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Living intersex: more than just male or female

Living intersex: more than just male or female

March 31, 2014

One of the first questions an expecting couple asks is the sex of their child. A girl means pink walls, frilly outfits, flowered headbands and plenty of stuffed toys appropriate for a little girl....

The toys at Matt Hannifins tiny toy shop in old town are unsual from what one would find in a typical toy store. Many of them have a unique science behind their desgin that makes them seem appear rather magical.

Reaching for dreams

December 16, 2013

Most people don’t spend 20-plus years of their lives in school, but Catie Gogela Carlson did. She went for two consecutive masters degrees, both at CSU. “It’s not easy and it’s a long road,...

Keeping the LSC warm and dry this season

Keeping the LSC warm and dry this season

December 4, 2013

Despite the winter weather, there is no wind whistling through the temporary walls of the LSC. The half-skeletal building is ready for the cold and the snow. Construction work will continue through...

Transgender identity at CSU

Transgender identity at CSU

December 3, 2013

Most people prefer to be called “he” or “she”, but Lo Luthro, a junior psychology major, prefers the gender-neutral terms “ze” and “hirself.” Born female, Luthro is genderqueer and identifies...

Transgender Day of Remembrance: Honoring the lives lost to violence

Transgender Day of Remembrance: Honoring the lives lost to violence

November 20, 2013

On Friday, Fort Collins will honor the 328 — and counting — lives lost to transgender violence worldwide this year. Each life memorialized in the ceremony marks someone who was murdered for being transgender. “The...

Going far, by going green: CSU’s business students’ Fargreen Company promoting sustainable farming in Vietnam

Going far, by going green: CSU’s business students’ Fargreen Company promoting sustainable farming in Vietnam

November 19, 2013

Billowing clouds of blue smoke that engulfed homes and roadways are one of Dr. Asad Aziz’s most prominent memories of Hanoi, Vietnam. The blue smoke was the result of farmers routinely burning rice straw,...

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CSU is not necessarily a party school

November 19, 2013

In the wake of huge parties like the April riot, CSU gained nationwide recognition — and it's not always positive. The Ram’s Pointe pool party in August 2011 resulted in multiple hospitalizations...

Journalism professor Chryss Cada holds a picture of her brother, who took his life 30 years ago at the age of 15. Cada stated that many individuals take their own life thinking they will not be missed , which in her experience was untrue.

CSU students, faculty share their stories about the loss of loved ones

November 13, 2013

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 24. It touches every corner of our country, and Fort Collins is no exception. Within the past month, CSU lost two members of the student...

Injuries have been reported in an accident that took place Nov. 6 at approximately 6:00 p.m.  A cyclist and a car collided at one of the busiest intersections in Fort Collins.

UPDATE: CSU student treated for serious injuries after hit and run

November 6, 2013

Update at 8:47 a.m. Fort Collins police have identified the bicyclist as CSU student Michael Patterson of Colorado Springs. Patterson is being treated at the Medical Center of the Rockies for serious...

CSU managing needs of students with disabilities

November 6, 2013

Joe Tiner has been legally blind since birth. A rare genetic disorder passed down from his father called retinitis pigmentosa prevents him from seeing anything very clearly. If he zooms in far enough,...

Four flags wave silently outside of the LSC Theater October of last year. Because of the LSC renovations, ASCSU is reexamaining the process and future of flying the flags at half-mast after a student passes away.

Campus grieves over loss of two students

October 30, 2013

Tomorrow the flag in front of the LSC will fly at half-mast. This is a tradition marking the death of one of our own. The death of not one, but two students from CSU.  Students needing assistance...

Increase in sexual assault reports on CSU campus

Increase in sexual assault reports on CSU campus

October 28, 2013

With the most recent attempted sexual assault on the Jack Christenson Memorial track last week, victim assistance organizations are noticing a rise in incident reports. On Thursday evening, the report...

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