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The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

In defense of inclusive language

In defense of inclusive language

October 11, 2012

In an opinion piece titled “Leave political correctness to the politicians” that ran Oct. 2,  Brittany Jordan argues against using politically correct and inclusive language, saying that Americans...

DU students from both sides of the aisle listen to local band the Lumineers as they wait to watch the first Presidential Debate. About 5,000 students attended a special side-event called Debate Fest where live entertainment prefaced a live broadcast of the debate.

First Presidential Debate in Denver fails to impress students

October 3, 2012

By Kate Winkle and Elisabeth Willner There were no fireworks at the first Presidential Debate at the University of Denver — not outside, and not in Magness Arena. For students and others, the debate...

CSU examines fan behavior following harassment incident

CSU examines fan behavior following harassment incident

October 2, 2012

Richard and Julie McDonald went to the CSU vs. North Dakota football game excited to watch their daughter perform with the CSU marching band. But by the end of the game, they would question their daughter’s...

Q&A with VP of Diversity Mary Ontiveros

Q&A with VP of Diversity Mary Ontiveros

October 1, 2012

By Elisabeth Willner The Rocky Mountain Collegian Collegian: Let's just start with a big question, and I know this is big. What do you think the state of the diversity is at the university right now? Mary...

Blane Harding on Diversity at CSU

Blane Harding on Diversity at CSU

September 20, 2012

At the end of the Spring 2012 semester, Blane Harding, the director of Advising, Recruitment and Retention for the College of Liberal Arts, retired from CSU to become the Director of the Office of Multicultural...

Police crackdown on drunk driving over Labor Day weekend leads to 139 arrests

Police crackdown on drunk driving over Labor Day weekend leads to 139 arrests

September 6, 2012

The Larimer County DUI Task Force spent Labor Day weekend trying to stamp out drunk driving. Numbers released Thursday showed that the effort, part of the national "The Heat is On" campaign, had led...

Crowd members share stories from Obamas Colorado State visit

Crowd members share stories from Obama’s Colorado State visit

August 29, 2012

A presidential visit brings a lot of baggage: secret service, traffic, political ideologies of all kinds, the national eye, and, most importantly, stories from a crowd that will never forget seeing the...

Crowd members at the Colorado State President Obama speech share stories from 2008 and 2012

Crowd members at the Colorado State President Obama speech share stories from 2008 and 2012

August 29, 2012

A presidential visit brings a lot of baggage: secret service, traffic, political ideologies of all kinds, the national eye, and, most importantly, stories from a crowd that will never forget seeing the...

Locks cut, bikes cleared to make way for President Obama at Colorado State

Locks cut, bikes cleared to make way for President Obama at Colorado State

August 28, 2012

Students who hadn’t gotten around to registering their bikes or reading posted notices between Clark A and Clark C might have learned the hard way to pay attention. Beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, the...

Official portrait of President-elect Barack Obama on Jan. 13, 2009.

(Photo by Pete Souza)

Colorado State releases class relocation list for Obama visit

August 27, 2012

Buildings surrounding the Monfort Quad will be closed or restricted on Tuesday, due to the campaign stop of President Barack Obama. During and preceding Obama's speech at 5 p.m., Animal Sciences, Plant...

Update: Obama campaign: tickets still available but ‘going fast’

August 27, 2012

Homework, blankets, coffee, cell phones and a few lawn chairs kept students and community members company on the plaza as they waited Saturday morning to receive tickets to see President Barack...

Extreme Mustang Makeover: CSU alumna trains a Colorado mustang

Extreme Mustang Makeover: CSU alumna trains a Colorado mustang

June 10, 2012

Note: This story is part of a series on the Fort Collins Extreme Mustang Makeover event. For an updates on Taryn and Meeker's progress through the makeover, check Collegian.com. He’s never been...

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