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Bike Cops are COLLEGIAN the unseen Tuesday, October 15, 2013 • Volume 122 No. 46 • collegian.com scourge that resides on the campus of Colorado State. While profess- ing to regulate our cycling endeavors, they also provide a thorny pain Bike cops are in our sides whenever we are pulled over for some minor offense or an- other. However, there are worse buckling down things than the bike cops… By Josephine Bush goes to funding the bike racks on campus, The Rocky Mountain Collegian signage, student bike enforcement offi- cers, student employees that handle the In the past month, bike cops have is- payments and appeals of bike tickets, the sued 376 tickets, collecting a combined bike fleet and bicycle encouragement and total of approximately $8,675 in fines. education events. The CSU Bike Cops are out and they are not slowing down. They are cracking down on and ticketing students on cam- THINGS pus and making sure they abide by traffic “Our job is teach MORE laws. students how not to AGGRIVAT- “Our job is to teach students how not ING THAN to get into trouble and to keep them safe,” get into trouble and said Matthew Staley, Colorado State Uni- BIKE COPS versity officer. keep them safe.” Students who commute by bike are getting pulled over by CSU bike police. According to Officer Staley, the most Matthew Staley common ticketing offenses are biking in a Colorado State University dismount zone, riding through stop signs, officer not registering their bikes and lacking a headlight while riding their bikes when it “There were 1,090 bike tickets issued REGULAR is dark out. in the ‘11-’12 school year, so that breaks COPS “Everything we pull students over for down to 3.6 tickets issued daily,” Chil- Imagine bike is regarding their safety ... for instance, if dress said. cops, just with a student gets pulled over at night with- Last month, the ticket breakdown cars. They run out a light, we often hand out free lights,” was approximately 12.5 -- nearly four you down when Staley said. times what last year’s was. you least ex- pect them and According to Staley, it is not about Michael Faulkner, a wildlife biology weigh down pulling students over to make an income, major at CSU, has been a student bike cop your car in tick- but rather to educate them about their for six years. According to Faulkner, if ev- ets. Worse still, safety. eryone follows the laws, working together they show up at parties just for However, students are paying the does wonders. the sheer plea- price. “It never gets old. I’m a shy individual, sure of denying According to Joy Childress, Traffic but I love that people know about us and a good party. and Bike Education and Enforcement we can get our message out. It is kind of #buzzkillers Program Coordinator, there were 376 a community push for safety,” Faulkner bike tickets issued last month. said. According to Childress, only one Faulkner works for the CSU commu- KEVIN JOHANSEN COLLEGIAN SEGWAY student appealed their ticket and 58 of nity to keep students safe in hopes of ev- the 376 took the bike seminar online for Bike cops are known across campus for many different reasons. CSU graduate officer COPS eryone following the laws. Matthew Staley takes pride in his work as he tries to make CSU a safer place for its You thought ticket reduction. The money from tickets See BIKE COPS on PAGE 3 students. the bike cops were aggravat- ing? Try the humiliating experience of being forced to stand next “We’re really to a friggin’ Segway in the worried this money FoCo Girls mall while an overweight may not come in rent-a-cop cites you for what- Nov. 1.” Gone Derby ever reason. By Hannah Hemperly Marc Barker The Rocky Mountain Collegian manager of veterans benefits They’re quick. They’re feisty. And they’re on skates. FoCo Girls Gone Derby were dressed to the nines this past Saturday at the Qdoba Events Center for the “Black and Benefits Blue Ball,” where Cinder Hellas and Psy- OTHER cho Sirens went head to head decked out CYCLISTS/ in prom dresses and sequins galore. PEDESTRI- FoCo Girls Gone Derby, the first ANS northern Colorado derby league, has Let’s be honest, on hold ELIOTT FOUST COLLEGIAN been around since 2006 and has been for all we com- Head coach Jim McElwain discusses the Ram’s loss to San Jose State University, taking members, anywhere from lawyers plain about the despite the steady improvements the team has shown throughout the season. to cat ladies. bike police at least they aren’t Chloe Muir, a junior biology major, everywhere at for vets started with the FoCo Girls Gone Derby once. Regular By Scott Fromberg in Sept. of 2012 and by March, she was people doing dumb things on The Rocky Mountain Collegian ‘Shirley Temper Tantrum’ in her first Addressing the problem bout the track. the sidewalk or on their own If the partial government shut- Though he is frustrated that Alabama Muir, who stands at 5 foot 4 inch, says bikes swamp the down continues into October, veterans McElwain discusses isn’t the only game they’ve lost, Head that the first response she gets is, “You campus at all Coach Jim McElwain isn’t ready to play derby? You’re so tiny, though. I can’t times of the day, will not see benefits on the first of No- which can ruin vember, according to Veterans Affairs team’s standing in push the panic button. see you being aggressive.” Shirley Dosch, who came to see your day just Secretary Eric Shinski, in a testimony “There’s lots of disappointment, a as much as any in front of the House Veterans Affairs press conference lot of hurt, but that’s good,” he said in Dawn Rider, the “Husker Hussler,” loved cycling police Committee. Monday’s press conference. “We are the get-up of the night. officer. As of Oct. 1, backlogged disability By Cali Rastrelli putting ourselves in the position to win. “Ridiculous costumes always make things fun,” Dosch said. Written by the editorial claims have increased by 2,000 people, The Rocky Mountain Collegian I’m not sure we had done that for a lot assistant. Designed by the according to the VA. of years.” Skaters and referees alike were chief designer. With VA employees being fur- The wildly popular Geico com- Of course, it almost hurts worse to See DERBY on PAGE 8 loughed, disability checks may come in mercial featuring a camel on hump day be a hair's width away from a win and later than usual. epitomizes this season for the Rams. end up with an loss than if it wasn’t an CSU Veterans receiving tuition as- They are stuck on the hump between option in the first place. But while the INSIDE TODAY sistance or the GI bill should also be failure and success, but they are happy Rams had spent ample years in the lat- receiving FASFA, according to Marc to be there. ter category, they haven’t had much ex- Barker, manager of veterans benefits perience with the former. They intend OPINION TUESDAY at CSU. FAFSA can assist veterans to take full advantage. with their hardships. All students not “It’s like taking a punch, but we are enrolled in both veteran and federal “There’s lots of going to punch right back and come Debate: Corruption vs. Necesssity? Is benefit programs should do so imme- disappointment, back stronger the next time,” offensive Back on Trac good for students? diately via the student financial aid of- tackle Brandon Haynes said. “If we ex- opinion page 4 fice because FAFSA can help pick up a lot of hurt, but ecute, we are going to come out on top.” the slack when military benefits do not After watching the film from Satur- come through. that’s good.” day’s game, McElwain regained some Students are not alone in this bat- of the gumption he had lost after the Guest Column: Are you tle. tough loss. While he had never given up a fair trade student? "It's a case by case basis,” Barker Jim McElwain on his team, he said it was reassuring to opinion page 4 said. “If a veteran needs $1,000 or less head football coach recognize the mistakes that occurred for rent or other important things, and were not due to a lack of effort. their benefits aren't coming in — they A year ago, McElwain could have can get help. The Veterans Benefits Of- After Saturday’s loss to San Jose easily pinned a loss on the motivation Fosdick: People should fice or the Adult Learner Veteran Stu- State, the Rams have fallen to a 2-4 re- of his players. But since then, he has learn to take “no” for dent Center (ALVS) will guide them cord but they have had every opportu- worked to change the mindset of an answer See VETERAN on PAGE 3 nity to be sitting pretty on 5-1 instead. See MCELWAIN on PAGE 6 opinion page 4 2 Tuesday, October 15, 2013 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian collegian.com

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>>VETERAN from PAGE 1 derstand what vets are going through the proper channels. through right now, keeping John Paul McKinney’s “Charlie’s Angle” If the hardship is more than them in school is what we $1,000 then FAFSA will help." are here to help with." The money that may not There are other worries teaches just which wins are worth sacrificing come through for veterans is as well. On top of possibly not for tuition, it is for hous- not receiving housing bene- ing — it is money that helps By Peyton Garcia but as we all know, life is un- allowing his readers to build week thinking I was some- fits, veterans like Barker who veterans stay afloat while The Rocky Mountain Collegian predictable — something un- camaraderie with its charac- where in the heart of Waume- are expecting disability ben- they attend college. known lurking behind every ters. ka, Wisconsin. efits may not see that money If a student cannot pay In his new novel, "Char- approaching corner. While reading the story I Just when you seem to come November. for their rent, food or gas, lie's Angle," author John Paul As Charlie faces ad- found myself laughing when think you have the book fig- "The smartest thing it is going to be difficult McKinney has successfully versaries at school and at they laughed, smiling when ured out, McKinney pulls the students could do is save up maintaining their academ- captured the raw emotion be- home, he thinks back to his they smiled, and ultimately rug out from under you once just in case benefits and dis- ics when they are struggling hind some of life's most beau- days as a wrestler in college crying when they cried. again. ability don't come through," outside of school. tiful and intimate moments. when the opponent had him With each page turned, "Charlie's Angle" is a Barker said. "We're really worried As the reader follows a pinned in the perfect angle my curiosity for more was heartfelt story that I highly Collegian Reporter Scott this money may not come in year in the life of the main for defeat. satisfied and then quickly recommend to any avid read- Fromberg can be reached at Nov. 1," said Barker. "We un- character Charlie Brannigan, Amidst the throes of life, intensified. McKinney artis- ers. McKinney has done an [email protected]. a high school principle in his Charlie learns just which wins tically entwines an overall amazing job connecting with prime, they are presented are worth sacrificing. good-hearted feeling with his readers and giving us all with imagery and emotion "Charlie's Angle" is a book wild splashes suspense. an opportunity to look at life painted by McKinney that about life's unexpected twists: There is something for ev- from a whole new angle. TODAY IN FOCO creates a connection on a the good, the bad and every- erybody to relate to. Look for the release of University Center for the Arts (1400 Remington St.) deep and personal level. thing in between. The reader will find the his book in the CSU book- The Intricate Web: Lacemaking, Trade, and Tradition in the McKinney explores some It's about standing up for perfect concoction of joy, fear, store, online and at other local Avenir Museum — 11 a.m.-6 p.m., free of life's heaviest burdens and your convictions despite the grief and hope. bookshops or libraries. Working the Land and Building the City: Labor in the most overwhelming joys. obstacles to be overcome. A good book should make Entertainment Writer American Printmaking Tradition in the University Art Muse- Charlie Brannigan is a McKinney develops a me forget I'm sitting on my Peyton Garcia can be reached um — 10 a.m.-6 p.m., free seemingly average man liv- straightforward storyline and couch. While reading McK- at entertainment@collegian. “Nature Inspired: North American Native Arts” in the ing a seemingly average life, spends a majority of the book inney's novel, I spent the last com. University Art Museum — 10 a.m.-6 p.m., free Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition Honor Laureate: Gitte Kath in the University Art Museum — 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., free 18th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition “I would never do anything to endanger someone’s safety – I look both in the Clara Hatton Gallery — 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free Virtuoso Series Concert: Special Guests Tom Myer and ways before crossing the street at stop signs just as you would if you Hsiao-Ling Lin — 7:30-9:30 p.m., $1 for youth under 18 and $12 for adults were walking.” 10th Annual Hunger Banquet — 6 p.m., $6 or one meal swipe

Pauline Mandel Hodi’s Half Note (167 N. College Ave.) sophomore health and exercise major CID Initiative presents DJ Battle Round 2 — 8 p.m., free ($5 if under 21) >>BIKE COPS from PAGE 1 there is and I’ve only received said. fore crossing the street at stop The Aggie Theatre (204 S. College Ave.) “How you interact with us will one ticket,” Mandel said. According to Spillar, stu- signs just as you would if you Youngblood Brass Band with Issovee — 8 p.m., $10 determine if you get a warning When Mandel received dents are generally safe. were walking,” Mandel said. or not. No one likes writing her ticket, there were also five “Sometimes I roll a stop “There are so many pointless tickets ... (but) it’s necessary,” other students who violated sign here and there ... but I laws I didn’t even know exist- Faulkner said. the same law. They were all don’t believe I am being a safe- ed until I got my ticket recent- While safety is the reason rolling through the stop sign ty hazard to anyone. I’m very ly. If they really care about for bike cops to be patrolling, by the recreation center. aware of what’s around me our safety, wearing a helmet the tickets go to generate “I’m very curious as to (and) I look around for those should be a law or maybe we money for bike racks, safe- how they choose their victims around me,” said McKenna should all ride with training ty videos, employment and ... but of course this was an ac- Spillar, a freshman health and wheels just in case we fall.” more. tual cop, either way, he was on exercise major. The Colorado State Bike “I think bike cops are a ge- the prowl for innocent prey While students are gener- Police are concerned with nius way to rob innocent col- rolling on the only wheels ally aware of their surround- keeping a safe community lege students of the few bucks they own,” Mandel said. ings, Faulkner had to chase through bike enforcement. they have,” said Pauline Man- The law Mandel violat- down a student who was rid- “Education needs to come del, a sophomore health and ed is coined, ‘the choo-choo ing no-handed through a four- from us — we want to actively exercise major. train’ by the bike cops. way intersection when he did get out there because we are Mandel received a tick- “Students will all seem not have the right of way. interested in educating the et from a cop patrolling in a to stop in a group and attach Like Spillar, Mandel be- students. The more we edu- police car as well as several themselves. I pull over the lieves she is not negatively cate, the less negative con- warnings. When having dealt one who is causing the most impacting the safety of those tacts we’ll have,” Officer Sta- with the bike cops on campus, danger in that situation ... like around her. ley said. Mandel has been treated in a if one will not slow down and “I would never do any- Collegian Reporter Jose- polite manner. then pass on the outside of the thing to endanger someone’s phine Bush can be reached at “I disobey every bike law original group,” Officer Staley safety — I look both ways be- [email protected].

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Order 3 or more Large one topping pizzas $ 99 EVERY DAY PARTY PACKAGE 5 each WE WANT GUEST CONTENT Have an opinion? We want to hear it! Guest columns, alumni columns and letters to the editor can be submitted to [email protected]. OpinionTuesday, October 15, 2013 | Page 4 OUR VIEW Learning to Threatening Vets take no for an ne of the most visible groups of people only 19 percent of the 535 members of Congress that have been affected by the govern- are actually veterans, and that the primary reason answer is key ment shutdown are veterans. why veterans are sent into combat zones in the Despite promises from Congress first place, this seems grossly unfair. If you’ve ever been in a serious relation- that their benefits would be protected, Our men and women in uniform volunteer ship for a long period of time, you proba- Othe US Department of Veterans Affairs is warn- for combat service; service that often leaves them bly ran into the situation where someone ing that issuing those benefits is going to become with both physical and mental handicaps. Wheth- else hit on your significant other. Nor- harder and harder as the shutdown continues, er the wars that they are sent to fight are just or mally, this situation isn’t a big deal. Your significant other tells them they’re with according to USA Today. This delay will affect unjust is beside the point, because regardless they someone, they get a little disappointed, payments on the GI Bill, which student veterans walk into fire for us. but they ultimately let it go. It wasn’t until in particular need to pay tuition. A delay will also It is the duty of the civilian population to pro- my college years that I ran into so many affect other veteran benefits that they and their vide for the needs of veterans when they return people who can’t seem to take “no” for an families depend upon, as they use them for every- home. As Congress, and by extension us, are failing answer. thing from rent to groceries. to adequately provide for them, we are all doing a BRIAN FOSDICK On the surface level, it’s easy to under- Curiously, however, many members of Con- disservice for the people of the armed services. stand why some people find it hard to just gress are still receiving their benefits. Given that This should change. let it go when it comes to people already dating someone else. College relationships are often anything but stable and permanent. It could very well be that their relation- ship is on the rocks and you could be that special person The Collegian Editorial Board is responsible for writing the staff editorial, “Our View,” and for the views expressed therein. who is just going to take them away from their misery. Ex- Letters and feedback in response to the staff editorial can be sent to [email protected]. cept there’s a very high chance you aren’t and what you’re doing is irritating and disrespectful. Andrew Carrera | Editor in Chief Kate Simmons | Campus Editor Quentin Sickafoose | Sports Editor Right out the gate, I can tell you any person you pursue [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] past the point of that first “no” is not interested you and Hannah Glennon | Digital Media Manager Amanda Zetah | Features Editor Corinne Winthrop | Design Editor not playing hard to get. Every time this situation has come up in my life, the person being harassed has been stressed [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] out about these kinds of people. When you refuse to take Kate Winkle | Managing Editor Austin Simpson | Photo Editor Caleb Hendrich | Editorial Editor “no” for an answer, you immediately show someone that [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] you don’t respect their opinion and don’t particularly care Skyler Leonard | City, State and National Editor Emily Kribs | Entertainment Editor if they don’t appreciate your advances. It’s not a flattering [email protected] [email protected] trait, and more often than not it indicates that you’re will- ing to do whatever it takes to get what you want. It is one of the best ways to push people away from you. The next thing not to do after you get a “no” is to pre- tend that you only wanted to be friends afterwards then invite them over late at night. People aren’t stupid; you can’t pretend to be interested then play dumb like it never happened. If you want to just be friends with a person, that’s fine, but don’t assume that being friends means being friends with benefits. Over the past four years I’ve heard some of the most interesting excuses to invite people over during late night hours over simply inviting them to lunch. And I can hon- estly say that while they’re often funny, they’re never true. Treat people like they aren’t children and you’ll find they respect you a lot more.

“People aren’t stupid; You can’t pretent to be interested then play dumb like it never happened.”

The other major problem I see come up over and over is that people who persist even after the “no” tend to think that the people they’re talking to aren’t going to just tell their significant other. In the last five years at CSU I can say with complete certainty I have never seen someone’s significant other react positively to hearing that someone is harassing their partner. I’ve seen varying reactions, some more calm and reasonable, and some involving people ending up outside other people’s houses threatening them. Yet all these reactions were brought on by the same problem, and all of them could’ve been avoided just as easily. No matter how the situation plays out, eventually their partner will find out and when they do the result will be bad. Fortunately, for all of the rudeness I’ve seen over the years at CSU with issues like this, I’ve also seen the better side of CSU. I’ve seen students help each other with prob- lematic situations, and I’ve seen teachers and officers help a lot of people being harassed in this way. If you see some- one being approached in a way that clearly makes them uncomfortable or if you see someone ignoring requests to stop and leave them alone, I urge you to take action and help them out. The best defense against this kind of mentality is strong community support and an active majority that helps stop this kind of behavior. The golden rule is always the same though. If you wouldn’t want people treating your partner in the same way, don’t treat their partner like that. It’s stressful, it’s ir- ritating, and it can cause serious problems for both sides if GUEST COLUMN a third party has to get involved. Part of life is just learning to take “no” for an answer.

Brian Fosdick is a senior journalism major with a minor Are you a fair trade student at CSU? in political science and enjoys when you send all of his hate mail/love confessions to [email protected]. College students have a lot on their plates: when you buy, you vote. Choosing to buy Certification by independent parties expanding their brains, staying on top of Chiquita bananas may fulfill your need to of fair and healthy working practices and schoolwork and balancing jobs with social have a cheap contribution to a balanced wages is something I am willing to pay lives. It can all be a lot of pressure. healthy breakfast, but it is also a symbolic for despite the minor flaws in the fair If you feel like myself and many of show of support for free trade laws that trade system. When I can, I buy fair trade, us in Fair Trade University feel, adding create freakish low market prices for because I believe in bananas for break- the pressure of more education to your bananas, which inhibit the wages paid to fast and people getting paid properly for regular shopping can feel overwhelm- workers. growing them. YOUR TWO CENTS ing. In my classes at CSU I’ve learned Buying Dole bananas does not make of the horrors of food miles, the trage- you a bad person, we all have done it or Is Back on Trac doing more harm than dy of industrial agriculture, the secrecy still do it, but buying Chiquita bananas good? behind sweatshops, the social prob- “When I can, I buy with ethically-oriented knowledge, and lems with waste and how I am perpetu- accepting it as “just the way it is” can “I think it depends on the individual. I think ating it all by being a typical American fair trade, because make your actions morally question- it varies. For some people who need to be consumer. able. I’m not saying that everyone can I believe in bananas constantly monitored and have an actual Perhaps these class experiences afford fair trade bananas, I’m saying they alcohol or drug problem I think it’s helpful. But don’t translate to all students, but higher should be asking, “Why can’t I afford it?” for breakfast and I think for some people, like those with a minor education almost always guarantees “Why isn’t that a choice for me in the offense, their first time, or just once, I think it that you’ve learned something about our people getting paid store, or on campus?” “Why shouldn’t can harm them. It could make them not want society that you would not have known, there be demand for these products, so to seek help in the future.” or wanted to know, otherwise. A friend properly for growing that I can rest assured as a consumer -Karen Gil Cortez, sophomore undeclared and I compared shopping with our new that I can afford products that are made them.” major knowledge to an ethical pop quiz. ethically?” When shopping, do you care more I’m saying this as your peer. People, about cost or method of production? It may be a show of support to im- things are messed up; let’s do something “I think it’s good. One of my friends was in it Organic or local? Fair Trade or Rainforest properly applied pesticides and fungi- about it. If you care at all about human and it was a life or death situation--she had Alliance? Do you trust those labels? Can cides, to child labor or corporate greed. rights, democracy and the power of the two seizures because of alcohol. She could ei- you afford them? It is difficult to balance That is why we believe in fair trade. There people, then you should care about fair ther be expelled or be in the program. It really our values and education, with our per- may be criticisms for the system, that trade, getting involved and making the helped her learn about the dangers of alcohol sonal limitations. there are too many standards, that there best consumer decisions that you can. and now she’s obviously cutting back.” In Fair Trade University we believe in aren’t enough standards, that there is -Lindsey Deraddo, sophomore fashion mer- shopping conscientiously no matter what corruption or that it is inefficient. To all of Christina Swope is a senior sociology chandising major the circumstance, in recognizing that that I say, “It’s better than nothing.” major.

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DEBATE SPECIAL Is CSU’s Back On Trac program good for students?

CONSIDER THIS... JORDAN’S JARGON Back on Trac: Derailing student Back on Trac: A necessary program education at Colorado State and better than the alternatives Corruption – it is a living made her grades drop due to her inability Whatever happened to better find a way to get the money for a drug organism at the heart of to attend classes, it took up all of her free “Just say ‘no’?” Apparently test. One of Back on Trac’s agendas is teach- any political body, from time and cost her more than it gave back. taking the D.A.R.E pledge ing accountability for oneself — that involves the Capital, to a state, Again, do not misconstrue what I am in middle school didn’t last accepting the consequences that you’ve been to a nation, to a city, to a saying. I am not saying that these students long. given and coughing up the money to make it university. In this case, the should be suspended, or that they should Since 2001, CSU has through the program. corruption is a program have no alternative than going directly been operating a Back on Another common complaint that has that takes the freedoms, into the state judicial system, but this Trac program for those that been voiced is the amount of free time that money and opportunity program isn’t the answer. have found themselves in now has to be spent in the program. for the future from stu- Unlike in science, in the case of dealing the Office of Judicial Affairs Let’s go back to our childhoods; when dents, dressed in the guise with people’s lives, negative results are not because of substance-re- we got into hot water, we were most likely ISSAC MORLEY of a rehabilitation program results that can be settled on. BRITTANY lated issues. The program grounded. This is the same thing: if you can’t giving an alternative to The system has allowed for medioc- JORDAN allows students to continue make good choices with your free time, that misguided young adults. rity and corruption to affect the lives of with their education while free time is taken away from you. No, it’s not The Back on Trac program is a pro- students and to take away, in some cases attempting to get them the fun and it sucks, but it wasn’t any fun to be gram that is supposed to be designed to unjustifiably, the chance at an education. help that they need so that they can get back grounded either. You just have to accept it help students who have had run-ins with So perhaps we need to consider this: to just saying “no.” and move on. the law, usually relating to a drug problem the college as a community, is spending So instead of jail or suspension from the Drug court systems have undergone or an incidence in which the student is at millions of dollars on various programs university, students that got caught with rigorous research, and hold up. They are cor- risk for drug problems. that are a frivolous waste of money. We substances can enroll in this program, effec- related with significantly lower recidivism Through a series of interviews, The are allowing the goals of the community tively giving them a second chance. rates and are widely renowned for being Rocky Mountain Collegian was able to to change away from the student body and I would expect people to think of this as effective. CSU pioneered a campus drug speak to some students about their expe- towards a goal of sheer money making. generous. Instead, all that has come out is a court program because of these outcomes. rience in the program and their feelings By doing this, we as a community are a lot of complaining. Students may not like it, but it is tested to be about it. To clarify, I was not at these inter- part of a center for learning – something that Students that were effectively “forced” effective. views, nor do I have first-hand knowledge should be an incorruptible establishment into this program are now coming out and Punishments are meant to alter thinking of the program. that goes beyond the bounds of the medi- giving statements saying that the program is so that negative connotations are correlat- These students were in the program ocrity of today’s society and the idiocy that demeaning, that it takes up their free time, ed with an undesirable behavior. Students for a variety of reasons, from claiming to be governs this corrupt nation, and should be that they were guilty until proven innocent are expected to be held accountable for the guilty by association to other incidents of shaping the minds of the next generation. — the list goes on. choices that they’ve made. confirmed interaction. While the reasons Instead we dump them into a program that Here’s the thing: it’s better than the This program is targeting students for their attendance may differ, there is one puts forth the façade of care and concern alternatives. Depending on the charge, these whose excessive use of drugs or alcohol has

“To me, it seems that this program is “Here’s the thing: it’s better than simply a money ploy created by the university the alternatives. Depending on the charge, to gain more funding at the expense of students could be facing anything from the student body.” suspension to jail time.”

thing in common. Each of the individuals and in reality is sucking them dry emotional- students could be facing anything from a caused serious consequences for themselves that was interviewed found the program to ly, monetarily and educationally. suspension to jail time. And instead people or others. be an abuse of power, a detriment to their When the needs of the students are at are complaining that it wasn’t a good expe- The particular students that were education and a scheme for more money. risk, shouldn’t we be working on funding rience. interviewed for the article that ran on Back To me, it seems that this program programs that will truly help the student When we were kids, if you did some- on Trac yesterday all felt that they were is simply a money ploy created by the body and the community as a whole? thing wrong, we were given a consequence placed in the program when they did not university to gain more funding at the Let us focus on making existing pro- to show you that said behavior was unac- deserve to be. If that were the case, then expense of the student body. grams work, funded to the full extent that ceptable. Back on Trac is the same thing. CSU needs to take another look at the eli- If the program were not in place, would they need to be and then we can deal with It’s not supposed to be fun or enjoyable; it’s gibility requirements for the program, and there be negative effects? Yes, but you also the money making aspect of bureaucracy. supposed to be a reminder as to why drugs only use this as an alternative for students have to consider that the program itself is Create a new program, using the money are not the greatest idea. whose drug and alcohol use has proven to going to be ruining these students’ chances from the unneeded programs, and take Back on Trac draws heavily from the be excessive. at a higher education and a chance to fur- care of the students. Let us work towards a drug court system, assigning students to But overall, this program is far more ther themselves academically. better, less corrupt society. clinicians and counselors, and scheduling generous than most universities across In most cases these students are in meetings with judges every Friday. Drug the nation are willing to be. Back on Trac the program as a required alternative to Isaac Morley is a sophomore business tests are given frequently and the students requires high levels of accountability and is suspension. While I am not saying that and English Education double major. In his are expected to pay for them. known for its rigorous compliance monitor- the program has no redeeming qualities, free time he wonders what having free time The financial drain, I’ll admit, is hard for ing, but that is what it is designed to be. and in some cases I am sure it helps, the is like. Follow him on Twitter @Isaac_Mor- a lot of students to handle. But ultimately, it way the program is purportedly working is ley – letters, feedback, complaints and guest is not CSU’s responsibility to pay for them. Brittany Jordan is a junior psychology interfering instead of helping students. columns can be sent in to letters@collegian. If you found yourself in a bad situation major. Feedback of all varieties can be sent to According to one source, the program com. and are enrolled in this program, you had [email protected].

Making your own definitions on a degree’s meaning I think it’s fair to say that we all bust down a four year path that doesn’t lead to an immediate truly conceptualize for ourselves what it means to be a our butts throughout our college career. payout. It can certainly lead to frustration and disen- college graduate. The bar is constantly on the rise in our People excel in different realms, and chantment. But this isn’t really a fault of the educational ever-competitive world and we have an obligation and getting a college education challenges system and we should all be incredibly thankful that we a commitment to accurately portray our generation’s you to stretch yourself pretty thin and live in a world where we have the resources that force us working class. The power of perception is increasingly face-off against your preconceived no- into the increasingly competitive job market. powerful and because of the way the world works, we tions of your academic strengths. And at The fact of the matter is that nobody really cares if have been afforded the opportunity to shape how the the end of four years or so, we all receive you have a bachelor’s degree anymore. world sees our generation. our diploma, with a smile on our face and You have to search for your own definition within Even though it can seem somewhat fruitless (espe- a question in our hearts as to what it all that. Whether it was four years of studying, or partying or cially at this time in the semester), we have an obligation really means to us. bonding with your friends, something kept you trucking to our peers in this generation, to make a statement to GENEVA Maybe it is a fault of the educational along towards your graduation date. And when all is said the rest of humanity that education is something that we MUELLER system or maybe it’s just a generational and done, you are the only one who can make a judgment value and take very seriously. phenomenon, but this lackluster sense as to whether or not you spent your time here at CSU in a Because if having a bachelor’s degree is becoming of post-graduation confusion is becoming increasingly meaningful way. the norm, then doors will open up for those who were commonplace. Graduating from college, although still In a way, this system has allowed us to take our ed- previously unable to obtain a higher education. If we can a luxury, is becoming more of an expectation than a conscious decision for many people. Although we work incredibly hard to get here and obtain a quality educa- tion, it often seems that there are no other options. Because of this, an increasing number of people from our generation are entering the workforce, fortified with a college degree. This has led to a paradigm shift towards graduate school and professional degrees. If everyone has a bachelor’s degree these days, what does it truly mean? The answer, unfortunately, is not much. These pieces of paper have become somewhat arbitrary and after graduation, many students are left with an overall sense of discomfort and lack of direction. Although many will continue to pursue post-graduate degrees and end up fulfilling all of their wildest aspirations, this initial sense of uncertainty is disconcerting to those who have just spent a fortune on a momentarily meaningless degree. But, contrary to what others might believe, I think this sense of ambiguity actually reinforces further suc- cess. Despite the fact that further education can never be ucation into our own hands and increased our personal continue to reach the bar every time our forbearers raise a bad thing due to its nature as a positive externality, this accountability. We are here, obtaining an education not it, forthcoming generations will have opportunities to post-grad scramble forces us to make our degrees mean because we are guaranteed a job at the end of it all, but supersede our accomplishments. We’re on the right path something to us. Regardless of what our degrees may because we believe in the value and experience of obtain- by being here; having a college education is an immediate mean to potential employers, our peers and the rest of ing a higher education. We have accepted our respon- influence-multiplier. But only if we define it as such. the academia, there is no denying that we put in thou- sibility to society and are making a conscious choice to sands of hours to obtain them. invest in ourselves and those around us. Geneva Mueller is a senior international relations major. Sometimes it seems really daunting to be walking We have the power to create our own definitions and Letters and feedback can be sent to [email protected].

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>>McELWAIN from PAGE 1 his team, and the SJSU game fi lm confi rmed his success. “I wondered as I was go- ing to watch this video if it THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK was a lack of intensity,” McEl- wain said. “But these guys are playing hard now, I didn’t see that all the time when I fi rst got here, I’m seeing it now. I see the investment these guys have made, and I trust them.” That being said, McEl- wain only intends to push them all the harder, to get them up and over this hump of error, and into the fi eld of continued success. In the fi rst half of the season, the Rams have shown more than com- petency and glimpses of cer- tain greatness. It is only a matter of get- ting there, and staying there — a process which the team has found to be a frustrating, but ultimately worth it. Senior defensive back Shaq Bell would much rather be where his team is today, versus the predicament they found themselves in a year, or two years ago. “It wasn’t horrible watch- ing the fi lm,” he said of the San Jose game. “Last year AUSTIN SIMSPON COLLEGIAN was a lot worse. It’s defi nitely [From left] David Cohn, J.J. Avila, Enrico Bueno, Dantiel Daniels, John Gillon, Marcus Holt, Carlton Hurst and Stanton Kidd are new faces on the CSU men’s basketball frustrating, because you see team. The Rams graduated fi ve starters from 2012-13. the mistakes on fi lm, you cor- rect them in practice and then “In Europe, it’s an NEW FACES sometimes it happens the up-tempo game with a lot of Meet the unfamiliar faces of CSU basketball Men: next game. But you can’t lose passing and here you have confi dence, just have to stay to take the ball and make By Kegan Pope ketball before he chose CSU here, we played AAU togeth- David Cohn with what you’re doing.” The Rocky Mountain Collegian in April over Tulane, Louisi- er and he lives about ten plays yourself sometimes,” Height/Position 6’2” G Football Beat Reporter ana-Lafayette and TCU. minutes away from me. We Nystrom said. Year Freshman Cali Rastrelli can be reached With the graduation of “CSU was just a great fi t go home to Aurora together Gustavsson also comes to Previous School York at [email protected]. arguably the best senior class in for me, my fi rst two years at and we really push each other CSU by way of Sweden, but High School Ram Basketball history comes Navy we only won 14 games. to compete and go represent played for the Sandagymnasi- Stats 22 ppg, 7 apg a crop of athletic newcomers Coach Eustachy has been a where we’re from,” Holt said. et High School in Angelholm. who will look to keep the mo- winner everywhere he’s went As a member of the Sallen JJ Avila mentum rolling. You may not and I wanted to be a part of CSU women’s basketball club program, Gustavsson Height/ Position 6’7” know the names of David Cohn, that,” Avila said. After a frustrating 11-19 averaged 6.3 points and 4.0 PF J.J. Avila, and Marcus Holt yet, After a 2012-13 season campaign in 2012-13, the rebounds per game while Year RS Junior but you will very soon. where the Rams ranked 101st CSU women’s basketball shooting 47 percent from the Previous School Navy After losing 77 percent of in scoring defense, CSU will team will look to rebound fi eld. As a 6 foot 3 inch for- Stats 15.9 ppg, 7.2 rpg the scoring from last year’s look to Holt to be the defen- this season with the help of ward, Gustavsson brings an .486 FG % team, one of the biggest ques- sive presence in the middle eight new players. This year’s element of size and skill that the Rams have lacked with Marcus Holt tions for the 2013-14 Rams that the team has lacked in Rams team will have a strong Height/ Position 6’10” squad is who will step in to fi ll international fl air, boasting the exception of Martin. PF/C the scoring void this season -- seven players from countries “We’ve got kids with re- Year Junior that’s where Cohn comes in. that include: Norway, Swe- ally versatile skill sets, our Previous School Paris After a career at York (Ill.) “After being den, Denmark and Belgium. forwards can handle the ball JC High School, where he scored Although it has taken and shoot as well as playing Stats 3.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg more than 1,500 points and at the junior time for them to adjust to inside so that gives us a lot of was ranked as the sixth-best college level the more aggressive Ameri- different options,” Williams Women: player in a state that produced can style of basketball, Head said. fi ve players in the ESPN 100, it’s nice to Coach Ryun Williams has With AJ Newton, the AJ Newton Cohn will look to continue been very impressed with Rams get a scoring point Height/ Position 5’3” G that scoring prowess for the get back to what Nystrom and Gustavs- guard with Division I expe- Year Junior Rams. With such high praise son have brought to the fl oor. rience on a team severely Previous School Foot- comes high expectations, and Division I “They’re very competi- lacking in that area. After a hill College Cohn isn’t shying away from tive, they pass the ball well freshman year at San Jose Stats 20.7 ppg, 3.0 apg basketball.” State where she averaged 8.8 the big role he is expected to and they understand the Ellen Nystrom play this year. game, they’re just very in- points and 2.2 assists in 25 Height/Position 5’11” “That’s really something I AJ Newton stinctive players,” Williams minutes per game, Newton G/F pride myself on. It’s cool that guard said. transferred to Foothill Col- Year Freshman people think that of me, but Nystrom comes to the lege. In one season with the Previous School Lulea that just pushes me to work Rams by way of Lulea, Swe- Owls, Newton was named Gymnasieskola harder to get this team where recent years. The 6 foot 10 den. In 2013 she played in 29 the Conference MVP while Stats 7.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg we need to be,” Cohn said. inch, 205-pound junior spent games, averaging 7.3 points, averaging 20.7 points and Also looked to as a big two years at Paris Junior Col- 4.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 3.0 assists per game. Newton Elin Gustavsson scoring option will be Avila, lege after a standout career 2.3 steals per game and was signed with the Rams in April Height/Position 6’3” F a 6 foot 7 inch transfer from at Rangeview High School in named to the All-Star Team after choosing CSU over the Year Freshman Navy who is the projected Aurora. In high school, Holt at the 2008 and 2012 Swedish likes of Hawaii, Kent State Previous School San- starter at the power forward and freshman teammate Championships as well as the and Pepperdine. dagymnasiet spot. After two seasons at Carlton Hurst played at rival Scania Cup in 2010. For all sev- “I really liked the envi- Navy, where he averaged schools Rangeview and Auro- en international players learn- ronment and facilities here 13 points per game and was ra Central, but one of the big- ing to create their own shot in- as well as the way Coach Wil- basketball,” Newton said. named the Patriot League gest draws for Holt was the stead of kicking the ball out to a liams likes to play. After being Sports writer Keegan Pope Freshman of the Year, Avila friendship between the two. teammate has been one of the at the junior college level it’s can be reached at sports@col- spent a year away from bas- “It’s great having him biggest challenges so far. nice to get back to Division I legian.com.

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>>DERBY from PAGE 1 join the team herself, but un- dressed in sparkles, bedaz- derstood the drive. zled jock straps, lace dresses “They can let loose a part and mock tuxedos. of their personality they can’t Adjunct faculty Shoshana Barbre, also show at home,” Ritzman said. known as “Sprocket Wench” “It’s kinda badass, but I can’t on the track, said skating skate to save my life.” with these outfits is fun. Bar- Derby girls Kafka and see changes at bre, who works in the emer- Barbre said that anyone can gency room by day, is still in play, no matter size, athletic training and on her way to be background, or stage in life. on the league officially. Muir encourages all girls in- According to Barbre, the terested to attend the session Colorado State trainers start off the ‘fresh and meet the girls. By Cassandra Whelihan meat’ by training on the quad “You’ll find out that any- The Rocky Mountain Collegian “I’ve got real issues with skates. Often, girls come in one can do it -- it doesn’t mat- how adjuncts are treated with no skating experience ter what kind of person you ELIOTT FOUST COLLEGIAN The times are changing here. It really is disturbing. whatsoever. are. Everyone can be a derby Sequin Destroy (left) and Cox Mulder (right) try to prevent jam- for adjunct faculty at CSU. Again, I’ve been doing this for After those skills are de- girl,” Muir said. mer Pounds of Steel (middle) from passing at the Black and Blue “Like all universities, Col- 44 years, I’ve never worked veloped, girls move onto der- Hailey Romero, a conces- Ball last Saturday night. The goal of the ball was to raise money orado State is fortunate to have in a place where adjuncts are by skills like how to take a hit, sions worker, said the crowd as well as promote the Girls Gone Derby roller derby league. an exceptional cadre of ad- treated so poorly,” Gandy how to hit, and finally, actual who comes out for Roller junct faculty – highly qualified said. “They’re so focused on derby scrimmage skills. Derby bouts are somewhat by league around, you would annual Salt n’ Pepper bout, women and men who bring a research that I think people This is to ensure girls obscure. have a place to stay.” where merby (men’s derby) wealth of insight and experi- are really lost in ways of the are comfortable before they “A certain group of peo- Roller derby is still un- players and refs will mix it up ence to our classrooms, and importance of teaching, the move onto the next level. ple like this (sport) -- very derground and participants with a co-ed bout. The event allow us to provide the cours- importance of being in the Barbre and Kafka said it is artsy people,” Romero said. remain unpaid for the time will be held on Nov. 16 from es and curriculum essential to classroom, the importance of best to fall backwards if you Both roller derby fans being. Kafka would love to 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. at the meeting student demand. And students. That’s what most ad- are going to fall at all. and skaters represent an see the day everyone knows Qdoba Events Center. Pre- they want what all of us want juncts do is classroom teach- “It’s scary when they hurt eclectic fraction of the sports about it and can get paid. sale tickets will be $15 at the from our employers: some ing and I’m just not sure that’s themselves,” said Holly Ritz- world. “If curling is an Olympic door and $10 for students. job security, decent pay and priority anymore. But I agree man, who attended the event “I have 54 girlfriends auto- sport, why isn’t derby?” Bar- Collegian Diversity Beat benefits, opportunities for ad- Saturday in support of her matically,” Kafka said. “If you bre said. Reporter Hannah Hemperly vancement, and above all else, sister-in-law. were stranded anywhere in the Next month, FoCo Girls can be reached at news@colle- respect,” said Tony Frank at Ritzman was not ready to world, if there was a roller der- Gone Derby is hosting the gian.com. the Fall Address. “I’ve been Under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, doing this the average income of an ad- junct has fallen to $2,700 per for forty-four course, less than $25,000 per year. According to President years, I’ve Maria Maisto of New Faculty never worked Majority, who spoke at CSU regarding higher education in a place equity, this is to prevent col- leges and universities from where adjuncts having to provide benefits. “Since last October, ad- are treated so junct faculty have seen their poorly.” course loads cut or their work redefined so that colleges and universities can avoid provid- Dr. John Gandy ing the majority of them with adjunct faculty health benefits under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act,” stated Maisto in an with the president, he’s exactly email. “It is now below pover- right and I think it’s wonderful ty level and adjuncts still re- it’s just I’ve heard it before.” ceive no health benefits.” New legislature has given According to Dan Bush, CSU the power to allow con- Vice President for Faculty Af- tracts between adjunct facul- fairs, CSU currently employs ty as well as Senior Teaching 1,600 faculty members; 1,000 Appointments, which recog- of which are tenure track with nizes outstanding teachers. the remaining 600 adjuncts. “The picture I am trying “For most (adjuncts), to paint is that there’s a broad they teach quite a few classes spectrum of how adjuncts fit and it is a fairly substantial in- into the mission of the uni- come that they can absolutely versity and there are many of live off of and then it’s a career them that are full-time and path,” Bush said. we are trying to do our part to There seems to be a dis- make it a career path where crepancy between where the they have stability and funding university is with treating ad- and the expectations for teach- junct faculty and where they ing and there are some unique think they are. situations where people might “What’s frustrating is that only be hired for one class or this semester we needed a maybe two without the ex- new adjunct person and they pectation that they’ll be hired wouldn’t let me have anoth- again in the future,” Bush said. er class even though I have Both Gandy and Bishop experience, but they were agree with Frank’s mission, willing to hire a new person but are skeptical of tangible that had never taught before change. because they said I couldn’t “I feel like he’s doing his make anymore money,” said best to deliver the promises Pam Bishop, key advisor and but it’s not always in his hands adjunct faculty for the School because if he says he wants of Social Work. to do this there are so many Students pay the same tu- layers: provosts and deans,” ition for classes taught by ten- Bishop said. ure-track faculty as they do for “They (adjuncts) love to classes taught by non-tenure teach and they love students, track full and part-time faculty. but they’re not treated well,” Adjunct faculty Dr. John Gandy said. Gandy, distinguished profes- Collegian Reporter Cas- sor emeritus, believes that sandra Whelihan can be they are not appreciated and reached at news@collegian. taken for granted. com.

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