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CSU Football players run out of the tunnel onto Broncos stadium during the start of Rocky Mountain Showdown. The Rams lost to the Buffs  13-45. (Tony Villalobos May | Collegian)

PHOTOS: CSU faces CU at the Rocky Mountain Showdown

Tony Villalobos September 1, 2018

  Collegian Photography Director Tony Villalobos May can be reached online at tvillalobosmay@collegian.com or on Twitter at @TheTonyVM.

CU Football players tackle a CSU football player during the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Aug. 31. The Rams lost to the Buffs  13-45. (Tony Villalobos May | Collegian)

CSU loses fourth-straight Showdown, remains winless on the year

Luke Zahlmann August 31, 2018
If Colorado State drew up their worst-case scenario to begin the Rocky Mountain Showdown, it would have looked a lot like their start against the University of Colorado.
Colorado State Quarterback K.J. Carta-Samuels makes a deep pass from the pocket during the fourth quarter of play against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. The Rams fell to the Warriors 43-34 at Canvas Stadium on August 25, 2018 in Fort Collins, CO. (Elliott Jerge | Collegian)

Carta-Samuels poised for the limelight after backup career with Washington

Mack Beaulieu August 31, 2018

K.J. Carta Samuels came into his first Colorado State season breaking records. Now, the graduate transfer will try and prove that four years in a power-5 program and one start has prepared him for the...

Colorado State Quarterback K.J. Carta-Samuels attempt to make a pass from the pocket during the third quarter of play against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. The Rams fell to the Warriors 43-34 at Canvas Stadium on August 25, 2018 in Fort Collins, CO. (Elliott Jerge | Collegian)

Herz: Despite recording-setting performance, Carta-Samuels’ job is unsafe

Eddie Herz August 31, 2018

Defeating Hawaii last week would have done much more for the Colorado State Rams than reverse a zero in the win column. Earning a season-opening victory was obviously the most important thing for CSU...

Colorado State University head football coach Mike Bobo fields questions from the media during football media day on August 2. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Zahlmann: CSU football’s head coach has a lot riding on this showdown

Luke Zahlmann August 31, 2018

Coach Mike Bobo, going into his fourth Rocky Mountain Showdown, has a lot riding on a victory, including the perception that he is unable to compete in rivalry games. Consistent losses to the University...

Olabisi Johnson points downfield after making a reception against CU during the Rocky Mountain Showdown. (Forrest Czarnecki | Collegian)

CSU veterans focused on leaving a winning legacy in their final showdown

Eddie Herz August 31, 2018

There is no question that the Rocky Mountain Showdown tends to be the most important regular season game in the eyes of Colorado State fans. The significance of the game is evident throughout the locker...

The men's cross country gathers in a huddle before their meet at Hughes Stadium on Sept 1. (Megan Daly | Collegian)

Former runners seek to support those who replaced them for CSU

Michelle Gould August 30, 2018

In the lead up to the season, Colorado State Men’s Cross Country was ranked No. 9 according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association Division I National Coaches’ Poll. Along...

A CSU student relaxes in a hammock between two trees near the oval Sunday afternoon. CSU is allegedly enacting a hammock ban campus wide. (Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

CSU hammock, slackline ban sees new enforcement

Austin Fleskes and Natalia Sperry August 30, 2018
According to campus policy, hammocks, slacklining, climbing trees or buildings and other structures is prohibited on campus.
People picked up food at the Mobile Food Bank on Nov. 2 as part of Rams Against Hunger. (Yixuan Xie | Collegian)

Mobile Food Pantry returns to CSU to combat food insecurity

Jorge Espinoza August 30, 2018

Any Colorado State University students, faculty and staff who are suffering from food insecurity, or are just having trouble getting groceries, will soon have the opportunity to go home with a bag full...

View of the Warner renovation from the computer science building. (Field Peterson | Collegian)

New construction announced at CSU as old projects finish

Emma Iannacone August 29, 2018

https://youtu.be/6wjNRHVPe4A Video by Emma Iannacone, CTV Construction crews are common on campus as Colorado State University updates existing facilities and builds new structures.  Major projects...

Ali Rose poses outside her pop-up shop. The van allows her to set up shop in multiple places around Fort Collins. (Lauryn Boltz | Collegian)

Unique mobile boutique rides into Fort Collins

Lauryn Bolz August 29, 2018

With all the boutiques in Fort Collins, there is one that stands out for its unique location, or rather, locations. Wild Rose & Co started out as a small idea and has quickly become a staple of the...

Don't Forget to Vote (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Hansen: We need more unaffiliated millennial voters

Wyatt Hansen August 29, 2018
Anger rises from both parties as millennials become increasingly upset with the two-party system and are opting to be unaffiliated. With the election coming up, it’ll be interesting to see how these unaffiliated voters, especially here in Larimer County, cast their vote.
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