The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Weishaar: Anti-fat medical professionals perpetuate inadequate care, distrust

Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist • January 27, 2025

I have heard all sorts of anti-fat rhetoric in my life: “Just lose weight;” “Try this diet;” and “Work out more.” The list goes on and on. And in recent months, I have heard so many people talking about Ozempic and the weight loss associated with it. Bariatric surgery is another big one I’ve heard tossed around.

Souza: Why your New Year’s resolutions don’t stick

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist • January 27, 2025

The product of my New Year’s resolutions — and likely yours — is a girl I do not recognize. She is ambitious in the same way I was Dec. 31, with a laundry list of goals and affirmations, but she does not carry the laziness and doubt that prevented 2024 me from completing them.

Bisant: Don’t be discouraged if keeping your grades up is a battle

Hayley Bisant, Collegian Columnist • January 22, 2025

To most students, the start of a new semester is like the academic equivalent of a new year. With new classes, there seems to be endless possibilities for what's to come, and the determination to lock in and remain an academic weapon throughout the entire term is at the forefront of many returning students’ minds. While it is undoubtedly a worthwhile goal — like many of the resolutions made earlier this month — this declaration may not always be as easy to keep up with as it initially seems.

Loads of trouble: CSU dorm laundry rooms descend into chaos

Ava Harris, Copy Editor • January 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. Winter break marks the halfway...

Ins, outs for 2025

Sophia Masia, Staff Reporter • January 22, 2025

Although nothing really changes from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1, I think it’s important that we as humans have a moment to reflect on how things are, put it behind us and decide that the future will be different....

Seymour: Braiden’s lunch rush makes food less enjoyable

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist • January 21, 2025

I’m sure some of you have sat in class while your stomach rumbled, and you can’t even begin to focus on anything except the thought of filling your stomach. Once the class ends, you rush to the dining hall to fulfill your desires with a juicy meal. But once you walk in, the line is wrapped around the hallway, there isn’t a single open table in sight and your stomach grows angrier.

Engle: 3rd-trimester abortion should be legal in all cases

Will Engle, Copy Chief • January 20, 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. Even for proponents of the...

Pavelko: The Collegian fuels nonjournalism students’ passions, knowledge

Hana Pavelko, Collegian Columnist • January 20, 2025

As a first-year student, it is easy to become overwhelmed by all of the clubs and student organizations trying to catch your eye at the beginning of fall semester. During the first few weeks of school, clubs are on the Lory Student Center Plaza with candy, games and flyers trying to increase membership.

Seriously: I’m a Collegian editor from 1924 — I have some thoughts

Chloe Waskey, Collegian Columnist • December 6, 2024

After spending hours trying to figure out what a “website” is and how it works, I have successfully navigated through The Collegian catalogue and I have some notes.

Cook: Death, taxes, missing The Collegian when I say my final goodbye

Damon Cook, Sports Editor • December 6, 2024

Editor’s Note: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. When I first started school, I wasn’t...

McMillan: Goodbye, The Collegian, my babygirl

Adah McMillan, Executive Editor • December 6, 2024

Editor’s Note: Traditionally, graduating seniors working at The Collegian are given the chance to write a farewell note at the end of their tenure at CSU. I came to Colorado State University with...

Weishaar: History provides quirks that make it extremely interesting

Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist • December 6, 2024

History is awesome. I think it is, at least. Everyone has to learn history, right? We’ve all gone through the basics and learned about the Roman Empire and the American Civil War. And maybe something stuck out and caught your interest — or perhaps not. Perhaps you were uninterested or bored or didn’t see the point in learning about stuff that happened a few hundred years ago.

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