The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Farewell from the Collegian Editorial Board

May 9, 2013

At midnight tonight, the Editorial Board of the Collegian changes hands for the 122nd time. This paper strives to be students’ first and primary source for local news, and provide a little entertainment...

GOP needs to be replaced with watered down Libertarian party

May 7, 2013

The Grand Old Party needs to go away and never return. Republicans need to be replaced with a watered down libertarian party as one of the major contenders for political office. The GOP's views on social...

CSU open today, report fallen branches to Facilities Management

May 1, 2013

CSU is open and operating on a normal schedule today, the university announced on social media, while warning that streets, sidewalks and parking lots may be "slushy." According to a news release from...

5 nanograms of THC for DUID in Colorado is a half-baked idea

April 30, 2013

The notion that we should set an arbitrary limit of 5 nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood to prosecute Colorado drivers under the presumption of DUID is flawed, half-baked, not supported by science...

Stop asking me for donations until I’m out of school, CSU

April 24, 2013

Today is the day that tuition runs out at CSU. Okay not really, but April 24 is the day in the semester which symbolically represents when CSU would stop running if it operated only on revenue from tuition...

Thorium: The safe, alternative nuclear energy

April 16, 2013

The world still runs on fossil fuels, which we all know is completely unsustainable and toxic to the environment. The mantra of pursuing an “all of the above” approach to solve our energy problem...

Hunger strikes and renovations at Guantanamo Bay

April 9, 2013

One of the most notable — and most often repeated — campaign promises that President Obama has failed to follow through on is his vow to close Guantanamo Bay, in effect restoring our country’s tradition...

Too big to jail: Corporatism vs. Capitalism

April 3, 2013

Stocks are plummeting. The economy is crashing. The world is ending. And — worst of all — banks have lost all confidence in each other and are refusing to lend money. No, we’re not in any immediate...

Mayoral and city council elections will be decided by U+2 stance

March 26, 2013

Next Tuesday, Fort Collins will hold its elections for city council members and mayoral candidates. Whichever candidate — for either mayor or city council — vows to repeal U+2 will receive thousands...

Sunshine Week: FOIA and the most transparent administration in history

March 13, 2013

Last Wednesday, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul took to the Senate floor for almost 13 hours in a classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington-type talking filibuster, holding up the confirmation of the new CIA head,...

Secret drone courts will destroy due process

March 5, 2013

Apart from the fact that Obama’s use of UAVs violates the national sovereignty of foreign nations, breeds resentment and anti-US sentiment in native populations and has killed hundreds of innocent civilians...

Prospect closed near Colorado State for construction starting Monday

March 3, 2013

Prospect Road will be fully closed between College and Centre Avenue on either side of the BNSF railroad tracks for approximately 6 weeks beginning Monday, March 4. Construction crews will be working...

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