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Thorn: Helicopter parents need to give their college kids space

Astrid Thorn, Collegian Columnist • October 22, 2024

As Homecoming weekend draws nearer and campus will soon be filled with excited families living the college experience with their children for a few days, it is crucial for parents to remember to maintain healthy boundaries with their college-aged kids.

Stephenson: Human death should be as impactful as animal death in movies

Leah Stephenson, Collegian Columnist • October 21, 2024

In entertainment media, audience reaction to human death tends to be less extreme than animal death. Whether a character is a person or a creature, viewers shouldn’t feel neutral or apathetic to death on their screen. However, this seems to be a growing trend.

Lopez: Voting as a student: What I learned 4 years ago compared to now

Dominique Lopez, Opinion Editor • October 21, 2024

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’ve had the privilege of...

Seymour: Voting in local elections is as important as federal elections

Charlotte Seymour, Collegian Columnist • October 20, 2024

Voting can be intimidating, stressful and time-consuming, especially for new voters, but it is crucial. We would rather just cozy up on the couch with a glass of ice water and a bag of Cheetos watching Family Feud than put in the effort to vote. Voting in the national election is a big deal, as it only happens every four years. It feels bigger, way more important. Usually, people are constantly staying updated with the candidates, as it is impossible to avoid. The chatter about the candidates takes over every news source, every social media platform and the dinner table. The national election is everywhere, it’s like getting sand in your hair at the beach, it is simply unavoidable.

Souza: Voting process is highly inaccessible

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist • October 19, 2024

Election Day barrels toward us with great yet horrifying speed. And if you’re a young and new voter like me, voting next month feels both exciting and horrifying. I’m ready to have a voice in our democracy, but at the same time, I’m overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information from candidates, parties, polls and the media in general. This information, while necessary, is almost always about the need to vote. It demands why we must stop certain candidates from reaching office or why this election is the most crucial one in decades. But beyond the need to vote, much of America rarely discusses how to vote. While this exclusion may not always be intentional it tend to conceal a major flaw in the voting process: accessibility.

Pavelko: Election season is stressful — and it should be

Hana Pavelko, Collegian Columnist • October 16, 2024

Every four years, we come across the same event: the national election. The calmness of November, which is supposed to be filled with turkeys and pumpkin pie, turns into awkward conversations with that one relative at the dinner table.

Thorn: You can end relationships over politics

Astrid Thorn, Collegian Columnist • October 16, 2024

Recently, a new trend has gained a lot of attention on the political side of TikTok. Videos that follow this trend consist of people jokingly writing “POV - you and your partner on your way to cancel out each other’s votes this November." Though these videos attempt to make the topic light-hearted and funny, it has opened up a larger conversation about the way that relationships and politics interact.

Souza: Northern states are ignorant about hurricanes

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist • October 14, 2024

Severe weather frightens me, and all I’ve ever dealt with is snow. Well, snow and the occasional Minnesota tornado, but those don’t happen very often. Regardless, I have had the luxury of never fearing the legitimate loss of my belongings, my house or even my own life, so I cannot imagine the sheer amount of pain and loss Florida must be dealing with right now.

Stephenson: Women aren’t unfriendly for ignoring male strangers

Leah Stephenson, Collegian Columnist • October 8, 2024

I love meeting new people. But like many other women who are friendly and outgoing, I rarely feel safe striking up conversation with people I come across in public, particularly men. To women, it is unfortunate common sense to stay away from and avoid conversation with unknown men in public; men do not have the same constraints. I am jealous of men because they can be friendly and safe simultaneously.

Lopez: CSU marching band needs to move out of student section

Dominique Lopez, Opinion Editor • October 8, 2024

As a student who has attended her fair share of Colorado State University's football games, I understand that the seats located at the 50-yard line are highly coveted, especially in the student section. But since the moving of CSUs marching band to this highly coveted area, it seems like the environment of the student section has changed.

Souza: Students should enjoy luxury of dining halls while they can

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist • October 7, 2024

Last year, like every other first-year, I regarded Colorado State University’s dining hall food with the same respect I would prison slop, not even because the meals were that bad. In fact, CSU’s dining halls serve comparatively better food than other universities across the nation. Regardless, I’d begrudgingly trek to every meal with low morale, sighing and eyeing up the salmon like it’d jumped straight from the sea onto my plate.

Thorn: Foreplay is most important part of sex

Astrid Thorn, Collegian Columnist • October 3, 2024

Sex can be a fast, exciting and overwhelming experience. When you enter a sexual situation, you may want to jump right into penetrative intercourse, as it is considered the main event of sex; however, penetration is just one aspect of the entire sexual encounter. To have a fulfilling and pleasurable sexual encounter, most people need a bit more than that.

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