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New chapter of DimeStories to open in Fort Collins Friday

Maddie Wright March 6, 2018
For those who like writing but have not gotten the chance to show if off to people or for those who want the opportunity to listen to other talented local writers, DimeStories is a new opportunity to do so in Fort Collins.
Younis Al Masoudi, a junior studying mechanical engineering and a member of the Omani Students Association, represents the country of Omar through writing names in Arabic calligraphy. Out of five types of  of calligraphy, Al Masoudi is writing in diwi. For Al Masoudi, events like the World Unity Fair give a really good opportunity, as an international student, to get closer to other communities and cultures. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Photo gallery: CSU’s 64th Annual World Unity Fair

Julia Trowbridge March 4, 2018
The 64th annual World Unity Fair was filled with cultural diversity and representation this past Saturday.
Lisa and Rick Keeton, stars of the documentary "The Adventures of Rick and Lisa",  accept the first place award and prize of $500. The Arc of Larimer County was the main sponsor of the festival, which hopes to reframe people's thoughts on disability. (Sarah Ehrlich| Collegian)

Arc of Larimer County raises awareness with 6th Annual ReFrame Disability Film Festival, ‘The Adventures of Rick and Lisa’ wins

Sarah Ehrlich March 3, 2018
Fort Collins community members took advantage of an opportunity to change their perspective about disability Friday night. Many filmmakers came together to document the lives of people with disability.
The Latin American Students and Scholars Association performed a traditional dance in flowing white dresses and colorful flowers titled Raíces Latinas, which translates to "Latin roots" at the 2017 CSU World Unity Fair.  (Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

CSU to celebrate diversity with 64th World Unity Fair this weekend

Sarah Ehrlich February 28, 2018
The 64th Annual CSU World Unity Fair has been a key player of inclusion on campus, bringing more than 25 culture and nationality groups together for a family-friendly event.
The Arc of Larimer County's 5th Annual Film Festival was put on Tuesday in the Lory Student Center, featuring a winning film by Jack McCartney, shown here with parents Matt and Dana.

Arc of Larimer County’s 6th Annual Reframe Disability Film Festival to be held Friday in Lory Student Center

Jarrae Newell February 27, 2018
The Arc of Larimer County will host its 6th Annual Reframe Disability Film Festival at Colorado State University in the Lory Student Center Theater from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Friday, March 2.
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NYC-based ensemble, SHUFFLE, to perform 15 different styles of music at UCA concert

Maddie Wright February 27, 2018
What do you get when you mix the School of Music, Theater, and Dance with the Fort Collins Lincoln Center? Some pretty awesome musical guests.
On February 26th, 2018 students gathered together at the event Ram’s for Social Justice put on by the Omicron Tau Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated to discuss these topics of social movements and justice at Colorado State University. Many students from different organizations spoke about how they interact with social justice on campus.

CSU’s Omicron Tau chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha hosts Rams for Social Justice discussion

Isabelle Rayburn February 26, 2018

On Monday, Feb. 26, the Omicron Tau chapter the of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity held an event called Rams for Social Justice on campus. The event explained what social justice is and how Colorado State...

"Moonlight" was the 2017 Best Picture winner. (Photo courtesy of Moonlight)

Countdown to the Oscars: The Lyric to host free screening of last year’s Best Picture winner, ‘Moonlight,’ Monday

Randi Mattox February 26, 2018

In anticipation of The Academy Awards next Sunday, The Lyric will be screening last year's Best Picture winner, "Moonlight," for free tonight.  "Moonlight" follows the life of an African-American...

Michael A. Marr speaks at the Black/African American Cultural Center's event titled "Being Black and Disabled" Thursday, February 22.  (Josh Schroeder | Collegian)

Michael A. Marr discusses intersectionality, self-care at B/AACC’s ‘Being Black and Disabled’ event Thursday

Jonny Rhein February 23, 2018

Colorado State University's Black/African American Cultural Center is opening the dialogue about intersectionality with a series of talks called "Being Black and..."  Last week, B/AACC hosted "Being...

Sarah Karp, an open house volunteer and former Colorado State University student, aides a child in an experiment called “Swirl and Hurl”.  For this experiment, the person on the rotating circle spins around with weights in their hands, and when the person brings their arms in and out, the person spins faster or slower to conserve momentum. (Photo courtesy of Adam Pearlstein)
You spin around in a circle with weights in your hands. When you bring in your arms you bring in a signification amount of mass which now makes smaller circles and so the rate the you spin has to increase to conserve energy and momentum. In physics, this is called conservation of angular momentum.

Little Shop of Physics Open House returns for 27th year

Julia Trowbridge February 22, 2018
With a half-million volt Tesla coil, hands on experiments and other collaborating scientists, the Little Shop of Physics is hosting their 27th Open House.
The Lory Student Center stands in snowy weather on Feb. 21st. (Brandon Mendoza| Collegian)

B/AACC to host ‘Being Black and Disabled’ in Lory Student Center Thursday

Jonny Rhein February 21, 2018

The Black/African American Cultural Center is hosting a series of events titled “Being Black and…” for Black History Month. Some of the topics in this series include “Being Black and Undocumented,”...

Jonathan Jayes-Green speaks at CSU about being Black, undocumented

Jonathan Jayes-Green speaks at CSU about being Black, undocumented

Jarrae Newell February 15, 2018
On Thursday, Feb. 15, Jonathan Jayes Green, co-founder and network coordinator of Undocublack Network, came to Colorado State University to discuss and inform Colorado State University students about being black and undocumented, and the pertaining issues that come with it.  The event was held in room 322 of the Lory Student Center.
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