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Lopez: Dear Fort Collins

Dominique Lopez, Opinion Editor • September 12, 2024
Where do I begin? The community you provide for students at Colorado State University is undeniably the best. With opportunities to go to the mountains, hang out in Old Town and even attend classes right in the heart of the city is amazing.
Harris: It's time to put demure to sleep

Harris: It’s time to put demure to sleep

Ava Harris, Collegian Columnist • September 12, 2024
Jumping on TikTok trends? Not very cutesy, not very mindful — definitely not demure. The TikTok community has been buzzing since the term demure first made its debut, using it with every opportunity they get. While many find this trend to be entertaining, I find it rather irritating.
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Bisant: Living in the dorms should not be required

Hayley Bisant, Collegian Columnist • September 11, 2024
Having a first-year roommate is an infamous part of the college experience. I heard a story from almost every adult in my life about who they got saddled with the summer before I left to attend Colorado State University. While I did hear a fair share of sweet or funny stories, others were downright horrifying. And in the end, I was left wondering why students are made to endure such bizarre living conditions.
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Naiditch: Navigating newfound independence in college isn’t easy

Ava Naiditch, Collegian Columnist • September 11, 2024
When many of us graduated high school and made the decision to go away for college, we all likely heard the same phrase thrown at us: “you are going to find newfound independence when you get to school.” To some who heard it, I imagine they thought it meant that they were going to go to all the parties, be curfew-free, eat anything and everything that want, maybe not clean their room and maybe not even go to class every day. And they may not be wrong.
Souza: TikTok lowers talent standards

Souza: TikTok lowers talent standards

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist • September 3, 2024
I’m all for a good doomscroll, and I love bed rotting as much as the next girl. In the rotation of apps I use to waste my time, TikTok is a constant and a staple. I used to predominantly consume what I deemed genuine content: cooking videos or cute animals or even brain rot that was admittedly stupid yet deeply captivating.
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Stephenson: There are better ways to motivate high school students

Leah Stephenson, Collegian Columnist • August 29, 2024
Many students in high school are checked out of the learning game, but the current approach to get them back in isn’t working. The problem that needs to be addressed is not making kids invest in the world — it's making them want to.
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Thorn: Remember these best etiquette practices to have sex in dorms

Astrid Thorn, Collegian Columnist • August 28, 2024
Moving into the dorms can be incredibly exciting, especially for first-year students who are living on their own for the first time. There are countless new freedoms that come with living in a college dorm, one of which is the opportunity for new levels of sexual exploration and experimentation.
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Van Voris: CSU Mountain Campus made this a summer to remember

McKenna Van Voris, Collegian Columnist • August 26, 2024
I knew one thing for certain when planning out my summer: that I would not be going home. Living in the same suburban town my entire life meant that coming to CSU was my ticket out. Don’t get me wrong, I love my beautiful outdoorsy Northern California town. But I’ve always wanted more.
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Pavelko: First-year friends don’t have to be your forever BFFs

Hana Pavelko, Collegian Columnist • August 26, 2024
Sitting down in a huge lecture hall during the first day of classes is intimidating. You start out introducing yourself to the person next to you, and by the end of class, the two of you are exchanging phone numbers and Snapchats. There’s texting over the next few days, hang-out plans are being made and you feel like you've made your first friend in college.
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Souza: Doing things for sake of joy is OK

Emma Souza, Collegian Columnist • August 22, 2024
We take ourselves way too seriously and pretend like it’s normal. I’m all for competitiveness, and I’m all for ambition — I recognize the importance of having drive, of having aspirations, dreaming of being the best and chasing the top echelon of our respective fields. But when did we stop having fun?
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Secrest: My desk made me the reporter, person I am today

Ruby Secrest, Arts and Entertainment Editor • August 21, 2024

Editor’s Note: This content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. College is hard — not just in the way...

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Hutton: Looking back on 2 years of covering student government

Sam Hutton, News Editor • August 19, 2024

Editor's Note: This content reflects the views of the individual author only and does not represent a stance taken by The Collegian or its editorial board. My two years of covering the Associated Students...

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