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Confront Corruption vigil speakers discuss democracy, Trump administration

Confront Corruption vigil speakers discuss democracy, Trump administration

Matthew Bailey July 19, 2018

Dozens of people gathered at the Old Town Square Plaza on July 18 to attend the "Confront Corruption, Demand Democracy" vigil, in which several speakers voiced their concerns on issues pertaining to the...

Don't Forget to Vote (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Polis, Stapleton win party races for governor seat

Samantha Ye June 27, 2018

The primary elections are over, and the party candidates have been chosen.   With over 1 million ballots cast, this primary showed a significant turnout, likely due to the influence of unaffiliated voter...

Guide to the 2018 Colorado primaries

Guide to the 2018 Colorado primaries

Samantha Ye June 13, 2018

Larimer County voters will see five contested races for federal, state and local seats in the June 26 primary election, the first primary to allow unaffiliated voters to participate. The Colorado governor’s...

Eric Sutherland, Fort Collins resident and community activist, speaks to councilmembers during the citizen participation of yesterday evening's city council meeting.

City Council votes yes on amendment of requirements and procedures for city elections

Matthew Bailey June 7, 2018

Fort Collins City Council members reviewed several topics during Tuesday evening’s meeting. One of which was the amendment of requirements and procedures for city elections. The meeting, during which...

City of Fort Collins Mayor Wade Troxell speaks to CSU Senior Larson Ross about student related issues and local government in Fort Collins on April 25 in the Lory Student Center Plaza. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Mayor Troxell, City Council members discuss housing, importance of local government on LSC Plaza

Meagan Stackpool April 26, 2018

In an effort to get students more engaged in local government, the Associated Students of Colorado State University and Fort Collins City Council, in collaboration with the Center for Public Deliberation,...

The ASCSU Senate gallery is full as ASCSU President-elect Tristan Syron and Vice-President-elect Kevin Sullivan present their 2018-2019 budget to the ASCSU Senate on April 25. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

ASCSU Senate approves 2018-2019 fee package, passes funding for SDPS furniture

Natalia Sperry April 26, 2018

Editor's Note: The Collegian is operated by the Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation.  The Associated Students of Colorado State University Senate approved of the student fees proposed for the 2018-2019...

Candidates for Colorado's 2nd Congressional District, Democrat Mark Williams, left, Republican Peter Yu, center and Democrat Joe Neguse, right speak to a crowd of listeners during the primary elections in the LSC grand ballroom. (Matt Begeman | Collegian)

Primary election candidates discuss Syria, bipartisanship, impeachment during forum

Ravyn Cullor April 23, 2018

With Colorado primary elections in two months, three of the four remaining candidates for the 2nd District U.S. House of Representatives seat participated in a forum in the Lory Student Center Saturday. The...

Wout Boukaert wears a "March for Our Lives" t-shirt at the Columbine Shooting Memorial Rally and Vigil in the Clark A building on April 20, 2018.  (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Student activists honor Columbine victims, share experiences

Samantha Ye April 22, 2018

Editor's Note: Wout Bouckaert currently works for Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation as a variety show producer for Collegian TV.   On the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting,...

On April 21st from 9-10:30pm, state Senator John Kefalas will visit Momo Lolos coffee house to mainly discuss PERA reform and the state's $29.9 billion budget. (Ashley Potts | Collegian File Photo)

Senator Kefalas to host public discussion on state legislature

Audrey Weiss April 18, 2018

State Senator John Kefalas will be hosting a non-partisan Community Conversation on April 21 at the Momo Lolo Coffee House in Fort Collins. The event will run between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Kefalas...

Don't Forget to Vote (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

House of Representatives candidates to meet with voters in Boulder, Larimer County

Stuart Smith April 12, 2018

With Jared Polis vacating his spot as the Colorado’s member of the House of Representatives for the Second District, four are stepping up to take his place. Polis, the Democrat who held the position...

Roger Barris, a Libertarian Party candidate for the US House of Representative second district, speaks to students at CSU on April 11. Barris spoke on his stance on a number of issues and fielded questions from the crowd. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Roger Barris, libertarian candidate for US House of Representatives, speaks at CSU

Ravyn Cullor April 12, 2018

During a meet and greet, the libertarian candidate running for Colorado’s Second Congressional district discussed ski injuries, the Great Wall of China and turkeys. Libertarian candidate of the U.S....

Colorado State University College Republicans hosted Peter Yu, running for Congress in 2018, as a speaker tonight. He talked about the upcoming campagin, his views on certain topics, and answered questions from the audience on April 10th.

Congressional candidate Peter Yu talks government spending, free speech

Samantha Ye April 11, 2018

The United States government has a spending problem and college-aged students will be the ones to pay for it, which was the main message Peter Yu hoped to impart to Colorado State University students...

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