Late last month, the American news media raised up its wrathful head and commenced the disembowelment of Clippers owner and all-around awful person Donald Sterling. While I find the misdeeds of a geriatric...

In my first year here at CSU I have become aware of a common complaint. It mostly comes from white, middle-class students and goes something like this: “If my parents weren’t so rich I would have...

Saturday, May 17 will be a day to make Colorado State University proud. For many thousands of students, the long effort will be over and the years of studying and working finally made into something...

The banners are up, the nets are down, and Warren Buffet gets to keep his one billion dollars. Another March Madness has finally reached a thrilling conclusion. We saw number one seeds fall and nobodies...

Spring is finally here, with its warm days, its wind, and of course the bovine odors of Greeley. I, for one, do not miss winter. Too many sub-zero walks to my early morning classes succeeded in overcoming...

We college students are not the best at keeping up with politics and news. There are those political junkies out there, but many of us only have vague notions of what is moving and shaking in the world,...

Those born in the 1930s were called the Silent Generation. The '50s produced the Baby Boomers and the '70s spawned Generation X. Current college students are sometimes labelled the Millennials. A fine...

As an op-ed columnist I usually read the Collegian as a part of my morning routine, particularly the opinion section to see what my fellow writers are up to. When I did this last Tuesday I experienced...

We college students live in a time in which we are never at a loss for something to do. The internet, texting, Flappy Bird, Netflix; these technologies help us pass many an idle hour. Even if you believe...

Environmentalists and industry have a long history of being at odds. The interests of making money and protecting the health of the environment are often in conflict, creating debates about to what extent...

We are living in a time that has seen stunning amounts of progress for gay rights. Just this month, for example, US Attorney General Eric Holder announced that same-sex marriages would be federally recognized,...

One of my favorite things about life in Fort Collins is riding my bike. Compared to the town I used to live in, the city outdoes itself by putting in wide bike lanes on most major roads, as well as miles...