The Student News Site of Colorado State University

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

Culture and Community

Ad

Special guest Julia Ioffe speaks during the 2024 Colorado State University International Symposium in the Lory Student Center April 2.

Keynote speaker Julia Ioffe visits CSU to discuss democracy

Aubree Miller, Staff Reporter April 4, 2024

An audience of eager listeners awaited the arrival of acclaimed journalist Julia Ioffe to hear her discuss democracy and journalism. Democracy is Colorado State University’s theme for the 2023-24...

A barista sets a drink down on the bar.

Starry Night in Old Town serves coffee with rich history

Gwendolynn Riddoch, Staff Reporter April 3, 2024

“What is done in love is done well,” Vincent Van Gogh said. This is the quote written on the wall of the Starry Night Espresso Cafe in Old Town Fort Collins.  The Starry Night Espresso Cafe opened...

ASCSU Women and Social Justice Caucus hosts book drive

ASCSU Women and Social Justice Caucus hosts book drive

Katie Fisher, Staff Reporter April 3, 2024

In a back corner of the Associated Students of Colorado State University's main office sits a dark-stained bookshelf. Sets of social justice books sit long-untouched and covered in dust litter its shelves...

April Fools: CSU’s Ram’s Horn Dining Center to expand overseas in Europe

April Fools’: CSU’s Ram’s Horn Dining Center to expand overseas in Europe

Carmy Aioli, Staff Reporter April 1, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is a satire for April Fools’ Day. Real names and the events surrounding them may be used in fictitious/semi-fictitious ways. Those who do not read the editor’s notes are subject...

April Fools: New anti-squirrel store opens in response to CSU state of emergency

April Fools’: New anti-squirrel store opens in response to CSU state of emergency

Carmy Aioli, Staff Reporter April 1, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is a satire for April Fools’ Day. Real names and the events surrounding them may be used in fictitious/semi-fictitious ways. Those who do not read the editor’s notes are subject...

Ryan Sallans presents Scouting the Unknown on March 20, 2024.

Ryan Sallans speaks on journey as transgender man

Aubree Miller, Staff Reporter March 27, 2024

Navigating life's ups and downs is something everyone faces, yet each person's individual story is different. Everyone has different experiences, identities and struggles they have overcome. For Ryan Sallans,...

Attendants of the Ramadan Iftar Dinner Event begin getting food in the Lory Student Center Ballroom.

SWANA celebrates Ramadan with iftar meal

Christian Arndt, Life & Culture Editor March 26, 2024

In the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims who observe the holiday abstain from drinking water and eating food during daylight hours. Together at sundown, they break their fast with a meal known as iftar and...

Three runners cross the International 5K Color Run finish line at The Oval March 23. The annual race is held at Colorado State University to raise money for international scholarship funds.

International 5K Color Run celebrates Indian heritage

Sananda Chandy, Staff Reporter March 26, 2024

At the sound of a resounding pop, vivid colors from throughout the rainbow burst into the air as families, students and Colorado State University staff ran across the CSU campus. The vibrant Fort Collins...

Colorado State University snowboarder Evan Borman hits a rail during the CSU RailJam Revival on the Lory Student Center West Lawn March 21.

CSU community experiences RailJam for 1st time in 15 years

McKenna Van Voris, Staff Reporter March 25, 2024

Music thundered across the Lory Student Center West Lawn, now covered in snow, as students danced, chatted and shouted while their peers shredded the slope. RailJam was a popular competition that gathered...

CSU faculty lead innovative Spanish program

CSU faculty lead innovative Spanish program

Kloe Brill, Staff Reporter March 21, 2024

Colorado State University is witnessing the pioneering efforts of faculty in crossing linguistic barriers. Assistant Professor Alyssia Miller De Rutte, Instructor Shannon Zeller and Professor Maura...

Colorado State Universitys Office of International Programs.

CSU offers new opportunities for 1st-year study abroad students 

Gwendolynn Riddoch, Staff Reporter March 19, 2024

Colorado State University is launching seven new first-year study abroad locations for upcoming semesters. This will offer new students the opportunity to explore new cultures and experience the world...

Political science professor Courtenay Daum participates in a panel on Gender and Democracy focusing on women in democratic institutions, March 4.

Panel explores gender, democracy for Women’s History Month

Kloe Brill, Staff Reporter March 7, 2024

Students witnessed a powerful collision between activism and intellect during a panel discussion about gender and democracy. On March 4, members of the Colorado State University political science department...

Load More Stories