Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Volume 125, No. 8 • collegian.com Designed for history Students celebrate Black History Month in style PAGE 4 NEWS Victim Assistance Team Student and faculty THE volunteers through the STRIP WGAC support community I bet you’re all needs cold out there on campus PAGE 3 today, aren’t you? SPORTS Well, here are some ways to Mountain stay warm on West men’s campus: hoops Keegan Pope breaks down the Bundle up! Don’t be season at its that jack*ss midpoint wearing shorts. PAGE 9 Stay inside! Simple enough, right? A&C Cattle-huddle! Rooster Gather together Teeth’s The and rub your production bodies together. company’s #ForTheHeat full-length film Bring a blanket to demonstrates school. Just wear it the strength around the of Internet whole day. communities Varehya Pratt shows off her hat she designed to celebrate Black History Month. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEXIS WORKS PAGE 11 2 Tuesday, February 2, 2016 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian collegian.com ON THE OVAL Pets Forever Program clients and their pets including in- until she becomes a veterinarian. to continue running home care and medical services. The budget for this program LISTEN ONLINE AT KCSUFM.COM “We have been fortunate is about $125,000 a year, and after receiving funds enough to get grants from Animal although the grants will not cover During the fall semester, Pets Assistance Foundation and all costs, Kogan said they will con- Forever was at risk of termination the American Society for the tinue to search for opportunities due to insufficient funds, but it will Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and additional funding to continue Sanaya Robles now continue to run after receiving totaling in $30,000,” said Lori to run the program. DJ Atlas funds over winter break. Kogan, director and founder of “I have every intention of do- DJ Profile Pets Forever is a course offered the program. ing what I can to keep this program at Colorado State University de- Mikaela Henry, a third-year bi- running,” Kogan said. signed to help low-income, elderly ology major who has been involved and disabled residents of Larimer with Pets Forever since her fresh- Collegian Reporter Israa Q: What is something unusual about you or something most County keep their pets as long man year, said she is excited the Eldeiry can be reached at news@ people don’t know? as possible. Students taking this program will continue running so collegian.com or via Twitter @ A: I can intertwine my toes — and frequently freak others course help provide services for the she could continue being involved israaeldeiry. out by doing so. Q: What (who) is your spirit animal? A: Liz Lemon FORT COLLINS FOCUS OFF THE OVAL Q: What is your favorite hobby? A: Dancing like nobody’s watching. Smoke expected to Q: Why should people listen to your show? be visible southwest A: Folk music brings out the coolest of cool acoustic music. of Fort Collins If you like feeling your heartbeat in time to an upright bass Tuesday then you should tune in! On Tuesday, smoke will Q: What do you see in the future of music? be visible southwest of Fort Col- A: Music trends are leaning towards popularity in lins, near Pinewood Reservoir electronically produced music, so if you like going against — but don’t call 911. the grain, then folk music is for you. Larimer County will burn “branches and other small di- ameter wood produced during forest thinning operations,” known as slash piles, the release KCSU SCHEDULE stated. “If people see smoke, they TUESDAY are asked not to call 911 or local LISTEN ONLINE AT KCSUFM.COM law enforcement, as they are already aware of these burns,” according to a Larimer County 7 AM - 9 AM Automated Broadcast Natural Resources release. Safety and regulatory requirements call for at least Vinny D’s “Sunshine 9 AM - 11 AM three inches of snow to be on Sublime” the ground before slash piles may be burned, and Pinewood DJ Mac’s “Shut up 11 AM - 1 PM Reservoir will have at least and Listen” three inches of snowfall accu- mulation Tuesday. Nick and Bryan’s “B+B 1 PM - 3 PM “It’s good forest manage- Sports” ment to thin dense stands of trees,” said Jeffrey Boring, re- DJ HENB’s “One Third 3 - 4:30 PM source specialist with Larimer Man” County Department of Natural Resources, according to the DJ Mario’s release. “It reduces wildfire 4:30 - 5:30 PM “Schoolin” threats, improves wildlife habi- tat and removes trees damaged “SOGES Science Schow” by insects or disease.” 5:30 - 7 PM with DJ Fox and Guests Third year CSU student Will Rowsam flips over the wall in front of the Behavioral Science Building. Rowsam and his friends enjoy parkouring Collegian Staff can be reached at [email protected]. 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Letters to [email protected] Display Advertising | 970-491-7467 the editor should be sent to [email protected]. or 970-491-6834 N 3 NEWS Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Student, faculty Victim Assistance Team volunteers help survivors of sexual violence By Megan Fischer stalking and sexual harassment, the survivor is a student. @MegFischer04 said Casey Malsam, program co- “(The VAT) allows survi- ordinator for victim advocacy. vors to explore what all of their When acts of interpersonal “Anyone who either works options are, which may include violence occur, it can be di cult for CSU or is a student at CSU reporting to on-campus police, to know who to tell, who will lis- can serve on our hotline,” Mal- reporting to Fort Collins po- ten and who will help. sam said. “The survivor guides lice, getting a medical exam or Colorado State University’s the call. So, we try to train our talking to a professor about get- Victim Assistance Team is one volunteers to be able to handle a ting accommodations,” Rivera of few university programs na- lot of di erent situations.” said. “We help survivors deter- tionwide o ering assistance for Rose Bork, a junior social mine what’s the most healing students a ected by interper- work major and volunteer on one to chose. Most of the time, sonal violence. The program, the VAT, said in addition to survivors are not really even in headed by the Women and Gen- serving survivors of violence, a place where they need to pro- der Advocacy Center, o ers 24- they also serve secondary sur- cess what happened to them — hour assistance and advocacy vivors, which can include family it’s often the fallout.” for anyone a ected by interper- members and friends of a victim According to Rivera, re- sonal violence. It is in its 40th of violence. porting can be an ambiguous year at CSU. “I think it’s important be- term since survivors may have Junior social work major Rose Bork listens on the phone in the Women “Victim advocacy is a con- cause when someone’s body is to report what happened to dif- and Gender Advocacy Center offi ce. Bork works the main desk in the of- fi dential relationship similar violated, it matters,” Bork said, ferent organizations. CSUPD, fi ce and is a volunteer on the Victim Assistance Team.PHOTO BY MEGAN to attorney-client privilege or referring to a picture in their of- Fort Collins Police, Student FISCHER COLLEGIAN to that of which a doctor would fi ce in the Lory Student Center. Conduct Services and the O ce have,” said Monica Rivera, in- “It always resonates with me of Equal Opportunity are sever- credit or non-credit. represented populations and terim director of the WGAC. because when someone expe- al that could be involved when “Victim advocate certifi ca- basic sexual assault, stalking “We help survivors navigate the riences interpersonal violence, a survivor reports.