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Charlie Kirk's OPINION SPORTS A&C FREE SPEECH WEBSITE A RAMS WIN THRLLER IN ANGELA DAVIS QUOTES TO STEP FORWARD OVERTIME LIVE BY Vol. 127, No. 83 Monday, January 29, 2018 PAGE 8 PAGE 10 PAGE 13 Free speech comes to a head Various Fort Collins groups are preparing protests and counter-protests over the “Smashing Socialism” speech to feature Charlie Kirk, the founder and executive director of Turning Point USA. The event has drawn attention from groups such as the Young Democratic Socialists of America and the Traditionalist Worker Party.ILLUSTRATION BY SAM SHEPARDSON COLLEGIAN Charlie Kirk’s “Smashing Socialism” event surrounded by protests By Rachel Telljohn @racheltelljohn utive director of Turning Point (NoCo AnCo). dents feel a sense of community socialism, as well as raise money USA, will speak in the Lory Stu- Isabel Brown, CSU’s chapter on our campus,” Brown wrote. for and accept donations of sani- Free speech has become a dent Center Friday night. Doors president of Turning Point USA, “Beyond that, however, I deeply tary products for local homeless hot-button topic on the Colo- open at 5:30 p.m. wrote in an email to the Colle- hope that liberal students and shelters. rado State University campus Surrounding the event are gian that the group invited Kirk community members have the However, the Traditional- within the last few months, with multiple, self-described peace- to campus aiming to generate opportunity to ask questions ist Worker Party, an extremist, the recent announcement of ful protests from various groups a campus-wide conversation about why conservatives believe right-wing American political a new First Amendment web- within the community. Groups about political differences and to the things they do.” party created in 2013, also plans site and the upcoming “Smash- include the CSU Chapter of the give students exposure to an ide- YDSA will table outside of to attend the event — with plans ing Socialism” event featuring Young Democratic Socialists of ology outside of the classroom. the Kirk event. Their count- to counter protest the leftists’ speaker Charlie Kirk. America and the Northern Col- “My hope for our event on er-event aims to educate those protest, according to Larson Kirk, the founder and exec- orado Anti-Fascist Collective Friday is that conservative stu- in attendance about democratic see FREE SPEECH on page 4 >> COLLEGIAN.COM 2 Monday, January 29, 2018 FORT COLLINS FOCUS CORRECTIONS Everybody makes mistakes, including us. If you encounter something in the paper you believe to be an error, email [email protected]. 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Darby Osborne | Social Media Editor Display Advertising | 970-491-7467 [email protected] NEWS Monday, January 29, 2018 3 CITY Fort Collins community gathers to discuss housing By Carson Lipe @CarsonLipe as a significant contributing more than an economic issue,” about home,” Hedges said. recreational marijuana, Colo- factor to the inflated housing Hedges said. “The implica- Larimer County resident rado could only contribute $8 prices in the Colorado real es- tions of this dramatic increase Jane Everham offered her own million per year to affordable Throughout Colorado, tate market. in the price of housing spread interpretation of what home housing. about 10,000 people are cur- A handout at the discus- way beyond the limitations of means. “This last year, we added in rently experiencing homeless- sion provided housing statis- an economic challenge.” “I think of home as a sort the $15 million from the mar- ness. tics from the Colorado Fis- of battery charger that enables ijuana tax cash fund,” Robert The subject of homeless- cal Institute. The handout me to go out into the world and said. “So that’s a big help com- ness was one of many topics highlighted the low statewide do things that are important to pared to what we had.” about the affordable housing housing vacancy rate of 5.1 me,” Everham said. Robert also explained that crisis addressed Saturday at percent and the population in- “I think of home as a Other discussion topics on a big help to the Colorado a community discussion. The crease from 2010-2016 was at sort of battery charger housing related issues includ- housing market could poten- meeting was held at the Coun- 13.37 percent. that enables me to ed the lack of rental units avail- tially be a real estate transfer cil Tree Library in Fort Collins. Although the tally of home- able for extremely low-income tax, which Robert said was “al- A panel of leaders from less Coloradoans has a mea- go out into the world households, the miniscule most like a sales tax when you various government organi- surable number, Carol Hedges and do things that are amount funding for Colorado’s sell a house.” zations, along with Colora- of the Colorado Fiscal Insti- important to me,” Department of Housing and Colorado does not current- do Senator John Kefalas, led tute said she believes that even the impact of homelessness on ly allow this tax, which could the presentation on housing, people with a place to live can the state and its citizens. create additional funding for while members of the commu- be affected by the price hike. JANE EVERHAM After the panel’s presen- housing improvements, due to nity voiced their concerns and “It’s not just (homeless- LARIMER COUNTY RESIDENT tation on issues affecting the a state constitutional amend- asked questions related to the ness), it’s the anxiety that state, they went on to discuss ment. housing crisis. people get from that threat of ways that Colorado is working ”We can have (a real estate “About a year ago, there loss.” to improve the poor housing transfer tax), we just need to were 1,000 people per month Hedges acknowledged the Hedges explained the conditions. get a vote of all the people to moving to Denver,” said Chaer serious nature of the housing housing crisis was about more “We now have a pot of pot agree with it,” Robert said. Robert, a representative from crisis. than just having a place to live. money that is really helping us Carson Lipe can be reached the Colorado Center on Law & “Housing and housing “There’s so much more val- out,” Robert said. at [email protected]. Policy. policy is so much more than ue to the idea of housing, than Robert went on to explain She noted overpopulation homelessness, and so much just housing, because it’s really that prior to the legalization of NEWS 4 Monday, January 29, 2018 NATIONAL Two Republican senators seek to protect Mueller from Trump By Laura King as was reported by the New York legal counsel. dence in Mueller, but said there Trump has consistently de- Tribune Washington Bureau Times and subsequently con- Both bills put forward in the are “questions about others nied any collusion between his firmed by other news organiza- Senate to protect Mueller are bi- within the FBI” and the Justice campaign and the Russian gov- WASHINGTON _ Despite tions.
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