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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...

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fort Collins Office located off of Prospect. (Collegian | Clara Scholtz)

CPW investigate CSU professor’s research

Laura Studley April 16, 2019

In the fall of 2018, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals received a tip that Colorado State University professor Gregory Ebel was keeping wild crows in his laboratory. This was enough to catch...

Fort Collins (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Updated City Plan details vision for future Fort Collins

Julia Trowbridge April 16, 2019
The plan, which guides the growth of Fort Collins over the next 10 to 20 years, outlines how residents want to see Fort Collins.
Mental health initiative Rams Fail Forward encourages students to embrace failure rather than be ashamed of it.(Photo illustration by Colin Shepherd | Collegian)

Rams Fail Forward encourages students to accept failure

Laura Studley April 16, 2019

Colorado State University’s Health Network is asking students to accept failure instead of fearing it with their initiative Rams Fail Forward. “Rams Fail Forward is our failure normalization and...

A field of solar panels located at the Foothills campus. The solar panels provide some solar electricity to power Colorado State University. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

CSU alumnus contributes to green energy with solar company Renewablue

Corbin Reiter April 15, 2019

Colorado State University alumnus James Mitchell began his quest to add solar energy into Northern Colorado by founding Renewablue, a solar consultation company that helps residents in Fort Collins find...

Cappuccino inside Proper Grounds Coffee in Lafayette, Colorado. (Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

Fort Collins Police uses community events to connect with Fort Collins

Ravyn Cullor April 15, 2019

Turns out, cops are people too. Fort Collins Police Services has been running events like Coffee with a Cop for years in an attempt to bring the community and the law enforcement officers who serve them...

A plant in front of a “green wall” in the The Pavilion at Laurel Village April 13. The Pavilion was CSU’s first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified platinum building, which is one of the requirements to get a perfect STARS rating. (Ryan Schmidt | Collegian)

CSU working towards future sustainability initiatives

Corbin Reiter April 15, 2019

For years, Colorado State University has maintained that sustainability is at the forefront of the values held at an institutional level. The CSU state of sustainability mentions that sustainability is...

Defend our Future displays some pins and sign-up sheets during Earth Week on the plaza on April 25, 2018.  (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Defend Our Future condemns proposed rollback on mercury standards

Dorina Vida April 14, 2019

Climate action group Defend Our Future held a press conference at Colorado State University Thursday afternoon to discuss the proposed rollback of the federal Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. According...

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)

Northern Colorado Drug Task Force make arrest in national meth bust

Olivia Armagno April 14, 2019

An arrest has been made in a cross-country investigation into narcotics in Northern Colorado. On April 11, Richard Todd Henson was arrested on a warrant for violation of bail bond conditions, a...

Group Alpha Sigma Phi, taking a photo after finishing the Bear Hug 5k obstacle course. (Joshua Contreras | Collegian)

Operation Bear Hug returns to teach suicide prevention, recognition

Ravyn Cullor April 14, 2019

Operation Bear Hug, hosted by the Student Veterans Organization, returned for its third year to teach suicide prevention skills outside the classroom. The event, which started in 2017, is a 5K obstacle...

Kristi Hess and Brian Klemnz, volunteers with Project Homeless Connect, hand out food at the annual event. Project Homeless Connect is an annual event that provides individuals and families currently experiencing homelessness or at risk with access to services such as housing and employment support as well as basic medical exams. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Project Homeless Connect provides health, resources to those in need

Meagan Stackpool April 14, 2019

The spirit of giving came to Fort Collins Friday with the Project Homeless Connect event.  Project Homeless Connect is an annual event nationwide serving as a proverbial one-stop shop for members of...

27 teams participated in the 2nd Annual Operation Bear Hug event that took place on Sunday, April 22nd. (Megan Daly | Collegian)

Operation Bear Hug to return on April 13

Ravyn Cullor April 12, 2019

Operation Bear Hug returns to Colorado State University campus on Saturday for its third annual suicide awareness 5K. The event is a 5K fun run with obstacles and games designed to teach teams about the...

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