THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGIAN Tuesday, February 10, 2015 • Volume 123 No. 101 • collegian.com OpiniOn Tuesday Measles and the Internet’s subculture problem Jesse Carey | page 5 Research program works to reduce emissions Christina Dennison | page 6 Men’s Basketball goes head to head with New Mexico emmett McCarthy | page 8 New parking regulation in Fort Collins Sady Swanson | page 10 No horseplay allowed: foals in flux By Ellie Mulder of labor begins when the mare’s wa- and training afterward, and then own horses — the University works The Rocky Mountain Collegian ter breaks. The mare will then expe- we fit and we sell and we show … with local horse owners for this rience active straining and strong the one piece that was missing was course. Students can help horses give efforts to give birth to the foal. The foaling.” “Clients bring us their horses birth for credit at Colorado State third and final stage of labor begins Foaling management is an elec- knowing that they will be part of University by taking foaling man- with the delivery of the foal. tive class, available to equine sci- this class, but then we’re there 24 agement, an elective course for both Foaling management was ence or veterinary students who hours a day to watch it,” Bruemmer equine science and veterinary stu- created to fill a void in CSU’s all- have taken Bruemmer’s equine re- said. “Not only are we there, but dents. encompassing equine science production course. the foaling stalls are on hard-wired The course consists of a lec- program, according to foaling “I took equine reproduction last cameras and on the Internet, so if ture, labs to work with the pregnant management professor Jason semester, and it made me want a mas- there’s any question and it doesn’t mares and shifts during which a foal Bruemmer. ters in it — it just really clicked with look like it’s imminent, the students might be born. “We’ve got an opportunity for me,” said junior equine science major can call us and we can log on and see If on-call when the mare be- students to be involved in almost Gwen Hummel. “I really understood what’s actually happening to the gins labor, a student taking foaling every aspect of raising horses at it more than anything else in this ma- mare.” management will help facilitate the CSU,” Bruemmer said. “We can get jor ... (and) even if you’ve had a horse This course is unique because at birthing process. The mare begins involved literally from the point all your life, (foaling) isn’t something other universities, “this type of ex- to go into labor with the onset of of conception all the way through, you get to do every day.” perience doesn’t exist for students contractions, and the second stage and then we’ve got the breaking CSU does not own any of its See foalS on Page 10 2 Tuesday, February 10, 2015 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian collegian.com Follow @CollegianC THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FORT COLLINS FOCUS on Twitter for the latest news, photos and video. COLLEGIAN Lory Student Center Box 13 Fort Collins, CO 80523 Follow our collegiancentral This publication is not an offi cial publication Instagram for the of Colorado State University, but is published by latest photos. an independent corporation using the name ‘The Rocky Mountain Collegian’ pursuant to a license granted by CSU. 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Where: Moby Arena When: 9 - 11 p.m. collegian.com The Rocky Mountain Collegian | Tuesday, February 10, 2015 3 Colorado State students launch Colorado’s fi rst-ever sales club By Nick Levack selling is important. Their next Future presenters include The Rocky Mountain Collegian meeting is Feb. 18. New Belgium Sales Project “We’re doing this because we Manager Matthew Furlong and Sleazy, suit-clad businessmen want people to understand that Jenn Long, the manager of Career who pressure reluctant consum- everything you do in life, even Counseling at the CSU College ers might be the image some getting your friend to go out with of Business Career Management people have of salespeople. you, that’s considered selling,” Center. However, senior communica- Norwood said. “For students who are inter- tions major, TurfToes co-owner CSU Sales Club Vice Presi- ested in or passionate about sales, and Colorado State University dent Marshall Kortmeyer, a joining the CSU Sales Club could Sales Club President Braxton senior communications major, be a great way to learn more, get Norwood is hoping to dispel that believes this group is not just for connected, identify career oppor- image with Colorado’s fi rst-ever people who want to work in sales. tunities and build your resume,” university sales club. “Even if you don’t go into Long said. “When people think of sales, sales, you use sales to basically do To that end, Norwood and they think of dirty, slimy people anything. So why not just acquire Kortmeyer will also develop a who try to convince you to do another skill?” Kortmeyer said. weekly newsletter containing things that you don’t want to do,” “Even if you don’t come away information about sales posi- JILLIAN KELLER COLLEGIAN Norwood said. “We’re not trying from it with a sales job, you can tions. Moreover, the pair plans to Founders of the new sales club Marshall Kortmeyer, Braxton Norwood and to do that at all.” think about something in a di er- “gradually develop” a library of Seth Rizzo successfully held their fi rst meeting in Rockwell Hall. Beginning last month, the ent way.” sales and communications texts club meets every other Wednes- Hoping to bring in local for members to study. in contact and join at any time they want.” day in Rockwell West 222 at 6:00 presenters with sales expertise, “It’ll be a great resource for through their Facebook and Ram- Collegian Business and Tech- p.m. to discuss sales and commu- their inaugural meeting featured people wanting to expand their Link pages.