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Rachel Lozano and Brandon Boxler smile in a Rick and Morty couple's costume.  Photo illustration (Alyse Oxenford | Collegian)

7 strange Halloween trends of 2018

Linc Thomas October 31, 2018

Halloween is upon us, which means it's time to bring out the freaks, myself included. Here are 7 Halloween trends of 2018 that call out the weird ones. Rick and Morty Couples Costume: No matter...

The Fort Collins Ghost Tour takes guests through haunted underground venues throughout Old Town. (Collegian file photo)

‘Trail of Terror’ ghost tour mixes history and horror

Graham Shapley October 31, 2018
Luckily for the brave few who want to track down centers of supernatural phenomena but don’t want to go it alone, Fort Collins is home to an assortment of tours that share both history and horror.
Shelves of Halloween costumes on display. During Halloween there are many costume options that are not offensive. (Abby Flitton | Collegian)

How to avoid problematic costumes on Halloween

Elena Waldman October 30, 2018

Fear manifests in different ways as people grow older. For many, youthful phobias of killer clowns naturally transform into the fear of being accused of sexual assault or perhaps even being held accountable...

88-year-old Irving Roth is a Holocaust survivor with an important message to share. “I hope that people understand that ordinary people become murderers by the demonization of others,” said Roth. “It happened once and unfortunately it can happen again. We need to watch for the sign posts along the road to Auschwitz. Compare what is happening today at any given time. If there are any similar behaviors at any given time stop them. Stop it early and quickly.” (Sara Graydon | Collegian)

Holocaust survivor keeps story of historical tragedy alive with Adopt a Survivor Foundation

Elena Waldman October 25, 2018

Social concepts can often mimic cancer. When cancer first affects the body, it is often inconspicuous — it may come in the form of a subtle mark or unthreatening blemish.  Irving Roth, one...

The Crossroads Safehouse Courtyard (Photo Courtesy of Crossroads Safehouse)

Crossroads Safehouse to host breakfast, educate on domestic violence

Julia Trowbridge October 23, 2018

From a four-bedroom home in 1980 to a safehouse that holds 104 people, Crossroads Safehouse is expanding on their mission to help victims of domestic abuse and violence. Crossroads Safehouse will...

YungRaccoon performs onstage during the annual PRISM drag show in the Lory Student Center on October 21st. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Colorado State University Pride Resource Center. (Davis Bonner | Collegian)

CSU’s drag show celebrates 20 years with an epic throwback

Henry Netherland October 22, 2018

Drag queens and drag kings turned back time Oct. 21 in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom for the fall 2018 “Throwback!” drag show, presented by PRISM CSU. Leading up to opening curtain, theatre...

Bach in Black performs live at the Lyric Cinema. Liam Kimball serenades the crowd with the song City of Stars from La La Land during the Fort Collins Fringe Festival in Fort Collins, Colo. July 29. (Sara Graydon | Collegian)

Bach in Black performs classical renditions for Lincoln Center anniversary

Walker Discoe October 15, 2018

Seated in a small room off the main reception center at The Lincoln Center, the cello and percussion-fusion band Bach In Black awaits their next performance. They had just played at the gala celebrating...

A huddled student walks to class during the Wednesday snow storm. (Lauryn Bolz | Collegian)

Out-of-state students react to first snow storm of season

Lauryn Bolz October 15, 2018

The early winter storm on Oct. 10 shocked native Coloradans and fast forwarded the fall season. Even more appalled by the early chilly weather were the new out-of-state students, particularly the ones...

What to do at Horsetooth Reservoir

5 places to take your parents during Homecoming weekend

Ty Davis October 11, 2018

Maybe football games aren’t your thing, or you just don’t want to spend most of the time with your parents either sitting in a restaurant or a hotel room this homecoming weekend. Fort Collins offers...

CSU Senior and English major Kerriana Tatum wins the 2018 BAACC Homecoming Royalty Pageant. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Queen of Black excellence named at Homecoming Royalty Pageant

Deja Calloway October 11, 2018

This year's Beauty in Culture Homecoming Royalty Pageant queen wore confidence with style and grace. On Oct. 7, Kerriana Tatum was crowned queen at the annual Homecoming Royalty Pageant hosted...

This past week, Omega Psi Phi fraternity hosted a seminar between CSU and UNC black students to discuss "black love" in a predominantly white area. (Photo courtesy of Henry Cooper)

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity explores Black love

Isabelle Rayburn October 10, 2018
The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity hosted a seminar to discuss black love on Tuesday night. The purpose of this seminar was to have a healthy conversation between students of color at CSU and UNC about what black love is and how these students of color feel about black love at predominately white institutions.
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