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March Madness for beginners: How to follow the NCAA tournament

March Madness for beginners: How to follow the NCAA tournament

Joe Demyanovich, Staff Reporter • March 13, 2025

It is officially that time of the year: March. The weather is getting warmer, spring break is coming up, and of course, March Madness is about to begin. The time has come for stalking conference standings,...

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History of DEI programs highlights decades of student advocacy

Audrey Weishaar, Staff Reporter • March 12, 2025

Colorado State University has an extensive history with diversity, equity and inclusion. From the college’s founding in 1870 until today, CSU has had a variety of students walk the grounds of its campus. The...

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Camille Dungy creates lasting impact through writing, teaching

McKenna Van Voris, Staff Reporter • March 12, 2025

University Distinguished Professor Camille Dungy is well-known in the English department at Colorado State University. Along with Dungy’s handful of publications, her experience in environmental writing,...

CSU art department's DEI efforts remain uncertain amid policy shifts

CSU art department’s DEI efforts remain uncertain amid policy shifts

Riley Paling, Staff Reporter • March 12, 2025

Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect a more accurate headline regarding the future of CSU's art department. Recent executive orders issued by President Donald Trump in early 2025...

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‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ explores whimsy of fables, theater culture

Robert Sides, Staff Reporter • March 12, 2025

Colorado State University Theatre is showcasing "Peter and the Starcatcher," adapted by Rick Elice, from March 7-14. The play is a theater classic that tells the tale of Peter Pan's backstory, following...

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Breaking: CSU announces measures aimed at protecting financial stability in light of federal changes

Hannah Parcells, Managing Editor • March 11, 2025

Colorado State University has implemented a temporary pause on hiring as part of newly outlined steps to protect the institution's financial stability following federal funding concerns raised since President...

Emma Ronsiek (21) shoots a 3-pointer against Fresno State. Colorado State University played Fresno State in the Mountain West tournament quarterfinals March 10. CSU lost 54-52.

Emma Ronsiek’s career ends as CSU women’s basketball falls to Fresno State in MW quarterfinals

Michael Hovey, Sports Editor • March 11, 2025

LAS VEGAS — The future may be bright for Colorado State women’s basketball, but 2025 ended in heartbreak. Despite a late rally, CSU fell to Fresno State in the Mountain West quarterfinals, 54-52,...

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Seymour: Consumerism shapes how corporate DEI operates

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist • March 11, 2025
Diversity, equity and inclusion has become a large-scale industry — but is it really about progress? Or just profit? In recent years, more and more companies have been treating DEI like a trend to take advantage of rather than an organizational framework dedicated to meaningful change.
Thorn: DEI does not mean what Trump says it does

Thorn: DEI does not mean what Trump says it does

Astrid Thorn, Collegian Columnist • March 11, 2025
Since reentering the White House in January, President Donald Trump and his administration have made no effort to hide their extremist, far-right agenda. From waging a war on undocumented immigrants to withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and more, he has made it clear that he is in office for one reason: to promote a self-serving, oppressive, white supremacist agenda.
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Hundreds in FoCo community rally against censorship in Stand Up for Science march

Chloe Waskey, Staff Reporter • March 11, 2025

Nearly 1,000 Colorado State University students and Fort Collins community members gathered at the Lory Student Center Plaza Friday, March 7, to march in the national Stand Up for Science 2025 movement....

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Students, faculty reflect on chalking as tool for protest, activism

Carlee Elders, Staff Reporter • March 11, 2025

In the middle of the Lory Student Center Plaza, crouched in a squat position, Colorado State University junior Sophia Johnson uses a light yellow Crayola chalk marker to touch up one of her previous works, once...

Colorado State University women's basketball stands together in preparation for what would be its final game of the season against Fresno State University March 10. CSU lost 54-52.

Key takeaways from CSU women’s basketball’s MW quarterfinals loss against Fresno State

Michael Hovey, Sports Editor • March 10, 2025

LAS VEGAS — Colorado State women's basketball lost 54-52 in the quarterfinal match of the Mountain West tournament against Fresno State Monday. Following a strong finish to the regular season, CSU fell...

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