Cole Watkins

As you walk through a parking lot, you can learn much about the patrons of that lot through the bumper stickers that adorn so many cars today. When I was leaving work at Miramont Fitness, (a rock climbing gym) I noticed some stickers that all had a common theme. A lot of the cars were sporting stickers that all seemed to center on the outdoors and climbing. While this is not necessarily surprising I do believe that this says a lot about the people who are attending the gym. It seems that the typical climber has a focus on conservation of the environment. That isn’t to say though that these were the only bumper stickers I noticed, a lot of stickers also seemed to be sarcastic or making a joke of something. This leads me to believe that the people who would regularly attend a climbing gym might be more light-hearted by nature.

The second parking lot that I toured through was the Ram’s Village Apartment Complex parking area. This student dominated housing area had many bumper stickers that all focused around the theme of CSU and its affiliations. On these student’s cars were also many stickers that focused around exercise and completion of races or events of the matter. I believe that these two common sticker themes really embody what a lot of the students on CSU’s campus have in common; a love for the school we attend as well as being driven to be active and adventurous simply because of the geographical location we are in. Fort Collins has a wide variety of activities for students and it seems that the interest in these various activities can be clearly seen on their cars.

Open Letter Summary:

The main point of this letter written by Nathan Brown, an assistant professor at UC Davis in the Department of English, is to call for the resignation of the University Chancellor Linda Katehi. Nathan Brown begins by explaining the injustice that occurred to the UC Davis students peacefully protesting the police brutality. He goes on to explain that the students were organized in a peaceful rally he helped set up when under the authority of Chancellor Katehi the students were forcibly removed from one another and pepper sprayed to end the event. Nathan Brown expresses his outrage at this and makes it clear that he believes Chancellor Katehi is the one responsible for this organized brutality that occurred to her students on the campus property. He explains that he believes that Katehi is the greatest threat to the safety of the students regardless of the fact that she expresses concern for their safety.  He concludes his letter by pointing out the hypocrisy demonstrated by Linda Katehi and calls for her immediate resignation.