Crested Butte Is Ready for Winterfest

10 QUESTIONS See the opening: Page 12 German House CPC Katharina Ruchel talks about living in language houses, American Pageculture, 5 and Walmart. FRIDAY Week 1, Block 7 catalystnewspaper.comMarch 29, 2013 THE CATALYST Volume 44 • No. 19 Life: MUSIC ‘Deer Tick’ to play at CC next week Page 14 Sequestration strikes local WINTERFEST Jesse Paul Tom Martin, Chief military community Editor-in-Chief hisMarshall fair sharein Crest- of CRESTEDed Butte, BUTTE has seen IS READY FOR WINTERFEST come through his tiny mountain town of POLITICS groups and events Ansel Carpenter makersLike federal, across state, the City Editor and local policy- roughly 1,500. And, contrary to popular campus opinion, Colorado College stu- country, Colorado dents letting loose at Winterfest aren’t Springs of�icials are that abnormally rowdy or problematic, worried about, and preparing for, the he said. effects of budget cuts emanating from ResortIn fact, agree most thatof�icials with and the locals exception in the Washington. town and at the Crested Butte Mountain As lawmakers in the nation’s capital come with all college groups that visit William Rushton poses in a struggle with the sequester, allowing of drug and alcohol abuse issues that penguin costume at the pond the government to continue running, skimming contest at Crested and other budget issues, cities and the area, they welcome CC students with Butte during Winterfest last There were some exceptions at last year. The ski resort and town states have also had to begin making open arms. say they welcome CC despite tough choices and preparing their citi- rowdy behavior. Photo cour- zens and programs for the ripple effect season’s celebration, however. tesy of Jessica Gurrentz. that comes with cutting the federal “Last year, there were some relatively budget. serious issues that needed to be ad- This is especially true in Colorado istrationdressed fromto mitigate the CC anygroup, problems but we thisare Springs, where much of the economy working closely with the school admin- is sustained by military personnel and military-related programs, including year,” Lynn Kiklevich, Vice President of Fort Carson, Cheyenne Mountain, and the Lodging Division for Crested Butte the Air Force Academy. Mountain Resort, said in a statement. “Due to the concentration of military Next weekend, hundreds of CC stu- installations in the community, seques- dents will head to southwest Colorado support rowdy party behavior.” rector at Crested Butte. “We try to have tration is a concern, but it is dif�icult to for the annual closing weekend ski and “CC’s a lot worse than the arts festi- a low tolerance for people skiing under predict the impact,” said Principal Ana- party getaway, organized by the Freerid- val in August or the 50-year-old people the in�luence. We don’t enjoy those en- lyst Bob Cope, the city’s chief economic ers’ Union of Colorado College. who have a lot of money,” Martin said. counters with those kinds of people... analyst. The town and resort at Crested Butte “But you talk to the bar owners and they but there are other guests here [we have Cope added that pure budget cuts relies heavily on tourism and visitors, would rather have [college students].” to respect] and we will escort [intoxicat- were not the only factor that could hin- and this weekend provides a helpful Nevertheless, local police, resort staff ed people] off the hill if we have to.” der the city’s economic strength. “Un- boost, according to the local Chamber of and the ski patrol are still kept busy Crime off the ski slopes has been docu- certainty created at the federal level Commerce. With the town’s large num- dealing with some out-of-control behav- mented by police as well. has hampered economic progress,” he ber of bars and restaurants, of-age stu- ior. “The destruction of property de�initely said. “This uncertainty is the result of dents looking to drink help the economy. “The issues come with the excessive al- does happen,” NateContinued: Stepanik, News Chief page of2 a series of events suchContinued: as the News �iscal page cliff, 4 One employee at a ski shop near the cohol use and the drug abuse, those sort base of the resort even said, “We totally of things,” said Bill Dowell, Ski Patrol Di- RECLAMATION Jack Sweeney The Whitney Elec- building. Beyond storage, I don’t think “In terms of artis- From beauty to boxes, Whitney Electrictric building building held there is any to other become safe use for the build- storage space News Editor last block after tic value, it is the aits long �inal historyart show of ing.” The building was originally owned only building near by the Whitney Electric Company and campus that has live performances, art installations, becomeused for synonymousstorage. Now with it belongs presentation to CC no constraints. It’s and raves. Due to the lack of structural and for many art students, the space has safety, the building, much beloved by art this beautiful space majors, will now be used for storage. and accomplishment. where both Colorado Neither the Regional Building Depart- “In terms of artistic value, it is the only Springs and Colo- ment nor CSPD Code Enforcement have building near campus that has no con- deemed the building “condemned,” ac- straints. It’s this unique space where rado College interact cording to Deputy Fire Marshal Captain both Colorado Springs and Colorado Col- on the outside wall.” Ray Johnson. lege interact on the outside wall,” Lind- Instead, Colorado College has deemed say Murdoch, senior art student, said. the building unsafe. “It’s covered in graf�iti. Some of it is from “I think the building is not safe for CC students and some of it is from the Lindsay Murdoch people to occupy. It has one door and no vnickSprings. was There lucky really enough are noto snagconstraints.” the last Senior art student running water,” Robert Moore, VP for Fi- Senior Art Student Tsipora Procho- Photo by Esther Chan. prohibitivenance and Administration, to bring plumbing said. into “I think that Continued: News page 6 it is safe for storage. The cost, I feel, is Connect: News about the greater CC community is available all day on Twitter. Tweet @catalystnews to join the stream now. 2 March 29, 2013 N FROM THE EDITOR Sexual Misconduct Continued from page 1 of alcohol is impaired and their response haven’t been a problem. time is lowered,” Dowell said. “Skiing is “We have always enjoyed hosting this at Colorado College ...Police at Crested Butte Mountain Re- an activity that happens at a relatively group and are hopeful that last year was According to the sort, said. “It happens with a number of high rate of speed compared to walking. an anomaly,” Kiklevich said. “We plan on COMMENTARY Winterfest: Safety is paramount for resort, town officials Department of Jus- groups.” Sometimes you approach the speed of enthusiastically welcoming them back Jesse Paul Stepanik and Martin said they plan to a car. We worry about the safety of the this year and for years to come. We are Editor-In-Chief tice, one in four women will be the meet with college representatives next student or the people who are here par- hopeful that the students will ski hard victim of an attempt- Friday in order to exchange contact in- tying and our goal is to keep it safe for and have a great time while also being ed or completed everyone.” respectful of the resort, their lodging sexual assault some- sending a representative to meet with Dowell said he has also seen his share properties, and other guests who are formation. The Marshall’s Office is also time during their students on Friday to receive questions of naked skiing on closing weekend in staying with us.” four years of under- and concerns. years past. CC administrators caught Nonetheless, those who break the law graduate education. Local police said they have higher wind of a student plot to ski bare- will suffer consequences. Heather Horton, - skinned planned on the FUCC listerv in “If you’re underage, don’t drink alcohol Director of the Well- er groups come to town or during clos- recent years and quickly warned against and don’t do any drugs,” Stepanik said. staffing than they typically do when oth ness Resource Cen- ing weekend. The ski patrol says it also it. “If you are disorderly and destroying ter, believes those makes note to expect additional visitors Since then, naked CC skiers and riders things, you will be sent off to jail.” statistics are appli- from a college group. cable to CC. “We have a lot of alcohol-related prob- That means that roughly 62.5 women lems any time we have a college-aged from each graduating class will be the body in town and I don’t think there is victims of sexual assault. anything out of the ordinary with Colo- That is a staggering and unacceptable rado College kids,” Martin said. “...We number; in fact, it is unfathomable. How give people credit whenever we catch can we try to combat this problem of them, we give out tickets... We aren’t epidemic proportions? hard-asses, but we if you urinate in pub- As a campus community, I think we all lic or are intoxicated in public we will need to ask ourselves what we can do to cite you.” stop the confusion and change the na- Stepanik said he encounters similar ture of sex at CC. This issue is relevant problems near the mountain. to everyone, from the freshman arriving “It’s just a time of year when we have a on campus in late August, to the highest levels of the administration.

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