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1 OPINION SPORTS ARTS & CULTURE Mike Bobo’s contract is Rams face their most God of Carnage features bad for CSU pivotal stretch student-led theatre Vol. 128, No. 32 Thursday, September 20, 2018 page 8 page 10 page 21 Kelsey Martinez is thriving in the NFL By Eddie Herz @Eddie_Herz As another professional sports season opens, another female graduate of Colorado State University is making her presence known in the coaching ranks. 2015 CSU alumna and Pueblo, Colorado-native Kelsey Marti- nez was brought on the Oakland Raiders coaching staff as the first female assistant strength and conditioning coach before the 2018 season. Martinez grew up loving sports. She played softball at Bethany College in Kansas before continuing her education at CSU in 2014 for her final two years as an undergraduate, earning a de- Ana Delgadillo is a CSU student from Puerto Rico taking some time off. A year ago, her friends and family from Puerto Rico suffered the gree in health and exercise sci- consequences of Hurricane Maria, which was the worst storm to hit Puerto Rico in 80 years.PHOTO BY AJ FRANKSON COLLEGIAN ence. The experiences Martinez gained from studying at CSU played a crucial role in leading her CSU community member recounts to where she is today. “It really prepared me well, all of the classes did,” Martinez said. “To this day, I use what I’ve learned. They had every tool that connection to Hurricane Maria I needed and the biggest thing was them getting us into the By Austin Fleskes “I was going to school. I was one where she was connected difficulty that comes with leav- working field. It made the process so much smoother.” @Austinfleskes07 working. And just kind of keep- to her community. ing, and they thought they were ing in touch with my family and “Our culture back home is a prepared for Maria. The launching point for Mar- tinez was a required internship It’s been one year since Hur- making sure they were okay and lot about community. Everyone Delgadillo said for many in they were prepared and they takes care of each other, every- Puerto Rico, the population she had to complete to earn her ricane Maria struck the United degree. States territory of Puerto Rico. had everything they needed,” one shares the same experienc- gets very anxious when a storm said Ana Delgadillo, a Colorado es because of how we grew up,” approaches. With the aid of her health and Several weeks of destruction exercise science instructor Wen- tore the island apart, cut power State University student study- Delgadillo said. “It’s like a big “I’ve been through multiple ing nutrition and dietetics and family.” hurricanes myself, and you al- dy DeYoung, Martinez decided to and took lives. put her efforts into interning for But the effects of the hurri- currently taking time off from Delgadillo was attending ways get really anxious because the University. CSU when Hurricane Maria hit you can’t really tell. And it’s the ESPN-affiliated Tom Shaw cane were not exclusive to the Performance camp in Orlando, island and the population liv- Delgadillo grew up in San Puerto Rico. She said her fam- coming, you can’t really make it Juan, Puerto Rico. She said her ily stayed in the country after ing there. The ramifications hit see MARIA on page 4 >> see MARTINEZ on page 14 >> people all across the world. childhood was a very special Hurricane Irma because of the Thursday, September 20, 2018 2 | Collegian.com FORT COLLINS FOCUS Follow CSU Collegian on Snapchat Follow @CSUCollegian on Twitter Follow CSU Collegian on Instagram Like Rocky Mountain Collegian on Facebook THURSDAY 3 PM - 4 PM DJ Monterey 4 PM - 5 PM Rocky Mountain Review 5 PM - 7 PM The Spot with X 7 PM - 9 PM Ramblers 9 PM - 11 PM Alaskah National News CORRECTIONS Everybody makes mistakes, including us. If you encounter something in the paper you believe to be an error, email [email protected]. overheard on the plaza “Can I see a picture of your lover?” “Umm ... yeah. 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Vice President for University “We have some new technol- Operations and Facilities Man- ogy that we’re able to use, and agement. the space is just really nice and The lab, located on the sec- laid out and easy for us to navi- ond floor of Gifford building, gate,” said Michell. will facilitate research on the Michell said she will be using role and efficacy of bioactive the lab to study how blueberries food components, such as anti- affect cardiovascular health in oxidants and how those increase post-menopausal women. or decrease the risk of chronic “I think it will really help diseases, said Sarah Johnson, di- with all of our human research rector of the Functional Foods & as well as our clinical studies,” Human Health Laboratory. Michell said. Assistant professor of food science and human nutrition at CSU Sarah Johnson hosts an open house Some current studies being Johnson said having the clin- Wednesday for the new clinical research laboratory located in Gifford room 216.PHOTO BY BROOKE BUCHAN conducted at the lab include how ical research lab in the Gifford COLLEGIAN a high-fat diet can increase the building will be advantageous level,” Johnson said. use than we would having to tion between the faculty, which risk of chronic diseases and how for the department because they Food science and human nu- go to a different lab and having is really nice,” Vazquez said. bioactive food components can can better collaborate with the trition graduate student Allegra to spend more time in transit,” “We get to learn from masters reduce risk of chronic diseases, existing labs, like the sensory Vazquez said she is excited about Vazquez said. students that we’ve never met according to Johnson.By reno- analysis laboratory. the location of the new lab. This lab is different from the before, so that’s something dif- vating the laboratory, Johnson “We have that qualitative “It’s around the corner from department’s existing 13 labs be- ferent.” said, undergraduate and gradu- component but we also have our study lab that we currently cause there’s more opportunity Emma Iannacone can be ate students in the department quantitative data that we’re col- work in, so it’s a lot more easy to for student-faculty collabora- reached at [email protected].
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