the weekender Friday, April 5, 2013 Born again binaryThe Lyric makes the digital conversion BEETHOVEN DANCE SPORTS By Bailey Constas | Page 8 More like Do you dream of Baseball AND Beathoven. In 32 dancing? These football? Take minutes. Go! ladies did. a McPeek on Page 4 Page 7 Page 10 2 Friday, April 5, 2013 calendar the weekend FRIDAY THE MUST DO What: Enameling Demo and Workshop Where: Visual Arts Room E102 on campus When: Friday and Saturday, April 5 and 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cost: Free to students Visiting Artist Sarah Perkins is coming to CSU to give a demonstration and workshop about enameling. The enameling process involves fusing powdered glass to ceramics or metal by fi ring them at temperatures over 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit. But don’t let me spew Wikipedia at you; attend this and learn from someone who knows what she’s talking about. Contact professor Haley Bates for registration information at [email protected]. Space is limited, so act fast. SATURDAY What: Fourth Annual Wildland Jam Where: Avogadro’s Number When: Saturday, April 6 at 8 p.m. Cost: $20 for adults $10 for students with ID For the fourth year running, the Wildlands Restoration Volunteers are putting on their an- nual Wildland Jam show. There will be performances by the Haunted Windchimes, Maxwell Hughes and Futaba, and proceeds directly benefi t the group. If you show up earlier there will be some speeches, and there will be an opportunity drawing and a paddle raiser. What’s a paddle raiser, you ask? Show up Saturday night and fi nd out. SUNDAY What: Animal House Benefi t Concert Where: Avogadro’s Number When: Sunday, April 7 at 6 p.m. What: ‘Glee’s’ Harry Shum Jr. kicks o Asian Fest Cost: $5-10 suggested donation Where: Lory Student Center Theatre Everyone loves animals. Don’t even disagree, because that would be dishonest of you. Head When: Saturday, April 6 at 5 p.m. over to Avogadro’s Sunday evening for a silent auction and music by the Doctors, and feel good Cost: Free doing it. Proceeds will go to Animal House, which works to give animals second chances. If Harry Shum Jr., known for his portrayal of Mike Chang you’re considering a pet, maybe you’d like to adopt from them? Just a suggestion; I don’t run on the TV show “Glee,” will be delivering a speech in the LSC your life. Theatre Saturday at 5 p.m. Admission is free, but you can expect seats to go fast. This speech, which will cover Asian portrayal in media and defying stereotypes as well as Shum’s own career, is to kick o CSU’s Asian Fest, which lasts April 6 to April 28. For more information on all the rad events that the Asian Pacifi c American Cultural Center is putting on this month or the group in general, go to www.apacc.colostate.edu. COVER ILLUSTRATION BY HUNTER THOMPSON Collegian Central- Your new Student Media website Collegian.com Student Media is redesigning the Collegian website to be one massive converged site, with CTV and College Avenue. As our audience we want and need your feedback. Attend our focus group. Pizza and drinks provided! To sign up, hit the QR code here: We’ll contact you with more information When: April 10th at 5pm or go to Where: Clark C 254 http://bit.ly/ZCUYZH Friday, April 5, 2013 3 4 Friday, April 5, 2013 entertainment FINISH Beat Beethoven 5K CORINNE WINTHROP run this Sunday | COLLEGIAN By Katie Salka accessible. the Symphony’s typical audience. Registration costs $30 ahead The Rocky Mountain Collegian THE RACE “We want to present events “When we first began to of time, and will be $40 for those that are metaphorically outside introduce this idea last October, who choose to register the morn- Beethoven probably isn’t What: Beat Beethoven 5k the box and literally outside the we had a lot of people get excited ing of the race. The race will found on most running playlists, When: Sunday, April 7, box,” said Lisa Schwartz, advertis- about it and get excited to help begin at 9 a.m., so be sure to get but this Sunday the composer’s 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. race day ing and events coordinator for the us,” said Carrie Newman, Fort Col- there early if you are going to famous 5th Symphony will be registration, 9 a.m. race Fort Collins Symphony. “Literally lins Symphony executive director. register the day of. motivating runners of all ages in begins, 9:40 a.m. awards meaning outside our home at “We were surprised at the outpour To help runners prepare, the the Fort Collins Symphony’s Beat Where: Old Town Square the Lincoln Center, and meta- of support. This idea really seems Symphony has provided a link Beethoven 5K run. (race map at www.fcsym- phorically meaning events that to have touched a chord.” to a download of Beethoven’s 5th The first note of Beethoven’s phony.org) aren’t necessarily symphonic or In addition to giving com- on their website and has posted 5th Symphony will begin the race Registration: $30 ahead, orchestral.” munity members an opportunity a few training tips on their Face- and the goal will be to finish the $40 on race day, go to www. So far the series has had to be active, enjoy some lovely book page. race before the music ends. Event runningguru.com success with events like Bach and spring weather and become better The latest tip reads “Speak coordinators hope that the piece’s Beer, which took place at the New acquainted with the world of clas- in German. You will learn a new 32 minutes will be enough for Belgium Brewery, and French sical music, the run also acts as a language and intimidate your most of the day’s runners to suc- particular piece of famous music,” Fortnight, which featured two fundraiser for Larimer County’s fellow runners as you run by cessfully “beat” Beethoven. said Wes Kenney, Fort Collins weeks of French food and culture. only professional symphony. them. Mach Schnell, Beethoven “Beethoven is a staple of Symphony’s music director. With about 150 runners “We’re the oldest performing Kommt! (Hurry up — Beethoven’s the orchestra repertoire, and The run is part of the Sym- already registered and a sunny arts group in the county, and we are coming!)” Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is one phony’s Outside the Box series, forecast, the Symphony is looking also the most expensive because Music and Performing Arts of the most famous symphonies, which aims to bring classical forward to another successful in- of the size of the symphony and Beat Reporter Katie Salka can but it was really chosen because music to the community in ways teraction with members of the com- all that goes into creating its huge, be reached at entertainment@ of the time it takes to play this that are both unconventional and munity who might not be part of robust sound,” Newman said. collegian.com. THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGIAN rampage Friday, April 5, 2013 “Entrepreneurs claim that if enough RAMTALK: THE REST OF THE STORY people begin to use bitcoin, it will be cheaper to pay with than real money.” WHY DAY DRINK? By Davis English there are numerous reasons why a person may The Rocky Mountain Collegian experiment with day drinking. Sophomore horticulture major Wroy Pendy With the bitcoin, is Based on the 3/29 RamTalk — “You don’t enjoys a fine whiskey with every breakfast. hear Aaron Carter matinee without thinking “Why do I day drink?” Pendy said. “I’ll tell you day drinking.” why. There is an Aaron Carter matinee today that someone is gonna have to be drunk for. You can’t money real anymore? Editor’s note: This column is satire. The listen to that slop sober, my friend.” Collegian is not responsible for your decision to Junior biz major Schawn Hersheys had A while back because unlike gold, you cannot drink, regardless of the time of day. similar reasons to back up his midday binges. I covered a ‘shave off’ part of a bitcoin. Paying The Psychology Department here at CSU “Me, well shucks, I’m flattered that you even story about with bitcoins is the equivalent of ex- has recently conducted a survey on campus over asked.” Hersheys said. “Now, you’re the first to the deep changing actual gold for a product, a topic that may shock some, asking students know this, but, well, Aaron C is coming to town web, a hid- and there is no tax involved yet. why they choose to get belligerently intoxicated to play a show tonight and I’m gonna need to den part of If you read my article about between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. be blacked out. Aaron C, man!” the Internet Silk Road, you’ll know that bitcoins Day drinking is a pastime that has been The trend of day drinking at CSU, at least where you function as the currency of the deep passed down from generation to generation for the moment, seems to be revolving around can log on web‚ and to set things straight‚ much like fire or, in my family’s case, how to an Aaron Carter show at the Aggie. I’m sure to sites such you can buy many other things stick a toothpick all the way into the back of that once he leaves, we students will need to as Silk Road than drugs, guns and hit men with your nose cavity.