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CSU softball suffers heartbreaking loss on senior night against Boise State

Emma Askren, Sports Editor May 4, 2024

Leave it all on the field. For the nine graduating seniors, that’s exactly what the plan was going in to the final game of Colorado State’s home series against Boise State. “(We have) nine...

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CSU loses in wild second game to Boise State

Alex Graser, Staff Reporter May 4, 2024

Colorado State softball played in a wild game Friday night that ended in a 20-11 loss to Boise State.  The final score doesn't really reflect the game at all. What looked like a total blowout turned...

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ASCSU senate overrules DeSalvo, passes bill calling for ceasefire

Sam Hutton, Staff Reporter May 4, 2024

The Associated Students of Colorado State University convened May 3 for an emergency session of the 53rd senate.  As with the May 1 session, the gallery section was almost entirely occupied by protesters,...

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This week in ASCSU: Calls for ceasefire, executive budget proposal

Sam Hutton, Staff Reporter May 3, 2024

The Associated Students of Colorado State University convened May 1 for the first session of the 54th senate.  The session began with protesters filling the gallery section of the senate chambers,...

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RamFest takes a country twist with headlining band Midland

Ruby Secrest, Staff Reporter May 3, 2024

The annual Colorado State University RamFest has taken many forms in years past, such as carnivals and comedy shows. However, in recent years, a trend of students voting for a discounted concert on campus...

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CSU softball struggles to score in loss to Boise State

Alex Graser, Staff Reporter May 3, 2024

Colorado State started off its final home series of the year with a 9-3 loss to Boise State. In the game, CSU had no trouble getting players on base. However, the Rams could not drive runners in.  The...

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Ward: Goodbye, The Collegian, you absolute beaut

Emma Ward May 3, 2024

Editor’s Note: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. Fresh on Colorado State University’s campus,...

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CSU women’s varsity equine polo wins 1st championship in club history

Damon Cook, Sports Editor May 3, 2024

At first glance, it doesn’t seem like a lot has changed in the B.W. Pickett Arena. The smiles are maybe a little bigger, the laughter a little louder and the same four championship banners hung together...

Campus protests continue calling for ceasefire in Gaza

Sam Hutton, Staff Reporter May 2, 2024

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect ongoing protests at Colorado State University. It will be updated with ongoing details.  Protests against the ongoing Israel-Hamas war continued...

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‘You see your child walking near a cliff’: Parents of former Grace Christian Church attendees speak out about cultlike tendencies

Allie Seibel, Editor in Chief May 2, 2024

Editor's Note: In 2015, The Collegian published "Cult or community? Questions about Fort Collins' Faith Christian Church offshoot, Grace Christian Church." This article is a follow-up to that story and...

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‘Rocky Horror’ cult following promises to take you on strange journey

Lauren Pallemaerts, Executive Editor May 2, 2024

I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey. How strange was it, you ask? So strange they made a movie about it. But first, there was Richard O’Brien’s 1973 musical “The Rocky Horror...

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Colorado outdoor culture romanticizes slumming it while signifying privilege

Ivy Secrest, Content Managing Editor May 2, 2024

Growing up in Colorado, I became intimately familiar with the great outdoors. Weekends were for hikes, week nights were for biking and winters were structured around powder days and maximizing the use...

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