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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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Under the shade of pop-up canopies, people browse at tables covered in vegetables in a parking lot on a sunny day.

Fort Collins Farmers Market brings joy to customers, vendors

Riley Paling, Staff Reporter October 2, 2024

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday and Sunday at the southeast corner of East Harmony Road and South Lemay Avenue, there is a farmers market full of locally sourced goods, from flowers to fudge. Farmers...

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, Reporter 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,...

Four people stand in front of a light wood-stained food truck called Jersey Cowboy.

Jersey Cowboy eliminates tipping for employees, supports community

Katie Fisher, Staff Reporter September 30, 2024

Encompassed in the smoke of sizzling meat and eggs on a grill, the staff of Jersey Cowboy prepares East Coast-inspired meals while collecting no tips and giving back to the community. Jersey Cowboy’s...

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, Staff Reporter 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,...

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SLiCE escape room provides Rams temporary escape from stress

McKenna Van Voris, Staff reporter 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, Staff Reporter 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...

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Girls+Women Skate Night encourages diversity in local skateboarding scene

Jenna Landry, Staff Reporter September 23, 2024

Loud music, rhythmic wheels over hollow wood, sporadic cheering and a judgment-free zone to learn or improve skateboarding skills are what you’ll experience arriving at Launch's indoor skate park on...

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

The picky eater: Simmer is hit or miss

Nevaeh Greene, Staff Reporter 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, Staff Reporter 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...

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Fort Collins community connects during Immigration Show and Tell

Robert Sides, Staff Reporter September 16, 2024

Colorado State University students, faculty and community members gathered Sept. 12 at the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising to share and learn of the stories of Fort Collins immigrants at the...

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Rams prepare for Rocky Mountain Showdown with free food at Grill the Buffs

Sophie Webb, Staff Reporter September 16, 2024

There is one thing the Colorado State University Rams are passionate about, and that's school spirit. With that, their animosity for one school runs high: the University of Colorado Boulder. Everyone...

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