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CSU football players celebrate after their victory during the Homecoming Game against the New Mexico Lobos on Oct. 13. The Rams won 20-18. (Natalie Dyer | Collegian)

First on-campus Friday game to close parking lots, roads on campus

Julia Trowbridge • October 22, 2018

Make sure to plan your transportation accordingly for Colorado State University's next football game. Starting Friday, Oct. 26, parking lots and roads will close throughout the afternoon to accommodate...

Sean Sullivan performs a vape trick on a table. (Mackenzie Pinn | Collegian)

The Crown JUUL on campus: College students’ love of e-cigarettes continues at CSU

Blake O’Brien • October 22, 2018

In the world of e-cigarettes, JUUL-clutching celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio have become the millennial Marlboro Man. A walk through the Morgan Library provides a snapshot of vaping’s popularity:...

A fireman douses a Jeep burning in the Administration Building parking lot October 22nd. (Davis Bonner | Collegian)

Jeep catches fire near CSU Administration Building

Austin Fleskes • October 22, 2018

A Jeep parked near the Colorado State University Administration Building caught fire Monday, resulting in visible smoke across campus and damage to multiple other vehicles. At 12:22 p.m., CSU Police Services...

A 16-inch telescope is pointed at a cluster of stars during an open house event at the Madison-McDonald Observatory on campus on Oct. 19, 2018. (Forrest Czarnecki | Collegian)

CSU’s Madison-MacDonald Observatory serves as gateway to the stars

Ravyn Cullor • October 21, 2018

For students and community members who want to see the stars, the Madison-MacDonald Observatory has served as an astronomical resource for more than 50 years.  Colorado State University’s observatory...

Members from Team Awesome test their virtual reality headset during the Ram Reality 48-hour Create-A-Thon in the Morgan Library. Team Awesome developed a virtual reality multi-user template using development tools by Unreal Engine 4. (Brooke Buchan | Collegain)

Create-a-thon weekend produces multidisciplinary VR projects

Samantha Ye • October 21, 2018

More money, more competition and even more virtual reality flooded the 2018 Ram Reality Create-a-thon this weekend. Previously named the Hackathon, Colorado State University’s third annual three-day...

Ellie Shuo Jin anf Adam-Jon Aparicio, work the Student Diversity Program table at the CSU Health Care. (Anna Baize | Collegian)

CSU Health Center promotes amenities at second annual student health fair

Samantha Ye • October 20, 2018

There are few times a student can build a condom flower, get a free flu shot and learn about health insurance all in one place. But at the Colorado State University Student Health Fair Thursday evening,...

Savannah McNealy died in the early morning after celebrating her 22nd birthday with her friends. She was a senior graphic design major and member of the student media family. (Collegian File Photo)

Remembering Savannah McNealy a year after the deadly shooting

Emma Iannacone • October 19, 2018
A year ago today, Taylar Saul lost her life-long friend, Savannah McNealy in a deadly shooting in Fort Collins. Now she reflects.
Colorado governor candidate Jared Polis (D), addresses students' concerns prior to governor's debate. (Nathan Tran | Collegian)

Jared Polis speaks with students at roundtable prior to gubernatorial debate hosted at CSU

Matthew Bailey • October 17, 2018

As ballots hit mailboxes this week, Jared Polis visited Colorado State University to hear students' thoughts on pressing issues facing Colorado. Polis, the Democratic candidate for governor and congressional...

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BREAKING: Walker Stapleton concedes, Jared Polis becomes first openly gay Governor in United States

Stuart Smith • October 17, 2018

Jared Polis, Democratic candidate for Governor in Colorado has just won office in Colorado after Walker Stapleton concedes. See our previous coverage from the on-campus debate between Polis and Stapleton...

Interested students listen to Carl Zimmer's lecture on heredity and its application. (Alyse Oxenford | Collegian)

Science Journalist Carl Zimmer speaks on heredity, new book at CSU

Julia Trowbridge • October 17, 2018

If you've ever read his column in the New York Times or listened to Radiolab, you've probably heard science from Carl Zimmer. Zimmer, an award-winning scientific journalist who focuses on hereditary and...

University spends $374.9 million on research expenditures, reaches record amount

University spends $374.9 million on research expenditures, reaches record amount

Julia Trowbridge • October 16, 2018

Everything seems to be growing at Colorado State University. CSU spent $374.9 million on research expenditures in the 2018 fiscal year, a 10.8 percent increase from last years research expenditures of...

Cars parked in a parking lot at the Foothills Campus. (Emma Iannacone | Collegian)

Foothills Campus expecting parking fees for 2019-2020 school year

Emma Iannacone • October 16, 2018

  https://youtu.be/r5Vs86SBw6E Video by Emma Iannacone Students and faculty can no longer park at the Colorado State University Foothills Campus for free. The formerly free lots will be transitioning...

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