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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Myth of the Career Fair

Myth of the Career Fair

March 23, 2014

There is an old rumor that your major doesn’t matter; you will most likely end up with a job almost totally unrelated. There’s nothing wrong with that, and it’s not necessarily true. It is a mentality...

Digital Love

Digital Love

February 12, 2014

Sophomore Zack Kirschbaum and his girlfriend, Lindsay Vanek, have an unusual relationship. Kirschbaum, a psychology major at CSU, has been dating Vanek, who lives in Oregon, for the last year and two...

How to get a date in 10 easy steps

How to get a date in 10 easy steps

February 7, 2014

Step 1: Honestly, everyone is hard pressed to have the courage to ask someone out, let alone get them during one of the most advertised lovey-dovey holidays of the year. As cheesy as it sounds, be yourself....

Kole Kostelic came out of CSU with a graphic design degree and a hope of finding a career in it. He now lives that dream at Mondo Robot out of Boulder, Colo. Photo Courtesy of Kole Kostelic

We Want His Job: Graphic Designer Finds Niche in Industry

November 11, 2013

What in the world is your plan after college? How do you plan on getting a job with a simple diploma in hand? You have minimal experience, you’re brimming with ideas and somehow you think it will...

Artist Alison Dickson works diligently on “Dancing Aspens,” a new piano to be 

placed in the rotating pianos around Fort Collins. Photo by Anne-Marie Kottenstette

A dash of music and a splash of art

November 8, 2013

Local Artist Laurie Beth Zuckerman sat curled over a paint brush delicately adding detail to her zebra and smiled at those who commented on her work. Spending the last few weeks laboring over the piano...

Julian Scott scans the bookshelves on a Thursday afternoon looking for something of interest for his next read. It isn’t hard for him to find something good to read, it’s what to read next.  Photo by Anne-Marie Kottenstette

Best of CSU: Independent, electronic and rocking the paperbacks

October 31, 2013

Old Firehouse Books is exactly what the name implies. With the fireman’s pole next door in Happy Lucky’s Teahouse and the bookshelves up against brick walls, the hallowed out interior of this old...

Brent Cowels, lead singer for You Me & Apollo performs at the 2013 NewWestFest.

Local to rockstar: Fort Collins bands try to make it big

September 11, 2013

As they fell into the chairs at the bar, there was a moment where it looked like they would never stop talking. Brothers and fellow band members John and Josh Burroughs could not keep the smiles from...

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