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According to the Colorado Flu Report, Colorado has seen 2,366 hospitalizations, 111 outbreaks and one pediatric death in connection to the flu so far this season. (Photo Illustration by Davis Bonner | Collegian)

Campus reacts to rise of coronavirus here and abroad

Laura Studley January 30, 2020

Coronavirus is becoming a growing concern within the Colorado State University community as the disease spread continues.  The first outbreak of coronavirus was reported in Wuhan, China, in December...

Colorado State University is currently tied for last place for spending on education per dollar. For every dollar of tuition students pay, CSU spends about .6 dollars on education, while other land grand universities have reported spending more than a dollar. (Colin Shepherd | The Collegian)

Meet the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative team part 2

Joey Wagner, Noah Pasley, and Isaiah Dennings January 30, 2020

With the sleepy start to the spring semester, many students may have forgotten about President Joyce McConnell's plans for the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative.  Announced last fall after a series of...

A sign reading Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers hung on the plywood covering the space in the Lory Student Center where the restaurant will be. (Matt Tackett | The Collegian)

Freddy’s opening scheduled for Feb. 10

Noah Pasley January 29, 2020

Colorado State University’s burger lovers and lunch fanatics may have despaired when they returned last week to a still-unopened Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers in the Lory Student Center.  However,...

Emmanuel Omogbo, senior on the basketball team, cries moments after scoring a game winning show. Omogbo lost his parents and niece in a fire in 2015. “I was unconscious,” Omogbo said. “That was probably my parents that forced the ball to go in, and my niece and nephew. I knew it couldn’t have been only me.” (Abbie Parr | The Collegian)

‘Selfless superstar’: Former CSU basketball player remembers Kobe Bryant

Matthew Bailey January 28, 2020

When one former basketball player heard about the death of Kobe Bryant, he got to remember him not just as a basketball superstar, but as someone who supported him after facing a personal loss. Bryant...

A food-drop off area outside of Rams Horn Express which encourages students to use extra swipes at Express and donate the food to Rams Against Hunger. (Lucy Morantz | The Collegian)

Rams Against Hunger combats food insecurity among students

Ceci Taylor January 27, 2020

As classes and extracurriculars start up again with the spring semester, the issue of finding enough food can be a burden to many students at Colorado State University.  Rams Against Hunger helps students...

Photo by Matthew Bailey.

Coronavirus: 1990 measles outbreak all over again?

Matthew Bailey January 27, 2020

Nearly 7,000 miles away, a coronavirus outbreak has caused panic throughout China, which has seen 80 deaths and nearly 3,000 suspected cases as of Jan. 26.  With the fifth and latest coronavirus case...

Photo courtesy of Chelsey Beardsley.

Student parents at CSU: ‘We’re here’

Gerson Flores January 27, 2020

Students at Colorado State University came together to create the first Student Parent Organization on campus last semester, offering resources, support and a community for students with children.  The...

Wolves playing in the snow at the Wolf Sanctuary in Divide, Colorado. (Photo courtesy David Hannigan, Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

Gray wolves howl home to Colorado

Serena Bettis January 27, 2020

Most loud sounds heard around Fort Collins late at night are typically from partying college kids or trains — not wild animals.  This is not the case for Coloradans living in Moffat County, where Colorado...

Aaron Million has a proposal to turn Hughes Stadium just west of Fort Collins into a power plant. (Jon Price | Collegian)

Hughes rezoning delayed over ethics complaint for 2nd time

Samantha Ye January 23, 2020

Editor's Note: Complainant Rory Heath is a chair of the Orange Cord Board, the alumni organization for Rocky Mountain Student Media. The final hearing to rezone the Hughes Stadium land has been delayed...

The administration building is home to Joyce McConnell's office as well as many other Colorado State University administrative offices, Sept. 9, 2019. (Gregory James | The Collegian)

Meet the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative team part 1

Joey Wagner, Noah Pasley, and Isaiah Dennings January 23, 2020

With the sleepy start to the spring semester, many students may have forgotten about President Joyce McConnell's plans for the Race, Bias and Equity Initiative.  Announced last fall after a series of...

Speaker of the Senate Blake Alfred stands before the Associated Students of Colorado State University Senate body during roll call on Dec 11. The Senate heard a presentation from Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Blanche Hughes, elected a new parliamentarian, and voted on legislation regarding support of the Hong Kong freedom fighters as well as the “Giants” Project. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

5 important ASCSU moments from the fall semester

Charlotte Lang January 23, 2020

Throughout the fall semester of 2019, the Associated Students of Colorado State University met each week to discuss campus issues and legislation meant to benefit the University. As a “government...

The administration building is home to Joyce McConnell's office as well as many other Colorado State University administrative offices, Sept. 9, 2019. (Gregory James | The Collegian)

2010: Colorado on brink of higher education funding crisis

Ravyn Cullor January 22, 2020

As the spring semester got into swing a decade ago, the U.S. economy was slowly recovering from the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression, but the Colorado higher education system was on...

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