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People watch and listen to the Associated Students of Colorado State University senate session Sept. 18, 2019, from the overflow room during a discussion of the blackface image that has been circulating on social media recently. The senate session was moved to the North Ballroom of the Lory Student Center to a accommodate for an unusually large crowd size.  (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

CSU students respond to blackface photo

Austin Fleskes September 18, 2019

After the photo of four Colorado State University students, which quickly became known as the blackface photo, hit campus last week, it became the talk of the student body. Some were appalled, some were...

Leana Kaplan speaks on the CTV set about her involvement with three individuals in a photo that has been deemed by many, including Colorado State University itself, blackface. (Photo via CTV)

EXCLUSIVE: Leana Kaplan speaks out about blackface photo

Austin Fleskes September 16, 2019

Leana Kaplan is one of four individuals depicted in a photo wearing what has been called by many, including Colorado State University itself, blackface. In an exclusive interview on Monday, Sept. 16,...

Fall Clean Up, which will take place Oct. 26 this year, is one event hosted by Off-Campus Life that allows both on-campus and off-campus students at CSU to build community.
(Elliott Jerge | Collegian)

Off-Campus Life helps students build community off campus

Charlotte Lang September 15, 2019

While the first few months of college focus on move-in for first year and returning students, there are also resources available for students who choose to remain off campus. Housing-related help, local...

A stack of three Collegian newspapers.

Collegian ranked 6th best college newspaper in the country

Samantha Bostick September 15, 2019

Previously ranked ninth, The Rocky Mountain Collegian jumped ahead to the sixth best college newspaper nationwide, according to the 2020 edition of The Princeton Review’s 385 Best Colleges book. “For...

The Lory Student Center at Colorado State University is home to a diverse range of offices, theaters, galleries, ballrooms, pianos, and places for students to interact. (Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

What’s new? Openings, changed locations in the LSC

Corbin Reiter September 11, 2019

The inhabitants of the Lory Student Center have shuffled around during the past year, and many organizations found new offices. Mike Ellis, executive director of the LSC, provided The Collegian with a...

Associated Students of Colorado State University Speaker of Senate Blake Alfred speaks at the weekly Wednesday meeting on Sept. 11. (Luke Bourland | The Collegian)

ASCSU senators demand response to ‘blackface incident’

Charlotte Lang September 11, 2019

Senators in the Associated Students of Colorado State University called for a direct response to the recent "blackface incident" on campus.  Chief of Staff Melissa Quesada said that ASCSU had sent a...

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