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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY TONY VILLALOBOS MAY AND NATALIE DYER. COLLEGIAN Students for Life group fi les free speech lawsuit against CSU By Seth Bodine Argument,” would have fea- lation of the First Amendment, Faulkner said. @sbodine120 tured Josh Brahm, president of which protects the freedom of The student group applied the Equal Rights Institute, a na- speech in the U.S. for a diversity grant in Septem- A&C CSU Students for Life, an tional organization dedicated to Emily Faulkner, president of ber 2015 to host Brahm. In No- anti-abortion club at Colorado training pro-life advocates for CSU Students for Life and a se- vember 2016, the group brought Music: State University, fi led a federal dialogue and outreach. nior biology major, said fi ling the Dr. Alveda King to speak at the lawsuit against CSU on Tuesday In a press release to the Col- lawsuit was about protecting the Lory Student Center. Squirrel Nut for denying funding to an an- legian, the group claimed CSU freedom of speech and had noth- According to the press re- ti-abortion speaker event. denied funding to the event due ing to do with abortion. lease, the proposal was denied Zippers in FoCo The event, titled “Bodily to the speaker’s pro-life views. “Free speech on a public uni- because the event did not seem PAGE 12 Rights: The Ultimate Abortion The lawsuit claims this is a vio- versity should be a no-brainer,” see LAWSUIT on page 3 >> COLLEGIAN.COM 2 Wednesday, January 18, 2017 FORT COLLINS FOCUS ON THE OVAL Two Rams earn Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week

By Chad Deutschman @ChadDeutschman

Colorado State’s Lorenda Holston and Cole Rockhold were named the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field athletes of the week after re- cording a pair of the nation’s top times in their respected events, the conference an- nounced Tuesday. Holtson, a senior, record- ed a program-record 8.18 (8.20 with altitude adjust- ment) in the 60-meter hur- dles at the Potts Invitational preliminary round. Holston’s time ranks second place in Mountain West history. Following her prelimi- nary performance, Holston clocked a 8.23 (8.25 with altitude adjustment) in the fi- Students from The Sunshine House Early Learning Academy hold a banner that says “Friendship” out on the plaza on Monday, January 16. The nals, which marks as the sec- children walked in their 6th annual Peace March to celebrate the civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.PHOTO BY NATALIE DYER COLLEGIAN ond fastest time in program history only to her earlier preliminary round. Her time in the final ranks fifth-best in SCHEDULE Mountain West history. After Follow the altitude adjustment, @CSUCollegian Holston’s 8.20 time ranks KCSUFM.COM on Twitter WEDNESDAY as not only the fastest time in the Mountain West this season, but also seventh-best 9 A.M. - 11 A.M. DJ Salt Indie & Questioning in the nation. Sophomore Cole Rock- hold was the catalyst in Col- Like CSUCollegian orado State’s performance in 11 A.M. - 1 P.M. DJ MD2 The Hong Kong Fu Book of on Facebook the mile run, as Rockhold led Tricks: Volume 2 the pack in a 1-2-3-4 finish for the Rams with a time of 4:02.15. Rockhold’s time 1 P.M. - 3 P.M. DJ JJ Beat Down Time currently ranks fourth-best in the nation. The award handed to 3 P.M. - 4 P.M. DJ Emz Indie Rock at 3 O’Clock Follow both Holston and Rockhold CSU Collegian are the first of their career. on Instagram The tandem joins CSU heptathlete Hunter Price as 4 P.M. - 7 P.M. DJ Sapphire FCC Training Show the second and third Rams to earn Mountain West honors this year, as Price was award- ed in December. 7 P.M. - 8 P.M. DJ Fantastik DJ Fantastik’s House of Fun The last time CSU earned Follow weekly honors in both men’s CSU Collegian and women’s in the same on Snapchat week was April 13, 2016, 9 P.M. - 11 P.M. DJ Squid The Cephalopodcast see ATHLETE on page 8 >>

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CRIME CAMPUS Suspects arrested after Construction update: Shields stealing over 100 valuable car parts across Front Range and Elizabeth underpass By Rachel Telljohn posted in the businesses there. according to the City of Fort By Nicole Towne @racheltelljohn @nicole_towne21 At this time, the closure of Collins Engineering and the Shields Street is the largest im- University. Construction is ongoing for pact to come from construction As of now, there have been Between September and the overpass at Shields and Eliz- on the underpass. The closure no updates for any cost increas- December, Fort Collins Police abeth. will occur so that tunnels may es for the project. report that there were an esti- The project began in De- be dug for the underpass, as “The underpass won’t be mated 106 catalytic converters cember and is scheduled to be deep as 18 feet, according to a able to accommodate vehicles stolen across the Front Range, complete sometime this coming Collegian article. - just pedestrians, bikes, long and authorities believe that they August. Colorado State University boarders and such,” wrote, Dell have fi nally found the culprits. Currently, the project is in has partnered with the City of Rae Ciaravola, CSU risk and Suspects Joshua Medley, 29, phase two, which means traf- Fort Collins on the project, but public safety communications and Diedre Crawford, 26, were fi c on Shields is reduced to one the project is funded solely by manager, in an email to the Col- arrested on Jan. 7, for theft in lane each way traveling north the University. The project will legian. Fort Collins, Loveland and Col- and south bound. Lane closures cost the University just shy of The underpass will be the orado Springs, the Fort Collins will continue until this Friday. $11 million, according to a Col- third of its kind at the Univer- Police Services announced Tues- There will be a complete legian article. sity, after the successful open- day. Additional charges are cur- closure of Shields Street from The fl yers to be hung in the ing of the Prospect and Centre rently pending. Feb. 25 to March 19, weather Campus West businesses also underpass last semester. The Prior to their arrest, the po- permitting. The closure will highlight features of the project, Shields and Elizabeth under- lice obtained a search warrant mark the end of phase two and including a well-lit gateway and pass is designed to help with for couple’s home after locating the beginning of phase three. an extra wide bike and pedestri- with increased pedestrian and two suspect vehicles in Decem- Phase three will also consist of an passageway. bicyclist safety, according to a ber at a residence in Broom- varied lane closures on Eliza- An estimated 50,000 cars press release written by Ciara- fi eld. Upon investigation of their beth, near the businesses lo- and 2,000 bikes go through the vola. home, additional evidence was cated at Campus West. Flyers intersection, where the un- Rachel Telljohn can be found connecting Medley and Joshua Medley (top) and Diedre indicating these phases will be derpass will be built, each day, reached at [email protected]. Crawford to the recent crimes. Crawford (bottom). PHOTOS COUR- Authorities have not yet released TESY OF CITY OF FORT COLLINS what evidence was found. theft in other towns across the Catalytic converters are car Front Range. pieces that help reduce overall The Fort Collins Police De- vehicle emissions. It converts partment is leading the investi- dangerous pollutants into less gation and is collaborating with dangerous emissions before various other police depart- leaving the car exhaust system. ments in Loveland, Broomfi eld, According to an article in the Colorado Springs, Aurora, Den- Denver Post, catalytic converters ver and Greenwood Village. The contain precious metals which Colorado State Patrol has also can be sold as scrap metal. Some provided support in the investi- converters can bring in profi ts of gation. $30 and others over $100. Fort Collins residents who Over the four-month theft have recently been victims of spree, 46 incidents were report- catalytic converter theft and ed to the Fort Collins, Colora- have not reported to authorities do State and Loveland Police are encouraged to contact O - departments. There are also cer Chris Renn at 970-416-2385. approximately 60 other known Nicole Towne can be reached instances of catalytic converter at [email protected].

>> LAWSUIT from page 1 who prefer to silence opposition unbiased, and the committee rather than have a free exchange worried attendees from various of ideas.” sides of the issue “won’t neces- The lawsuit was fi led on be- Construction work is underway at the Corner of Shields and Elizabeth in the Town of Fort Collins. sarily feel a rmed while attend- half of CSU Students for Life by PHOTO BY ELLIOTT JERGE COLLEGIAN ing the event,” according to the attorneys at Alliance Defending press release. Freedom, a conservative Chris- “In another example of bias tian nonprofi t organization. purely upon the viewpoint ex- student speech in a public forum the students are “entitled to against the pro-life position, CSU Although the University pressed in its funding request on the basis of a content or view- viewpoint neutral access to stu- felt they had the right to deny the charged Students for Life mem- to bring a speaker to campus,” point. The complaint asks the dent fees allocated by the Uni- Students for Life group funding bers the same mandatory activity wrote ADF Senior Counsel Ty- court to halt the university from versity.” just because the speaker was fees that all students pay to fund son Langhofer in a press release applying a double-standard by CSU is reviewing the issues presenting arguments from a the grants, the lawsuit claims to the Collegian. “Because of the funding other groups’ speaker and claims raised and will re- position they didn’t agree with,” Students for Life members were First Amendment’s guarantee of events on similar topics. spond accordingly, according to wrote Kristan Hawkins, presi- not allowed to benefi t from the free speech, courts have repeat- The lawsuit also argues CSU Mike Hooker, CSU executive di- dent of the national organization grant as other students can. edly rejected this discriminatory has funded other events like the rector of public a‹ airs and com- Students for Life of America, in “Colorado State University treatment as unconstitutional.” one the students applied for in munications. Right now, the Uni- a press release to the Collegian. funded the advocacy of its pre- The lawsuit, Students for the past. Since Students for Life versity will not comment on the “CSU played favorites while ferred student organizations Life at Colorado State University pay the same mandatory activity pending litigation. stifl ing free speech, a typical re- but has excluded Students for v. Mosher, states public universi- fees as other students in order to Seth Bodine can be reached at sponse of abortion advocates Life from consideration based ties cannot discriminate against fund grants, the lawsuit states [email protected]. NEWS 4 Wednesday, January 18, 2017

CITY NATIONAL Fort Collins endorses nationwide Blog post lands Sacramento open letter to President-Elect Donald State professor on Fox News, Trump regarding climate action prompts barrage of hate mail By Diana Lambert The Sacramento Bee is true. No amount of ideolo- By Gabriel Go cussion of contesting climate sions by 20 percent by 2020, gy will change the physics of @rgarbrielgo change. We voted 7-0 for our reduce 80 percent of their emis- that,” he said. climate action plan, one of the sions by 2030 and to achieve car- Sacramento State histo- Carlson repeatedly asked The Fort Collins City Coun- most aggressive in the nation. bon neutrality by 2050. ry professor Joseph A. Pal- how Palermo came up with cil voted on Tuesday night to My red line in this discussion Among those who attended ermo set oŸ a conservative the 98 percent fi gure. include Fort Collins among a was saying that I didn’t want to the council meeting was John fi restorm after writing that “Are you a scientist or number of cities which support poke President-Elect Trump in Roos, a Colorado State Univer- people who deny climate have you polled scientists?” an open letter by the Mayor’s the eye with a letter like this,” sity alumnus who has spoken to change “shouldn’t be allowed” he said. “How did you get that National Climate Action Agenda councilmember Gino Campana the council twice on issues re- to use social media, GPS-di- fi gure?” calling for President-Elect Don- said. “Us coming out with a letter garding sustainability. rected drones or nuclear Palermo fumbled for an- ald Trump to support local sus- like this ... wasn’t the way I liked “We’ve been having a long weapons. swers, mentioning the Penta- tainability initiatives. to build diplomacy, (alignment) fi ght just trying to keep Fort gon, the National Oceanic and The letter, penned Novem- and a relationship with a new ad- Collins on the cutting edge of Atmospheric Administration, ber of last year, requests that ministration.” climate (action). These little is- and California’s governor and President-Elect Trump’s ad- Councilmember Ray Mar- sues keep coming up and it keeps “I’ve always believed state Legislature. ministration to provide funding tinez voiced his opinion on the getting into big debates like this,” that people who dismiss Palermo said he wasn’t for sustainability-related proj- letter and said it would send the Roos said. “CSU’s cutting the science in one area prepared to defend climate ects, tax credits for using clean wrong message to other mayors. edge on a lot of this stuŸ , and we change when he came on the technologies and for the Presi- “We keep hearing about 49 really hope that our town will do shouldn’t be able to show. “I’m the one who walked dent-Elect to support the United mayors have signed on, now 62 the same.” benefi t from science in into it because I brought up 98 Nations Paris Agreement. mayors (signed on). In the Unit- In an interview with the others.” percent,” he said Friday. “The At least 51 mayors represent- ed States of America, we have ap- New York Times last November, reason I couldn’t quote it was ing cities across the nation have proximately 19,400 mayors. Now President-Elect Trump said that JOSEPH A. PALERMO because I’ve read it in like 50 signed the letter, who represent that to me, would send a wrong “(he) has an open mind” about SACRAMENTO STATE HISTORY places.” over 31 million Americans. Sig- message of (interest) of the other the Paris Agreement. Earlier that PROFESSOR He said he received 50 natories of the letter include New mayors,” Martinez said. “I know year in March, President-Elect negative emails and blocked York City, Seattle, Los Angeles, you’re missing about 19,400 Trump had said that he would 200 people from his Twitter Denver, Aspen and Boulder. mayors who have not signed on “cancel” the United States’ sup- “I’ve always believed that account after they sent vari- Some council members also to this, and they represent small port for the international accord. people who dismiss science in ous messages, including one voiced their opposition to en- (communities).” Gabriel Go can be reached at one area shouldn’t be able to suggesting that he commit dorsing the letter. Last year, the city pledged [email protected]. benefi t from science in oth- suicide and another saying he “This has never been a dis- to reduce greenhouse gas emis- ers,” he wrote Dec. 27 on the is lower than vermin, he said. Hu¤ ngton Post website. “If Palermo forwarded some Trump and his cohort believe of the email to Laura Dun- the science of global warming ham, an associate producer is bogus then they shouldn’t be for “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” allowed to use the science of “On a personal note: I’m CAMPUS the Internet for their Twitter so, so sorry about the hate accounts, the science of global mail,” she responded. “Those positioning for their drones, or emails you forwarded me the science of nuclear power were fi lled with very cruel and CSU Libraries’ new system and for their weaponry.” ugly things. I hate to see that.” Palermo began to receive A Fox News staŸ member hate mail when conservative said no one was available to websites ran stories about comment on the Palermo ap- search tool up, Prospector search down the column. He subsequently pearance. agreed to appear on “Tuck- The segment gave conser- By MQ Borocz er Carlson Tonight” on Fox vative bloggers another run at @MQBorocz22 tion, access through the CSU lins campus tool and more of a News because he wanted to Palermo. Libraries website to Prospector, system wide way of managing clear up a misconception that “The Daily Caller and an interlibrary catalog and ser- things,” White said. he wanted Trump censored, The Blaze said I got owned CSU Libraries launched a vice, is down until further no- The new systems allow CSU he said. by Tucker Carlson,” Palermo new catalog and integrated li- tice. Prospector gives access to Libraries to streamline and man- The next fi ve minutes said. brary systems called Primo and over 30 million books, journals, age resources more easily be- weren’t exactly what he had He said former students Alma on Dec. 22. DVDs, CDs, videos and other tween CSU Pueblo, CSU Global expected. have praised him for his per- Unlike the library’s previous materials. There are 44 partici- and universities around Colora- “I am assuming you were formance, and climate blog- search tools, Primo allow search- pating libraries in Colorado and do and the country. speaking not literally but fi g- ger Peter Sinclair and science es to be conducted for print Wyoming. Meanwhile, students Primo contains several other uratively about Trump being writer Shawn Otto came to his items, electronic resources, dig- can use their Ram Card or a Pou- new features as well, including banned from Twitter,” Carl- defense. “In my bubble, it has ital collections and more using a dre River Public Library District full text searching of many elec- son said. “I don’t imagine as been very positive,” he said. single search. The new systems card to gain access to Prospector tronic resources and a mobile a professor you are in favor Despite everything, Pal- also allows CSU Libraries to in- through the district’s website. friendly interface. Access to CSU of banning people from ex- ermo said he would go on the teract better with other libraries. CSU’s InterLibrary Loan ser- Libraries accounts are also now pressing themselves. But show again. “What I’m think- “We (moved) to a system vices can also be used to acquire built into Primo. what point were you trying to ing is that we are entering that’s a little bit more modern,” items from other libraries. For questions about using make?” a right-wing dominance in said Suzi White, Business and With the new systems, White the Primo search tool contact Palermo said he was try- Washington and people like Systems Analyst for CSU’s Mor- said CSU Libraries can also bet- the subject librarians. For gen- ing to make a rhetorical point. me _ even if we take some gan Library. “A lot of things fac- ter manage and transfer resourc- eral help visit the CSU Libraries’ “It was uncontroversial of me abuse _ we need to jump into tor into how you get access to the es to and from other libraries. AskUs! service. to accept the science of cli- that bubble any way we can.” material the library purchases.” “(The new technology) is MQ Borocz can be reached at mate change that 98 percent Content pulled from Due to the system transi- becoming less of a Fort Col- [email protected]. of the world scientists believe Tribune News Service. NEWS Wednesday, January 18, 2017 5

NATIONAL College’s revamped curriculum has drawn more women to computing By Rosanna Xia more than 84 percent of under- of students together to solve part of society.” professors started giving them Los Angeles Times graduates who major in comput- problems. Harvey Mudd’s computer fun group puzzles and 3-D graph- er science are men. “It no longer felt like an in- science faculty members fi rst be- ics to create their own games. Af- Veronica Rivera signed up Not so at Harvey Mudd, timidating subject,” said Rivera, gan to rethink the way they were ter freshman year, students were for the introduction to comput- where more than half _ 55 per- who is completing her senior teaching the subject in 2005. o˜ ered research opportunities. er science class at Harvey Mudd cent _ of the latest class of com- project on facial-recognition al- The program was producing They used algorithms to solve College mostly because she had puter science graduates were gorithms with four classmates. successful graduates: the chief evolution questions and analyze no choice: It was mandatory. women, compared with roughly “It felt like something that I technology oš cer of Reddit, a DNA sequences. Programming was intimidating 10 percent a decade ago. could learn, that I could really do, founding engineer of Pinterest, Female students tended to and not for her, she thought. Programming is so popular even though I hadn’t done any of creators of Adobe Flash software think more about their careers She expected the class to now in this science and engi- it in the past.” and solitaire for Microsoft. in terms of its social relevance, be full of guys who loved video neering corner of the Claremont Harvey Mudd’s revamped But just as the fi eld was re- and how their work could help games and grew up obsessing Colleges that its professors are curriculum has been adopted by bounding from the dot-com the world, Libeskind-Hadas over how they were made. There campus celebrities and incoming other schools, including North- bust, only a couple of women said. Many male students who were plenty of those guys but, to freshmen are excited for classes western and the University of each semester were signing up pursued computer science, he her surprise, she found the class before ever setting foot on cam- California Riverside, that are for an advanced course in com- found, were more passionate fascinating. pus. trying to broaden the subject’s puter science. about building personal projects She learned how to program The school’s breakthrough appeal. Change needed to begin at and ideas. a computer to play “Connect came when the department’s Increasing gender diversi- the beginning, professors real- To help female students feel Four” and wrote algorithms that professors realized that in order ty is particularly important in ized. The traditional introducto- like they belonged, professors could recognize lines of Shake- to change computer science’s computer science, a fi eld that has ry class was so dry that they drew found ways to remove the so- speare and generate new text reputation, they had to change infi ltrated every part of modern straws to see who would have to called macho e˜ ect by which with similar sentence patterns. how it was taught. life but is still primarily dominat- teach it. more-experienced students _ When that class ended, she “Computing has an im- ed by men. Women make up less Using student feedback, ob- usually male _ intimidated oth- signed up for the next level, then age problem ... and the faculty than one-fi fth of tech employees servations from class and a bit ers by answering all the ques- another and eventually declared just have their work cut out for at Google. of creative social psychology, tions. They pulled those students a joint major of computer sci- them,” said Jane Stout, director “There’s a shortage of raw professors identifi ed three key aside privately and asked them ence and math. Cheering her on of CRA’s Center for Evaluating talent in the fi eld,” said Ran reasons female students did not to let others speak. They urged were professors who had set out the Research Pipeline. “They’ve Libeskind-Hadas, a computer major in computer science: They students to save their more ad- to show her that women belong got to market it. They’ve got to science professor who led Har- didn’t think they would be good vanced conversations for time in computer science just as much sell it. They’ve got to change all vey Mudd’s curriculum redesign. at it, they couldn’t imagine fi tting with their teachers outside of as men do. the negative stereotypes.” “Companies are o˜ ering six-fi g- into the culture and they just class. It’s a message that goes un- At Harvey Mudd, the profes- ure salaries with good benefi ts to didn’t think it was interesting. Professors also divid- heard at many universities. Na- sors made the quizzes more fun 22-year-olds. For women In the revamped curriculum, ed the introductory course tionwide, according to the Com- and created homework assign- not to be able to be part of that instead of having computer sci- into sections based on prior puting Research Association, ments designed to bring groups economy is just a failing on the ence students write arcane code, see COMPUTING on page 14 >> So you want to be a writer? The Rocky Mountain Collegian is looking for new reporters for the Spring 2017 semester. Any student who is interested is covering news, sports, arts & culture and opinion is invited to attend one of the upcoming informational meetings. Monday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m.

Each meeting will last up to one hour and take place in the Rocky Mountain Student Media offices, Room 118, Lory Student Center. No experience is required. All majors are welcomed. Contact Jim Rodenbush at [email protected] with any questions. OPINION 6 Wednesday, January 18, 2017 EDITORIAL EDITORIAL Beaulieu: Talk shit I’m a lobbyist. Don’t hate me By Michael Gessel icy advocacy groups of all types, the needs of citizens. Los Angeles Times as well as state and local govern- But instead of recognizing to me, my friend ments. that fact, the public makes lob- I am a Washington lobbyist. I, for instance, work for the byists the scapegoat for what- Mine is one of the most re- Dayton Development Coali- ever is wrong with Washington. By Mack Beaulieu that as much as you might love viled professions in America. tion, a nonprofi t that promotes Sure, there are dishonest lobby- @CSUCollegian your friends, despite their short- According to a Gallup poll, peo- new businesses and job creation ists, and because scandals in our comings, not everybody will; ple rate the honesty and ethics in 14 Ohio counties. I work with profession often involve public How many times have you talked so you should let them know. I of lobbyists lower than any oc- community leaders to craft re- funds and famous lawmakers, about your friend’s shortcomings wouldn’t have been friends with cupation measured _ and that quests to legislators from the they make headlines. Yet there behind their back? Let’s be hon- either of those two if I had no- includes car salespeople and region. If I am successful, they is probably no profession more est, we all do it. The thing is, we ticed their breath fi rst. Why? Be- telemarketers. will take up my position and try closely tracked by the public; call it ‘talking shit’ because its co- cause that’s the normal reaction I have to be registered with to persuade their colleagues in details of our lobbying activi- vert; but sometimes when you’re and I can guarantee both missed the government and report any Congress to do the same. I also ties, funding, campaign contri- that person’s friend, if you’re not out on opportunities in life be- changes in my work quarterly, answer questions from our rep- butions and related charitable being mean, then you’re just be- cause the people closest to them as though I’m on criminal pa- resentatives on how legislation donations are posted on the ing objective. You just wouldn’t were too busy being polite about role. When I tried to increase might a ect economic develop- web for anyone to peruse. be comfortable telling them your something uncomfortable. my liability insurance coverage ment here in Ohio. President Obama’s poli- objective opinion. a few years back, I was turned The gulf between the Belt- cy to bar nearly all lobbyists If there’s some glaring weak- down because I had a “risky” way and the world beyond is from appointments was, in ness in their character and its profession. The Obama admin- both cultural and geographic, the end, unhelpful because it obvious to you and your friend If there’s some glaring istration barred me from ac- and lobbyists are essential to took out of the running some group, then it’s probably apparent weakness in their cepting political appointments. bridging that gap. Like lawyers, of the most knowledgeable to everybody else. Like a fat piece This sweeping contempt we advocate for people or or- and experienced candidates. of spinach in their teeth, it’s your character and its for lobbyists is misguided. Our ganizations that can’t navigate President-elect Donald Trump responsibility to let them know. obvious to you and your job is to transmit the views of the intricacies of a government booted lobbyists o his transi- We’ve all had that moment; friend group, then it’s our constituents, employers or system on their own. Also like tion team when it seemed he you had a good day, got home, clients to public o’ cials, which attorneys, some lobbyists might wasn’t living up to his “drain looked in the mirror and there is probably apparent to often means reframing an idea argue di erent sides at di er- the swamp” slogan. Then he an- lunch from six hours ago, against everybody else. Like into the language of govern- ent times depending on the cli- nounced an expansion of part a nice white background. Now, a fat piece of spinach ment policy. ent, so our whole profession is of Obama’s anti-lobbyist policy, those conversations with the The right to petition the U.S. viewed with suspicion. preventing political appointees dean of your college, your boss’ in their teeth, it’s your government is so essential to Yes, there’s an element from becoming lobbyists for boss and all those girls you were responsibility to let democracy that it is enshrined of unfairness. In both lobby- fi ve years after they leave the feeling chatty with didn’t go so them know. in the First Amendment to the ing and law, access isn’t equal. government. well. What if that thing was in Constitution. The appropri- Those who can a ord to pay for Such rules imply lobbyists your teeth for years and nobody ateness of lobbyists’ role was better representation often _ have far more power than we let you know? rea’ rmed by the U.S. Supreme though not always _ receive bet- do and that our intent is to cor- What I’m really talking about There’s lots of things that Court in 1954, in an opinion that ter results. But also like the le- rupt the government. We’re not are the big things, not just some- might fall under this umbrella, to noted that many lobbyists are gal system, success often hinges super-villains. If we have any thing in your teeth. The concept varying degrees of seriousness. “entirely honest and respect- more on the strength of the case e ect on government policy, it’s remains the same. A real friend Whether it be bad breath, greasy able representatives of business, than the representation. only because public o’ cials are would tell you if you were embar- hair, farting in public, coming o professional, and philanthropic Still, the deep disdain for swayed by our arguments. The rassing yourself, because if they creepy, putting their foot in their organizations ... many of whom lobbyists, I believe, springs consequence of blaming lob- don’t, how long will you go mak- mouth, talking about one thing serve a useful and perfectly legit- from a mistaken belief that in- byists for Washington’s short- ing impressions that you’re not too much, talking over people, imate purpose.” fl uencing the government cor- falls is that it limits people with even slightly aware of? The eas- puby facial hair, smelling bad, Lobbyists might be best rupts the democratic process. expertise from helping solve iest example that comes to mind drinking too much, smelling like known _ or perhaps infamous To the contrary, the whole idea government problems _ and it is halitosis. Bad breath disease. cigarettes, wearing something _ for large corporate clients. of democracy is that the people lets elected leaders o the hook I have two examples of this. they shouldn’t or any number of However, we also work for non- do infl uence the government. when they don’t. The fi rst one was a casual tenth things, if there’s something nega- profi ts, small businesses, trade Lobbyists are part of what Content pulled from Tribune grade friend named Tim. Every- tive everyone realizes about your associations, unions, public pol- makes government respond to News Service. one thought Tim was cool; ex- friend, then you should tell them. cepting one major factor. Tim’s That is, if it’s something that’s an breath smelled like he woke up obvious negative, and not just and ate crap in the morning, that your friend is weird. As ob- There’s no other appropriate vious as things seem to onlook- NOPE way to put it. No one ever told ers, you should realize that some him as far as I know. I don’t things just don’t occur to people know where Tim is now, but I unless it’s presented to them. DOPE know Tim could’ve somewhat It doesn’t mean you should When there’s no coffee...or water. ruled our grade if it wasn’t for his nit-pick your friends, but if you’re breath, and if he still hasn’t fi g- not helping your friend improve The Moana soundtrack. ured it out, well, hopefully Tim their lives, how much of a friend keeps his distance in interviews. are you? It’s really a form of pro- Walking all the way to Aggie Village The other friend, who shall tection; to not only tell them for class #WhatIsWalnut? remain nameless, is one of my what’s great about them, but also Getting out early because all you have closer friends. I knew him for a what may be holding your friend to do is review the syllabus. year and a half before I just had back. Personally, I want to be to tell him his breath stank. I felt the best version of myself. That Forgetting the bus schedules and like it shouldn’t be avoided any- means fi xing my shortcomings. having to walk home. more at one point when I caught That means not having chronic The beginning of the semester: when a whi during a drunken heart bad breath. Piece by piece you you still have hope. to heart. I waited until the right have to build yourself up, and if time and stated it outright, but you sincerely care about a person he knew I was looking out for his and present the criticism sincere- Feeling like you’re already behind on best interest and no one had any- ly, they’ll see you’re just trying to day one. thing to say about him when he build them up too. Knowing better than to buy your text- left the group. Mack Bealieu can be reached books in advance when you’ll barely The overriding point here is at [email protected]. crack them #SeniorWisdom. The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Wednesday, January 18, 2016 7 SPORTS 8 Wednesday, January 18, 2017 BASKETBALL Mountain West update: Women’s Basketball By Colin Barnard Reigning conference play- @ColinBarnard_ er of the year Ellen Nystrom Less than one-third of the has stepped into more of a way through conference play, scoring role this year, averag- the Mountain West has already ing 15.8 points per game. As been littered with abnormali- a team, the Rams have relied ties. From a supposed bottom on defense and three-point feeder vaulting to the top of the shooting to get the job done. standings to an on-court brawl The team ranks sixth in the na- between Utah State and UNLV, tion in scoring defense, allow- it’s been an unusual beginning to ing just 52.9 ppg, and 24th in conference play. the nation in three-point fi eld With students returning to goals made (138). campus and classes starting up The Rams are set to enter again, here’s how the MW looks the teeth of their schedule, through fi ve games of conference with a particularly intriguing play: match-up coming against Wy- oming in the fi nal week of play that could be a decisive factor to the fi nal standings. As the Standings team grows more comfortable with its lineups, it will be no Wyoming – 13-3 (5-0 MW) surprise to see them contend Colorado State – 12-5 (4-1 MW) for their fourth straight regu- lar season title. New Mexico – 8-8 (4-2 MW) Boise State – 13-3 (3-2 MW) Biggest Surprise – Wyoming Cowgirls The Cowgirls, pegged to fi n- UNLV – 12-5 (3-2 MW) CSU guard Ellen Nystrom was named the MW preseason player of the year and is averaging 15.8 points per ish eighth in the preseason poll, game. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN San Jose State – 6-11 (3-2 MW) have jumped out to a surprising undefeated record in conference mightily against top-half teams per game (2.1). Additionally, State) – The 6-foot-2-inch for- Fresno State – 10-7 (3-3 MW) play. Led by junior guard Liv Wyoming and New Mexico. That Nystrom’s fi ve double-doubles ward from Australia ranks sec- San Diego State – 7-9 (2-3 MW) Roberts (15.8 ppg, 7.3 rebounds being said, they nearly knocked and seven 20-point games are ond on her team in scoring (9.0 per game), the Cowgirls have im- o” Boise State their last time both second in the conference. ppg) and third in the conference Utah State – 9-8 (2-4 MW) pressed their naysayers early on. out and still have the fi repower Given her all-around ability, she in rebounding (9.3 rpg), the However, they have yet to play to compete in conference play. holds a slight lead for the award only freshman in the top 20 of Nevada – 6-10 (0-5 MW) the likes of Colorado State, New Preseason all-conference center at this point in the season. the category. She has recorded Air Force – 2-13 (0-5 MW) Mexico or Boise State. Neverthe- Bego Faz Davalos and guard Can- Dezz Ramos (San Jose State) three double-doubles and plays less, their impressive margin of dice White currently rank sixth – Despite being one of the small- the second most minutes for victory in conference play (+18.4 and seventh in the conference er players in the conference, Utah State. After a slow start to ppg) and non-conference victo- in scoring at 14.4 ppg and 13.9 Ramos certainly doesn’t let that the year, Du£ cy is one of three ry over the Colorado Bu” alos, a ppg, respectively. With those two a” ect her ability to score the ball. freshmen to have settled into a team the Rams struggled with, leading the way, the Bull Dogs The 5-foot-7-inch guard leads the prominent role for the Aggies. Colorado State show they are no pretender. Ex- will look to right the ship for the conference in scoring and ranks Mykiel Burleson (New Record-wise, the Rams pect the Cowgirls to remain near rest of the year. ninth nationally with at 22.4 ppg. Mexico) – A 2016 McDon- were slow coming out of the the top of the standings until She also ranks third in the con- ald’s All-American nominee, gate losing three of their fi rst the end of the season when they Award Watch – Player of the Year ference in assists per game (5.4), Burleson was one of the highest six games and ultimately fi n- close with a brutal fi ve game Ellen Nystrom (Colorado free throw percentage (.874) and ranked recruits coming into the ishing non-conference play stretch that includes four games State) – After winning the award minutes per game (33.1). The MW and was picked as presea- with a mediocre 8-4 record. against the three contenders be- last season, Nystrom was picked preseason All-MW point guard son Freshman of the Year. Her All of those loses came against hind them. to repeat as Player of the Year in has the Spartans within striking 10.1 ppg average ranks second Power Five teams, however, the preseason poll, and she has distance in the MW as she looks among freshmen in the confer- and prepared the Rams for Biggest Disappointment - Fresno State Bulldogs not disappointed. Nystrom has to build upon her impressive ence, but it’s her ability to score their conference opponents. Picked to fi nish third in scored at a more prolifi c rate, up campaign thus far. the ball in spurts that warrants Their sole loss in conference the preseason poll, the Bull- from 11.1 to 15.8 ppg, and leads Consideration – Cher- consideration for the award. came at the hands of Boise dogs were limited early on by all guards in the conference in ise Beynon (New Mexico), Liv Consideration – Mariah State on Dec. 31. Coming o” non-conference losses to Cal rebounding, averaging 8.1 per Roberts (Wyoming), Bergo Faz Forde (Air Force), Eliza West convincing wins against Air State Northridge and UC San- game. Nystrom’s defense sets Davalos (Fresno State) (Utah State) Force and New Mexico, the ta Barbara. In conference, they her apart as she is second in Colin Barnard can be Rams may be hitting their narrowly escaped Nevada with a the conference in defensive re- Award Watch – Freshman of the Year reached by email at sports@ stride at the perfect time. one-point victory and struggled bounds per game (7.3) and steals Shannon Du£ cy (Utah collegian.com.

>> ATHLETE from page 2 when throwers Mostafa Hassan and Aaliyah Pete were both honored. CSU Track and Field is back in action Friday Jan. 20 and Saturday Jan. 21, as they travel to Manhattan, Kansas for the Deloss Dodds Invitational and Multis. Chad Deutschman can be reached by email at sports@ collegian.com. SPORTS Wednesday, January 18, 2016 9

BASKETBALL Mountain West update: Men’s basketball

By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael ing San Jose State and Air Force, is the 2015-16 Mountain West before most recently losing to champion and perennial con- New Mexico. After going 3-2 ference contender San Diego While the majority of stu- through the fi rst fi ve games of State. After struggling through dents were hitting the slopes, conference play, the Rams are non-conference play, the Az- eating cookies and spending currently sitting in third place tecs have won just two of their time with their loved ones, for the regular season title, be- fi rst fi ve games in the Mountain Mountain West basketball be- hind only Nevada (15-3, 4-1) and West and could be in danger of gan conference play and is in Boise State (11-5, 4-1). missing out on the postseason. full swing coming out of the hol- That being said, the Aztecs still iday break. Here is a brief recap Colorado State possess a talented roster capa- of what is going on around the Despite getting o– to a ble of making a run at any mo- conference. nice start in conference play, it ment. A one-time prominent will be an uphill battle for the hoops conference, the Moun- Rams from here on out. Che Up and down Wyoming tain West is considerably Bob, Devocio Butler and Kima- The fi nal team we will take a down this season, and after ni Jackson are all suspended look at is the Wyoming Cowboys, only sending one team (Fresno for failing to meet academic re- who in total in Mountain West State) to the NCAA Tourna- quirements, leaving the team fashion have been completely ment in 2016, the MW is shap- with only seven players on the unpredictable. After defeating ing up to be a single-bid confer- active roster. To bolster depth Northern Iowa and losing by two ence once again. Against teams the team has added walk-on to USC (94-92), the Cowboys ap- in the Associated Press Top-25, guard Juan Sabino II. peared to be one of the surprise Mountain West programs are a Senior forward Emman- contenders but consistency has combined 0-11. With no clear uel Omogbo has been a men- been an issue since entering con- favorite for the conference ace on the glass all season, ference play. crown, the road to the Moun- averaging a league-high 10.4 Leading the Cowboys is Col- tain West Tournament could be rebounds per-game. Omogbo’s orado native Hayden Dalton, eight double-doubles are also averaging 13.2 points and 8 re- good for best in the conference bounds per-game. Dalton’s ver- and brings his career total to satility as a scorer makes him a 16. Omogbo recorded a ca- defensive mismatch and if the Standings reer-high 22 points in the loss forward from Parker, Colorado Nevada (15-3, 4-1) at Boise State. continues to produce, he may be Alongside Omogbo all sea- a surprise candidate for Moun- CSU guard JD Paige surveying the fl oor in a 84-71 loss to New Mexico on Boise St (11-5, 4-1) son has been sophomore guard tain West Player of the Year. Jan. 14. PHOTO BY NATALIE DYER COLLEGIAN Colorado St (11-7, 3-2) Prentiss Nixon, who has been Justin Michael can be on scoring at will after dropping reached by email at sports@colle- Fresno St (11-7, 3-3) a career-high 30 points against gian.com. New Mexico (10-8, 3-3) Kansas State at the Pepsi Center. Nixon is averaging 12.8 points Wyoming (12-6, 2-3) per-game and has scored in dou- San Diego St (10-7, 2-3) ble fi gures in each of the Rams fi ve conference games. San Jose St (9-7, 2-3) Finally, since returning from UNLV (9-9, 2-3) suspension, senior guard Gian Clavell has been a much needed Air Force (9-9, 2-3) spark to the o– ense. Clavell leads the team in scoring at 17.1 points Utah St (8-9, 2-4) per-game, is shooting 46.3 per- cent from the fl oor and 39.2 per- cent from beyond the arc. Nevada on the rise a bumpy one. Atop the standings sit the From top to bottom the con- Wolfpack, who after defeating ference is up for the taking and New Mexico in one of the wild- in just three weeks, there have est comebacks of college bas- already been multiple thrilling ketball history are in excellent games and upsets. position to compete for their After defeating UNLV, one fi rst MW title. Led by sopho- of the closest games from the more forward Cameron Oliver, early portion of conference who is averaging 14.8 points, play featured the Rams in the 8 rebounds and 3 blocks per- road opener at Boise State Dec. game, the Wolfpack are dom- 27. Down two points with just inant down low. Other than a seconds remaining, Broncos narrow 77-76 defeat against guard Chandler Hutchison was Fresno State, Nevada has been able to bank a buzzer-beater unblemished and will be one from behind the arc, securing of the teams to keep an eye on a one-point Boise State victory down the road. (74-73). Since losing to the Broncos, San Diego State struggling the Rams have gone 2-1, defeat- The biggest surprise so far SPORTS 10 Wednesday, January 18, 2017 BASEBALL New baseball used by colleges helps revive o ensive output

By Chris Foster ed for getting the barrel of the Los Angeles Times bat on the ball. I think we got it right this time.” Hutton Moyer, one of Pep- The fi nal testing ground will perdine’s top hitters, learned be TD Ameritrade Park in Oma- things would be easier at the ha, which has replaced Rosen- plate this season in the second blatt Stadium for the College game. World Series. TD Ameritrade The Waves were facing Tu- Park’s dimensions were touted lane at home, where the onshore as being the same, but it faces the gusts are famous for taking the opposite direction, where the “fl y” out of fl y balls. In the third wind works against batters in- inning, Moyer connected. stead of aiding them. “It was a fi rst-pitch slider “Right now, the sample size and I got it,” said Moyer, a junior. is small, about 50 games” per “I thought, ‘That’s a double o€ team in the regular season, said the wall.’ Then it kept going and Savage. “It’ll be interesting to see going and went out. I went, ‘Wel- how it plays out in the region- come to the new year and the als, super regionals and College new ball.’ “ World Series.” Moyer had no home runs in UCLA brought home the 2014. He has hit 14 this season. 2013 national championship Having another season of ex- with pitching and defense. There perience helped considerably, were three home runs hit during as did bulking up by 15 pounds. the College World Series that But Moyer admits that “three year. or four” of his home runs were A year ago, Vanderbilt won aided by the baseball that was the title and, again, there were introduced at the college level only three home runs. The .233 this season. collective batting average was The change resulted from the lowest in the series since an overcompensation after the 1974, when aluminum bats were UCLA’s Trevor Brown slides home ahead of an anticipated throw from the outfi eld to San Francisco catcher NCAA enacted rules to tame alu- introduced. Travis Higgs during the second inning of the NCAA Regionals baseball tournament on Sunday, June 5, 2011 in minum bats for safety reasons An average of 33 home runs Los Angeles, California. UCLA won, 4-1. PHOTO BY ARMANDO BROWN ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER in 2011. The drop in o€ ensive were hit during the CWS the The harmony is evident, Conference went from 326 home elian, this season’s ace, got a taste production brought howls from last 10 seasons it was played in Gillespie said. runs in 2013 to 530 this season. of the lower-seam ball while coaches whose teams tradition- Rosenblatt Stadium. “There is less grumbling,” Only four of the 31 Division I playing for Team USA last sum- ally battered pitchers. There were coaches who Gillespie said. “People are prob- conferences hit fewer home runs mer. The result was a new base- were not going to stand for the ably more at peace.” in 2014. “It allows you to keep all your ball, one with fl atter seams and power outage. The seams on the new ball “Essentially, if you get it up pitchers tighter and the breaks a slightly harder core, similar Rice’s Wayne Graham fi red make it more diœ cult to com- in the air and hit it well enough, it are sharper,” Kaprielian said. to what is used in professional o€ a letter to a number of nation- mand breaking pitches. The will get out,” Pepperdine’s Moyer “Obviously, if you leave a ball up, baseball. It increased o€ ensive al college baseball writers after tighter core can increase the dis- said. “At Pepperdine, it’s hard to it is going to fl y a little more. Guys production this season, but did UCLA’s title, saying, “The college tance when the ball is hit. hit it out with the way the wind who have a tight, hard breaking not bring a return of the num- game is oœ cially out of balance.” But, Gillespie said, “as I blows. I’ve seen ones hit this year ball haven’t had a problem. Guys bers created by loaded alumi- He proposed a new ball. In an watch every game, my take is not where I went, ‘That’s an out.’ who don’t have had a harder ad- num bats. American Coaches Assn. sur- ‘Oh man, that’s a super ball.’ Not Then it ends up going over the justment.” “I think the balance is pret- vey in the fall of in 2013, 87 per- yet. It is abundantly clear that wall.” The fi nal exam will come at ty good right now,” UCLA coach cent said that a change to a fl at- there must be 20 more feet on a Pitching sta€ s, though, are the College World Series. John Savage said. “I think it is seamed ball was needed. driven ball.” not being clobbered. “This has probably accom- where we want it. We’re see- “I sort of felt that we were all The numbers back that up. UCLA’s regular-season plished what it was intended to ing better pitchers and better playing with the same ball, so let’s There were 2,527 more earned-run average of 2.16 was accomplish,” Gillespie said. “The pitching sta€ s that are per- just go play,” UC Irvine Coach home runs hit during the 2015 signifi cantly lower than its 2.55 proof will be in Omaha.” forming at a high level. We’re Mike Gillespie said. “However, regular season than in 2014, up in 2013, when pitching took the Content pulled from Tribune seeing hitters getting reward- the statistics were hard to deny.” 28 percent. The Atlantic Coast Bruins to the title. James Kapri- News Service. ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, January 18, 2017 11

MUSIC and El-P deliver again with new By Samuel Perrine @brickzor and the album tied those sto- held back. “The evening news ries together into one coher- givin’ you’s views. Telling you to The purpose and message ent message. “ pick your master for president. of Killer Mike and El-P’s new 3” manages to outdo the duo’s Been behind the curtain, seen album “” is second album in every one of the devil workin,” says Killer summed up well in a sample of these categories. The beats Mike in “2100,” released direct- Martin Luther King Jr. from are less bombastic this time ly after the election of Donald his 1967 “The Other America” around, but the production is Trump. The song is of course speech. “A riot is the language much better and the creativity critical of Trump, but it would of the unheard,” Dr. King says. and genuine passion are easy be errant to assume that that is “Run the Jewels 3” is the lan- to see. In “Call Ticketron” an as far as the commentary goes. guage of that riot. automatic ticket machine is Killer Mike and El-P both mixed with El-P’s verses, and began their careers in music as other similarly creative touch- critical and controversial social es are sprinkled throughout It was a well-crafted commentators during the Bush the album. “” administration over a decade was a well-aimed protest with and exceedingly well Run The Jewels, a hip hop duo of El-P, left, and Killer Mike, perform on ago. The duo has remained the anger bubbling under the Day Two of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire fi ercely independent and wildly surface. “Run the Jewels 3” is produced protest Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif., on Saturday, April 11, 2015. PHOTO BY LUIS SINCO LOS ANGELES TIMES successful ever since, avoiding a revolution with the violence album, each track the creeping sort of commer- now fully intertwined with the The album features sharp Should you listen? Yes. cial materialism that has wa- message. was its own story, criticism of the now, but cur- It is no exaggeration to say tered down the message of so “Run the Jewels 3” is a mu- rent events are not the main “Run the Jewels 3” is a mas- many artists before them. sical speech fi lled with anger, and the album focus of the album. As the ti- terpiece of artistic expression. “Run the Jewels 3” could and an outlet of counter-cultur- tle “2100” suggests, “Run the Hip-hop has a way of embed- have easily been more of the al rage that never loses its focus. tied those stories Jewels 3” looks forward to an ding itself into a certain time same from the duo. “Run the No stone is left unturned, and together into one uncertain future fueled by an and a certain cultural context, Jewels 2” already featured an everyone is held to judgement, unstable, oppressive present and this album is a way of ex- unyielding critical analysis from lawmakers, rappers and coherent message. day.The fi nal track, “A periencing the soundtrack of of American society. It was a the media to Killer Mike and report to the shareholder/kill right now. well-crafted and exceedingly El-P themselves. The album is your masters” is a fi tting end Samuel Perrine can be well-produced protest album, topical and direct, and sharp and a heartfelt confession of reached at entertainment@ each track was its own story, and specifi c criticism is never how the duo see themselves. collegian.com ARTS & CULTURE 12 Wednesday, January 18, 2017 MUSIC The Squirrel Nut Zippers swing by the Lincoln Center By Zoë Jennings @zoe_jennings4 the band’s stage presence. Dressed in quirky 1920s style, the danced e” ortlessly throw- “The Squirrel Nut Zippers ing around their instruments were the last weird people in around. Without any elaborate the free world to be allowed backdrop or lights, the band en- to have a platinum record,” tertained with their talent and founding member Jimbo showmanship and impressed Mathus said to the crowd. the crowd with their musical The Squirrel Nut Zippers talent. The group played many stopped by the Lincoln Center instruments, including the on Sunday, Jan. 15 for a per- saxophone, trombone, banjo, formance celebrating the 20th fi ddle, stand-up bass and trum- anniversary of their platinum pet. Lucia’s wide vocal range album “Hot.” and 1920s-style voice were a The reactivated line up striking addition. included Ingrid Lucia of The “Hot” catapulted the band Flying Neutrinos along with into fame. Released in 1996, other New Orleans musicians. “Hot” sold over 1.3 million cop- New Orleans, founded on pi- ies. When fame hit, the band racy, prostitution and alcohol had trouble adjusting. The The Squirrel Nut Zippers tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Hot.”PHOTO BY ZOE JENNINGS COLLEGIAN as Mathus joked, has helped to band bought limousines ex- form the band. pecting the people in suits to Forming in 1993, the band’s pick up the bill but realized that sound includes many di” erent the Zippers were in fact picking ALEC REVIEWS MUSIC genres including swing, gypsy up the bill, Mathis joked to the , delta blues, calypso and crowd before playing “Suits klezmer and the reactivated Are Picking Up the Bill.” line up fl awlessly embodied the When the band played band’s original eclectic sound. “Ghost of Stephen Foster” ’s ‘I See You’ is The Zippers not only there was a projection of the played from “Hot” but played music video with a black and from “Perennial Favorites” white cartoon of a couple stay- “Bedlam Ballroom” and “The ing in a haunted hotel. This was ambitious and atmospheric Inevitable Squirrel Nut Zip- a fun addition to the set. pers,” along with a couple of The crowd was seated By Alec Erickson listen again and again. There is mented in the last four years. new songs. Split into two acts, during the show; however, the @ CTV_Ace a lot here to really admire, from Lyrically, I would not call “I the band started out playing music was too catchy for some the much less gloomy and bleak See You” bleak like I would with classics like “Put a Lid on it” and they migrated to the aisles The long anticipated wait is sound to the strategically struc- “Coexist.” In fact, I would say it and “Blue Angel.” After allow- where they could swing dance now over. The follow up album tured and layered tracks. “I See is little bit more upbeat and a lot ing the audience a brief break to the music. to 2012’s “Coexist” is fi nally re- You” is some of the bands best of the tracks even sound hopeful. to buy more alcohol, as Mathis After the show many fans leased and it aims to take The work to date and having this re- While it is still a dramatic record explained, the band came back stood in line to wwmeet the xx to a much higher place then cord release at the beginning of with tracks like “A Violent Noise” to play three new songs as well Zippers and get their auto- they have been before. It is rare the year sets the bar high for all or “Brave for You.” There is also as crowd-favorite “Bedlam graphs. to have a third studio album feel the other artists. some optimism with some of the Ballroom.” Zoë Jennings can be reached so fresh and yet so familiar at music present here, like tracks “I The crowd was seated at entertainment@collegian. the same time, yet that is exactly Dare You” or “Test Me,” which but was very entertained by com the case with “I See You.” We see Where To Buy close out the record on a much the band in a much more exper- iTunes: $9.99 more di” erent note than how it imental stage than we have be- began. We can hear some infl u- fore, and it seems to work out for Target $9.99 ence from Jamie xx’s solo work the best. Best Buy: $9.99 here in this record. While most indie pop trio The xx of the subject matter is tackling have been around for the better relationships, it is the delivery of part of the last 12 years. Members the vocals that really sells each Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim track. There is at least something and Jamie Smith released their Musically, there is a lot here here that everyone can relate to debut album “xx” in 2009. It was that you could not fi nd on “xx” in some way. not until the release of their sec- or “Coexist” From the start, on Should you listen to it?: YES! ond studio album “Coexist” in tracks like “Dangerous” or “Say 2017 is o” to a strong start 2012 that launched the band to Something Love” we get a lot and that is in large part due to mainstream fame, especially in more texture with horns. Addi- The xx. “I See You” is such a the states. The album would go tionally, guitars are mixed in- strong and well-rounded record on to peak at No. 5 on the Bill- credibly well with the vocals and that it is hard to fi nd something board 200 list. We have come to beats to the tracks. It is not hard not to like about it. It is certainly know the band to have this mel- with this record to fi nd some- much more ambitious than pre- ancholy sound with haunting vo- thing to nod your head along to vious works from the band, and cals that stick with you long after the beat. The main thing you re- in a way succeeds at a level that listening. You can expect all that ally need to admire is that there the last two records did not. It is and a lot more this time around are so many new elements for di” erent and unique and long- with “I See You.” the band here that are refresh- time fans will appreciate how “I See You” is a ten-track re- ing to hear. While “Coexist” was fresh and new this record sounds cord that clocks in to be about a great record in its own regard, to them. For new listeners they 40 minutes long. From front to it was limited in structure in a will appreciate how catchy and back this record is structured to way that “I See You” is not. There infectious that some of the tracks take you on an emotional trip. is a lot more at work here in this can be. “I See You” is a record It is more than easy enough to record and tracks like “” that is worth checking out. lose yourself while listening, but and “Replica” prove how much Alec Erickson can be reached it keeps bringing you back in to the band has grown and experi- at [email protected] ARTS & CULTURE Wednesday, January 18, 2017 13

CULTURE AND COMMUNITY California versus Colorado winters

By Camila Nadalet true to Colorado have absolute- “You can go for a hike up in the @camnadalet ly no desire to ever leave. People mountains and not freeze to have such an intense love for this death. It’s a pretty good set up.” True Coloradoans love ev- place and everything that comes For us, white Christmas- erything about their state. The with it. es are only heard of in songs or fl ag is everywhere, people im- In other states, however, seen in movies and snow days merse themselves in the nature winters can prove to be quite are never an occurrence. Heck, and mountains. Chacos are a di erent than they are here. even rain is a rare treat to be ex- staple in nearly everyone’s shoe Take California, for example. perienced. That is what we know closet. Winters there are character- to be as winter and anything else Miller Lite Perhaps one of the most ized by low temperatures of is weird and out of the ordinary. intense loves residents of Col- maybe 50 degrees at night, and In California, winter activ- Steine Bottle orado have for their state, is highs reaching even up into the ities are going to the beach and that of their winters. For the 80s at times. surfi ng, swimming in outdoor more outdoorsy, snow means Residents continue to go to pools and hiking in shorts and $5.99 skiing, snowboarding, snow- the beach all through summer T-shirts… though Netfl ix and hot shoeing and sledding. For those and there is no need to pull out chocolate obviously still apply in 6pk btl who prefer to stay inside, snow the winter clothes and put away California as well. means a perfect afternoon of the summer clothes. All that is Despite the fact that there Aggie Discount Liquor hot chocolate, warm blankets necessary is a light jacket over are evidently large di erences 429 Canyon Ave. 482-1968 and Netfl ix. Generally, though, your favorite tank top and you between the states of Colorado snow in Colorado means beau- are set to embrace the harsh and California, there is obvi- ty. winters of California. ous beauty in both places. For “It’s beautiful when the And though out-of-state in- some, having snow is the only weather outside may be cold but dividuals like myself can see the way they have known winters. the sun is out,” said born and beauty in the winters here. What For others, an average of 75 de- raised Coloradoan Alejandra we see will never compare to how grees throughout the course of Alvarez. “It’s a weird Colorado a large portion of Coloradoans the winter would be unusual to thing to say but that’s just how it feel. not have. is here.” However, it is true that Cal- Regardless of what winter Alvarez is not the only one ifornians, like myself, feel the is to each person, it is beautiful who feels that way about this same way about our state, and and loved for di erent reasons state. As someone who has come their winters in particular, as by all. from Southern California and Coloradoans do. Camila Nadalet can be has only been in Colorado for a “You don’t have to be cooped reached at entertainment@col- year and a half, it often seems as up inside,” said Southern Cali- legian.com though individuals who are so fornia resident Jennie Macrae. Today: Guest Artist: Sinaisky-Kinlenko Piano Duo 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall This duo performs a program of duets written specifically for one piano and four hands.

Tomorrow Jan. 19: Gregory Allicar Museum of Art New Exhibition Opening Reception 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., UCA - University Are Museum Join us for the opening of the Reception Gregory Allicar Museum of Art Spring Exhibitions 2017: Drawing on Tradition: European works on paper from the seventeenth - and eighteenth-centuries.

This Week: Chinese Spring Festival Gala Jan. 21st, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Fort Collins Lincoln Center

Upcoming:

Info Session: Semester at Sea Jan. 25th, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., LSC 372

President’s Open Forum Jan. 31st, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Cherokee Park Ballroom

Heavy snow falls on a ski lift in Winter Park, Colo. PHOTO BY TONY VILLALOBOS COLLEGIAN 14 Wednesday, January 18, 2017 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian CULTURE & COMMUNITY Daily Horoscope 7 ways to be calmer, more Nancy Black TODAY’S BIRTHDAY any time now. Present your (01/18/17). Opportunities argument tactfully. Prioritize flourish for career growth this obligations and adjust the bud- year. Discipline with planning get to suit. Don’t spend what mature…and more productive lets you soar to new heights. you don’t have. Collaboration wins. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — By Susie Moore 9 — You’re on a roll. Personal Tribune News Service ourselves to other people over your circumstances and your To get the advantage, check the matters come together, if you our paychecks, the contents of “stuž,” you’re empowered. day’s rating: 10 is the easiest can avoid procrastination. I was recently in a business our closets, relationship statuses 7. DON’T REACT day, 0 the most challenging. Disruptions and distrac- meeting with two men who dis- ... but when you realize that all There’s nothing like watch- tions pull at your attention. agreed on a plan of action. Is this that matters (and all that you can ing reality TV to observe some ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Double-check your work for uncommon in the workplace? control) is you, you can’t help but highly reactive, immature, the- 8 — Work together to manage potential errors. Nope. Can it be uncomfortable? just do you. And when that hap- atrical overreactions... and on- a new assignment (on top of SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Um, definitely... especially when pens, life gets awesome. screen, they’re great. Bring the everything else). Suppress the 6 — You’re especially sensitive. egos get involved. 2. DON’T OVERTHINK STUFF drama! desire to argue or procrasti- Clean up old messes, and clear Everyone else in the room When you stop trying to But when you become a re- nate. Transform obstacles into new space for creating what’s braced themselves while the two dissect and interpret the words, ality TV star’s polar opposite _ opportunities. next. Hide out and consider executives faced ož with their texts, tweets and motivations when you’ve mastered the art of TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — what you want to generate. wildly dižerent opinions. But to of others, you’ll experience that non-reaction and let something 9 — The pace quickens. Handle Discover options. our surprise, the meeting went dose of tranquility you need. that could have ožended you just responsibilities before going SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. remarkably well... and all be- “Analysis paralysis” is such a pre- slide _ then you’re really winning. out to play. A work controversy 21) — 7 — Your friends are your cause one of these men simply cious waste of your time. Maturity begins when drama requires your attention. Get inspiration. Have fun on com- exuded a calm maturity that was 3. KNOW HOW TO LAUGH AT YOUR- and dissatisfaction ends. We can the facts. Stick with the real mittees, at parties and at social impossible to fight against. He SELF quantify our calm by our abil- thing. gatherings. Sidestep a contro- met his colleague’s argumenta- Joan Rivers said, “Life goes ity to, in the words of T-Swift, GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — 7 versy with diplomatic humor. tive tone with absolute tranquil- by fast. Enjoy it. Calm down. It’s “shake it ož.” You really can — Relax and let your thoughts Smile with grace and tact. ity, and the situation dižused. all funny.” Life doesn’t have to be choose to free yourself from any- turn to romance. Avoid awk- CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Instead of ožering rebuttals so serious, does it? And once you thing: a rude remark, an under- ward moments by scheduling — 7 — A professional challenge and contradictions, he kept say- get to the point where you can the-breath diss from someone carefully. You’re developing a has your attention. Adapt ing things like, “I absolutely see laugh at yourself, you can laugh you’ve never liked, an online hat- new perspective. Share what to a change in plans. Clear your point, Jež,” and “You’re at pretty much anything. er, a passive-aggressive colleague you love. communications channels are right about that. Could we con- 4. WORK BEFORE YOU PLAY ... whatever. CANCER (June 21-July 22) vital. Investigate options and sider...” Maturity can almost always When you can shake all that — 6 — Find what you need opportunities. I was impressed. Egos didn’t be measured by delayed gratifi- ož and just focus on the present close to home. Family has AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. rule that morning; they couldn’t. cation. Do the work first, don’t moment _ which is all we ever your attention. Finish a big 18) — 8 — New opportunities There was too much calm in the half-ass it, care ... and then play. have _ you kinda have it all fig- job together, to upgrade your open up. Take charge, and go room. Work can be fun too _ especially ured out. Guilt and regret can domestic scene. Many hands for the big prize. Inspire others And you just can’t meet that when you commit to doing work have you living the past, and anx- make light work. without getting pushy. When kind of Zen-like state with fire. that you love. Adulting can be iety and worry can make you fu- LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — 8 — su›ciently motivated, your So what are more ways to great adventure, if you give it a ture-trip. When you can simply Listen to what’s going on, and team can move mountains. bring tranquility, maturity and chance. Be Here Now... well, that calm summarize the plot for others. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) inner peace into our lives? What 5. DON’T GOSSIP will carry you far. You’re especially keen-witted — 7 — Take care of financial we focus on has a tendency to When you just walk away Content pulled from Tribune and clever. Put your thoughts obligations without losing expand. So if you focus on the from the water cooler when the News Service into words. your cool. Do as much as you drama, that’s what you get, but if boss is being whispered about, VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — 8 can without discussion. Think you focus on serenity, well... who you’re really doing yourself a fa- — That money could show up fast under pressure. couldn’t use a little more of that vor in the long run. this year? Here are seven ways 6. DON’T BLAME OTHERS you can bring more of that cool, I don’t think there is any- collected calm _ and the success- thing more grown-up than tak- es that results from it _ into your ing 100 percent responsibility life. for your life. No excuses or ex- 1. FOCUS ON YOUR OWN STUFF ceptions _ parental, governmen- It can be so easy to compare tal or otherwise. When you own

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