URMC V127no26 20170914.Pdf (11.14Mb)
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
NEWS OPINION A&C COUNCIL DICUSSES HOUSING FIRST INITIATIVE FALL FESTIVALS THIS GAMEDAY SHOWS PROMISE WEEKEND Volume 127, No. 26 Thursday, September 14, 2017 PAGE 6 PAGE 8 PAGE 16 A compilation of quotes by President Donald Trump about immigration. ILLUSTRATION BY AJ FRANKSON COLLEGIAN Dreamers in jeopardy DACA students speak out on program’s repeal By Mason Force @masforce1 on campus fearful of losing the Donald Trump regarding the undocumented who entered allowed to pursue our dreams.” opportunity to work and study termination of the bill in six the country as minors call Maria was brought to the in the U.S., and be deported to a months left students across the themselves Dreamers, and the United States from Mexico City Editor’s Note: The Collegian country they never knew. country reeling as they struggle Dreamers United organization when she was two months old, is not publishing the last names The Deferred Action for to cope with an uncertain future. brings these students at CSU similar to many other Dreamers, of Maria and Anarely due to the Childhood Arrivals Executive There are approximately together. who often remember no country sensitive nature of their stories, Order, or DACA, gives students 189 students at Colorado State According to Maria, other than the United States. and because these students are who are undocumented who University who will be directly undocumented freshman, the “It’s truly like an identity affected by the repeal of the were brought to America as impacted by the decision to title of “dreamer” represents crisis, it truly is,” Maria said. “It’s Deferred Action for Childhood minors the opportunity to rescind DACA, according to an hope for a better future. like, ‘Okay, so I’m not wanted Arrivals Bill. work and study in the United email sent last week by CSU “(DACA is) what we here, and I’m not American The potential end of DACA States. An announcement President Tony Frank. represent,” Maria said. “We have according to these people,’ but students who are undocumented last week from President Many of the people who are dreams, and we’re asking to be this is the only place I know, so see DACA on page 4 >> COLLEGIAN.COM 2 Thursday, September 14, 2017 FORT COLLINS FOCUS Aidan Jenkins, a senior natural resource recreation and tourism major, juggles after the Flobots concert on the Colorado State University West Lawn Aug. 26 before the first CSU football game. PHOTO SETH BODINE COLLEGIAN CORRECTIONS overheard on the plaza Everybody makes mistakes, including us. If you encounter something in the paper you believe to be an error, email “I hate the Twilight movies, but man, they’re so good when you’re drunk.” THURSDAY [email protected]. 1 PM - 3 PM Demo Dual Threat (DDT) Follow @CSUCollegian “Spiders don’t sound so bad when you hear about them, 4 PM - 5:15 PM News Rocky Mountain Review on Twitter but when you see one, it’s like, ‘Holy sh*t, that’s a spider.’” 5:15 PM - 7 PM DJ Ave and DJ Kanani Varied// Vibe Follow CSU Collegian “Scorpions are like the ugly step brothers of spiders.” on Instagram 7 PM - 9 PM Sports Ramblers” 9 PM - 11 PM DJ Mad Hatter Wonderland Like “Ever since I started parting my hair in the middle, my life CSUCollegian has been going downhill. I mean, it wasn’t much better when I parted my hair to the side, but it’s never been this bad.” on Facebook Have you recently overheard something funny on campus? Put your Follow eavesdropping to good use. Tweet us @CSUCollegian and your submis- CSU Collegian sions could be featured in our next paper! on Snapchat Lory Student Center Box 13 EDITORIAL STAFF | 970-491-7513 Randi Mattox | A&C Director Josh Kloehn | Webmaster Fort Collins, CO 80523 Erin Douglas | Editor-in-Chief [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Zoë Jennings | A&C Editor This publication is not an official publication of Colorado Chapman Croskell | Videography Director Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick | Managing Editor [email protected] [email protected] State University, but is published by an independent corporation [email protected] Casey Martinez | Design Editor using the name ‘The Rocky Mountain Collegian’ pursuant to Haley Candelario | News Director [email protected] ADVISING STAFF a license granted by CSU. The Rocky Mountain Collegian is a Jim Rodenbush | Student Media Adviser 6,500-circulation student-run newspaper intended as a public [email protected] Tony Villalobos May | Photography forum. It publishes four days a week during the regular fall and Rachel Telljohn | News Editor Director Kim Blumhardt | Advertising Manager spring semesters. During the last eight weeks of summer Colle- [email protected] [email protected] Cale Rogers | CTV Adviser gian distribution drops to 3,500 and is published weekly. During Allec Brust | Opinion Editor Mikaela Rodenbaugh | Digital Hannah Copeland | KCSU Adviser the first four weeks of summer the Collegian does not publish. [email protected] Production Manager KEY PHONE NUMBERS Corrections may be submitted to the editor in chief and Justin Michael | Sports Director [email protected] Distribution | 970-491-1774 will be printed as necessary on page two. The Collegian is a Darby Osborne | Social Media Editor complimentary publication for the Fort Collins community. The [email protected] Classifieds | 970-491-1683 first copy is free. Additional copies are 25 cents each. Letters to Colin Barnard | Sports Editor [email protected] Display Advertising | 970-491-7467 the editor should be sent to [email protected]. [email protected] Seth Bodine | Copy Chief [email protected] NEWS Thursday, September 14, 2017 3 ASCSU New impeachment petition against student body president reveals additional charges related to discrimination By Gabriel Go @rgabrielgo a proposed contract between orientation, gender identity and Douglas said members of the Silva with the same violations as the Wall Street Journal, ASCSU gender expression. The petition press should be allowed to attend the first petition with new charges and the Colleges of Business also claims that Silva violated the the closed session, as ASCSU is included. A new impeachment and Liberal Arts was listed. The ASCSU Code of Ethics. considered a body of the state The current petition has 13 petition was brought before the contract would make digital and Nordstrom, presenter of the under the Colorado Sunshine signatures, as with the previous student body president Josh print copies of the Wall Street charges, said because the nature Law. Under the Sunshine law, petition, and exceeds the 20 Silva Wednesday night -- and Journal available to students. of the petition would deal with all meetings with two or more percent required for the process listed new accusations that Silva Nordstrom listed a number human resource violations, she members of a state public body to proceed. In order for the violated his organization’s code of instances in which Silva would not be allowed to divulge discussing public business must process to continue, 20 percent of of ethics in relation to treating was allegedly violation of the the information under Title IX. be open to the public. Douglas the senate must sign the petition; others with respect and without governing documents. The Regarding the Wall Street cited legal opinion from the as there were 45 senators present discrimination. current petition states that Silva Journal contract, Nordstrom Colorado Freedom of Information at the time, the petition now has The Associated Students committed further violations to claimed that Silva had was in Coalition. 28 percent. of Colorado State University’s the ASCSU Constitution, Code violation of the organization’s Some senators argued that Because the previous petition senate brought a new petition of Ethics and ASCSU Bill of governing documents because ASCSU does not fall under expired, the current petition will against Silva due to a clause in the Rights. The petition states Silva he gave false information to the the Sunshine Law, and due to restart the entire impeachment ASCSU Constitution that requires was in violation of the following: senate with regards to funding conflicting legal opinions, the process. The author of the bill finalized impeachment petitions section 302 of the constitution, from ASCSU accounts, claimed senate opted to read the titles of has one week to alter or redact to be received one week after they pertaining to the Wall Street to other ASCSU officials that the accusations without details the petition, while senators may are submitted. The first petition Journal Contract; 106 of the the contract was “ready to be and avoid the closed session. remove or add their signatures. was filed Aug. 30 and was due to ASCSU Constitution, pertaining enacted,” and claimed that the “ASCSU respects the Silva did not say whether he be finalized at the Sept. 6 senate to Silva’s alleged failure to create Wall Street Journal project Colorado Sunshine Law, the felt he was not in violation of any session last week. Last week’s a job position for himself; and was already implemented in a First Amendment and the governing documents. senate meeting was cancelled and Amendment 3 of the ASCSU sponsored piece published in the importance of a free press. We “Allegations are just the first petition was subsequently Bill of Rights, pertaining to the Collegian Aug. 30. also look to the press to respect allegations,” Silva said. “I have retracted. responsibility of all members ASCSU officials initiallythe processes of ASCSU, including really deep respect for our Senator Cerridwyn of ASCSU to not discriminate considered a closed executive ASCSU’s duty to follow laws that governing documents: our bill of Nordstrom, the author of the based on: race, age, color religion, session, claiming that providing govern individual privacy and rights, our constitution (and) our original petition on filed Aug.30, national origin or ancestry, sex, details about the additional employment matters,” Deputy code of ethics.