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Catching a sunset over Horsetooth Reservoir is a great way to appreciate the Earth this Earth Day. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

How to celebrate Earth Day in Fort Collins

Ashley Potts April 18, 2017

Earth Day, coming up on April 22, is the perfect way to enjoy the nice weather and celebrate the environment at the same time. Fort Collins offers many ways to enjoy the outdoors and celebrate Earth Day,...

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Green Report: 5 people you’ll meet at a 4/20 rally

April 15, 2017

There’s always some crazy people at Denver’s 4/20 Rally, and some can be interesting to talk to. Others, you’ll probably want to stay away from, but, hey, that’s your call. Here is 5 types of people...

Ashly Perez is an editor and producer at Buzzfeed. She spoke about her success in the journalism industry at the LSC Tuesday night. Photo credit: Alaysha Powell

Buzzfeed’s Ashly Perez inspires CSU students with story of finding success as a multi-racial journalist

April 13, 2017

Ashly Perez is as an editor and producer at Buzzfeed. Her background story inspired Colorado State University students Tuesday night as she visited the Lory Student Center to discuss obtaining your dream...

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Green Report: TSA marijuana mishap

April 12, 2017
Last week, TSA changed it's position on allowing medical marijuana on planes several times.
The Crooked Cup coffee shop in Old Town. Photo by Brianna Nash

Fort Collins reacts to Old Town coffee shop The Crooked Cup

Mareena Winchell April 12, 2017

Fort Collins has a multitude of coffee shops, but one that is in the heart and soul of Old Town, Fort Collins is known as The Crooked Cup. Most coffee shops in Fort Collins get bombarded with college...

FoCoMX to host over 200 local bands

FoCoMX to host over 200 local bands

Mack Beaulieu April 12, 2017

Every year now for ten years, Fort Collins has put on a music festival featuring the best local bands that Fort Collins and the northern Colorado area have to offer. The event is called FoCoMX, put on...

While my guitar gently weeps Photo credit: Matthew Smith

The best and worst restaurant bathrooms around College Avenue in Fort Collins

Matthew Smith April 12, 2017

A restaurant can have everything good going for it: great food, attentive service, atmospheric lighting and music. However, take one trip to the bathroom with its stained walls, broken door lock, Mach-3...

Easy Easter brunch recipes for college students

Easy Easter brunch recipes for college students

Emma Turner April 12, 2017

Easter can be one of the tastiest holidays. As college students, however, it is often difficult to find the time or expertise to create a gourmet meal for the occasion. So, here are a few recipes that...

Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik speaks to those in attendance of CSU's Passover Seder event hosted by the Chabad Jewish Student Organization. All photos were taken before sunset in accordance with Jewish tradition. (Davis Bonner | Collegian)

12th Annual Passover Seder combines tradition, community

Nicole Towne April 12, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peC16bpDNTg&feature=youtu.be Friends, family, students and community members from northern Colorado gathered together in the Grand Ballroom overlooking the mountains and...

A couple enjoys New Belgium beer in the tasting room on a Tuesday afternoon. (Photo: Emma Brokaw)

New Belgium to release new Fat Tire beer

Sarah Ehrlich April 11, 2017

Fort Collins' beloved New Belgium Brewing has some exciting news just in time for summer; a new sibling to accompany their original brew, Fat Tire, expected to be released in August of this year. Fat...

T-shirts telling the story of survivors and those affected by sexual violence were displayed on the plaza for Plaza Day put on by the WGAC. Photo credit: Zoё Jennings

WGAC puts on interactive event on plaza for Sexual Assault Awareness month

Zoë Jennings April 11, 2017

Rows of hand decorated t-shirts lined the Colorado State University Plaza, telling stories of survivors and those affected by interpersonal violence. These shirts are a way that victims can keep moving...

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Great Plates raises over 100,000 dollars for the Food Bank of Larimer County

Randi Mattox April 10, 2017

The Downtown Business Association and downtown Fort Collins raised a record-setting $110,731.96 for the Food Bank of Larimer County with the 2017 Great Plates of Downtown promotion. The event featured...

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