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On February 26th, 2018 students gathered together at the event Ram’s for Social Justice put on by the Omicron Tau Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated to discuss these topics of social movements and justice at Colorado State University. Many students from different organizations spoke about how they interact with social justice on campus.

CSU’s Omicron Tau chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha hosts Rams for Social Justice discussion

Isabelle Rayburn February 26, 2018

On Monday, Feb. 26, the Omicron Tau chapter the of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity held an event called Rams for Social Justice on campus. The event explained what social justice is and how Colorado State...

Michael A. Marr speaks at the Black/African American Cultural Center's event titled "Being Black and Disabled" Thursday, February 22.  (Josh Schroeder | Collegian)

Michael A. Marr discusses intersectionality, self-care at B/AACC’s ‘Being Black and Disabled’ event Thursday

Jonny Rhein February 23, 2018

Colorado State University's Black/African American Cultural Center is opening the dialogue about intersectionality with a series of talks called "Being Black and..."  Last week, B/AACC hosted "Being...

Fort Collins' The Cupboard presents free food, innovative cookware

Fort Collins’ The Cupboard presents free food, innovative cookware

Julia Trowbridge February 22, 2018
With free food and innovative cookware, The Cupboard weekly shows off their products.
Sarah Karp, an open house volunteer and former Colorado State University student, aides a child in an experiment called “Swirl and Hurl”.  For this experiment, the person on the rotating circle spins around with weights in their hands, and when the person brings their arms in and out, the person spins faster or slower to conserve momentum. (Photo courtesy of Adam Pearlstein)
You spin around in a circle with weights in your hands. When you bring in your arms you bring in a signification amount of mass which now makes smaller circles and so the rate the you spin has to increase to conserve energy and momentum. In physics, this is called conservation of angular momentum.

Little Shop of Physics Open House returns for 27th year

Julia Trowbridge February 22, 2018
With a half-million volt Tesla coil, hands on experiments and other collaborating scientists, the Little Shop of Physics is hosting their 27th Open House.
Carl Olsen, a program coordinator for Colorado State University's Women and Gender Advocacy Center, and Jake Aglietti, a senior at CSU studying communication and ethnic studies, co-hosts a new podcast about masculinity titled "Do You Even Lift, Bro? Men Exercising Social Justice." The podcast was binge-released Feb. 1 on iTunes, SoundCloud and kcsufm.com. (Randi Mattox | Collegian)

Women and Gender Advocacy Center’s Jake Aglietti, Carl Olsen unpack masculinity in new podcast, ‘Do You Even Lift, Bro? Men Exercising Social Justice’

Randi Mattox February 21, 2018
Colorado State University's Jake Aglietti and Carl Olsen aim to answer questions about the culture of masculinity in their new podcast titled "Do You Even Lift, Bro? Men Exercising Social Justice," which, in coordination with the student radio station, KCSU, was binge released Feb. 1.
The Lory Student Center stands in snowy weather on Feb. 21st. (Brandon Mendoza| Collegian)

B/AACC to host ‘Being Black and Disabled’ in Lory Student Center Thursday

Jonny Rhein February 21, 2018

The Black/African American Cultural Center is hosting a series of events titled “Being Black and…” for Black History Month. Some of the topics in this series include “Being Black and Undocumented,”...

(Jon Price | Collegian)

Fort Collins band Autumn Burn creates uplifting rock

Miranda Moses February 21, 2018

The Communications Manager at the Fort Collins Music District, a delivery driver for Carrier, a Quality Assurance specialist at NASA, and a New Belgium "Beer Maestro" are the diverse faces that make...

The Black/African American Culrural Center also known as the BAAC office is holding over 20 different events this Feburary for Black History Month this year that anyone can attend. Photo credit: Christian Johnson

B/AACC hosts discussion on interracial love

Isabelle Rayburn February 13, 2018
On Tuesday, Feb. 13 the BAACC office hosted an event about racial love for Valentine's Day. There were many questions around the way that people thought about interracial love and how the history of African Americans effects the way that African American men and women are seen in interracial relationships today in America. The discussion was mainly focused on how people feel about the way that society views them and why.
The cast of "Appropriate" rehearse for the upcoming show.  (Left to Right) student Sonny Walls plays Toni, Keegan Bockhorst plays Bo, and DeAnza Banuelos plays Rachael.  The three argue over what to do with the junk left in their father's old house. (Photo by Claire Oliver | Collegian)

CSU theatre program to perform Jacob-Jenkins’ ‘Appropriate’

Claire Oliver February 12, 2018

Talking about certain topics can be difficult for some.  Some people ignore those conversations and push real-life issues under the carpet because they distract from their happy life around them. In...

Sue McNally's "Maroon Bells, Colorado" piece hangs in the Fort Collins Museum of Art. The piece is part of a selection of McNally's "This Land is My Land" show, which focuses on landscapes in the Western United States. McNally is working on making this body of work represent landscapes in all 50 states. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Sue McNally, Chuck Kimmerle capture America’s beauty in new Fort Collins Museum of Art exhibit

Sarah Ehrlich February 10, 2018
Rhode Island-based painter Sue McNally  has been working on illustrating American landscapes in her new installation, “This Land is My Land.” Along with McNally’s is another exhibit in the hallway of the Fort Collins Museum of Art entitled “From the Heart:Land”.
Political science major, Jessica Zamba, comments on the political change on campus while sitting outside the Behavioral Sciences Building. (Anna Baize | Collegian)

CSU Reacts: How has campus culture been impacted by politics?

Nick Botkin February 8, 2018
Colorado State University students discuss how the political climate has impacted the campus community.
The set design of John Murrell's 'Waiting for the Parade' directed by Ami Dayan and Lou Anne Wright.  Presented by Bas Bleu Theatre company.

Bas Bleu Theatre’s ‘Waiting for the Parade’ falls short with a lack of connection between the characters

Claire Oliver February 7, 2018

Bas Bleu Theatre’s production of John Murrell’s "Waiting for the Parade" was underwhelming with a few moments of tension between the actors and the audience.  Overall, the play left me wanting...

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