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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Student News Site of Colorado State University

The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Opinion

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Pavelko: Abstinence-only sex education wrongfully uses scare tactics

Hana Pavelko, Collegian Columnist September 24, 2025

Editor's Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. Sexual education is extremely...

Seymour: College students must follow politics

Seymour: College students must follow politics

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist September 22, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. College gets busy. Students...

Students read the Rocky Mountain Collegian Newspaper at the Colorado State University's volleyball game on Friday Sept. 12th at Moby Arena, in Fort Collins Colorado. Photo taken by Erica Pickering.

LFTE: Print media is essential to democracy, protecting press integrity

Allie Seibel, Editor in Chief September 16, 2025

Two weekends ago, I sat down to start watching Peacock's new sitcom show, "The Paper." I hadn't heard that much about "The Paper" before its release, but the premise excited me; it was created by the...

Seymour: Going home for summer disrupts college experiences

Seymour: Going home for summer disrupts college experiences

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist September 15, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. Throughout college, many...

Seymour: Making friends in dorms is hard

Seymour: Making friends in dorms is hard

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist September 10, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. Coming into the first year...

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LTTE: ‘No place for hate at Colorado State’: A statement on Charlie Kirk

Guest Author September 9, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. Letters to the Editor reflect...

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Seriously: The ‘CSU pooper’ pops up

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist September 9, 2025

Editor’s Note: This is a satire piece from The Collegian’s opinion section. Real names and the events surrounding them may be used in fictitious/semi-fictitious ways. Those who do not read the editor’s...

Weishaar: Make air travel more plus-size friendly

Weishaar: Make air travel more plus-size friendly

Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist September 8, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. No airplane flight is comfortable....

Seymour: Students shouldn't work until their second year

Seymour: Students shouldn’t work until their second year

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist September 3, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. The first year of college...

Graser: Betting, gambling is ruining sports

Graser: Betting, gambling is ruining sports

Alex Graser, Staff Reporter September 3, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down...

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Parcells: Cringe culture is a societal death sentence

Hannah Parcells, Managing Editor September 3, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. Over the summer, between...

Souza: It's better to be kind than smart

Souza: It’s better to be kind than smart

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist September 2, 2025

Editor’s Note: All opinion section content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. Throughout the awkward, gangly...

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