Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Volume 126, No. 91 OPINION Cutting TPP will cost us PAGE 5 SPORTS CSU wins 68-56 A bridge on the Poudre River seen during the winter. PHOTO BY BROOKE BUCHAN COLLEGIAN at The Pit PAGE 8 City Council discusses Northern Integrated Supply Project By Gabriel Go Integrated Supply Project. reduce river fl ows by 20 per- Poudre’s water quality as well as @rgabrielgo The NISP is a proposed proj- cent annually and by 30 percent the habitat of a number of aquat- ect meant to deliver 40,000 acres during the peak fl ow months of ic plants and animals. Editor’s Note: This story will of water a year to 15 Northern May, June and July, a sta report The sta report also ac- be updated with the results of the Colorado communities. While said. knowledged that “it is likely the proposal at Collegian.com. the city itself would not partic- However, the project is not health of the river will be nega- ipate in the NISP, a portion of without opposition. According tively impacted by NISP, espe- The Fort Collins City Coun- southeastern Fort Collins would to non-profi t organization Save cially without well-planned and cil discussed Resolution 5217, partake in the project. the Poudre the NISP/Glade Res- extensive mitigation actions.” A&C which would begin discussions The NISP would consist of ervoir project would cause im- The report states that although with the Northern Colorado three reservoirs along the Cache mense ecological damage to the the river is able to support a Alum makes Water Conservancy District, a La Poudre River, including a Poudre River. number of ecological systems public agency which provides large reservoir to the north of According to the organiza- the Poudre is approaching “crit- water to northeastern Colora- the city known as Glade Res- tion’s website the project’s aim ical thresholds below which the cooking show do on Tuesday. The discussion ervoir which would divert over of reducing peak fl ows would river’s health and resilience will PAGE 12 revolved around a controversial 1,200 cubic feet per second of prevent the river from cleaning su er.” proposal known as the Northern the river’s peak fl ows. This would itself of algae, endangering the see COUNCIL on page 4 >> COLLEGIAN.COM 2 Wednesday, February 22, 2017 FORT COLLINS FOCUS Students enjoy a welcome relief from winter during Fort Collin’s record breaking tempatures for the month before snow is expected to fall again.PHOTO BY DAVIS BONNER COLLEGIAN Everybody makes mistakes, includ- overheard on the PLAZA ing us. 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Reduced $8 daily permits in At Colorado State University the Moby lot and $6 daily per- a total of 2,828 commuter stu- mits in the Research lot could dent permits and 1,999 residence also come in the future as well as hall student permits are sold an- $1.25 short-term Moby lot per- nually, according to CSU Park- mits. ing and Transportation Services However, costs could in- “Campus Parking by the Num- crease for faculty and sta an- bers 2017” release. nual permits, students who There are a total of 4,510 stu- commute and certain residence dent permit parking spaces, 1,421 hall permits. The plan notes that multi-use spaces and 1,001 me- residence hall permits did not in- tered spaces. crease to the proposed 2016 rate. More than 25 percent of the A new special permit option residence hall spaces have been could also be available to stu- vacant, Doug Mayhew, associ- dents. This permit would be lim- ate director of CSU Parking and ited to specifi c days of the week, Transportation Services wrote such as permits for only Monday, in an email to the Collegian. This Wednesday and Friday. amounts to about 500 spaces. The plan also discusses a po- All parking lots are frequent- tential to have up to a 5 percent ly monitored and when parking expansion of reserved parking violations are identifi ed students spaces. While reserved parking will be given either a warning spaces are currently not open to or a ticket depending on the of- students the plan describes the fense. According to the release idea as “a future consideration.” 50 percent of citations end as Costs that would not change or are downgraded to warnings include daily permits, short-term without fi nes. pay station costs per hour and Re- Mayhew wrote that there search Boulevard lot permits. are options for students who are The proposed “30-year Em- looking for parking. ployee Permit Program” is also “Students currently have the included in the department’s pro- option to purchase seven di er- posal. Employees with 30+ years ent kinds of permits,” Mayhew of service and who earn less than wrote. “Students who live on $50,000 would be issued a free A campus can purchase residence permit. Last year 200 free per- hall permits and students who mits were given. Employees earn- live o campus can purchase ing more than $75,000 would still permits for students who com- pay full price under the program. mute.” In regards to the 30-year Parking and Transportation program the proposal states that Services has released a number “employees support the current of proposed changes that may be plan, but do not feel existing park- implemented this July. ers should cover the cost.” For example the plan de- For more information about scribes a “new low-cost section parking visit the CSU Parking & of Moby lot” where faculty, sta Transportation website. and certain students could pay a Jenn Yingling can be reached reduced fee of $400 to park. The at [email protected]. Ingersoll lot may also be reduced The LSC parking lot is full from the time classes start until they end. PHOTO BY JOE OAKMAN COLLEGIAN NEWS 4 Wednesday, February 22, 2017 CRIME CRIME Woman arrested for stealing Man arrested after Uber driver’s vehicle repeated stabbing in By Jenn YingLing scaping. Osgood was reported Fort Collins residence @jenn—yingling to be intoxicated. By Hailey Deaver Fort Collins police found @autumn—hail Degree Burglary and First De- A women was arrested for the vehicle, which had sus- gree Assault. The phone call stealing an Uber driver’s vehicle tained heavy front end damage, was made to Fort Collins 9-1-1 after getting in a fi ght. at North College Avenue and A man was repeatedly at 1:02 p.m.. Larimer County deputies Myrtle Street. While conduct- stabbed at a residence on Mon- All involved parties were responded to the incident at ing the “high risk” tra c stop day afternoon. known to each other. Ortiz was 2:40 a.m.