LETTER TO THE EDITOR A&C RHA SHOULD HAVE SUPPORTED SPORTS POWER RANGER OPIOD RESOLUTION BORDER WAR WOES COMES TO CAMPUS Vol. 127, No. 86 Tuesday, February 1, 2018 PAGE 10 PAGE 15 PAGE 18 CSU begins paying off stadium debt By Matt Bailey @matnes1999

With $239 million in outstanding debt left over from the construction of Colorado State University’s stadium and half of the stadium’s fiscal year completed, CSU is following previous bond repayment projections. In an email to the Collegian, Steven Cottingham, the deputy director of athletics at CSU, wrote that he considered this past football season record- breaking in attendance. The revenue, which includes ticket sales among other means, and income grossed by stadium events this fiscal year minus expenses, should amount to approximately $21.5 million. “Projections were part of the approval process for the bonds,” Cottingham wrote. “The primary source of bond repayment is the revenue generated annually by the stadium, not the capital campaign.” Head Coach Larry Eustachy reacts to a missed foul call during the Rams 64-61 win over New Mexico State. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN These projections indicate that revenue alone will total to over $660 million by 2047, 30 years after the stadium’s opening. CSU launches investigation of Eustachy According to these By Colin Barnard that only two players supported unknown at this time. Prior to his time at CSU, projections, Colorado @ColinBarnard_ Eustachy in the interviews This is not Eustachy’s first Eustachy resigned from Iowa State’s stadium should gross while the rest of the team spoke time being investigated for his State after photos surfaced of approximately $112 million Colorado State University’s out against the head coach. behavior. In February 2017, a him drinking and partying with altogether by 2022, and that athletic department is currently “We have started a climate report from the Coloradoan college students after a loss in amount should exceed $1 investigating men’s basketball assessment, which involves showed that Eustachy had 2003. billion by 2047, according to coach Larry Eustachy for his conversations with the students created a culture of fear and In October 2016, CSU Cottingham. conduct as the team’s head and staff members associated intimidation at CSU and extended Eustachy’s contract “The fixed interest rate coach, Athletic Director Joe with the men’s basketball emotionally abused his players. through the 2020-21 season. bonds are repayable over 40 Parker announced Wednesday program,” Parker said in a The report revolved around Should the university fire years,” Cottingham wrote. afternoon. statement. “As always, we will an internal investigation from Eustachy for reasons not “Optional prepayment is Members of the athletic not make any public comments the 2013-14 season. In this specified in the contract, it available in 2025.” department have already until our process is complete and investigation, former athletic would owe him more than $1 Revenue earned by the begun interviewing players have no additional information director Jack Graham advised million per year through the end stadium includes ticket sales, and coaches from the team in to share at this time.” that Eustachy be fired, but the of the contract. seat donations, net profit, regards to Eustachy’s behavior. The severity of Eustachy’s university did not act on the Colin Barnard can be reached Sources close to the situation say behavior under review is recommendation. by email at [email protected]. see STADIUM on page 5 >> COLLEGIAN.COM 2 Thursday, February 1, 2018 FORT COLLINS FOCUS

Andrew Jussila, an undeclared freshman at Colorado State University, skates and performs tricks with his friends at Aztlan Skatepark. Jussila has been skating for six years, and his friends are regulars at Aztlan Skatepark. PHOTO BY MAYA SHOUP COLLEGIAN

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CAMPUS Ahead of speakers, CSU pushes free speech education By Erin Douglas of inviting Kirk to campus to counter protest the leftists’ students. with pamphlets and other @erinmdouglas23 is to generate a campus- protest, according to Larson “Our goal is to defend our information, according to wide conversation about Ross, a spokesperson for community, raise awareness of NoCo AnCo, who encouraged Free speech has become political differences and to YDSA and NoCo AnCo. what is happening here and use anyone who wishes to stand a hot-button topic on the give students exposure to The Traditionalist Worker that to organize like-minded with them to attend Friday. Colorado State University an ideology outside of the Party is classified by the individuals and Groups,” a Brown said Turning Point campus within the last few classroom. Southern Poverty Law Center representative of NoCo AnCo USA respects the protests, as months, with the recent “My hope for our event as an extremist, designated wrote. “We understand that people are exercising