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.

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

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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.

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.

Lopez: Opinion desks offer students a voice

Dominique Lopez, Opinion Editor • December 4, 2024

As someone who has predominately worked on an opinion desk for just about seven years, I have always found it to be the best outlet for me to get out all of my frustrations and thoughts. And that even played a large role in my decision to go to Colorado State University in the first place.

Seymour: Print newspapers still deliver importance to communities

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist • December 3, 2024

How many times have you sat in a recliner chair on a Sunday morning, sipping coffee while reading the newspaper? I am sure most people have recently found themselves in that situation — or a similar one — fewer than a dozen times.

Seriously: What your birth control says about you

Astrid Thorn, Collegian Columnist • November 19, 2024

Birth control is a hot topic, especially among female-bodied individuals in college. The beauty of pregnancy prevention lies in its customizability, with modern medicine giving us numerous great ways to keep the babies away. What a lot of people don’t realize is that birth control is almost like medical astrology — the kind of birth control you choose can reveal who you are to your core.

Souza: Continuing to celebrate women’s joy is important

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist • November 19, 2024

To be completely transparent, the current state of our government — more specifically, the recent loss of Vice President Kamala Harris for president — has discouraged me. Pure joy is the last thing I’ve felt in the past couple of weeks, and I’ve gone through practically every emotion in the book. Each day since then has blurred into one long, continual mess of 4 p.m. sunsets and 10 p.m. bedtimes. I’ve logged nearly 20 hours on my Nintendo Switch.

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