NEWS A&C Bernie to come Theatre review: Volume 126, No. 41 Monday October 17, 2016 back to FoCo “Ubu Roi” PAGE 4 PAGE 13 CSU pitch to Big 12 centered around academics Colorado State players run out of the tunnel prior to the Border Wars game against the Wyoming Cowboys. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN INFOGRAPHIC BY DOUGLAS HAWKINS COLLEGIAN By Chad Deutschman While expansion is far from value to (the Big 12).” CSU vs BIG 12 @ChadDeutschman a done deal, CSU President Tony Academics, not athletics, are AVERAGE STATISTICS: Frank’s push for CSU’s member- the driving point behind CSU’s After months of speculation ship in the conference has been pitch to join the Big 12. BIG 12 28,155 118 37-27 58,165 $289.85$289.85 M on whether or not the Big 12 con- underway. If the Big 12 Board of Direc- M ference would expand, the con- Many want to focus on the tors are interested in universi- AVERAGE ferences’ Board of Directors will athletics side of the argument, ty’s that do not diminish their meet Monday in Irving, Texas, saying that the most competitive current academic prestige per NATIONAL 5 YEAR AVE. HOME and are expected to vote on con- schools stand the best chance. member (118th national average SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ACEDEMIC RANK RECORD ATTENDANCE PROGRAM (2011-2015) LAST 5 YEARS VALUE ference expansion, potentially President Frank’s pitch to the according to U.S. News & World adding two to four new members. conference is centered on the Report) as Frank suggests, CSU When expansion talks be- academic fi t between Colorado is a viable option. CSU ranks CSU (Mountain 33,236 127 32-32 22,242 $30.9 M gan to heat up in July, there was State and the Big 12. 127th nationally, which is higher West) a bevy of schools in contention. “Our case has been pret- than four current Big 12 mem- That list was cut to 11 schools in ty simple. We believe we are a bers: Oklahoma State (149), Kan- late August, Colorado State be- match for them in terms of ac- sas State (146), Texas Tech (168), course Houston is in,’” Frank a conference to add new mem- ing among the 11 fi nalists. ademic peers,” Frank said. “We and West Virginia (175). said. “In my experience … when bers may have a lot to do with Expansion looked immi- sit at or above the mean or the When the Mountain West un- we the Mountain West were athletics. For the people who ac- nent early, however, current Big median for most of the major derwent conference realignment going through conference re- tually make the decision, univer- 12 television partners in ESPN academic statistics as an institu- from 2010-13, President Frank alignment, losing members and sity presidents and chancellors, and FOX are keen on putting tion. We believe that we would was a part of the process. Should adding new members, I can tell reputation is more important. a halt to any such expansion. add value to their brand in an the Big 12 choose to expand and you that when we sat in the room That is where Frank believes Should a Big 12 expansion oc- academic sense especially. We’ve follow a similar path, athletic suc- and talked about it, athletic com- CSU fi ts in so well with the Big 12 cur, the two media giants would got a wonderful history of not cess takes a back seat to an insti- petitiveness was important, but and has led CSU’s charge with. pay an additional $20 million to embarrassing ourselves or our tution’s academic reputation. more important to all of us was “In many ways to the pres- each new member annually. The colleagues with athletic scan- “A lot of people have a ten- who our brand was going to be idents of these universities, the current terms of the Big 12’s me- dals; we intend to keep that up. dency to look at this year and this associated with.” most important thing entrusted to dia contract is scheduled to run We think we would be a wonder- football season and say ‘wow, From the standpoint of an us is the institutions reputation,” through 2024-25. ful long-term partner that brings look what Houston’s doing, of athletic director, the decision for see ACADEMICS on page 11 >> COLLEGIAN.COM 2 Monday, October 17, 2016 FORT COLLINS FOCUS ON THE OVAL Rams lap Mavericks in first swim meet of the year By Tyler Johnson @tylerGjohnson20 The Colorado State women’s swimming and diving team opened their season in style over the weekend, as they dominated on the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks Friday night. The win marked their first of the season, as the Rams got o to a fast start early and kept the momen- tum throughout the entirety of the meet, finishing first in 13 of 14 races. The Rams were led by senior Jenna Beaury, who finished first in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke with times of 1:06.67 and 2:25.12 respectively. Beaury also finished first in the 200 medley relay along with Ha- FILE PHOTO COLLEGIAN ley Rowley, Karin Roh, and Katie Kickloghter. The Rams also had success on the diving board, Follow with sophomore Nicole Sis- @CSUCollegian on Twitter co, winning the three-meter Chad Deutschman ollegian diving event with a com- Sports Editor .com bined score of 245.10. Fellow sophomore Flori Witenstein finished second in both the three-meter and one-meter event. Q: What drew you to student media? Like CSUCollegian A: I think what drew me to Student Media most is the fact that you are thrown on Facebook “The energy was high, right into the fire. It’s a learn as you go kind of place. There is really no hand there was a lot of support,” holding, so any mistakes you make are going to stick around. To me, there is no CSU head coach Christopher better way to learn. You can come in and get straight to work with people who are Woodard said about the looking to do the same things as you. event. “I saw kids racing and attacking their races early, Q: What are your favorite hobbies? which is important.” A: This is going to be the most sterotypical answer for a sports guy, but I like to play sports. I played mostly football and hockey growing up and always wanted Follow The Rams have a tough to play professionally when I was a little tike. Obviously that didn’t happen, so I CSU Collegian test as they travel to Den- settle for a lot of skiing. on Instagram ver to battle one of the best teams in the nation in the Q: What is something unusual about you? University of Denver Pio- A: I speak German. neers. CSU will return home to Moby arena Friday, Oct. Q: Spirit animal? 28 against the University of A: If i said anything other than a Ram, I’d be dissapointed in myself. So a Ram. Idaho Vandals. Q: Best joke you know? Follow Tyler Johnson can be A: Again, I feel like it’s my job as a CSU student to say CU. CSU Collegian reached by email at sports@ on Snapchat collegian.com. 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