OPINION SPORTS A&C TONY FRANK MUST PRIORITIZE DEFENSE TRIUMPHS IN AFRICAN NIGHT SHOWCASES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT SPRING FINALE AFRICAN CULTURES Vol. 127, No. 129 Monday, April 23, 2018 PAGE 7 PAGE 11 PAGE 14 Haley Ratcliff, Wout Bouckaert and Allie Holton hold a discussion about mental health and gun violence at the Columbine Shooting Memorial Rally and Vigil in the Clark A building on April 20. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN Student activists honor Columbine victims, share experiences By Samantha Ye than expected, the event then Prevention counted 38,658 for which the possibility of Valentine’s Days. And, half an @samxye4 shifted to a mostly informal deaths due to firearms,a shooting, never really goes hour later, I found out that it forum, where students shared averaging nearly 106 deaths away. really happened in Florida.” Editor’s Note: Wout Bouckaert their experiences and activism per day. Almost two-thirds of Poudre School District Holton had been currently works for Rocky regarding gun violence in all firearm deaths are suicides, schools go through multiple instrumental in organizing Mountain Student Media schools. according to an analysis of active shooter drills each year, the Poudre School District Corporation as a variety show CSU students Wout CDC data by FiveThirtyEight. where students practice hiding student walkout. Due to producer for Collegian TV. Bouckaert, undeclared “This is something I feel and blockading classroom her involvement, Holton’s On the 19th anniversary freshman, and Haley Ratcliff, should be brought out more, doors. classmates advised her to of the Columbine High senior health and exercise because I thought, we hear PHS went through one sit near closets or near exits School shooting, Never science major, along with Allie only about the big tragedies such surprise drill on the same in classrooms because they Again Northern Colorado, a Holton, a junior at Poudre where multiple people are day the Marjory Stoneman feared she would be targeted bipartisan group of student High School, sat on the forum. killed in the same instance, but Douglas High School shooting in the event of a shooting. activists, hosted a community Bouckaert emphasized this is an ongoing, continuing in Parkland, Florida happened, Also invited to speak at the memorial and discussion. the fact that gun violence is issue that leads to suicide, Holton said. event were Rachelle Delich The event started with a not limited to mass shootings homicide and accidental “We were all huddled in and Rachel Grohs, founder reading of the names of the 15 which tend to get more gun deaths as well as mass the corner of the auditorium... and co-founder of UTURN, a Columbine victims, followed attention. shootings,” Bouckaert said. and we all thought we were recently formed non-profit by a moment of silence. 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After finishing, Sato said he once again to educate the Colorado band performances, as well as a enjoyed every second of running State University and greater Fort resource fair. the course. Collins community about suicide “That resource fair includes “It does bring awareness to and suicide prevention with their job employment, housing a lot of people,” Sato said. “It’s a Operation Bear Hug event. employment as well as some great cause, and it’s a great event After the success of the first mental health opportunities,” for teams.” Operation Bear Hug event in April Knappe said. “That’s a really Sato added he hopes to see 2017, the OBH team made some huge part in uniting not only more teams come out for the next changes and updates to the event the students but uniting the OBH event, as he will be running it to further educate and draw in community.” again as well. more teams. Oren Pierce, the president of While teams ran the course, “It’s about the message,” said the Student Veterans Organization those not competing were treated Henry Seen, one of the creators of and one of the creators of the with the resource fair, food trucks, the event. “The message is about event, said this year’s OBH will be face painting and bounce house Team Resilient Grizzlies competes in the tire flip obstacle at Operation saving a life and how to do it.” the team’s completed whole idea, for kids as well as live music Bear Hug. PHOTO BY MEGAN DALY COLLEGIAN This year’s event consisted of as well as bigger than last year. performances. are going to save the $250 for coming out to compete is an honor many of the same principles as the Pierce said the OBH team is This year, team ROTC 1 came something similar to a 401k to her. first year but with some further hoping to create a handbook for in first place with a total course account. “I feel honored and blessed updates. other universities to use and create time of 39:48. The second place team took that I could be part of such a great Teams ran the three kilometer their own OBH events. There were William Powell, Bryce home $150 and the next six teams event,” Knappe said. “The message race, completing numerous 27 people signed up for the event, Strohecker, Kyle Pieper and Justin each took home $100. This money is so important and I’m so thankful physical and mental tasks along ranging from student organization Olson, the members of ROTC 1, was donated by the American that everyone supports us.” the way in order to learn more teams to community organization said winning the event meant a lot, Legion Riders in the form of a Knappe said he hopes about suicide, suicide prevention teams.