Volume 126, No. 96 Thursday, March 2, 2017 NEWS More Clark controversy PAGE 4 OPINION PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KAITLYN ANCELL. COLLEGIAN Accept yourself, but be healthy Judge’s order to allow women PAGE 8 to go topless in Fort Collins By Katie Marshall ten in order to maintain public rado State University. According to the Associated @katie_marshall3 order and to protect children, ac- CSU does not currently en- Press, Denver does not have any cording to the Fort Collins City force a dress code for students. gender-specifi c indecency laws. If a woman chooses to walk Council. It did have two excep- Instead, CSU recommends for In Jackson’s order, he stated around Fort Collins topless, she tions: women who were breast- students to wear what is com- that Fort Collins has not pre- may now do so without citation. feeding and girls younger than fortable to attend class. sented any evidence that shows A federal judge in Denver 10 would be able to be topless in The complaint was original- that womens’ breasts endanger blocked the Fort Collins ban on public. ly fi led in May 2016 by Brittany children. females being topless on Feb. 22. City attorney Carrie Dag- Hoagland and Samantha Six. “Simply put, Fort Collins Fort Collins voted to keep this gett issued a statement on Feb. They accused Fort Collins of vi- has not shown the Court that a ban in place on Oct. 20, 2015, af- 22 stating that the city would no olating the free speech clause in law permitting public exposure ter much debate. longer cite women for exposing the 1st Amendment, as well as of female breasts would have a A&C U.S. District Judge R. Brooke their breasts in public due to the the equal protection clause of signifi cantly negative impact on Jackson commented that this order, but the case is still pend- the 14th Amendment. the public,” Jackson wrote in his Second ACT fi lm ban was discriminatory against ing a fi nal decision. Hoagland and Six both statement. women, and therefore unconsti- “Most women wouldn’t ac- claimed that the Fort Collins ban Jackson also stated that festival coming tutional, according to the Colo- tually take action on this law, on womens’ breasts was one of though this law is passed, he radoan. they just want equality,” said Zoë the most restrictive public nudi- doubts that women would be PAGE 17 The law was originally writ- Pyle, a fi rst year student at Colo- ty ordinances in the nation. see TOPLESS on page 5 >> COLLEGIAN.COM 2 Thursday, March 2, 2017 FORT COLLINS FOCUS CSU students Haley Hanna and Jessica Neal take advantage of the nicer weather by enjoying the view of Horsetooth Reservoir on Monday afternoon. PHOTO BY JENNA VAN LONE COLLEGIAN Everybody makes mistakes, includ- overheard on the PLAZA THURSDAY ing us. 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Letters to [email protected] [email protected] the editor should be sent to [email protected]. Chad Deutschman | Sports Editor Josh Kloehn | Webmaster [email protected] [email protected] NEWS Thursday, March 2, 2017 3 CAMPUS CSU to expand all-gender bathrooms despite Trump’s order By Austin Fleskes neutral or non-binary the op- @MrPacMan80 portunity to relieve themselves where they need to Watch the President Donald Trump Aaric Guerriro, director of recently made the executive the Pride Resource Center at video with the decision to pull funding and CSU, explained that an inter- story online at: protection for transgender stu- nal committee is trying to get a collegian.com dents to have the ability to use policy passed at CSU that will the bathroom that they identi- require every new building on fy with, according to an article campus to have one gender-in- written by the New York Times. clusive restroom. The policy Mary Ontivero, Vice Pres- However, Colorado State Uni- would also change single-stalled ident of Diversity at CSU, said versity students are protected bathrooms in older buildings to the committee started out by by local law. gender inclusive bathrooms. looking at campus climate and Colorado is one of 17 states Guerriro said the bathrooms realized that there was an issue with local laws protecting trans- can be used by more than just with some populations not feel- gender students, according to gender neutral or non-binary ing included. an article written by the Denver students. They will be available “Regardless of why you’re on PHOTO BY KASEN SCHAMAUN. COLLEGIAN Post. The law, placed in 2008, and useful for single parents on campus, whether you’re here to made discrimination on the ba- campus as well as those who have learn, teach, do research or vis- Ontiveros used examples psychology major, supports sis of sexual orientation in any di erent physical needs, and said it campus, you should feel like such as spouses who have had gender-neutral bathrooms. public place, including schools, it is a far reaching project that is you’re welcome on this cam- strokes and need assistance in “People need a safe place re- forbidden. The law was put to inclusive across the board. pus,” Ontivaros said. restrooms. She also said that the gardless of their identity,” Hel- the test when a transgender “It’s important to provide Ontivaros said the imple- committee is also working on frich, said. “Everyone deserves student in a Colorado elemen- a space where people can use a mentation of all-gender re- creating an inclusive physical to relieve themselves in peace.” tary school won a court battle space that is safe and comfort- strooms on campus has led to and virtual community so stu- Junior English major McK- that allowed her to use the girl’s able,” Guerrerio said. “I think it helping a wider variety of issues. dents and faculty with all di er- enna Shuler said she believes bathroom in her school. sends a really strong message “What we have learned is ent types of needs can get what it is important to have places According to the o cial about what CSU stands for. I am by resolving this situation we they need. where students will be judged. CSU map, currently there are appreciative that I work at a uni- are really addressing a whole “This committee is saying “I think it’s just important over 60 all-gender bathrooms, versity that is so driven in inclu- variety of needs on campus that that we need to be a campus that that people have a place to go ranging across campus in sev- sivity and understands why spac- have not been brought to our at- values inclusion,” Ontivaros where they feel safe,” Shuler said. eral di erent buildings, giving es like all-gender restrooms are tention by other populations,” said. Austin Fleskes can be students who identify as gender necessary.” Ontiveros said. Kinsey Hlefrich, a senior reached at [email protected]. NEWS 4 Thursday, March 2, 2017 CAMPUS Student Legal Services, O -Campus Life o er advice for student renters By Ty Betts @tybetts9 Easy as 1-2-3.” “If you are looking to move Before the lease is signed, into a place in the fall, start Lease season in Fort Collins renters should add in a clause at searching early—even as soon as starts about mid-spring semes- the end that reads, “This lease is January,” Henander said.