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CSU intramural pickleball offers accessible campus involvement to students

Yoleni Paulo, Staff Reporter • March 6, 2025

According to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association, pickleball is America’s fastest-growing sport. It appeals to players of all levels, and many agree that it is a fun and easy hobby for groups...

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Seymour: How to shift your mindset, transform your experience in college

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist • March 6, 2025
Maintaining a positive mindset can sometimes feel impossible, but it is crucial for a fulfilling college experience. College is the first time we are fully on our own, and we get to decide everything for ourselves — this means we need to be intentional about our mindset. If you're having a difficult time staying positive, here’s how you can shift your mindset and take control of your college experience.
Evelyn Jacobi speaks to a crowd of protesters outside the Fort Collins Post Office March 4. As a former member of the League of Women Voters who is still in contact with the group, she came to be with the community and offered to speak. "When you are with people who are willing to stand up and take a stand for what is right, for our democracy, for diversity, for all the values that we hold dear, it's energizing to see people here," Jacobi said.

Light for Our Democracy gathering draws crowds protesting recent federal actions

Allie Seibel, Editor in Chief • March 6, 2025

In coordination with local leagues around the country, the League of Women Voters of Larimer County held a Light for Our Democracy gathering near the downtown post office in Fort Collins Feb. 5. Organized...

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CSU technology aids in new evidence of early human ancestors in Europe

Hana Pavelko, Staff Reporter • March 6, 2025

Modern-day humans, scientifically known as Homo sapiens, are the sole living members of the genus Homo. Our human ancestors originated from Africa, and recent studies indicate that humans do not have a...

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Sustainable water interdisciplinary minor redefines water education for students

Mckenna Van Voris, Staff Reporter • March 6, 2025

Colorado State University’s sustainable water interdisciplinary minor, SWIM, is composed of 23 enrolled students and 43 alumni. This niche program allows students flexibility in their courses while studying...

Eugene Daniels announced as 2025 commencement speaker

Eugene Daniels announced as 2025 commencement speaker

Aubree Miller, News Editor • March 6, 2025

Eugene Daniels, a Colorado State University alum and renowned political journalist, has been announced as CSU's 2025 commencement speaker. The announcement via SOURCE article highlights Daniels' career...

Colorado State Forward David Roddy (21) makes a jump shot.

Former CSU men’s basketball player signs with Houston Rockets

Sophie Webb, Sports Editor • March 5, 2025

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. For NBA player and former Colorado State men’s basketball player David Roddy, he is certainly trying to find his perfect fit, now on his third team...

Professor Kirk McGilvray, student Olivia Pyke and graduate students Amelia Stoner and Jacqueline Linn apply a biopolymer foam to a mock wound at the Colorado State University Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory Feb. 28. The team was awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Defense to research and develop the foam for use in wound treatment, healing and recovery. “What's unique about vital foam is that it's a topical delivery solution that allows us to fill the volume of the wound,” McGilvray said. “That (also) allows for a homogeneous distribution of the therapeutics.”

$1.5 million grant funds CSU antibiotic wound foam research

Katie Fisher, Science Editor • March 5, 2025

In the heat of combat, every second counts to treat soldiers injured on the battlefield. A $1.5 million U.S. Department of Defense grant awarded to investigators at Colorado State University’s Translational...

Sleeping Mask by Gillian Wearing, a hyperrealistic woman’s face, and Tattoo Mask by John Collins, a deep red and intricately detailed mask, sit on display in a glass case together at "The Body Construct: Between Flesh and Thought," an exhibition at the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art in the University Center for the Arts Feb. 27.

‘The Body Construct’ exhibit explores identity, physical form

Annamarie Burford, Staff Reporter • March 5, 2025

Our physical bodies are the vessels in which we experience and move through life, but how often do we take the time to consider their significance beyond getting us from point A to point B? "The Body...

Guests fill their plates at a buffet-style serving table with white rice, chana masala, butter chicken and more in the Lory Student Center’s Grand Ballroom, decorated with green lights and balloons for the Ramadan Iftar Dinner Celebration at Colorado State University March 3.

CSU community gathers for annual Ramadan iftar to celebrate faith, unity

Laila Shekarchian, Staff Reporter • March 5, 2025

On March 3, the Colorado State University community gathered in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom to celebrate the start of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan during the annual Ramadan Iftar Celebration,...

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Souza: What your sibling order says about you

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist • March 5, 2025
I’m not a devout astrology believer nor am I an astrology disbeliever. Rather than explaining my own actions — and everyone else’s — with the positioning of the stars, I follow an astrology of my own: the positioning of your birth order.
Colorado State University men's basketball seniors Jalen Lake (15), Nique Clifford (10), Bowen Born (13), and Ethan Morton (25) pose for a photo before the game against San Jose State March 4. CSU won 83-56.

CSU men’s basketball seniors say goodbye in commanding fashion against SJSU, set school record

Michael Hovey, Sports Editor • March 5, 2025

For a final dance in Moby Arena, Colorado State men’s basketball seniors said goodbye in an all too fitting fashion.  Seniors Nique Clifford, Jalen Lake, Ethan Morton and Bowen Born played their...

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