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(Graphic Illustration by Christine Moore-Bonbright | The Collegian)

ASCSU approves position appointments, passes legislation

Sam Hutton, Staff Reporter September 22, 2022

The Associated Students of Colorado State University met Sept. 21 for their sixth meeting of the 52nd senate. Eight new senators and associate senators were sworn into office effective immediately, three...

Officers were able to safely lower the 200lb bear into rubber innertubes

Bear makes it way onto CSU’s Oval

Piper Russell, News Editor September 19, 2022

On Sept. 16 the Colorado State University Police Department and Colorado Parks and Wildlife team responded to reports of a bear in a tree on the north end of The Oval near Ammons Hall. Brandon Muller,...

Third-year computer science student Rithik Correa explains why he joined the Associated Students of Colorado State University.

ASCSU swears in new senators, hears legislation on elections

Piper Russell and Sam Hutton September 19, 2022

The Associated Students of Colorado State University held their fifth senate session of the semester Sept. 14. ASCSU swore in three new senators and associate senators, heard from committee chairs and...

Firefighters from the Poudre Fire Authority demonstrate how to properly work the water hose near the Recreational center at Colorado State University

Safety awareness month emphasizes education, community engagement

Serena Bettis, Editor in Chief September 15, 2022

Emergency response vehicles lined Meridian Avenue Wednesday afternoon, but there was no emergency to respond to on campus.  The Poudre Fire Authority, Northern Colorado Bomb Squad, Fort Collins Police...

A student who did not wish to be identified reads "The Satanic Bible" in front of a preacher on the Lory Student Center Plaza Aug. 30. "What I'm doing is trying to show this guy what it looks like to have something shoved in his face," they said. "I don't genuinely worship Baphomet, I'm just showing this guy nobody likes people coming up to you and going, 'Read my book, buy my shit, come to my church.'"

Christian preachers are back on campus with even more to say

Alex Hasenkamp, Arts and Entertainment Director September 14, 2022

On Monday, Christian preachers gathered outside the Andrew G. Clark Building and the Lory Student Center waving flags and handing out flyers.  The speakers are not a part of a church or an organization....

Masters student Vaishnavi Sonarikar introduces herself at the first senate meeting for the Associated Students of Colorado State Unviersity. "I decided to get involved into ASCSU because I wanted to try something really intense and impactful."

ASCSU ratifies new senators, associate justices, election manager

Piper Russell, Emmalee Krieg, and Allie Seibel September 9, 2022

The Associated Students of Colorado State University held their second senate meeting of the semester Wednesday, Sept. 7. ASCSU reviewed bylaws at the meeting and ratified the supreme court associate justices...

Taylor Wittwer, student ambassador for CHAARG stands on the intramural fields holding the group’s first social event, juice and journaling

CHAARG challenges fitness fears at CSU

Samy Gentle, Staff Reporter September 7, 2022

CHAARG, which stands for Changing Health, Attitudes and Actions to Recreate Girls, is a club at Colorado State University that is also present at over 100 other college campuses nationwide, according to...

The Fort Collins Best Western University Inn on the corner of Elizabeth Street and College Ave has been converted into dorm rooms for 150 first-year Colorado State University students Aug. 23

Enrollment numbers increase demand for temporary housing

Portia Cook, Staff Contributor September 7, 2022

Editor's Note: This is a follow-up story to The Collegian's piece on students living in the Best Western University Inn. To read more about the temporary living situation, go here. For most college...

Senior biomedical sciences student Alex Silverhart particpates in the first senate meeting of the semester of the Associated Students of Colorado State University Aug. 31.

ASCSU kicks off senate with special session

Piper Russell and Allie Seibel September 5, 2022

The Associated Students of Colorado State University held their first senate meeting of the fall semester Aug. 31.  Considered a special session because the bylaws were not reviewed and no legislature...

The construction zone on the future lot of Meridian Village, a new housing community on campus that was scheduled to be completed in 2025, Dec. 16, 2019.

Meridian Village construction on pause since March 2020

Samy Gentle, Staff Reporter August 31, 2022

The construction site for the Meridian Village residence community has sat untouched since March 2020, as the project was put on hold when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. In 2022, as Fort Collins and Colorado...

Gas leak identified in Durrell Center, building evacuated

Gas leak identified in Durrell Center, building evacuated

Serena Bettis, Editor in Chief August 31, 2022

The Colorado State University Public Safety Team issued an alert after 9 p.m. Wednesday night warning students to stay out of the Durrell Center, which houses a lounge area and the Durrell Dining Center. The...

Students look through posters at the Poster Invasion tent on the Colorado State University Plaza

Poster Invasion brings creativity to CSU, college campuses nationwide

Rachel Baschnagel, Night Editor August 30, 2022
Campus and community organizations and student groups frequently table on Colorado State University's Plaza, but this week brought a new type of tabler to town. Instead of giving out free merchandise or informational flyers, this tent-covered business is selling various-sized posters, tapestries and postcards alongside poster tubes and poster- and postcard-sized frames. Poster Invasion is a social enterprise that sells art exclusively through pop-up sales on college campuses in more than 40 states around the nation. The enterprise was founded by CEO Mandi van Hill, and its website states Poster Invasion is "the first woman-owned business to successfully make it in the pop-up poster sale space."
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