Volume 126, No. 102 Tuesday, March 21, 2017 NEWS Women describe working at CSU PAGE 4 24-year-old Nina Askew had her arm broken by a Greeley offi cer after leaving a party that had been shut down. She was found guilty of resisting arrest and not guilty of disorderly conduct. Askew will appear back in court on April 17. PHOTOS COURTESY OF NINA ASKEW COLLEGIAN COLUMNIST SPORTS CSU opens up spring football Stop blaming civilians PAGE 9 for police brutality Chicago or the neighborhoods haustion, Askew perked up and of Ferguson. ‘Police brutality’ agreed to go to a party with her Allec is a phrase that leaves the most boyfriend, Lavelle Sanders, and Watch the Brust unsavory taste in the mouths his cousin, Brian Berkley. After video with the @allecbrust of Americans. For many, it is drinking one margarita, Askew, story online at: abstract; a story only tangible Sanders, and Berkley set o on a through the screens of our tele- fi ve minute walk to their friend’s collegian.com visions or the shares on our Face- party on 10th Ave The trio Editor’s Note: All opinion book. We are subject to this vio- walked carefully, as the alleyway section content refl ects the views lence everyday no matter what was covered in a slick ice. struggled to hold their footing of the individual author only and city we live in. Yet, we forget the The night was normal for on the icy path, using each other does not represent a stance taken reality of what abusing authority January. It was cold but the for support as they walked. The by the Collegian or its editorial means to our community-- a re- walk was short. The party went group walked towards Sanders’ A&C board. ality which Nina Askew has been on as planned until being busted apartment before hearing an battling for over a year. by Greeley Police just after mid- authoritative voice cut through Qdoba v. Chipotle Nina Jenae Askew is not a vi- On the night of January night. The trio walked among the air. olent woman. 16th, the 23-year-old University the masses as cops directed par- “We heard cops yelling to Who will win? The modern social issue that of Northern Colorado graduate ty-goers through an alley in the stop,” Askew said. “There were plagues America is not reserved student went home after a long direction of Sanders apartment. probably about 50 people in the PAGE 12 to the tumultuous streets of shift at work. Despite her ex- Askew, Sanders, and Berkeley see BRUTALITY on page 6 >> COLLEGIAN.COM 2 Tuesday, March 21, 2017 FORT COLLINS FOCUS Everybody makes mis- takes, including us. If you encounter something in the paper you believe to be an error, email errors@ collegian.com. Follow @CSUCollegian on Twitter Follow CSU Collegian on Instagram Like CSUCollegian on Facebook Follow CSU Collegian on Snapchat overheard on the PLAZA this campus says funny things sometimes “There are women on this campus?!?” “Yeah 51 percent” “16,000 and none of them will talk to me.” “My thighs are an experience.” “Let’s head to the store. Oops, I mean class. 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Duane Hansen explained The Associated Students of that he would use his experience Colorado State University hosted as a recent graduate and a former a debate for the candidates run- member of ASCSU as a way to ning for mayor and for the district Watch the connect the city to the University fi ve council member position. video with the and the students. ASCSU hoped the debate would story online at: “The way you lead is by col- o er a way for students to be laboration,” Hansen said. “In more involved with the city and collegian.com terms of leadership, I would not local city elections. be divisive.” There are four mayoral can- Kwon Atlas also advocated didates - Kwon Atlas, CSU alum- Wade Troxell advocated for for treating students as a part of ni; Wade Troxell, current mayor; many of the policies city council the community and incorporat- Elizabeth Wilson Hudetz, running for Mayor, Ross Cunniff, running for Michael Pruznick, business own- already has in place, as well as us- ing their input, beyond just the Council member in District 5, Kwon Atlas, running for Mayor, Duane Han- er; and Elizabeth Hudetz, activist. ing data from studies in order to outreach from ASCSU. Atlas also sen, running for Mayor, Wade Troxell, re- running for Mayor, and Michael There are two council mem- support policies such as U+2. said more diversity is needed on Pruznick, running for Mayor at a Connect with Candidates forum at CSU. ber candidates for district fi ve “Students are fi rst class citi- city council in terms of younger PHOTO BY JULIA TROWBRIDGE COLLEGIAN - Ross Cunni , current council zens in our community,” Troxell members. member; and Duane Hansen, said. “The role of mayor is one as “The students are not neces- nick related the labeling to the Election day is April 4 and CSU alumni. a council member (to help make sarily protected by the city,” Atlas way he feels the city is currently ballots need to be mailed in or ASCSU moderated the de- decisions about U+2).” said. labeling homeless persons. dropped o prior to that date, bate and had four questions, all Elizabeth Hudetz is in favor Michael Pruznick advocated “Focus on impacts (of policies similar to the presidential elec- related to how the candidates of using current sustainability for interests of the community enacted in Fort Collins),” Pruz- tion ballots. Voters must be reg- would better relations between policies, as well as going further and said that students should nick said. istered in Fort Collins in order to the city and the University partic- with policies in order to combat not be labeled as a group, because There were less than 20 stu- vote in the city elections. ularly, the students. changing climates and leave a then there is either a love or a hate dents and community members Rachel Telljohn can be Many of the candidates ad- better future for the families of established for that group. Pruz- at the debate. reached at [email protected]. STATE UNC student receives mixed verdict on charges of assault of police o cer By Erin Douglas etal bruising. After the arrest, ed to place the student in the @erinmdouglas23 as Greeley police put Askew police car. into a police car, her arm was However, Askew told the GREELEY – A gradu- broken in three places. court that she did not hear ate student at University of As a result of the inci- Maes’ order to stop walking Northern Colorado received dent, the Weld District Attor- the second time, and that she a mixed verdict March 9 in ney’s o ce pressed charges did not resist arrest. After the regards to an incident at a col- against Askew.