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Seriously: Tony Frank sends 1,000 page manifesto as last email to campus

Austin Fleskes April 28, 2019

Editor’s note: This is a satire piece from The Collegian’s opinion section. Real names may be used in fictitious/semi-fictitious ways. Those who do not read editor’s notes are subject to being offended. As...

ASCSU President candidate Ben Amundson and Vice President candidate Alexandria Farias pose for a portrait on April 2, 2019. (Matt Tackett | Collegian)

ASCSU Campaign: Ben Amundson and Alex Farias

Austin Fleskes April 3, 2019

"Parking over politics" — That's the motto for Ben Amundson and Alexandra Farias, who are the youngest candidates running for president and vice president of the Associated Students of Colorado State...

Duke, Colorado State University’s newest addition to the men’s basketball team, addresses the media during a recent press conference. (Photo Illustration by Forrest Gump | Yeehaw Junction)

CSU men’s basketball recruits golden retriever as new point guard

Austin Fleskes March 31, 2019

Colorado State University men's basketball is about to get paw-some.  In an effort to increase the skill of the team, Niko Medved and the CSU basketball team recruited a golden retriever named Duke to...

A Colorado State University student walks through the courtyard underneath the Clark B wing while it snows on Feb. 6. Several inches of snow fell on Fort Collins Wednesday morning. No more snow is in the forecast for the rest of the week, although temperatures may stay below 40 degrees Fahrenheit for the next few days, according to the National Weather Service. (Forrest Czarnecki | Collegian)

BREAKING: University closes campus March 13 due to inclement weather

Austin Fleskes March 12, 2019

Due to coming inclement weather throughout Colorado, Colorado State University will close campus on March 13.  According to a tweet from the CSU Police and Safety team, CSU will close and cancel all...

Travis Kauffman, 31, made his first public appearance ten days after surviving a mountain lion attack by strangling it to death in self-defense. Kauffman addressed a number of media outlets at the Hilton Hotel on West Prospect on Feb. 14, and talked about the attack as well as his life going forward. (Austin Fleskes | Collegian)

Travis Kauffman, man who strangled mountain lion, makes first public appearance

Austin Fleskes February 14, 2019

Ten days after strangling a mountain lion to death in self-defense, Travis Kauffman, 31, made his first public appearance in good spirits, wearing the same jacket from the day of the incident, at a limited...

Late last week, an inmate at Larimer County Jail was found unresponsive by jail deputies. (Collegian File Photo)

Larimer County Jail inmate found unresponsive in cell

Austin Fleskes January 31, 2019

Late last week, an inmate at Larimer County Jail was found unresponsive by jail deputies.  During a routine inmate status check Jan. 25 at approximately 1:48 p.m., a Larimer County Jail deputy found...

Isabel Brown, standing, leads an informational discussion for students interested in joining the Battering Ram, an alternative publication. (Anna von Pechmann | Collegian)

New alternative publication holds first informational meeting

Austin Fleskes January 30, 2019

A new form of media will soon be coming to campus. The Battering Ram, a new media outlet for Colorado State University students, held their first informational meeting on Jan. 29 in the Ramskeller to...

A fireman douses a Jeep burning in the Administration Building parking lot October 22nd. (Davis Bonner | Collegian)

Jeep catches fire near CSU Administration Building

Austin Fleskes October 22, 2018

A Jeep parked near the Colorado State University Administration Building caught fire Monday, resulting in visible smoke across campus and damage to multiple other vehicles. At 12:22 p.m., CSU Police Services...

Illustration by Meg Metzger-Seymour | Collegian

2018 Midterm Election Guide

Austin Fleskes and Natalia Sperry October 14, 2018

Video Courtesy of Collegian Television.  The 2018 Midterm Elections are fast approaching, and Colorado voters can expect to face a number of decisions on their ballots. Colorado State University students...

Citizens have begun to make art out of the damage in protest of the little help they have received from both the Puerto Rican and United States governments. (Collegian | Lauryn Bolz)

CSU community member recounts connection to Hurricane Maria

Austin Fleskes September 19, 2018

It's been one year since Hurricane Maria struck the United States territory and several weeks of destruction tore the island apart, cut the power and took lives.  But the effects of the hurricane were...

Emmy award-winning composer Ramin Djawadis Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience made its stop in Denver on Friday night. The Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience is on its second North American Tour. Djawadi was awarded the Emmy for an Outstanding Music Composition for a Series in early September of 2018 for his score in the last episode of season 7, The Dragon and the Wolf. (Matt Tackett | Collegian)

Game of Thrones live concert returns to Denver, brings fans together

Austin Fleskes September 16, 2018

When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. Or you could just listen to some great music. The Game of Thrones live concert experience returned to Denver Friday, Sept. 16 to bring fans the...

CSU professor dies in biking accident

CSU professor dies in biking accident

Austin Fleskes August 22, 2018

A Colorado State University professor of music has been confirmed dead by the Larimer County Coroner's Office after a biking accident. On Aug. 20, the LCCO responded to the intersection of Berthoud Parkway...

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