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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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A group of six people wearing traditional Bavarian attire pose for a picture in front of a bar.

FoCo bar crawlers celebrate Oktoberfest

Sophia Masia October 1, 2024

Fort Collins got a festive upgrade this fall as the annual Oktoberfest Bar Crawl, hosted by PubCrawls, took the town by storm. Kicking off at 4 p.m. Sept. 28 at the popular The Yeti Bar and Grill,...

A brick building with blue doors and big windows reading Rainbow above the doors.

The picky eater: Rainbow Restaurant is a colorful dine

Nevaeh Greene September 26, 2024

I was incredibly excited to go to a place called Rainbow Restaurant. I was full-on expecting the entire place to be decked out in rainbows and to look like Cloud Cuckoo Land from "The Lego Movie." Unfortunately,...

Turquoise background with a treasure map of two stick figures, a palm tree, a sun and a sign that says "Escape Room."

SLiCE escape room provides Rams temporary escape from stress

McKenna Van Voris September 24, 2024

Have you ever heard of a college campus creating an escape room? With nearly two years of planning behind this current escape room, Finding Bigfoot has finally come to life in the Student Leadership, Involvement...

Illustration of a light green background with a woman holding a bachelor's degree and a butterfly flying past her head that says "JOBS."

Undergraduates struggle to find employment in Fort Collins

McKenna Van Voris September 24, 2024

It wasn’t until after Oliver White applied to nearly 100 local jobs that she finally heard back from one.  Ping! A first-year zoology major at Colorado State University, White stopped typing to...

The outside of a red brick building titled "Simmer," and cars out front

The picky eater: Simmer is hit or miss

Nevaeh Greene September 19, 2024

Right off the bat, I thought that Simmer would be more casual than it was. I didn’t do any prior research so I could go in completely surprised. I was immediately met with prices over $10 and drinks...

Burnt orange background with a pumpkin spice latte with whipped cream in the middle with the CSU logo on the cup.

Sweet vs. spicy: Battle of the pumpkin spice latte

Jenna Landry September 17, 2024

The leaves may still be mostly green, but pumpkin spice latte season is upon us. It seems to come earlier and earlier every year. Now is the time to be basic and enjoy the festivities of the season. While...

A small group of both men and women standing with arms pushing in one direction in a vibrant flower garden in the early morning.

Tai chi, yoga cultivate community, wellness in FoCo

Evan Borman September 12, 2024

The Gardens on Spring Creek is a botanical sanctuary offering classes in Eastern traditions such as tai chi, yoga and mindfulness. It’s a 12-acre garden home to butterflies and 2,680 species of plants,...

A two-sided image of students having fun at the bars in Old Town Fort Collins and a student sitting down, frustrated at the bar scene on Pearl Street in Boulder.

Pearl Street vs. Old Town: Which has better nightlife?

Sophia Masia September 12, 2024

When it comes to football, the University of Colorado Boulder may have Colorado State University beat, but there’s no contest when it comes to who has the bigger post-game celebration. Between Pearl...

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