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20 years of restricted speech: Panhandling in Fort Collins

Maddy Erskine, Arts and Culture Editor • February 9, 2022

From 1995 to 2015, Fort Collins was enforcing an unconstitutional panhandling ordinance. Panhandling is "to stop people on the street and ask for food or money," according to Merriam-Webster. Violation...

Three men stand on a stage near a small biography of Fred Hampton, a civil rights leader.

B/AACC Black History Month: ‘Uniting the Diaspora’

Ivy Secrest, Arts and Culture Reporter • February 3, 2022
On Jan. 28, The Black/African American Cultural center started off Black History month with “Uniting the Diaspora.” This opening event set the tone for what is shaping up to be an impactful series of events, full of fun and educational functions (and the occasional free meal). 
Connor Williams and Hunter Horsfall, the co-owners of the Atrium sit in the lounge area

The Atrium provides a chill alternative to regular bars

Brooke Pippin, Arts and Culture Reporter • January 27, 2022

The Atrium At The Alleycat, a bar and music venue tucked away under Alleycat Coffee House off Laurel Street, opened in January 2021. In the year the space has been open, it has established itself as a...

The walls of The Gorehound's Playground's mini-theather are covered with movie posters, and lifesize statues of horror characters stand in the corners, Jan. 22nd.

Patrons find horror community at The Gorehound’s Playground

Ivy Secrest, Arts and Culture Reporter • January 25, 2022

The modern perception of horror is often boxed in with slasher films and the strange people who enjoy them. The reality of the community surrounding horror is much more complex and deep than that. Drawn...

Pickle Barrel restaurant located in Fort Collins Nov. 14. The restaurant was created as a CSU class project by Robert Piccaro and Brenda Smith 30 years ago. (Milo Gladstein | The Collegian)

The roots of 122 W. Laurel St.

Bella Eckburg • November 17, 2021
In the building now home to The B&B Pickle Barrel Deli at 122 W. Laurel Street, which was purchased by Robert 'Bob' Piccaro and Brenda Smith in 1988, lies a history enveloped with musicality and international connection.  Chris Eala, who was born in the Philippines, came to Fort Collins in the late 1950s at the urging of the Colorado State University music department, which recognized his gift of repairing musical instruments. The little shop became Chris’s Music store. 
In recognition of the labor done by the Latinx community in Fort Collins, the City added an installation of a short hoe statue. Kota Babcock | The Collegian

Sugar beets, sundown laws, student efforts: History of Latinx FoCo

Kota Babcock • November 16, 2021

Despite Hispanic and Latinx laborers sustaining the sugar beet industry that built Fort Collins, the history of this community is full of injustice and discrimination, especially at the hands of police....

Three of Scissors and Sinners "Hair outlaws" Tabitha Petersen, Mikki Maddalena and Rachel Reed pose outside the shop Nov. 8. (Kota Babcock | The Collegian)

Scissors and Sinners offers inclusive barbering in Old Town

Kota Babcock • November 10, 2021

Located at Laurel Street and College Avenue in Old Town, Fort Collins, Scissors and Sinners offers customers a unique and affirming barbering experience. Since barbering experiences are often tailored...

The Lincoln Center, located on Magnolia Street, is a performance venue and visual arts center in Fort Collins. (Jenn Yingling | Collegian)

Lincoln Center, Animal Friends Alliance ally for supply drive

Brooke Pippin • November 8, 2021

"Cats," the national Broadway tour, comes to The Lincoln Center Nov. 11-13, and the venue has partnered with Animal Friends Alliance to host a supply drive for the cats under their care called Cause...

Ben Haney, assistant podcast director at Colorado State University, at his desk behind the DJ Booth under Lory Student Center Oct 11. Haney stated. “I’m so invested into everything, but it can get hard sometimes when I have to schedule training sessions with people and have client podcasts that I have to edit and I have to do other station familiar things. It’s not that stressful but it can be on top of other things.” (The Collegian | Grayson Reed)

Estudiantes en KCSU crean podcasts únicos y ganan experiencia

Brooke Pippin • October 27, 2021

Nota del editor: Puedes leer la versión en ingles de este artículo aquí. Traducción de Sarahy Quintana El estudio de producción de KCSU FM está decorado con docenas de CDs brillantes,...

(Graphic Illustration by Lee Billiot | The Collegian)

7 stress-free costumes to try out this Halloween

Ivy Secrest • October 26, 2021

Halloween comes around way too fast to pull off the extravagant costume you likely came up with the day after Halloween last year. With the stress of courses and work (or just life), it can feel impossible...

Halloween candy and decorations Oct. 23. (Photo illustration by Michael Marquardt | The Collegian)

5 ways to support Fort Collins this spooky season

Ivy Secrest • October 25, 2021

When fall hits, just about all you want to do is cozy up with some goodies under a fuzzy blanket and watch scary movies until you’re given the magical gift of Thanksgiving break. Even if scary movies...

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The ghost of Old Town’s famed ice cream shop: Charlie’s hauntings

Kadyn Thorpe • October 20, 2021

Walrus Ice Cream is a place where you can find delicious ice cream with a side of paranormal activity.  Fort Collins is a city with almost 140 years of history, so surely there are some paranormal...

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