NEWS A&C Diversity Symposium Food Truck Volume 126, No. 24 Thursday, September 15, 2016 Three keynote speakers Rally ends in two weeks PAGE 6 PAGE 18 Colorado State University quarterback #15 Collin Hill talks with coach Mike Bobo during a game against USTA on September 10th, 2016. PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN By Eric Wolf @sav_hoag seeing him play on Saturday.” But Bobo made it clear early Bobo would not say wheth- on in fall camp that Hill, a true er this decision was just for this freshman from Moore, South True freshman For the third time in as many week or the rest of the season. Carolina, was in the mix as well. games, the Colorado State Rams But he does expect a di erent Stevens started the fi rst have a di erent starting quarter- look out of his team this week. game of the year against Colora- back. “I feel comfortable with him do, but after struggling mightily, Collin Hill After Wednesday’s practice, (Collin) going forward, I expect going 6-20 for the game, he was coach Mike Bobo o cially an- him to play well and I expect us replaced in the third quarter by nounced that true freshman Col- to improve in our passing game Bauta. lin Hill would start for the team (and) improve o ensively,” Bobo Bauta started last week against the University of North- said. against the University of Tex- named CSU ern Colorado on Saturday. Heading into the season, the as-San Antonio, but he too strug- “We are going to go with Col- perception was that the quarter- gled throwing the football, fi n- lin Hill for this game,” Bobo said. back battle was a two man race ishing the game 6-17 passing. “I feel like he is confi dent. I feel between the incumbent starter In the fourth quarter of the like the guys are responding well junior Nick Stevens and senior UTSA game, Bobo turned to Hill, starting QB to him. I am looking forward to graduate transfer Faton Bauta. see STARTING on page 8 >> COLLEGIAN.COM 2 Thursday, September 15, 2016 FORT COLLINS FOCUS OFF THE OVAL Construction Update: construction on campus west underpass to begin in December By Erin Krigger @littleekirgg Construction will begin on the proposed underpass at the intersection of Elizabeth and Shields in December. The underpass, which will cost the University ap- proximately $10 million, aims to reduce trac and conges- tion at the intersection. According to the City of Fort Collins Trac Depart- ment, 2,000 bikes cross the intersection each day, which The sun sets over the intermural fields at Colorado State University.PHOTO BY JULIA TROWBRIDGE COLLEGIAN is up 40 percent since 2009. Car trac entering the inter- section totals around 50,000 vehicles a day. The location of the proj- ect was chosen because the intersection of Elizabeth and Shields streets have histor- Follow @CSUCollegian ically been a high usage and Michelle Fredrickson on Twitter trac area for pedestrians ollegian and cyclists. Enterprise Editor .com Construction will happen in phases and is projected to end in August 2017. Phase one will be on the CSU side of Q: What drew you to student media? the underpass from Decem- A: I am a graduate student in public health, but in my undergraduate at Wash- Like CSUCollegian ber 2016 to March 2017. ington State University, I lived and breathed Student Media, fulfilling many on Facebook The most debated phase, roles including editor in chief, magazine editor and web manager. I got involved in terms of community because it seemed to me that anyone interested in journalism should work in feedback, has been phase Student Media, and it ended up being the defining choice of my college career. two which will be the Shields portion of construction. Q: What are your favorite hobbies? Construction is still tentative A: Well, I’m a grad student, so I do a lot of homework and grade a lot of papers, according to Tony Flores, but which doesn’t leave a ton of time for hobbies. I like to read, ski, and drink ob- will either cause Shields to sessive amounts of coee. I also obsessively take pictures of my pet guinea pig Follow entirely close for three weeks Cashew (follow him on Instagram at cashew_cavy) CSU Collegian or partially for three months. on Instagram Community and student Q: What is something unusual about you? feedback is mixed on the A: I was a multi-year state guinea pig champion in Washington during high closure, however, a similar school. underpass project at Center Avenue and Prospect has Q: Spirit animal? remained open during con- A: Velociraptor, for sure. struction and also received mixed feedback. Q: Best joke you know? Follow Phase three will be the CSU Collegian A: The Pink Pink joke. Look it up and tell it at parties to make your friends hate on Snapchat campus west side of the you. project and will be completed April 2017 through August 2017. 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Letters to [email protected] the editor should be sent to [email protected]. [email protected] NEWS Thursday, September 15, 2016 3 CSU instructor speaks out about low adjunct wages, inaccurate o er letter By Seth Bodine she has never seen one where she letter was an error of omission. @sbodine120 would be getting paid half the Dan Bush, Vice Provost for CSU TEACHING SALARIES: When Colorado State Uni- amount written in the contract. faculty a airs, said that the o er versity journalism instructor “I’ve gotten used to teach- letters follow a template, but not Was offered to Chryss Chryss Cada opened her o er $40,000 yr ing as an act of charity, but then all of them are the same. Bush plus benefits letter for the 2016-17 academic I got this year’s o er letter and said there were a couple of oth- year, she could not believe it. believed it could be something er part-time faculty that had the The letter began: more,” Cada wrote in the letter. same “unfortunate wording” as Is what Chryss actually “We are pleased to o er you “After a glimpse into that world, Cada’s. $20,000 yr a part-time special 9-month ap- I’m fi nding it di cult to go back A large portion of CSU teach- recieved (Part-time) pointment at the academic rank into a system that thrives on the ers are adjuncts. According to of special Instructor at Colora- unjust subservience of others.” the 2015-16 CSU Factbook, out of do State University at a starting Cada posted a link to her let- a total of 1,789 teaching faculty, Average full-time 9-month salary of $40,120, plus ter on her blog on Twitter, stat- 721 are non-tenure track, mean- $37,937 yr benefi ts, and a start date of Au- ing, “After 17 years I’m ready for ing they are hired on a contrac- salary gust 16, 2016.” a living wage.” tual basis. “It was a huge moment for Cada said she was initially In a report in the Collegian me to open that letter and think, unsure what the response of her in 2012, 22 percent of CSU’s fac- Special/Temporary Teachers Employed ‘Wow, after 16 years of teaching, email would be, but said it was ulty were special and temporary I’m going to make money so I apologetic. teachers. This percentage has in- 2012: 2016: don’t have to do all these other Ben Withers, Dean of the things to make money,’” Cada College of Liberal arts sent an said. apologetic email response to But, when Cada got her fi rst Cada. The email said the salary “I’ve gotten used to paycheck, her disbelief end- listed on the letter was annual- teaching as an act of $ ed.