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LETTER TO THE EDITOR SPORTS A&C THERE’S PEACE RAMS USHER IN 2018 SHOWS COMING TO IN PROTEST RECRUITING CLASS WASHINGTON’S Vol. 127, No. 91 Thursday, February 8, 2018 PAGE 8 PAGE 10 PAGE 18 Colorado State University residence halls have a very strict zero tolerance policy regarding alcohol possession, consumption or paraphernalia. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN Discipline in residence halls: how it works By Austin Fleskes some freshmen residence would happen next. expect after they said I would policies and procedures are @Austinfleskes07 are confused about the However, Crosby explained get an email. That is all we laid out on the Housing and disciplinary policy and how that she did not receive that really knew, and we didn’t Dining Services website and The Colorado State long it may take for each case, email until about two weeks know how it would go after explain how freshmen are University residence hall including how long it will take later. After her meeting with that,” Crosby said. “You know supposed to live in the disciplinary system is enforced to receive the first message of the residence hall director, what you can and cannot do, residence halls. throughout every dorm, notification. Crosby received another email but not necessarily what the “If we know we’re going to affecting every freshman, Brynn Crosby, a freshman explaining what would happen consequences of what you do be waiting on a police report, but questions surround the ecosystem science and going forward. (are).” we (send) notifications saying, disciplinary system and how it sustainability major living in Some students, after the Emerson explained that ‘We have been made aware that works. Parmelee Hall, got in trouble hearing, are required to attend students who are unsure of an alleged incident occured, At CSU, 48 precent of with a group of friends one an alcohol awareness class. how long it will take them to we need time to gather more conduct cases are related to night while in the dorms. While Crosby did not have to receive the initial email will information’ so we are putting residence halls, and take an While Crosby was not a part attend the class, a number of be notified if Student Conduct that student on notice that average of 22 calendar days of the events that occurred, her friends did. Crosby knew Services is waiting on a police we are aware, but we don’t to be resolved according merely present, she was that she could get in trouble report or anything else that have time yet for a hearing,” to Melissa Emerson, the counted with the rest of her but was unsure what that would hold a case date being Emerson said in an interview director of the CSU Student friends and was told she would trouble would be. scheduled. Resolution Center. However, receive an email about what “I didn’t know what to The CSU residence hall see RESIDENCE on page 4 >> COLLEGIAN.COM 2 Thursday, February 8, 2018 FORT COLLINS FOCUS Nick Koch, a junior fashion and merchandising major at Colorado State University, skis on a rail in the back on the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house. Koch and his friends built the rail to ski in Fort Collins when they can’t make it to the mountains. 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Letters to [email protected] [email protected] Classifieds | 970-491-1683 the editor should be sent to [email protected]. Darby Osborne | Social Media Editor Display Advertising | 970-491-7467 [email protected] NEWS Thursday, February 8, 2018 3 CITY City awards SAVA Center for work Tune into your Rocky mountain student with sexual assault survivors media on By Samantha Ye only SAVA staff during March, survivors, according to the press @samxye4 according to Courtney Carrick, the release. director of operations for SAVA. In 2016, SAVA served channel 11 2017 saw major shifts in “We just feel really grateful 778 survivors through their the discussion around sexual and honored that (the City) would emergency hotline and therapy assault and harassment. From want to present us with this services. In 2017, the number the breakout of the Weinstein amazing award,” Carrick said. rose to 946, a nearly 22 percent scandal to the emergence of the The Marcile N. Wood Award increase, according to Carrick. #MeToo movement, national started in 1992 in memory of SAVA’s prevention education discourse began to focus on the Marcile Norby Wood, a local programs, which address the root survivors of sexual violence and volunteer who helped establish causes of sexual violence, reached the support they could be given. the Women’s Resource Center, over 1,000 community members In that vein, the Fort Collins United Day Care Center and and 5,000 students in 2017. Those Women’s Commission has Volunteer Clearing House, programs target cultural beliefs The “It’s On Us” campaign, led awarded the Sexual Assault Victim according to the press release. about power and traditional and managed by the Sexual Advocate Center the 2017 Marcile The award honors those who have gender roles, while promoting Assault Victim Advocate Center Sports Weather N. Wood Award for providing made significant contributions to healthy relationships, according to in partnership with the City support to sexual assault survivors improving the status of women in SAVA’s website. of Fort Collins, promotes the and their loved ones since 1976. the community. Carrick called 2017 one of the message that sexual assault News Entertainment “In 2017, a cultural shift SAVA provides direct victim busiest years SAVA has ever had isn’t just between a victim and services, including a 24-hour Rape and said the agency has even more a perpetrator, but is an issue began, and SAVA boldly leads our everyone has a role in. Colorado community in an effort to keep Crisis Hotline, legal and medical outreach plans for 2018, including State University President Tony the momentum that will create victim advocacy, clinical therapy events for Sexual Assault Frank features in one of the a culture that no longer tolerates and private support groups for Awareness Month in April. campaign posters above. PHOTO Watch our live stream at sexual assault,” the City wrote in a anyone affected by sexual violence. “The numbers just speak for COURTESY OF SAVACENTER.ORG press release about the award. Currently, the independent themselves,” Carrick said. “SAVA is The official presentation of nonprofit agency is the only rape here, and we’re in the community, more thankful to have continued collegian.com/ctvvideo the award will be at the first City crisis center in Larimer and Weld and people are reaching out for support in the community.” Council meeting in April, with Counties to focus exclusively on the support and services that Samantha Ye can be reached at a more informal ceremony for serving the needs of sexual assault they need, and I couldn’t be [email protected]. NEWS 4 Thursday, February 8, 2018 about the incident and hear the CAMPUS student’s perspective.” Residence These hearings then decide if disciplinary action must be taken.