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Show the fam what it’s like to be a Ram: 5 staple CSU eateries

Katherine Borsting, Staff Reporter October 12, 2022

Family Weekend usually means a nice dinner and a long trip to the grocery store. Running up a tab while the parents are in town is a college norm. Many students anticipate this weekend when they get...

The Black experience: How the arts give Black culture a voice

The Black experience: How the arts give Black culture a voice

Jevon McKinney, Guest writer October 12, 2022

The Black community in Fort Collins makes up 1.5% of the city's population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. For a college town that loves to celebrate its diversity, community leaders such as Jamal...

Danita Ordaz, Rasa Humeyumptewa, and Brianna Maxwell run the Native American Cultural Center booth

CSU celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day on The Plaza

Alexander Wilson, Staff reporter October 12, 2022

Colorado State University has celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day annually since 2020. This year, the morning of the holiday was greeted with a university-wide email from Interim President Rick Miranda...

Sonia Guiñansaca speaks as the first live Boarderlands guest speaker

Borderlands Speaker shares importance of art, community

Katherine Borsting, Staff Reporter October 11, 2022

On Oct. 5, Sonia Guiñansaca came to Colorado State University as the Borderlands Speaker — a collaboration between El Centro and the Pride Resource Center — and discussed their experiences as a queer...

A Ram fan's "STATE" bus sits next to the Colorado State University Intramural Fields during a tailgate that took place before the Homecoming game against San Jose State University Oct. 9, 2021.

Point of pride: Why do we celebrate homecoming at CSU?

DJ Vicente, Staff Reporter October 10, 2022

As the orange colors of autumn arrive to coat the Colorado State University campus, build-up for Homecoming begins. Students, parents and alumni will experience a weekend of CSU’s longest-standing...

CSU professors bring sustainability awareness to Fort Collins

CSU professors bring sustainability awareness to Fort Collins

Taylor Paumen, Content Managing Editor October 5, 2022

On Sept. 21, a group of Colorado State University professors came together to inform the Fort Collins community about “the overconsumption of natural resources,” as stated on the CSU School of Global...

A flyer on the Lory Student Center Plaza with a QR code linking to information about ongoing protests in Iran

Iranian community members speak up following Mahsa Amini’s death

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director October 4, 2022

Editor's Note: Quotes have been removed from this article for the safety of the source.  Editor's Note: Anonymity has been granted due to safety concerns.  On Sept. 16, Mahsa Amini, an Iranian...

Corgis Walter and Winifred walk along the stage during the costume competition during Tour de Corgi at Civic Center Park

8th Tour de Corgi celebrates corgi lovers, FoCo community

Allie Seibel, News Editor October 3, 2022

The eighth annual Tour de Corgi took place Saturday, Oct. 1 in Old Town Fort Collins. The event, which included a costume contest in Civic Center Park, a vendor fair behind the park and a parade of...

Julissa Arce speaks about her experience immigrating from Mexico to the United States at Canvas Stadium

Julissa Arce talks American dream, rejecting assimilation

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director September 29, 2022

On Sept. 20, bestselling author, businesswoman and immigration rights advocate Julissa Arce spoke to the Colorado State University community as a part of El Centro’s Latinx Heritage Month events.  One...

A 'sweet new year’: Chabad at CSU hosts Rosh Hashanah dinner

A ‘sweet new year’: Chabad at CSU hosts Rosh Hashanah dinner

DJ Vicente, Staff Reporter September 28, 2022

On Sept. 25, in a sunset-lit room within the Fort Collins Senior Center, Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik gave a speech to his congregation to commence Sunday evening’s service preceding this year’s Rosh Hashanah...

True, the youngest puppy in the Collar Scholars club at Colorado State University, rests in Emily Arnow's arms during the meeting in the Andrew G. Clark Building at Colorado State University

Come meet the CSU Collar Scholars and their canine coworkers

Bella Eckburg, Opinion Director September 27, 2022
CSU's Collar Scholars club works as a puppy's first introduction to life as a service dog and teaches them nearly 30 important commands before seeing them through professional graduation and placement.
Colorado State University students sit on the lawn at the Lory Sculpture Garden Sept. 20.

CSU students take on rejection post-rush week

Katherine Borsting, Life and Culture Reporter September 27, 2022

The rise of #RushTok and Alabama rush content on social media has shown sorority rush week as a glamorous, multi-day process that can make or break a woman’s college experience. Colorado State University...

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