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A storage room full of clothes and shoes donated by CSU inside the Murphy Center in Northern Fort Collins. The shelter aims to provide essentials for survival especially in the colder months. (Skyler Pradhan | Collegian)

‘Pack it, Store it, Donate it’ program to continue after successful pilot

Samantha Ye April 22, 2019

OnSpec Video After a successful first year, Colorado State University will be officializing their move-out homeless donations program — though under a new name. Previously called “Take It Or Leave...

Lines of traffic move along I-25 as seen from the Harmony Road overpass outside of Fort Collins. (Jack Starkebaum | Collegian)

FCPS, advocates see ‘more trafficking than we know’ in northern Colorado

Ravyn Cullor April 22, 2019

Nota del Editor: El Collegian ha creado una sección para los lectores que hablan español. En esta sección podrá encontrar artículos en español tanto en línea como impresos. Para ir a la versión...

Colorado State University student uses Canvas to check homework assignments. Photo Illustration. (Collegian | Clara Scholtz)

Canvas analytics of students used for class, research

Charlotte Lang April 22, 2019

Canvas does more than let students view assignments and announcements. According to the site’s analytics page, it also lets professors view what students do. Canvas, Colorado State University’s primary...

Participants of CSU's Passover Seder event hosted by the Chabad Jewish Student Organization enjoy salad and fish appetizers before the offical Seder event beings. All photos were taken before sunset in accordance with Jewish tradition.

CSU celebrates Jewish faith at 14th annual Passover Seder

Ceci Taylor April 21, 2019

Colorado State University’s Jewish organization Chabad hosted their 14th annual Passover Seder celebration Friday. The event, which was co-sponsored by the Associated Students of Colorado State University,...

Omega Delta Phi fraternity member Zion Mujib helps plant a tree along Pitkin Street April 19. This Arbor Day event focused on planting the right tree in the right place. (Ryan Schmidt | Collegian)

CSU receives 8th Tree Campus USA award at tree planting event

Meagan Stackpool April 21, 2019

Colorado State University was recognized as a Tree Campus USA for the eighth time at this year's "Right Tree for the Right Place" event.  It is through the efforts of the Colorado State Forest Service,...

A petition for the fair pay at Colorado State University has been launched by Justice for Non-Tenure Faculty at CSU. The petition demands that CSU implement guaranteed minimum salaries of at least $52,000 per year for all full-time faculty working at CSU, $60,000 per year for full-time Assistant Professors and Senior Instructors and $66,000 per year for full-time faculty promoted to Associate Professors and Master Instructors. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

‘Something has to give:’ CSU faculty petition University for living wages

Samantha Ye April 21, 2019

Students aren’t the only people bearing financial woes at the University. A petition launched last Monday titled “Fair Pay for Faculty at Colorado State University” highlights the struggle non-tenure...

Ed Hall, assistant professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and member of CSU's Microbiome Network, describes microbiome science as a “more holistic approach to medicine” as he discusses the significance of the microbial community to human health. (Anna Montesanti | Collegian)

Meet the researchers behind CSU’s Microbiome Initiative

Delaney Allen April 17, 2019
Scientists believe small but mighty microbes may possibly be the hidden key to better understanding our environments, and the Microbiome Initiative at Colorado State University is working to unlock it. 
ASCSU Speaker of the Senate Ben Amundson end’s the ASCSU April 17 senate session with announcements about a special senate session being held next week in order to take care of additional bills. (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

ASCSU discusses election of Speaker of the Senate, hears six new proposed bills

Charlotte Lang April 17, 2019

The Associated Students of Colorado State University addressed seven new bills, one of which discussed returning Speaker of the Senate to an internally-elected position in the Senate as a result of alleged...

Chuck Henry, Brian Geiss and David Dandy, a team of Colorado State University researchers have developed technology able to detect extremely small amounts of antibodies in a person’s blood. Apr. 16. (Alyssa Uhl | The Collegian)

New tech developed by CSU researchers can detect small amounts of antibodies

Delaney Allen April 17, 2019
For a team of Colorado State University researchers, an exciting development has been made with the creation of new technology: a small wire that can detect incredibly small amounts of antibodies.
The Larimer County Jail has plans in place to expand its facility to accommodate for the increasing population of Larimer County. It is expecting to add an additional 400 to 500 beds that would add to the jail’s current 500 beds, ensuring inmate separation is adequate for all genders, ages and behaviors inside the jail.  “The proposed expansion of the jail is to meet the needs of today’s populations,” Captain Palmer, facility administrator for the Larimer County jail said. “The Larimer County jail has been run 24 hours a day and 365 days a year for 35 years and it is wearing out.” (Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Proposed Larimer County Jail expansion causes community backlash

Corbin Reiter April 17, 2019
The Larimer County Board of Commissioners has proposed an expansion of the County Jail, and the community response is drastically mixed.
City Council adopts updated Fort Collins City Plan with caveats

City Council adopts updated Fort Collins City Plan with caveats

Samantha Ye April 16, 2019

It took over a year of planning, but City Council has finally adopted (most of) an updated City Plan, the comprehensive set of guidelines for the Fort Collins’ future. In a unanimous vote, Council...

Los puestos de periódicos anuncian que ASCSU ha cambiado la suscripción al New York Times por una digital de modo que los estudiantes de CSU ahora pueden acceder a su suscripción en línea.

ASCSU cambia el NYT a subscripción digital para estudiantes y profesorado

Ceci Taylor April 16, 2019

Editor’s note: The Collegian is starting a section in Spanish for our Spanish-speaking readers. Spanish articles will be available online and in print. Find the English version here. Translated by students...

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