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Members of the Fort Collins community walk in City Park next to a long row of food trucks and sit in the nearby grass, enjoying food at the weekly FOCO Food Truck Rally Aug. 26.

FoCo Food Truck Rally showcases local business, creativity

Carlee Elders, Staff Reporter September 10, 2025

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the misspelling of a name and also a correction of pronouns. Huddled under a small Mishawaka-branded tent, local Fort Collins cover band The Honey...

Courtesy of CSU Community Literacy Center

CSU Community Literacy Center amplifies public creativity, education

Aubree Miller, Life and Culture Editor August 27, 2025

Editor's note: This story was updated to correct an inaccurate statement of the Community Literacy Center having 10-15 student interns.  Nestled in Colorado State University’s Eddy Hall is the Community...

Colorado State University students participate in the "Cupid Shuffle" dance outside of the Lory Student Center at Ramapalooza Aug. 16, 2024.

Ramapalooza welcomes CSU first-years with high-energy environment

Riley Paling, Staff Reporter August 25, 2025

Colorado State University’s campus came alive as students gathered for Ramapalooza, the university’s annual back-to-school celebration. With music, games and a vibrant atmosphere stretching across...

Costumed cyclists bike down Mountain Avenue during New Belgium Brewing Company's annual Tour de Fat bike festival Aug. 23.

Tour de Fat rides around FoCo for 25th year

Riley Paling, Staff Reporter August 25, 2025

Tour de Fat is an annual colorfully costumed bike parade followed by a festival hosted by New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins. Costumed cyclists paraded from 9:30-11:30 a.m. throughout Fort Collins. After...

Photo Courtesy of Sarah Lillis

CSU Make & Mend workshop inspires pragmatic, innovative sustainability

Yoleni Paulo, Staff Reporter August 17, 2025

On the first Saturday of every month, a quiet classroom inside the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising transforms into a lively creative space. Thread, fabric scraps and sewing needles scatter across...

Delta Chi fraternity member Zack Neumann after being pied to support cancer research on the Lory Student Center Plaza at Colorado State University Fort Collins Colorado on April 27. "I enjoy it and I think it's fun now." Said Ethan Valdez. Photo taken by Erica Pickering.

CSU students, Fort Collins residents reflect on tabling as outreach tool on The Plaza

John Vu, Staff Reporter April 28, 2025

Colorado State University’s Lory Student Center Plaza has become a hot spot for clubs and organizations to interact with the local community. One key way to connect is through tabling, which allows groups...

Attendees of the Pride Resource Center's Queer Prom event dance in the Lory Student Center Theater April 25.

Pride Resource Center hosts night of unconditional love, belonging at Queer Prom

Sophie Webb, Sports Editor April 28, 2025

For some, prom was a night filled with laughter and friends and a time to dress up and dance the night away, but that was not the reality for everyone. Others could not dress up the way they wanted to,...

Members of Ram Catholic gather for a Eucharistic Procession around Colorado State University's campus April 23.

Eucharistic Procession unites Catholic community on CSU’s campus

Christian Arndt, Life and Culture Editor April 23, 2025

On April 23, the Ram Catholic organization on Colorado State University's campus commemorated a Eucharistic Procession, a ceremony that honors Jesus Christ. The group met at the Lory Student Center, circled...

Students color on terracotta pots at Colorado State University's Earth Day Festival April 22. These were one of several items students could personalize and take home, others included food and flowers.

CSU’s annual Earth Day Festival combines celebration, action

Sophie Webb, Sports Editor April 23, 2025

With multiple clubs and local organizations lined up on the Lory Student Center West Lawn promoting sustainability, it could only mean one thing: Earth Day.  Colorado State University has an annual...

Hundreds of yellow and red flags are placed into a green lawn.

CSU’s Holocaust Awareness Week draws to close

Audrey Weishaar, Staff Reporter April 10, 2025

For 26 years now, Students for Holocaust Awareness at Colorado State University have hosted a Holocaust Awareness Week. From March 28 to April 4 this year, events were hosted in remembrance of the Holocaust...

Participants run in Colorado State University's third annual International 5K Color Run on The Oval March 29. The Indian Students Association alongside the International Enrollment Center and Office of International Programs hosted the run to celebrate the Hindu spring holiday of Holi, with proceeds going to international enrollment scholarships.

Color Run 5K supports international students, celebrates Holi at CSU

Angelina Hamlin, Staff Reporter March 31, 2025

On Saturday, March 29, Colorado State University’s International Enrollment Center, the Indian Students Association and the Office of International Programs collaborated to put on the 2025 International...

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