OPINION Our View: Empathy during tragedy PAGE 3 Volume 126, No. 6 Thursday, July 21, 2016 NEWS Hughes: A ordable housing project considered CSU IN RIO PAGE 7 Colorado State Rugby player selected to compete in Rio Olympic games THE STRIP By Colton Strickler @coltonstrickler Who else should CSU send to the USA Rugby announced the names of the 12 athletes Monday that will make up the sevens team competing in the Olympics, and 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro. what would they Among the 12-man roster is Ben Pinkelman. compete in?? Ben Pinkelman will represent the USA and Colorado State University in the 2016 Olympic games. FILE PHOTOCOLLEGIAN Campus squirrels: Pinkelman, who plays for the help of Amy Young and Dr. Tracy Synchronized Colorado State club rugby team, is a Brady, Pinkelman’s academic advi- Nominated Team USA swimming senior at CSU majoring in criminal sor and history professor, who acted Rugby Sevens Squad Members justice. At 22 years old, Pinkelman as reassurance behind Pinkelman’s is the youngest Eagle - amember of decision to leave school. Perry Baker - Daytona Beach, FL USA Rugby - on the Olympic roster. “They were the most supportive Danny Barrett - Pacifi ca, CA Pinkelman played high school staff members at CSU,” Pinkelman Cam the Ram: rugby for the Cherry Creek Rugby said. “I would have never been able Garrett Bender- Minneapolis, MN Beauty Contest Football Club in Denver before to make the jump to join the team Andrew Durutalo - New York, NY attending CSU in the fall of 2012. without their support and guid- From that point on, Pinkelman ance.” Nate Ebner - Dublin, OH competed regularly as a member of Pinkelman, named a Collegiate the Rams’ club rugby team in addi- All-American by USA Rugby earlier Madison Hughes - London, England tion to playing for different United in July, last played for the United Carlin Isles - Massillon, OH Tony Frank’s States national teams varying in age States Sevens squad under head beard: as well as the Denver Barbarians, a coach Mike Friday in April, when he Folau Niua - East Palo Alto, CA local men’s team that competes in appeared in the Hong Kong Sevens, Ben Pinkelman - Denver, CO Beard jousting the Pacific Rugby Premiership. largely considered the biggest tour- “I tried out for the U-20 team my nament in the World Rugby Sevens Zach Test - Redwood City, CA freshman year but I didn’t make it,” series. Maka Unufe - Provo, UT Pinkelman said. “But I went back Pinkelman will enter the Olym- my sophomore year and made that pics with eight tries to his name Chris Wyles - Allentown, PA The Collegian team.” and 38 matches under his belt as a Staff: After making the United States member of the Eagles. U-20 team, Pinkelman decided to Pinkelman, who learned that he with their families before getting Coffee Drinking take a semester off from CSU and made the team Friday, is currently at back to work. Competition travel with the team. the United States Olympic Training The team will head to Florida in The decision for Pinkelman to Center in Chula Vista, California, take a semester off from CSU would where he and the rest of Team USA see OLYMPICS on page 10 >> not have been possible without the are enjoying the news for a few days 2 Thursday, July 21, 2016 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian collegian.com FORT COLLINS FOCUS OFF THE OVAL Federal agency reopens discussion on quiet zones for Colorado trains By Tony Villalobos May @TonyTheGnarly For over a decade, noise from trains passing through Fort Collins has been heard loud and clear. The railroad passes through the City, cutting through the downtown dis- trict with 12 street crossings. Federal train regulations require that trains must use their horn prior to an inter- section, causing the horn to be in eect for the majority of its passage through Fort Collins. With numerous com- plaints in neighboring com- munities in Colorado, the Federal Railroad Adminis- tration has decided to reopen discussion on potential quiet zones, and is oering a chance for community members to comment online. “I think people get very Pierre Bouvier, lead singer of Simple Plan, faces his microphone towards the crowd during the band’s performance in Anheuser-Busch’s Biergarten. frustrated with the level of The acoustic performance was free to the public and hosted by the local radio station, 99.9 The Point.PHOTO BY NATALIE DYER COLLEGIAN noise,” said Ginny Sawyer, project and policy manager at the City of Fort Collins. Last year, the City peti- ON THE OVAL tioned the FRA for a waiver to portion the Train Horn Rule. The petition would have Chapman W. Follow The Head and the waived the federal require- Croskell ollegian @CSUCollegian Heart to headline ment for seven of the 12 in- Social Managing .com on Twitter RamFest tersections with Mason Street Editor downtown to limit noise. CSU announced The petition was denied Wednesday morning that by the FRA, despite the City’s the Indie Folk band from eort. Seattle will be playing on The waiver cited the Q: What drew you to student media? Like CSUCollegian August 26 as a part of Ram- unique nature of Mason A: I originally came to school wanting to be an engi- on Facebook Fest, an annual event put on Street, where the tracks run neer, and I decided it wasn’t creative enough for me. I by Ram Events. down the center of the street. told someone that I enjoyed writing and they suggest- The Head and the Heart Though trains do not ed journalism. I fell in love with the department, and formed in 2009 and has frequently hit pedestrians in Student Media seemed like the best option to get my released two albums. Their Fort Collins, the most recent words out there. songs “Lost in my mind” fatal train accident occurred and “All we ever knew” June 29. According to an in- Q: What are your favorite hobbies? Follow peaked at number one and vestigation by the Fort Collins A: I love singing, reading, spending time outdoors and CSU Collegian number six on the american Police, the collision occurred playing around with technology. I’m also Rescue SCU- on Instagram charts respectively. The in an area with no trac or BA certified. band will be playing at Red pedestrian crossings that ne- Rocks on August 28 but is cessitated a sounding of the Q: What is something unusual about you? coming to CSU first. horn, but upon seeing a group A: I can lick my elbow. Tickets to the show cost of people close to the tracks, $10 for students and $25 the conductor slowed the train Q: Spirit animal? Follow for the community and can and sounded the horn in an at- A: River otter for sure. CSU Collegian be found along with more tempt to prevent the collision. on Snapchat information at ramevents. “We are trying to ensure Q: Best joke you know? colostate.edu. and meet the FRA safety stan- A: A good pun is its own reword. Chapman W. Croskell can dards while still doing some be reached at entertainment@ noise reductions,” Sawyer said. collegian.com Tony Villalobos May can be reached at [email protected]. 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