Pedal to the Metal

feb. 20, 2015 LYST THE CATATHE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF COLORADO COLLEGE NEWS 2 Opinion 7 SPORTS 9 LIFE 13 FRIDAY WEEK 1 Illustration by Rachel Fishman. BLOCK 6 FREE SPEECH SWIM & DIVE MAKES ISRAEL NASH SPLASH AT SCAC COMES TO VOL. 45 ON COLLEGE NO. 15 CAMPUSES CHAMPIONSHIPS IVYWILD TONIGHT CATALYSTNEWSPAPER.COM MORE: Page 7 MORE: Photo courtesy of CC Athletics. Page 11 Photo courtesy of Loose Music. MORE: Page 14 PEDAL TO AROUNDTHE THE WORLD METAL IN TWO SEMESTERS 18-year-old Frenchman stops twice at Colorado College during his solo bicycle tour around the planet. BIKE TOUR: Page 4 Photo courtesy of Amaury Bargioni. Venture Grant opens door for Social Justice Conference CANDELARIA ALCAT News Editor Venture Grants are awards of mon- Over the four days of the confer- A quiet face in a familiar As February rolled around, over ey given to students to pursue their ence, these social activists gathered 4,000 social activists with innumer- interests and dreams, which they to hear from keynote speakers, par- place; Jack Burger gets able unique identities made their ticipate in over 390 hard-hitting intimate with the handsome way to Denver for the National Con- “When a lot of people hear about ference on LGBT Equality: Creating otherwise could not ful�ill. with discussions that centered man behind the register. their minds go to is marriage equal- themselvesworkshops, onand their �inish own off identities. the days College student Spencer Spotts (’17). ity,”the conference,said Spotts. “However,the �irst thing marriage that Some of the workshops in the con- Change;CC’s Venture in that Grant, �lock alongwas Coloradowith un- equality was one of the last reasons ference included: Building Allyship MORE: Page 5 dying support and guidance from the why we were there because there’s on College Campuses, Bad Medicine: college’s Wellness Center, made this so many issues affecting LGBT indi- Conversion Therapy Laws, Masculin- experience possible for Spotts. viduals.” VENTURE GRANT: Page 6 INSIDE: SwitchBack Coffee Colorado College purchases building formerly occupied by Couture’s Fabric Care Roasters pushes the LIZ FORSTER has been in contact with the owners Editor-in-Chief coffee of Colorado about purchasing the building for ing the deal. Springs forward with their After purchasing the space previ- over six years,” said Robert Moore, tiesKeith involved Paterson in drafting and his andfather, �inaliz- Carl ously occupied by the Colorado Run- Senior Vice President for Finance Paterson, previously owned the small batch roasts and ning Company, Colorado College has and Administration and treasurer for building, which is located at 801 continued its efforts towards expand- the college. North Tejon Street. The two had collaborative spirit. Moore represented the college carried on the legacy of this Colo- MORE: Page 13 Uintah, Nevada and Cache with the throughout the purchasing process. rado Springs family business until its purchaseing beyond of thethe con�inesformer laundromatof Cascade, Behind the scenes, he oversaw the 110th year before the sale and con- south of campus for an undisclosed work of the alumni who helped ac- centrating their efforts on their res- taurant downtown, Couture’s Bistro. @catalystnews amount of money. quire the property, the lawyers, title “The college has been thinking and company, and a variety of other par- LAUNDROMAT: Page 6 2 NEWS FEBRUARY 20, 2015 Innovation Thursdays: Tackling passions one start-up at a time EMMA MARTIN ous climbing companies to climb every- - writes best-selling books as well as Staff Writer where from Patagonia to Kyrgyzstan. cal cost of owning, storing, and travel- thousands of articles for newspaper and ingproblems, with gear, the firstespecially being children’sthe astronomi gear, Due to the shared passion for the out- agent” in creating each trip, deciding not which must be replaced frequently as hosts a TV show, and is an outdoor guide. doors and entrepreneurship within the onlyShe has where been she able wants to act to astravel a “proactive but also they age. magazines, makes and produces films, student body at Colorado College, two The second problem concerns the in- began during his years at Colorado Col- unique start-ups were presented in the - credible rental and guide shops across lege.Gadd’s career in the outdoor industry most recent Innovation Thursday. turnthe specific for travel rock fees walls and a shestipend. will climb. the country, often locally owned, which He found success in climbing competi- Three distinct visionaries in the out- She promotes the company brand in re- are missing the accessibility and mar- tions and soon began writing for climb- door industry gathered for a presenta- rally, are far greater than monetary gain. keting aspect that would make them ing magazines using his previous experi- tion and interactive discussion regarding Sorkin’s motives for climbing, natu more successful. ence writing a column for The Catalyst, their unique work and the experiences back to the climbing community, and - that led them there. While each panel- hasMuch focused of her primarily work is aon matter environmental of giving groups—the recreational user and the ion.” ist varied in passions and career—from awareness and conservation. GetOutfitted connects these two- titled “You Have the Right to My Opin professional climber to tech entrepre- “Climbing is a self-focused sport,” said line marketplace where the customer learn the ins-and-outs of editing, writ- neur to all-around outdoor Renaissance - canMom plan & Pop a trip, shops—together rent gear, and buy in ticketsan on ing,After and graduating, producing aGadd magazine, went ason well to man—each used their work in the out- ly create the community you want to see all at the touch of a button as starting his own qualitative research door industry to address or draw aware- inSorkin. climbing.” “But it’s important to conscious company. After several years, however, ness to larger issues of environmental - “Rent the Runway” of snow sports, stewardship. ing as a climbing steward in Yosemite thoughFlores hedescribes hopes to GetOutfitted expand into as other the even one where he was the boss. NationalSorkin spentPark, lastand springshe completes and fall workevery activities such as paragliding, kayaking, Gadd became bored with an office job, a professional climbing guide and ath- climb with bags full of trash from other and whitewater rafting. leteThe who, first throughoutspeaker, Madaleine her career Sorkin, in the is climbers, which she picks up during her “I lived in Colorado for 10 years, yet usedAn thatincredible money athlete, to go live Gadd in ahas van wonand outdoor industry, has promoted envi- ascent. still felt intimidated by the outdoors and climbthree ice.gold medals at the X-Games and ronmental conservation and awareness The second speaker in the forum was the fairly exclusive culture associated in climbing. - with it,” said Flores. “Right now, outdoor scene, he has continued to push the activists are preaching to the choir. The boundariesSince his ofinitial ice climbing explosion and onto has wonthe veryJulian different Flores, foundersector of and the CEOoutdoor of Get in- next step is to provide more people with Sorkin began climbing in the south- dustry.Outfitted, who found his passion in a incredible outdoor experiences; envi- - scribedflats of Coloradoclimbing duringinitially her as years freedom as a According to Flores, outdoor recre- ronmental conservation will then come try’smany most major famous climbing monuments—Niagara titles. He also student at Colorado College. Sorkin de ation has a shrinking pool of clients that to the forefront of people’s lives natu- Falls.made the first climb up one of the coun Coast suburbia. However, after sev- are homogenous both in race and in- rally and passionately.” from her previous confinement in East work brings awareness to issues larger reached a crossroads. barriers of cost and cultural deterrents, asked what he does for a living, he re- Like the previous two speakers, Gadd’s eral“I feltyears I would of rigorous be more climbing, inspired Sorkin if the bettercome. GetOutfitted“democratizing” works the to breakoutdoor down in- pliedWhen that the he last didn’t speaker, know. Will “I make Gadd, things was In working in the outdoor industry, dustry by making outdoor experiences up, try to get someone to pay for them, eachthan hisspeaker specific recognizes interests. that he or she walls catapulted me into the realm of ‘I available to everyone in an easy and less is part of something greater than them- wonder[walls] werewhat’s bigger,” possible.” said Sorkin. “Big expensive manner. - - doand for then a living?I go do them,”He’s a saidpro Gadd.ice climber, nected planet. The real question is, what doesn’t Gadd selves—not just a community, but a con Sorkin has been sponsored by vari GetOutfitted works to correct two EMMA MILLER The lecture was hard-hitting and sensi- on the history of suicide, the thought Staff Writer tive for some and uplifting for others. and worthwhile. Block Six First Monday:Hecht continually “Suicide reiterated the im- and Hope for ourhope-filled IfFuture you missed message the lecture, Selves”was encouraging and would portance of social interactions to com- thatsurrounding although it, Christianity and religious is currentlyinfluence like to listen to it, it will be posted to the large portion of the Colorado College bat the potential for isolation and loneli- profoundlyon the perception against of suicide,suicide. Sheit has shared not Colorado College website. studentOn Monday, body, staff,Feb. 16administrators, at 11:15 a.m., and a always been that way. When Christi- live in a historical moment that has freed anity was illegal, it was encouraged to - start the block off with yet another intel- usness. from This social becomes interactions, difficult because she says, we - Hecht is the author of the book “Stay: lectuallyfaculty filed stimulating, into Armstrong community-driven Theatre to stating, “We make meaning together.” tianity was legalized, suicide became instancesA History ofof people Suicide telling and theher thatPhiloso her condemnedkill oneself tobecause die a martyr.

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