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Rams will take on Buffs Sept. 1 in 85th Rocky Mountain Showdown

Rams will take on Buffs Sept. 1 in 85th Rocky Mountain Showdown

August 10, 2013

Rams vs. Buffs. CAM vs. Ralphie. CSU vs. CU. The Rocky Mountain Showdown. This year’s Showdown game marks the 85th anniversary of the rivalry match-up between Colorado State University and the...

Facilities Management, LSC team make progress on demolition, construction

Facilities Management, LSC team make progress on demolition, construction

August 7, 2013

In the past year and especially since the end of the Spring semester, much of the CSU campus has been transformed into a construction zone, including the Lory Student Center, several dorms and dining...

Fort Collins teenager barricades himself while recording rap video

Fort Collins teenager barricades himself while recording rap video

August 6, 2013

Fort Collins police arrested 19-year-old Joshua Jackson Aug. 5 after his roommates reported being menaced by Jackson following an argument, according to Rita Davis, public information officer for Fort...

Classic sports to try before summer ends

Classic sports to try before summer ends

August 5, 2013

While the days are still warm and the sun is still shining, check some classic summer sports off your bucket list. Windsurfing, kite surfing, rock climbing and kayaking, among others, make Emily Sohn's...

Colorado snowboarder dies in Mt. Hood ice tunnel collapse

Colorado snowboarder dies in Mt. Hood ice tunnel collapse

August 5, 2013

Colin Backowski, originally from Pine, Colo., was with a group of six other snowboarders when a tunnel he was snowboarding through on Oregon's Mt. Hood collapsed, burying him under 8 feet of ice and...

Sherpas trekking Mt. Everest. Photo courtesy of nepaltraveladventure.com, Flickr.

Sherpa brawl leads to stricter climbing rules on Everest

August 5, 2013

Climbing rules and expedition guidelines will be strictly tightened next year for Mount Everest, according to an announcement by Nepalese officials last Friday, Benita Matilda reports for Science World...

Camping can help synchronize your sleep patterns with the sun. Photo courtesy of flickr.com.

Cure your insomnia with a camping trip

August 5, 2013

Can't sleep? Groggy in the morning? Wide awake at night? Go camping. Spending a week outside synchronizing your sleep patterns with the sun can reset your body's biological clock, Scott Rosenfield...

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Fort Collins police investigate fraudulent utility collection calls

August 3, 2013

On Aug. 2 Fort Collins Police Services received several reports of suspicious collection calls from City of Fort Collins Utilities’ customers, according to a news release from FCPS. According to the...

Nigel Daniels, left, and Andrew Olson. ASCSU President and Vice President candidate.

ASCSU collaborates with Florida Gulf Coast

August 1, 2013

ASCSU President Nigel Daniels attended the National Campus Leadership Conference in late June in Washington D.C. to voice student opinion on issues such as student loan rates. Daniels also met with Florida...

A gray wolf in Minnesota

Fewer wolf hunting licenses issued in Minnesota this year

July 29, 2013

Minnesota’s estimated wolf population is down about 25 percent from last year, prompting the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to allow fewer wolf hunting and trapping licenses this fall,...

Lawyer mauled by polar bear while camping

Lawyer mauled by polar bear while camping

July 29, 2013

In the worst mauling since Torngat Mountains National Park was created in 2005, lawyer Matthew Dyer was attacked by a polar bear while camping in the Canadian park Weds., July 26, David Hench reported...

Ram Zone store mainly for community members, parents, vacationers

Ram Zone store mainly for community members, parents, vacationers

July 29, 2013

The CSU Bookstore and Department of Athletics have teamed up to bring a new retail store and ticket office to Old Town Fort Collins starting this Friday. The store, Ram Zone, is located at 172 N. College...

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