On this year’s Earth Day, let’s talk about squirrels -- specifically the squirrels on CSU’s campus. It’s no secret the CSU squirrels claim some kind of fame on campus—the animals have their own...

Maybe it's the "river rat" in me (a term white-water rafters call themselves), but I've always had a special connection with rivers. Since I was five years old, my dad would take us on river trips all...

Material waste is a concept unique to the human species that puts the environment at risk, and in turn puts society in a dangerous position.In a consumer-driven society, it’s hard to decide between...

In today’s world of quick and easy information exchanges, you would think that as a whole we would be a more informed population. However, when it comes to politics, that couldn’t be further from the...

Dumpster diving — a phrase I used to look at and think, "Gross."It wasn't until I watched the movie "Dive" in one of my classes that the phrase started to take on a different connotation. Jeremy Seifert,...

UPDATE: Our audience has said that the points made in the original column lacked background research and evidence. However, the majority of prominent search results found surrounding the Fratagonia trend...

If it weren't for the creative ads and the halftime show, I wouldn't have tuned in to watch the "Super Bowl."However, this year, both Bruno Mars and Beyoncé accompanied Coldplay. Although I wouldn't have...

Hey, college student. Yeah, you.First of all, thank you for actively consuming media by reading this issue of the Collegian. Now, your reasons may vary for picking up this copy. Maybe you read the newspaper...

This is my version of a "coming out story." I was, at one point, a CU Buff.My freshman year and half of my sophomore year was spent attending university in Boulder. I transferred to CSU exactly a year...

Smoking is gross. There, I said it.It wasn’t until I went to a String Cheese Incident concert that I could stand being around cigarettes. Prior to that concert, I would obnoxiously cover every breathing...

Like many other college students, I found myself distracted with Facebook during finals last semester. It was during finals week that Facebook created their version of "The Year in Review," a video montage...

Mass shootings have become an epidemic. It seems as though every week there is another occurrence that puts multiple people in danger and causes many to lose their lives.In Colorado, we are not new to...