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Fleskes: I wrote my way out, and it was great: Goodbye Collegian
Austin Fleskes
• May 10, 2020
![Henry Griffin plays Counter Strike: Global Offensive at Local Host in Lakewood, Colorado on Feb. 15, 2020. The Colorado State University CS:GO team played the Colorado School of Mines and University of Colorado, Boulder teams, winning against Colorado School of Mines 2-0 and losing against CU 0-2. (Austin Fleskes | Collegian)](https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/021520_AFleskes_Sports_CSGOFeature1-min-900x600.jpg)
CSU’s Counter-Strike Green Team play as competitors and friends
Austin Fleskes
• April 26, 2020
![CAM the Ram flashes his KGB badge. CAM recently was exposed as being a KGB agent on assignment to destroy CSU Footballs record. (Smack Attackit | The Wake Up Slap)](https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/camkgb-900x600.jpg)
Two-legged CAM revealed as KGB agent sent to destroy CSU football
Austin Fleskes
• March 31, 2020
![A frightened Tony Frank answers questions after being found hiding in a closet playing Animal Crossing on his Nintendo Switch. (Smack Attackit | The Wake Up Slap)](https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tonyfrankanimalcrossing-900x600.jpg)
Tony Frank found hiding in closet, playing Animal Crossing amid outbreak
Austin Fleskes
• March 31, 2020
![A CSU Surveillance Goose flies away from campus after being laid off due to having no students to watch amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Smack Attackit | The Wake Up Slap)](https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/surveillancegeese-1-900x657.jpg)
Campus surveillance geese laid off amid COVID-19 outbreak
Austin Fleskes
• March 31, 2020
![With Colorado State University experiencing more and more high-profile incidents of bias, students along with University administration are searching for ways to make CSU a more welcoming and safe place for everyone on campus. As President Joyce McConnell and administration role out ideas like the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative, students continue to push for ways to make CSU inclusive for all kinds of people. (Photo Illustration by Amy Noble and Matt Tackett)](https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Cover_Final_RGB_new-900x426.jpg)
Taking a step back: Past, present and future of bias at CSU
Austin Fleskes
• March 25, 2020
![Jairus Crabb drops off their ballot at the ballot box outside of the Lory Student Center on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)](https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/03.03.20_MTackett_News_BallotBox_07-900x600.jpg)
Bernie Sanders wins Colorado primary, Biden wins Super Tuesday
Austin Fleskes, Ravyn Cullor, Laura Studley, and Serena Bettis
• March 4, 2020
![David Stitzel works on refurbishing a bike in his home near Colorado State Universitys campus in central Fort Collins. Stitzel refurbishes and fixes bikes that he later donates to people in need through a partnership with the FoCo Cafe. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)](https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/090619_FCzarnecki_AC_StitzelFeature339-copy-900x600.jpg)
The wheel deal, one man’s mission to help those in need
Austin Fleskes
• September 22, 2019
![People watch and listen to the Associated Students of Colorado State University senate session Sept. 18, 2019, from the overflow room during a discussion of the blackface image that has been circulating on social media recently. The senate session was moved to the North Ballroom of the Lory Student Center to a accommodate for an unusually large crowd size. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)](https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/091819_FCzarnecki_News_ASCSUBlackface353-900x600.jpg)
CSU students respond to blackface photo
Austin Fleskes
• September 18, 2019
![Leana Kaplan speaks on the CTV set about her involvement with three individuals in a photo that has been deemed by many, including Colorado State University itself, blackface. (Photo via CTV)](https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/091619_AFleskes_LeanaKaplan01-900x506.png)
EXCLUSIVE: Leana Kaplan speaks out about blackface photo
Austin Fleskes
• September 16, 2019
![The cover of The Rocky Mountain Collegian on September 12, 2001. (Anna von Pechmann | Collegian)](https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_3498-900x737.jpg)
A silent campus: CSU during 9/11
Austin Fleskes and Ravyn Cullor
• September 10, 2019
![Austin Fleskes, Managing Editor. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)](https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/082519_FCzarnecki_Photo_Editors270-900x600.jpg)
Meet the editor: Austin Fleskes, Managing Editor
Austin Fleskes
• August 25, 2019
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