OPINION SPORTS ARTS & CULTURE CSU has reached its man bun Rams hungry for win Music and business will capacity following bye week combine at Startup Weekend Vol. 128, No. 94 Wednesday, February 20, 2019 page 6 page 10 page 12 Corey Taylor embodies captainship By Ryan Loberger @LobergerRyan It’s funny how time flies when you’re having fun, and boy did Corey Taylor have fun as a member of the Colorado State University men’s hockey team. The senior is set to grad- uate in the spring and is now approaching his last game in a Ram’s uniform. After four years on the team, Taylor has been a steady force for the Rams, but the captain didn’t have the smoothest start to his career. “I moved out when I was 14 to go to Culver Academy. I enjoyed it. Everyone gives me a hard time because it’s a military school, but I wasn’t a bad kid I promise.” COREY TAYLOR SENIOR CSU HOCKEY PLAYER “Actually, when I was 4-years-old, the first time I skated I cried,” Taylor said. “I hated it, a few years later my brother started playing roller In this file photo from April 13, 2017, boxes filled with oranges are pictured at an event sponsored by SLiCE and the Larimer County Food Bank to hockey and I started playing help fight food insecurity at Colorado State University. A new program that aims to redistribute unused food from the on-campus catering service with him, then I wanted to play recently started up, with the goal of addressing food insecurity among CSU students.PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN ice (hockey) because I thought it looked fun and it’s been my life ever since.” Upon developing a love for New Rams Against Hunger program the game Taylor had undeni- able skills, playing minor hock- ey around the Denver metro area then moving to AAA hock- to reduce food waste, food insecurity ey down in Colorado Springs, but had a little difficulty balanc- By Charlotte Lang from the Associated Students Colo- to update campus policy and put Jen Johnson, assistant director ing all of it. @chartrickwrites rado State University, Eco-Leaders together a program that met our for SLiCE, said that the Ram Food “At the time I was missing and the Zero Waste Team, Tonie goals.” Recovery program is one of sev- a lot of school, I failed a P.E. Miyamoto, director of communica- Miyamoto said the idea was eral initiatives in place to support class,” Taylor said. “So I knew Rams Against Hunger has had some stuff to figure out.” introduced a new way to reduce tions and sustainability for housing brought to SLiCE because the members of the CSU community and dining, said. Rams Against Hunger program experiencing food insecurity. Other Taylor would forgo high waste and feed students facing food school in Colorado and opt- insecurity. “I thought it was a great idea, so is both successful and well-estab- options include a mobile food pan- early last spring we pulled together lished. try, a meal swipe program, pocket ed to attend Culver Academy, Ram Food Recovery is a new a military academy located in program that allows students to re- representatives from Environmen- “Joining Rams Against Hunger pantries and a process for working tal Health Services, Housing & Din- provided a wonderful foundation with Larimer county for federal Indiana—one of the most pres- ceive alerts about leftover food they tigious in the country. can pick up from catering events. ing Services, (Student Leadership, and framework for our Food Re- benefits like SNAP— supplemental The goal is to reduce food waste Involvement and Community En- covery program and gives our cam- nutrition assistance program. and support members of the cam- gagement), ASCSU and Eco Lead- pus community one more resource pus community experiencing food ers to start exploring how to make to address food insecurity,” Miya- insecurity. it happen,” Miyamoto said. “It took moto said. “One of the things I love see HUNGER on page 4 >> see COREY TAYLOR on page 11 >> The idea began with students several months and a lot of inten- about CSU is how collaborative we tional planning and we were able are in our approach.” Wednesday, February 20, 2019 2 | Collegian.com FORT COLLINS FOCUS Follow CSU Collegian on Snapchat Follow CSU Collegian on Instagram Follow @CSUCollegian on Twitter Like Rocky Mountain Collegian on Facebook CORRECTIONS Everybody makes mistakes, including us. 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The RFP would have two @samxye4 finalize their guidelines first. contracts: one with the City and Currently, Colorado law de- one with Colorado State Universi- Fort Collins scoots a step closer fines e-scooters as “toy vehicles” ty which is partnering closely with to introducing an electronic scoot- which are not allowed on the the City to bring e-scooters to the er rental system. street. A bill at the state level may community, Mansfield said. Fort Collins City Council ap- soon change that, in which case Additional regulations would proved two City Code changes City staff would bring in further be included in the RFP the com- to address e-scooter and other amendments to the code regarding pany would have to follow. For shared-mobility device regulations e-scooters, Mansfield said. example, they would have to share as e-scooter companies’ continue transport data with the City who to express interest in moving in. will evaluate their usage after a The regulations define where MAIN PARKING REGULATIONS 12-month trial period. Mansfield clarified that the e-scooters can be parked and reg- ■ 1. E-scooters must be parked ulations of dismount zones. Hap- age limit for riding e-scooters is 18 upright on hard surfaces in the and the company would collect the hazard parking and riding have parkway, beside a bicycle rack made e-scooters headaches for scooters after operating hours and other cities like Denver, where or in another area specifically redistribute them in their allowed e-scooters have popped up seem- designated for their parking. places the next morning. ingly overnight. ■ 2. The parked e-scooter may The City anticipates officially Councilmember Susan Gu- setting up the e-scooter share pro- not block the pedestrian zone gram in early summer or before towsky shared her “perilous” ex- area of the sidewalk, any fire perience with e-scooters when she students return to CSU in August.