City's Most Dangerous Spot

NEWS 10 QUESTIONS SPORTS Where are they now LaToya Jones: The new Beth Kancilia, LGBTQ Student Specialist, on changing campus queer life, student activists, Colorado : Gabe MathiasPage 3 RLC. Springs’Page 5 unof�icial lesbian bar, and Gaypril. Guentzel,Page 9 D1 Hockey. FRIDAY Week 2, Block 6 catalystnewspaper.comMarch 1, 2013 THE CATALYST Volume 44 • No. 16 Life: FOOD Off-campus brunch secrets to satiate weekend hunger Page 13 WASABI FRISBEE Jesse Paul video that was shot in the Editor-in-Chief air during Flight 157 of an Students’ in-�light ‘Harlem Shake’ prompts federalAirbus A320 on Feb.investigation 15, an airline spokesperson and federal of�icials con- Something odd aboard �irmed this week. a Frontier Airlines �light The students, who across the Rocky Moun- were traveling from tain West caught the at- Colorado Springs to San tention of federal investi- Diego on the way to an gators last week. Perhaps ultimate frisbee tourna- it was the passengers ment, �ilmed a version banging on the ceiling, of the “Harlem Shake,” a walls and �loor of the cab- YouTube meme that has in, or maybe how most of gone viral in the past few the passengers were out months. While no charges of their seats, jumping up or sanctions have been and down. �iled against the airline The Federal Aviation or the students, the FAA Administration is inves- is continuing their investigating a group of Colo- tigation into the �light and Continued: News page 6 rado College students and a Frontier �light crew for a The full controversial video can be Above: A YouTube screenshot of CC Ultimate’s “Harlem Shake” on a plane on Feb. 15. Right from top: Gavin Nach- viewed at www.catalystnewspaper.com bar, Matt Zelin and Conor Crowley, three of the masterminds behind the video. Photo by Veronica Spann. LOCAL CRIME CC LIFE CC readies for Eliza Carter The Catalyst was known in the Disciples’ club, allegedly This past Monday, Jack Sweeney GuestITY’S Writer denied access shot at Means while others �lanked him tuitionStaff Writer increaseyou may have re- MOSTwith a swiftDANGEROUS “no” with slow-moving vehicles.SPOT Mountjoy ceived an email in- C this week to one held a position known as the “sergeant- forming you of the of the most noto- at-arms” within the Disciples, meaning roughly six percent rious and dangerous clubs in Colorado that he protected the club and its mem- increase in tuition for returning stu- Springs. bers. dents—raising the comprehensive fee The converted garage at 628 Vermijo Mountjoy’s �irst-degree murder charg- to $54,534 up from this year’s $51,470. St. is a scary place, the clubhouse of Col- es were eventually acquitted, but he was Though it seems steep, CC administra- orado Springs’ Sin City Disciples Club. convicted of manslaughter on February tors �ind the tuition hike both appropri- The club has received much more atten- 20. ate and competitive with peer institu- tion than it is generally receptive to in His attorneys argued that he was act- tions. recent months. ing in self-defense. Means had been The Board of Trustees voted over- The Sin City Disciples’ are an outpost of beaten at the club a short while before whelmingly in favor of the tuition hike. an international motorcycle gang, which the shooting, and Mountjoy was osten- The Sin City Disciples Club on Vermijo St., just “Our applications are up again this has recently caused alarm in Colorado sibly under the impression that Means a short drive from campus, is one of the city’s year, after a signi�icant increase in ap- Springs. The most recent incident was a had returned for retribution. most dangerous spots. Photo by Sam Zarky. plications last year,” President Jill Tief- Feb. 17 shooting outside the club, which Three of the six accused individuals are enthaler said. “Students and families rounded out a series of violent episodes Fort Carson soldiers: Sgt. Christopher who are interested in CC are attracted linked to the Disciples over the course of Mountjoy is a former Fort Carson staff to quality and value, not just price.” 2012. sergeant, and defendants Sgt. John Se- For students who will be seniors next “Motorcycle clubs like the Sin City Dis- vere and Eric Bartholemew were active- refused to cooperate with police in try- year, tuition will have risen nearly 15 ciples, it’s more of a game . drugs and duty soldiers at the time of the shooting. ing to locate a suspect, and a Feb. 17 percent during their career at CC. guns and breaking the rules just for the Severe agreed to testify in court and shooting of a man who was hospitalized “My take is that it’s outrageous that fun of it kinda thing . .obnoxious,” said give insider information on the Disciples and whose attacker has yet to be identi- these are the prices,” said Ofer Ben- Levi Jones, who works at Apex Sports in in return for a plea deal, as did Andrew �ied. Amots, a music professor. “It’s just out- Colorado Springs, which deals motor- Brewerton, who had been a member of Detailed information for both cases rageous that you have to pay so much. cycles among other vehicles. “My kinda the gang at its lowest, grunt level. has been hard to come by; the Disciples I do know they think very carefully be- club would be a bunch of guys who want They gave the court valuable and rare are notoriously tight-lipped. fore they raise it though.” to go learn how to ride better.” insight into the inner workings of the Jones is vaguely familiar with the Among its peer schools, such as Col- On March 3, the fatal shooting of a man club; its hierarchical structure, its mi- group through his job. He said, however, gate, Oberlin, and Occidental, CC is actu- named Virgil Means gained the most no- sogynistic treatment of women, and its that their presence is less palpable than ally far below the trend of tuition spikes. toriety. It involved six individuals who code of brotherhood and silence. that of other groups. CC’s cumulative tuition increase for the shot at Means while he was a passenger Another man implicated in the March “I don’t see them very often,” Jones past �ive years is at 21.2 percent as com- in a Cadillac. Christopher Mountjoy, a 3 shooting, DeAngelo Michael Wells, has said. “Sons of Silence is a lot more prev- pared to the peer school median of 24 Fort Carson soldier alleged to have ini- pleaded guilty to charges of tampering alent around here. They’re everywhere.” percent. Continued: News page 6 tiated the shooting, faced �irst-degree with evidence. The Sons of SilenceContinued: is a similar News pageoutlaw 4 murder charges. Subsequent shootings have included a Connect: News about the greaterMountjoy, CC community or “Stone Cold” is available as he is all Newday Year’son Twitter. Day shooting Tweet of @catalystnews a man who to join the stream now. 2 March 1, 2013 N FROM THE EDITOR Fracking panel reveals lack of data This week, CC including CC’s Academic Communica- LOCAL POLITICS Investigating played host to a tions Specialist, Diane Alters, stressed data on the subject. Multiple times over ficials showed concern about the lack of Ansel Carpenter panel discussing that the panel was supposed to facilitate the course of the several hour talk, each signaled that more study in the area was grading trends Staff Writer one of the most polite, “civil” discourse. pertinent and While all panel members were giv- welcome, and probably needed. How- One of my favorite COMMENTARY evocative issues today: hydraulic frac- en roughly equal time, support in the ever, they noted that the types of stud- English professors Jesse Paul turing, or “fracking,” as it is known in room was mostly geared towards anti- ies that needed to be done could only be Editor-In-Chief at Colorado College popular discourse. Fracking is of par- fracking. The biggest applause break of achieved with the resources and support likes to begin each ticular concern in a state like Colorado, the night came when Lisa Bracken, the of the federal government. block with a story which has vast reserves of natural gas— impacted landowner and an outspoken Despite the possible lack of data that about how he and the substance that fracking draws out. opponent of fracking, talked about how his students view The panel consisted of six members standing with one another was the only they were not concerned about one of grading. Sitting in meant to represent various viewpoints way to win. the moregovernment emotive officialsissues in pointedfracking: out, the on the issue, including two state govern- - chemical composition of the water used many years ago, he partment of Public Health and Environ- in it. Bracken, and Phillip Doe, a repre- his office one day overheard two stu- gas drilling corporation, a member of an ment’sTwo state oil andofficials, gas liaison,Ken Coster, and the Stuart De sentative of the interest group “Be The dents talking about environmentalment officials, aninterest officer group, of an aoil mem and- Ellsworth, an employee of the Colorado Change,” which opposes fracking in its their grades in one ber of an anti-fracking movement, and a Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, entirety, both brought out one the their of his recent classes. homeowner who claims to be impacted got as little praise from the audience as causes’ keystone arguments: if the oil “I got an A,” one by fracking activities. industry representatives did. and gas companies have nothing to hide, said The discussion was hosted by CC’s En- At one point, Ellsworth said, “Colorado why not reveal the chemicals used in “He gave me a C,” said the other.

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