OPINION SPORTS ARTS & CULTURE Head to head: Do free nipples Softball successes you Black-Latino Actors Studio equal free women? missed over break aims for diversity in theater Vol. 128, No. 107 Monday, March 25, 2019 page 7 page 9 page 12 Courses withCourses the highest with the Drop, highest Fail, Drop,Withdrawal, Fail, Withdrawal, Most dropped courses,Most dropped Spring courses, 2019 Spring 2019 UnsatisfactoryUnsatisfactory percentage, percentage, Fall 2018 Fall 2018 Drop, fail, withdrawal and unsatisfatory rates for Colorado State Uniersvity courses in the 2018-19 school year. Out of the 10 most dropped classes of the spring 2019 semester, seven were 100 or 200-level classes, according to data provided by the Office of the Registrar. INFOGRAPHIC BY MEG METZGER-SEYMOUR Spring semester drop rates reflect flexibility for entry-level courses By Corbin Reiter success, Richards said. During the classes from Jan. 22 up until The trend of lower level class- ECON240, ACT220. @CorbinReiter first week of each semester add- March 6 were CO150, CO300, es being the most dropped is not 100 and 200-level classes are ing and dropping classes has little LIFE102, SPCM200, GEOL121, an uncommon one. According to entry-level classes that are gener- Colorado State University stu- consequence, and if a student for CHEM112, JTC300, STAT301, data presented by Institutional ally taken by first and second-year dents are able to freely add and any reason does not feel that a MU100 and ECON202, according Research, Planning and Effective- students. These students are just drop classes for the first month of class will further their academic to data provided by the Office of ness the most dropped classes in starting their time at CSU and, each semester in order to more ef- goals, they may choose to drop it. the Registrar. past semesters have been over- as such, they do not have a road- ficiently spend their time in class, Out of the 10 most dropped “This is just the number of whelmingly 100 and 200-level map for the time that they will be said Haley Richards, a counselor classes of the spring 2019 semes- students who took the action to classes. spending at CSU, Richards said. for the Collaborative of Student ter, seven were 100 or 200-level drop the course,” Katie Rischeill, In the Fall 2018 semester, the Achievement. classes, according to data pro- an associate registrar, wrote in an most dropped class by percent of Many students drop classes vided by the Office of the Regis- email to The Collegian. “This does students dropped were FSHN192, in order to maintain academic trar. By the number of students not take into account the capacity LSPA100, CS164, AA100, ACT205, see DROP RATES on page 4 >> dropped the top 10 most dropped of the course.” SOC210, HES207, MATH161, Monday, March 25, 2019 2 | Collegian.com FORT COLLINS FOCUS A snowboarder holds onto a pull rope and rides down Plum Street behind a car March 13 during a snowstorm. Colorado State University cancelled all classes due to inclement weather which brougt several inches of snow and severe winds across much of northern Colorado.PHOTO BY COLIN SHEPHERD COLLEGIAN Follow overheard on the plaza MONDAY CSU Collegian on Snapchat 9 AM - 11 AM Scratch, Mix and Blend with Einstein “Smoking weed, a path to the dark side it is.” 11 AM - 1 PM Aly Jay This, That and the Other 1 PM - 3 PM Yearly Showcase with DJ Pity Party Follow “I hate everyone. 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The less fortunate. flagship running of this event For Stuff the Bus, a bus trav- LOCATIONS last year resulted in one of the largest collection drives of the eling to five different locations ■ throughout the week will be Monday, March 25 year seen by Homeward Alli- collecting donations at each lo- 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Walkway behind ance, Rout wrote. cation with the plan to stuff the 222 LaPorte Ave. This drive alone accounted for nearly five percent of annu- bus with clothes and supplies ■ Tuesday, March 26 for those in need. al donations that are collected 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Foothills Mall, JKF by Homeward Alliance, which This event had a large turn- Parkway & Monroe Drive out last year and collected lots is nearly $50,000 in product do- of donations to be given to ■ Wednesday, March 27 nations, Rout wrote. Homeward Alliance, said Anna 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Canvas Credit These donations were given Russo, a Transfort representa- Union, 2503 Research Blvd. on such a scale that Homeward A Transfort bus makes its way toward the Colorado State University tive. Alliance was able to share be- Transit Center March 11. The week of March 25 Transfort and Homeward “I can’t really estimate how ■ Thursday, March 28 yond Larimer County. Alliance will be running Stuff the Bus, an event centered around the many, but if you look on our 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. | CSU, University “The scale of our collection community giving to the less fortunate. website you can see a list of Avenue in front of Hartshorn is such that it would be poor PHOTO BY GRACE SCHATZ COLLEGIAN judgment if we did not share,” things that we collected last ■ Friday, March 29 and Homeward Alliance have doing their spring cleaning. year,” Russo said. “We had over Rout wrote. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Brinkman & Due to the success of the partnered with Housing and “We are so grateful to part- 200 coats and jackets, 1,000 Brinkman Construction, 3528 Dining services at CSU in order ner with CSU, and so thankful other articles of clothing, that event last year, it has been ex- Precision Drive panded for its repetition this to offer donation collecting sta- to the countless volunteers, type of thing.” tions within the lobbies of the donors and other contributors Transfort delivers all of the spring. The growth includes the addition of two more donation residence halls, Russo said. who make this event happen,” donations that are collected This new addition to the Rout wrote. throughout the week to their The goods that are delivered areas throughout the week, as to Homeward Alliance are then well as a longer period of bus event will allow students at Corbin Reiter can be reached event partner, Homeward Alli- CSU to give back to the larger at [email protected].