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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

You are what makes CSU great, enjoy it while you can

You are what makes CSU great, enjoy it while you can

December 10, 2012

Having just finished a 15-page paper — one of the last I will ever write for my undergrad degree here at CSU — I'm having trouble coming up with the right words to describe my past four-and-a-half...

Spellcheck and auto-correct are making you stupid and it could cost you your future job

Spellcheck and auto-correct are making you stupid and it could cost you your future job

November 30, 2012

As winner of my third-grade class spelling bee, I’d like to say I’m exceptional when it comes to spelling and grammar. Some might actually call me psychotic and I often get called the “grammar police”...

Give thanks, you’ve no reason not to

Give thanks, you’ve no reason not to

November 16, 2012

The time of year has come. The time of year where we say thanks to everyone and everything in our life that we have been so blessed with. Where we remember the Pilgrims and the Native Americans who came...

The elections are over but your involvement isnt: Keep politics cool

The elections are over but your involvement isn’t: Keep politics cool

November 9, 2012

We've all seen it. The statuses, the tweets, the memes — you know, the ones that pooled in after the results of the election and the days that followed: "I never have to care about politics again!" or...

Dear Democrat friends: My Romney vote in no way disrespects same-sex marriage

Dear Democrat friends: My Romney vote in no way disrespects same-sex marriage

November 1, 2012

Yes, I endorse same-sex marriage. Yes, I voted for Mitt Romney. Yes, I can do both of these things. Doug Wright wrote a letter on Facebook to his GOP friends this week, calling them out for their Romney...

The mid-semester crisis: Fight it off with some extra Halloween fun

The mid-semester crisis: Fight it off with some extra Halloween fun

October 26, 2012

I had a feeling it was true, and my suspicions were confirmed when I saw a status on my newsfeed last night that read "That point in the semester." Don't we know it. We are stuck again at that awkward...

Boobs, booze and budgeting: the culture of Halloween changed from innocence to overspending and debauchery.

Boobs, booze and budgeting: the culture of Halloween changed from innocence to overspending and debauchery.

October 19, 2012

As we approach Halloween, the photos on Instagram of red and yellow leaves (hashtags galore) and the Facebook statuses of "listening to Mumford and Sons on a drive somewhere in the mountains and breathing...

Texting has altered the dynamics of dating

Texting has altered the dynamics of dating

October 12, 2012

We've all played it. You know, the stare-at-your-phone-flip-it-over-throw-it-across-the-room-put-it-away-pull-it-back-out-why-hasn't-he-texted-me-back game. Fun, huh? Wouldn't it be nice if we didn't...

CSU student changes the world with Little Pieces of Hope

CSU student changes the world with Little Pieces of Hope

October 5, 2012

When I was 15, like many of my peers, I was focused on boys and my brand new flip phone. And that's about it from what I remember. But, senior apparel merchandising major Ceci Tucker had something else...

Response to Nicole Frazier’s “Why we shouldn’t just have military discounts”

Response to Nicole Frazier’s “Why we shouldn’t just have military discounts”

October 3, 2012

As a member of this great nation, Fort Collins and the CSU community, I would like to start off by stating I in no way endorse or condone Tuesday’s column by Nicole Frazier, “Why we shouldn’t just...

The Facebook stalking epidemic: Creeping on each other one click at a time

The Facebook stalking epidemic: Creeping on each other one click at a time

September 28, 2012

Earlier this week I found myself in Morgan Library in between classes, getting some homework done on one of the computers. Just kidding, I was sitting on Facebook. I had about six tabs open, and found...

Women are the new men: Taking over the business world one bro at a time

Women are the new men: Taking over the business world one “bro” at a time

September 22, 2012

We've cooked your dinner. We've cleaned up your mess after a night of drunken Monday Night Football with your "bros." We've brought you soup when you're "sick" (but let's be real, you're usually being...

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