NEWS OPINION ARTS & CULTURE ASCSU discusses additional College is harder for first Hotel Hillcrest embraces building standards generation students local art scene Vol. 128, No. 126 Thursday, April 25, 2019 page 4 page 11 page 20 Phylis Perry, a 77-year-old Chicago native, has combined her love of painting and hockey to recreate hockey memories for over 20 years.OIL PAINTINGS COURTESY OF PHYLIS PERRY Phylis Perry shows love, support for Colorado Eagles in unique way By Ryan Loberger reating hockey memories for say things to these (players) I “We were here when the she needed a way to occupy her @LobergerRyan over 20 years. What started as never could.” Avalanche came and I insisted free time. a personal hobby has gone from The 77-year-old Chicago that we had to go,” Perry said. “Right about that time I They say a picture is worth hanging her paintings in her native first started painting “(My husband and I) shared started to think about what I a thousand words, and when living room for fun, to profes- in the 1990s after she relocat- season tickets (with our son) (was) going to do when I re- you’re able to capture the es- sional hockey players decorat- ed to Denver in 1983 with her and we were treated to a couple tire,” Perry said. “I was lucky sence of a game as chaotic and ing their own homes’ with her late-husband William. Perry (of) Stanley Cups.” enough to be comfortable and beautiful as hockey, you’re re- work. was ecstatic in 1996 when the The Avalanche won two didn’t have to work during re- ally going to have a mouthful “I grew up in Minnesota, Quebec Nordiques franchise cups in their first six years in tirement. (I had) a friend that when asked to describe it in a which accounts for my inter- relocated from Quebec City to Denver, Perry and her husband taught painting and she taught painting. est in hockey,” Perry said. “The Denver for the 1995-1996 sea- worked in the tech industry and me how to paint.” Phyllis Perry has been rec- paintings were a way for me to son. with retirement approaching see PERRY on page 16 >> Thursday, April 25, 2019 2 | Collegian.com FORT COLLINS FOCUS Cienna Semsak, a fourth-year zoology major at Colorado State University, campaigns to ban single-use plastic bags in the City of Fort Collins at the Earth Day Festival outside the Lory Stu- dent Center April 23. 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The resolution would allow one to report out of control or aggressive animals, Nordstrom “It puts a massive dent said. Students or faculty who in disabled people’s bring those animals on campus ability to do their jobs.” could be cited. According to the resolution, CERRIDWYN NORDSTROM which passed this semester, ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF the Student Resolution Cen- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY ter would be asked to allow for SENATOR AND VICE CHAIR FOR complaints and disciplinary THE WOMEN’S CAUCUS action to be taken against CSU community members who bring “undertrained or pure- “Dogs that are not service ly fraudulent service animals” dogs aren’t trained to not be and pets, with a system put in dogs, and when they meet a ser- place to promptly and efficient- vice dog they’ll act like a dog,” ly handle such complaints. Kreston said. “We don’t want a Nordstrom said that in her dog that’s (a) seeing-eye guide five years of being on campus, dog to be distracted because she has noticed more and more that dog could lead that person who is blind into dangerous people bring their pets to class Iris the guide dog leads Cerridwyn Nordstrom near the Lory Student Center April 16. Nordstrom discussed and onto CSU’s campus. see DOGS on page 6 >> how both fake service animals and people distracting guide dogs pose a great risk to the guide dogs and “You have all of these dogs hinder their ability to do their job. PHOTO BY RYAN SCHMIDT COLLEGIAN When I was 5, I hiked around colorado school of Horsetooth Reservoir with my dad. public I’ll drive all night to be on a health mountain trail for sunrise. I’m working to get my community outside and just... play. This is Learn more about a Master of Public Health degree at publichealth.colostate.edu 4 | News | Thursday, April 25, 2019 CAMPUS CAMPUS ASCSU passes building standard On-campus, off- resolution, talks ‘19-’20 student fees campus housing offices By Charlotte Lang yes vote for this resolution. approached anyone else.” @ChartrickWrites “(Fairchild) has brought to Student fee package presented to her job in environmental affairs Senate deal with ‘spring rush’ After an additional session a degree of professionalism that Vice President Kevin Sulli- Tuesday night, the Associated we have never seen before,” Sy- van discussed the Student Fee ron said. “I never even read the Review Board’s final numbers for By Corbin Reiter Students of Colorado State Uni- @CorbinReiter versity went over old and new bill and I know 100% that she is the 2020 fiscal year. business in their Wednesday always right on these things. I According to the presenta- meeting, passing two resolutions strongly encourage a yes vote.” tion, five areas will be seeing no Each spring, students from and one lex. The final student fee increase. These areas are Athlet- Colorado State University must package for the next academic ics, ASCSU, Health Center med- compete for housing on and off year was also discussed. PROPOSED STUDENT FEES ical services, University Facility of campus, and assignments can WELL building standards resolution FOR 2019-2020 ACADEMIC Fee Advisory Board and the Stu- limit the options of students. One of the resolutions passed dent Disability Center. With over 800 applications was a new proposal brought YEAR Sullivan said areas seeing to Aggie Village last year and to the Senate about bringing ■ mandatory increases will be the 30-40% of residents returning ASCSU University Center for the Arts, to their apartments, the Uni- University buildings to WELL $24.45 (no change) standards.