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Freshmen Mark Currie, left, and Ben Boucher walk past the Corbett parking lot to their dorm Sunday evening. Starting today, the Corbett parking lot will be closed to make room for Laurel Village, the new student housing project scheduled to be completed in Fall of 2014.

On-campus housing pushing full capacity

Mason Force August 29, 2017

The halls are almost completely full this year as Colorado State University welcomes a new class of freshmen, which is the largest in the school’s history. The administration, however, says this level...

Illustration by Sam Shepardson | Collegian)

Fake noose found in CSU residence hall amidst University attempts to address racial tensions

Erin Douglas August 29, 2017
Two days before classes started, Elijah Thomas found a noose constructed of crepe paper dangling from the stairs in front of his floors’ entrance. As the only Black/African-American resident on his floor, police and CSU residence life considered it a targeting incident. In the moments that followed, Thomas took a video of the noose and posted it on Facebook. In the days that followed, Colorado State University would respond with emails, meetings and statements.
Students pet dogs at the TILT building to destress before finals week. (Tony Villalobos May | Collegian)

Argus Institute to host annual pet memorial event

Colin Raunig August 28, 2017

Colorado State University students will be able to commemorate the pets they lost at an annual pet memorial event. The Argus Institute at the Colorado State University Teaching Hospital will host an annual...

Fort Collins High School placed on lockdown

Fort Collins High School placed on lockdown

Ty Betts August 24, 2017

UPDATE (6:27 p.m.): Fort Collins Police Services announced on Thursday evening that they arrested the juvenile occupant of a vehicle reported to have fired gunshots near Fort Collins High School. The...

(right to left) Lory Student Center Catering employees Evan Macy and Aaron Hickey grill the buffalo burgers at the corner of West Plum Street and Meridian Avenue during Grill the Buffs

2,000 buffalo burgers to be served at Grill the Buffs

Stuart Smith August 24, 2017

Students will be given an opportunity to embrace the Colorado State University and University of Colorado-Boulder rivalry by enjoying buffalo burgers next week.  Grill the Buffs, the annual buffalo burger...

Eduardo Castillo Pando was arrested by CSU Police on Wednesday morning near the Howes Street Business Center. (Photo courtesy of Larimer County Sheriff's Office)

Fugitive arrested by CSUPD on Wednesday

Colin Raunig August 23, 2017

Colorado State University  police officers arrested a fugitive on Wednesday, according to a post on CSU Police and Safety's Facebook page. Eduardo Castillo Pando was arrested this morning near the...

The total solar eclipse, as seen from Casper, Wyoming at approximately 11:43 am on Monday, August 21st, 2017 (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Solar eclipse chasers double Wyoming’s population

Julia Trowbridge August 22, 2017

Hundreds of thousands of people flooded across Wyoming on Monday, taking over Walmart parking lots, campgrounds, and highways to catch a glimpse of a two-minute and 26-second celestial event. Viewers...

solar eclipse,

Professors cancel Monday classes for solar eclipse

Austin Fleskes August 22, 2017

While Colorado State University plans its class schedules years in advance and rarely cancels classes, many faculty members cancelled their Monday classes to allow students the chance to witness the...

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