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The CSU Marching Band parades through campus during the Homecoming Parade on Oct. 12, 2018. (Natalie Dyer | Collegian)

Photo Gallery: CSU celebrates homecoming with parade, bonfire and fireworks

Colin Shepherd • October 13, 2018

 

Ramskeller Brewery produces first ale for CSU Homecoming

Ramskeller Brewery produces first ale for CSU Homecoming

Sarah Ehrlich • October 12, 2018
The Ramskeller brewery has reached another milestone in its first year of operation with their first batch of brew, the Homecoming Ale-umni Golden Ale. It will be available Oct 12 at noon. 
What to do at Horsetooth Reservoir

5 places to take your parents during Homecoming weekend

Ty Davis • October 11, 2018

Maybe football games aren’t your thing, or you just don’t want to spend most of the time with your parents either sitting in a restaurant or a hotel room this homecoming weekend. Fort Collins offers...

CSU Senior and English major Kerriana Tatum wins the 2018 BAACC Homecoming Royalty Pageant. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Queen of Black excellence named at Homecoming Royalty Pageant

Deja Calloway • October 11, 2018

This year's Beauty in Culture Homecoming Royalty Pageant queen wore confidence with style and grace. On Oct. 7, Kerriana Tatum was crowned queen at the annual Homecoming Royalty Pageant hosted...

This past week, Omega Psi Phi fraternity hosted a seminar between CSU and UNC black students to discuss "black love" in a predominantly white area. (Photo courtesy of Henry Cooper)

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity explores Black love

Isabelle Rayburn • October 10, 2018
The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity hosted a seminar to discuss black love on Tuesday night. The purpose of this seminar was to have a healthy conversation between students of color at CSU and UNC about what black love is and how these students of color feel about black love at predominately white institutions.
What's for dinner with Audrey. (Infographic made by Maria Nguyen)

Tilapia done right: Cooking fish doesn’t have to be daunting

Audrey Weiss • October 10, 2018

The first time I made baked tilapia with Alfredo was back in the dorms last year. My best friend and I decided we wanted to have a really nice dinner without breaking the bank. Now, I know the idea of...

#WorldMentalHealthDay recognizes student health needs

#WorldMentalHealthDay recognizes student health needs

Linc Thomas • October 9, 2018

With national student debt climbing, bills to pay and a GPA to maintain, mental wellness often takes a back seat in student's daily lives.  A recent study conducted by the National Alliance on Mental...

Anne Fenwick tells a story about her late husband, Professor Jack Fenwick, in front of the tree planted in his memoriam behind the Plant Sciences building. (AJ Frankson | Collegian)

CSU community reflects on life of late professor Jack Fenwick

Linc Thomas • October 8, 2018
Fenwick was a professor in the soil and crops department for 42 years, teaching numerous courses, developing curriculum, recruiting and building lasting relationships. At the tree dedication, attendees spoke fond memories of Dr. Fenwick. Friends, family, and alumni all resounded the same theme: Jack would go out of his way for anyone.
Former president and CEO of the NAACP, Cornell Brooks, speaks in the LSC theater on October 3rd, 2018. Brooks is a graduate of both Head Start and Yale Law School, as well as an ordained minister, civil rights attorney, and social justice activist. Brooks' Keynote address is a part of the diversity symposium. Mackenzie Pinn | Collegian

18th annual Diversity Symposium highlights University subcultures

Henry Netherland • October 7, 2018
From October 1 to 5, the Lory Student Center hosted the Diversity Symposium where students could attend a myriad of presentations dealing with issues in diversity on campus. The presentations were held open to the general public and were separated into digestible time blocks allowing students to attend them in between classes.
The finished tacos. The shipping container-sized space gives the taco shop a food-truck-like atmosphere.

4 spots to grab a bite on National Taco Day

Graham Shapley • October 3, 2018
National Taco Day is undefined and vague in its terms: do you just have to eat a taco? Do you have to make one or can you just purchase one? What if you’re too lazy to make a home-cooked taco? Can you just go to the Taco Bell in the LSC?
What's for dinner with Audrey. (Infographic made by Maria Nguyen)

What’s for dinner with Audrey: Tasty tuna burgers redefine Southern comfort

Audrey Weiss • October 1, 2018

This past spring break, a few friends and I headed south to Destin, Fla. and New Orleans. A friend had family that was riveted at the idea of feeding a bunch of Coloradoans some good old classic southern...

The Bean Cycle Roasters in Fort Collins was opened in 2004. Their coffee menu is advanced and adventurous, even featuring select drinks made with CBD oil. (Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

3 coffee shops to study in on International Coffee Day or anytime

Claire Oliver • September 30, 2018

This International Coffee Day, there are plenty of local coffee shops to experience, each one with a different atmosphere and unique flavors. Colorado State offers a few shops on campus to sit down...

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