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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...

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...

Members of the Rams Improv Comedy team rehearse in the University Center of the Arts. They perform their show on April 30th. (Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

CSU students learn how to fail on stage with Rams Improv

Carson Lipe April 25, 2018

Improv is an outlet for performers which either has them making their friends laugh, improving on their acting skills or publicly failing. The Colorado State University Ram's Improv members cast for,...

The cover of the new edition of Andy Steves travel book for budget and student travelers.  Photo Courtesy of Avalon Travel.

Andy Steves, author of ‘Europe City Hopping on a Budget,’ to speak at Old Firehouse Books Tuesday

Claire Oliver April 20, 2018

Studying abroad is a trip in itself, but when the classroom becomes crowded, branching out to a new city can seem like a great way to experience not only the country you’re in but the cities and...

Medical marijuana patient Andrew Beckwith chooses between the variety of THC infused candies (edibles) at Solace Meds Tuesday.

Best places to buy cannabis in FoCo

Carson Lipe April 19, 2018

Doing pot is cool. But choosing a dispensary to buy from can be daunting if you don’t have a lot of experience. There are several factors that determine the quality of a dispensary and with all the...

Diseñado por Sam Shepardson | Collegian

‘I was almost convinced I was sinking into the ground’: CSU students share their worst weed experiences

Miranda Moses April 19, 2018

Editor's Note: The students quoted in this article are anonymous due to the illegality of the actions they describe. Smoking weed is not always euphoric as intended.  Like with any drugs, bad...

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4/20 foods for toker tummies

Miranda Moses April 18, 2018

There is some science behind it that no one has been able to clearly explain to me, but we know weed makes a lot of people aggressively hungry. This 4/20, don't get caught in infinitely long Cheba Hut...

Members of the Cupcake Cabaret perform during their "80521" 90's themed burlesque show. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Local burlesque troupe, Cupcake Cabaret, brings back the 90s in new variety show

Evan Vicchy April 18, 2018

The Cupcake Cabaret is bringing sexy back one pastie at a time.  The local burlesque troupe performs a monthly variety show. This month, the theme was 90s night, the company showed just enough to keep...

Jeff Callaway, Associate Director of the Fermentation Sciences Program stands between a lauter tun and a mash mixer in the new brewery located next to the Ramskeller Pub. The brewery is the second on campus and provides students of the fermentation sciences program with the ability to produce up to 10 hectoliters of beer or roughly 8.5 barrels starting the summer of 2018. (Matt Tackett | Collegian)

Community collaboration: University partners with local businesses for new on-campus microbrewery

Nate Day April 17, 2018
CSU's on-campus brewery to showcase student work and campus-wide collaboration
Panelists at the ACT Human Rights Film Festival Sunday afternoon. Left to right, Jacqueline Kozak Thiel, Dr. Scott Denning and moderator Kevin Henry (Erica Giesenhagen | Collegian).

ACT Human Rights Film Festival: ‘Anote’s Ark’ tells grim tale of climate change

Nate Day April 11, 2018
Anote's Ark tells the story of an island nation sinking under the pressure of rising sea levels.
Owen Zielinski, a freshman double majoring in Biochemistry and Psychology, creator of the Survivor CSU series talks about the changes made in this season. Zielinski's goal is to unite the residents of Academic Village by breaking down any possible "Engineering vs. Honors elitism." Survivor CSU is in its second season titled Fans Versus Favorites CSU that puts a team of favorite competitors from last season against a team of fans of the first season.  The teams will compete in a variety of challenges around Fort Collins with the losing team having to vote a teammate off the show, the last person left winning a $200 prize. (Matt Tackett | Collegian)

CSU students create game show inspired by ‘Survivor’

Carson Lipe April 10, 2018

College can be a rewarding experience… if you can survive. Students at Colorado State University created a student-run gameshow titled "Survive CSU," similar to the popular television series “Survivor,”...

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