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Meet the parents: 5 ways to celebrate graduation with the family

Nick Botkin May 7, 2018
Ways for Colorado State students to celebrate graduation with their families
A man that goes by the name Storm Reaver is a member of the Fort Collins Amtgard group that practices their battling skills as they LARP (Live Action Role Playing) at city park on Sunday April 29th, 2018. The Fort Collins Amtgard group is a medieval style sword fighting group that is the third largest group in North America. Members of the group meet every Sunday at city park and the event is open to the public. (Matt Begeman | Collegian)

Hitting people with sticks: How to destress through live action role play

Carson Lipe May 3, 2018

Every Sunday in Fort Collins, countless people fall victim to sword and arrow, but in this world, it’s all for the sake of fun. Members of the City Park chapter of Amtgard, a non-profit organization...

The outdoor stage at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre is situated on the Poudre River. Photo credit: Randi Mattox

Concert venues in Fort Collins address accessibility issues for disabled concert goers

Maddie Wright May 2, 2018
Concerts are pretty famous for a lot of standing, dancing, and occasionally moshing. Concerts are filled with people, sweat, colors, loud sounds, and lots of physical strain. All this has the potential to be rough for those physically and mentally disabled.
Mary May Molitor, a freshman interdisciplinary liberal arts major, said CSU is distinguished by a welcoming spirit and the sense that "we are all in it together." (Photo courtesy of Nick Botkin/Rocky Mountain Collegian).

Not following the herd: What makes Ram culture unique?

Nick Botkin May 2, 2018
Colorado State University students discuss what makes campus culture unique
What to do at Horsetooth Reservoir. (Photo by Vinny Del Conte)

Horsetooth reservoir offers a wide variety of outdoor activities for long summer days of rest and relaxation

Carson Lipe May 1, 2018

If Old Town is the beating heart of Fort Collins, then Horsetooth Reservoir is the buttocks; used mostly for rest and relaxation. Viewed through many different lenses, Horsetooth can be a binge-drinking...

Preview CSU Cooking Class Cinco de Mayo

Cinco De Mayo cooking class promises good food and tequila in preparation for the holiday

Jarrae Newell May 1, 2018

Cinco de Mayo is a time for celebration. This Friday, May 4, the Kendall Reagan Nutrition Center is hosting a Cinco De Mayo cooking class on the Colorado State University campus in Gifford 237 from...

Leader of controversial furry group, Lee "Foxler" Miller

Furries in Fort Collins respond to alt-right allegations, growth of subculture

Henry Netherland April 30, 2018

Editor’s Note: Some subjects who are quoted in this article are anonymous for privacy and safety concerns.  Being a member of the furry community comes with automatic stereotypes of sexual deviancy...

Armando Silva, a Greeley based Latino artist, explains his live painting to the four of the five Latina women scientists it was inspired by at FoCo Speaks Ciencia! All of the money raised at the event went to CienciaPR, a Puerto Rican non-profit that encourages young women to pursue science (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Female scientists speak about the challenges that face minority women in the scientific field

Julia Trowbridge April 30, 2018
For FoCo Speaks Ciencia! on Friday, April 27 at the Horse & Dragon Brewery, five Latina women spoke about their personal experiences pertaining to the scientific field, but overall, their experiences that come from being a Latina woman.
Terrah Schultz with Rat Doctor performs at the Aggie Theater for the 10th annual FoCoMX. Rat Doctor, a Fort Collins band which goes against the idea of a genre defining their music, performs music they describe as groovy, dynamic and cool. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

FoCoMX celebrates local music with a large selection of bands and venues

Julia Trowbridge April 29, 2018
For it's 10th annual festival, FoCoMX had around 7,500 band members, plus ones, sponsors and other attendees in the community watching over 300 bands at over 30 venues, which is more people than there's ever been before, according to Greta Cornett, one of the co-founders of FoCoMX. 
NoCo Hula performs their first dance, He Inoa Nou E Kapili, at the Pacific Club's annual Lu'au held in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom on April 28th, 2018 (Mackenzie Pinn | Collegian)

Pacific Club’s Lūʻau showcases diverse cultures at CSU

Nate Day April 29, 2018

CSU's Pacific Club is encouraging people to "live Aloha." For the first time in three years, Colorado State University's Pacific Club was able to put on a lūʻau, a traditional Hawaiian party....

Poet Ross Gay offered laughs with his

Ross Gay waxes poetic with humorous, social commentary at CSU

Nick Botkin April 29, 2018
Coverage of poet Ross Gay's reading at Colorado State University in April 2018
Although CSU discourages students from decorating their graduation caps, you may want to decorate your cap after graduation as a memento of your time at CSU. Photo courtesy of CSU Creative Services.

8 tips for finding a job after graduation

Nate Day April 26, 2018

We're getting dangerously close to graduation season, and many of us will be bowing out in May with our collegiate careers coming to close. It's a stressful time for those that are graduating. Some...

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