Volume 126, No. 103 Wednesday, March 22, 2017 NEWS Free speech on campus expands PAGE 4 OPINION Community members stand in line to comment on their perspective regarding the sit-lie ban in front of Fort Collins’ City Council. PHOTO BY DAVIS BONNER COLLEGIAN Apathy about car crashes is naive City Council passes PAGE 6 amended sit-lie ban By Seth Bodine personal property than one can that do not o er seating areas. ter one year, and City Council will @sbodine120 carry in downtown Fort Collins. During the fi rst reading at the make modifi cations if necessary. The amendments changed last City Council meeting March Over the past few months, Fort Collins City Council vot- the prohibition of sitting or lying 8, the ordinance was passed 6-1 the ordinance has been the cause ed to pass an amended version on sidewalks or plazas down- with the amendments. of multiple protests hosted by of the city ordinance originally town. Now, the ordinance only According to the ordinance, the Fort Collins Homeless Co- termed the “sit-lie ban” on a 6-1 prohibits leaving personal prop- the ban was proposed due to the alition. Many opposed the or- vote. The amended version of the erty unattended on a public side- City “experiencing di culties dinance because they believed ordinance does not prohibit lying walk or bench and sitting, kneel- over how public facilities are be- it would unfairly favor busi- A&C or sitting on the sidewalk. ing or lying within 10 feet of a ing used or misused.” ness owners and would target Originally, the ordinance public restroom. It also prohibits The City is conducting re- the downtown area’s homeless Kids present on prohibited sitting, kneeling or lying on things not designated search on additional options for population. The American Civil sustainability lying on sidewalks, benches and as sitting areas within 20 feet of personal item storage, such as Liberties Union of Colorado de- plazas, leaving personal proper- a transit facility, but this rule ex- lockers. The regulations made by nounced the ordinance, writing PAGE 12 ty unattended, and having more empts areas at transit facilities the ordinance will be evaluated af- see PASSES on page 5 >> COLLEGIAN.COM 2 Wednesday, March 22, 2017 FORT COLLINS FOCUS Will Gamache, a graduate music student, practices trombone on the train tracks near Colorado State University to try and get a unique perspective for a new peice as he prepares for his senior recital. PHOTO BY TONY VILLALOBOS MAY COLLEGIAN Everybody makes mistakes, includ- overheard on the PLAZA ing us. If you encounter something • WEDNESDAY this • campus • says • funny • things sometimes in the paper you believe to be an error, email [email protected]. 7 AM - 11 AM Automated Music Broadcast “I hate the general public.” 11 AM - 1 PM Follow HENB One Third Man @CSUCollegian on Twitter 1 PM - 3 PM Automated Music Broadcast “I think Tuesday makes people mean.” Follow CSU Collegian 3 PM - 5 PM Oscar & Simon The Rocky on Instagram Mountain Review “Most of the time I think people are okay, like no one’s 100 percent bad. But, after reading the 5 PM - 7 PM comments section on anything ever, I think this Sapphire FCC Training Show Like whole world should be cleansed with fire.” CSUCollegian on Facebook 7 PM - 9 PM Squid The Cephalopodcast “It’s like puberty, but for the trees.” Follow 9 PM - 11 PM Emz Through the Decades CSU Collegian on Snapchat Lory Student Center Box 13 EDITORIAL STAFF | 970-491-7513 Fort Collins, CO 80523 Julia Rentsch | Editor-in-Chief Randi Mattox | A&C Editor This publication is not an official publication of Colorado [email protected] [email protected] ADVISING STAFF State University, but is published by an independent corporation Mikaela Rodenbaugh | Managing Editor Zoë Jennings | A&C Editor Jim Rodenbush | Student Media Adviser using the name ‘The Rocky Mountain Collegian’ pursuant to [email protected] [email protected] Kim Blumhardt | Advertising Manager a license granted by CSU. The Rocky Mountain Collegian is a Cale Rogers | CTV Adviser 6,500-circulation student-run newspaper intended as a public Chapman Croskell | Social Media Editor Sean Kennedy | Enterprise Editor forum. It publishes four days a week during the regular fall and [email protected] [email protected] Hannah Copeland | KCSU Adviser spring semesters. During the last eight weeks of summer Colle- Erin Douglas | News Editor Jonathan Garbett | Design Editor gian distribution drops to 3,500 and is published weekly. During [email protected] [email protected] the first four weeks of summer the Collegian does not publish. Natalie Dyer | Photo Editor KEY PHONE NUMBERS Seth Bodine | News Editor Distribution | 970-491-1774 Corrections may be submitted to the editor in chief and [email protected] [email protected] will be printed as necessary on page two. The Collegian is a Douglas Hawkins | Digital Illustrator Classifieds | 970-491-1683 complimentary publication for the Fort Collins community. The Taylor Tougaw | Opinion Editor Display Advertising | 970-491-7467 first copy is free. Additional copies are 25 cents each. 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 Wednesday, March 22, 2017 3 ASCSU ELECTION ASCSU campaign: Josh Silva and Michael Wells By Haley Candelario @H_Candelario98 sections of the campus that don’t internalize that we’re here for have high foot tra c (such as the them. This is your student gov- As their campaign slogan, University Center for the Arts).” ernment. These are your student “enhancing our community’s Silva and Wells hope to im- fee dollars. This is your cam- future,” suggests, junior busi- prove apps students use, such as paign.” ness administration majors Josh modifying the RamRide app to Silva said his role in the De- Silva and Michael Wells want to operate like Uber or Lyft. They partment of Finance has brought promote student success if elect- also hope to expand digital ac- perspective to his responsibility ed as the president and vice pres- cessibility to students by o­ ering within ASCSU since he sits on ident of the Associated Students services for class registration, the Board for Student Organi- of Colorado State University. textbook reservations or provid- zation Funding, which allocates Silva and his running mate ing course feedback on a mobile student fees to groups on cam- Wells hope to promote more in- device. pus for events. clusiveness between students Both Silva and Wells are in “It’s really brought home a and members of ASCSU. their fi rst year at ASCSU in the sense of perspective to us of the “Every fee-paying student is executive branch, though they importance of being responsible a member of ASCSU by exten- both have been involved with of student fee dollars and being sion,” Silva said. “We care about ASCSU in the past. good stewards to the students,” students’ well being as a whole, Silva is completing his fi rst Silva said. “We’ve seen the other so our platform really encom- term as the controller in the De- groups and their needs and their passes that through di­ erent Josh Silva, ASCSU presidential partment of Finance, but said his Michael Wells, vice presidential funding. We’ve seen all the stu- initiatives like communication candidate. PHOTO BY BROOKE BU- involvement in ASCSU started as ASCSU candidate. PHOTO BY dent fee dollars go in.” (and) communicating what ASC- CHAN COLLEGIAN early as his freshman year. BROOKE BUCHAN COLLEGIAN Silva wants students to know SU is. We really want to stress Silva wanted to join the stu- that he and Wells are no di­ erent (that) we are here for you and “The goal of our platforms dent government as a freshman, than other students at CSU. work on meeting people where are essentially three-headed,” but said his initial experience sort of alienated.” “The Silva-Wells campaign they are, not just promoting our- Wells said. “Communication ... upon entering the ASCSU o ce Silva said through his cam- sounds really fancy, but it’s Mi- selves and waiting for people to is strictly open to bringing di­ er- was discouraging. paign he hopes to continue to chael and Josh. We’re just like come to us.” ent parts of campus together. It’s “I walked into the o ce kind improve the environment in you,” Silva said. “When we do Wells describes the Sil- not just communicating about of a shy freshman and came into ASCSU to be more welcoming. this for the students, I mean, I va-Wells campaign as “the mil- ASCSU. It’s communicating by a culture that felt sort of hostile “We don’t want anyone to know what it’s like to have to take lennial campaign” since their making sure that there’s (a) con- towards outsiders and towards ever feel alienated again,” Sil- out a student loan to continue platforms encompass communi- nection between di­ erent parts newcomers,” Silva said. “I re- va said. “We want (students) to going to school and having to cation and technology. of campus that are o­ in other member walking in ... and feeling know, understand and really see ASCSU on page 5 >> NEWS 4 Wednesday, March 22, 2017 CAMPUS Construction on natural resources addition to start in May By Jenn Yingling with a group of donors, accord- wrote. “This is one more step in @jenn_yingling ing to a Source article. our college’s e orts to advance Michael Smith, whom the our philosophy of continuous An addition to the Michael building is named after, gave a improvement to do whatever we Smith Natural Resources Build- $13 million gift to the Universi- can to create the strongest edu- ing is set to open Fall 2018 with ty for the project and to create cational environment possible construction beginning mid-May.