//Collections
  var Topics = Backbone.Collection.extend({
      model: TopicStruct,

      initialize: function(){
          console.log('Collector Responding!');
      },

      url: 'http://dev-sw-budget.gotpantheon.com/sort-coordinator-json',

      render: function(){
          console.log('Topics Render Responding!');
      },

  });

$(document).ready(
      function(){
          console.log('--- DOM Ready!');
          var topics = new Topics();
          var topicsView = new TopicsList({collection: topics});
          topics.fetch({reset: true});

          $('#data table').append(topicsView.el);
      }
  );

var topics = new Topics();
topics.fetch();