EITAN SCHOENBERG: Hey everyone, it’s Eitan Schoenberg. I’m here with Emmett Laurent with Minnesota Daily and you’re listening to the Gold Standard podcast where we talk about all things sports. 

EMMETT LAURENT: Yeah, I’m excited to be here. It’s been a big week for Gopher sports. What do you got?

SCHOENBERG : I mean, I can start off with, uh, women’s hockey. They had their first series, at home, against Boston University. Nice little sweep, they won 1-0 on Friday. That game was kind of stale. Scoring didn’t crack open until very late. 

And then 5-2 on Sunday. That was a way more exciting game. I was at both. Very happy to see that the new players are getting acclimated, things like that, starting the season 4-0-0. And they’re number two in the rankings behind Wisconsin. 

LAURENT: Who would you tell the people listening to look for when watching Gopher hockey? 

SCHOENBERG: So easy to say, but Abbey Murphy. I don’t know if you saw the highlight from her penalty shot goal, but that was ridiculous. 

LAURENT: I did see that. That was sweet. 

SCHOENBERG: That was ridiculous. I mean, it takes a lot of skill to pull off something that looks so simple. For people that like, maybe aren’t super familiar with hockey, kind of just looked like a slower play that wasn’t super, you know, skillful. But when you really understand, you kind of see how that takes a lot of like reading where the goalie is and positioning, things like that, timing the shot. But, yeah, that was pretty cool. It was very cool to see that all over social media, too. 

LAURENT: Some big expectations for the team this year, you would say? 

SCHOENBERG: You know, last year, I, unofficially speaking, but it really felt like a rebuild year. I mean, they lost a bunch of great players after the 22-23 season. Taylor Heise, obviously, headlining that group. And Grace Zumwinkle, those players. It was a good bridge year between, that year, 2022-23, and then now. Last year kind of allowed, you know, the sophomores to move up, and now they’re the juniors now, and they’re kind of taking the reigns of the team.

Josefin Bouveng, Nelli Laitinen, two European players that are really starting to stand out. Josefin Bouveng had a great year last year. Um, she plays with Murphy, she plays with Ella Huber. Huber and Murphy go back, way back. They’ve played together since like 12, 13 years old, so they are a force to be reckoned with.

Last year they accounted for over half the team scoring, so just that line. They’re going to be pretty exciting to watch this year. 

LAURENT: What is the game that everyone needs to go to that’s on the schedule? 

SCHOENBERG: Oh, the Border Battle, 100%. Oct. 18, 19. Border Battle, you gotta be there. Ridder Arena, it is a crazy atmosphere. I’ve been  watching that series since freshman year. It never disappoints. 

LAURENT: Alright. I’ll be there and everyone listening should be there. Alright. Let’s just get right into the thing everyone’s probably thinking about is the football team upsets, number 11, USC 24-17 last Saturday. How are you feeling about that? 

SCHOENBERG: As a student at the U, that was one of the coolest experiences.

LAURENT: I was there, I was second row, so I got on that field fast, and I got trampled fast. And I got hit over by Darius Taylor fast, but it’s all part of the experience, right?  

SCHOENBERG: Yeah, all part of the experience. That’s, I mean, that’s, that’s like, I always heard about the, you know, Penn State game, things like that.

LAURENT: I was at that one. I got a storm. As a little kid, I got a storm to the field, so that was very fun. But this was a better feeling, being at the school and being a student was like, I just, I felt so much, like, happiness jumping on that field. 

SCHOENBERG: Oh yeah, you have a much different appreciation once you’re a student, for sure. I mean, okay, I was working that game, so I was not able to storm the field. However, I still, it was, it was cool to, like, watch from above. Like the top of the student section, and I got to see, you know. Right before the Gophers scored to take the lead, you can see all the fans coming down from the top section to go down to the lower bowl so they can get ready to storm the field.

LAURENT: I was like in the second row and then I, like, look over, I’m like, why are there so many people close to me? And I look back and there’s all these people coming down. I’m like, oh my gosh, I’m about to get pushed really hard. But in the game, I mean, talk about kind of like a range of emotions. I’d say, I mean, they start, they get the game to 10-10 and it honestly still felt like anyone’s game.

And then USC scores 17-10. And I was like, I don’t, I just don’t know how they’re going to be able to stay in this. And then they get the sack interception where he hits his arm and it falls into our guys hands perfectly. We go down, score, get the ball back, score again. But go through that emotion of Max Brosmer not being in and then everyone on the replay booth watching and we’re like, he’s in, like, he’s got to be in.

And then they finally call it back. And I don’t, I don’t even think it felt really like real that they could win until they actually kneeled the ball up. 

SCHOENBERG: It’s honestly a big part of it. Like I said, watching from a distance. The student section was huge. 

LAURENT: It was rocking. 

SCHOENBERG: Yeah, the student section was huge in like, determining like, the overall emotion and like, the vibe of the stadium. Like, play being review, dead silent, things like that. But, oh my god, once that was, the touchdown was called. That was crazy, the eruption there. 

LAURENT: I don’t think I realized how loud it was really until, like, when I got home and I watched, like, the replay on Big Ten Network and,could hear the crowd erupt. I’m like, this sounds like a football, like an NFL game.  I mean, we have a big stadium, but it’s only 54,000. Like, you go down to Michigan, like, that’s 112. We got pretty loud for 54,000 people. 

SCHOENBERG: Yeah, I’m actually glad you bring up Michigan. I was talking about that the last time I was on the podcast, because I was there for the game against the Gophers. In the student section, and that’s like, seeing that game and seeing like, I don’t know, the fight of the team and keeping it close to the team that was pretty highly ranked. Like gave me a lot of hope coming into the USC game. 

LAURENT: It’s almost like a weird feeling because if they, if the Gophers beat Michigan and then come back and beat USC, where does that like put them? And you can play what ifs all day for sure, but like that’s a 4-2 team with two ranked wins. That might be a ranked team. 

So I think it’s encouraging for the Gophers going forward. They still got some uphill battles with Penn State in a couple weeks, but there was a lot of other upsets. I think it was just, something was in the air. There was a week of upsets. So what other upsets did you see? 

SCHOENBERG: When I heard that Vanderbilt was up on Alabama, I’m like, I mean Alabama. I’m like, dude, Alabama’s got time to come back. I’m like, there, there’s no way. And then of course, I mean, like you said, something was in the air that night, man.

LAURENT: Yeah. 

SCHOENBERG: Bunch of top, top 10 ranked teams. 

LAURENT: Vanderbilt, I think they led the whole game. I don’t think they ever lost the lead, but then they like got down to like two minutes left in the game and they score that. Alabama scores that end around touchdown to Ryan Williams. And I was like, Alabama is going to win this game and Vanderbilt held on. 

SCHOENBERG:  Yeah. I mean, these teams have fight. 

LAURENT: Koi Perich, we could talk about him for a long time, but. True freshmen from Esko, Minnesota. He didn’t play the first couple of weeks. Was only on special teams. Now, he’s getting a full role at safety, returning kicks and punts. He just, he looks, he honestly looks fearless. 

I think he returned a kick that like his foot was like on the edge of the out of bounds and I’m like, like, why? But he’s just so fearless and obviously he knows better than I do. And then he gets that interception at that and I think he jumped like 40 feet in the air. Like he was flying. I was like, okay, Michael Jordan, like that was crazy. 

SCHOENBERG: That was, I mean, that’s a moment people are gonna be able to look back on for years and be like, that was ridiculous. 

LAURENT: I just, yeah, I mean, the team kind of came together. A few other standout players, I’d say. I mean, Justin Walley played great. I think at the end of the game, when USC was trying to come back, they kept throwing at him and he kept breaking up every pass. And I was like, they have to throw it somewhere else because he’s just blanketing the receivers.

And our defense are number one in the country. Number one in pass yards allowed, like tied for most interceptions. So they’re doing something on the defense right.  

SCHOENBERG: For sure. And I mean, USC had that drive at the game too. People are getting a little nervous, you know.

LAURENT: They had a long, like, crossing route for like 30 yards. I was like, oh crap, here we go. Yeah, we should move on. But I mean, the Gophers play UCLA this week. So, I don’t know, I haven’t watched too much UCLA, but it’s a game hopefully the Gophers can win before they get a bye week. And then they got Maryland, I think. 

SCHOENBERG: Yeah, Maryland on the 26 at home. 

LAURENT: And then, like I said before, Penn State, and that’ll be another opportunity for the Gopher fans to rush the field. 

SCHOENBERG: Yeah, that’d be incredible. Then they gotta rank him at that point. I mean that same night. Gopher volleyball, falling to USC. I mean, Gopher football, able to get it done with USC, but volleyball, unfortunately, dropped it 3-1. But, what have you seen from volleyball?

LAURENT: Yeah, the volleyball team has experienced a lot of ups and downs this year. I mean going way back, they beat number one Texas at the time, which was an amazing game. They started their season against three straight ranked opponents so they’ve definitely been in the ringer. And coach Keegan Cook has talked a lot about parody in, I mean, specifically in sports in general, but like the, the teams you would consider not as good are really close to the best teams. 

And I think that means if you do have a little bit of an off night, you’re going to go to five sets. And the Gopher volleyball team has gone to five sets a lot. And that’s a pretty tiring thing to be doing every night, back to back nights. I think they’re one of like two teams in the Big Ten to play back to backs like they have been playing.

Like they played UCLA Friday, USC Saturday. That, I mean, that’s just tiring. And I mean they just need to work on a little bit of consistency with what they’re doing. They obviously have the talent with like Melani Shaffmaster, Julia Hanson, Lydia Grote. They know they can do it and I’ve seen a sense of like urgency from a lot of the red shirt seniors because they got a lot of older players on the team that they can do something with the season.

But it’s just consistency I think all around. They have a lot, I mean, they’re gonna have countless opportunities to show what they can do. They’re in the thick of the Big Ten schedule now. Yeah, they got Penn State coming up. Penn State’s just pretty good at every sport.

So the Gophers have a big task in every sport against them. But I think mainly the volleyball team. Everyone should go to a game because the Pav is awesome and the Pav rocks. But if they can just get all their players healthy, I think they’re going to be able to make a run.  

SCHOENBERG: Staying on the topic of Penn State, kind of a not so seamless transition, but new Gophers goaltender, Liam Souliere, former Penn State goalie.

Same night Gophers upset USC in football, men’s hockey, took an exhibition win over St. Cloud State 5-1. Another transfer Matthew Wood from UConn, got his start in the maroon and gold. Good to see him too, pretty excited to see what he can do in the Big Ten. Nathan Airey, that’s another thing, with Justen Close leaving, I’m excited to see how this new goaltending, you know, tandem. Bob Motzko last year talked about how Nathan Airey is kind of like the goalie of the future.

I mean, he’s, there’s a lot of hype surrounding him. A lot of hype surrounding the new freshmen that got to play. I mean, they’re top five in a USCHO ranking. They’re second highest Big Ten ranked team in the country behind Michigan State. 

They’ve got a lot of things looking good for them. They continue their season in Las Vegas, actually, at the Icebreaker Tournament. They got Air Force, they might face Omaha, depending on how that tournament plays out, which would be a nice little rematch from the NCAA Regionals.

That was a pretty good game. Yeah, Jaxon Nelson had a great game, but he, obviously, he’s moved on to pro, but. 

LAURENT: What are you looking for on the team, specifically, for them to, I don’t want to say step up from last year, but just maybe get back to like the championship, you know, and get really back to those winning ways.

SCHOENBERG: I really think, I mean, Matthew Wood is going to be a very, very, very solid scoring asset for them. I mean, he was pretty good with UConn. So the Gophers being able to land him. And I mean, it’s not very often, I mean, at least recently that you see the Gophers, you know, landing transfer portals. And then now, now they got like a potential starting goalie out of the transfer portal. 

And then another like top scorer at the transfer portal. So obviously Snuggerud coming back was massive for them. I mean, sophomores Jimmy Clark, Oliver Moore, Sam Rinzel. I guess those guys just, it’s kind of similar to the women’s honestly, just like the development of those younger players and them being able to move up and step in a new role is, I think it’ll be a better season for them because of those players, you know, developing.

Brody Lamb, Connor Kurth, again, players that have been in the program long enough that they’ve, I mean, Lamb had a great year last year, Kurth as well, Motzko, beginning of last year, talked about both of them, you know, really breaking through, uh, especially in the Frozen Four run of 2023. 

LAURENT: You kind of hit that one season or two seasons where everyone kind of comes together. So that’ll be good. Alright, I’m going to ask you again. What’s the game everyone’s got to go to?  

SCHOENBERG: Honestly, Michigan State. 

LAURENT: Okay, why? 

SCHOENBERG: They had a pretty close series against Michigan State last year. Yeah, I mean, Michigan State, again, I think it’s fighting for that crown of who’s at the top of the Big Ten, you know, because Michigan State was ranked on top of that Big Ten preseason poll. So, Gophers are number two. And that’s just going to be I think the battle between you know who gets bragging rights for the Big Ten for the time being.

LAURENT: For sure. That’ll be intense. All right before we get out of here. We got to talk about Lynx basketball. 

SCHOENBERG: Oh, yeah. 

LAURENT: WNBA finals the Lynx are bound for that. They just won. What are you feeling?

SCHOENBERG: Hyped. 

LAURENT: One word, yeah explain your thoughts in one word: hype. 

SCHOENBERG: Dude, I love seeing, you know, Minnesota sports succeed. And the Lynx obviously have that history of championships. And them getting back to that championship is, it’s pretty exciting. Like, there’s just a certain feeling like, in the city, when you know that there’s like a sports team. Like, you saw with the Timberwolves when they were on their little run. Like, there’s just that vibe in the city that, you know, that’s brought by a sports team having success. 

LAURENT: I mean, the Lynx are awesome. I mean, I could, we could talk all day about the team. Napheesa Collier, defensive player of the year, MVP runner up. She’s great. I mean, she’s consistently out there at the forward position, just getting boards, getting points. I mean, she, in the first year, she tied the record, the WNBA playoff record with 42 points.

So, I mean, I just can’t speak enough about her and just how the team has been able to seamlessly kind of add new people. Like Courtney Williams, Alanna Smith. And just be able to make this run because I know obviously, yes, they have championship DNA, but they’ve had they had a few down years And I think to get back here, it’s almost like that expectation, which is like something Minnesota sports is not used to, being like that team, like the heavyweight team.

So, they’re going to face the Liberty, who have not won a championship in their history. I think their inaugural season was in 1997, if that’s correct. And the Lynx had the regular season series lead against them three to one including the Commissioners Cup game. So they got a nice little check for that one. I know the players were excited about that. What are you feeling here? What do you think?  

SCHOENBERG: I mean, I was reading that ESPN report. Um, and there’s I mean, it’s a, it’s a close matchup. Obviously the Lynx had the number in the regular season, but as it goes for all sports playoffs are just a different beast. But I definitely think getting that home win against Connecticut was like good motivator moving into the finals. But I was actually going to ask you, what’s the, I mean, how did they get back to this point of being like a championship contending team?

LAURENT: How did they get back to this point? I think it’s the additions. Honestly. I mean, I briefly said it, but Courtney Williams, she’s amazing. She stepped into more of a truer point guard role this year from her past. She’s a little bit older, but she just has really had that quick connection with the players I’d say.

I think from going back to the start of the season, I was at the first few games and she just was able to get in these high pick and roll scenarios where she just feeds the post and then she gets into her midrange and I think anyone who like knows Courtney Williams knows that she loves the midrange. And you also know if you’re a basketball fan that midrange is the worst shot in basketball because if you can step back three feet to get a three pointer and get an extra point, you’re going to do that. 

But she just is able to completely change the game and she slows the game down when she needs to. I think she has a really good control. It’s almost like a Chris Paul type of player. And I think that’s what the Lynx were really missing was that true point guard.

And I mean, I think with Napheesa too, just really, I mean, she’s amazing. She obviously was on like the USA team. And I think it was almost like the same thing of like these players just getting a little bit better and these small additions that you thought maybe wouldn’t work out or maybe not work out as good as you think.

Sometimes you just got to take swings for it, you know, kind of like the Timberwolves are doing now with their big trade. Like you just got to do things and hope they work out. 

SCHOENBERG: And you know what? That’s just the trend of Minnesota sports right now. You know, things are building.

LAURENT: We’re underdogs. I mean, you gotta, you gotta swing, you gotta take chances on old players. Max Brosmer. I mean, it’s just, it feels like a little theme going on here. Sam Darnold. Vikings 5-0. We didn’t, I didn’t even write that down, but the Vikings are 5-0, that’s pretty good. Just beat the Jets, got coach Roberts Saleh fired, not actually, but I think Aaron Rogers is the one who got him fired, but I think it’s a good time to be a Minnesota sports fan. 

SCHOENBERG: For sure. Yeah. I mean, Gopher fans can look ahead to a men’s hockey season getting kicked off. Football with UCLA this weekend, it’s a good time to be a Gopher sports fan.

LAURENT: There’s so many things. If you want the sport to watch, you can almost watch one every night now and then basketball will come soon enough. So there’s some exciting stuff, but I think that’s all we got for you. Unless, Eitan, you got anything else? 

SCHOENBERG: Utah. 

LAURENT: Utah.

SCHOENBERG: Utah hockey. 

LAURENT: Utah hockey. A little bit of a, a little bit of a funky stadium you said? 

SCHOENBERG: Yeah, I mean it’s not built for hockey. The Delta Center was definitely not built for hockey. If you watched the game last night, they had large advertisements behind the first fan, like, fan section. And there’s like a big wall, and it’s a very short section.

Very few rows. It looked like it was less than 10 rows. And then it goes up to the 200 levels. But, I mean, the fans are rocking, even though, I don’t know, I think it’s 12, like, 12,000’s the capacity or something like that?  

LAURENT: Only 12? 

SCHOENBERG: Which is, yeah, compared to other NHL arenas, it’s like, I think it’s probably one of the smallest ones. I mean, obviously bigger than what Arizona had before. 

LAURENT: Right, yeah, of course. And the fans were rocking when they scored that first goal. It got pretty wicked in there. 

SCHOENBERG: Yeah. I mean, it sucks as a Hawks fan. But also really exciting because kind of this revival of like a franchise is really cool to see. It’s really cool experience.

I mean, very recently too, we’ve had, we’ve seen a lot of changes in the hockey, like relocation and new franchise starting up. Obviously you got Vegas in 2017, Seattle in 2021, and then you got Utah.

LAURENT: I mean, they just keep expanding. Other sports should take a page out of their book. I mean, basketball needs to start expanding. Like, what are we doing? I mean, Seattle needs a team. So, Vegas always needs a team. Vegas needs a team in every sport, so. 

SCHOENBERG: I mean, they’re at 32 right now. That’s the golden number. It is the golden number. 32, 16, so half the league makes the playoff, half the league doesn’t make the playoffs. 

LAURENT: That’s what I’m saying. Basketball is 30, so let’s get two more teams in there. NFL already has 32. We don’t need any more there. 32 is the gold number.

SCHOENBERG: Yeah, 32 is the gold number. 

LAURENT: Well, thank you guys so much for listening. This episode was written by Emmett Laurent and Eitan Schoenberg and produced by Kaylie Sirovy (and Ceci Heinen). As always, we appreciate you listening in and feel free to send a message to our email inbox at akarwowski@mndaily.com with any questions, comments, or concerns. This has been The Gold Standard podcast. Take care, everyone. 

The 11th annual University of Maine March Against Domestic Violence will be held on Oct. 18 at 5 p.m. Supporters of the cause are to meet on the steps of Fogler Library and walk as a group to the Field House. 

A speaker and remembrance ceremony, honoring the 15 lives lost in Maine due to domestic violence in 2024, will take place inside the final location. Various resources, including Title IX, Rape Response Services, TRIOTA and Partners for Peace, are attending to provide crucial information to participants. The march is hosted by the Maine Business School (MBS) and organized by MBS Professor Nory Jones. Partners for Peace will host a second table later in the evening at the men’s ice hockey game against Quinnipiac at 7 p.m. in the Alfond Area. 

The speaker lineup is as follows: Senator Susan Collins, Dean Robert Dana, Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard Diane Dunn, Executive Director at Partners for Peace Amanda Cost and Deputy Title IX Coordinator Heather Hogan. Casey Faulkingham, the director of development and engagement at Partners for Peace, will read the name of each person who passed away this year as a result of domestic violence. UMaine Renaissance will conclude the program with a song.

“Everybody has contributed their knowledge, their expertise and their support in helping with different aspects of it. So, I think our team is indispensable, invaluable and just incredible. And, of course, the audience [is important],” said Jones. 

Several students contributed to a domestic violence awareness exhibition that will be on display in the Memorial Union throughout the days leading up to the event. The artists include Maddie Ruppert, Sidonia Stanton, Alicia Bell and Hailey Inman. The inspiration for their artwork relates to a compassion for and outreach towards those who may be suffering in silence. Inman used acrylic paint on watercolor paper for her submission, “Unable to Fly,” and explained the creative process.

“This piece took me planning about a month and the painting process took only a few days. I wanted this piece to convey the feeling of abandonment and isolation often shown in abusive relationships,” said Inman. “Support is one of the most important things, even when nothing else can be done. “

There are several avenues available for help, some being confidential resources at UMaine. Information at the march will provide students and other community members with the necessary tools to recognize signs of domestic violence. 

“Hopefully, they [attendees] will learn about this and learn what to look for, how to help. But also, maybe gain a sense of ownership and responsibility. We have to support each other. We have to have each other’s backs,” said Jones. “That’s what I’m hoping students will take from this— learning about it, the problem, how they can help.”  

Boston University students are encouraging eligible voters to exercise their right to vote in light of a movement to not vote to pressure the Biden-Harris administration into action in regards to the Israel-Hamas war in the Middle East.

Editor’s Note: Trigger warning: This story contains mentions of nonconsensual drug use and references sexual assault. All names have been changed.  

When then-first-year Jane Davis left her dorm room to go to an off-campus party February this year, she didn’t think she would be in the hospital the next morning.

Davis was drugged at the party she attended with her friends the night before, hosted by members of Colorado State University’s chapter of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity at an off-campus house. What followed was several months of repeatedly being told nothing could be done, an experience that left Davis feeling ignored by the people and systems that were supposed to protect her.

The party wasn’t supposed to be any different from the other parties she’d attended during her first year, Davis said. Davis was familiar with Phi Delta Theta and said she never felt uncomfortable in any of her previous interactions with members of the fraternity.

“That is the one frat that I (thought) I could go to a party (at) and I would feel comfortable setting my drink down and thinking that no one would touch it,” Davis said. “That’s the level of comfort that I had been made to feel with Phi Delt.”

She and her friends brought their own drink containers, only one of which was an open container. Davis said her friend drank from the container when they first arrived, but no one else did for roughly half an hour before Davis drank from the cup.

“​​I became so completely intoxicated about three minutes after that,” Davis said. “They couldn’t tell what was going on with me.”

The level of apparent intoxication and the speed at which it set in concerned Davis’ friends, so they decided to leave the party and return to their dorms.

They took Davis to a friend’s room in their dorm building to keep an eye on her, but her symptoms got more extreme, leaving them all unsure of what was happening or what they should do. 

“I couldn’t even sit up straight,” Davis said. “I kept falling. I couldn’t form words — couldn’t function at all.”

Davis’ roommate eventually brought her back to their room, hoping she would be able to sleep off whatever was causing her symptoms. Davis was told by her roommate the next morning that she stopped breathing at certain points.

A friend who slept in their dorm room to keep an eye on Davis told her she thought she had been roofied — a term that refers to when someone is drugged with Rohypnol without their knowledge or consent. Rohypnol is a central nervous system depressant commonly used to incapacitate targets of sexual assault and often referred to as a date-rape drug.

“CSU pretty much said unless this specific individual comes out, they can’t do anything. No repercussions are going to be had. It’s going to happen to someone else; it’s going to continue happening until (there are) repercussions.” -Jane Davis, CSU student

Davis was taken to the UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital early the next morning because she was still experiencing symptoms of intoxication. However, when Davis was examined by medical staff, she was told they did not have the capability to test what was in her system but that the UCHealth Harmony Campus might.

Davis went to the emergency room at the Harmony Campus location, hoping to figure out what she was drugged with. However, medical staff at the second hospital told her they were also unable to run a drug test that would detect Rohypnol or GHB — gamma-hydroxybutyrate, another sedative used as a date-rape drug.

The hospital on East Harmony Road gave Davis information on the nearby Day Reporting Center and recommended she go there to undergo a full drug test. The Day Reporting Center is a part of the Larimer County corrections system and does substance testing and sample collection. Davis filed a police report at the DRC before going home to wait for her results.

The center called Davis and informed her that she tested positive for Rohypnol.

“They (told me) that normally it could take up to two weeks, but my positive results come back within about 30 minutes,” Davis said. “They said there was so much in my system that it was right there. So then I went to the police station.”

Davis went to the CSU Police Department after the call but was turned away because the incident occurred outside CSUPD’s jurisdiction. 

“CSU police said because this was a fraternity house, they can’t do anything because they’re, like, satellite houses,” Davis said. 

A satellite house is a privately owned, off-campus residence occupied by members of a fraternity and frequently used to host parties. According to the CSU Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life’s Joint Policy on Risk Management, all official chapter houses are required to be substance free, which is defined as “no alcohol or controlled substance on chapter premises.”

Due to this policy, any event where alcohol will be present must be held at a different location.

Davis said she reported what happened to the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and spoke to other university officials, hoping CSU would be able to take some kind of action in response.

“CSU pretty much said unless this specific individual comes out, they can’t do anything,” Davis said. “No repercussions are going to be had. It’s going to happen to someone else; it’s going to continue happening until (there are) repercussions.”

Davis wasn’t the only one trying to get the university to respond to an incident at a fraternity party hosted at an off-campus house last spring semester. Sofia Miller faced the same roadblocks in her attempt to get the university to help her after she reported being drugged at a party in late January.

Miller was in her third year at the time and was invited to a party hosted by CSU’s chapter of the Sigma Nu Fraternity.

Members of the fraternity went to Miller’s sorority house to invite them to a party to celebrate the initiation of new Sigma Nu members. Members performed a song and gave the sorority a decorative invitation card.

The party felt off to Miller as soon as she and her friends arrived.

According to the FSL Joint Policy, “any event an observer would associate with the fraternity or sorority or council” is considered a chapter event. Chapter events must register with the FSL office and must follow the proper guidelines, even if the event is hosted at a private location.

Those guidelines include compiling an official guest list and ensuring the list is monitored at the entrance to the party, a guideline Miller said was not met at this party.

There was a fraternity member at the entrance with a tablet who appeared to be checking the people entering, but he didn’t actually have a list, Miller said.

“He claimed that he had a list of who (was) coming into the party and asked us who we were,” Miller said. “So we just informed him that we were in my sorority. And then he turned around and showed us (the tablet), like, ‘Oh, we don’t have a real list.’ … Kind of making a joke out of it.”

Miller and her friends were let into the party, which was primarily held in the backyard. Photos provided to The Collegian show a tent with the fraternity’s Greek letters painted on it. The timestamp and geotag of the photos match the invitation card Miller and her friends received.

Things took a turn when her group split up, Miller said. Two of her friends went to find a restroom, so Miller moved closer to the door of the house to keep an eye on them. Three members of the fraternity then approached Miller.

Miller said they crowded around her, blocking her path as a fourth member approached the friends who were looking for a restroom. He told them the main floor bathroom was busy but that he could take them to the upstairs bathroom.

“I did not like that, so me and one other girl followed these two girls upstairs to the bathroom, and when we were trying to get up there, guys were trying to block us off,” Miller said.

Miller said she was able to push through the people blocking her way and get up to the bathroom.

“The guy who walked them up followed them into the bathroom, so then I pushed in, (and) he walked out,” Miller said.

Miller and her friends felt uncomfortable with what happened and decided to leave the party, but the same members who blocked her off initially approached them a second time, once again separating Miller and one friend from the rest of the group.

“My friends were noticeably smaller than the guys,” Miller said. “So you know, when guys are standing shoulder to shoulder, it’s kind of harder to push through them, and they were definitely not letting them push through.”

Miller said this was the moment she noticed she didn’t feel alright. Miller hadn’t drunk enough alcohol to be intoxicated and felt completely sober when she went into the house, but she began to feel dizzy and disoriented.

“I was super confused because, at this point, I’m very, very foggy,” Miller said. “I can’t figure out what’s going on. I’m just trying to get us out.”

One of Miller’s friends managed to pull her away, but the same fraternity members tried to stop them again, Miller said. Her boyfriend came to pick them up and took them all back to his house as they tried to figure out what was causing Miller’s symptoms.

“When I’ve experienced all of this and still nothing is done, it just makes me wonder how much they’ve hidden. It just feels like they don’t give a shit.” -Sofia Miller, CSU student

Miller’s symptoms worsened to the point that she couldn’t stand on her own. When Miller tried to put her arm around the friend who was supporting her, she felt a sharp ache in her arm.

“They all took a flashlight to my arm, saw the mark and (were) like, ‘Go to the hospital now,’” Miller said.

Medical staff gave Miller fluids and treated her for alcohol overconsumption before testing her blood alcohol content, which was below the legal limit. Miller’s symptoms didn’t align with the test results, but medical staff told her they were unable to test her for drugs that might be in her system.

“I couldn’t speak,” Miller said. “I couldn’t see anything really whatsoever. It was just all black. Like, I kept falling asleep everywhere. One of the nurses had to help me go to the bathroom to get my BAC. I could not even function as a human being.”

One doctor told Miller her symptoms indicated ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic, in her system, but they were unable to run a drug test to be sure.

In the days following the incident, a sample was sent to a testing facility in Denver to verify whether there was ketamine in Miller’s system, but she has not yet received her results.

Miller filed a police report with Fort Collins Police Services while at the hospital. She then took the same steps as Davis, reporting to several university offices, including the Office of Title IX Programs and Gender Equity, FSL, the Survivor Advocacy and Feminist Education Center and CSUPD. She also provided the university with video footage of the invitation performance and a photo of the invitation card to identify the fraternity.

The university told Miller there was nothing they could do. 

Both Davis and Miller met with various offices and university officials to no avail, receiving the same response time after time: Nothing could be done.

“I was so loud,” Miller said. “I went straight to the hospital. I told every office exactly what happened. Still there’s no support — none.”

The university sent a safety update email Feb. 9 following Miller’s report to the university. A line in the email referenced drug-facilitated crimes involving needle injections and warned students to stay alert. Beyond this, there has been no official action taken in response to Miller’s report.

“I just was so frustrated at that point,” Miller said. “Like, nothing was going to be done.”

Phi Delta Theta won a Fraternity & Sorority Life Community Award for Excellence in Harm Reduction & Risk Management last spring, and both fraternities are still in good standing with the university, something that concerns both Miller and Davis.

“When I’ve experienced all of this and still nothing is done, it just makes me wonder how much they’ve hidden,” Miller said. “It just feels like they don’t give a shit.”

The national organizations for both Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and Sigma Nu Fraternity provided The Collegian with statements confirming they were made aware of the reports last spring.

“Upon learning of the allegations, General Headquarters worked with the university and the Fort Collins Police Department to investigate,” the statement from Phi Delta Theta Fraternity reads. “After review, no evidence was found linking any of our members to the incident. Should the investigation proceed further, Phi Delta Theta will carefully assess the situation and determine the appropriate next steps.”

Sigma Nu Fraternity also cited an internal investigation within the organization and confirmed the CSU chapter violated internal social event policies.

“The Fraternity’s investigation nor the university’s investigation corroborated the allegation received,” the statement reads. “The Fraternity’s investigation did result in remedial measures for the Delta Rho chapter to address adherence to Fraternity and University policies related to alcohol at social activities; these measures were supported by the university and completed by the Delta Rho chapter.”

Leadership at the Interfraternity Council confirmed they were made aware of the reports last spring but said they “could not act as an investigative or adjudicative body.”

A university spokesperson confirmed both incidents were reported to the university.

“Colorado State University reviews all reports of student and organization misconduct, including off-campus incidents, and initiates investigations when sufficient information is available,” the statement reads. “These cases lacked enough detail for an investigation to proceed. Individuals are encouraged to share any knowledge of misconduct to aid in investigations and allow the university to support impacted parties. The university can also reopen cases if new information arises.”

The following resources are available:

• The 24-hour Victim Assistance Team is available to assist survivors of interpersonal violence and their loved ones 24/7/365. Call 970-492-4242 and ask to speak with an advocate.
• CSU Police Department: Call/text 911 in an emergency; non-emergency line is 970-491-6425
• Fort Collins Police Services: Call/text 911 in an emergency; non-emergency line is 970-419-3273.
• Incident reports can be made to Student Conduct Services.

Reach Hannah Parcells at news@collegian.com or on Twitter @hannahparcells.

The University of Utah is moving forward with a $155 million student housing project, the first step in a long-term initiative to transform the campus into a more “traditional” residential college.

U President Taylor Randall described the desire for the move in the context of “college town magic, ” a concept that brings more students on campus and aims to remove the U from its “commuter college“ image.

“It’s not only the infrastructure build, but it’s also the culture building and the activities … how we actually build that kind of magic with [students] as well,” Randall said. 

The first phase, which began construction this fall, will add more than 1,400 beds to campus housing by fall 2026.

Located directly south of Kahlert Village, the six-story, 349,342-square foot building is designed for first and second-year students, featuring a mix of room options, including single and double rooms, semi-suites and full suites.

The university has partnered with American Campus Communities (ACC) for the project, which will see ACC managing the construction and operation of the building while absorbing the financials. 

The partnership is expected to yield an additional 6,000 beds over the coming years, hoping to alleviate on-campus housing shortages. 

“We have close to 6,000 [housing units] for undergraduates, not including what’s available for graduate and family housing. The plan is to increase that to 12,000 on campus,” Randall said. “We’re also considering downtown locations and potentially expanding the campus into downtown Salt Lake, finding ways to create community there.”

ACC will own the building under a 55-year lease for the land, after which ownership will revert to the university. The deal allows the university first right of refusal if the building is sold, and any future owners must have experience managing residential housing.

“Through these public-private partnerships, we are able to bring in a private partner that has the cash and the ability to build these more quickly, and then over time, they will manage these facilities, but they will eventually be the university’s facility,” said Rebecca Walsh, U communications director. 

The U will manage the building’s first floor, which is expected to include a gaming hub, dining area, fitness center and outdoor-themed amenities such as bouldering walls and ski lockers. ACC will manage the rest of the residential portion.

“They’re managing it, and they collect the rents to cover their costs, which are paid through the rents students provide,” Walsh said. “Students will still apply through the HRE portal to live in this housing, but it will be managed by a private company.”

The university’s Board of Trustees has requested a comprehensive plan for integrating the new development with existing on-campus services, including parking.

“We’re in the middle of a massive campus master planning process that imagines parking positioned on the periphery, allowing the core of campus to become more walkable,” Randall explained. “The plan includes cheaper parking options with frequent shuttle services.”

The exterior lots include areas in Fort Douglas and Research Park, with possible additional space at the south end of campus. Plans also call for larger parking structures to increase capacity, though the total number of spaces is still being determined.

“The goal is to make it easier to get to campus without a car … living on campus hopefully also means that [students] don’t have to bring their cars to campus,” Walsh added.

e.hagy@dailyutahchronicle.com

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The reality many older hiring managers will not come to terms with — at least for now — is the fact that businesses will not survive if they do not hire Gen Z applicants. Besides the obvious fact that Gen Z is the next generation entering the workforce, but because of what we are most criticized for: our use of social media.

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Roughly 25 people participated in a “Study-in for Palestine” on Wednesday afternoon. The study-in took place at Taper Hall before participants marched down Jefferson Boulevard and resumed at Trousdale North Entrance after Department of Public Safety officers told them to disperse or be “pushed off campus.”

The group read plays and discussed France-Palestine solidarity on the grass outside the Taper Hall during the study-in before marching off campus. DPS officers and DPS Chief Lauretta Hill watched from Trousdale Avenue by the Crow Center for International & Public Affairs since the start of the event.

DPS officers closed the Watt Way and Trousdale North Entrances as the participants marched down Jefferson. Speakers called for USC to disclose its endowment and investments and to divest from Israel and war profiteers.

“They have shut their gates in their rage,” an unidentified speaker said. “Our studying is a threat to this institution.”

An unidentified media liaison for USC Students for Justice in Palestine said the DPS officers told the group they were hosting an event in violation of USC policy when threatening to remove them. DPS officers did not cite the specific policy after several participants asked at the time.

The liaison said they believed that, because USC SJP is not a recognized student organization, the gathering did not qualify as an event.

Department of Public Safety Chief Lauretta Hill told the Daily Trojan Wednesday eventing that the study-in participants violated a University policy by holding an event without an event permit. USC defines an “event” as “a scheduled gathering of 25 or more people,” according to its event permit application website.

“To reserve a space you have to go through that process, and so we asked them to leave because it was not a permitted event,” Hill said.

Editors’ note: This article was updated at 8:08 p.m. Oct. 9 to include a statement from Department of Public Safety Chief Lauretta Hill.

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Lauren Goss, a third-generation UO alumni, has recently become University of Oregon’s first athletics archivist, the only person on the West Coast to hold this position after a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor. 

According to UO spokesperson Eric Howald, though the donation was $1 million, most of the funds went toward building out the athletics archival program.

Goss teaches courses at the UO in history, ethnic studies, business, journalism and advises students on research projects. Several members of her family attended the UO, including her parents, grandparents and brother, as well as aunts, uncles and cousins. 

“I was a history major here at the Honors College, and in your senior year at the Honors College, you have to write a thesis,” Goss said. “I wanted to choose something where I could talk with people who lived through a historic event, and [I was] personally interested in athletics here at the University of Oregon.” 

The athletics archivist position consists of a number of responsibilities, all of which are connected to the history of athletics at the UO. 

“I love the opportunity for engagement, whether that’s researchers or talking with students or talking with alumni about their experiences. And in athletics, we talk about singular moments, right? The game-winning shot or phenomenal play,” Goss said. “What I get to do as an athletics archivist is tell the story leading up to that moment, that moment, and after that moment, using different types of resources to explain why that moment is important or historical.”

Archives of athletics games are displayed in the library and are used for the purpose of educating students about history in a hands-on way, according to Goss. 

“Athletics is very engaging and relevant to students,” Vice Provost and University Librarian Alicia Salaz said. “Our students recognize the UO has such a strong athletics brand and so many are involved in athletics in some way, so it’s exciting to offer a new way to introduce undergraduates to the archives and special collections.”

After completing her bachelor’s degree at the UO, Goss worked as a paralegal in litigation defense before obtaining a master’s degree in library and information science. 

“I came back to the University of Oregon in 2016 to work in the archive,” Goss said. 

Goss has worked in various different positions in the library archives since 2016, including doing identification and conservation of athletic films, which helped lead her to her current position. 

“I came across an article written by an athletics archivist at the University of Maryland about her work, and that was my first exposure to the idea that such a position could exist, so I pitched the idea to the library administration and development, which is the fundraising side of the university,” Goss said. 

In order for Goss to become UO’s athletics archivist, additional funding was needed. 

“Lauren’s position was funded by an anonymous family foundation. The family has deep Oregon roots and a love of UO libraries. The combination resulted in creating a new opportunity for U of O to be a leader in the field of college sports history preservation, joining only about a dozen other colleges and universities throughout the nation,” said Margaret Savoian, senior associate director of development.

According to Goss, it took several years to get a proposal and find a donor before she was officially named as UO’s athletics archivist on Sept. 1. 

“The history of this university is complex and multifaceted, and using the story of athletics is one way to look at that university history. We have over 130 years of history of our athletic teams and people and traditions and facilities. And similarly, my job is really multifaceted,” Goss said.

Goss is the only person to work as an athletics archivist on the West Coast and one of fewer than 10 athletics archivists at the collegiate level in the entire United States. 

“Most people are surprised that this position didn’t already exist at the UO, given our emphasis and history on human performance and sport across our curriculum and across our university, but I definitely understand that it’s a monumental responsibility to be a part of preserving and sharing through the lens of sport,” Goss said. 

If you are an architect, designer, engineer, or other professional dealing with two- and three-dimensional data and metadata, you may often encounter the need to share your drafts with colleagues, collaborators, or clients. Although just a few formats are able to maintain the accuracy and integrity of architectural plans and technical drawings, the majority of CAD specialists agree that PDF works best for such purposes in 9/10 cases. Indeed, so popular portable document format has a fair amount of advantages and comes in handy when the slightest detail is important. We are going to reveal its main perks along with the best, hassle-free ways to convert DWG to PDF, so keep reading.

Why PDF Is the Best Choice for DWG Conversion?

DWG files have a pivotal role in the realm of construction and design as they comprise the precise 2D and 3D graphics generated with CAD software, such as AutoCAD, DraftSight, IntelliCAD, and the like. These files contain complex data and are used in different industries, including architecture, manufacturing, product design, and engineering, to name a few. Thus, keeping image integrity is of paramount importance when dealing with these files. So why do experts choose PDF for conversion?

Usability

Collaboration is crucial for any design project. But when you share files in the original .dwg format, proofreading and providing feedback may seem rather complicated for those who are not well-versed in the CAD software. So, things become much easier when you convert AutoCAD to PDF. The point is that PDF readers and editors are packed with a wide range of tools, allowing recipients to work with your files efficiently – edit them element by element, draw shapes, highlight sections, add comments, and even measure distances right in the PDF document.

Universal accessibility

Portable document format is supported by almost any operating system or device, and this is one of the principal reasons why changing DWG to PDF is beneficial for easy sharing. Whether you are going to send the converted file to a MacBook, Windows PC, tablet, or smartphone, your recipient will face no compatibility issues when opening it. DWGs, in turn, require specific CAD programs to be viewed. 

Notably, PDF maintains file formatting (custom font styles, layer data, etc.) and retains high accuracy of line location whatever device is used to open it. This means that all the elements and structures of your designs will look just as intended when you share them.

Smaller file size

Portable document format is traditionally smaller than DWG, so when you convert AutoCAD to PDF, you make it consume less space without loss of quality. This drives faster download and upload times when distributing drafts online, which often proves to be highly beneficial for CAD specialists working on big projects. Smaller document sizes are particularly valuable for handling complex engineering designs and large architectural plans containing detailed graphics and multiple layers. Moreover, turning DWG files into PDF ensures quick file transmission with seamless design integrity.

How to Convert DWG file to PDF without Interfering Original Design

Switching from DWG to PDF is a rather straightforward process, which does not take much of your time. There are two convenient ways to change file format, and you can do this either with or without specific CAD software. Check out the steps below to decide which option works better for you.

Convert DWG to PDF using AutoCAD

Please note that the quality and accuracy of the resulting PDF file depend on the export parameters you set, including file resolution, level of compression, color space, and the like. So, adjust the settings beforehand to get a high-quality PDF. 

1. Tap on the AutoCAD icon and pick Export.
2. Choose PDF from the list of available formats.
3. A new window will appear. Click on the arrow next to the PDF Preset and choose ‘AutoCAD PDF (High-Quality Print)’ to get the best conversion output.
4. Rename and then save the file.

Convert DWG to PDF using an online converter

Online converters turn DWG into PDF automatically without the need to have AutoCAD or any other software installed. You can view and edit the resulting document right away, as well as enhance its security using the available PDF protection tools (electronic signatures, encrypted password, etc.). This is probably the best method to ensure the high quality of a converted file, while the process requires no effort at all.

1. Choose a reliable web service to convert DWG to PDF and sign up.
2. Follow the instructions to upload your DWG file to the platform.
3. Continue with the next steps. Wait a few seconds and download your PDF when the conversion is done.

Final Thoughts

Converting DWG to PDF provides numerous advantages in terms of accessibility, size reduction, usability, collaboration features, and security options. By utilizing up-to-date conversion technologies in your engineering or designer projects, you can ensure the high visual quality and integrity of your drawings. PDF is almost unmatched when it comes to preserving intricate details of overly complicated technical images, and online converters will help you switch to the portable document format with no hassle.  

There was a soft buzz of chatter as students browsed bookshelves in a sun-lit room. But this was not Brookline Booksmith or the Boston Public Library — it was the grand opening of the Howard Thurman Center’s very own lending library.