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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Fort Collins Brewery lead brewer Adam Glaser prepares to take a gravity reading on a beer Thursday afternoon. Tonight Beer University starts at the brewery where the topic will be Beer Sensory 101.

Fort Collins Brewery teaches class on how to pair beer with meals

January 25, 2013

You are over 21 and you’ve just finished making a delicious dinner, but you don't know what kind of beer goes well with that Kraft macaroni and cheese. Do you indulge with the milk stout or go with the...

Pros and cons of the world ending in 2012

Pros and cons of the world ending in 2012

December 7, 2012

Depending on how much you have been studying for your finals, the end of the world will either be a blessed reprieve, or kind of a bummer. Regardless if the world will actually end or not, it never...

Bizarre Bazaar

November 30, 2012

Need something to get that picky hipster friend for the holidays? Perhaps they’d like the newest indie vinyl album. What about something for your grandparent so they can reminisce about days of old?...

Northern Colorado Woodcarvers Club sale and competition at the Ranch Events Complex

Northern Colorado Woodcarvers Club sale and competition at the Ranch Events Complex

November 16, 2012

Discipline is the name of the game in woodcarving. “In order to be a good woodcarver, you have to be able to stop,” said Angela Callow-Mosher, an artist and local woodcarver, “or else you pick,...

CSU skydiving club members Kiefer Grossi (left) and Chris Lierheimer answer questions about skydiving logistics at an informative meeting to grow club interest Wednesday eveing in the student center.

Colorado State Skydiving Club says ‘the sky is the limit’

November 8, 2012

There are clubs at CSU for swing dancers, zombie killers and Harry Potter fans. So why not people who like to jump out of planes?   “It's the biggest adrenaline rush you can get,” said senior...

CSU’s Skydiving Club to hold informational meeting Wednesday

CSU’s Skydiving Club to hold informational meeting Wednesday

November 7, 2012

Jumping out of an airplane doesn't appeal to everyone. To some though, it is a lifestyle. And those people are getting together. This Wednesday, a meeting for the new CSU Skydiving club will take place...

The rumored haunts of Colorado States architecture

The rumored haunts of Colorado State’s architecture

October 25, 2012

Let’s pretend you are a security guard for Ammons Hall (what’s now the Admissions building) a few decades ago. You hear an alarm go off, but instead of an intruder, all that you see is a set of small,...

Fort Collins’ hidden jazz gems

Fort Collins’ hidden jazz gems

October 11, 2012

According to PBS filmmaker Ken Burns, “Jazz is the most formidable artistic contribution that our country has given the world thus far.” So how is Fort Collins helping with that contribution? Two...

Fort Collins business Pinball Jones appeals to the inner child

Fort Collins business Pinball Jones appeals to the inner child

September 27, 2012

Maybe this weekend you’re less interested with newfangled entertainment technologies such as the moving picture, leisurely automobile drive or that Sega Genesis laying around your apartment. If that’s...

Twenty-five years ago a time capsule was buried underneath this stone slab outside the West Patio of the Lory Student Center. Now it has been dug up to give todays students a glimpse into the past of what student life was like in 1987.

Colorado State displays contents of 1987 time capsule

September 26, 2012

Most time capsules stay untouched until their designated opening date, but in CSU’s case, that wasn’t really an option. CSU decided to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the LSC by burying a time...

Fort Collins triple fall festival threat (theres lots of beer)

Fort Collins’ triple fall festival threat (there’s lots of beer)

September 21, 2012

Which Day Festival Is Right For You?This weekend, if your name is Steve (or Stephanie), you enjoy bikes, beer or fall festivals — you have plenty of options to serve your interests thanks to the three...

“To Kill a Mockingbird” begins the Lory Student Center Classic Film Series

“To Kill a Mockingbird” begins the Lory Student Center Classic Film Series

September 16, 2012

Notable films that came out in the 1960s include “Psycho,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “Mary Poppins.” But what film best embodies the 60s — or any decade, for that matter? Beginning...

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