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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

Shanel Hughes

Can we ever really disconnect?

May 6, 2014

As each new class comes into college, there are different expectations for each. With technology changing so rapidly, professors can’t even joke about floppy disk without getting a complete blank...

Shanel Hughes

Don’t be afraid of marrying young, college students

April 29, 2014

We can all look around at our friends and see that they are different places in their lives. Whether they are in college or not, they are all doing different things with themselves. Some may be working...

Shanel Hughes

Fort Collins needs better public transportation

April 21, 2014

Dear Rams, I have to make a confession. Now, this is not an easy confession for me to make and the thought of writing it down on paper makes me a little nauseated, but here it goes: I am jealous of the...

Shanel Hughes

30 is not the new 20, so capitalize

April 14, 2014

Twenty-something year olds are often told that we have time. “Don’t worry about landing your dream career or finding your soul mate. Marriage and kids? A big no-no. Travel. Laugh. Enjoy life. After...

Shanel Hughes

Drinking-friendly residence halls

April 7, 2014

Twenty-one is a huge birthday for many American young adults. This birthday marks the day in history when they can drink in public, the day they can buy alcohol from the liquor store, the day they realize...

Shanel Hughes

Free STI testing for CSU

April 1, 2014

CSU’s annual Get Yourself Tested Campaign has started. This campaign offers 50 percent certain STI tests to full-time CSU students. The tests include ones like chlamydia and gonorrhea, some of the...

Shanel Hughes

Are you happy?

March 26, 2014

If you haven’t heard the “Happy” song by Pharrell Williams by now, you must be living under a rock. The song has been in just about every store, commercial and Vine video for the past couple of...

Shanel Hughes

The Collegian needs more diversity

March 12, 2014

The Collegian. Our school paper. Students read this paper each day to get news about campus, sports, the community and opinions on various topics. But, whose point of view are we really getting? Is our...

Shanel Hughes

Gearing up for graduation

March 6, 2014

Have you ever reached a point in your life that you never thought you would get to? Like, on a Friday evening after you have watched the entire season of Friday Night Lights on Netflix and you have reached...

Shanel Hughes

Staying on campus has its perks

February 26, 2014

You are ready. You have done your share. One year. That’s it. Now it is your time to make the move. Or so you think. A majority of us have been here before. As our first year of college comes to an...

Celebrating culture in a month

Celebrating culture in a month

February 21, 2014

Each year, I get excited about the months. The months, you may ask? Yes, the months. They bring holidays, birthdays, new weather, Spring Breaks and culture. Cultural history months are always exciting....

Celebrate during cultural history months

Celebrate during cultural history months

February 18, 2014

Each year, I get excited about the months. The months, you ask? Yes, the months. They bring holidays, birthdays, new weather, Spring Breaks, and culture. Cultural months are always exciting. We have designated...

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