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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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Colorado State University's RamFest headliner and Saturday Night Live host Marcello Hernandez takes the stage April 22. “It was great," said Nayeli Arce Mendez, CSU alumna. "It was a really good show; we really enjoyed it."

SNL host Marcello Hernandez leaves RamFest audience with sore cheeks

Ruby Secrest April 26, 2025

Colorado State University hosted the 2025 RamFest, bringing the campus together through a creative showcase of performances as a way to relax, decompress and, in this year's case, have a laugh. For just...

Elka lead singer, Elke Tukker, performs songs from their debut record, “Cold Feet, Soft Landing” April 18. The Aggie Theatre hosted Elka for this year's FoCoMX festival.

Gallery: FoCoMX unites artists, community members

Ruby Secrest, Arts & Entertainment Editor April 23, 2025

David Knodle performs with his band, Horse Bitch, during Fort Collins' annual music festival FoCoMX April 18. The Denver-based punk band performed at Washington's.

Pushing creative boundaries: FoCoMX artists explore performance as protest

Ruby Secrest, Arts and Entertainment Editor April 23, 2025

The annual Fort Collins Music Experiment festival was held April 18-19. The festival, which has consistently pushed creative boundaries, brought the local and regional art community together and exposed...

Photo courtesy of Saxsquatch.

Saxsquatch sighted performing beastly funk experience

Audrey Weishaar, Staff Reporter April 22, 2025

Many people believe in cryptids: the Jersey Devil, the Loch Ness Monster — the list goes on and on. According to a 2021 poll, about 24% of the American public believes in Bigfoot, also known in parts...

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Horoscopes April 21-27

Sophia Masia, Staff Reporter April 21, 2025

It’s officially peak spring, but the semester’s not through yet. Welcome to Taurus season! Taurus energy is slow, graceful, decadent and sturdy. They reject chaos in exchange for cozy routines, quiet...

Student dancers Amethyst Aligaen, Alyssa Benik, Emily Bjork, Mikayla Carter, Allison Davies, Hannah Essig, Taylor MacMahon, Brady McCue, Layla McRae, Joy Perry-Grice and Kaitlyn Tayntor perform a West African-inspired dance that reflects a theme of community resilience, “Behind the Ocean,” choreographed by Godwin Abotsi at Colorado State University’s Spring 2025 Dance Concert, directed by Judy Bejarano, at the University Center for the Arts April 17.

Spring 2025 Dance Concert showcases original storytelling, artistic movement

Aubrey Means, Staff Reporter April 21, 2025

Colorado State University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance opened its annual Spring Dance Concert April 18 and 19, featuring a variety of genres such as contemporary, ballet, modern, West African...

Two dance instructors lead the crowd April 12. These dancers brought the crowd up to follow along with them at the Francophone Africa Festival.

Francophone Africa Festival celebrates poetry, music, culture

Gigi Young, Digital and Social Director April 17, 2025

On April 12, Axis International Academy and Preschool in Fort Collins was filled with color, sound and energy as the local community gathered to celebrate francophone African culture. The event featured...

A woman stands in front of a pathway with trees and grass all around, holding a framed award.

CSU Theatre undergrad receives USITT Stage Management Award

Madalyn Riess, Staff Reporter April 17, 2025

Annabelle Gauthier, a senior at CSU majoring in psychology and theatre with a projection design and technology concentration, competed in the United States Institute for Theatre and Technology, Inc.'s...

Don't miss out on these venues, bands at 2025 FoCoMX

Don’t miss out on these venues, bands at 2025 FoCoMX

Ruby Secrest, Arts and Entertainment Editor April 17, 2025

The time has arrived: The much-awaited annual Fort Collins Music Experiment, most commonly known as FoCoMX, is almost here. For some, the two-day festival is faced head on, embracing the chaos and all...

Photo courtesy of Heather Burton

NoCo artist Heather Burton encourages passion through Western art

Natalee Garcia, Staff Reporter April 16, 2025

Heather Burton, an oil painter based in Northern Colorado, had to choose between her desire to create art or the pressure to adopt a more conventional lifestyle. Burton, originally from upstate...

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21st Annual Masks Fundraiser & Exhibition fundraises for MoA Fort Collins

Janaya Stafford, Staff Reporter April 15, 2025

The 21st Annual Masks Fundraiser & Exhibition presents a diverse collection of donated masks to raise money for the Museum of Art Fort Collins. Open until June 6, the exhibit showcases multiple mediums...

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Horoscopes April 14-20

Sophia Masia, Staff Reporter April 14, 2025

This week, we bask in the last week of Aries season with no retrograde planets, Mercury entering Aries on Wednesday, Mars entering Leo on Friday and, of course, we welcome in Taurus season on Sunday. Momentum...

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