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New food truck Wild Brats serves specialty bratwurst combinations

Riley Paling, Staff Reporter November 19, 2024

A bratwurst food truck adds a delicious, unique flair to the local street food scene. The most recent addition brings authentic German bratwurst to Fort Collins' hungry crowd. Wild Brats, a mobile...

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Ballot Issue 4A passes, granting $49 million to Poudre School District

Robert Sides, Staff Reporter November 19, 2024

The majority of voters in the Poudre School District voted yea on Ballot Issue 4A in the 2024 general election, passing a mill levy increase for the Poudre School District. The mill levy will grant...

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CSU professor creates new class combining language, Taylor Swift

Maria Kantak, Staff Reporter November 19, 2024

Alyssia Miller De Rutté debuted her class Spanish for Swiftie Purposes at CSU this summer. The course focuses on teaching Spanish through the use of all things Taylor Swift. Originally from Pennsylvania,...

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James Junes delivers Native American Heritage Month Keynote, emphasizes growth, reflection

Katie Fisher, Staff Reporter November 18, 2024

With a comedic tone and reflective perspective, Diné and Hopi comedian and motivational speaker James Junes delivered the Native American Heritage Month Keynote Nov. 13 in the Lory Student Center’s...

Early-onset breast cancer rates rise among young adults

Early-onset breast cancer rates rise among young adults

Hana Pavelko, Staff Reporter November 18, 2024

Approximately 270,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Breast cancer is a disease that develops when...

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Horoscopes Nov. 18-24

Sophia Masia, Staff Reporter November 18, 2024

There's just one more week until break, and we are kicking it off with the Age of Aquarius as Pluto enters the water bearer Nov. 19. In general, Aquarian themes such as technological changes, cool inventions...

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Seymour: Fall break is around the corner to cure your homesickness

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist November 18, 2024
Picture this: It is a Sunday evening, and you are lying on the couch at home with your family. You just got home from catching up with your old friends, and a family-favorite movie plays on the TV while the aroma of a home-cooked dinner crowds your nose. Sounds great, right? Well, just remember that this image is almost a reality.
Speaker of the Senate Hayden Taylor stands at a speaking podium looking to his left and clapping. To his left sits Speaker Pro Tempore Brooke Reese in sunglasses and to his right sits Recruitment and Retention Officer Graham Kelly, both clapping as well. Behind them is a clear sign with the ASCSU logo spelled out.

This week in ASCSU: Students of The Oval Caucus, EMS service

Laila Shekarchian, Staff Reporter November 17, 2024

The Associated Students of Colorado State University convened Nov. 13 for the 14th session of the 54th senate. To begin the session, University Affairs Committee Chair Fiona Miller made a statement...

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CSU women’s basketball flexes depth in assertive win over Columbia College

Michael Hovey, Sports Editor November 16, 2024

Ordinary tasks often grant new insights. Colorado State women’s basketball faced an undemanding challenge against Columbia College of Missouri Saturday. The Rams led for all but a couple possessions...

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Nourishing playoff hopes: CSU football confiscates Bronze Boot from Wyoming

Michael Hovey, Sports Editor November 16, 2024

In 1899, the Colorado Agricultural College Aggies walked off a live football field with unfinished business. On Friday, Colorado State football rejoiced, Bronze Boot in hand, on the logo in Canvas Stadium....

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Collegian roundtable discusses CSU soccer postseason awards

Collegian Sports Desk November 15, 2024

Editor’s Note: All opinion content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. As the Colorado State soccer season...

The Bronze Boot trophy sits on a table on the Colorado State sideline  before the Colorado State - Wyoming Border War football game Nov. 6 The Boot stayed in Fort Collins last year following the 34-24 win by Colorado State in the truncated COVID season (which would be Colorado State’s only win that year). The result of 2021’s matchup was the polar opposite, a 31-17 trouncing of the Rams by the Wyoming Cowboys in Laramie.

Breaking: CSU, Wyoming to extend Border War 8 more years after Rams move to Pac-12

Damon Cook, Sports Editor November 14, 2024

The Border War will be guaranteed eight future matchups after Colorado State moves to the Pac-12 in 2026.  The series will start in 2028 and run through 2035. All of the even year seasons will be played...

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