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Spring camp: Continuity, depth have Rams in unfamiliar position

Damon Cook, Sports Editor April 8, 2024

With so many familiar faces attending spring ball, Colorado State football is in a position different from years past. A year ago, spring camp was a way to familiarize a lot of the new faces with one...

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Proulx: Biden’s temporary port in Gaza is nowhere near enough

Caden Proulx, Print Director April 4, 2024
Prominent news outlets such as The New York Times and CBS have hailed President Joe Biden's State of the Union address as "raucous" and "defiant." Particularly, the media have been highlighting a specific announcement from the Biden administration to build a temporary emergency port off the Gaza coast to deliver humanitarian aid.
Brikaih Floré and Scott Hurst, playing Sandra Bloom and Edward Bloom respectively in the Big Fish musical production, perform during the dress rehearsal at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, CO March 22. (Samantha Nordstrom | The Collegian)

‘Big Fish’ premiere tells lively, heartfelt story

Aubree Miller, Staff Reporter April 4, 2024

Movie, book and theater fans alike will likely enjoy Fort Collins’ latest musical performance: "Big Fish - Small Cast Edition." It was premiered by OpenStage Theatre & Company Saturday, March...

Former competitive swimmer for the University of Kentucky Riley Gaines speaks for CSU's student chapter of Turning Point USA April 3. "There was nothing we could do as female athletes," Gaines said. "I got to personally witness and really feel the effect that this infringement — or what I would call an injustice — had on myself and my teammates and competitors."

CSU TPUSA hosts Riley Gaines’ Reclaim Feminism event

Liv Sewell, Staff Reporter April 4, 2024

Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines came to Colorado State University’s campus to give a talk at an event entitled Reclaim Feminism. The event was headed by The Riley Gaines Center...

Special guest Julia Ioffe speaks during the 2024 Colorado State University International Symposium in the Lory Student Center April 2.

Keynote speaker Julia Ioffe visits CSU to discuss democracy

Aubree Miller, Staff Reporter April 4, 2024

An audience of eager listeners awaited the arrival of acclaimed journalist Julia Ioffe to hear her discuss democracy and journalism. Democracy is Colorado State University’s theme for the 2023-24...

Nick DeSalvo, Braxton Dietz win ASCSU president, VP

Nick DeSalvo, Braxton Dietz win ASCSU president, VP

Sam Hutton, ASCSU Reporter April 4, 2024

After three weeks of relentless campaigning, candidates in the Associated Students of Colorado State University elections gathered in the senate chambers to find out who will serve as president, vice president...

Lopez: AI is more of a resource than something to be penalized for

Lopez: AI is more of a resource than something to be penalized for

Dominique Lopez, Opinion Editor April 3, 2024
As a journalism major at Colorado State University, the closing and renovations being done in Andrew G. Clark Building have really helped me to explore the campus a bit more; I mean, there is a need for me to walk farther than five steps to get from one classroom to another. Therefore, as I continue to walk around campus, I notice more posters for different people and programs.
Climbing gear sits on a rock.

CSU climbing wall creates culture of acceptance

Emma Askren, Sports Editor April 3, 2024

In a sport known for its unforgiving nature, there is a spot left for acceptance within the climbing community. At Colorado State, a significant portion of the student body participates in climbing...

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Starry Night in Old Town serves coffee with rich history

Gwendolynn Riddoch, Staff Reporter April 3, 2024

“What is done in love is done well,” Vincent Van Gogh said. This is the quote written on the wall of the Starry Night Espresso Cafe in Old Town Fort Collins.  The Starry Night Espresso Cafe opened...

ASCSU Women and Social Justice Caucus hosts book drive

ASCSU Women and Social Justice Caucus hosts book drive

Katie Fisher, Staff Reporter April 3, 2024

In a back corner of the Associated Students of Colorado State University's main office sits a dark-stained bookshelf. Sets of social justice books sit long-untouched and covered in dust litter its shelves...

Colorado Blues Society Vice President Mark Schleiger and Treasurer Joe Menke stand in front of Maxline Brewing, one of their favorite places meet in Fort Collins April 2.

Colorado Blues Society keeps the blues alive

Tyler Weatherwax, News Editor April 3, 2024

The blues is a genre of music that has impacted and inspired people for decades. People have always had the blues as a feeling, but the genre as a whole is in a fragile state. What will people do when...

What is a highly sensitive person?

What is a highly sensitive person?

Caden Proulx, Print Director April 3, 2024

You have probably been called sensitive at some point in your life — intended as an insult instead of a compliment. Being sensitive is not a negative trait, though, and a personality type called "highly...

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