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CU student identified as only survivor following fatal shooting

CU student identified as only survivor following fatal shooting

Rachel Telljohn October 23, 2017

The only surviving victim of a fatal Thursday shooting near the CSU campus has been identified as Megan Dierker, a University of Colorado Boulder student. Dierker is currently hospitalized at Medical...

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Green Report: Marijuana, helping to solve Colorado’s opiate crisis

Dylan Simonson October 23, 2017
Since legalization of recreation marijuana, Colorado has seen a reduction in opioid related deaths.
Colors performs at PRISM's annual fall drag show in the LSC. (Davis Bonner | Collegian)

CSU’s Hollywood-inspired drag show honors queer icons, features ‘RuPaul’s’ Gia Gunn

Haley Candelario October 23, 2017

Video by Marlo Lundak Professional and student drag performers wowed students with Hollywood-inspired costumes at Sunday night's fall drag show. Nearly 30 student and professional performers from Colorado...

"Decolonize," "Fuck Columbus," and anarchy symbols are spray painted outside the Natural Resources building on Columbus Day 2017. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

CSU faculty and staff react to anti-Columbus Day graffiti

Yixuan Xie October 23, 2017

On Columbus Day, Oct.9, graffiti with the word “decolonize” and the anarchist symbol was found on various buildings at Colorado State University.  Buildings tagged included the Lory Student Center,...

Michael Nagus, a freshman English major at Colorado State University, writes names of those killed by police in 2017 in Colorado at the Lory Student Center plaza on Oct. 22. The demonstration, organized by Ethnic Studies in Action, is aimed to raise awareness of police brutality. (Seth Bodine |Collegian)

Student organization increases awareness of police brutality

Mason Force October 23, 2017

Students gathered to mark 986 deaths by police in America using chalk, and to visualize this number on the Lory Student Center Plaza for each and every one of them. For the second year running, Ethnic...

Dr. Cori Wong, a Special Instructor at the Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research at Colorado State University, discusses the constraints of oppression during her talk on Feb. 6. (David Johnson | Collegian)

Cori Wong to speak at Boyer Scholarship Lecture next Thursday

Ryan Tougaw October 23, 2017

Dual-Title Ph.D. holder Cori Wong will be the featured lecturer in the annual Harriet Patsy Boyer Scholarship Lecture and Reception coming up on Oct. 26 from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. in the Long’s Peak Room of...

The Colorado weed industry takes several precautions to ensure worker safety. (Jamie Rankin | Collegian)

Beaulieu: Marijuana and alcohol DUI’s should not be treated equally

Mack Beaulieu October 23, 2017

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 or its editorial board. For a long time the U.S. government...

Reed: Colorado regulators favor oil industry over public safety

Reed: Colorado regulators favor oil industry over public safety

Spencer Reed October 23, 2017

Colorado regulators aren’t doing enough to ensure that residents are safe from 430 natural gas pipelines that are known to be faulty. There could be plenty more hazardous gas lines around the state...

Alex Decroix of team The Scientesters tries out their program on the VR equipment at the Hackathon on Sunday, October 22, 2017. Photo by Josh Schroeder Collegian

Hackathon teams create mixed realities in one weekend

Samantha Ye October 23, 2017

Participants in the second annual Colorado State University Hackathon had one weekend to create a mixed reality reflecting CSU’s land-grant mission. The 48-hour competition challenged teams of three...

(Photo courtesy of the Collegian Archive)

What’s up, Fort Collins: Oct. 26–29

Ashley Potts October 23, 2017

Thursday, Oct. 26: "Xerxes," a comedic opera about love, confusion and jealousy, will open at the University Center for the Arts. The opera is set in the 1960s Ivy League football era. The show will run...

A family dressed as zombies attends Zombie Crawl 2017.  All proceeds from the event go towards the Turning Point Center for Youth and Family Development. (Matt Tackett | Collegian)

Photo gallery: The best zombies at Old Town Halloween ZombieFest

Sarah Ehrlich, Matt Tackett, and Abby Flitton October 23, 2017

[new_royalslider id="660"] Collegian photographers can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com or photo@collegian.com and on Twitter @CSUCollegian.

CSU Freshman Alex Lanning (2) beats UNLV Goalkeeper Jordan Sallee to the ball but can not put the ball in the net. (Elliott Jerge | Collegian)

SDSU’s attack too much for CSU soccer in Sunday’s 3-0 loss

Christian Hedrick October 22, 2017

With a critical three points up for grabs in the Mountain West standings, the San Diego State Aztecs shutout the Colorado State women’s soccer team 3-0 on Sunday afternoon at the SDSU Sports Deck. The...

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