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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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Anna Nixon at the summit of Rainbow Mountain in Peru, while on her semester abroad last fall. Photo credit: Anna Nixon

Reverse culture shock: The downside of studying abroad

February 27, 2017
The unexpected reality of returning home after a semester abroad.
Kenzie Isbell, a volunteer for a Little Shop of Physics' event, teaches a young boy the trick behind one of event's stations. Photo credit: Brooke Buchan

Photo Story: Little Shop of Physics presents open house

February 26, 2017

The Little Shop of Physics, Colorado State University's mobile science museum, hosted an open house at the LSC Saturday. Throughout the day thousands of kids played with Little Shop's over 300 demonstrations....

Tips for studying abroad

February 23, 2017

Every college student has the opportunity to study abroad, and Rams are no exception. Whether students temporarily transfer to a university in another country or follow as Colorado State University faculty...

Backpacking on the Colorado Trail near Cooper mountain. Photo credit: Zoё Jennings

The taste of nature: What you should know about foraging on Colorado trails

February 23, 2017

Sometimes you want to be in nature, and sometimes you want nature in you. With the accessibility of the internet, it is easy to look up medicinal and edible plants in Colorado, however, the practice of...

Wolf sanctuaries in Colorado

Wolf sanctuaries in Colorado

Adelayde Dahlin February 22, 2017
Sanctuaries might be the only safe place wolves have left
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What does it mean to dress like a woman?

February 21, 2017

Recently, a White House staffer publicly claimed that President Donald Trump likes women who work for him to “dress like women.” While the story itself did not gain too much ground in the headlines,...

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Gaga’s Super Bowl performance sparks body positivity conversations at CSU

February 21, 2017

On Sunday, Feb. 4 Lady Gaga performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, and the world went crazy; millions took to the internet to praise the singer over how incredible of a performance everyone thought...

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In a woman’s world: Men find their place in women’s studies classes

February 20, 2017

On Tuesday and Thursday mornings English majors Jon Smith and Mike Moening sit down in Eddy 200 and pull out their books. This week they are reading “The Woman Warrior” by Maxine Hong Kingston. Their...

August: Osage County Playbill Photo credit: Emma Turner

Opening night of ‘August: Osage County’ at The Lincoln Center brings audience to their feet

February 20, 2017

The standing ovation received by the cast of “August: Osage County” on Saturday night was well deserved. Open Stage Theater Company’s production of the show at The Lincoln Center was not without...

Photo credit: Sarah Ehrlich

Fort Collins Museum of Art hosts valentines benefit for Northern Colorado AIDS Project

February 18, 2017

The Fort Collins Museum of Art hosted a Valentine’s Day Benefit for the Northern Colorado AIDS Project in coordination with the exhibit “Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate” on Feb. 17...

Picador Modern Classics cover of Shusaku Endo's "Silence." Photo credit: Megan Hanner

Shusaku Endo’s novel ‘Silence’ is not for the weak-willed

Megan Hanner February 17, 2017

In December of last year, the film adaptation of “Silence” by the famed Japanese author Shusaku Endo hit the big screen. Directed by Martin Scorsese, the big-budget film brought the novel to...

Chef Brian Shaner sits in a booth at Nick's Italian. Photo credit: Max Sundberg

From Wolfgang Puck’s kitchen to Fort Collins: Local chef has impressive cooking career

Max Sundberg February 16, 2017

Chef Brian Shaner set his long and fruitful cooking career in motion with just a little white lie. “I told a chef at a restaurant up there that I knew how to cook, which I really didn’t,” Shaner...

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