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A mask sits on a balcony.

Larimer County to end mask mandate in 2 weeks

Serena Bettis, Content Managing Editor January 31, 2022

The Larimer County Department of Health and Environment announced Monday afternoon that the current public indoor mask mandate will end Feb. 12. The press release from LCDHE cited "improving COVID-19...

Jose Hernandez Albarado, the new student success coordinator for El Centro, poses in his office Jan. 31.

CSU’s El Centro hires new student success coordinator

Piper Russell, News Reporter January 31, 2022

Colorado State University's El Centro welcomed Jose Hernandez Albarado as their new student success coordinator Jan. 3, making El Centro now fully staffed.  Located alongside the other Student Diversity...

A girl looks at the Hey Jane website on her computer monitor.

Virtual abortion care service Hey Jane available in Colorado

Isabel Brown, News Reporter January 31, 2022

Hey Jane, a completely online abortion service that delivers abortion pills, is now available to residents in Colorado. It was launched in 2021 with the goal of honoring and respecting those who choose...

Members of the senate for the Associated Students of Colorado State University hold the first senate meeting of the fall semester Sept. 1. (Cat Blouch | The Collegian)

ASCSU begins speaker pro tempore election, hears 2 candidates

Piper Russell, News Reporter January 27, 2022

The Associated Students of Colorado State University met for their first session of the spring semester Jan. 26. ASCSU began holding elections for speaker pro tempore and heard presentations from two candidates. Candidates...

CSU actualiza las políticas de COVID-19 para el semestre de primavera

CSU actualiza las políticas de COVID-19 para el semestre de primavera

Samy Gentle and Florentino Aguilera January 27, 2022

Nota del editor: Puedes leer la versión en ingles de este artículo aquí. Traducción de Florentino Aguilera Con el comienzo del semestre de primavera, los estudiantes y el personal están regresando...

Rams Against Hunger Food Pantry

Rams Against Hunger opens permanent food pantry for CSU community

Austria Cohn, News Reporter January 27, 2022

Editor’s Note: Read the Spanish version of this article here. Rams Against Hunger opened a permanent food pantry for those in the Colorado State University community experiencing food insecurity....

A sculpture in Library Park sits near the Old Town Library Feb. 8, 2021.

Poudre River Public Library District appoints new director, Diane Lapierre

Brooke Pippin, Reporter January 24, 2022

The Poudre River Public Library District appointed a new executive director who is excited to engage with the Fort Collins library community. Diane Lapierre, who previously served as the director of...

The Colorado State Health Center

ADHD, ASD assessment services for women fall short in FoCo

Abigail Weaver, Guest Author January 24, 2022

Last summer, Valerie Tinnian, a Colorado State University freshman pursuing exploratory studies, went through a three-day-long assessment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Tinnian had noticed...

(Graphic Illustration by Falyn Sebastian | The Collegian)

FoCo PRIDE team helps create inclusive City environment

Austria Cohn, News Reporter January 20, 2022

To end 2021, Fort Collins received a perfect score on the Municipal Equality Index, which the City's PRIDE Employee Resource Group worked with the Human Rights Campaign to achieve. The MEI scorecard...

Participants in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration march down Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colorado, Jan. 17.

‘A day of action’: MLK Jr. celebration inspires community

Katrina Leibee, Editor in Chief January 20, 2022
Community members marched from Washington Park to the Lory Student Center, where significant figures including Front Range Community College President Andy Dorsey, Poudre School District Superintendent Brian Kingsley, City of Fort Collins Mayor Jeni Arndt and keynote speaker and member of the Little Rock Nine, Carlotta Walls LaNier, got the chance to share their stories and thoughts on the day.
A sign stands signifying City Hall at 300 Laporte Avenue Nov. 8, 2020.

City Council discusses Marshall Fire relief, Sam’s Club appeal

Austria Cohn, News Reporter January 19, 2022

On Jan. 18, the Fort Collins City Council held a regular meeting and discussed temporary housing in Fort Collins for victims of the Marshall Fire. The discussion around temporary housing options involved...

A student stands on the corner of Hughes Way and Meridian Ave. waiting for a ride.

Update: CSU on late start Jan. 20

Noelle Mason and Katrina Leibee January 19, 2022

Update: 9:01 p.m. Jan. 19 — Colorado State University will be opening late Jan. 20 due to weather. All activities, classes, events and meetings, in-person or remote, before 10 a.m. are canceled. Anything...

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