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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Opinion

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Weishaar: My preconceived notions of college were wrong

Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist May 2, 2025
I cannot believe I have already been a college student for a year. I could have sworn I just got here. Now that I have been through the ringer, I have been thinking about everything the media and my parents told me about college — and how inaccurate these sources were when compared to my actual experience as a first-year.
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Greene: How I found my place at CSU as a marginalized student

Navaeh Greene, Collegian Columnist May 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. I identify as a Black, queer...

Dominique Lopez

Lopez: A journey of truth — my sincerest farewells to The Collegian

Dominique Lopez, Opinion Editor May 1, 2025
If you would have told freshman me that four years later, I would be managing the role of opinion editor, assistant manager and full-time student I would have laughed and thought you were lying. But I wouldn’t change a thing about how these last four years of college have gone.
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Arndt: Thanks for everything, Collegian

Christian Arndt, Life and Culture Editor May 1, 2025

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 joined Colorado State University,...

Trin Bonner

Bonner: Thank you for letting me be part of your history

May 1, 2025

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 started as illustration editor at The...

Garrett Mogel

Mogel: Yay journalism

Garrett Mogel, Photo Director May 1, 2025

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. With a day left until the deadline for these...

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LTTE: Alpha Center’s response to ‘Thorn: Crisis pregnancy centers do not care about women’

Kristen Long and Jen McLain May 1, 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...

Seymour: Student experience is stronger when it has no age limit

Seymour: Student experience is stronger when it has no age limit

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist April 30, 2025
When you think of the college experience, you typically think of someone fresh out of high school, leaving their hometown, living in the dorms with a random roommate, trying to navigate campus life. But you don't need these things to have a great college experience.
Souza: Imperfect pamphlets: CSU hides information from prospective students

Souza: Imperfect pamphlets: CSU hides information from prospective students

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist April 28, 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. Universities across America...

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Proulx: Silence around international student deportations is deafening

Caden Proulx, Collegian Columnist April 26, 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. On March 8, Columbia University...

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Weishaar: SkinnyTok is dangerous, harmful

Audrey Weishaar, Collegian Columnist April 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. Forty-eight billion people...

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Bisant: It’s time to ditch Friday classes

Hayley Bisant, Collegian Columnist April 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. An hour and 15 minutes doesn’t...

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