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LFTE: For this Student Press Freedom Day, we must defend freedom of press

Allie Seibel, Hannah Parcells February 27, 2025

"Freedom of the press is not just important, it is imperative for a functioning democracy.” President John F. Kennedy is not alone in this narrative. The importance of a free, independent press is...

Colorado State University Professor Mary Van Buren, representing the anthropology and geography department, asks CSU administration questions during a Faculty Council meeting in the Physiology Building Feb. 25. "I don't think my question was answered, despite Dr. Orsi's follow up," Van Buren said. "Faculty, staff and students should be included in the decision-making process from the start, not as an afterthought. The failure to include the chair of Faculty Council in the IMT chart and the lack of awareness of Dr. Chermack's work with the Scenario Planning Institute at CSU reflects our lack of inclusion in the process."

CSU faculty express frustration with admin following uncertainty generated by federal directives

Hannah Parcells and Sam Hutton February 27, 2025

In the days following the U.S. Department of Education’s release of a Dear Colleague letter outlining the executive branch’s interpretation of the Civil Rights Act as it pertains to federal higher...

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Weishaar: Combination desks are inconvenient, uncomfortable

Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist February 27, 2025
Most classrooms on Colorado State University's campus have some sort of combination desk, which is any sort of desk that has a chair attached. The most common type are individuals — those oriented so that the bar connecting the desk to the chair can be lifted, allowing for easier entry. The bar should go under your dominant hand. The other type I have seen on campus is one in which the chair is on a swivel mounted to the desk. After the person using it pulls it out, the spring-locked chair will slide back toward the desk.
A man kneels down to tend to some crops while a sprinkler system runs alongside him.

Harvesting solar energy, crops: CSU researches agrivoltaics’ possibilities

Chloe Waskey, Staff Reporter February 27, 2025

As climate change accelerates and competition for land resources increases, researchers are seeking innovative solutions to balance food production with renewable energy generation. At Colorado State University,...

Postdoctoral researcher, Sere Williams is sitting and dropping water samples into test tubes at a desk in her lab where she’s working on research under NASA’s astrobiology grant in the Molecular and Radiological Biosciences building on Colorado State University’s main campus on Tuesday, February 18. “It looks like being in the lab all the time. It looks like extracting DNA. It looks like reading papers,” Dr. Williams said.

CSU aids in NASA’s search for extraterrestrial life

Riley Paling, Staff Reporter February 27, 2025

What is life? This is the typical big question scientists have been trying to answer for millenniums. But this time, the big question is: Where is life? Colorado State University's Santangelo Lab, housed...

Guard Kyan Evans shoots and scores a 3-pointer during the Colorado State University men's basketball game against the University of Nevada, Reno Feb. 18. CSU won 79-71.

Increased shooting confidence opens up CSU men’s basketball offense

Michael Hovey, Sports Editor February 27, 2025

Being ready to shoot matters more than the shooting itself. For Colorado State men’s basketball, balancing jumpers and other offensive schemes has gotten easier with time. Among all the particulars...

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‘Paddington in Peru’ brings nostalgia to franchise

Emily Flaherty, Staff Reporter February 27, 2025

From the bear who started it all to the new adventure that graces the screen, “Paddington in Peru” does not fall short of the franchise's two previous movies. “Paddington in Peru” is the perfect...

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Gallery: Students respond to federal DEI policies

Lauren Mascardo and Cait Mckinzie February 27, 2025

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CSU swim and dive perseveres at Mountain West Tournament, completes season

Mason Ford, Staff Reporter February 26, 2025

Following a hard-fought tournament, nine all-conference honors and a program record, Colorado State's swim team's season came to an end Feb. 22. Although the team walked away from the Mountain West...

Students sit around a table that has South Korean flags dangling on the front of the space.

World Unity Fair celebrates diversity across nations

Ella Dorpinghaus, Staff Reporter February 26, 2025

Bringing excitement, laughter and music to the Lory Student Center, the annual World Unity Fair has been a Colorado State University tradition since 1951. The fair is held yearly to showcase of all the...

An audience watches the first short film of the night, "Black Girls Play: The Story Of Hand Games" Feb. 24. The Short Films on Black Brilliance event was held by the Black/African American Cultural Center with help from the ACT Human Rights Film Festival.

B/AACC, ACT Human Rights Film Festival host Short Films on Black Brilliance

Sananda Chandy, Staff Reporter February 26, 2025

Heartbreak, joy, pain, love: The audience stares at these emotions depicted in flickering images, reflecting on the rich expression of Black identities throughout history. In celebration of Black History...

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‘The Monkey’ successfully blends humor, horror using toy monkey

Christian Arndt, Life and Culture Editor February 25, 2025

"Everybody dies" is the motto of Oz Perkins' new film, and he has drummed up one of the most thrilling and entertaining movies in recent times. Who knew a simple toy monkey could cause so much death...

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