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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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In March of 1913 students submitted a petition and protested in request for a spring vacation. Prior to this, spring semester ran 20 weeks straight with no break. (Photo via Silver Spruce)

Student advocacy: Spring 1913 and today

Noah Pasley March 11, 2020

Many students, among the midterms and the sunshine, may be looking forward to their spring break, but what many students might not know is the history lesson behind their much-anticipated reprieve. Victoria...

Anna Baize and Caitlin Martin follow Ram Ride worker Jasmine Gonzalez to a ram ride car, as part of RamRide Food Ops. (Gaby Arregoces | The Collegian)

How can students initiate change?

Serena Bettis March 11, 2020

With over 26,000 undergraduate students enrolled at Colorado State University, it might be easy for students to feel small or helpless.  However, sophomores Brandon Paez and Courtney Haag know firsthand...

Woman coughs into tissue. (Photo Illustration by Anna von Pechmann | The Collegian)

Coronavirus in Colorado going into spring break

Noah Pasley March 11, 2020

With COVID-19 progressing through the world and through the United States, including Colorado, here are some quick updates for the Colorado State University community. In an email to The Collegian, Lori...

Student parents make up a significant portion of the student body but often struggle balancing school work and childcare. (Collegian File Photo)

Encontrar el equilibrio entre escuela, trabajo y paternidad

Joey Wagner March 11, 2020

Traducción: Kira Willis Nota del editor: Este artículo es el cuarto de una serie de artículos que explora varios asuntos relacionados con relaciones en la universidad y cómo afectan a la salud mental...

Members of Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation in the gallery of the Associated Students of Colorado State University on Mar. 11. In addition to hearing from RMSMC, the Senate ratified new members, elected a new chair to the internal affairs committee, and discussed new bills. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

ASCSU discusses funding requests from RMSMC and more

Charlotte Lang March 11, 2020

Editor's note: Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation is the parent company of The Collegian. All people quoted in the section are employees of the company. The Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation...

After the announcement that the University of Colorado Boulder would be switching all its classes to online for the rest of the semester, due to the World Health Organization declaring the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic, Colorado State University prepared to be the next closure. (Photo Illustration by Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

CSU classes to move online in wake of coronavirus

Ravyn Cullor March 11, 2020

Only hours after the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic, Colorado State University has decided to follow suit with other universities across the nation and will move classes...

Jeff Mihelich, the Deputy City Manager for the City of Fort Collins, speaks at the 2020 Engagement Symposium. (Luke Bourland | The Collegian)

Engagement Symposium to ‘inspire a heightened commitment’

Serena Bettis March 10, 2020

Colorado State University faculty and staff gathered March 9 at the inaugural Engagement Symposium to explore the ins and outs of campus engagement.  With keynote speaker Chad Wootton grounded at his...

Colorado State University students march at the #NotProudToBe blackout event towards The Oval during the Fall Address, Sept. 19. (Anna von Pechmann | Collegian)

#NotProudToBe presents list of demands to CSU leadership

Samantha Ye March 9, 2020

#NotProudToBe presented their demands for institutional change to nearly 50 Colorado State University leaders during a four-hour meeting Monday. The group had called for the meeting in a letter they sent...

Woman coughs into tissue. (Photo Illustration by Anna von Pechmann | The Collegian)

Coronavirus: Abroad and at home, what it means for students

Noah Pasley March 8, 2020

It's been over two months since the coronavirus outbreak was initially detected in Wuhan, China, but the effects have continued to ripple through communities abroad, here in the United States and, now,...

Colorado State University economics professor and CSU Faculty Council member Steven Shulman sits at a CSU Faculty Council meeting to discuss faculty, finances and University resource concerns. Shulman wrote and proposed a resolution to cut athletic spending at CSU. (Nathan Tran | The Collegian)

Faculty Council pleads with CSU to lower sports subsidies

Isaiah Dennings March 8, 2020

The Colorado State University Faculty Council voted 2-1 to send a resolution to CSU President Joyce McConnell's office that pleads for the reduction of athletics subsidies. The budgetary problems addressed...

View of the Mummy Range from Cirque Meadows at the Colorado State University Mountain Campus. (Collegian File Photo)

Sustainability Leadership Fellows program applications now open

Charlotte Lang March 5, 2020

Colorado State University’s School of Global Environmental Sustainability has opened applications for its Sustainability Leadership Fellows program. Applications must be sent in by March 11. “Our...

Members of the #NotProudToBe blackout event stand in front of the stage as President Joyce McConnell gives her 2019 Fall Address Sept. 19. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

#NotProudToBe plans to push University to action this semester

Daniela Navarro March 5, 2020

#NotProudToBe emerged in 2019 following the blackface incident on campus in the fall. Their first major appearance was the silent protest at the Presidential Address.  This past Monday, both undergraduates...

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