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Fort Collins band Autumn Burn creates uplifting rock

Miranda Moses • February 21, 2018

The Communications Manager at the Fort Collins Music District, a delivery driver for Carrier, a Quality Assurance specialist at NASA, and a New Belgium "Beer Maestro" are the diverse faces that make...

Dustin Fishman completes a one-armed pull up at the Ascent Studio Climbing and Fitness gym in Fort Collins on Feb. 14, 2018. Fishman, who is a Marine veteran, recently competed on season 9 of American Ninja Warrior. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

CSU student, Marine veteran Dustin Fishman trains for American Ninja Warrior

Austin Fleskes • February 20, 2018

A Colorado State track and field member, a United States Marine and a competitor on NBC's "American Ninja Warrior" is continuing his training for Season 10 of the competition. Dustin Fishman first came...

Steve Mercia, Kerri Ertman and Alex Amys (not pictured) made up Colorado Team 3 at the US National Snow Sculpting Competition. Here, Mercia and Ertman pose with the clay design of their sculpture "Peace Within." Parts of the sculpture ended up being hundreds of pounds and requires patience and focus to work with. (Sarah Ehrlich | Collegian)

Loveland snow sculptors compete at national competition

Sarah Ehrlich • February 15, 2018
Colorado Team Three was determined to find a winning place at the competition with their idea entitled “Peace Within,” a sculpture featuring a tree base with a giant heart and detailed birds flying all around it. Competitors had two days to build the starting snow block and then just three days to turn it into something extraordinary at the US National Snow Sculpting Competition.
Blaine Howerton, Colorado State University alumna and publisher for North Forty News and The New Scene, stocks a news stand with both publications. Both publications are two out of four publications in the Northern Colorado area that are over 25 years old. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

CSU alumnus acquires The New Scene magazine

Julia Trowbridge • February 15, 2018
The new owner of the formerly named Scene Magazine is Colorado State University alumnus Blaine Howerton, who is also the publisher for a local monthly newspaper, North Forty News.
Sex shop reveals myths, magic of business

Sex shop reveals myths, magic of business

Sarah Ehrlich • February 14, 2018
Stores like Doctor John’s encourage a sex-positive mentality, which includes education and open, healthy communication with yourself and your partner(s). Perhaps you’ve walked by it, nervous to enter, or went inside to giggle at the risqué products with your friends, but Doctor John's Lingerie and Adult Novelties is a store that is much more than the products they sell.
Sue McNally's "Maroon Bells, Colorado" piece hangs in the Fort Collins Museum of Art. The piece is part of a selection of McNally's "This Land is My Land" show, which focuses on landscapes in the Western United States. McNally is working on making this body of work represent landscapes in all 50 states. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Sue McNally, Chuck Kimmerle capture America’s beauty in new Fort Collins Museum of Art exhibit

Sarah Ehrlich • February 10, 2018
Rhode Island-based painter Sue McNally  has been working on illustrating American landscapes in her new installation, “This Land is My Land.” Along with McNally’s is another exhibit in the hallway of the Fort Collins Museum of Art entitled “From the Heart:Land”.
The Black/African American Cultural center put on the 2018 display of inventions by African Americans throughout history. Inventions From Chess in ancient Egypt to the typewriter. (Brandon Mendoza|Collegian)

Black History Month exhibit highlights influential Black inventors

Claire Oliver • February 3, 2018

As one of their first events celebrating Black History Month, Colorado State University's Black/African American Cultural Center opened an exhibit that highlights Black inventors and scientists called...

Crystals come in all shapes and sizes and can be worn as jewelry. (Sarah Ehrlich | Collegian)

FoCo guide to holistic healing

Sarah Ehrlich • February 1, 2018

You may have heard of crystals, reflexology, smudging and other holistic practices and asked yourself, “does it really work?” Thankfully, in current times, people are paying more attention...

Pour Brothers bar accepts tips for charity on Wednesday nights. (Jon Price | Collegian)

Pour Brothers donates tips to local charities every Wednesday night

Henry Netherland • January 31, 2018

Alcohol and charity are two things you do not typically associate with each other. However, Pour Brothers Community Tavern helps bridge the gap with their weekly Charity Night. Every Wednesday...

Cameron Utter, a junior apparel and merchandising major, holds the sketches he used to make a custom dress for children's book author Natasha Wing. (Davis Bonner | Collegian)

CSU student, Cameron Utter, designs dress for local children’s book author

Claire Oliver • January 31, 2018

A small office space with one wall covered in children’s books and whimsical objects like tea tins and old clocks seems like the perfect workspace for author Natasha Wing. She sits down, wearing her...

CSU graduate created her own degree for dramaturgy

CSU graduate created her own degree for dramaturgy

Maddie Wright • January 30, 2018
Being in college is an uphill battle as is. Being one of two people in your concentration is a whole other fight. Austin R. D. Burns faced this struggle when she pursued her passion of dramaturgy.
Plasma Canvas describes their genre as "loud," but notes Against Me! Brand New, and Motorhead as some of their punk rock influences. (Courtesy of Brandon Mccarron)

Fort Collins’ punk band Plasma Canvas spreads message of inclusivity, self truth and rebellion

Miranda Moses • January 25, 2018

Plasma Canvas, a rowdy duo, is a part of the rising Punk scene in Fort Collins. Avogadro’s Number employee Adrienne Rae Ash and Colorado State University student Jude McCarron make up the two-piece...

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