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Municipal voter guide: Fort Collins Ballot Issues 2A, 302
Municipal voter guide: Fort Collins Ballot Issues 2A, 302
Riley Paling, Staff Reporter • October 22, 2025

There are two Fort Collins ballot issues that voters will encounter when they go to the polls during this year’s municipal...

Municipal voter guide: Fort Collins charter amendments
Municipal voter guide: Fort Collins charter amendments
Maci Lesh, Staff Reporter • October 21, 2025

Fort Collins voters will see six proposed amendments to the City Charter on the 2025 ballot. The City Charter functions as...

Alumni gather to celebrate the Distinguished Alumni Awards event at Colorado State University Oct. 16. "I've made some really great relationships that have allowed me to come back," Bianca Esparza said.
Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony honors alums, highlights university achievement
Jolynn Montiel, Staff Reporter • October 20, 2025

Colorado State University's Alumni Association honored standout graduates during the annual Distinguished Alumni Awards,...

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Municipal voter guide: Fort Collins Ballot Issues 2A, 302
Riley Paling, Staff Reporter • October 22, 2025

There are two Fort Collins ballot issues that voters will encounter when they go to the polls during this year’s municipal election, scheduled...

Moonlight Market brings magic to Old Town, celebrates local businesses
Hannah Parcells, Managing Editor • October 21, 2025

Live music filled the crisp autumn air as people wandered through a market in Old Town Square Friday, Oct. 17, picking up handmade pottery or...

Lesh: Use it or lose it: CSU’s meal plan system fails students
Maci Lesh, Collegian Columnist • October 21, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian...

Emily Zolman and her son, Max, walk with visiting friend Leah Barr, who is from Wisconsin, viewing items on sale at the Moonlight Market’s business vendor booths at Old Town Square Fort Collins Oct. 17. “I wanted to try and give her the full Fort Collins experience," Emily Zolman said. "So we went shopping earlier today, and now we’re at the market."
Life and Culture
Moonlight Market brings magic to Old Town, celebrates local businesses
Hannah Parcells, Managing Editor • October 21, 2025

Live music filled the crisp autumn air as people wandered through a market in Old Town Square Friday, Oct. 17, picking up handmade pottery or...

A whiteboard on the wall of the Fostering Success Program offices at Colorado State University introduces Rams to the program Oct. 7.
CSU’s Fostering Success Program supports, mentors independent students
Sananda Chandy, Staff Reporter • October 21, 2025
The Colorado State University Oval faces south east toward the Administration Building March 9.
CSU’s 39th C.A.N.S. Around The Oval Collection Day celebrates month of giving
Claire VanDeventer, Staff Reporter • October 20, 2025
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Colorado State University football interim head coach Tyson Summers encourages the team between drills during football practice Oct. 21.
Sports
Tyson Summers aims to reset CSU football as interim head coach
Sophie Webb and Michael Hovey October 21, 2025

A new leader means a fresh start. And with entrance into the Pac-12 on the horizon and a rough season thus far in the Mountain West, Colorado...

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Lesh: Use it or lose it: CSU's meal plan system fails students
Opinion
Lesh: Use it or lose it: CSU’s meal plan system fails students
Maci Lesh, Collegian Columnist • October 21, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian...

Studdert: Reward compromise; vote YES on Fort Collins Ballot Question 2H
Studdert: Reward compromise; vote YES on Fort Collins Ballot Question 2H
Caroline Studdert, Collegian Columnist • October 21, 2025
Seymour: It's time to look up from your phone, live
Seymour: It’s time to look up from your phone, live
Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist • October 16, 2025
Graphic of the words "Letter to the Editor" written on notebook paper.
LTTE: CSU’s free speech reversal was a victory, a warning
Claire Pickerel, Guest Author • October 16, 2025
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Psychological effects of echo chambers ignite warring narratives
Science
Psychological effects of echo chambers ignite warring narratives
Maiya Kreamer, Staff Reporter • October 21, 2025

Humans are wired to find identity within their actions and beliefs. Sometimes this leads to positive interactions with people who are similar,...

Ranking the candidates: How ranked choice voting is calculated
Ranking the candidates: How ranked choice voting is calculated
Maci Lesh, Staff Reporter • October 20, 2025
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Arts and Entertainment
Horoscopes Oct. 20-26
Chloe Waskey, News Editor • October 20, 2025

Scorpio’s shadow creeps up on us this week as Libra season comes to an end on Thursday, pushing us to a place of transformation through honesty....

Ryan Acker sings and plays banjo with band The Last Revel at the Aggie Theatre Oct. 9. “Everyone is excited that the music between the bands really do compliment each other, whether its on the front end or the back end," Acker said. "I'm excited to just see what it feels like when it switches to have the crowd already fired up."
Gallery: Raindrop River Tour intertwines audiences, genres
Ruby Secrest, Arts and Entertainment Editor • October 15, 2025
Marius Lehene, a professor of drawing at Colorado State University, stands in front of his painting, “Irrigation Channel,” at the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art Oct. 9. “Where is 'We?'" Lehene said. "Just as impossible to redefine as the chipped, peeling, tired skin of paint, unable to offer immunity to whatever entity it locally and temporarily describes — such is life."
Art’s truth is still owed: Professor Marius Lehene on art, AI and democracy
Addie Mitchell, Staff Reporter • October 15, 2025
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Dante’s Inferno Strain Review
Cannabis
Dante’s Inferno Strain Review
Miles Buchan • March 4, 2025

Strain Review – Dante’s Inferno Cannabis strains are plentiful, potent, and ever-evolving as cultivation culture strives to develop new...

Strain Review: Ease your mind with Durban Kush wax
Strain Review: Ease your mind with Durban Kush wax
Miles Buchan, Staff Reporter • May 4, 2023
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Chicken Road vs. The Classics: Why It’s the Best Arcade-Style Runner Ever Made
Chicken Road vs. The Classics: Why It’s the Best Arcade-Style Runner Ever Made
October 22, 2025

Arcade-style runners have long held a special place in gaming history — from Frogger to Temple Run, they’ve defined an entire genre built...

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