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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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CSU researchers express concern over LLMs' impact on social biases

CSU researchers express concern over LLMs’ impact on social biases

Gracie Douglas, Staff Reporter December 8, 2025

With little regulation, generative artificial intelligence chatbots tend to reflect patterns of social bias and stereotypes. Biased data sets and algorithms alike contribute to this issue, which experts...

Participants in a vocal ceremony on stage line up to read names that are honoring transgender individuals who have passed away at the Trans Day of Remembrance event hosted by the Associated Students of Colorado State University and the Black Student Alliance in the Lory Student Center at CSU Nov. 20.

Student-led ceremony marks Trans Day of Remembrance at CSU

Maci Lesh, Staff Reporter December 4, 2025

Students filled the Never No Summer Ballroom in the Lory Student Center Nov. 20 for the annual Trans Day of Remembrance ceremony, co-hosted by the Associated Students of Colorado State University and...

'Misery' brings drama, horror, intimacy to Lincoln Center

‘Misery’ brings drama, horror, intimacy to Lincoln Center

Sananda Chandy, Staff Reporter December 3, 2025

OpenStage Theatre & Company presented the play "Misery" at The Lincoln Center's Magnolia Theatre Nov. 1-29, showcasing a bolder, more challenging form of theater to the Fort Collins community. In...

Courtesy of Lindsey Schneider

Lindsey Schneider uplifts Indigenous students at CSU, beyond

Sananda Chandy, Staff Reporter December 1, 2025

A familiar face to many students in Colorado State University's ethnic studies department, Lindsey Schneider continues to do work on and off campus through cultivating opportunities and support for local...

Materials available for purchase sit on a shelf underneath a sign advertising an Open Stitch Night at The Twisted Stitch Nov. 22. The store opened May 1, Nadia Hare said, who is one of the owners.

The Twisted Stitch brings inclusivity, whimsy to Fort Collins’ crafting community

Gracie Douglas, Staff Reporter December 1, 2025

Nestled in the back of artisan collective Walnut Creek in Old Town is a cozy historic space with chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, and yarn, fabric and stationery of every color filling the shelves....

A brown box sits in a hallway.

CSU’s APC partners with Homeward Alliance to host annual winter gear drive

Janaya Stafford, Staff Reporter November 19, 2025

With cold winter days ahead, Colorado State University’s Administrative Professional Council has paired up with Homeward Alliance in Fort Collins to host APC’s annual winter gear drive from Nov. 3...

Filipino Culture Club secretary Joshelle Tul-id talks to people at their booth at the APACC Night Market Nov. 13

APACC shares culture through first-ever night market

Chloe Rios, Staff Reporter November 17, 2025

Strands of fairy lights welcomed visitors into a room full of vendors selling food and goods at the Asian Pacific American Culture Center’s first ever night market. Various clubs, organizations and businesses...

Locally made products sit on tables at the Fort Collins Winter Farmers Market at the Shops at Foothills Nov. 15. This marks the 19th year of the Fort Collins Winter Farmers Market, where over 200 local vendors gather in the Shops at Foothills to sell their products, from fresh local produce to handmade art.

Foothills Winter Farmers Market spreads joy, creativity

Sananda Chandy, Staff Reporter November 17, 2025

Across the bustling and lively Shops at Foothills, people wandered through rows of local vendors selling a variety of items, ranging from baked goods and hot sauces to handmade jewelry and scented bath...

Courtesy of CSU Archives and Special Collections.

LGBTQIA+ history, joy lives on in Northern Colorado, at CSU

Aubree Miller, Life and Culture Editor November 14, 2025

The erasure and exclusion of LGBTQIA+ history is nothing new, but it can be difficult to uncover — especially when looking decades and centuries back. Northern Colorado has records of people who would...

Photo courtesy of Tom Dunn.

CSU professor examines Nazi persecution of LGBTQIA+ people, subsequent impact in new book

Jolynn Montiel, Staff Reporter November 14, 2025

Colorado State University Associate Professor of communication studies Thomas Dunn recently authored, “The Pink Scar: How Nazi Persecution Shaped the Struggle for LGBTQ+ Rights,” a look into the Nazi...

Strain Review: I love smoking ‘Evil AF’ weed

Strain Review: I love smoking ‘Evil AF’ weed

Caden Proulx, Staff Reporter November 13, 2025

Editor’s Note: All review content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. Wait stop — I’m getting a vision...

Courtesy of Yerachmiel Gorelik

CSU Chabad Jewish Student Organization hosts annual Shabbat 500 dinner

Gracie Douglas, Staff Reporter November 12, 2025

Colorado State University's Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom filled with laughter and chatter in celebration of Jewish culture Nov. 7 for the 18th annual Shabbat 500 dinner that was sponsored by several...

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