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Fort Collins City Hall located on North Meldrum Street and Laporte Avenue in Fort Collins April 20.

Fort Collins’ next steps in sustainable innovations

Hania Nini, Staff Reporter May 3, 2023

Fort Collins has made significant steps in its efforts toward sustainability. The City of Fort Collins has identified six key areas for sustainability and has set specific goals in each of these areas....

Photo Courtesy of Jack Allen

Decisions on the fly: Why fishing is so popular in Colorado

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director April 27, 2023

In a landlocked, perpetually drought-ridden state, the Colorado fishing community has somehow managed to flourish. Colorado has become a destination fishing location, particularly for fly fishermen. The...

Trending: What CSU students are wearing this spring

Trending: What CSU students are wearing this spring

Rebekah Barry, Staff Reporter April 26, 2023

As spring and summer are beginning to roll around the corner, different fashion trends are emerging around the Colorado State University campus.  These trends are documented on CSU Fitted, an Instagram...

Emily Roberts, Daisy Montgomerey and Christie Nichols speak at the women with autism panel at the Autism Resource Fair at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery April 23.

FoCo Museum of Discovery hosts Autism Resource Fair

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director April 25, 2023

The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery hosted an Autism Resource Fair April 23. Free and accessible for all ages, the fair catered to the neurodivergent community. "The museum serves as a vital role as...

HES Club fosters connection between students, alumni

HES Club fosters connection between students, alumni

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director April 19, 2023

In an active state with active students, it is no surprise that Health and Exercise Science is one of the top 10 most popular majors for the latest incoming classes at Colorado State University. In...

Officer August Barber, a Fort Collins Police Services officer and member of the SWAT team, participates in the monthly SWAT sniper qualification training at the Northern Colorado Law Enforcement Training Center Oct. 10, 2022. Barber has been a Fort Collins police officer for eight years with five years of experience on another team. At 17 years old, Barber joined the U.S. Marine Corps. “We don't ever want to lose a fight, and we don't ever want to lose anybody,” Barber said. “But when the person who is in ultimately the most danger is some kids or somebody that can't help themselves at all, that really puts a lot of pressure on the situation.”

Throwing a block: Redefining SWAT as Sacrifice, Work, Attitude, Team

Garrett Mogel, Staff Photographer April 6, 2023

Editor’s Note: Please be advised that this article contains descriptions of violent situations, self-harm and death. Radio traffic breaks the sound of officers chatting. An in-progress call to a...

Participants of the International Transgender Day of Visibility die-in lie on the ground in Old Town Square in Fort Collins to demonstrate the lethal harm of transphobia March 31.

Fort Collins first Trans Visibility Day demonstrated community stake in legislation

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director April 3, 2023

Fort Collins' first International Transgender Day of Visibility demonstration was on March 31 in Old Town Square. NoCoSafeSpace organized a die-in demonstration in Fort Collins inspired by AIDS protests...

WGAC workshop to help survivors rebuild relationships

WGAC workshop to help survivors rebuild relationships

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director March 28, 2023

Trauma often changes a person's relationship with boundaries. For staff members at the Women and Gender Advocacy Center at Colorado State University, addressing that change is an important part of survivors'...

5 gyms to run to instead of CSU Rec

5 gyms to run to instead of CSU Rec

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director March 23, 2023

Once students move off campus, the convenience of the Colorado State University Recreation Center dwindles. At some point, the crowded gym just isn't worth the hourly fee for parking — at least not for...

Muslim students plan to break fast at Ramadan iftar together

Muslim students plan to break fast at Ramadan iftar together

Hania Nini, Staff Reporter March 22, 2023

Several Colorado State University student organizations are coming together to host their second annual Ramadan iftar dinner, a celebration and an opportunity to promote campus unity. The event will...

Healthy, happy hair: Local salons' impact on curly hair

Healthy, happy hair: Local salons’ impact on curly hair

Alexander Wilson, Staff Reporter March 21, 2023

Beauty can change the way someone views themself and the world. Three salons in Northern Colorado have made it their mission to create beauty and instill love within the Black community. Citrus Salon,...

Project Pizza co-owners Colleen Constant and Isaiah Ruffin pose with a pizza outside of their food truck parked at Stodgy Brewing Company in Fort Collins Feb. 20.

Charity, community, diversity: Project Pizza

Alexander Wilson, Staff Reporter February 27, 2023

Project Pizza has served Larimer County good food and good times for a cause since 2021. “This idea of a mobile pizza truck was pitched to a previous employer, and when they decided not to move forward...

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