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Esther Basch, a Holocaust survivor, shares about her last day in school at the Evening with a Holocaust Survivor event.

Holocaust survivor highlights importance of fostering positivity

McKenna Van Voris, Staff Reporter February 26, 2024

The audience quieted as Esther Basch took her seat in front of the microphone for what could be one of the last times. Despite being on Colorado State University's campus for the first time, Basch claimed...

Colorado State University students of various majors and grades gather for Real Talk Tuesday, an event hosted by the Black/African American Cultural Center Feb. 20.

Embracing intersectionality: B/AACC Real Talk discussion covers race, gender

Kloe Brill, Staff Reporter February 22, 2024

The Black/African American Cultural Center invited students to discuss many crucial topics during one of their Real Talk events. Students of diverse backgrounds gathered Feb. 20 for a thought-provoking...

The Korean Hansori Drum and Dance group performs onstage at the World Unity Fair in the Lory Student Center Feb. 17. “This is my first time at a fair here,” said Jeongyun Choi, a representative of the Korean Student Association at Colorado State University. “I was impressed that I could see so many diversities here because I didn’t think Colorado had that much.”

CSU celebrates 68th annual World Unity Fair

Rebekah Barry, Staff Reporter February 22, 2024

Stepping into the Lory Student Center ballrooms, visitors of Colorado State University's 68th annual World Unity Fair were immediately greeted with an array of cultures. Held Feb. 17, the event featured...

Student trainer Maia Lee works with Right Horse Program mustang Shelby, introducing him to new experiences and objects Nov. 5, 2023. "I fell in love with him, like, the first day I met him," Lee said. "I was like, 'That's the one.'"

CSU Right Horse Program rehabilitates, trains rescue horses

Aria Paul, Photographer February 21, 2024

Since starting as a pilot program in 2016, Colorado State University’s Right Horse Program has paired rescue horses from the Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center with students in CSU’s equine...

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Founders Day: CSU historians reflect on land-grant origins

Aubree Miller, Staff Reporter February 15, 2024

With Colorado State University's annual Founders Day comes time to reflect on the university’s history and impact. CSU turned 154 on Feb. 11 thanks to the Morrill Act. Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill...

Tower of Love: Westfall Hall hosts matchmaking event

Tower of Love: Westfall Hall hosts matchmaking event

Gwendolynn Riddoch, Staff Reporter February 14, 2024

This beautiful Valentine's Day, love is in the air.  Molly Swist and Abria Duran decided to stir up some romance in Westfall Hall at Colorado State University with a matchmaking event sure to hit the...

Students finish a game of mahjong during the Colorado State University Asian Pacific American Cultural Center Lunar New Year Celebration for 2024's Year of the Dragon Feb. 9. Mahjong was invented in 19th century in China and is currently played all around the world with different variations.

Lunar New Year event celebrates Chinese heritage at CSU

Sananda Chandy, Staff Reporter February 12, 2024

Red cloth lay across tables with chocolate bar envelopes and mahjong tiles perfectly arranged on the surface. The Lory Student Center Ballroom A was filled to the brim with students from diverse backgrounds...

Patrice Palmer, Assistant Dean in the College of Business, Dr. Nikoli Attai, Assistant Professor in Ethnic Studies, and Dr. Ray Black, Ethnic Studies Tenure Professor speak on a panel at the Black History Month Kick-Off hosted by Colorado State University’s Black/African American Cultural Center (BAACC) Feb 1.

B/AACC inspires with Black History Month Kick-Off

Kloe Brill, Staff Reporter February 6, 2024

Black History Month has begun and already helped foster community and embrace a spectrum of identities on Colorado State University's campus.  The Black/African American Cultural Center kicked off...

Colorado State University students ice skate at the Rams on Ice event organized by Residential Leadership Programs Jan. 31.

RLP collaboration delivers CSU’s 3rd Rams on Ice

McKenna Van Voris, Staff Reporter February 6, 2024

The sounds of music and laughter wafted through the afternoon air on The Plaza as students donning ice skates glided, twirled and posed for pictures with their smiling peers outside of the Lory Student...

Dr. Nabil Echchaibi spoke at Colorado State University, his talk titled “Auditions in Muslim (In)Visibility” Jan 31.

Nabil Echchaibi explores Muslim (In)Visibility in CSU Year of Democracy

Laila Shekarchian, Staff Reporter February 5, 2024

As part of CSU’s Year of Democracy, Nabil Echchaibi, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and director of the Center of Media, Religion and Culture, visited CSU for a discussion...

Silent social: New Belgium hosts CSU ASL Club

Silent social: New Belgium hosts CSU ASL Club

Kloe Brill, Staff reporter February 2, 2024

New Belgium Brewing opened its doors to the Colorado State University American Sign Language Club for a unique and silent social experience. The atmosphere was that of a typical social bar setting but...

Nadia Parriott plays in a pinball tournament at Pinball Jones in Old Town Feb. 23, 2020. Parriott has been playing pinball for almost two and a half years,  her favorite machine being either Bonsai Run or Elvira's House of Horrors. Parriott originally hails from New York City, coming to Fort Collins for "art and love," the latter playing a bigger part, she said. Now Parriott and her husband reside in Fort Collins, hoping to move to Golden, Colorado, to be closer to the mountains.

Stay warm this winter with these indoor FoCo activities

Christian Arndt, Life and Culture Director February 2, 2024

Given that Fort Collins is an area centered on outdoor activities, some may feel trapped and out of ideas for what to do during these winter months. However, there are plenty of fun indoor activities to...

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