Find clubs to join on campus at today’s Involvement Fair | Page 11 PAGE 5 Tuxedos & Tricycles Tour de Fat rolls into Fort Collins this weekend THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN Fort Collins, Colorado Volume 120 | No. 19 ursday, September 1, 2011 COLLEGIAN www.collegian.com THE STUDENT VOICE OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1891 LONGBOARDING LAWS the STRIP Helping CLUB Although we at riders the Collegian believe our Strip Clubs are the best in the stay safe world, we’ve compiled a list By JORDAN JACOBY of some of the The Rocky Mountain Collegian hottest gentle- men’s clubs in Longboarding is the future, existence. or so says Danny Miller. “It’s like surfi ng to class,” Best strip said the freshman natural re- source and tourism major. clubs in the Miller is not alone in his world affi nity towards longboarding, which originated by mixing the Seventh idea of snowboarding, surfi ng and skateboarding all in one. Heaven in But, as a new trend, not every- Tokyo, Japan one is aware of the rules and Tokyo’s original regulations surrounding it. strip club. It As a newer concept on the has a diverse CSU cam- mix of Ameri- RULES TO pus, specifi c can, Asian FOLLOW policies are and European still being women, so decided. there’s a Stay off of “It was roads and out of wide range of ERIN EASTBURN | COLLEGIAN d i s c u s s e d choices to fulfi ll bike lanes. this after- Junior equine science major Alex Borton pets her 20 pound cat, Toby, Tuesday afternoon. Toby, according to Borton, has always been overweight, the most exotic Stay out of noon actu- and jokingly blames his obesity on a thyroid problem. dismount zones. desires. ally,” said CSU Police Lieutenant Scott Harris on Wednesday. Battle of the bulge: Fido getting fat? According to Harris, long- boarders are currently not al- Le Crazy in WORLD’S WEIRDEST ANIMALS regulates the body’s hormone pro- lowed to ride in the road or Paris, France duction and distribution doesn’t work bike lanes and, for the time be- Concerns about properly, also contributes to obesity The modern- Loudest Purr by a Domestic Cat: ing, violators will be given ver- day Moulin in pets and people alike, Ruch-Gallie bal warnings instead of written Smokey, who purred 67.7 dB said. Rouge. This pet obesity grow Largest Vocabulary for a Bird: Oskar, a citations. The tolls on pets if they are over- strip joint mixes budgie who can say 148 words “There will come a time By BLAIR CARPENTER weight include joint problems, heart classy cabaret Longest Ears on a Rabbit: Nipper’s when we will issue a ticket,” performances The Rocky Mountain Collegian Geronimo, with 31.125-inch ears problems, diabetes and immune dis- Harris said. orders. Fat is considered an “irritant with naughty Oldest Duck- Desi: a female mallard, lived According to LiveStrong’s choreography. Pet obesity tends to conjure up to be 20 years old organ” and therefore irritates the im- offi cial website, longboards, images like the lasagna-loving Gar- Highest Jump by a Dog: Cinderella May, mune system. which were invented in the fi eld, but as our waistlines as a country a Holly Grey, jumped 68 inches If your pet is overweight, treat- 1950s, were popular up through e Spearmint grow, so does the number of waddling ment can be very simple. Eliminating the 1970s. The trend came back Rhino in pets. Obesity in pets can pose serious vention (APOP). food scraps and giving “people food” in the mid-2000s and is in- Las Vegas, health risks, and the pet’s owner can According to the APOP website, to pets can help, along with feeding creasingly visible on the CSU easily avoid these problems with the about 54 percent of America’s dogs your animal small meals throughout Nevada campus. This upscale right care. and cats are overweight, only 14 per- the day so they feel full and are less “It seems like everyone Many CSU students and their fam- cent lower than the percentage of prone to begging at the table. strip club was has a longboard. If not, they recently named ilies own pets, and even in a healthy overweight Americans. Regularly exercise with your pet, are losing money in gas,” said place like Fort Collins, pets are not safe “I’d say we’ve seen a steady increas- or make sure it has the tools it needs, the “Gentle- Zach Duckworth, an employee men’s Club of from obesity. ing trend over the last 10 to 15 years,” such as cat toys, to prevent inactivity at Board Lords in the Foothills “My dog is SO fat!” said freshman said Rebecca Ruch-Gallie, an assistant if you have to be gone for long periods the Year” at the Mall. “Around this area, it is so Exotic Dancer’s psychology major Madison Markel. professor at CSU’s animal teaching of time. easy to get around and it is fun “For Halloween we’re going to dress hospital. “In a lot of instances, what “We suggest this thing called body Adult Nightclub using a longboard.” and Exotic her as a s’more, with cardboard for the looks like normal to people is actually conditioning,” Ruch-Gallie said. “You Longboards are similar to graham cracker and brown felt for the overweight.” know your pet’s lost weight because Dancer Award skateboards but have wheels Show. chocolate.” The causes of pet obesity are simi- you feel it with your hands, similar made of softer plastic, making Jokes aside, overweight pets have lar to those that make people obese; to when you know you’ve lost weight it easier to ride over cracks and Night Flight become such a concern among the simultaneous overeating and inactiv- because your jeans feel looser. Your bumps that would be diffi cult veterinary community that there are ity are the main causes. hands are the jeans.” in Moscow, on a skateboard. Russia new groups forming to combat it, such A condition known as hypothy- But with its increasing pop- as the Association for Pet Obesity Pre- roidism, where the thyroid gland that See OBESITY on Page 11 ularity, longboarding safety Described has also become a concern. by askmen. Many of the injuries involved com as an with skateboarding are similar x-rated high to those of longboarding. There school prom. are injuries such as scrapes The com- “When using Fort Collins Night Out, you are connected from falling off the board to pany’s motto: more serious ones like broken “Nightfl ight: to the business almost on a personal level.” bones. Do it tonight.” “Once when I was long- Enough said. Brian Goldrich | owner and creator of Fort Collins Night Out boarding I broke my wrist,” Miller said. “It was painful and I was scared to get back on a board for a while after it hap- pened.” A night out But, according to Dave “DK” Kemp, a bike X See LONGBOARD on Page 11 K5 Relax in on the town Prague, Czech By ROBERT LOPEZ Republic The Rocky Mountain Collegian A classic strip It’s Friday night and you’re sick and club with a tired of drinking every weekend. The only built-in escort problem is that you really don’t know service. K5 what there is to do around Fort Collins. Relax is the Well, a brand new website called whole package, www.fortcollinsnightout.com may be a complete with solution to the problem. a restaurant According to Brian Goldrich, owner that serves its and creator of Fort Collins Night Out, the guests meals site aims to connect students and com- as they watch munity members with what’s going on in sexy women Fort Collins. pole-dancing “The biggest difference between Fort on stage, Collins Night and regular directories is DYLAN LANGILLE | COLLEGIAN followed by an that, with a local directory, you don’t re- Line cook Claudia Montezuma makes homemade tortillas at the Beach House Grill for their special on evening with ally get customer service. They just give Tuesday afternoon. Beach House is one of over 200 restaurants and attractions featured on FortCol- their dancer of a list of what’s going on,” Goldrich said. linsNightOut.com. choice in one “When using Fort Collins Night Out, you of the club’s are connected to the business almost tomers by having the customers follow very helpful to know the different deals themed rooms. on a personal level. The website stresses their favorite restaurant and bars, much that are going on in Fort Collins,” San- customer service for both its businesses like Twitter,” Goldrich said. “Then when chez said. and its viewers.” the restaurants and bars have special The website isn’t limited to just bars And while there are many different events going on, we send the customers and restaurants. It also has information coupon websites out there with the same a text message.” about other events such as plays or mu- ALAN PERRY | COLLEGIAN concept, Goldrich said that Fort Collins Freshman Ashley Sanchez thinks the sical concerts. Matthew Burkhalter, a junior sports Night Out is different because it’s free for site is full of great deals, calling it “awe- “I know a lot of the owners of bars and medicine major, rides his longboard The Strip Club is written by the Collegian staff viewers and costs a nominal feel for busi- some.” restaurants” Goldrich said, “It’s about Wednesday through the crosswalk and designed by Visual nesses. “It is actually pretty easy to use, and between the east lawn and the library Managing Editor Greg “We connect the businesses with cus- since I am under 21 and can’t drink, it is See NIGHT on Page 3 parking lot.