NEWS OPINION SPORTS CSU Online looks to the future Violence surrounding the Women’s physicality in sports of education migrant caravan needs to increase Vol. 128, No. 74 Thursday, December 6, 2018 page 4 page 9 page 17 With the increase of availability of social media, fame seems more accessible than ever. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY COLIN SHEPHERD COLLEGIAN Chasing fame: Students reflect on large social media followings By Henry Netherland cently as August 2017. Many from an ex-girlfriend, Buu was to be fabricated. “No Jumper” quired almost 85,000 followers @NetherlandHenry have begun to use “clout” and revealed to be a convicted child podcast host Adam22 provid- on Instagram through his par- “clout chasing” in relation to abuser who repeatedly lied ed evidence from social media ticipation in a YouTube series With the increasing ubiq- attempting online fame. Urban about various aspects of his life analytics website Social Blade called, “@SummerBreak” and uity of social media, access to Dictionary defines “clout chas- including his age. He claimed to that showed unusual spikes in explains the reality of social fame seems easier than ever. er” as “a person that only hangs be 23 when he was actually 30 popularity for Buu. According media expectations. Anyone with access to a decent with certain people or starts at the time. to Adam22, this proved that Mancini Jr. said people are camera can attract attention beef with people to gain popu- Before these revela- Buu was consistently purchas- attracted to the lifestyles they through their personality, tal- larity.” tions, Buu seemed to have a ing bots to act as followers to see on social media. ents or by exploiting their plat- A recent example of clout significant online following seem he more popular than he “The perception of peo- form’s algorithm. chasing occurred with rap- with millions of streams for actually was. ple’s lives on Instagram According to Google Trends, per Kid Buu, whose real name his songs and associations with Colorado State Universi- isn’t the same as their real the term “clout” skyrocketed is Markquez Lao Santiago. established rappers like Trip- ty apparel and merchandising see FAME on page 20 >> into the public dialect as re- Through a YouTube confession pie Redd. 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Political science surprise that enrollment in majors by 142 students. departments at colleges across political science programs has the nation are seeing an influx skyrocketed since the 2016 of new students. elections. “To use a famous phrase According to a survey con- ducted by the American Po- Colorado State University’s attributed to Gandhi, Office of Institutional Research, litical Science Association, 48 Planning and Effectiveness re- ‘You must be the change percent of political science ports the number of primary you wish to see. I think departments increased enroll- political science majors at CSU ment between 2017 and 2018, increased from 271 to 413 be- people realized that compared to only 32 percent tween Fall 2014 and Fall 2018. wasn’t just something between 2015 and 2016. Eighty-nine percent of this in- you put at the end of the Of the departments sur- crease occurred between Fall veyed, 40.9 percent attributed 2016 and this semester. Stu- email. You actually have the increase to greater political dents who are double-major- to live that.” interest, the 2016 election and/ ing select one primary major, or President Trump, according which means their second ma- ERIC FATTOR to the APSA. jor is not counted in this enroll- POLITICAL SCIENCE Eric Fattor, a political sci- ment data. PROFESSOR ence professor at CSU, said the “It’s exciting,” said Michele election of President Trump Betsill, a professor and chair of sprung some people into action. the department of political sci- “We’re filling classes,” Bet- “To use a famous phrase at- ence. “Our goal is to help peo- sill said. “Our upper division tributed to Gandhi, ‘You must ple to engage civically and civ- classes are capped at 40 (stu- be the change you wish to see,’” illy in the public arena. So, the dents), and we’re to the point Fattor said. “I think people real- where classes are full and ized that wasn’t just something more people we can get coming Colorado State University’s Office of Institutional Research, Planning through our doors, the better.” there’s often waitlists.” you put at the end of the email. Though the department You actually have to live that.” and Effectiveness reports the number of primary political science The numbers are stagger- majors at CSU increased from 271 to 413 between Fall 2014 and Fall ing compared to other CSU de- hasn’t added any additional professors — except for those see ENROLLMENT on page 4 >> 2018. PHOTO BY MACKENZIE BOLTZ COLLEGIAN 4 | News | Thursday, December 6 , 2018 CAMPUS CSU Online grows revenue, course offerings with steady intention By Samantha Ye Out of the unit’s 10,791 stu- mand for more flexible options to @samxye4 dents last year, only 2,046 stu- complete a bachelor’s degree and dents were on-campus. For- shorter, specific and career-rele- Colorado State University ty-four percent of CSU Online vant education programs such as Online has been breaking their credit students were between the non-credit or credit certificates. own records at a comfortable ages of 25 and 34, and 58 percent Revenue-wise, CSU Online pace, just the way they like it. were located outside of Colorado grew the most from 2006 to 2012, Over the last 10 years, the in the last school year. averaging a 19 percent increase University division has more “Online students have differ- each year, with growth almost than doubled their gross revenue ent demographics, motivations every year since. The 2018 fiscal while also growing their course and needs than students on cam- year brought in the highest gross offerings and student audience.