Volume 126, No. 107 Wednesday, March 29, 2016 NEWS Mountain campus plans expansion PAGE 4 Climbing to OPINION GOP healthcare empowerment: plan a trainwreck PAGE 6 Audrey Ancell is a usual at the Miramont FItness Center who usually puts the bouldering wall to good use. PHOTO BY OLIVE ANCELL COLLEGIAN Female rock-climbers discuss involvement in the male-dominated sport By Zoe Jennings ed sport, Matzke is encouraged en,” Matzke said. @zoe_jennings4 when women hit milestones in Hayes’ milestone climb the climbing world, she said. along with increased numbers in Ladies Climb Classes: Earlier this year, 19-year-old Matzke began climbing 11 young women in climbing help Every Sunday at 9 a.m. Margo Hayes from Boulder, Col- years ago when she fell in love cultivate women’s involvement orado, achieved a new milestone with the sport at a birthday par- in the sport. in the world of climbing. After ty. Now she oversees all of the “This is a huge deal for wom- idating with all these men who ascending La Rambla in Siurana, coaches and climbing teams at en,” Matzke said about Hayes’ are so good,” Matzke said. Spain, which has a di culty rat- Miramont, including non-com- climb. “We just had a huge break- Anita Rae recently moved to ing of 5.15a in the Yosemite Deci- petitive teams for little kids and through for female climbers. No Fort Collins and said she mar- mal System, she became the fi rst competitive teams, including an woman has ever done that.” veled at the climbing wall. She SPORTS woman to complete a climb of all-girls competitive team. Matzke teaches students heard about the women’s climb- CSU thin in that di culty, ranking with even Although Matzke believes during the weekly Ladies Climb ing class and thought it was a the top male climbers. that climbing is a male-dominat- class o ered at Miramont. The great opportunity to learn. secondary Abby Matzke is a head climb- ed sport, women are becoming class was designed to encourage “I knew nothing and I still- ing coach at North Miramont more represented in the sport, women to start climbing. feel like I know next to nothing, PAGE 13 Lifestyle Fitness in Fort Collins, she said “Now women are getting but at least I can get up there,” Colorado. 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[email protected] [email protected] NEWS Wednesday, March 29, 2017 3 ASCSU ELECTION ASCSU to include speaker of senate position on election ballot By Nicole Towne ed bill #4603. The bill amended was student senate. Brown said @nicole_towne21 the ASCSU constitution to create she has received awards for par- the speaker of the senate posi- liamentary procedure and was As election day approaches tion as well as amend the job re- placed in the top 60 student sen- for the Associated Students of quirements of the vice president. ators in the U.S. Colorado State University, taking The vice president will no longer place April 3-5, a new position be required to preside over the Jennifer Murray will accompany the president and weekly senate sessions or speak Murray is a sophomore trans- vice president on the ballot. The on behalf of the senate. These fer student majoring in theater position, speaker of the senate, duties will be given to the elected and political science. She is cur- will be an unbiased leadership speaker of the senate. rently serving as a senator for the role intended to lead Wednesday In essence, the speaker of the College of Liberal Arts. night legislative senate sessions. senate will represent and serve as “I think with my experience The candidates running for the a leader for the legislative branch, of being in senate all year, I know position are Isabel Brown, Jen- the senate, Lensky said. how senate works and I know the nifer Murray and Baylor Shubert. “The speaker of the senate internal culture, which is very Discussion to create the will chair senate,” Lensky said. toxic,” Murray said. “There are speaker of the senate position “They will hold leadership meet- a lot of problems and some of it began last year, said ASCSU vice ings with senate o cers and they COLLEGIAN FILE PHOTO starts with senate leadership.” president Mike Lensky. Tradi- will be the voice of the senate Part of Murray’s plan to im- tionally, the vice president was body to administration.” student body,” Brown said. “It’s parliamentary procedure pro- prove senate culture is to provide required to direct senate sessions been frustrating because, at the cess, which is how a senate ses- training for incoming senators on and be in charge of the Student Isabel Brown basic level, I believe our roles as sion is run, to create an unbiased how senate works, including par- Fee Review Board. This has re- Brown is a sophomore ma- senators is simply to represent open venue for all the senators liamentary procedure. sulted in a hefty workload and joring in biomedical sciences and the student body that has elected and students who wish to come to New senators get sworn in, there was confusion about whose Spanish. Brown is currently a us into those positions.” senate sessions.” but are not trained on parliamen- role it was to speak on behalf of senator for the College of Veter- Brown said she hopes to One characteristic Brown tary procedures, Murray said. the ASCSU Senate to the CSU ad- inary Medicine and Biomedical change the political culture of said sets her apart is her experi- “I defi nitely want senators to ministration. Sciences and holds the position of ASCSU. ence with parliamentary proce- know what they’re doing before After meeting with the past acting senate outreach o cer. “If elected into the position I dure, the system that the elected they hit the fl oor,” Murray said. two ASCSU Vice Presidents, “As a regular senator, I’ve would not have the ability to vote speaker of the senate will use to Another part of her platform Phoenix Dugger and Lance C. Li been a little frustrated and dis- on any legislation,” Brown said. “I conduct senate sessions. is getting ASCSU to direct their Puma, current speaker pro tem- appointed throughout the year wouldn’t be able to debate on any In high school Brown com- focus outward and focus less on pore and ASCSU presidential because of the political culture legislation when it comes to the peted on the national circuit for internal legislation.