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wo young women stood in a bar in Old Town, Fort Collins. One was in heels and a pencil skirt, and theT other wore pink jelly sandals, bouncing up and down with excitement. “Mommy I want everything!” said four-year-old Fort Collins resident Emma, still jumping around in glee. “Just one thing, baby,” said Emma’s mom, smiling and tapping her heel. But Emma wasn’t asking for a gin and tonic or a New Belgium brew. Emma and her mom were at the brand new sweet shop e Fort Collins Candy Bar — the only bar in town where it’s legal for pre- schoolers and their mothers alike to open up a tab. see CANDY page 9

music life artCSU prof. shows o Nothin’ but Dub Check out CSU assistant art professor Ajean Ryan’s bold, Feed your hunger for reggae at the Colorado Dubwise What’s up, sky? innovative work during its last weekend displaying at the Weekend. e two night reggae event features music from Fort Collins Museum of Art. DJ Uplifter and DJ Ras Mykal played through a custom Look up in wonder at the sky above Sunday night with “My recent work involves my curiosity regarding rituals, crafted soundsystem. skygazers at Fossil Creek Reservoir. ceremonies and spectacles,” Ryan wrote in her artist statement. In addition to the music, Dubwise will showcase local Volunteers from the Northern Colorado Astronomical Unique to Ryan’s work is her interest in the role of female artisans and their craftwork as well as provide information Society will be on hand to answer questions, identify con- animal tamers in circuses, which “stems from my initial love on the roots of reggae and sound system culture. stellations, view stars and more. of early hand-drawn Barnum and Bailey circus posters …,” Dubwise will be hosted by Fort Collins’ Zion SoulJahz Bringing warm clothes, a blanket and a chair to sit on Ryan wrote. Soundsystem with KGNU Radio’s DJ Uplifter. are recommended. No registration is required and the event e Museum is open noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sun- e all ages event begins at 9 p.m. both Friday and is free. Meet at the parking lot of Fossil Creek Reservoir at day. e price of admission is $2 for students and $4 for the Saturday at ArtLab in downtown Fort Collins. 8:30 p.m. Saturday. general public.

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Antipholus, played by Mike Largent, walks across the stage during a dress rehearsal of Com- edy of Errors in the UCA Theater Monday, Aug. 13. The play opens tonight at 7 p.m. and tickets are $8 for students and $10 for general public. Photo by Hunter Thompson CSU’s Shakespeare at Sunset goes slapstick

By Lianna Salva “A Comedy of Errors” is she said. The Rocky Mountain Collegian about two sets of twins that, According to Costume De- The show through the mistakes of their signer Janelle Sutton, each char- Colorado State University friends and acquaintances, come acter has an absurdity in their out- What: Shakespeare Theater opens up the season with to know of each other’s exis- fits common in Burton films. This at Sunset presents “A their annual Shakespeare at Sun- tence. With a lack of twins in the absurdity, whether it is hula hoop Comedy of Errors” set with a production of “A Com- CSU theatre department, some pants or a large bow tie, adds to When: 7 p.m., Aug. 24 edy of Errors”. optical illusions had to be made. the comedic element of the show. – 26, 30, 31, Sep. 1 and 2 Candice Ingold was asked “It’s been really interesting As a guest director, most Where: University to guest direct the show. After to come up with two characters of the cast and crew have not Theater, University Cen- travelling as a teacher and di- that are parallel to each other worked with Ingold before. This ter for the Arts rector for eight years, she will but have to be different,” said is their first opportunity to work Cost: $8 Students, $10 be returning to the department Nick Holland, senior theatre together before Ingold comes general public as an adjunct professor this se- major, who plays both Dromio to teach at CSU. Students were mester. of Ephesus and Syracuse in the excited to work with her and ex- Tickets can be purchased “It’s an opportunity for me show. plore her concept for the show. at csuartstickets.com to work with my mentors who I “It’s a lot like Ren and “It’s such a breath of fresh can now call colleagues and have Stimpy. I always hoped that I air,” said Alex Romberg, a re- accepted me with such opening would get to play Stimpy at some cent graduate of CSU theater. been great. She’s offered a lot of arms,” Ingold said. point in time,” he said. She plays timid but feisty Luci- freedom and room to grow and Coming back to CSU, for Ingold was asked to give ana in the show. create,” Largent said. her, means coming back home. her personal twist on Shake- CSU alumni Mike Largent “My actors are amazing. It “This show really hits home speare, a twist that isn’t nor- has worked with Ingold before was something that I couldn’t do for me because I am an alumni mally paired with classic Shake- when she was an assistant di- without them and was a really from CSU. At the time, we were speare text. Then again, CSU rector for the show “Ladies collaborative effort,” Ingold said. fighting to get the UCA built. has never been one for ordinary Man.” Largent plays both An- To now see this beautiful space Shakespeare performances. tipholus of Ephesus and Syra- Collegian Writer Lianna and direct in it is a dream come “In my opinion, it’s 1920’s cuse in the show. Salva can be reached at entertain- true,” she said. silent film meets Tim Burton,” “As the main director, it’s [email protected]

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Bonnie and the Clydes with Turn 4 Hodis Half Note The Dinner Detective Friday Midtown Arts Center 8 p.m. Saturday $5 21 and older 6:15 p.m. $8 under 21 $59 Striving for a classic country sound, Who wouldn’t want an evening of murder, mystery and food? Voted Best Dinner Show in Los Angeles and Bonnie and the Clydes is fronted by Denver for 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, e Dinner Detective will be playing at Midtown Arts Center in female singer Bonnie Sims. Local Fort Collins. According to the Midtown Arts Center website, “ e Dinner Detective was founded on three Greeley band Turn 4 will also be joining simple ideas: We wanted to create a show with intriguing scenarios, challenging mysteries and true-to-life them at Hodi’s, throwing some new dialogue.” alternative country into the mix before Bonnie and the Clydes take over with their classic sound. LIFE

Paint The A Meet in the Moby parking lot Saturday 8 a.m. Free It began in 1924, and this Saturday the tradition of painting the Fort Collins “A” continues. With dimensions of 450 feet high by 210 feet wide, the project is quite the undertaking. e event will take place in three separate shifts with transport busses leaving from the Moby Arena parking lot. To register, visit www.today.colostate.edu

Josh Wambeke (Morning Friday 9:30 p.m. weekend. e lead singers of a Clouds), BJ (Sour Boy, Bitter $5 few local bands as well as Josh Girl), John Lindenbaum Whether you enjoy the Fort Wambeke, frontman for Denver (Lonelyhearts), Brett Collins local music scene, or you group the Morning Clouds, will Schreiber (P@4P) are new to the local scene, you be doing some solo projects this GNU: Experience Gallery may want to check out GNU this Friday at the GNU experience

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ABC’S of the Avenir Avenir Museum Friday e exhibit opens at 11 a.m. Free e Avenir Museum will be displaying a collection of clothes with the common theme of the Alphabet. “ e ABC’s of the Avenir will investigate the historical, traditional and cultural importance of clothing and accessories, women’s work and technological changes that aff ect appearance in 19th and 20th century costume and accessories,” according to the University Center for the Arts’ website. COLLEGIAN

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YOUR TWO CENTS YESTERDAY’S QUESTION: How do you feel about 8% Obama coming to campus? The weekend excursion guide BY KEVIN BARTZ 76% Excited. The Rocky Mountain Collegian 16% 16% I’d never go. 8% I don’t care. Editor’s Note: Kevin Bartz’s column is a guide to the best outdoor activities for the 76% coming weekend, and runs every Friday. CSU students are an active bunch, TODAY’S QUESTION: and the mountains are our playground. What is your favorite night to Countless adventures encircle us in rocky let loose? and snowcapped majesty. So, if you are Log on to http://collegian.com to itching to get up to the hills this weekend, *71 people voted in this poll. give us your two cents. as a fellow outdoor junky, I offer some of is is an unscientific poll conducted at Collegian.com and reflects the opinions of my personal favorites for you to check out. the Internet users who have chosen to participate. is week’s recommendation: Chasm Lake, pools directly at the base of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. e trail is a good 4.2 miles, one way, with 2,394 feet of elevation gain, and is “Just because you have a whole loaded with photo opportunities for a new Facebook profile pic. summer with nothing to do From the trailhead you’ll trek an easy 2 miles through dense forest to e Alpine KEVIN JOHANSEN | COLLEGIAN doesn’t mean that you can pull Bridge. From there, you’ll step over a little waterfall and find yourself above tree line Fort Collins residents Ryan Forsell and Mac McCaleb spend a thursday afternoon bouldering shenanigans all day, every day.” in no time. by Horsetooth Resevoir. Horsetooth is one of the most popular spots to go bouldering in is is where the hike gets tough. Colorado. From here on out, you are exposed to the sun, the wind or anything else Mother of your chest and hit you in the face. But miles and hang a right on Longs Peak Road. Nature wants to throw at you. But the there is a reason this is one of my favorites. Once you’re on that road you’ll find panorama of the tumultuous Longs Peak e crystal-clear lake sits at 11,800 the trailhead within a few minutes. Thinking caps before you and the endless valley behind feet and is tucked into a chasm (hence the However, if there are cars parked on the is worth it. name.) erefore, it is a great spot to escape side of the road, the lot is already full. So After another 1.5 miles, the trail will the wind, eat lunch, watch the climbers snag the first spot you see and hike up to fork off for the Keyhole route of Long’s doing the technical route of Longs and fight the trail. and party pants Peak. Stick to the left for the home off the marmots. No worries about a National Park Pass. stretch. e next .6 miles are downhill It’s a must-see. is trailhead is free! and provide a great view of Peacock Lake To get there, take Taft Hill Rd, Shields below. St. or College Ave. down into Loveland. Turn Kevin Bartz is a senior English major. Sunday evening, we all know e last tenth of a mile is a rock right onto Highway 34 (Eisenhower Blvd.) His columns appear Fridays in the Collegian. we have a hard week ahead. scramble up to the lake. Your legs will and drive all the way up to Estes Park. en Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@ Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and burn and your lungs will want to jump out turn south on Highway 7. Drive about 9 collegian.com ursdays are an appropriate amount of time to recuperate before facing a gauntlet of weekday classes. Something else that inevitably comes along with school starting up is the return of all those dreaded papers, projects and tests. By QUINN SCAHILL While it may not be fun memorizing for an anatomy With the passing of test or scouring documents another glorious summer, we for a thesis on a term paper, have probably all had to put it feels incredibly good to earn on our thinking caps instead an “A” on something that you of our party pants, but as really applied effort towards. surprising as it may sound, I A week of hard work always am a bit relieved that classes leaves you feeling more are starting again. After all, fulfilled than, say, a week of too much of a good thing— sleeping-in and partying. like summer break—can Okay, enough about tests easily become a bad thing. and papers for now. I’ll tell you Don’t get me wrong; I like what is hands-down the best summer as much as anyone part of school starting back else. It’s a perfect time to up. First off, when summer relax and pursue other things starts, a good chunk of your like jobs or personal goals. friends will probably return Whether you are working home to continue a job, or to 40 hours a week or just live with their parents in an bumming around the country, effort to momentarily avoid there is something magical getting a job. about summer, kind of like Kids that stay in Fort Christmas. Collins over the summer It allows us to recuperate probably notice how from a stressful year of work dead the town gets when and school, and gives us time school lets out. The bars to pursue other things in life. are noticeably emptier “Here’s to you, all you slackers who didn’t finish or take enough of However, summer is almost and the neighborhoods four months long, which is a are quiet. “You Honk, We your credits in the regular semester and had to take summer classes quarter of an entire year, and Drink” signs disappear. It that is plenty of time to form is almost eerie. to graduate on time — yet complained about it anyways.” bad habits. However, when mid- For example, waking August hits, roommates up at 2 p.m. is all right and old friends return from once in awhile, but doing internships, or home, or How did you beat the heat CSU? it everyday just becomes wherever they were over the inconvenient, and not to summer, and the Fort Collins Bugles from the vending machine (if it took other, gossip was spreading and rumors mention irresponsible. It is I know and love returns along your RamCash and if your snack didn’t get were flying amidst. I took a step back at the easy to do when you don’t with all of these people. stuck, of course). end of the four week session and laughed, have class or any other major Campus fills back up with Heres to you, who survived entire days feeling as if I had time travelled back in priorities, but after awhile, familiar faces, the bars get running off of only a breakfast sandwich time to the halls of my high school. you just don’t feel great about rowdy, and your neighbors from Bagel Place and a coffee from the Summer classes weren’t all gossip yourself. start blasting Black Sabbath Morgan Library. Here’s to you, who and drama however. Spending that much For example, my first in the backyard again. ere finished each week of a regular semester in time with people each day can become a class on Wednesday is at 2 is a general buzz of energy one measly day and took midterms just two pretty cool experience, and I’ve made p.m., but that doesn’t mean in the city in mid-August. weeks before your final exams! many good friends I wouldn’t ordinarily I’ll be crawling out of bed Everything just seems to fall Here’s to you, all you slackers who have made partying all summer. I must at 1:30 p.m. to make it on into place. didn’t finish or take enough of your credits admit, I find myself feeling a bit sad time. Sleeping is cool, but I So here we are on the in the regular semester and had to take and nostalgic now that summer classes can definitely think of better first Friday of the year. e By LAUREN STIERTZ summer classes to graduate on time — yet are over and that small, intimate things to do. weekend is at our fingertips. complained about it anyways. Our hats environment is no longer. Speaking of better things Everyone is back in town Well fellow CSU students, it’s been a come off to you, summer school kids. I have been watching campus fill up to do than sleep, I’ll discuss and ready to go. Summer was long, hot 14 weeks since you’ve last graced Having taken 18 credits this summer, this first week, and although I enjoy the an important college pastime: awesome, but it’s over and campus with your presence. I genuinely (yes, I was a slacker and needed to take excitement, I am missing actually being partying. Everyone likes now there is work to be done hope you’ve all had a great — oh what’s a full summer load in order to graduate able to walk through the plaza without to have fun, and there is no and goals to be accomplished. that? You were just here two weeks ago this upcoming December) I’ve noticed an being bombarded by voter registration greater way to do it than Don’t worry though, there taking finals for summer semester? interesting dynamic about the summer advocates and being offered 400 packets of gathering with friends and are 17 beautiful weekends Oh, you actually spent 4 to 12 weeks in semesters that I have never noticed within coupons. e more I think about it though, sharing beverages. sprinkled throughout this summer classes rather than boating up at a regular fall or spring semester. You spend I remember that the Skellar is open past Keep in mind that there is semester. Horsetooth, tubing down the Poudre or playing every day with these people in summer 6 p.m. during the regular school year – I no scholarship or job awarded Counting Friday-Sunday “you honk, we drink” in your front yard? courses, and often times have multiple guess I’ll be OK after all. to “the best partier”. Just and the random ursday, I I think we should all take a moment classes in a day together. Anyway, welcome back, to the first year because you have a whole can estimate that there will here and recognize those who slaved is can range anywhere from freshmen all the way up to the seventh year summer with nothing to do be 51 days of premium escape away on campus this summer instead spending two to six hours with some of the super seniors. Let’s start fall semester off doesn’t mean that you can from class. at is basically of partying like it was freshman year. same people each day — sound familiar? right – whether you were here two weeks ago pull shenanigans all day, a month and a half break Here’s to you, who sat in some windowless High school, anyone? In one of my classes or are just returning from a year long break. every day. right there. Although I’m classroom each day in Clark C in unreliable in particular this summer, I found we had I expect to see stellar class attendance on Where summer tends to glad to be back in school, I’m temperature conditions — unsure more cliques and drama than my 10th grade the weekdays, followed up by keg stands and feel long after a few weeks of also extremely glad today is whether to bring a sweatshirt in case of biology class — and that was a dramatic beer bongs on the weekends (which we all tomfoolery, weekends during Friday. extreme AC, or wear your swimsuit in the class, let me tell you. It’s sad, really, how know begin on ursdays) — I expect nothing the school year almost always all too often event that the classroom felt much it compared. less from you all. Welcome back, Rams! feel too short. Although Quinn Scahill is a senior more like a sauna. We had a popular group (which I was this is a disappointment, English major. His columns Here’s to you, who sat through part of, naturally), a quiet group, a rebel/ Lauren Stiertz is a senior communications it is probably for the best. appear Fridays in the Collegian. tortuous two hour lectures with only a slacker group, the overachievers, a few major. Her columns appear Fridays in the Weekends act as a safety valve Letters and feedback can be mere 10 minute break, enough to grab hipsters here and there, etc. By the end of Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to to let us loosen up, but every sent to [email protected]. a Pop Tart or some disgusting variety of the four weeks, we were fighting with each [email protected].

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COACHES | Relish opportunities at CSU Letter from coach Continued from Page 12 coac trying to do.” talking about a lot of things.” The chance to appren- Both Botsford and THE COACHES blending personalities, tice under Hilbert also at- Coulter appreciate the free- Brook Coulter Jim McElwain whether it’s in a staff or the tracted Brook Coulter from dom, but understand their roster itself,” Botsford said. the University of Georgia af- roles in the program and Hometown: Fort Collins “It’s a new perspective. Any ter one year to come back to don’t want to step beyond Previous job: Assistant Coach Rams Students: time you get an infl ux of her hometown. them. at Georgia Alma mater: California new people, new ideas, it “Being able to work side “Tom has given us that It’s football season, and our opener against Colorado is just a week away. I’m proud to be your head football stimulates conversation and by side with him was defi - green light, but I think it’s Matthew Botsford that typically leads to good nitely a huge draw. I think important to be tentative coach, and I want you to be proud of this team. Hometown: South Bend, Ind. We’ve been getting after it all summer to put together things.” the bonus is that it’s at because I want to be sure Previous job: Head Coach of a team that will make you proud when we take the fi eld Even being a head coach home,” Coulter said. “This I’m never contradicting his Lindesburg Volley in Sweden Sept. 1 in Denver. in Europe, Botsford knew is a dream job to come back philosophy or tactical ap- Alma mater: Tri-state Uni- he wanted to eventually re- home and be a part of the proach,” Botsford said. versity We need your help! Your support is vital to our pro- turn to coaching collegiate community you grew up in.” Transitioning to the new gram. If you’ve bought tickets to the game already, con- volleyball, but wasn’t sure Though the staff has only coaching staff has been easy gratulations! Tell a friend. If you haven’t, I hope you will when. Hilbert offered him been fully working together for the team because of how the one thing about them is take advantage of the special student pricing that ends the perfect situation. since early August, Hilbert well they fi t into their posi- they’re not egotistical. None Aug. 29. Get on it now and make your plans to be at Sports “The timing was based has given his assistants near tions. of us are,” Hilbert said. “We Authority Field next Saturday when we raise the curtain on joining a program that full autonomy. “They’ve taught us so can get in a room and hash on a Bold New Era! was a high level in a place “They know what the many new things already,” out things that we want to We want to see you all season bringing the Ram Ruck- where I could continue to right way is, they’re not redshirt senior middle talk about and be fortifi ed us with passion and energy that lights up the stadium next learn. What Tom has done going to undermine me. blocker Megan Plourde said. to the team. There’s great week in Denver, and then Hughes Stadium. Let’s fi ll that with this program is pretty They’re smart people and And that’s exactly why coaching going on in this stadium with green and gold, and show our rivals what it impressive, everybody’s fa- I’m secure enough to know Hilbert brought in Coulter gym right now.” means to be a Ram! miliar with it,” Botsford said. I don’t know everything,” he and Botsford. Assistant Sports Edi- “It was about a new experi- said. “It makes my job easi- “What you have here tor Kyle Grabowski can be Go Rams! ence for me and also about er and makes our team bet- is three very strong coach- reached at sports@collegian. Jim McElwain contributing to what they’re ter to have a lot of people es with great opinions, and com.

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By Alex Hall 90.5 KCSU Fort Collins Top 10 Dan Deacon – albums for “America” PRESENTS the week of Release date: Aug. 28 Aug. 20 Deacon’s label of “composer” on his biography is, although vague, nonetheless accurate. He marries Debo Band – Debo Band 1. Redd Kross – “Researching electronic, rock and ambient infl uences, and while Release Date: Available now e Blues” some people can call him avant-garde and some just 2. Deep Time – “Deep Time” 3. – “Yellow and an energetic and creative pop musician, “composer” Among the bands we play at the station, it is rare to see one led by an instrumentalist rather Baroness Green” is probably the best way to describe his output. than a vocalist, but Debo Band is an exception to just about every rule we have at KCSU. Danny 4. – “Shrines” His eighth album, “America,” is no diff erent. e Mekonnen, the 11-piece band’s de facto leader, is an Ethiopian-American saxophonist, which is Purity Ring 5. – “Debo Band” opener is “Guilford Avenue Bridge,” the fi fth song probably a fi rst for us and a breakaway from the female Australian musicians that dominated the Debo Band 6. – is “Crash Jan,” and the third movement of the sixth station last year. Equally captivating is the band’s vocalist, Bruck Tesfaye, whose love of modern Jeff the Brotherhood “Hypnotic Nights” song is “Rail.” All of these are titles dependent on Ethiopian synth-pop marries wonderfully with his rich and complex vocal delivery. 7. – construction and production, naked and operational e band is currently based in Boston, but they are signed to Seattle music label Sub Pop, Michael Kiwanuka “Home Again” rather than hidden and euphemistic. ey represent who is also notable for publishing music from South African outfi t Nikki and the Dove earlier 8. – “ e Idler Deacon’s view of composition, a process inextricable this year. Just as Sub Pop, arguably most famous for publishing Nirvana in the early 90s, are Fiona Apple Wheel Is Wiser…” with construction. moving to more diverse music, KCSU is embracing a similar change, with music from Sierra 9. – “Swing It’s an honest composer who does this, and Dea- Leone, Ital, and the Dem. Republic of the Congo all currently fi nding fans in our DJs and Dirty Projectors Lo Magellan” con is defi nitely honest about his work. His vocals listeners alike. 10. – “Allen” are not blown up, his pop songs are not disguised as And hopefully that is an exception that becomes the rule before too long. Allen Stone proud arias (“True rush” is a great example of this) Stone” and his technique is one originating from patience rather than impulsiveness. All this leads to a sometimes satisfying, sometimes disconcerting album. America’s honesty has a calming eff ect, because it doesn’t manipulate, but it also is honest Local Loco shakedown: about ugliness, too, and that can be hard to listen to. But it is worth listening to, especially “True Bonnie and the Clydes rush” and “Guilford Avenue Bridge.” Deacon has is “real country” group from Longmont, Colo. performed live this week on worked for a number of record labels, and from them 90.5 KCSU’s show, the Local Loco. We asked them the three following ques- developed an eclectic view on music and composi- tion. However, it isn’t too eclectic that America can’t 1. “Who are your three favorite under-appreciated country musicians?” be enjoyed, and if it is anything besides honest, it is 2. “What are your favorite foods while touring?” Weekly album reviews album Weekly certainly enjoyable. 3. “If you could have a woodland creature as a pet, what would it be?”

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All-MW foursome lead Rams New assistants inject By KYLE GRABOWSKI Megan Plourde, libero Izzy Gaulia, and KEY MATCHES fresh ideas, energy The Rocky Mountain Collegian opposite hitter Dana Cranston made up more than half of the seven mem- By KYLE GRABOWSKI “When I was at the Uni- For all its achievements and suc- ber team, while Cranston was named 8/24 vs Virginia - season opener The Rocky Mountain Collegian versity of Idaho, I hired a cesses in 2011, three bad losses kept Preseason Co-Player of the Year along 8/30 through 9/1 Shocker Volleyball classic 24-year-old and she helped the CSU volleyball team from hosting with Wyoming’s Jody Purdy. in Wichita, KS featuring two 2011 NCAA Legendary Alabama make our program better tournament teams matches in the NCAA tournament. “It definitely was a surprise, I wasn’t football coach Bear Bryant because she brought new 9/15 vs UCLA - preseason No. 1 team things in,” Hilbert said. Coach Tom Hilbert wants his team expecting it at all. It’s a huge honor and 9/20 at New Mexico - Mountain West opener once said, “If my assistant to stay focused in the games it should it speaks to the people I’m put around and I think the same thing, “From that point on I’ve al- win in 2012, with the ultimate goal of every day and our program,” Cranston one of us isn’t necessary.” ways tried to hire people making a deep NCAA tournament run. said. “There’s always a target on our be reminded of,” Paige said. CSU volleyball coach who are not like me, and can “We want to be playing our best backs because of the name we wear on Hilbert does want his team to Tom Hilbert followed that bring in new ideas and new volleyball at the end of November,” our jersey, and either way we have to smooth out some serve-receiving is- wisdom with his new assis- energy.” he said. “We need to take care of busi- go out and prove it on the court.” sues by Friday’s opener against Virgin- tants Matthew Botsford and Matthew Botsford joined ness, especially when we get out on CSU should excel as a blocking ia, however, in addition to improving Brook Coulter. CSU in April after leading the road. We need to play with matu- team in 2012. Last year senior middle the rhythm between setter Deedra Hilbert hired the pair Swedish professional team rity.” blocker Megan Plourde lead the NCAA Foss and the team’s middle blockers. this offseason after long- Lindesburg Volley to its first Having four seniors selected to in blocks per set, and should help an- “We didn’t spend a lot of time with time blocking coach Jesse ever Swedish Elite Series ti- the 2012 All-Mountain West Preseason chor the Rams’ defense in the middle them early and now they’re struggling Mahoney left to become the tle. Team should provide the type of lead- with Breion Paige. a little on timing,” Hilbert said. “It’s a University of Denver’s block- “I learned a lot about ership necessary to thrive in any hos- “Working with [new blocking normal phase you go through over the ing coach, and Bri Frech personnel management and tile environment. coach] Matt [Botsford] we really focus course of a season. You get them transitioned into the direc- Middle blockers Breion Paige and on the little techniques we needed to tor of operations. See COACHES on Page 5