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ACT Human Rights Film Festival will begin April 14. (Photo courtesy of ACT Human Rights Film Festival)

ACT Film Festival calls for students behind the camera

Lauryn Bolz • January 27, 2020

Colorado State University’s own human rights film festival is now turning its lens to the student body, allowing them to give camera time to the issues they see on campus. The ACT Human Rights Film...

Lemongrass Seafood Noodle Soup from Young's Vietnamese Cafe.

5 most heavenly Fort Collins soups to slurp on

Scott Powell • January 27, 2020

Nothing satisfies that “I want to eat, but I’m not actually hungry” feeling quite like a nice piping hot bowl of soup. This sodium deluge is perhaps one of the most versatile foods in the world,...

The Gold Leaf Collective interior. (Brooke Buchan | The Collegian)

4 FoCo restaurants to cure cottonmouth

Elena Waldman • January 22, 2020

Editor's Note: The Collegian does not condone or promote the illegal consumption of marijuana for individuals under 21 years old.  As far as college town activities go, getting stoned and going out to...

Snowwoman. (Via Pixabay)

5 ways to handle family during the holidays

Emily Pisqui • December 16, 2019

Once the heat of finals week cools down, a new challenge awaits students. For many, it's time to go back home to deal with what can be another stressful thing: family. Dealing with family during the holidays...

A few brave people walk through Old Town Square while it snows on Nov. 25. (Megan McGregor | The Collegian)

5 destinations to cure winter break boredom in Fort Collins

Leo Friedman • December 12, 2019

A lot can get done during the long month of winter break, but for a lot of people, this much time off from school can tend to get a bit boring.  Luckily, this city offers plenty of things to do for those...

The simple chocolate mug-cake recipe rises in the microwave and in total only requires cake mix, water, a small amount of counter space, and a microwave. Dec 10. (The Collegian| Alyssa Uhl)

How to make a four-course meal in your dorm room

Scott Powell • December 12, 2019

Of all the marvelous machinery introduced in the 20th century — personal computers, the internet, digital watches — the microwave oven is by far the most impactful. How did we live without it? Did...

Employee Eryn Coyle pours a juice mix known as the Toxic Flush, composed of parsley, spinach, apple, lemon, and ginger, into a cup behind the counter at Néktar Juice Bar. Opened just over a month ago in Fort Collins, the franchise originated in Texas in 2010. Their mission is to reinvent the juice and smoothie world, similar to the way the coffee industry expanded in the 1990s. (Brooke Buchan | The Collegian)

Restaurant review: Nekter Juice Bar doesn’t impress

Autumn Sorrentino • December 5, 2019

Nekter Juice Bar's ethos is as follows: no artificial sugar, no fake ingredients, no toxins (whatever those are), and as I've found, no fun.  Nekter Juice Bar began in 2010, with its first shop in Costa...

A row of crock pots full of chili at the Chili Cook-Off and Harvest Festival, put on by the Junior League of Fort Collins (Graham Shapley | The Collegian)

Junior League chili cook-off brings autumnal bonding

Graham Shapley • November 18, 2019

As the weather gets chilly in the late months of the year, Fort Collins residents were able to come together over big pots of chili. On Nov. 16, the Junior League of Fort Collins hosted a chili...

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