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Fort Collins police officers arrested Tanner Cook on charges of sexual assault and burglary Sept. 7.
(Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Body camera footage of Michaella Surat arrest released

Austin Fleskes May 2, 2018

Warning: Video Contains Graphic Footage Video courtesy of Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP The body camera footage of the the arrest of Michaella Surat was released on Wednesday via Defense Attorney...

University administrators address campus tour incident

University administrators address campus tour incident

Austin Fleskes May 2, 2018

Video courtesy of Colorado State University Police Department. A mass email from several Colorado State University administrators on Wednesday afternoon addressed an incident that occurred on Monday during...

Tony Frank at the Board of Governors meeting on May 2nd to discuss matters of Colorado State University Pueblo and Fort Collins. (Mackenzie Boltz)

CSU to increase Fort Collins campus tuition, fees for all students

Natalia Sperry May 2, 2018

Colorado State University will increase tuition and fees for all students on the Fort Collins campus for the Fiscal Year 2019, as approved by the CSU Board of Governors Tuesday morning. For resident undergraduate...

Fort Collins Mayor Wade Troxell listens to community concerns at the city council meeting Tuesday, Sept. 19. (AJ Frankson | Collegian)

Fort Collins on track to meet first carbon emissions milestone

Samantha Ye May 2, 2018

Fort Collins continues to progress ever closer to carbon neutrality, as Mayor Wade Troxell announced at Friday’s ClimateWise Envirovation event that the City’s carbon emissions for 2017 were 17 percent...

Nick Dalla, a machine operator for the CSU Integrated Solid Waste Department, picks up a recycling bin at the Facilities North building on campus. The Integrated Solid Waste Department picks up recycling from approximately 60 locations around CSU's campus and Fort Collins five days a week.

Contaminated recyclables pose problem for Larimer County, CSU

Ty Betts May 2, 2018

A plastic bottle recycled in Larimer County will likely end up in the stockpile of Denver's recycling center. Director of Solid Waste for Larimer County Stephen Gillett said he is unsure if any of these...

Pollinators are a vital part to the food system.

Campus buzzes after beeing Bee Certified

Meagan Stackpool May 2, 2018

Since Sunday, April 22, Colorado State University is officially a bee certified school.  Bee hives were placed on the west side of Durrell in an effort to make CSU a more bee friendly campus. The bees,...

Morgan Library, Lory Student Center offer study spaces and destress activities for finals week

Morgan Library, Lory Student Center offer study spaces and destress activities for finals week

Charlotte Lang May 1, 2018

Morgan Library and the Lory Student Center are offering extended hours, study spots and stress-free activities for Finals Week. Morgan Library will be open until 2 a.m. from Monday, May 7 through...

UC Berkeley's Kathryn DeMaster discusses importance of intersectionality in environmental justice

UC Berkeley’s Kathryn DeMaster discusses importance of intersectionality in environmental justice

Jorge Espinoza May 1, 2018

Colorado State University’s Environmental Justice Working Group hosted Kathryn DeMaster, an assistant professor of agriculture, society and environment at the University of California, Berkeley, to...

CSU computer scientists and statisticians are working on a three year grant to combat livestock disease. The computer science building is pictured above.

Renowned researcher Craig Partridge named chair of Computer Science Department

Charlotte Lang May 1, 2018

Colorado State University’s College of Natural Sciences will be welcoming the new chair of the Computer Science Department this summer. Craig Partridge, the chief scientist for networking research in...

A CSU Safewalk car is seen on campus. (Mackenzie Boltz | Collegian)

CSU SafeWalk aims to get more use, works towards creating app

Audrey Weiss April 30, 2018

Labs, classes, clubs and events at Colorado State University can last hours after the sun sets, leaving campus community members to walk to their destinations alone after dark. The SafeWalk program...

Student Leadership Awards present 16 awards to RSOs

Student Leadership Awards present 16 awards to RSOs

Audrey Weiss April 30, 2018

For the 15th annual Student Leadership Awards at Colorado State University, the Student Leadership, Involvement and Community Engagement office recognized 10 Registered Student Organizations and six Sport...

UC Berkeley professor to hold open talk at Avogadro's Number on Monday

UC Berkeley professor to hold open talk at Avogadro’s Number on Monday

Matthew Bailey April 30, 2018

The Environment Justice Working Group at Colorado State University will be holding a public talk at Avogadro’s Number from 5 to 6:30 p.m., featuring Kathryn DeMaster, Ph.D. from the University of California,...

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