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THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN State of the Union: recap and analysis Zack Burley | page 4 COLLEGIAN Thursday, January 22, 2015 • Volume 123 No. 88 • collegian.com Summit apartments to build parking garage Sady Swanson | page 5 CSU men’s basketball plagued by injuries Emmett McCarthy| page 6 Album review: Fall Out Boy’s “AB/AP” Hunter Goddard| page 13 CISCO MORA COLLEGIAN Under a ceiling full of art and behind a plethora of levers and knobs, Yosef Borne prepares a latte for one of the many customers populating the upstairs cafe, the Alleycat Coffee Shop on Tuesday night. Strange stories from the Alleycat By Amanda Thompson and said he has quite a handful of of her lungs, threw a cup full of cold ally not the one to kick people out The Rocky Mountain Collegian interesting encounters and experi- water at me, knocked over a few either. I’m usually the cheerful one ences, especially during the night things and started yelling all sorts who just likes to give people co ee.” Aside from making co ee and shifts. of things about murder and how Liebow has been a barista at the sandwiches, the baristas at the Al- “I’ve seen a lot and there has she was in a dynasty. She broke two Alleycat Café for about 2 1/2 years. leycat Café sometimes fi nd them- defi nitely been tales of things hap- potted plants on her way out and According to Liebow, the Alleycat selves playing the role of bouncers pening, many of which involve tran- tipped over a few things.” Café gives o a sense of community and counselors. sients in town and the bar crowd, Matara Liebow, a communica- and artistic feel that she enjoys. Welcome Back CSU! “I’ve been in a lot of times which are sort of expected for dur- tions and leadership sophomore at “I think it’s a warm place to be where I have been a counselor to a ing this time of night,” Borne said. Colorado State University as well as with all the social interaction and lot of people,” said Yosef Borne, a One incident Borne remembers a barista at the Alleycat Café, said the comfort, and a lot of people would barista at Alleycat Café. “One of my specifi cally occurred about a year co ee shop has had some problems come here to just hang out with the See back page co-workers once sent someone who ago when a homeless woman threw with the homeless sleeping over- baristas or when they have nowhere was not having the best of nights up a cup full of water directly at Borne. night in the café in the past. She said else to go,” Liebow said. “We’re so- for specials! to me and he talked to me for hours “We try to enforce the rule of employees are now enforcing a zero cial. We’re nice and I think that’s 1107 City Park Ave on end about his life problems. I no outside food or drink in the café, tolerance policy on overnight stays. comforting to a lot of people.” personally don’t mind because I and she was asking for hot water to “I’ve seen some weird things Tedla Tyndall has been work- campuswestliquors.com love hearing people talk, but it is brew her own tea,” Borne said. “I where some baristas would have to ing at the Alleycat Café for seven interesting that I’ve become a coun- told her ‘Well I’m sorry ma’am, we kick some people out but I’ve never months, and said he also appreci- selor in addition to a barista.” can’t provide hot water to you be- seen anything crazy where they ates the Alleycat Café’s strong com- Borne has been working at the cause that’s just against our policy’ would have to call like six policemen munity feel. Alleycat Café for about two years, ... she just yelled ‘rapist’ at the top or anything,” Liebow said. “I’m usu- See ALLEYCAT on PAGE 3 @campuswliquors 2 Thursday, January 22, 2015 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian collegian.com FORT COLLINS FOCUS THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN Follow @CollegianC on Twitter for the COLLEGIAN latest news, photos and video. Lory Student Center Box 13 Fort Collins, CO 80523 This publication is not an offi cial publication of Colorado State University, but is published by an independent corporation using the name ‘The Follow our Rocky Mountain Collegian’ pursuant to a license collegiancentral granted by CSU. The Rocky Mountain Collegian is a 8,000-circulation student-run newspaper intended Instagram for the as a public forum. It publishes fi ve days a week latest photos. during the regular fall and spring semesters. During the last eight weeks of summer Collegian distribution drops to 3,500 and is published weekly. 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Center KEY PHONE NUMBERS Distribution | 970-491-1146 tions should be free for all students. panies to o er educational benefi ts Collegian Diversity Beat Re- Classifi eds | 970-491-1683 He cited the Republican state of and paid internships. porter Hannah Ditzenberger can Display Advertising | 970-491-7467 Tennessee and the Democratic city “(These are) opportunities be reached at [email protected] or 970-491-6834 of Chicago as support, saying that that give workers the chance to or on Twitter at @h_ditzenberger. collegian.com The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Thursday, January 22, 2015 3 “I think these surveys are good because it’s giving back to the university and ultimately, you are paying for it,” Riley Bennett sophomore journalism and technical communication major Course surveys have large impact on CSU faculty By Amy Borngrebe cal communication student. "But, Center where every sheet is cata- feedback." sors also utilize the feedback from The Rocky Mountain Collegian I don't think they should hand out loged and sorted. These are then Once the surveys are cataloged, them to help improve their course. these surveys right after finals be- processed, used to created summa- they are sent to faculty to be looked "I really like the feedback and When students finish their fi- cause students don't want to fill ry reports and posted in a web data- over. These surveys are a part of the constructive criticism because it nals at the end of each semester, the them out at that point and it feels base for anyone with an eID to view. faculty evaluation process, and can helps me to know what I need to last thing they are worried about rushed." Students can go online and look effect the tenure process. improve on," Pooler said. "It also is course evaluations. While these Despite the impact these sur- at course evaluations for a specific "(Surveys) are only one piece really helps you connect with the surveys are not mandatory, they veys have, students are not re- class to get a better understanding of our evaluations, but they are im- students. I have to try and under- have a large impact on the faculty quired to complete them. Students of what to expect. portant ones," said journalism and stand where my students are com- being reviewed.