older audiences. There Book 1, Episode 10: “Jet” are obvious parallels between Aang’s In the most recent batch of This episode gives the audience early struggles Earthbending and Zu- dreaded news for dedicated “Avatar: a new insight into how the Fire Na- ko’s difficulty in mastering lightning. The Last Airbender” fans, creators tion’s war has impacted the people. The episode is also emotional, with Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan On the surface, Aang and his Zuko confronting the storm and his Konietzko have departed from Net- friends bear similarities to Jet’s pos- feelings about the world only to be flix’s live-action series, according to se: they’ve all lost friends and family met with silence. a post Aug. 12 on DiMartino’s Insta- to the Fire Nation, they’ve all been Book 3, Episode 12: “The Firebending Mas- gram account. According to his state- spurred to action to stand up to op- ters” ment, the decision to leave the Netflix pressive forces and they’re all just “The Firebending Masters” project was hard but “necessary” for kids. Jet’s story introduces a new is one of my favorite episodes, as it his happiness and creative integrity. dynamic to the show: what happens showcases the duality of Firebending “I do my best to go with the flow, when the good guy goes too far? This as opposed to its villainous depiction no matter what obstacle is put in my episode shows that the Fire Nation earlier in the show. Aang and Zuko way,” DiMartino’s statement reads. isn’t the only evil at play. both have new realizations over the “But even an Air Nomad knows Book 2, Episode 7: “Zuko Alone” nature of fire, and the episode fur- when it’s time to cut their losses and “Zuko Alone” is the only epi- ther develops what we know of Uncle move on.” sode I can remember having watched Iroh’s history. The meeting with the Konietzko also wrote a state- when I was a kid. But that speaks to its Masters has a gorgeous display of ment on Instagram concerning merit — “Zuko Alone” explores a new colors that stands out to other anima- the departure, adding that he and facet of Zuko’s personality: one that tion in the series. DiMartino “came to the belief that isn’t completely encompassed by his Book 3, Episode 13: “The Boiling Rock” (they) would not be able to meaning- feelings of rage and disappointment. The Boiling Rock is a fitting fully guide the direction of the series.” In some small way, Zuko is episode to end on. Zuko and Sokka “When Netflix brought me on detached from his fear of his father, finally interact, something the show board to run this series alongside Firelord Ozai, and for the better part had been sorely lacking until Book 3, Heineken Mike (DiMartino) two years ago, of the episode, he’s taught a lesson and we get to catch up with charac- they made a very public promise about humility and compassion for ters who have been absent for most of to support our vision,” Konietzko’s those outside of his circle. Zuko is a the season, such as Suki and Ty Lee. statement reads. “Unfortunately, charming underdog, and it’s not until The episode also has one of the most $13.99 there was no follow through on that his pride wells up that he experiences surprising endings with Mei and Ty 12pk cans promise.” rejection in his new surroundings. Lee betraying Azula and the nation Both creators indicated that Book 2, Episode 9: “Bitter Work” they’ve lived so long in. they are not done being involved in “Bitter Work” is a subtly clever Noah Pasley can be reached at Aggie Discount Liquor the Avatar universe, but it’s uncertain episode with enough dimwitted hu- [email protected] . when their next project with the sto- 429 Canyon Ave. 482-1968

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CULTURE & COMMUNITY Unmasking beauty: How face coverings impact your skin

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