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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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Members of the CSU Vegan Club discuss upcoming opportunities at a meeting in the LSC on Thursday night. (Michael Berg | Collegian)

Rams Organization for Animal Rights fosters vegan activism

Maddie Wright November 30, 2016

In a world of vegan memes and making fun of the hippies, the Rams Organization for Animal Rights is here to show that being vegan is not just a fad. ROAR is for those who feel a strong passion for animals...

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Colorado band Greener Grounds to headline Hodi’s Half Note

November 27, 2016

Representing Northern Colorado, the jamtronica Denver based band Greener Grounds is set to headline at Hodi’s Half Note with Mister F and Broccoli Samurai here in Fort Collins on Saturday, Dec. 3. Since...

Photo courtesy of: Fort Collins History Connection an online collaboration of the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery and the Poudre River Public Library District

Auntie Stone’s Cabin: Fort Collins’ oldest building was home to a total badass

Zoë Jennings November 17, 2016

Before it had houses or even trees, Fort Collins was home to Camp Collins military base. Barracks and officer quarters were the only civilization to be seen, and Native Americans lived up and down the...

Photo courtesy of: Respite Care

Fort Collins nonprofit provides care for youth with developmental disabilities

Camila Nadalet November 10, 2016

Respite Care is a non-profit organization located on S. Lemay Street in Fort Collins. It provides short-term care for children to young adults anywhere between the ages of six weeks to 21 years. The organization...

Andy performs a yo-yo trick. (Photo courtesy of Amy Riley_

Fort Collins teenager transforms yo-yoing into an art

Nicole Towne October 26, 2016

An old wooden yo-yo, what some may view as an obsolete toy, inspired a Fort Collins teenager to join a movement of taking a tried and true pastime and making it an art. Andy Riley, a student at Preston...

Matt Johnston double checks his rope and cams after anchoring his rope on top of Duncan's Ridge  on Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colo. Photo credit: Grant Whitty

CSU Climbing Team: Gaining momentum and comradery

October 25, 2016
"If you're not having fun, why are you there?" Members of the CSU climbing team talk of their experiences in the sport and the community.
Dr. Woldezion Mesghinna is the President of NRCE, based here in Fort Collins. Due to his origins in Eritrea and personal passions, Dr. Mesghinna has published a book addressing the development of sustainable food security in Sub-Saharan Africa titled, “How Sub-Saharan Africa can Achieve Food Security”. His full interview can be found online on SoundCloud and at kcsufm.com. (Photo courtesy of Claire Burnett)

Dr. Woldezion Mesghinna: A life restoring food security in Sub-Saharan Africa

Laurelle Turner October 25, 2016

Editor's note: This story is written from the perspective of the subject, Dr. Woldezion Mesghinna, president of the civil engineering group, Natural Resources Consulting Engineers, which is based here...

Photo credit: Natalie Dyer

CSU Chess Club seeks to foster a community around chess

October 22, 2016

Cory Bertelsen spends his Tuesday evenings playing games of chess with his friends. People play chess for many reasons. Some people are attracted to the intellect of the game, others for the competition,...

Husband and wife and co-founders of Maxline Brewing, Kevin Gearhardt and Cathy Morgan, opened the brewery this past summer. Photo credit: Max Sundberg

Family-owned Maxline Brewing hops into Midtown

September 20, 2016

It was a warm Sunday morning in Midtown. A bartender, just arriving for work, locked his bike outside Maxline Brewing as leaves rustled across the parking lot. Inside, Maxline Brewing co-owners and spouses...

Godspeed Records: Putting the Fort Collins hip-hop and rap scene on the map

Godspeed Records: Putting the Fort Collins hip-hop and rap scene on the map

September 13, 2016

Rob Hale, Tyler Monson and Mark Franklin are in the middle of discussing their hip-hop heroes as they lounge in Hale’s apartment on the south side of Fort Collins. “Do you think Mac (Miller) was our...

Longest-serving farmers market vendor has seen town, market evolve

Longest-serving farmers market vendor has seen town, market evolve

September 8, 2016
A seasoned vendor at the Larimer County Farmers' Market in Fort Collins, Barbie Lytle has watched the market grow for 27 years.
Photo credit: Christian Johnson

CSU student makes waves in LSC with new art exhibit titled “RIGHTEOUS,”opening ceremony today

September 6, 2016

Colorado State University's campus features multiple attention-grabbing pieces of artwork like the giant Campbell's soup statue outside the Center for the Arts and the "Newton's Corner" by the Behavioral...

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