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Speaker of the ASCSU Senate Benjamin Amundson speaks at the weekly meeting on March 27. (Anna von Pechmann | Collegian)

ASCSU discusses graduation tickets, campus initiatives

Charlotte Lang March 27, 2019

The Associated Students of Colorado State University passed two bills and a resolution in addition to discussing a resolution that would submit possible solutions to graduation ticket restrictions brought...

Ben Amundson listens to other candidates answer questions  during the ASCSU president and vice president election debate in the Plaza March 27. (Forrest Czarnecki | Collegian)

ASCSU election candidates debate diverse representation, inclusion

Samantha Ye March 27, 2019

Candidates for Colorado State University's student government want more student participation, but they all have different ideas of how to do so. Themes of inclusion and diversity ran through the first...

Mental health throughout the school year can vary by student and problems seem to arise more frequently near midterms. According to Manager of Mental Health Initiatives of the CSU Health Network Janelle Patrias, “The broader trend is that we’re seeing increasing rates across the board among students in higher ed…” and that “…the stress really follows the academic calendar.” (Matt Tackett | Collegian)

CSU professionals advise preserving mental health in midterm season

Laura Studley March 26, 2019

Midterm season is here Rams. Mental health has fallen to the wayside, and taking its place are sleep deprivation, stress, anxiety and depression. The academic calendar gives rise to student stress as...

Student Fee Review Board approves 3 fee increase proposals

Student Fee Review Board approves 3 fee increase proposals

Charlotte Lang March 26, 2019

The Student Fee Review Board voted to approve three fees proposed by Student Leadership, Involvement and Community Engagement, Career Center and Athletics Department. The Career Center proposed a $1.65...

“First, we have to get people on board believing that the problem is real,” Maggie Fox, an experienced climate strategy consultant serving communities, organizations, and foundations, discusses the urgency of 21st century climate change and the Green New Deal in the Sustainability Symposium held by the School of Environmental Sustainability in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom Mar. 26. (The Collegian | Alyssa Uhl).

School of Global Environmental Sustainability celebrates 10th year

Corbin Reiter March 26, 2019

The School of Global Environmental Sustainability sponsored a symposium Tuesday on modern sustainability issues in the Lory Student Center in honor of their 10th anniversary of being on the Colorado State...

Jenna Richards, Matt Colby, and Melissa Browne, look to Jackie Terrazas as she recounts her experience in the preconstruction student panel on March 26, 2019. (Alyse Oxenford | Collegian)

Construction management panel discusses benefits of education abroad

Holly Murfey March 26, 2019

Construction wasn’t the only topic that came up during a recent construction management education abroad panel; life experiences and stories from abroad joined the conversation. The U.S. Green Building...

Naval Health Clinic Charleston preventive medicine technicians work with mosquitos as part of a study on the West Nile virus. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has filed complaints against the Colorado State University Department of Research on account of unethical research practices involving birds native to Colorado. (U.S. Navy photo/Kris Patterson)

PETA files complaints against CSU research

Corbin Reiter March 24, 2019

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has filed complaints against the Colorado State University Department of Research on account of unethical research practices and has reached out to department...

A Transfort bus heading inbound towards the CSU Transit center to drop students off for class on March 11, 2019. (Grace Schatz | Collegian)

Stuff the Bus donation event to drive on campus, across city

Corbin Reiter March 24, 2019

The week of March 25 Transfort and Homeward Alliance will be running Stuff the Bus, an event centered around the community giving to the less fortunate. For Stuff the Bus, a bus traveling to five different...

Spring semester drop rates reflect flexibility for entry-level courses

Spring semester drop rates reflect flexibility for entry-level courses

Corbin Reiter March 24, 2019

Colorado State University students are able to freely add and drop classes for the first month of each semester in order to more efficiently spend their time in class, said Haley Richards, a counselor...

CSU President Tony Frank speaks at the vigil for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. "We stand together tonight at this vigil," said Frank. "We know we do not stand alone...the darkness will not return on our watch." (AJ Frankson | Collegian)

CSU President Tony Frank addresses New Zealand shootings

Olivia Armagno March 15, 2019

In light of the recent events in New Zealand, President Tony Frank addressed the Colorado State University community in an email about the shootings that took place in New Zealand. The attack occurred...

Joyce McConnell, current provost and vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia University, has been selected to lead CSU as the next president. She was announced as a finalist on March, 13, 2019, and will have to observe a procedural waiting period of 14 days before being officially named next president of Colorado State University. (Photo Courtesy of SOURCE).

CSU names Joyce McConnell as finalist for 15th University president

Haley Candelario March 15, 2019

Nearly seven months after Colorado State University President Tony Frank announced he would step down from his role, the CSU Board of Governors system announced Friday that they have selected Joyce McConnell...

A student in the PROGRESS program completes a mentor map exercise. PROGRESS stands for Promoting Geoscience Research, Education and Success, and is a program aimed at mentoring and connecting undergraduate women in the STEM fields at Colorado State University. (Photo courtesy of Emily Fischer)

PROGRESS program connects undergraduate women in STEM fields

Samantha Ye March 12, 2019

For all the challenges women in sciences face, one program lets them know they are not alone. PROGRESS, or Promoting Geoscience Research, Education and Success, is a program designed to mentor and...

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