NEWS OPINION ARTS & CULTURE University Technology Fee Cultivating Social media can be FoCoMX crowd gets its groove provides students with benefits good for mental health on with Funky Business Vol. 128, No. 129 Wednesday, May 1, 2019 page 4 page 7 page 13 Jared Van Vark pitches during the game against the University of Northern Colorado March 31 at City Park Field. The Rams beat the Bears 9-4 and 17-2 in back-to-back games. PHOTO BY ASHLEY POTTS COLLEGIAN Jared Van Vark develops friendships, strategy with Rams baseball By Tyler Meguire The 21-year-old right-hand- best club baseball teams histor- guys with similar interests all @TMeguire ed pitcher is studying business ically,” Van Vark said. “When I “It’s a lot more to me competing together and over- administration with a concen- came to visit CSU I fell in love than just a game. It’s coming adversity along the From an early age, Jared Van tration in corporate finance and with the campus and the atmo- way.” Vark knew he loved baseball investment analysis. Van Vark sphere of Fort Collins.” about a collective Van Vark’s parents were the and that he would be playing it also is minoring in sports man- While some view baseball as group of guys with biggest influencers in his early for a long time. agement and has a certificate of a drawn out, slow paced game similar interests all career are still very supportive Van Vark started his base- entrepreneurship. that can get boring, Van Vark of him. ball career at age five when he “I just wasn’t ready to give enjoys the mental chess match competing together and “My parents have always signed up for his local t-ball up playing baseball so I came and focus the game requires. overcoming adversity been extremely supportive of team. From that point on, he to club ball,” Van Vark said. “I “(Baseball is) competitive along the way.” all aspects of my life, especially had ambitious goals. wanted to keep playing base- and strategic,” Van Vark said. baseball,” Van Vark said. “My “My high school program ball at a very competitive level “It takes a combination of JARED VAN VARK mom has been the biggest sup- was pretty well respected but I didn’t want baseball to preparation, skill and luck to SENIOR PITCHER porter of my baseball career, around town so I knew from become like a job for me. I knew have success. I love the team as- she is happy that I am still play- I wouldn’t enjoy the game any- pect, and how not just one play- ing baseball and loving every an early age that I wanted to “I’ve played baseball nearly play on my high school’s varsity more if I were dedicating every er can carry a whole team.” day of it. She loves supporting second of my free time to work- Van Vark has made many of my whole life and my closest the team and will probably be as team,” Van Vark said. and strongest friends over time After high school, Van Vark outs and practice but I knew I his best friends through base- sad as I will be when my (play- was not done playing.” ball. The bonds he forms with have all come from a baseball ing) days are over.” had no plans to stop playing base- team,” Van Vark said. “It’s a lot ball. He was also very serious about Colorado State was appeal- his teammates hold a deeper ing to Van Vark for a few reasons. meaning for him than simply more to me than just a game. see VAN VARK on page 11 >> school, so he did not want baseball It’s about a collective group of to overcome his academics. “I knew CSU had one of the playing the game. 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Dungy is likely to be one line and then write another both the first woman from CSU line. The same will be true af- to receive the fellowship award ter this award as before,” Dungy and the first African American wrote. from CSU to receive the fellow- ship. Dungy wrote that the news “Such generous of receiving the fellowship was wonderful, because she didn’t work deserves such a expect to win. generous award.” “It’s a recognition of years of hard work and also a push to con- DAN BEACHY-QUICK tinue working,” Dungy wrote in ASSISTANT CHAIR OF THE an email to The Collegian. “It’s a ENGLISH DEPARTMENT common thing to apply for at my stage in my field.