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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.
#WorldMentalHealthDay recognizes student health needs

#WorldMentalHealthDay recognizes student health needs

Linc Thomas October 9, 2018

With national student debt climbing, bills to pay and a GPA to maintain, mental wellness often takes a back seat in student's daily lives.  A recent study conducted by the National Alliance on Mental...

Former president and CEO of the NAACP, Cornell Brooks, speaks in the LSC theater on October 3rd, 2018. Brooks is a graduate of both Head Start and Yale Law School, as well as an ordained minister, civil rights attorney, and social justice activist. Brooks' Keynote address is a part of the diversity symposium. Mackenzie Pinn | Collegian

18th annual Diversity Symposium highlights University subcultures

Henry Netherland October 7, 2018
From October 1 to 5, the Lory Student Center hosted the Diversity Symposium where students could attend a myriad of presentations dealing with issues in diversity on campus. The presentations were held open to the general public and were separated into digestible time blocks allowing students to attend them in between classes.
Jacob Bielmaier, a sophmore theatre student, performs as Steven Mead Johnson in CSU's production of 'The Laramie Project.' (Lauryn Bolz | Collegian)

CSU remembers the life and death of Matthew Shepard in their production of ‘The Laramie Project’

Walker Discoe and Lauryn Bolz September 27, 2018
Approaching the 20th anniversary of Shepard’s death, The Colorado State Theatre program is bringing the story back where it started, and performing "The Laramie Project."
Broadway veterans Patty Goble and Noah Racey coach acting students through a scene during the musical theatre workshop at the UCA's 10th Anniversary Open House Program. (AJ Frankson | Collegian)

The UCA celebrates 10th anniversary, reflects on collaborative success

Julia Trowbridge September 25, 2018

Editor's Note: The original article published on Sept. 25 stated Peter Muller as Peter Miller and has since been changed to the correct last name of Muller. The Collegian sincerely regrets this mistake.  From...

Glassblowing artist, Sky Perry heats up and spins glass to create a honeycomb designed bubble cap for a dab at Kind Creations. Perry is a self taught glassblower for the past 17 years. "Something I love about this job is seeing the smile on peoples face when they pick up a piece of glass. There's no other feeling like that. (Matt Begeman | Collegian)

Kind Creations continues legacy of quality glassware in Fort Collins

Walker Discoe September 24, 2018

Inside Kind Creations, a shimmering display of glass, LED lights and neon signs dazzles the eye. Every useable inch of the walls are massive glass cases filled with intricately blown bongs, pipes,...

The CSU LGBTQ+ Flag hangs in front of shelter #7 of City Park, for the Pride Resource Center's annual "Queer-B-Q." Mackenzie Pinn | Collegian

CSU’s Pride Resource Center promotes diversity, inclusivity during annual Queer-B-Q

Elena Waldman September 23, 2018
Now heading into its 20th year at CSU, the Pride Resource Center (PRC) started the semester off strong with its annual community barbecue last week at the City Park Reservation Shelter. Despite the stormy weather, the colloquial "Queer-B-Q" was full of laughter, conversation and food.
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