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Monday, December 9, 2019 COLLEGIAN.COM Vol. 129, No. 32 Rams fi rst- round exit can’t defi ne historic year A near-perfect season for CSU volleyball is suddenly stopped by loss to South Carolina By Ryan Loberger @LobergerRyan All good things must come to an end, but for Tom Hilbert and the Colorado State volleyball team, it feels like the end has come too soon. After a historic regular season where CSU collected 28-straight victories, claimed their third- straight Mountain West Confer- As a state-owned property, Colorado State University falls under the same tobacco restrictions under former Gov. John Hickenlooper’s November 2018 ence title, their 21st overall, and executive order as other state-owned buildings and properties. “I think it’s been a positive progression. We didn’t expect anything to happen overnight,” said secured a berth in the NCAA Tour- Bob Schur, the executive director for CSU’s department of policy, risk and environmental programs, which oversees the tobacco ban enforcement. nament for the 25th consecutive PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SKYLER PRADHAN THE COLLEGIAN season, the Rams and their se- nior-laden core seemed poised for a postseason run. The Rams had only advanced ‘It’s about education’: Smoking ban past the fi rst round in tournament play once in the last three years with this group of seniors back in 2017. With a formidable foe in enforcement met with mixed reviews South Carolina this season, the sto- ryline followed a similar narrative, By Marshall Dunham tobacco use on campus. grams, explained he believed the be enforced. as the Rams fell 3-2 (27-25, 17-25, 25-22, 14-25, 18-16) to the Game- @gnarshallfunham In addition to complying with policy was working out. “The enforcement strategy is the executive order, the Universi- “I do hear from Facilities two-fold,” Schur said. “First and cocks in round one of the 2019 ty’s tobacco policy webpage states that there is less cigarette litter foremost, it’s about education. NCAA Tournament. It’s been over a year since The sting of defeat is amplifi ed former Gov. John Hickenlooper the ban exists to “reduce second compared to when we fi rst had We’re not trying to get people hand smoke and vaping aerosol non-smoking areas on campus,” in trouble or be really punitive by the fact that the Rams relin- signed an executive order quished a 13-8 lead in the fi fth set, outlawing tobacco and vaping exposure” and to “support tobac- Schur said. “I think it’s been a about this. We’re making e orts co users in quitting and reducing positive progression. We didn’t to communicate with the campus allowing the Gamecocks to score 10 products on state-owned building of the last 13 points, taking the fi nal property. use and encouraging others to expect anything to happen over- community about the policy and never start.” night.” how it came about and what’s ex- frame 18-16 and sending SC to the Because Colorado State next round. University is state-owned Bob Schur, executive director Schur explained that the big pected.” property, the University then for CSU’s department of policy, question everyone had was per- see SMOKING on page 4 >> see RAMS on page 16 >> implemented a policy banning risk and environmental pro- taining to how this policy would Monday, December 9, 2019 2 | Collegian.com FORT COLLINS FOCUS Colorado State University Photography Club member Max Tucker takes a portrait of member Lauren Lopes at the club’s sunrise outing to Rocky Mountain National Park Dec. 7. The club traveled to Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, leaving CSU at 4:30 in the morning, to catch sunrise over the frozen lake. The roughly 2-mile round trip is a popular tourist destination but has low traffic in the early morning hours. 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This children. service continues with plans for a Richardson wrote that the av- second center to open next sum- erage waitlist time is one year. mer. “Fort Collins is an amazing, Barbra Richardson, the chief vibrant community that values branding o cer for Sunshine early education,” Richardson House Early Learning Academy, wrote. “There is a strong, unmet wrote in an email to The Colle- need for childcare in Fort Col- gian that Larimer County is cur- lins. Most schools have waiting rently meeting just 65% of the lists one or two years long, and childcare needs of its residents. families often cannot fi nd quality With this in mind, The Sun- childcare close to home.” shine House has been working Richardson wrote that The with Colorado State University Sunshine House has been explor- to develop a second location on ing opportunities with CSU’s Re- or near campus. search Foundation to build child- “This new school, to be lo- care capacity at a convenient cated at the corner of (South) location for CSU families. “The new school will be open Shields and (West) Lake Street Construction of the second Sunshine House Early Learning Academy continues on the corner of South in Fort Collins, is nearly adjacent to the public and will accept Col- orado Child Care Assistance,” Shields and West Lake Street. The second Sunshine House is planning to open in July 2020 with a maximum to CSU’s campus and will be con- enrollment of 177 children ranging from infants to 12-year-olds.