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Catching a sunset over Horsetooth Reservoir is a great way to appreciate the Earth this Earth Day. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

How to celebrate Earth Day in Fort Collins

Ashley Potts April 18, 2017

Earth Day, coming up on April 22, is the perfect way to enjoy the nice weather and celebrate the environment at the same time. Fort Collins offers many ways to enjoy the outdoors and celebrate Earth Day,...

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Green Report: 5 people you’ll meet at a 4/20 rally

April 15, 2017

There’s always some crazy people at Denver’s 4/20 Rally, and some can be interesting to talk to. Others, you’ll probably want to stay away from, but, hey, that’s your call. Here is 5 types of people...

Ashly Perez is an editor and producer at Buzzfeed. She spoke about her success in the journalism industry at the LSC Tuesday night. Photo credit: Alaysha Powell

Buzzfeed’s Ashly Perez inspires CSU students with story of finding success as a multi-racial journalist

April 13, 2017

Ashly Perez is as an editor and producer at Buzzfeed. Her background story inspired Colorado State University students Tuesday night as she visited the Lory Student Center to discuss obtaining your dream...

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Green Report: TSA marijuana mishap

April 12, 2017
Last week, TSA changed it's position on allowing medical marijuana on planes several times.
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The best and worst restaurant bathrooms around College Avenue in Fort Collins

Matthew Smith April 12, 2017

A restaurant can have everything good going for it: great food, attentive service, atmospheric lighting and music. However, take one trip to the bathroom with its stained walls, broken door lock, Mach-3...

Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik speaks to those in attendance of CSU's Passover Seder event hosted by the Chabad Jewish Student Organization. All photos were taken before sunset in accordance with Jewish tradition. (Davis Bonner | Collegian)

12th Annual Passover Seder combines tradition, community

Nicole Towne April 12, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peC16bpDNTg&feature=youtu.be Friends, family, students and community members from northern Colorado gathered together in the Grand Ballroom overlooking the mountains and...

T-shirts telling the story of survivors and those affected by sexual violence were displayed on the plaza for Plaza Day put on by the WGAC. Photo credit: Zoё Jennings

WGAC puts on interactive event on plaza for Sexual Assault Awareness month

Zoë Jennings April 11, 2017

Rows of hand decorated t-shirts lined the Colorado State University Plaza, telling stories of survivors and those affected by interpersonal violence. These shirts are a way that victims can keep moving...

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Great Plates raises over 100,000 dollars for the Food Bank of Larimer County

Randi Mattox April 10, 2017

The Downtown Business Association and downtown Fort Collins raised a record-setting $110,731.96 for the Food Bank of Larimer County with the 2017 Great Plates of Downtown promotion. The event featured...

A dancer sings along with the drum group  at the 25th Annual NCIPA Powwow. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Photo story: 25th Annual NCIA Powwow celebrates women in Native American culture

April 10, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI_l7oKY80c&feature=youtu.be The 25th Annual Northern Colorado Intertribal Association Powwow took place over the weekend. The arena at the Northside Aztlan Community Center...

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Green Report: 5 ways to celebrate 4/20 at home

April 8, 2017

The hailed holiday the world knows as 4/20, which just so magically happens to fall on April 20, is soon upon us. There’s tons of different events and concerts coming up for it including the 420...

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National Book Award finalist Ada Limón reads powerful poetry at Creative Writing Series

April 7, 2017

National Book Award finalist Ada Limón visited CSU and is the final author for the English Department’s visiting creative writers’ series.On April 6, students and faculty gathered to hear...

Living the Alternative: Things I wish people would have told me about studying abroad in Europe

Living the Alternative: Things I wish people would have told me about studying abroad in Europe

April 6, 2017

It is no surprise that for many, studying abroad is a big decision. The summer before I departed for school in England it is easy to say that it felt like absolutely chaos in preparation for what I was...

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