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CSU experts discuss local journalism’s impact on political division

CSU experts discuss local journalism’s impact on political division

Laila Shekarchian, Staff Reporter December 2, 2024

As local newspapers disappear, communities are left with increased political polarization and a growing distrust of media and journalism. In the current political climate, Colorado State University...

Parliamentarian Madeleine Kamberg stands at a speaking podium.

This week in ASCSU: Amending blackface resolution

Laila Shekarchian, Staff Reporter November 23, 2024

The Associated Students of Colorado State University convened Nov. 20 for the 15th session of the 54th senate.  To begin the session, the executive, legislative and judicial branches provided updates...

Fort Collins Mayor Jeni Arndt and other elected officials from Larimer County, Fort Collins and the state of Colorado join students in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballrooms Monday evening to discuss issues facing students at Colorado State University Nov. 18. The Associated Students of CSU organized the event in an effort to engage students with their local officials in active conversations.

Elected officials join students for evening of meaningful conversation

Chloe Waskey, Staff Reporter November 20, 2024

The Associated Students of Colorado State University hosted Evening with Your Elected Officials Monday, Nov. 18, an annual event formerly called Community Roundtable. The event gave students an opportunity...

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Environmentally minded students gather for community cleanup

Ella Dorpinghaus, Staff Reporter November 20, 2024

After congregating in the dirt-packed parking lot of Red Fox Meadows Natural Area, students involved with the Associated Students of Colorado State University, the Student Sustainability Center and the...

On a sunny day, a tan building with the word "Physiology" is devoid of people. There are two large plants on either side of the entry door.

Physiology, Environmental Health buildings remain under investigation

Sophie Webb, Staff Reporter November 19, 2024

In mid-May of the 2023-24 academic year, students and staff began to report symptoms such as blurry vision, eye pain and headaches. After continually reported symptoms, the ultimate cause was found in...

Speaker of the Senate Hayden Taylor stands at a speaking podium looking to his left and clapping. To his left sits Speaker Pro Tempore Brooke Reese in sunglasses and to his right sits Recruitment and Retention Officer Graham Kelly, both clapping as well. Behind them is a clear sign with the ASCSU logo spelled out.

This week in ASCSU: Students of The Oval Caucus, EMS service

Laila Shekarchian, Staff Reporter November 17, 2024

The Associated Students of Colorado State University convened Nov. 13 for the 14th session of the 54th senate. To begin the session, University Affairs Committee Chair Fiona Miller made a statement...

The front of a building with the words, Durward Hall, written above the metal and glass entrance doors.

Still seeking answers, family of CSU student who died in dorm files lawsuit

Hannah Parcells and Allie Seibel November 14, 2024

In the early morning hours of Oct. 2, 2022, Colorado State University student Sydney Meegan died in Durward Hall. Two years later, her family is still seeking justice. Sydney Meegan was a first-year...

An American flag gradually turns blue in front of a red/blue gradient.

Patton Veterans Project hosts film festival honoring veterans’ experiences

Quinlan Kelleher, Staff Reporter November 13, 2024

The Patton Veterans Project hosted a film festival and music gala Monday, Nov. 11, in the Lory Student Center Theatre at Colorado State University to showcase films in the I Was There Film Workshop and...

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Prospect Plaza remodeling raises concerns over displacement, affordability

Claire VanDeventer, Staff Reporter November 12, 2024

It is no secret that the cost of living in Colorado is high. Housing costs in particular are 20% higher than the national average. Taking this into consideration, affordable housing options in Fort Collins...

Associated Students of Colorado State University President Nick DeSalvo talks into a microphone and gestures with his free right hand.

This week in ASCSU: Campus safety, LSAB bylaws

Laila Shekarchian, Staff Reporter November 10, 2024

The Associated Students of Colorado State University convened Nov. 6 for the 13th session of the 54th senate. To begin the session, Speaker of the Senate Hayden Taylor made a statement following the...

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Emily Wilson accepts 2024 Honors Professor of the Year award

Riley Paling, Staff Reporter November 7, 2024

Emily Wilson, a senior instructor in the anthropology and geography department at Colorado State University, was honored as CSU's 2024 Honors Professor of the Year Nov. 4 in the Lory Student Center Theatre....

The in-person voting location inside the Lory Student Center's Never No Summer Ballroom saw residents passing through to cast their vote throughout the day Nov. 5. The line to vote wrapped around the corner as the 7 p.m. deadline to vote neared.

Meyer Nathan Lecture explores voter suppression across history

Katie Fisher, Staff Reporter November 7, 2024

Colorado State University hosted the annual Meyer Nathan Lecture Thursday, Oct. 30, in the Behavioral Sciences Building, where attendees were transported through several cases of voter suppression in democracies...

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