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Life and Culture

Jenny Cavnar (left) sits with Ryan Spilborghs (middle) and Jeff Huson (right) in the Colorado Rockies' broadcast booth on April 23, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Jenny Cavnar)

Powerful Rams: 7 CSU alumnae we should admire

Ivy Secrest • March 7, 2023

When students leave Colorado State University, they often set out to make the world their own. Whether changing the face of gaming, influencing politics or guiding athletics, Rams are motivated even after...

Holocaust survivor Sara Moses addresses hundreds of Colorado State University community members in the Lory Student Center Main Ballroom March 1. Moses was very young during the Holocaust and shared her story as part of CSU's annual Holocaust Awareness Week.

Holocaust survivor speaks at CSU on enduring childhood

Rebekah Barry • March 6, 2023

As a young girl, Sara Moses had never seen a flower. She hadn't tasted ice cream nor chocolate. She was a little Jewish girl whose whole life had been tidal-waved with violence, loss and extreme hunger. Moses...

Colorado State University Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies Carolin Aronis discusses an antisemitism incident from 2018 at the beginning of her lecture in the Lory Student Center Feb. 28. The lecture was part of the 2023 Holocaust Awareness Week hosted annually at CSU.

‘Antisemitism Today’ addresses concerns of Jewish community

DJ Vicente • March 2, 2023

With the events of Colorado State University’s Holocaust Awareness Week in full swing, education and discussion surrounding the effects of the Holocaust as well as the culture and experience of the Jewish...

Teja, a model for the 2023 United Women of Color Hair Show, struts down the runway at the Lory Student Center Ballroom D Feb. 26. 

UWC Hair Show showcases hairstyles, connects communities

Emmalee Krieg • February 28, 2023

Since 2015 the United Women of Color and the Black/African American Cultural Center at Colorado State University have been putting on a hair show. The Feb. 26 event in the Lory Student Center's Ballroom...

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 • 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...

Fort Collins Foodie Walk: A tasty way to explore Old Town

Fort Collins Foodie Walk: A tasty way to explore Old Town

Emmalee Krieg • February 21, 2023

It’s free, it’s fun, it’s food — Feb. 17 was not a night to miss.  The Fort Collins Foodie Walk in Downtown Fort Collins came around again just like it has every third Friday of the month...

CAM the Ram poses for a picture with a student on the Lory Student Center West Lawn Feb. 17. CAM made an appearance on campus in celebration of his recent birthday, Feb. 6, which marks the day Colorado State University officially adopted a Rambouillet sheep as its animal mascot.

Celebrating CAM: The Ramimal ambassador of CSU

Barnaby Atwood • February 20, 2023

There is, in fact, a real-life CAM the Ram, and he's not just a logo or a costume. Feb. 6 marked 69 years since CAM’s official adoption as Colorado State University's mascot. While there has been...

Boby Seale, a leader of the Black Panther Party, speaks to the Fort Collins community about his life history at the Lory Student Center

Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale shares his story

Katherine Borsting • February 16, 2023

The month of February marks the U.S. annual Black History Month, which is a time to reflect and learn about those who have fought and been activists for members of the Black community as well as understand...

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