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Dry soil cracks at a corn field at Fritzler Farm Park in La Salle, Colorado Sept. 18, 2019.

Fields and floods: Grassland research on precipitation extremes

Noah Pasley, News Editor March 2, 2022

Colorado State University researchers will soon launch a project that will study the effects of extreme drought on grasslands particular to northeastern Colorado. The team, led by biology department...

Semester at Sea cruise ship experiences COVID-19 outbreak

Semester at Sea cruise ship experiences COVID-19 outbreak

Austria Cohn, News Reporter February 28, 2022

The Semester at Sea cruise ship recently experienced a COVID-19 outbreak. As of Feb. 15, 43 people had tested positive, according to Scott Marshall, president and chief executive officer of Semester at...

Justin Deutsch places flags in the ground outside the Lory Student Center at Colorado State University to memorialize Holocaust victims

Holocaust Awareness Week begins Friday, CSU to host survivor

Serena Bettis, Content Managing Editor February 24, 2022

This year’s Holocaust Awareness Week is Feb. 25 to March 4, and, as in years past, will feature an evening speech with a Holocaust survivor, a film night and multiple opportunities to reflect on those...

Kevin Clark begins his role as the newly elected Parliamentarian of the Associated Students of Colorado State University Feb. 23, 2022.

ASCSU elects new parliamentarian, amends Elections Code

Piper Russell, News Reporter February 24, 2022

The Associated Students of Colorado State University met Feb. 23 for their 19th session. ASCSU swore in two new senators and a new associate senator, saw another presentation from Attica Voting, elected...

Fort Collins City Hall is located at 300 Laporte Avenue Nov. 8, 2020.

Larimer County’s Climate Smart initiative needs community feedback

Isabel Brown, News Reporter February 24, 2022

Editor’s Note: Read the Spanish version of this article here. As the effects of climate change become more and more apparent, Larimer County has formed the Climate Smart Larimer County initiative...

Nicole Lynn Lewis appearing virtually to give a speech on Feb. 21.22.

Black History Month speaker talks reality of student parenting

Katrina Leibee, Editor in Chief February 24, 2022

As Black History Month comes to an end, Colorado State University is still packing its schedule with events and keynote speakers. Monday, Feb. 21, campus community members had the privilege of hearing...

(Graphic Illustration by Charles Cohen | The Collegian)

La libertad de expresión está a salvo en CSU – ¿debería estarlo también el discurso de odio?

Dylan Tusinski and Florentino Aguilera February 23, 2022

Nota del editor: Puedes leer la versión en ingles de este artículo aquí. Traducción de Florentino Aguilera El semestre pasado, dos predicadores llegaron a La Plaza. De acuerdo con reportes...

SpaceX launches new weather satellite sensor TEMPEST-D2

Piper Russell, News Reporter February 23, 2022

SpaceX, an aerospace company, recently launched a satellite sensor developed by researchers at Colorado State University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Christian Kummerow, an investigator for...

Voluntary antigen testing to replace saliva screening at CSU

Noelle Mason, News Reporter February 22, 2022

On Feb. 21, Colorado State University President Joyce McConnell sent a message to students, faculty and staff saying that all saliva testing locations across CSU campuses will be closed and replaced with...

NoCo Continuum of Care works to ‘make homelessness rare’

Austria Cohn, News Reporter February 22, 2022

Editor’s Note: Read the Spanish version of this article here. Northern Colorado Continuum of Care is an organization that offers resources, support and housing to people who are experiencing homelessness. The...

A photo illustration showing a new tool that will aid students at Colorado State University in changing their area of study Feb. 21.

CSU releases new online academic program-change tool

Samy Gentle, News Reporter February 22, 2022

On Feb. 8, Colorado State University launched a new tool for students to use that will allow them to change their program of study — including their major, minor, concentration or certificates — completely...

Former Vice President for Diversity Mary Ontiveros in the Lory Student Center Theatre Oct. 16, 2019. Ontiveros discussed issues regarding diversity on campus and the positive changes the University hopes to make. Colorado State University President Joyce McConnell ended the chat by saying, “We can make this change solid and lasting and change that will make a difference, … so I say let’s go.”

First CSU Vice President for Diversity Mary Ontiveros dies

Katrina Leibee, Editor in Chief February 21, 2022

Monday, Feb. 21, President Joyce McConnell shared with the Colorado State University community that Mary Ontiveros, the first vice president for diversity at CSU, died. Ontiveros came to CSU as a student...

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