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Usama Alshaibi is a visiting professor at Colorado State University and has a concentration in film studies.

Usama Alshaibi: CSU professor, filmmaker and former refugee

Ryan Greene • September 19, 2017

Colorado State University professor and filmmaker Usama Alshaibi remembered an exchange from childhood, and the indelible mark that growing up in 1980's Iraq left on him. “I asked my father, ‘Are...

The Bas Bleu Theatre Company rehearses its production of "Elephant's Graveyard," September 6, 2017. (Courtesy William A. Cotton Photography.)

Local production of ‘Elephant’s Graveyard’ modernizes historic tale

Maddie Wright • September 18, 2017
The eerily intense Bas Bleu theater production of “Elephant’s Graveyard”presents a conversation evoking performance. Based on the true story of The Sparks World Circus, the town of Erwin, Tennessee, and a 5 ton elephant named Mary, this show displays a chunk of history in a way that strays from traditional theater.
Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, author and avid outdoorsman, answers questions about the environment and his favorite hiking spots. (Chapman Croskell | Collegian)

Q&A: Patagonia founder, Yvon Chouinard, discusses politics, hobbies

Randi Mattox • September 16, 2017
On Friday evening, Chouinard led a talk about conservation at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival at Colorado State University. Before the festival, Chouinard sat down with The Rocky Mountain Collegian to discuss brand loyalty, politics and his hobbies.
Hangover Painover is the brain child of CSU alum Bill Halamicek, who has been researching the effects of vitamins as a cure for hangovers for over 20 years. (Sarah Ehrlich | Collegian)

CSU alum develops hangover cure

Sarah Ehrlich • September 15, 2017

Many would agree that a horrible hangover is inevitable after a night of heavy drinking. But Colorado State University alum Bill Halamicek believes otherwise. Hangover Painover is an herbal supplement...

An array of knitting and yarn. (Courtesy pixabay)

CSU Knit and Crochet club strings together a community around yarn crafts

Maddie Wright • September 15, 2017
The new CSU Knit and Crochet club will bring together a community of people over one shared love for yarn crafts.
Some CSU students struggle with where to put their coffee cup when using the restroom due to an obvious lack of cup holders. (Davis Bonner | Collegian)

Is it unsanitary to bring your coffee into the restroom?

Mareena Winchell • September 13, 2017
Ever had the mental delay of whether or not one would should bring a drink into the restroom?
People enjoy the outside atmosphere at Zwei Brewery on Sept. 9, 2017. (Mack Beaulieu | Collegian)

Zwei Brewery offers a relaxed atmosphere for the mature college student

Mack Beaulieu • September 12, 2017

Zwei Brewery's name is not as noticeable as New Belgium or Odell's, but it could be earning a place at the top of beer enthusiast's lists.  Specializing in German beers, the brewery has a welcoming...

Internationally known Artist Nancy Judd gives an artist talk on her touring exhibition ReDress: Upcycled Style at the Lincoln Center Friday Afternoon (Christian Johnson | Collegian)

‘ReDress: Upcycled Style’ exhibit inspires conversation about environmental activism

Maddie Wright • September 12, 2017
The conversation surrounding clothes and environmentalism is one the Fort Collins Museum of Art is trying to have. “ReDress: Upcycled Style” is the latest exhibit at the Fort Collins Museum of Art. This exhibit showcases works by artist Nancy Judd who has created dresses, shoes and purses entirely out of recycled materials.
Professor EJ Levy immerses her students in the art and craft of fiction (Photo courtesy of EJ Levy)

CSU English professor immerses students in fiction

Nick Botkin • September 11, 2017

EJ Levy took a fascinating path to discovering her true passion: fiction writing.  Levy is a professor at Colorado State University. She uses unique immersion methods to teach her students fiction...

Katrina sleeping. Photo provided by Timothy Ouzounian.

Puppy Profiles: CSU student brings home dream dog

Miranda Moses • September 7, 2017

Editor's Note: Puppy Profiles is an occasional look into the lives of the dogs that make the Fort Collins community truly pawesome. Puppy Profiles gives extensive coverage on what dogs like, how they...

Local drone company sponsors CSU engineering project

Local drone company sponsors CSU engineering project

Julia Trowbridge • September 7, 2017

Colorado State University students are working with drones.  Using aerial robotics vision tracking through drones, CEO of Fort Collins-based Red Mountain Scientific, Mike Moses, is revolutionizing high...

Fox and Clover Market Shops offering urban farmhouse style fall decor. (Anna Nixon | Collegian)

Fox and Clover Market Shops brings farmhouse style to Fort Collins

Anna Nixon • September 7, 2017

A new store in Fort Collins brings the Texas farmhouse theme to Colorado.  Unassumingly tucked behind the busy intersection of College and Horsetooth lies Fox and Clover Market Shops. This locally...

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